United States faces campaign to highlight military gap
Washington reports a national push named Operation Alert aims to show Communist nations as outpacing the U S in military power. Gen Earle Wheeler leads through the American Security Council with a $450000 goal for full-page ads TV programs and one million direct mail letters slated for Feb 29.
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United States
Washington Post
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Council
Washington
Boston
Harry Treateaven
Nixon
White House debated aiding Pakistan during India Pakistan war
Report cites Jack Anderson column claiming Dec 6 and 8 White House meetings proposed quietly transferring U S arms to Pakistan via Jordan or Saudi Arabia. Nixon aides allegedly overrode State Department, Kissinger unavailable, Ziegler silent as Anderson claims secret papers reveal miscalculations and blunders in U S policy amid the crisis.
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White House
India
Pakistan
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Colum
Jack Anderson
Anderson
State Department
Nixon
Yahya Khan
U. S
Egyptian
Hussein
United States
Nikolai M. Pegov
Indian Ocean
Drew Pearson
Pearson
India’s Indira Gandhi ties rift to Bangladesh independence
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at a New Delhi news conference said U S relations can improve only if Washington recognizes Bangladesh as independent. She argued Pakistan no longer governs Bangladesh and noted India has repaid loans, downplaying the impact of aid suspensions.
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Washington
Paul W. McCracken
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
McCracken
Nixon
Indira Gandhi
U. S
Bangladesh
Pakistan
India
Thanh Hoa sawmill unit credited with downing 100th U.S. aircraft
Photo from Warsaw shows a caption about the Thanh Hoa self defense unit contributing to the downing of the 100th U.S. aircraft in the Ham Rong area on December 26, 1971, per AP Wirephoto.
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Warsaw
Thanh Hoa
U.S
Ham Rong
Outlook for war in Indochina to continue in 1972
A. T. Volkeerstorfer writes that peace remains elusive as fighting spills into Laos and Cambodia and South Vietnam prepares for renewed offensives. U. S. troop levels drop toward 139,000 with about 50,000 remaining. Australia and New Zealand withdraw, while Thailand and Korea contribute.
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A. T. Volkeerstorfer
Associated Press
Saigon
Indochina
Laos
Cambodia
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Hanoi
U. S
Australia
New Zealand
Thailand
Korea
Mekong Delta
Plain of Jars
Bolovens
Long Cheng
Vang Pao
Vientiane
Nguyen van Thieu
Five arrested in Centralia gambling and prostitution raids
Five people were jailed in Centralia after raids on American Legion VFW and Moose clubs. Police seized 33 slot machines and other devices. Jean Carter faced prostitution charges. David Donahoe was charged with keeping a house of prostitution. Deserich Garman and Ethel Porter were charged with maintaining gambling houses. Chicago police shakeup follows grand jury probe. nine officers suspended for invoking the Fifth Amendment. No fault insurance study committee formed in Chicago. Penny Severns, a 19 year old from Decatur, seeks a delegate spot at the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami AAA districts.
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Centralia
American Legion
VFW
Moose
Southern Illinois
Jean Carter
David G. Donahoe
Jerome Deserich
The
Ray Garman
Ethel Porter
Moose Club
Chicago
James B. Conlish Jr
Conlsik
John T. Kelly
Penny Severns
Decatur
Southern Ilinois University
Miami
Illinois editors vote top story over racetrack scandal
The continuing Illinois racetrack stock controversy led to the indictment of federal judge Otto Kerner and dominated editors and broadcasters poll as 1971’s top state story. Other top stories included public school troubles and the Salem train wreck.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Federal Appeals Court
Otto Kerner
Salem
Cook County
Atty
Edward V. Hanraham
Black Panther
Chicago and Southern
Jury finds congressman guilty on all counts
U S District Court in Baltimore convicts Rep. John Dowdy D Texas on eight counts in a bribery conspiracy and perjury trial. He may seek a new trial within seven days and faces up to 40 years and 40 000 dollars in fines.
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John Dowdy
D-Texas
U. S. District Court
East Texas
John W. Key Jr
Athens
Tex
Dowdy
Nathan H. Cohen
Baltimore- Washington
Silver Springs
Atlanta
Myrvin C. Clark
Cohen
Prof chemists reveal bitter free soybeans boosting uses
Rep Paul Findley announced that University of Illinois researchers developed a low cost process to remove bitterness from soybeans and make their protein suitable for human consumption. The method needs about 30 minutes of boiling to eliminate the bitter taste and odor, yielding soybeans with nutty flavor and potential for human, poultry, and livestock diets.
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Springfield
Paul Findley
R-Ill
University of Illinois
Findley
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