Indian Troops Press East Pakistan as War Flares Up
Indian forces including troops tanks and planes mounted a drive into East Pakistan claiming to have captured eight border towns and 130 square miles as fighting surged. Pakistan reported heavy losses with at least 150 troops killed and air clashes near New Delhi and Karachi, while Soviet and U.S. officials reacted to the crisis.
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Karachi
India
West Pakistan
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United Nations Security Council
United States
U.N
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State Department
New Delhi
Copenhagen
Alexei N. Kosygin
Soviet Union
Calcutta
Darsana
Jessore
Jagjivan Ram
Akhaura
Radio Pakistan
Bomb wrecks Belfast bar death toll four teen
A bomb ripped through McGurk's bar in Belfast on a Saturday night, killing 14 people including three children. The attack struck a crowded Catholic bar as rescuers dug through the fire swept rubble amid Northern Ireland's long terror period.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
McGurk
Plane Collides With Jetliner. Two Die In Fiery Crash
A single engine plane collided with an Eastern Air Lines jet over Raleigh and became entangled in the undercarriage before crashing and burning. The jetliner landed safely. Two occupants in the smaller plane were killed.
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Raleigh
N.C
Eastern Airlines
Runnels Addresses Gun Rights and Economic Policy in Roswell
U.S. Representative Harold Runnels spoke at the New Mexico State Rifle and Pistol Association meeting in the Roswell Inn outlining opposition to gun legislation and urging budget reform. He contrasted 1947 1968 administrative budgeting with a unified budget and warned of foreign threats while citing gold holdings and dollar value trends. Richard W. Vivian was re elected president and Gen Maxwell E Rich NRAs executive vice president participated in a closing panel with regional NRA officials. Roswell Mayor Bill Brathered welcomed delegates noting Roswell weather jests.
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U.S
Harold Runnels
D-Nm
New Mexico Rifle and Pistol Association
Roswell Inn
Runnels
Midland
Tex
Washington, D.C
Roswell
DNM
New Mexico State Rifle and Pistol Association
United States
Congress
Nixon
America
Russia
Khruschev
Richard W. Vivian
Albuquerque
Rifle and Pistol Association
Charles Warner
Los Alamos
Tom Gatewood
Hobbs
Maxwell E. Rich
The
National Rifle Association
Rich
Utah
Washington D.C
NRF
Grant Sanborn
Twin Falls
Idaho
Western Europe Faces Continued Economic Stagnation
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research forecasts ongoing stagnation in Western Europe next year with rising prices and high unemployment. It predicts US growth while most OECD nations, especially West Germany, see limited gains, and notes resentment over Nixon's unilateral policy move.
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research
National Institute
United States
Canada
Britain
Italy
Japan
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
West
Germany
North America
Institute
Nixon
America
Nixon Appears Winner After Economic Skirmishes
President Nixon nears victory as Congress trims a $12 billion tax cut and weakens a campaign finance plan. Senate House conferees expect to pass a three year, $15.8 billion package while extending pay controls remains contested. The price and wage rules, inflation measures, and foreign exchange talks color the broader economic standoff.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
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Senate House
Senate
House
White House
House Banking Committee
Congress
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