Israelis and Arabs Clash In Two Mideast Battles
In separate confrontations, Israelis and Arabs clash in two Middle East battles as the AP reports. The labor data show modest job gains with March employment at 77.7 million and unemployment at 3.4 percent, driven by teenagers and construction. Earnings rise to 2.98 per hour for rank and file workers.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Harold Goldstein
Bureau
Goldstein
Stocks Rise Modestly In Moderate Trading
The stock market edged higher in moderate trading with the Dow up 2.74 points at 921.52 at 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Gains outpaced losses by a margin of about 100 issues as investors chased higher prices after Monday's decline.
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New York
Dow
Market rally led by bargain hunters boosts select stocks
Brokers cited selective bargain hunting by institutions and individuals among discounted issues. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks at noon fell 0.1 to 332.3 as industrials rose 0.4 while utilities dropped 0.3. Conglomerates advanced with Ling-Temco-Vought up 1 to 55. steels rose while motors aircraft and electronics showed mixed results.
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Associated Press
Ling-Temco-Vought
Pneumonia Reported For Heart Transplant Patient
Has kell Karp, 47, of Skokie Illinois, who survived 65 hours with a mechanical heart, developed pneumonia after receiving a second human heart at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston. Doctors report a pneumonia patch in the right lung and low kidney function, yet he remains responsive though tired. No bulletin date given.
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Houston
Tex
Haskell Karp
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Skokie
Karp
State May Move To Block Local Sales Tax Push
A draft bill in the May session would overrule a 1968 attorney general ruling allowing New Orleans and other municipalities to collect local sales taxes from any person who receives tangible property. Officials warn contingency costs could reach 4 million dollars annually.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Legislative Council
Division of
Tthe
New Orleans
Shreveport
Division of Administration
Bernard Sliger
Sliger
Bennie Turcan
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Birth and military news note
The Chamblesses announce the birth of Bradley Alton on April 4 at Glenwood Hospital weighing 9 pounds 13 ounces. Grandparents are A P McManus and A B Chambless of Bros. The piece also notes Airman Samuel M. Smith son of Sam B Smith of Monroe who recently graduated from Sheppard Air Force Base Texas and will train further there.
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Alton Chambless
Haynes St
West Monroe
Bradley Alton
Bradley
Glenwood Hospital
A. P. McManus
A. B. Chambless
Bros
U.S. Air Force Technical School
Sheppard Air Force Base
Texas
Samuel M. Smith
Sam B Smith
Lincoln Road
Monroe
Neville High School
Sheppard
Voters Decide On Parish Tax Measures In Ouachita
Voters in Ouachita Parish face five property tax renewals totaling 4.25 mills and a 325,000 dollar bond issue plus a half mill levy for Cheniere Lake. Turnout in six hours was about 10 percent of 16,186 registered owners with polls open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The road tax faces opposition from Monroe City Council over funds used for private driveways.
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Ouachita Parish
Green Oaks
Cheniere Lake
Monroe
Monroe Health Board Appointed to Oversee Ambulance Services
The Monroe City Council amended its health ordinance to create a five member Municipal Board of Health to administer ambulance policies. Drs Frank X. Cline Sol I Courtman and Calvin Folds named from Ouachita Parish Medical Society. Mayor W L Howard and Arthur G Barker named to government seats to enforce policies. The ordinance becomes effective in 90 days and will require permits licenses records and fees for ambulances and drivers with radio dispatch rules and emergency procedures.
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Monroe
W. L. Howard
City Sanitation
Arthur G. Barker
Howard
Barker
Orleans Parish to Start Hiring School Teachers
Dr. Carl J. Dolce, Orleans Parish superintendent, authorized to hire replacements for striking teachers to reopen all schools. The walkout by the AFL-CIO teachers union aimed to force a bargaining agent election amid 826 of 4500 teachers out on Thursday and 900 on Monday.
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New Orleans
Carl J. Dolce
Orleans Parish
American Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
Parish
Dr. Dolce
Weather outlook: mild clouds persist in northeast Louisiana
Partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures continue through Wednesday in northeast Louisiana with a chance of showers or thundershowers. Highs 78 to 82, lows 60 to 64. FAA Monroe reports 75 high, 55 low. no rain Monday. Winds southeast to south 8 to 18 mph. Dewpoints 50s to 60s. Sunshine about 40 percent today and Wednesday.
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Louisiana
U.S
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
Louisiana Delta Agricultural
Saigon Area Shelled As Vietnam Reds Strike
Five rocket or mortar rounds hit northern Saigon outskirts injuring a Vietnamese army officer his wife and son. Shelling targeted Gia Dinh Dong Nhut and Dong Nhi near the river. seventh attack since Feb 23.
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Saigon
Gia Dinh
Dong Nhut
Dong Nhi
Newport River
U.S. Senate
Armed Services Committee
Sen
John G. Tower
R-Tex
U.S
Johnson Horace Y. Hy Johnson Dies at 77
Horace Y. Hy Johnson 77 died at his home in West Monroe Monday night. Funeral services are incomplete but directed by Mulhearn Funeral Home of Monroe. He is survived by wife Daisy Johnson son Ivy C. Johnson daughter Nonette Ray five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Horace Y
Hy) Johnson
North 3Rd West
Monroe
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Johnson
Daisy Johnson
Ivy C. Johnson
Little Rock
Ark
Nonette Ray
Laredo
Texas
River Stage Readings Show Mixed Flood Signals
River stages at Camden and Monroe indicate mixed flood readings. Camden reports 26.112 feet with a 9 fall as Monroe holds at 40.33 feet stationarily while nearby locations show changes in stage.
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Camden
Monroe
Soviet planes fly near Alaska in routine patrols
Pentagon sources say Soviet bomber sorties along North American fringes have become routine, with three dozen incidents over 18 months near Alaska and Canada. Interceptors are not always scrambled, though radar tracking continues from first approach until exit.
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U.S. Navy
North Pacific
Pentagon
North
Washington
North America
U. S
Continental
Alaska
Canada
U.S
Canadian
North American
Clarence Ball Dies in West Feliciana Near St Francisville
Clarence W. Ball 51 former North east State College auditor and later business manager died of an apparent stroke while driving near St Francisville. Funeral rites are set in Winnsboro with First National Funeral Home. He is survived by his mother, sister, aunt, and uncle.
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Clarence W. Ball
Northeast State College
First National Funeral Home
Winnsboro
Ball
Northeast
Monroe
St. Francisville
West Feliciana Parish
Oba Ball
L. E. Brand
Winns
Planes Attack Jordan Port on Aqaba Gulf
Israeli and Egyptian forces clashed around Aqaba Gulf and the Suez Canal. Israeli jets hit the Jordanian port of Aqaba Elath after rockets from Aqaba struck Israeli town Elath. Cease-fire attempts failed until U S observers brokered truces. Two civilians died and nine injured in Aqaba, and thirteen were hurt in Elath.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Gulf of Aqaba
Suez Canal
Aqaba
Elath
al Fatah
U.N
Egypt
U.S
Jordan
East Africa
Far East
Queen of Sheba
Chuckle Woman Sees Equal Rights Debate in Hair Tribute
A humorous editorial notes a bald spot on a woman as a jab at gender equality arguing she remains handsome in spite of looks. The piece mocks stereotypes, using wit to discuss social norms and gender expectations.
Voter Affidavits Allow Ballot Despite Assessed Property List
Ouachita Parish registrar Everett Zeagler reports a flood of calls as voters not on the property assessment list may vote by signing an affidavit stating their property’s assessed value. He stressed that such affidavits remove delay and urged workers to follow instructions to avoid turning voters away. Women property co-owners may vote half the assessed value if the property is in the husband’s name.
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Ouachita
Everett Zeagler
Zengler
Officers Seek Aubrey Young as Material Witness
East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Sargent Pitcher announced an all points bulletin for Aubrey Young as a material witness in the public bribery case against New Orleans contractor Dalton Smith. The sheriff’s office has not served a subpoena. Young was last seen at a labor convention in New Orleans. Separate: Judge Elmo Lear withdrew an order requiring disclosure of certain information to Smith’s lawyer.
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Baton Rouge, la
East Baton Rouge Parish
Sargent Pitcher
Aubrey Young
New Orleans
Dalton Smith
Pitcher
Parish
Young
Smith
Dist
Elmo Lear
Ossie Brown
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