Warplanes clash above Suez Canal amid crossfire
Israel and Egypt clash in the Suez region as jets battle overhead while artillery and tank fire shake the waterway. Israel claims downing a MIG21 and says its planes returned safely. Cairo says one Egyptian plane forced to land and claims an Israeli loss. Israeli reports confirm casualties and air sorties. Political jabs accompany the day’s fighting with Abba Eban challenging Jordan’s king on peace proposals. NYSE shows mixed activity with ten stocks up, seven down, three steady.
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National Press Club
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New York Stock Exchange
Stock Market Mixed In Narrow Trading Session
New York AP says the stock market opened mixed and held in a narrow range with broad sidelined trading. The Dow Jones stood at 933.15 at 1 p.m., down 0.51, while the Associated Press average slipped to 334.8 unchanged, with leaders up and utilities down. Continental Airlines began trading on the NYSE at 1844, down 25 percent as last administration grants were withdrawn.
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Judge Convicts 13 in Chicago for 1968 march
Magistrate Arthur L. Dunne found 13 defendants guilty of disorderly conduct for a street march during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Fines ranged from 200 to 400 dollars in a juryless Circuit Court trial tackling police powers and First Amendment rights.
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Arthur L. Dunne
River Stage Readings Show Flood Risk Shifts
Reported water levels at Camden and Monroe indicate rising flood potential with stage changes noted. Camden logs 26 and Monroe 40 with a fall noted. readings show current exposure and shifting conditions along the river.
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Monroe
Eight Louisiana traffic deaths mark deadly weekend
Eight people died in Louisiana weekend crashes including a Shreveport family of three in Texas. In Alexandria a head on crash killed a New Orleans matron and her daughter on La 1. Two men from Estherwood and Rayne died in a U S 90 collision near Crowley. Three Zachary teens perished when a car hit a culvert on La 67. Albert Daniels of Campti died in a hit and run on a highway near Campti. A Carthage Texas collision killed a Shreveport couple and their 6 year old daughter.
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Marie Cotie
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Alvin J. McBride
Estherwood
Paul J. Prevost
Rayne
U.S
Crowley
Zachary
Robert Gordon
Ernest Gordon
Ray Gordon
Albert Daniels
Campti
Carthage
Weatherman asked to fix forecast for area
Local readers demand accurate daily forecasts with rain during the week and sun on weekends. The letter-writer laments perpetual rainy Saturdays and bright weekdays and urges the weatherman to control the weather.
Couple celebrates anniversary with Mississippi wedding trip
Mr and Mrs Ronald Measel of 1612 N 2nd St Monroe marked their anniversary by a weekend trip to Mississippi to attend Ronnie s cousin s wedding and wish many happy anniversaries to the newlyweds.
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N. 2Nd St
Monroe
Mississippi
Ronnie
Parishes Urged to Handle Highway Bond Projects
The Louisiana Police Jury Association Highway Committee urged parishes be allowed to carry out highway bond projects under state supervision. Members cited cost savings per mile in Ouachita Parish and questioned how funds would be allocated, with debate over whether funds are a one time payment or yearly allotments.
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Louisiana Police Jury Association
Nick Love
Webster Parish
Ouachita Parish
Allan Rawls
Ouachita
Love
State Highway Department
A. B. Ratclif
Monroe
Rawls
R. Eddie Evans
Lincoln Parish
J. T. Bierden
Red River Parish
Ratcliff
Nimbus 3 Weather Satellite Launch Reports Orbit
The Nimbus 3 satellite, weighing 1269 pounds, lifted from Vandenberg Air Force Base to a 686 mile polar orbit. It carries seven research instruments to extend weather forecasts up to two weeks and includes plutonium-238 power packs for over a year of operation.
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U.S
Nimbus 3
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Yellowstone National Park
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Flood Reaches Across Midwest As Evacuations Continue
Thousands remain homeless as swollen rivers in the Dakotas Minnesota and Iowa crest and recede. Minot North Dakota faced 17 foot crest with 3 000 evacuated and 22 foot projected. Fargo and Wahpeton brace for major rises on the Red River. Mississippi overflow reaches St Paul suburbs and Wisconsin and Illinois towns report rising flood levels.
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State Police Jury Convention Opens in Monroe
The 45th annual Louisiana Police Jury Association meeting at Monroe Civic Center drew over 800 delegates by noon with 500 jurors and 300 guests registered. Key speakers included Paul Keller on This Atomic World and officers announced officer elections and increased next year’s registration fees to 40 dollars.
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Monroe
Dorothy
Louisiana Police Jury Association
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W. A. Breedlove
Ouachita Police Jury
Webb Roberts
Paul Keller
Louisiana Board of Nuclear Energy
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Thibodaux
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W. L. Howard Cook
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Louisiana Parish
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New Orleans
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New Iberia
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Minden
Caddo Parish
Hazel H. Heflin
Webster Parish
Floyd N. Herrington
Beauregard Parish
Bernard A. Alfred
Bossier Parish
Dorothy Simpson
Rapides Parish
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Weather forecast for Northeast Louisiana mild with showers risk
Partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures are forecast for Northeast Louisiana through Tuesday with warmer conditions and a chance of showers on Wednesday. Highs expected 70 to 76 and a low around 54 to 60. At Monroe Municipal Airport the high Sunday was 73 and the low this morning 60 with 1.69 inches of rain recorded Sunday. Winds vary 6 to 16 mph.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
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FAA
Monroe Municipal
Monroe
Today's Chuckle There Are More Wisecrackers
A lighthearted column note jokes that there are more wisecrackers than smart cookies, playing on humor and wordplay. No specific people or events are mentioned, delivering a quick chuckle to readers.
Namath Arrested on Traffic Charges in Miami
Jets quarterback Joe Namath was booked at Dade County Jail on three traffic charges including drunken driving and careless driving after an officer said he drove at 70 mph. He was released in under an hour.
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Miami
Joe Namath
New York Jets
Namath
Dade County
Lesshan
Nixon outlines domestic program with crime tax and welfare aims
President Nixon presented Congress with a broad domestic program to be rolled out in parts. He urged higher Social Security benefits, crime controls, tax reform, and a plan to share federal revenues to ease fiscal crises. He listed ten initial recommendations including tax changes, equal employment effort, and national transit development.
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Nixon
Congress
National Governors’ Conference
Capitol Hill
Post Office Department
National Capital
Con
Tanks Break Siege as US Forces Rescue Platoon
In a four hour battle near Black Virgin Mountain 45 miles northwest of Saigon, American scout troops and air cavalry were pinned by North Vietnamese machine guns until tanks and armored personnel carriers breached the jungle to rescue them. Fifteen Americans were killed and 16 wounded. 10 enemy bodies were later counted. Farther south near the Cambodian border, 25th Infantry Division mechanized battalion troops killed 24 North Vietnamese near the Citadel, duplicating previous losses against the same enemy force.
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Black Virgin Mountain
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
1St Air Cavalry Division
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
the Citadel
Mao’s Heir Named as China's Ruler by Red China Party
Tokyo AP reports the Chinese Communist Party adopted a new constitution based on Mao Zedong thought and named Lin Piao as Mao's heir. The congress, opening April 1 in Peking, elected Mao as chairman and Lin as vice chairman, with Chou En-lai as secretary-general amid ongoing central committee selections.
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Red China Party
Tokyo
Chinese Communist Party
Mao Tse-ting
Lin Piao
China
Peking
New China
Hsinhua
Communist Party Congress
NCNA
Mao T'se-tung
Lin
Chou En-lai
NAM Opposes Proposed Minimum Tax on Wealthy
The National Association of Manufacturers urged against a new minimum tax on the wealthy saying it would not close the tax gap and could hinder growth. NAM official Donald H. Gleason testified before the House Ways and Means Committee and called for at least a 50 percent cut in capital gains tax to spur investment amid high interest rates and capital shortages.
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National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Donald H. Gleason
House
Ways and Means Committee
Gleason
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