Bengali Leader Mujibur Rahman Released in Pakistan and London
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, president of Bangladesh, was released from West Pakistan and flew to London. He urged world recognition and UN admission for Bangladesh, described it as an unchallengeable reality, and called for contacts with West Pakistan while meeting reporters and considering talks with Prime Minister Heath. He recalled solitary confinement and heavy oppression during captivity.
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London
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh
Pakistan
United Nations
Sheik
Mujib
East Pakistan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Bhutto
West Pakistan
Claridges Hotel
Dacca
Edward Heath
Hitler
United States
Washington
India
Actress Lucille Ball Breaks Leg Skiing
ASPEN Colo AP Actress Lucille Ball fractures her leg while skiing at Snowmass at Aspen Valley Hospital officials report the break was repaired and she is doing beautifully though the length of hospitalization remains uncertain.
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Aspen
Colo
Lucille Ball
Snowmass-at-Aspen
Aspen Valley Hospital
Onassis Seeks Privacy for Pretrial Testimony
Jacqueline Onassis requests privacy at a Monday hearing for her pretrial testimony in her court fight with photographer Ronald Galella. Galella sues for 1.3 million dollars alleging professional obstruction. Onassis countersues for 1.5 million dollars alleging harassment.
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New York
Jacqueline Onassis
Ronald E. Galella
Galella
Mrs. Onassis
Police
Secret Service
Daylight Extends with Longer Evenings As Spring Approaches
Town Crier notes the sun sets at 5 06 p m today, 15 minutes later than Dec 18 4 51 p m, with daylight increasing until June. Mrs Fred Teets of 17 W Germain St reports a lavender pansy blooming in a backyard tub.
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Fred Teets
W. Germain St
the Crier
Five Arrested in Pierre Hotel Robbery Case
Police and FBI say they solved the Pierre Hotel theft after raiding a Midtown room and seizing two suspects with $250000 in jewels recovered. Five men were arrested on criminal possession of stolen property or robbery charges. evidence included handcuffs and a linked car.
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New York
FBI
Pierre
Midtown
Robert Daley
Bronx
61St Street
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Nixon
Murphy
Swank
Palm Beach
The
Riviera
Patrick V. Murphy
Youth Vote Surges as 18 to 20 Year Olds Register
A Youth Citizenship Fund survey shows 36 percent of newly eligible 18 to 20 year olds registered by 1971 end, with 60 percent expected by November. Allegheny County leads at 66.9 percent, while Durham, North Carolina trails at 6.7 percent.
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Washington
Youth Citizenship Fund
YCF
Carroll Lact
Ladt
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Durham
N.C
Veit Cong shells bases near Saigon in six month high attack
Viet Cong forces mounted their heaviest shelling of six months striking a U.S. fire base 20 miles from Saigon as troops dined. Two additional shelling assaults hit South Vietnamese positions in the Saigon area amid the ongoing fighting.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
USS
Maj
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Bolovens
Laos
Fiddler’s Green
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
North Vietnam
Ban Gnik
Pakse
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Hanoi
Long Cheng
Creighton W. Abrams
Bangkok
Thanom Kittikachorn
Central Intelligence Agency
Thailand
Explosion Destroys Hospital Annex in McKeesport
Investigators say a natural gas explosion demolished a three story hospital annex in McKeesport, killing one employee and injuring 23. Fifty plus workers were in the building. 18 Americans and six South Vietnamese wounded overall.
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City Hospital
McKeesport
McKeesport Hospital
Russell Hess
Frank Gala
Mary Ann Cunningham
Shadyside Hospital
Pittsburgh
Robert Bigger
Humphrey Plans Presidential Bid with No Vice Run
Sen Hubert H Humphrey announces Monday his candidacy for the Democratic nomination and says he will not accept a vice presidential spot He aims to declare officially in Philadelphia The piece notes Nixon will stay on New Hampshire ballot and may skip active campaigning while seeking renomination with trips planned to Red China and Moscow
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Associated Press
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S
Minnesota
Shreveport
Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
White House
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Nixon
New Hampshire
Lane Dwinnell
Tisan
Red China
Moscow
Robert J. Dole
R-Kan
Republican National Committee
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Florida
Wallace
Tallahassee
Fla
Richard Stone
John V. Lindsay
New York
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Shirley Chisholm
Muskie
Orlando
Bank of America San Francisco accident linked to ransom device scare
A Labor Day Bank of America branch in San Francisco suffered a minor accident that sparked discovery of hazardous devices in safe deposit boxes across San Francisco Chicago New York. Warning letters with Chicago postmarks arrived in Chicago and San Francisco revealing the devices and a plan to pressure political prisoners.
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Associated Press
Bank of America
San Francisco
Herald
Chicago
New York City
FBI
U.S. Treasury’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Control
Richmond Clears Sky With Cool Seasonal March Weather
A northerly flow of cool dry air brings sunny skies and seasonable temperatures to Virginia. Dance tonight at W.F.W. Post 2123 with music by The Iron Curtains. Children’s Problems call Concern at 667-0145.
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Richmond
Virginia
W.F.W
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