U S Troops Open Two New Drives Across Vietnam
U S forces announce two major sweep operations in the north and near Da Nang. About 8 000 Marines and paratroopers sweep Lao border regions to cut North Vietnamese troop movements and supply lines. Casualties include 26 Marines and 59 North Vietnamese killed in Operation Purple Martin and 80 Marines wounded.
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U.S. Command
South Vietnam
Young Men’s Business Club
Lake Charles
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Khe Sanh
Maine Crag
A Shau
Oklahoma Hills
1Ist
da Nang
U.S
Ormond R. Simpson
Corpus Christi
Tex
Israel Egypt Clash Across Suez Canal Sparks Cease Fire
Israeli and Egyptian forces fought across the Suez Canal for about two hours with artillery tanks mortars and small arms. U N monitors arranged a cease fire after the exchange. Both sides claimed the other started the fighting and reported limited or no Israeli casualties.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Egypt
Suez Canal
U.N
Canal
Port Suez
Port Taufiq
Tax election set with 16186 eligible voters in Ouachita Parish
Officials report 16186 property owners eligible to vote in Tuesday's tax election totaling 40246473 in assessments. West Monroe, Monroe and surrounding areas show 2495 5778764 8058 23938060 5633 voters outside Twin Cities. Proposals include health unit millage detention home road maintenance drainage Chenire Lake and a 325000 bond for recreational facilities. Absentee voting turnout was seven ballots.
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Ouachita Parish
Registrar of Voters
West Monroe
Monroe
Twin Cities
Parish
Green Oaks
Cheniere Lake
Government worries as 25 percent live beyond means
A satirical note questions government worry over 25 percent of people living beyond their means with a punchy line about who is speaking.
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U. S
Voters Office Closed for State Holiday
Everett Zeagler of the Parish Registrar of Voters learned his office will be closed for a state holiday. He planned to return by midweek but reconsidered and now aims to come back Monday to ensure deputy Roberta Holdsworth has tasks ready for Tuesday's election. Patricia Elaine Hill from Breaux Bridge visited Monroe for Easter holidays and reunion with friends Dolores Harvester and Darrell Harvester.
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Everett Zeagler
Quachilla Parish
Zeagler
Roberta Holdsworth
Patricia Elaine Hill
Breaux Bridge
Monroe
Dolores
Darrell Harveston
Tricia
Nixon names ambassadors to Hungary and Turkey
President Nixon announced nominations for Alfred Puhan to Budapest and William J. Handley to Ankara. He also signed an executive order easing the interest equalization tax and instructed the Commerce Department to relax foreign investment restrictions. A Far East trade mission by Maurice H. Stans was set for April and May.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Hungary
Turkey
Alfred Puhan
Budapest
Martin J. Hillenbrand
Komer
Robert W. Komer
Lyndon B. Johnson
Vietnam
William J. Handley
Florida
White House
Commerce Department
Johnson
Federal Reserve Hikes Discount Rate and Reserve Requirements
The Federal Reserve Board raises the discount rate from 5 percent to 6 percent effective today, the highest in 40 years. Banks may pass higher costs to customers as the move signals tighter credit. The Fed also orders banks to increase reserve requirements held in vaults or with Fed banks.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Washington
Federal Reserve Banks
Medic who never fired a shot earns Distinguished Service Cross
Glen Chedester, a conscientious objector and medic, earned the Distinguished Service Cross from the Vietnam War battle near Saigon on Good Friday April 12, 1968. He treated 15 to 16 wounded under heavy fire without using a weapon, later recalling the danger and the need to save lives. He also holds the Silver Star and three Bronze Stars.
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San Antonio
Tex
Glen Chedester
Vietnam
Saigon
Chedester
David
Glen
Glen’’ Chedester
Walla Walla, Wash
Seventh Day Adventists
David R. Chedester
Walla Walla
Brooke Army Medical Center
Easter Services Set Across Nation By The Associated Press
Outdoor Easter services draw thousands nationwide as millions attend lily decorated churches and protests against the Vietnam War mark the holiday. Notable events include a sunrise service atop Bald Knob Mountain in Southern Illinois and a 20 000 pilgrim climb at Mount Adams Ohio. Other observances unfold in Baltimore, Chicago, Indianapolis, Bethlehem, and Norman areas with varied programs and community participation.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mount Adams
Wilfred Flannery
Father
Oklahoma
Lawton
John
Tulsa
Okla
Arkansas River
Baltimore
Memorial Stadium
Order of Demolay
Marion
Ind
Christ
Union Station
Bethelem
Moravian Trombone Choir
Central Moravian Church
Indianapolis
Pilgrims Walk Via Dolorosa on Good Friday in Jerusalem
In Jerusalem on Good Friday about 1000 Christian pilgrims walked the Via Dolorosa toward the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Monks and nuns plus families followed the cobbled street amid light drizzle and sobbing devotees pausing at the seven Stations of the Cross.
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Holy Land
Jerusalem
Holy City
Christ
Via Dolorosa
Jesus
Daughters of Jerusalem
Burglars Haul Off Local Firm Safe in Monroe
Police investigated a safe burglary at A. A. Dunn Transfer and Storage in Monroe. Thieves removed a two and a half by three foot safe after hours through a window and back door, loading it onto an awaiting vehicle. The safe contained an undetermined amount of money and the break in was found around 3 a.m. by patrol units.
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Monroe
A. A. Dunn Transfer and Storage’ Company
de Soto St
Injured Baroness Churchill Suffers Thigh Break in Fall
London AP reports Baroness Spencer-Churchill, 84, fell at her home and broke her thigh. She underwent surgery at Westminster Hospital and a spokesman said her condition is as satisfactory as can be expected. Lady Churchill became a life peeress in 1965, three months after Winston Churchill's death.
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London
Spencer-Churchill
Winston Churchill
Westminster Hospital
Lady Churchill
Heavy Slash In Job Corps Centers Goal
The White House plans a $100 million cut to Job Corps funding, threatening closure of 60 percent of conservation centers and 40 percent of urban centers. Congress reacts as some districts mobilize to oppose the cuts while a center in Rep. Flood's district is spared.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Daniel J. Flood
D-Pa
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
Labor Department
George Schulz
House Education and Labor Committee
Carl D. Perkins
D-Ky
Widow Eisenhower to Return Home After Funeral Train
Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower arrived in Washington on the private train carrying her husband’s body from Abilene Kansas and said she plans to return to their Gettysburg Pennsylvania home though long range plans are indefinite Lt Col Maurice Shahrabani said she will go back to Gettysburg with no fixed schedule amid the national mourning following President Eisenhower’s death.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Capital
Kansas
Gettysburg
Maurice Shahrabani
Military District of
Eisenhower
Union Station
Abilene
Kan
Pleasant Easter Weekend Slated
The weatherman forecasts pleasant Easter weekend weather with partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures across northeast Louisiana through Sunday. Daytime highs around 78 to 82 degrees and overnight lows near 56 to 60 are noted, with Monroe Municipal Airport recording a Thursday high of 81 and a morning low of 62 amid light winds.
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FAA
Monroe
Mon
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