End of India Pakistan war as Bangla Desh forms in East Pakistan
The India Pakistan war ends with Bangla Desh established in East Pakistan after 14 days of fighting. India cites 2,307 killed and 6,163 wounded. Pakistan losses unconfirmed. Yahya Khan orders a cease-fire. Indira Gandhi seeks cautious, peaceful ties. Aurora outlines postwar duties and POW handling.
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Associated Press
India
Pakistan
Bangla Desh
Agha Mohammed Yagha Khan
Tam
Subcontinent
Yahya
West
A.m
Indira Gandhi
New Delhi
Indian Defense Ministry
Yahya Khan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
J. S. Aurora
Dacca
East Pakistan
West Pakistan
Aurora
Gandhi
China
East
U.S Information Service
Calcutta
Nixon
Pentagon
U.S
Bay of Bengal
Washington
Connally Opens Talks as G Ten Seeks Currency Settlement
Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally opened a two day meeting of the Group of Ten finance ministers at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. He voiced hopeful but cautioned that a settlement was not guaranteed amid tough negotiations on realigning non Communist currencies and possible dollar devaluation.
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Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
Connally
Nixon
Smithsonian Institution
Georges Pompidou
Azores
United States
Mikio Mizuta
U.S. Treasury
Japan
Germany
United Kingdom
U.S
International Monetary Fund
Congress
Educators to request 72 funds before BEF
Public education, consuming nearly three of four dollars from the State General Fund, prepared to present its funding request for the next fiscal year before the Legislative Finance Committee. The LFC continued hearings on the 1972 budget as the State Board of Educational Finance oversees higher education funding.
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Associated Press
Santa FE
N.M
Public Education
State General Fund
Legislative Finance Committee
LFC
State Board of Educational Finance
Harry Wagaker
David Salman
Dmora-Union-Harding
BEF
Wagaker
Salman
Skeen withdraws from New Mexico Senate poll bid
Picacho rancher Joe Skeen withdrew his name from a statewide poll to thin Republican Senate candidates and will pursue his own nomination plan. The BEF recommends public education funding rise to about 210 million, with higher education at 53.5 million and total state support over 200 million.
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Albuquerque
Picacho
Joe Skeen
Senate
Skeen
David Cargo
Roswell Tournament Renamed Poe Corn Invitational
The Roswell Invitational Basketball Tournament is renamed the Poe Corn Invitational in honor of Bob Wagner Roswell Daily Record sports editor. Eight teams compete this weekend with ceremonies at the Roswell Inn recognizing Poe Corn for four decades of youth athletic work and Corns long service to Roswell sports.
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Poe Corn
Roswell
Corn
Roger L. Luginbill
Bob Wagner
Inset
The
Roswell Daily Record
AL Stubbs
Washington State
Roswell Inn
Roger Luginbill
Tommy Hall
Roswell High
RHS
el Coyote
J.D
Tex) Shinkle
Hall
New Mexico
Roswell High School
Glen Haley
George DeShurley
Glen Dennis
Johnny Cowan
Amarillo
Tom Hoover
Ben Kelly
Highway Department
Santa Fe
Wagner
Ksws-Tv
KBIM
Bob
Carriere
Wag
Goddard
Virginia Clings to Santa Claus Memory in New York
The reminiscence recalls Virginia O’Hanlon of New York City and her famous 1897 question to The Sun about Santa Claus. It notes her later life, retirement to North Chatham, and her death after spending her last Christmases in a nursing home. The piece reflects on The Sun’s famed reply by Frank Church and the lasting cultural message of belief and generosity.
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North
Chatham
N.Y
Santa
Virginia
Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas
New York Sun
Frank Church
the Sun
America
Church
Santa Claus
New York City
Virginias
Roswell Weather Outlook
Generally fair today with partly cloudy skies tonight. Warmer Saturday with a high of 48 today and 55 tomorrow. low tonight 25.
Feldman Reverses Baylor Move, Stays With Lobos
New Mexico football coach Rudy Feldman said he will remain with the Lobos and not take the Baylor University job in Texas. He admitted his prior decision was premature and reversed it overnight.
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Associated Press
Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Rudy Feldman
The
Lobos
Baylor University
Texas
Feldman
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