Indians Claim Sweeping Gains in East Pakistan
India announced major advances in East Pakistan with Pakistan army retreating, while acknowledging setbacks in Kashmir. Indian generals said East Pakistani forces were cut off by air and sea and claimed destruction of 96 Pakistani tanks on the western front.
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Associated Press
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East Pakistan
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Chamb
Jammu
Sam Maneckshaw
Radio Pakistan
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Nurul Amin
Zulfika Ali Bhutto
People’s Party
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Hilli
Jessore
Rawalpindi
Sialkot
Pakistan
Punch
Jammu and
Mandiala
Mendhar
New Delhi-Kashmir
Calcutta
F. R. Jacob
Jacob
Mukhti Bahini
Russians Claim Soft Landing on Mars by Mars 3 Capsule
Moscow reports the unmanned Mars 3 capsule achieved a soft Mars landing after 188 days in flight. Tass says the descent craft landed in the southern hemisphere and transmitted brief signals before they ceased. The Soviet mother ship maintains a Mars orbit while Mars 2 conducts separate tracking.
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Moscow
Mars
Tass
Earth
Soviet Union
United States
Mars 3
Electris
Phaetonis
United Nations Eyes Cease Fire Call Amid India Pakistan War
The United Nations General Assembly planned multiple meetings to urge both India and Pakistan to stop firing as the Security Council moved to present a five day old war for assembly debate. A veto clash between the United States China and the Soviet Union shaped the talks with calls for a cease fire and troop withdrawal. The Soviet Union pressed for a political settlement and a halt to Pakistani forces in East Pakistan.
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U.N. General Assembly
India
Pakistan
United States
Soviet Union
Red China
Security Council
Council
China
East Pakistan
Winchester Postmaster reminds eight cent Christmas card postage
Postmaster Joseph C. Haines reminded residents that Christmas cards must bear eight cents postage whether sealed or unsealed. He noted several people attempted to mail cards with insufficient postage.
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Winchester
Joseph C. Haines
Money to Top Virginia Assembly Agenda Says Conference
The 1972 General Assembly is framed around finances with plans for a local option income tax, higher gasoline and sales taxes, and tax juggling. Speakers foresee a cabinet style government and debates on public employee bargaining as key issues amid major turnover in the House and Senate.
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Star
General Assembly
Winchester
Valley Area
George Washington Hotel
Virginia
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Assembly
Old Dominion
Capitol
House
Senate
Phnom Penh Hit by Rockets As Fronts Narrow
Communist forces bombarded Phnom Penh with rockets and bombed a highway bridge southwest of the capital. Civilians were wounded in the western slum area as South Vietnamese and U.S. forces reported limited gains against North Vietnamese positions near Phnom Baset and Dam Be.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Bek Chan
Highway 3
Phnom Baset
U.S
Bat Dueung
Saigon
Dam Be
South Vietnam
Saigon-to- Phnom Penh
Nixon Trudeau talks yield cordial, full discussion at White House
Canadian officials describe a very full and cordial session in Washington as President Nixon reassured Prime Minister Trudeau that the United States will not interfere with Canada. Talks focused on economic issues shaping U.S.-Canada relations ahead of Nixon's Peking and Moscow trips.
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Washington
Nixon
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
United States
Canada
Peking
Moscow
White House
Trudeau
America
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
International
Georges Pompidou
Azores
Edward Heath
Bermuda
Willy Brandt
Key Biscayne
Eisaku Sato
San Clemente
Billy Graham to be grand marshal at Shenandoah Apple Blossom
William F. Billy Graham will serve as grand marshal for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival on May 5 and 6. Festival officials via Ben B. Dutton Jr. and Clyde A. Johnson Jr. announced the selection after meetings with Graham and his staff. The North Carolinian famed evangelist is described as one of the world’s most acclaimed preachers and a prominent public figure.
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Ben B. Dutton, Jr
Clyde A. Johnson, Jr
William F
Billy) Graham
Shenandoah
Graham
Winchester
Valley of
Virginia
Mr. Dutton
Southern Baptists
United States
Mr. Graham
Gallup
Nixon
Indian MPs stage brief anti American protest outside U S Embassy
Thirty Indian Parliament members from Communists and Congress protested outside the U S Embassy led by police guards. They shouted anti American slogans supporting Bangla Desh and a female member urged Nixon to end hostile anti Indian actions inside and outside the United Nations.
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New Delhi
Indira Gandhi
Congress Party
U.S
United States
United Nations
Rainy warm spell moves through Virginia today
A low pressure system from Kentucky and Tennessee and a high pressure trough off the east coast pull a moist southerly flow into Virginia bringing rain and unseasonably warm temperatures. Margarett Hodgson Shop advertises sales on winter coats suits ensembles with a contact line for concerns.
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Richmond
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Margarett Hodgson Shop
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