Bangla Desh Faces Uphill Struggle Amid regional unrest
The 13 day India Pakistan war ends with Bangla Desh poised as a potential regional destabilizer. Analysts warn of dire economic needs, a lack of monetary systems, housing shortages for refugees, and internal political pressures as Mujibur Rahman faces house arrest and delayed return. Russia or China may shape its future alliances.
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International Relief Organization
William F. Woudenberg
Paterson
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Inida
Woudenberg
Nixon promises no more scares at Bermuda summit
President Nixon and British Prime Minister Heath concluded the Bermuda talks with assurances of continued Anglo American consultation. Heath said Nixon promised not to surprise again while Heath foresaw a more balanced partnership through Britain's entry into the European Common Market. The meeting followed Nixon's two unrelated announcements including tariff changes. A second item notes 97 percent of UT Arlington’s 13 569 new students are eligible to vote per Registrar survey.
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Big Bend
Big Bend National Park
Newell
National Park Service
Big Bend Park
White
South Vietnam to free 689 political prisoners
South Vietnam will release 689 political prisoners jailed in the Phoenix program on Christmas Day across the country. Government spokesman Vu Khanh said one had stood trial and the longest detention was six months. He said the prisoners were held as suspected enemy sympathizers or helpers.
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CIA
Vu Khanh
South Vietnam
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North Vietnam
U. S
Oregon
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Royce Boland
Brownsville
CWO
John Douglas
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Tucker
Freeport
Iowa
California
Waldheim Named United Nations Secretary General
Kurt Waldheim, Austrian diplomat, chosen by the General Assembly to become the UN secretary-general for five years starting Jan. 1. Security Council backed him 11 to 1 after three rounds of voting, overcoming vetoes by the Soviet Union. Waldheim pledges an active leadership and outlines UN roles and salaries. Also approved is a 1972 UN budget exceeding $213 million.
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Burma
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Security Council
New York
Austria
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Liselotte
Geneva
Gerhard
University of Vienna
Christa
Assembly
Peking
Chiao Kuan-hua
Huang Hua
Fu Hua
Skin-burning chemicals found in Gulf shrimp nets
An official said shrimpers in the Gulf of Mexico have hauled in 55-gallon barrels containing skin burning chemicals. EPA analysis is awaited while federal and state officials consider immediate action to curb offshore dumping.
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