Youths Organize National Youth Caucus To Influence 1972 Vote
About 3,000 left leaning college students formed the National Youth Caucus at Loyola University to mobilize young voters for 1972. They called for an end to the Indochina war and a defeat of President Nixon while pledging to work within the system to gain political clout for youth. The group aims to address hunger poverty education urban decay and jobs with an emphasis on empowering disenfranchised voters.
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Chicago
UPI
National Youth Caucus
Indochina
Nixon
Loyola University
Lakeshore
New Voters
America
Treasury Moves 2.9 Million Rare Carson City Silver Dollars
The Treasury completed moving 2.9 million Carson City era silver dollars from Washington to a government bullion depository in West Point New York. Coins minted 1878 to 1891 will be sold to the public about a year from now with a limit of 10 coins per buyer and one per category.
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West Point
N.Y
UPID
Treasury Department
Washington
Carson City
Nev
General Services Administration
GSA
Nixon
Bank Holding Company
Treasury
Legislators Face Bulk Of Session Tax Goals
The legislature reconvenes for the final three days of a special tax reform session with key battles ahead. Senate President Jerry Thomas opposes broad rebates for merchants and warns against extending the session beyond Friday while Gov Askew seeks to remove all rebates citing social concerns. A separate matter involves a corporate income tax and repeals of sales tax on apartment rentals and utilities, with both houses needing agreement. Two youths on Okaloosa Island are jailed after marijuana possession arrests by local deputies.
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Tallahassee
UPI
Senate
Jerry Thomas
Askew
Thomas
Tampa
Clearwater
David L Wright
Coral Dr
Fort Walton Beach
Okaloosa Island
Cecil Donaldson
George French
Grover Ayers
Oakloosa County
Castro Returns To Cuba in Chilean Friendship Welcome
Fidel Castro returned to Havana aboard a Soviet IL18 jet landing at 8:45 am at Jose Marti Airport. President Osvaldo Corticos and Raul Castro greeted him, and crowds lined the streets waving banners praising Chile-Cuban friendship as they escorted him to the city.
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UPI
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Chile
Peru
Ecuador
Jose Marti
Osvaldo Corticos
Castro
Raul
Armed Forces
Nowers
Foreign Aid Remains Key Hurdle to Ending 92nd Congress
Congress faces a week of intense bargaining to adjourn the first session of the 92nd Congress. Foreign aid looms as the main obstacle, risking a possible prolonged session through Christmas. The Senate aims to approve Powell and Rehnquist nominations while the House drafts a foreign aid bill to push a conference on authorization.
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UPI
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Canceled Wallace Dinner Prompted By Separate Reasons
Reports conflict over why the December 8 Wallace event was canceled with aides in Montgomery citing a Alabama Legislature session while sponsors in Shreveport blamed weak ticket sales. The dinner was rescheduled for January 15 in Shreveport.
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UPD
George Wallace
Wallace
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Claire Shhiff
Louisiana
Shreveport
Butz Predicts Strength For GOP in Farm States
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz predicts the Republican Party will perform well in 1972 farm state campaigns despite Democratic attacks on his tenure and farm policy. He notes his recent corn purchase order aimed at supporting prices and calls the confirmation fight a political opening salvo.
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GOP
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Senate
Mid- America
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Nixon
Bloody McGurk’s bar blast kills 16 more in Belfast
In Belfast a Roman Catholic pub, McGurk's bar on North Queen Street, was reduced by a bomb blast. The army said 151 people this year have died in Northern Ireland violence and 13 were injured. One victim was a 13 year old boy and Philippina McGurk, 11, daughter of the pub’s landlord, were named among the dead.
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Northern Ireland
UPI
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Kosygin Blames Pakistan for Indo Pak War at Oslo Dinner
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin blamed Pakistan for the Indo Pakistani war, calling it the result of an acute crisis in East Pakistan. He said the Soviet Union sides with India and urged a European security conference next year despite Western opposition.
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UPI
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Investigation of Colt M16 Tests Probed by FBI
Rep James J Howard Jr said the FBI is probing allegations Colt Firearms Co of Hartford Conn cheated on Army M16 factory tests. Howard asked AG Mitchell for an investigation after a Connecticut Citizens Action Group report linked to Ralph Nader highlighted suspected cheating by Colt supervisors and quality control officers.
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UPI
James J. Howard
D-N.j
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Colt Firearms Co
Hartford
Conn
Howard
John Mitchell
FBI
Justice Department
Connecticut Citizens Action Group
Ralph Nader
Coll
Kidnaped Inmate Draws Blanks In Pursuit
A nationwide search continues for abducted prison camp inmate Bryan Peter Walker 37 as investigators weigh whether kidnapping with murder was the motive or a setup. Sheriff Ray Wilson warns businessmen to use banks and night depositories, offers night escort service, and recalls the suspect is an expert safecracker. Local speculation ties the escape to a potential large theft operation.
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Peter Walker
Sheriff's Department
Niceville
Ray Wilson
Sheriff’s Department
Okaloosa
Walker
Pony Alive Doing Well at Fort Walton Beach Shelter
A brown and white Shetland pony, age unknown, is recovering at the Fort Walton Beach Humane Society from starvation and damaged hooves. Manager Ellis Miller says the pony is doing well and will stay at the shelter until disposition on December 17 after Mr. and Mrs. F. O. McKuhen face charges of confinement of animals without food. The couple were released on a $500 cash bond each following warrants issued after a starving horse’s death and the pony’s weak condition were found near Dorcas.
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Ellis Miller
Miller
F. O. McKuhen
John Bowen
McKuhens
Dorcas
Norman Spann
Crestview
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