Monroe mayoral bid by David Kelly fronts race
David Kelly, 35, announced his candidacy to become Monroe’s first Black mayor since Reconstruction, pending the April 29 Democratic primary. He pledges a grassroots campaign and a 14 point plan including lower utility rates, a downtown shopping mall, racial harmony, and hiring Black firefighters.
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Civic Center
Senate Leaders Plan April 16 China Tour
Sen Mike Mansfield and Sen Hugh Scott will depart April 16 for a three week mainland China tour. Mansfield says the trip aims to visit 5 to 7 cities to engage with Chinese people, with a staff of six to eight and their wives accompanying them. They will not bring State Department personnel and will travel without formal instructions.
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Gallo Brothers Gang Leader Joey Gallo Slain in Little Italy
New York AP report says Joey Gallo also known as Crazy Joe was shot dead in Uberto's Clam House at 129 Mulberry Street in Manhattan early today. He was taken to Beckman Downtown Hospital dead on arrival after a single assailant fired several times. police described the killer as a stocky man in his early forties. The killing ends a long run of gang activity tied to the Gallo brothers and the Profaci Colombo era in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
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Beckman
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Mulberry St
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Profaci
Joseph Colombo Sr
Colombo
Gallos
Attica
Columbus Circle
Reds Open Fourth South Viet Nam Front
North Vietnamese forces seized Loc Ninh district town 75 miles north of Saigon and opened a fourth front with more than a dozen strikes across the Mekong Delta. U.S. warplanes conducted 600+ strikes in Vietnam Laos and Cambodia. losses included two Navy bombers and a rescue helicopter with six Americans missing. Government troops abandoned Fire Base Hung Tam and a bridge on Highway 13 as four North Vietnamese divisions entered South Vietnam up to 20 miles from Saigon amid heavy casualties on both sides.
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Carroll High School
Monroe considers seven new patrol vehicles to replace aging fleet
Monroe Police Chief James Kelly told the City Council that seven patrol cars are needed. He noted most trade ins had 80 000 to 100 000 miles and a combined value near 3000 dollars while new cars cost about 20000 dollars each.
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Laird denounces North Vietnamese invasion of South Vietnam
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird called the North Vietnamese assault a massive invasion and said U S air strikes would continue until enemy troops withdraw across the demilitarized zone. He indicated no return to Paris Peace Talks until conditions are met and noted ground troops would not be used.
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South Vietnam
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Senate approves bill to fight heart disease and strokes
The Senate cleared a 62 to 0 vote on a bill to boost funding for heart and lung disease programs and stroke research. The package authorizes 1.47 billion dollars over three years, with 120 million for 10 model heart disease clinics and emphasis on smoking and diet education alongside NIH research at Bethesda.
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Bethesda
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Congress
LBJ Admitted to Charlottesville Hospital for Chest Pains
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson was admitted to the University of Virginia Hospital’s cardiac unit with chest pains. Dr. Richard Crampton said Johnson is comfortable and stable as tests proceed. He had been visiting his daughter and son-in-law in Charlottesville when symptoms began around 4 a.m. A mobile coronary care unit was dispatched to the Robb home in Farmington.
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University City
Robb
Farmington
Chance Of Rain With Clearing For Monroe Area
Forecast shows a 90 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms today in Monroe with early clearing tonight. Temperatures near mid 80s today, upper 50s tonight, and mid to upper 70s Saturday. Winds southwest 12 to 22 mph shifting to north tonight. FAA station reports a high 79 Thursday and a 71 degree 6 am low with no precipitation.
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PSC Rejects Bell Request On Rates Hike
South Central Bell said it would appeal the Public Service Commission decision denying higher rates. The PSC found the company could not meet a court ordered rate of return and rejected the $25 million request, though a separate $36.1 million revenue request remains pending.
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Pedestrian Overpass Dedicated Across U S 165
Monroe officials and state and city leaders dedicated the Ren wick Street Pedestrian Overpass spanning U S 165 By Pass. The 156 foot precast bridge carries four lanes and a 44 foot median with lights and safety nets. The TOPICS project cost 134272 with state city and federal funding sharing the remainder.
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Braddock
Carroll High School
Henry Carroll
J. Harvey Walthall Jr
George Parsons
Allum
Bryant
John Lindsay
P. Ixayfield Brown
Senators End ITT Probe By April 20 Vote Split Narrowly
The Senate Judiciary Committee backed expanding its probe into ITT and set an April 20 end date. Chairman Eastland said hearings resume Monday and will probe Life magazine allegations of Justice Department improprieties along with Kleindienst's attorney general qualifications. Byrd’s compromise prevailed over Hruska and Tunney proposals.
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R-Neb
John
V. ‘Tunney
D-Calif
Lethal Tornadoes Sweep Illinois Indiana and Iowa
Tornadoes ripped through Polo Illinois and Barnard Indiana with fatalities and injuries while Newton County Indiana suffered a countywide power outage and a damaged high school. Joliet Illinois, Crawfordsville Indiana and nearby areas reported damaged property as storms spread across the Midwest.
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Grissom Air Force Base
March Job Gains and Slow Wholesale Price Rise Reported
The Labor Department said total employment rose by 620,000 to 81.2 million and unemployment edged up to 5.9 percent due to seasonal factors. Wholesale prices increased just 0.1 percent, with farm and processed foods down 0.4 percent, while average hourly earnings rose to $3.57.
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Nixon
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Nixon Nominates Warner as New Navy Secretary
President Nixon named John W. Warner to be Secretary of the Navy succeeding John H. Chafee who resigned to run for the Senate. Warner 45 has served as Undersecretary of the Navy since February 1969 and led the U S delegation to Moscow last October to discuss naval incidents with the Soviet Union. Chafee will seek Rhode Island Senate seats currently held by Claiborne Pell.
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