Franco declares unlimit ed arrests amid Basque trial
Gen. Francisco Franco authorized unlimited arrests across Spain as a state of emergency loomed after a six day Basque separatist trial in Burgos. The case involved six defendants tied to a kidnapping and possible death sentence. protests by 300 Spanish artists and intellectuals ended at Montserrat monastery.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Spain
Vance
Burgos
Franco
Montserrat Monastery
Barcelona
Joan Miro
Guipuzcoa
San Sebastian
ETA
Bilbao
Vatican
Connally Named Treasury Secretary by Nixon
President Nixon announced in Washington that former Texas Governor John Connally, a Democrat, will replace David Kennedy as secretary of the Treasury effective February 1. Connally, a longtime ally of Lyndon Johnson, will join a bipartisan effort while Kennedy moves to ambassador at large with Cabinet rank.
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Washington
Nixon
John Connally
Texas
David M. Kennedy
the Treasury
Kennedy
Connally
Connal
Johnson
My Lai Testimony Focuses on Superior Instigation
GIs testified at Lt. William Calley Jr. court martial that their emotional mood to kill My Lai civilians stemmed from higher command, with Captain Ernest Medina briefing Charlie Company on the search and destroy mission. Veterans claimed they followed orders and did not personally recall directives to kill women and children. The case hinges on whether Calley acted under orders or commanded, with the maximum penalty death if convicted of premeditated murder.
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FT. Benning, Ga
My Lai
William Calley Jr
Elmer Haywood
Baytown
Tex
Haywood
Pany
Ernest Medina
Calley
Medina
Charlie Company
Funds No Troops OK'd For Cambodia
The State Foreign Relations Committee approved Nixon's 255 million dollar aid request for Cambodia while adding a disclaimer that the United States does not intend to defend the Southeast Asian nation.
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Cambodia
Washington
State Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon
U.S
Senate
South Korea
Vietnam
Israel
South Korean ferry sinks with 250 aboard in icy straits
A South Korean ferry carrying 250 passengers capsized and sank in icy waters in the Korea Strait near Kitakyushu. The Maritime Safety Agency cited intercepted radio messages for the report and said there was no immediate word on casualties. The ship operated on the Pusan to Cheju Island route.
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Kitakyushu
Japan
Korean Straits
Maritime Safety Agency
MSA
Pusan
South Korea
Cheju Island
Governors surprised by Connally nomination
In Sun Valley Idaho the Republican governors met as Nixon named Democrat John B Connally of Texas as secretary of the Treasury. Some praised his public service while others questioned his credentials and warned it was a political pick ahead of 1972.
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California
Ronald Reagan
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Sun Valley
Idaho
Nixon
John B. Connally
Texas
the Treasury
Treasury
David F. Cargo
New Mexico
Plane on Mercy Flight Crashes in Ecuador
An Ecuadorian air force C47 on a mercy flight to earthquake victims crashed in the Guandamana Mountains killing all nine aboard. The cargo plane carried emergency supplies to Loja province and wreckage was found near Celica, a town heavily damaged by the quake.
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Quito
Ecuador
Guadanama
Loja
Celica
Surrender of Illinois student charged in Connecticut family murders
A 17 year old honor student John Rice Jr. surrendered at Fort Smith police station after being charged with four counts of murder in New Canaan Connecticut. He said he woke up 25 miles outside Fort Smith and could not recall prior events. Police recover weapons and the missing car in the investigation.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Connecticut
Fort Smith
Carl Beyer
John Rice Jr
Arkansas
Beyer
Young Rice
Rice
New Canaan High School
New Canaan
Forth Smith
Expert Says Hughes Proxy Signature Forged in Nevada Case
Handwriting analyst Charles Appel testified that the purported Howard Hughes signature on a proxy giving tool company directors power to fire Maheu was forged. Appel, a Maheu ally, noted differences from Hughes’ natural writing and cited examination of Hughes letters and 1947 signatures as basis for conclusions. The hearing aims to overturn Maheu’s restraining order and resolve control of Hughes Nevada holdings.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Howard Hughes
Hughes Tool Co
Robert A. Maheu
Nevada
Maheu
Charles Appel
Washington, D.C
Howard R. Hughes
Hughes
Tool Company
Nevada Holdings
Recluse
Bahamas
Howard W. Babcock
Appel
FBI
a _ tool company
Trans World Airlines
U S Ammunitions Ship Hijacker Surrenders in Cambodia
Alvin L. Glatowski, 20, of Long Beach California surrendered at the U S Embassy in Phnom Penh claiming risk of the death penalty in the United States for hijacking the 10 000 ton Columbia Eagle. His partner Clyde W McKay 25 remains missing after a Cambodian guard escape.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Alvin L. Glatowski
U.S
Gulf of Thailand
Glatowski
Long Beach
Calif
United States
Donald Swann
Kompong Som
Ing
Sweden
Clyde W. McKay
Escondido
McKay
Thailand
Siem Reap
Lights Will Glow For Christmas as British Power Strike Ends
Britain’s power workers ended a week-long go-slow, enabling Christmas lights to glow again though public anger remains over pay demands. A state of emergency stays in effect with advertising signs banned and parts of London darkened to wartime levels. Union leader Frank Chapple called the move an act of good faith while government and unions push for a court inquiry on a 25 percent wage hike.
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London
Britain
Scotland
Land’s End
Piccadilly Circus
Frank Chapple
Robert Carr
House of Commons
Legislators Redesignate Leaders in Albany Talks
In Albany lawmakers avoid tax pledges while restoring leadership posts. Senate Majority Leader Brydges and others will return Jan 6. Budget gaps loom as Duryea hints at possible economies to avert a tax hike. Abortion law revisions and committee chairmanships fill the agenda.
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Albany
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
Perry B. Duryea
Joseph Za ‘Retzki
Assembly
Duryea
Sen
Brydges
Edward J. Speno
Capitol
Thomas Laverne
Rochester
Blyman Steingut
Assembly Republicans
Speno
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John F. Kennedy
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