U.S. Navy Moves Toward East Pakistan Amid Evacuation Talks
A strong U S naval force, including the carrier Enterprise and the Tripoli, sailed toward the Bay of Bengal amid rumors of a possible evacuation of Americans from Dacca as Indian troops advance. State Department spokesmen would not confirm plans but said evacuation could be by air or sea. About 1 400 Americans remain in Pakistan, with 900 having already left.
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Washington
U.S
East Pakistan
State Department
Enterprise
Bay of Bengal
Strait of Malacca
Naval Force
Robert J. McCloskey
Dacca
United States
McCloskey
Pakistan
West Pakistan
Indian surrender ultimatum to Pakistani commander expires
The Indian government radio said the ultimatum given to Lt. Gen. A A K Niazi of Pakistani forces in East Pakistan expired Thursday without any reply.
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New Delhi
East Pakistan
A.A.K. Niazi
India presses East Pakistan cease fire ultimatum in Dacca
India gave Pakistan 16 hours to surrender after Gen. A.A.K. Niazi asked for a cease-fire. Gen. Sam Manekshaw set up a radio link with Dacca and warned that without compliance Indian forces would resume the assault at 0900 hours on Dec. 16. The exchange was routed through the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi as fighting continued around Dacca and Chittagong while Pakistan reported limited resistance.
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Associated Press
India
East Pakistan
Pakistan
Dacca
Sam Manekshaw
Indian Defense Ministry
A.A.K. Niazi
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
United News of India
Niazi
West Pakistan
U.S. 7Th Fleet
U.S
Manekshaw
New Delhi
Dinajpur
Khulna
Chittagong
Radio Pakistan
Congress Rushes Toward Windup
The House completed its 1971 legislative program and prepared to adjourn until January 18. three money bills were rushed through, including a defense appropriation of $70.5 billion and $166 million for DC, plus a temporary funding measure expiring March 15 for eight months of the fiscal year. The foreign aid program received $2.64 billion in the package, with broader unemployment and funding provisions tied to the Senate debate.
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Senate
White House
Defense Department
District of Columbia
Congress
Redistricting sparks accusations of gerrymandering
Two state senators Sen. William E. Duffield and Sen. Stanley S. Stroup criticized the Legislative Apportionment Committee plan as gerrymandered. They faulted the method and the way Somerset Uniontown areas were drawn, while Rep. Kenneth Halverson and County Commissioner Albert Hay voiced their dissatisfaction with the plan and its impact on counties and parties.
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Legislative
Harrisburg
William E. Duffield
Uniontown
Stanley S. Strouv
Bedford
Kenneth Halverson
Somerset
Albert Hay
Halverson
Cover-up Laid To Henderson
The prosecution in Col. Oran K. Henderson's court martial alleged he deliberately covered up the My Lai massacre to advance to brigadier general. Maj. Carroll Tichenor said Henderson failed to conduct a proper investigation while defense attorney Henry Rothblatt argued the officer's standing suggests he would not sweep the massacre under a rug. Tichenor said Henderson knew within two days of the March 16 1968 operation that a massacre occurred.
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Oran K. Henderson
My Lai
Henderson
Carroll Tichenor
Henry B. Rothblatt
Rothblatt
Tichenor
Former Governor Kerner Indicted For Stock Fraud
Chicago AP Otto Kerner Jr a federal judge and former governor of Illinois was indicted on multiple counts including conspiracy mail fraud perjury tax evasion and bribery for race track stock dealings during 1960 1968 His top aides and a Chicago businesswoman also faced charges The indictment stemmed from an 18 month probe by James B Thompson officials and IRS agents with arraignment expected in January.
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Chicago
Otto Kerner Jr
Presidential Commission On Civil Disorders
Illinois
Kerner
7Th
Circuit Court of Appeals
Richard J. Daley
James B. Thompson
Northern Illinois
National Advisory Commission On
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Richard B. Austin
District Court
Theodore J. Isaacs
William S. Miller
Illinois Racing Board
Faith McIinturf
Miller
Joseph Knight
State Banking Department
Thompson
Justice Department
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Issacs
Nixon Returns To Key Biscayne
President Nixon flew to Key Biscayne from Homestead Air Force Base for a multi day stay before a meeting with British Prime Minister Edward Heath. Weather outlook for the area shows sunny to pleasant conditions with above freezing highs and chances of showers late Thursday night into Friday.
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Homestead, Fla
Nixon
Homestead Air Force Base
Key Biscayne
Edward Heath
Pennsylvania
Fecteau Reveals Solitary Time in Communist China Prison
Richard G. Fecteau, 43, of Lynn Massachusetts, said he spent about nine of his 19 years in a Chinese prison in solitary confinement with limited contact. He described treatment as generally fair, noted loneliness, and said he refused to provide information during early interrogations. He and Mary Ann Harbert were released and medically cleared at Valley Forge.
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Philadelphia
Richard G. Fecteau
Lynn
Mass
Hong Kong
Pris
Peking
Fecteau
Mary
Ann Harbert
Palo Alto
Calif
Valley Forge Medical Center
Allen Yanoff
China
Shapp Signs Law Banning Highway Billboards
Governor Shapp signed a law banning billboards within 660 feet of federally financed highways. The act aligns Pennsylvania with the 1965 Federal Highway Beautification Act and preserves about 26 million dollars in federal highway funds.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Shaulis Heads Somerset Bar Association
Norman A. Shaulis became president of the Somerset County Bar Association succeeding Alexander Ogle. Nathanial Barbera was elected vice president and Robert Philson re elected secretary treasurer. Shaulis, senior partner at Shawls Kimmel and Raseena, earned his LLD from Temple in 1952 and was admitted that year. He serves on the executive committee and Pennsylvania Bar Association military affairs panel. A World War II veteran, he is chief legal officer for the Pennsylvania Civil Air Patrol and a lieutenant colonel. He and his family live on Somerset Route 5.
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Norman A. Shaulis
Alexander Ogle
Somerset County Bar Association
Nathanial Barbera
Robert Philson
Shawls, Kimmel and Raseena
Temple Universit Law School
Shaulis
Somerset Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Pennsylvania Civil Air Patrol
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