World bids farewell to 1971 with global New Year areas
AAP reports New York hosts a huge Central Park party while London welcomes 1972 with Royal Horse Guards. Rome celebrates with street crockery, Paris oysters, and Spain 12 grapes. Zoo gorilla party in San Francisco, safety pushes, and a drunken broadcast incident in Louisville mark the year's end.
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Meir says US to resume F4 Phantom deliveries to Israel
Golda Meir told a radio audience that Washington plans to restart Phantom jet deliveries to Israel following talks in January. U.S. officials cited ongoing discussions but kept specifics secret while Middle East tensions rose with Jordan and Egypt conducting maneuvers and Israel facing border incidents.
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1972 Maid of Cotton Debbie Wright crowned in Memphis
Debbie Wright, 21, from Tohoka Texas and a Texas Tech graduate, won the 1972 Maid of Cotton title in Memphis over 18 entrants. First runner-up is Pamela Loaring Clark of Irving Texas and second runner-up is Bonnie Martin of Ashland Louisiana. Wright will debut at the New Year's Day Cotton Bowl Classic featuring Texas and Penn State.
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Santa Fe City Manager denies resignation amid council move
City Manager Peter Hay stated there are no plans to quit after Santa Fe City Council members reportedly urged his ouster. The council met privately to discuss the situation with at least two members seeking his replacement. In Ankara, Turkey, police pledge to provide rides home for revelers on New Year’s Eve to curb drunken driving.
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Roswell Weather Outlook Through Saturday
Variable high cloudiness expected today through Saturday with little temperature change. Windy at times, highs around 55 today and 56 tomorrow, and a low near 30 tonight.
Family of six shot dead in Corpus Christi apartment
Police report six family members found slain in their South Side unit in an apparent murder suicide. Father, four children ages two to 13, mother found in bathroom. A .38 revolver and a note were recovered. Neighbors heard shots about 2 am. responders found all six dead.
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Major Harry D. Blake Sr. dies at 73 in Roswell
Maj. Harry D. Blake Sr. 73 of 1309 N. Kentucky Roswell died at 3 30 a m at the Medical Center after an extended illness Funeral services are pending at Ballard Funeral Home He served NM Military Institute from 1926 to 1963 teaching biology and mathematics He was 1898 born in Durango Colorado married Barbara Ernest on August 14 1926 in Roswell Survived by wife a son Harry D Bl ale Jr a daughter Maryetta B Marr six grandchildren and a sister Miss Agenes Blake of Cortez Colorado Other survivors include numerous relatives and friends.
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Allied cease fire in effect as Viet Cong and South Vietnam honor New Year truce
Allied 24 hour cease-fire began at 6 p.m. Saigon time with limited violations. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces continued raids on Laos supply routes near the Mu Gia, Ban Raving and Ban Karai passes as air campaigns against North Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh trail continued.
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U Thant Leaves Post Amid Farewell at United Nations
U Thant bids farewell from the United Nations after a decade as secretary-general. He expressed optimism for the UN’s future and noted complexities ahead but believed universal participation would grow. He cited relief at stepping down and planned to devote life to UN ideals.
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Two Michigan troopers killed in traffic stop gun battle
Two Michigan state troopers Charles Stark and Gary Rampy were slain after stopping a car for a traffic violation. A second occupant, an Inkster woman, was held on an open murder charge as a private citizen radioed that two officers had been shot. The driver of the fleeing car was killed in a gunfight after being rammed by the troopers. Stark and Rampy were both married with two children.
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