Bhutto names Nuril Amin East Pakistani vice president
Bhutto named Nuril Amin as East Pakistani vice president signaling West Pakistan's faltering grip after the war. Amin, 77, challenged Mujibur Rahman and was prime minister designate before East Pakistan’s loss. Bhutto vows to retake lost territory and presses for weapon orders. He seeks good terms with India only after Indian forces withdraw from occupied areas.
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Pakistan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Bhutto
Nuril Amin
West Pakistan
Bangla Desh
Amin
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Sheik Mujib
Awami League
Awamis
India
East Pakistan
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Yahya
Gul Hassan Khan
Five bid for Democratic nomination for House in 59th
Filing closes as multiple names seek seats in the 59th district with Democrats Grindle Samuels Lesser School teacher and veteran Choate among contenders. Republican candidates include McCormick and Mitchell, while 58th district candidates and other senator contenders also filed.
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William Grindle
Herrin
Wayne Samuels
Clyde Choate
Anna
Richard O. Hart
Benton
Maud Curry
Eldorado
C. L. McCormick
Vienna
Delmer Mitchell
Johnston City
Latia
Gene Johns
Marion
Gale Williams
Murphysboro
Kenneth Buzbee
Carbondale
John Gilbert
Robbery loot found in Mississauga motel raid
Police seized a blue metal trunk containing most of the 1,129,000 stolen from Windsor Royal Bank. Three suspects, William Ferguson 48 George Ivan Davidson 43 Edna Simpson 56, were arrested for possession of stolen property and a .25 caliber revolver was found. Windsor named two more women sought in connection with the incident.
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Mississauga
Windsor
Ont
Gordon Preston
Toronto
William Ferguson
George Ivan Davidson
Edna Simpson
Adolphus Payne
Harold Adamson
West End
Royal Bank of Canada
Kenneth Moore
Gas Blast in Argenteuil Kills Ten
A gas explosion in a 12 story Argenteuil apartment tower killed at least ten people and wounded about one hundred. Fire official M Ponce reported the figures at the scene as ambulances rushed to hospitals and warned the count may rise.
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M. Ponce
Paris
Ponce
Gray Seeks Tenth Term as GOP Fails to Field Candidate
No Republican filed for the 24th District seat against Kenneth J. Gray D West Frankfort as the filing deadline passed. Gray remains the sole candidate to file petitions, heading into the election for his tenth consecutive term.
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Gray
Kenneth J. Gray
West
Frankfort
Deputy Davis to celebrate Christmas at home after cancer surgery avoided
Williamson County Deputy Sheriff Paul W. Davis 33, wounded in a gun battle three months ago, will be home for Christmas with no surgery needed for his leg. A bone specialist concluded the operation was not worth it for one inch, and the cast remains in place as healing continues. Davis, who expects to be back at work by late April, lives in Herrin and was among officers wounded when a gunman killed one and injured two others.
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Williamson County
Paul W. Davis
Davis
Herrin Hospital
St. Louis
Herrin
Sur
Gery
Richard Hilliard
Marion
Robert S. Cole, Jr
Tennessee
Rt. 13
James Ingeneri
California
Menard State Penitentiary
Chester
Daley urges Hanrahan withdrawal amid party unity push
Chicago Mayor Daley pressures State's Atty. Hanrahan to exit the Cook County Democratic ticket for 1972. Aldermen Marzullo and Holman, once supporters, cite risk to other Democratic campaigns as Hanrahan stands indicted for obstructing justice tied to a 1969 police raid that killed two Black Panther leaders.
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Richard J. Daley
Edward V. Hanrahan
Cook County
Hanrahan
Chicago
Vito Marzullo
Claude W. B. Holman
Dollar Tests Forex Amid Parity Shift Worldwide
The dollar weathered its first FX test near new parity values with markets in London Frankfurt Paris Zurich and Milan closing below day highs. At times the Italian state bank sold dollars to curb value while Amsterdam closed at a 3.274375 guilders high. In Germany the mark was anchored to 3.2225 per dollar. A Texas fishing vessel reported two men killed and a woman wounded during a suspected hijack off the coast as Coast Guard helicopters responded.
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Tokyo
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Frankfurt
Paris
Milan
Brussels
Amsterdam
Corpus Christi, Tex
Coast Guard
Texas
Weather outlook for tonight and Wednesday
Tonight brings cloudy skies with a low near 25 to 33 degrees. Wednesday turns partly sunny with a high around 45 to 50 degrees.
Nixon and Heath Mull Differences in Policies in Bermuda Summit
President Nixon and British Prime Minister Heath met for five hours in Bermuda as they sharpened their approach to future foreign policy. Officials described philosophical overtones and ongoing tactical differences while agreeing on rebuilding the international monetary system. Nixon praised the alliance as healthy and essential.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Nixon
Edward Heath
Governor’s House
Atlantic
Britain
United States
Nixon administration reveals Task Force 74 in Indian Ocean
The Enterprise aircraft carrier leading Task Force 74 along with the Tripoli helicopter carrier and support ships are steaming between Ceylon and the Maldives off southern India. Pentagon spokesperson Friedheim said the force, including 800 Marines, seven escorts and an oiler, has no fixed timeline and was to evacuate Americans if needed while also showing a U.S. presence in the region. The operation, begun after passage through the Straits of Malacca on December 14, did not penetrate deep into the Bay of Bengal, and movement was kept low profile until now.
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Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedheim
Enterprise
Tripoli
Ceylon
Maldive
India
Friedheim
Pakistan
U.S
United States
Bay of Bengal
Friedham
Indian Ocean
Straits of Malacca
East Pakistan
Yankee Station
Vietnam
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Four American Planes Shot Down In Laos Plain of Jars Fight
United States and Thai Lao forces faced a renewed North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao push on the Plain of Jars in northern Laos. Four American aircraft were lost as Vietnamese forces claimed the wrecks and casualties mounted for Thai and Lao defenders. The battle continued with U.S. jets and helicopters sustaining support while Hanoi reported captures and losses.
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Plain of Jars
Laos
U.S
Vientiane
Hanoi
United States
Cambodia
Indochina
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