Military Base Closings Planned Across Nation
Secretary of Defense Elliott L. Richardson announced 274 base closings or cuts to save about 3.5 billion over the next decade, eliminating 42,800 jobs across 32 states plus Washington DC and Puerto Rico. Initial fiscal 1974 costs total 60 million as moves and transfers exceed salary savings. Major reductions affect Boston Navy Yard, Hunters Point, Long Beach, Newport, Laredo, Ramay, Quonset Point and four additional naval air stations, with civilian and military job losses and substantial annual savings outlined.
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District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Richardson
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
California
Ft. Dix
N.J
Long Beach
Calif
Newport
Laredo Air Force Base
Tex
Ramey Air Force Base
Quonset Point
R.I
Naval Air Station and Hospital
Naval Air Stations
Imperial Beach
Key West
Fla
Albany
Brunswick
Gunfire Erupts At Wounded Knee
Federal police and Indians exchanged heavy fire on the perimeter of Wounded Knee South Dakota after a supply drop. An Indian man was wounded in the head and flown to Pine Ridge. gunfire lasted about 14 hours starting around 9 a.m. EST.
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Wounded Knee
S. D
Charles Cadieux
Interior Department
Pine Ridge
Cadieux
Record Heat Tops 88 in Thermal California
The National Weather Service reported the highest temperature on Monday outside Alaska and Hawaii reached 88 degrees in Thermal California. The day’s low was 19 degrees at International Falls Minnesota, highlighting wide regional temperature contrasts.
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New York
Diplomat Says Yes Perhaps No In A Joke
A humorous quip about diplomacy turns on how words like yes perhaps and no are interpreted. The line suggests that a diplomat’s statements often carry indirect meaning and confusion.
River Station Flood Stages Shift as River Rises
River stages show a rise at Station Monroe from 40 to 43.7 with Camden at 621.6, up 1.6 units, indicating ongoing flood conditions and a stationary stage for the Camden gauge.
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Monroe
Camden
EPA head urges Congress to ease auto emissions rules
Environmental Protection Agency chief William Ruckelshaus urged Congress to ease the 1978 NOx controls on automobiles and proposed EPA set the standard rather than Congress. He testified that scientific NOx measurements were wrong and most areas do not need major cutbacks in emissions for years.
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Washington
Environmental Protection
William D. Ruckelshaus
Congress
Ruckelshaus
Los Angeles
Chicago
Senate
Sen
Edmund
Muskie
Dmaine
EPA
North Delta hosts EDA officials visiting Monroe
North Delta Regional Planning and Economic Development Council hosts Garth Austin from the Austin regional EDA office and George Bickel and Leslie Chefers from Washington headquarters. They meet Monroe Mayor Ralph Troy and local leaders to discuss North Delta goals.
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North Delta Regional Planning and Economic Development Council
Ellis Bairnsfather
North Delta
The
Economic Development Administration
Monroe
Garth Austin
EDA
Austin
Tex
George Bickel
Leslie Chefers
Washington, D.C
Ralph Troy
Cambodia Towns Stormed By Reds
Communist troops stormed two Cambodian towns with fierce hand to hand combat as government forces retreated in one and defensive actions continued in the other. U S warplanes bombed targets in Cambodia and Laos for consecutive days while Kep fell and Tram Khnar faced heavy mortar fire.
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U.S
Cambodia
Laos
Tha Vieng
Saigon
South Vietnam
Kep
Phnom Penh
Tram Khnar
Kennedy urges wholesale tax reform and targeted loophole cuts
Sen Edward Kennedy calls for a broad overhaul of the tax code with focus on loopholes for the wealthy. He opposes closing all loopholes and proposes reforms including a higher minimum tax, targeted deductions replaced by credits, and raising inclusion of capital gains to 69 percent with a one year holding period.
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Washington
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mas
Kennedy
House
Ways and Means Committee
Thunderstorms Likely Today in Twin Cities
A weather brief for the Twin Cities indicates showers and a few thunderstorms today and tonight with rain ending early Wednesday. Highs in the lower 70s, lows around the mid 50s, and a Wednesday high near 75. Rain chances 0 to 60 percent, with about 1 inch expected.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
HEW moves to halt desegregation delays in 184 districts
The Department of Health Education and Welfare informs 184 districts in 16 Southern or border states of possible hearings or information requests as it continues to enforce desegregation orders. Nine districts face potential loss of federal aid, while 159 are asked for enrollment and faculty data and 10 to 15 show no major deviation in pupil assignments. Some districts may receive hearings by an administrative law judge with a 20 day extension. Other districts have new plans approved with limited transportation increases.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Peter E. Holmes
HEW
Office For Civil Rights
Pennsylvania
Holmes
Wensboro
Kinston City
Tarboro
N.C
Sumter No
York No
S.C
John H. Pratt
National Guard Flood Duty Expands in Morgan City
Maj. Gen. O J Daigle announced a Houma infantry company will join flood duty in Morgan City. Units from Bogalusa Thibodaux New Orleans Franklin Hammond and Covington already serve there. A dirt moving equipment motor pool and National Guard field headquarters are now in Morgan City to assist the secondary levee work.
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Baton Rouge
O. J. Daigle
National Guard
Houma
Morgan City
Bogalusa
Thibodaux
New Orleans
Franklin
Hammond
Covington
Atchafalaya
Daigle
Morganza Spillway Opens to Relieve Old River Pressure
Army engineers opened 42 of Morganza's 125 floodgates at dawn to divert about 606000 cubic feet of water per second into the Atchafalaya basin. The move aims to ease pressure on the Old River Control Structure after a wall collapse, with Edwards and Noble overseeing the operation and forecasts warning of more rain.
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Morganza
Mississippi
Atchafalaya
Louisiana
Concordia Parish
Louisana
Edwin Edwards
Charles C. Noble
Mississippi River Commission
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Bonnet Carre
Lake Pontchartrain
Edwards
Baton Rouge
Clarence Vicroy
National Weather Service
Mississippi Valley
Victoy
Atchafalaya River
Gulf of Mexico
Old River
Morgan City Gow
Morgan City
State Department of Public Works
Gen
Noble
Vicksburg
Miss
Marriages Last Longer In Ouachita Parish
In Ouachita Parish the divorce rate is lower than national and regional levels with 30 per 1000 residents over 14 divorced. Total divorces include 833 men and 1,654 women, while national figures reach over 800,000 yearly. Experts cite laws, attitudes, and economic independence as factors.
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United States
South Central States
Ouachita Parish
Thunderstorms Soak New Orleans and Gulf Coast
The storm system dumped almost four inches of rain on New Orleans and pushed floodwaters up the Mississippi against the dike. Gusty winds from a Canadian center hit the Great Lakes area while mild east and south temperatures persisted. Gale warnings covered the Great Lakes coast as rain and snow swept the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures ranged from 20 at International Falls to 75 at Key West.
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Associated Press
Gulf Coast
Appalachians
Louisiana
New Orleans
Mississippi
East
Canada
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Montana
International Falls
Minn
Key West
Fla
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United Press International
Inside the News-Star
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Lowman
Radio-Tvv
van Dellen
News - Star News Service
John Tropman
University of Michigan
Department of Commerce
News-Star
News-Star—World
Magnovax
Baldwin Organ
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