North Korea Reports U.S. Plane Shot Down
Louisiana police jury convention in Monroe features Gov. McKeithen and Highway Director Ratcliff addressing long range highway plans and package beer sales rules. Sessions discuss air and water pollution, highway policy, and potential new construction limits.
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A. B. Ratcliff
Monroe
Louisiana Police Jury
Ratcliff
Civic Center
McKeithen
Ouachita Parish
T. W. Humphries
Ouachita
Andrew Hedmeg
New Orleans
Hedmeg
Robert Lafleur
Louisiana Stream Control Commission
John E. Trygg
State Health Department
Bureau of Environmental Health
Bobby E. Price
Louisiana Tech
Humphries
Charles O. Naquin
Thibodaux
Civic Center Conference Hall
East Texas
Bob Murphey
Resolutions Committee
Highway Committee
North Korea shoots at U S recon plane. 31 aboard missing
Tokyo AP report says North Korea claimed to have shot down a large U S EC 121 recon plane over the Sea of Japan. Pentagon confirms a 31 aboard Navy aircraft is missing as ships and rescue aircraft search the area.
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U.S. Defense Department
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Defense Department
Pentagon
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J. B. Colwell
Naval Operations
House Armed Services Committee
White House
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Nixon
Ziegler
Henry A. Kissinger
North Korea
Wonsan
Japan
Daniel Z. Henkin
Henkin
Atsugi
Henkins
Tucker and Dale
Sasebo
U.S. Troops Repel Large North Viet Offensive Near Cambodia
U S ground troops artillery and air power killed 198 North Vietnamese soldiers as two battalions tried to overrun a day-old Diamond Til camp near Saigon. Thirteen Americans died and three were wounded as about 500 enemy troops attacked at 3 15 a m from three directions. Lt Col Vincent Odds led the battle from a helicopter.
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Saigon
U.S
Diamond Til
25Th Division
Vincent Odds
Green Cove Springs
Fla
Witness details Hoffa jury tampering trust fund link
Aubrey Young testified in Baton Rouge that a 1967 roadside meeting included Bobby Kennedy trust fund talk involving Dalton Smith and Edward Grady Partin. He said he walked away as the discussion shifted to Hoffa’s conviction while Smith offered money for influence.
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John McKeithen
Bobby Kennedy
Dalton Smith
Baton Rouge
Teamsters
Edward Grady Partin
Aubrey Young
Smith
Partin
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Young
Hoffa
Ossie Brown
State Dist
Fred LeBlanc
Brown
Texas
Austin
Tex
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT at Ouachita Parish High School reunion planning
Blanche Milton shapes rock gardens with white marble chips and monkey grass as she nears completion for a yard project. A 20th year reunion for the Class of 50 at Ouachita Parish High School is in the works with Berle Palmer calling alumni to a planning meeting at 7 p.m. April 22 at Highland School in West Monroe.
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Blanche Milton
Blanche
Ouachita Parish
Berle Palmer
Highland School
West Monroe
Chuckle Flattery Colloquy About Soft Soap Remark
A humorous line claims soft soap is ninety percent lye, framing the remark as a playful aside about flattery and soap making. The quip uses exaggeration to poke fun at undue praise and the chemistry of cleaning agents.
Aquanauts End Record 60 Days Undersea at Virgin Islands
Four aquanauts completed 60 days living in the Tektite I undersea habitat off Great Lameshur Bay in the Virgin Islands. They emerged in a decompression chamber after mapping the sea floor, studying geology and algae, and tagging lobsters.
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ST. John
V.I
Great Lameshur Bay
Virgin Islands
Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
Sealab 2
Conrad Mahnken
John van der Walker
Richard Waller
Edward Clifton
Nixon Details Budget Cuts and Fiscal Surplus Plan
President Nixon outlined a revised budget aiming for a 5.8 billion surplus starting July 1, with total reductions of about 4 billion. Defense and military aid bear most cuts, including 1.1 billion for military spending, while Social Security benefits rise and the Justice Department gains 16 million. The Budget Bureau cites hard decisions and program reforms across agencies.
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Washington
Nixon
Justice Department
Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Congress
Budget Bureau
Stock Averages Drift Lower In Moderate Trading
In New York investors moved cautiously as the market drifted lower in moderate trading. The Dow Jones fell 2.80 to 929.84 at 1 p.m. while the Associated Press average slipped 0.7 to 334.1 at noon with mixed results among sectors and Ling-Temco-Vought gaining 1 percent despite a prior 2 percent drop. The Justice Department filed suit to force LT V to divest its stake in Jones & Laughlin Steel.
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New York
Associated Press
Ling-Temco-Vought
L-T-V
Justice Department
Jones & Laughlin Steel
Cloudy Mild Weather With Showers Likely
North east Louisiana to stay mild with cloudy skies and possible showers or thunder showers tonight into Wednesday. Daytime highs 74 to 80, tonight’s low 62 to 66, Thursday partly cloudy and warm with scattered thundershowers. Monroe FAA reports 71 high, 55 low Monday with no rain. winds shifting southerly by Wednesday. Dewpoints mid 50s to mid 60s. sunshine about 50 percent today.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
Louisiana Delta Agricultural Advisory
Actresses Tie For Top Film Oscars Honor
HOLLYWOOD AP reports a rare dual best actress tie at the Academy Awards with Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl and Katharine Hepburn for The Lion in Winter. Hepburn becomes the first three time winner. Cliff Robertson is named best actor for Charly.
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Hollywood
Barbra Streisand
Katharine Hepburn
The
Miss Hepburn
Cliff Robertson
Charly
Jack Albertson
Ruth Gordon
Rosemary
Academy
Fredric March
Wallace Beery
the Champ
Hepburn
Suez Canal battles intensify as 9th day of crossfire
The Associated Press reports an artillery duel along the Suez Canal for the ninth straight day with Israeli and Egyptian forces exchanging fire from both banks. UN observers restored a cease-fire at night after jets and tanks, and two Israeli soldiers were killed with two wounded.
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Associated Press
Suez Canal
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Basal Avzeauls
Jordan River
Israel
Jordan
Ashdot Ya'Aqyov
Sea of Galilee
United Nations
Egypt
New York
U.N
Middle East
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
King Hussein
U Thant
Britain raises corporation tax in new budget
London AP reports chancellor Roy Jenkins raised Britain’s corporation tax from 42% to 45% in the budget while leaving individual income taxes intact. He cited disappointing post devaluation performance and urged austerity with concessions to improve the foreign balance. Gasoline tax increased 2 cents per gallon to 54 cents. bookmakers face triple local tax. gambling casinos duties up one third.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
Roy Jenkins
Jenkins
Jury Ponders Sirhan's Mental State in RFK Killing
In Los Angeles a jury weighs Sirhan Bishara Sirhan's mental state at the time of he stabbing Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The seven men and five women left the courtroom after hearing defenses, prosecutors and witnesses describe his mental condition.
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Sirhan
Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Unclear Flood Report Details From Camden Monroe Data
Fragmentary OCR notes mention location flood, Camden and Monroe with numeric values 26 612.5 40 33.0. no clear event or outcomes present. The text lacks complete sentences, dates, or identifiable organizations to anchor a full summary.
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Camden
Monroe
Deadline Today For Taxes And Homestead Exemptions
Taxpayers must postmark federal returns by midnight today and Ouachita Parish owners have until 5 pm to sign homestead exemption forms. Exemptions cut property tax by 7000 for veterans and 2000 for others, with state covering up to 5000 for owner occupied homes. Tax assessor Russell says 22 000 residents are eligible and 600 had not signed by Monday.
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Ouachita Parish
Ocis
Russell
Louisiana
Court House
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