UN official hopes East Pakistan refugees can return home soon
A three man U N team led by Charles Mace says the East Pakistan refugees in India may return within three to six months. They describe voluntary repatriation as the best solution and plan to report to Geneva on UN aid. The team notes India's humane stance in admitting the refugees and declines to address Pakistan's permit issue for repatriation.
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Small business woes blamed on wages taxes and crime
Washington AP small business leaders at the National Federation of Independent Business convention warn wage demands and rising taxes threaten survival. President Nixon will speak next, and Sen. Alan Bible notes the 1969 Tax Reform Act hindered small firms while proposing three years of tax forgiveness for new enterprises and tax reform for business.
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Analysts fear Egyptian purge may stall peace talks
Israeli analysts warn Cairo political turmoil after President Sadat’s purge could slow U S backed efforts for an Egyptian Israeli accord to reopen the Suez Canal. Meir and Eban travel limit diplomacy this month as Dayan and Yariv brief the cabinet on the crisis.
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North Vietnamese missiles fire at U S gunships in Laos
North Vietnamese artillery fired two missiles at a USAF AC130 gunship inside Laos near the Ban Karai pass as three U S Navy A7s engaged North Vietnam 87 miles northwest of the DMZ. No U S planes were hit, but one A7 fired at a SAM site with unknown results. U S troop strength in Vietnam fell by 4,600 to 262,500, the lowest in over five years.
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China builds its own jet fighter F9 beyond MiG lineage
Senior American analysts say China has begun producing a wholly new jet fighter, the F9, beyond copies of the MiG-19. Previously China relied on Russian blueprints but mass production of MiG-19 clones continued, with about 200 per year at a factory near Mukden, Manchuria. Analysts note the new design signals broader technological goals including missiles and nuclear arms, and mention a forthcoming submarine and tank without details.
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Cigarette Ads Rise in Majors After Broadcast Ban
A study shows cigarette advertising doubled in 14 leading magazines in early 1971 after the radio tv ban. Sen. Moss calls the rise shocking and urges stronger health warnings. Feinberg notes women's magazines like Women's Day showing sixfold increases. The ban took effect Jan 2 as supporters press for stricter ad rules.
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University of Minnesota
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Balance of payments deficit hits record in early 1971
The Commerce Department reported the U S balance of payments deficit rising to a seasonally adjusted 5.5 billion dollars in the first quarter, with the liquidity basis at 3.0 billion. Secretary Connally said the deficit level is not sustainable amid a global monetary crisis and dollar flows to Europe.
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Legislators to hear budget chief in Illinois budget impasse
Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie’s budget director John W. McCarter appears before lawmakers to clarify the state’s uncertain finances. Officials warn decisive action awaits June 30 deadline with a new fiscal year starting July 1. A welfare deficit and rising costs prompt talk of a one cent sales tax cut. Police brief reports Paul Sorgen, 29, fined $15 for speeding in Carbondale.
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Illinois girl testifies to forced prostitution by man
Janice Wilhite, 19, told U S magistrate Aaron Brown she and another girl were abducted in Granite City Illinois and forced to work as prostitutes from Illinois to Tennessee. The man threatened to blow up their houses and harm their families and the pair earned 135 dollars in one night. FBI agent Burl Smith said John Roland Flynn 32 of Lake City Arkansas was arrested for Mann Act violations with a second man Paul Lucas detained in Nashville.
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