End of India Pakistan War as Bangla Desh Emerges
The Associated Press reports that hostilities ceased with a cease-fire on the western front and East Pakistan’s surrender, creating Bangla Desh. India cites over 10,000 casualties across fronts, while Pakistan’s toll is unreported but believed higher. President Yahya Khan ordered West Pakistan to halt at 8:30 a.m. CST.
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Associated Press
India
Pakistan
Bangla Desh
Agha Mohammed Yagha Khan
Subcontinent
Yahya
East
New Delhi
Illinois Supreme Court bars Hanrahan indictment hearing
The Illinois Supreme Court issued a writ prohibiting Circuit Court Judge Philip Romiti from holding an open hearing on the validity of the Hanrahan indictment. The court ruled the proposed hearing not authorized and that the grand jury process was proper despite defense claims of taint from publicity.
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Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
Philip Romiti
Circuit Court
Edward V. Hanrahan
Cook County
Romiti
Hanrahan
Black Panther Party
Barnabas F. Sears
Sears
Supreme Court
Walter V. Schaefer
Robert C. Underwood
Charles H. Davis
Howard C. Ryan
Daniel P. Ward
Joseph H. Goldenhersh
Thomas E
Klucyznski
Romit
Fred Hampton
Chicago
Mark Clark
Peoria
Panther Party
Justice Schaefer
Race track stock probe continues
The last defendant linked to racing stock purchases under a Kerner era probe surrendered. Faith McIntorf posted a 10000 bond for Balmoral Jockey Club ties in Crete while Kerner Isaacs Knight Miller faced prior appearances. The grand jury probe may indict more officials as Diggs resigns from UN delegation.
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Otto Kerner Jr
Faith McIinturf
Balmoral Jockey Club
Crete
Kerner
Illinois
Theodore J. Isaacs
Glencoe
State of Revenue
Joseph E. Knight
Dow
Department of Financial Institutions
William S. Miller
Ottawa
Illinois Racing Board
Miss McIntorf
Chicago
Miller
Federal
Grand Jury
Commission urges overhaul of U S financial system
The Hunt Commission calls for a sweeping overhaul of federal financial regulation. It proposes allowing savings and loan associations to offer checking accounts and to engage in mutual funds and credit cards, plus chartering mutual savings banks nationwide. The package aims to boost competition and reshape housing finance policy.
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H. Erich Heinemann
New York Times
Washington
Savings and Loan
Presidential Commission On Financial Structure and Regulation
The
Hunt Commission
Reed O. Hunt
Crown Zellerbach Corp
White House
Nixon
Commission
Savings and Loan Associations
Mutual Savings Banks
Savings Associations
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Savings and Loan Associations
Mount Vernon Hospital Plan Backers Get Attorney General Backing
Atty Gen. William J. Scott said he will issue a formal opinion upholding the Mount Vernon 500 bed hospital proposal led by Dr. Raymond Alexander. He argues economic impact on other hospitals is not a valid basis to deny a permit and Mount Vernon may proceed despite a local facility nearby. Scott announced plans to seek another term and expected to release the opinion today.
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Springfield
William J. Scott
Mount Vernon
Scott
Raymond Alexander
Illinois Health
Franklin Yoder
Alexander
State Hospital Board
Southern Illinois
Yoder
Connally Opens G ten Talks On World Monetary Crisis
Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally opened the Group of Ten conference with cautious optimism about a weekend settlement. He warned of tough negotiations ahead as currencies realign and trade restrictions and defense burden sharing loom as key bargaining points.
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Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
Connally
Nixon
Valery Giscard D’estaing
New York
U.S
Paris
United States Treasury
U S protests seizure of freighter Johnny Express
The United States protests the Cuban seizure of the Johnny Express. Captain Jose Villa, an American citizen, was shown on Havana TV treated for wounds after the ship was seized. President Nixon, at the Florida White House, voiced grave concern as Villa’s wife and three children visited him.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
United States
Havana
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Florida White House
Jose Villa
Villa
Nixon Thursiday
Weather outlook with cloudy night and cool weekend
Sky remains cloudy tonight with a low around the low 20s. Saturday will be partly cloudy with a high near 32 to 38 degrees. Map page 18 carries the full forecast details.
McCarthy Declares Candidacy for Democratic Nomination
Former Minnesota Senator Eugene J. McCarthy announced at a Boston press conference that he is again a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president. He said he is a de facto and de jure candidate after agreeing to file for a McCarthy for President Committee in Massachusetts.
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Minnesota
Eugene J. McCarthy
United States
McCarthy
Massachusetts
Compromise clears 45 to 9 to end foreign aid stalemate
The 92nd Congress adjourned today until Jan. 18 after a Senate vote of 45 to 9 approving a foreign aid compromise to fund the program at 2.8 billion dollars per year through Feb. 22. The chamber also passed a 33 to 21 authorization for 2.75 billion in foreign aid expenditures. Absenteeism nearly dropped the Senate below quorum as leaders urged attendance while adjournment hinged on the House. The Ryan withdrawal demand and the Morgan chaired conference outcome set the path for adjournment next year.
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Washington
Senate
House
Tana
Chamber
Capitol Hill
Mansfield
William F. Ryan
D-N.y
U.S
Indochina
Thomas Morgan
D-Pa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
West Frankfort Teamsters Local 347 election contested
Election of officers for three year terms on November 19 faces protest over ballot counting irregularities. Lester Harris re elected president and Sam Trefts re elected secretary treasurer. Defeated candidates and trustees named, with margins shown. The union plans to appeal through internal channels and possibly to the Labor Management Division if denied. Local membership between 1750 and 2000.
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Marta Ladd
Teamsters
West Frankfort
Lester Harris
Sam Trefts
Marion
Labor Management Division
Department of Labor
Harris
John Morris
Eldorado
Trefts
Dan Bray, Jr
Robert Tedford
Laverne
State mine director Gulley may give up post
David Gulley, head of the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals, may resign to take a private sector position with Zeigler Coal and Coke Co. An aide reported discussions of his departure while a company spokesman said no official notice had been received. Deputy Leroy Robinson could become acting director.
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David Gulley
State Department of Mines and Minerals
Chicago
Gulley
Zeigler Coal and Coke Co
Area General Office
Johnston City
Leroy Robinson
Carterville
Robinson
Benton
Gulley of
Coello
Old Ben No. 21
Lesser
State Department
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Indian Defense Ministry
U.N
United Nations
N.Y
Charles C. Diggs
Dmich
Inside Classified
Family Living
Boston
Mike Mansfield
John Trimble
Southern Illinoisan
Romana Banuelos
Secretary of the Treasury
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