Nixon to Protect US Recon Flights Near North Korea
President Nixon ordered continued protection for U S reconnaissance flights near North Korea after a North Korean air attack on a U S plane. He said the missions were aborted before reaching North Korean territory and the planes would be protected in international airspace.
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Nixon
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North Korea
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Liuwoa
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
North Korean
Korean
International Sea
South Korea
Space
Europe Watches Dubcek Ouster Shake East West Thaw
London reports Western Europe reacting with dismay at Alexander Dubcek's removal in Czechoslovakia. Officials say Soviet pressure likely forced the change, foretelling a setback to East West dialogue and delaying plans for a European security conference. Danish FM Hartling calls the move a tragic escalation and a new phase in a troubling pattern.
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Europe
Alexander Dubcek
Czechoslovakia
Dubcek
Gustav Husak
Moscow
Pravda
Sovietskaya Rossiya
Rheinische Post
Duesseldorf
West Germany
Sweden
Dagens Nyheter
Soviet Union
London Daily Telegraph
Guardian of Britain
Soviet Naval Buildup Upsets NATO Concerns in Mediterranean
Naples Italy AP Navy headlines report NATO commander in Southern Europe saying a Russian naval buildup in the Mediterranean has grown with more submarines raising alarm. Adm Horacio Rivera warns Moscow may be preparing a major exercise and will observe NATO maneuvers starting Sunday.
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Italy
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Europe
Mediterranean
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
Horacio Rivera
Soviet Union
Viet Cong attack leaves many dead and wounded in Mekong Delta
Viet Cong engagement near Bac Lieu and Vi Thanh leaves at least 51 killed and 93 injured among South Vietnamese militiamen and civilians. U.S. jets, B 52 strikes, and Vietnamese forces respond as widespread bombardments target Viet Cong bases near Saigon and surrounding provinces.
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Mekong
Bac Lieu
Henri Huet
21St Division
Vi Thanh
Nixon speech lifts early stock gains in New York
The stock market rose in active trading as investors reacted to President Nixon’s Viet Nam peace remarks. The Dow Jones averaged 926.60 at 1 p.m., up 2.48, with the Associated Press index up 0.1 at 332.4. Polaroid climbed 2 percent while most gainers outpaced decliners.
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Southeast Asia
Dow
Associated Press
Republic
Polaroid
New York Stock Exchange
River Stage Readings Show Flood Change at Camden Monroe
River stage data indicate fall in Camden 2695 and Monroe at 49 with 32.5 inches reporting. Inventory notes present changes in stage levels and possible flooding indicators.
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Camden
Monroe
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Family News
Kimberley Stovall anxiously awaits the return of her papa from a New Orleans hospital. Dan Pardue, in Monroe, is expected home tomorrow after tests at Ochsner Foundation Hospital with a clean bill of health. Ronald G. Frith, a private in the U S Army, has been assigned to Fort Benning Georgia after attending West Monroe High School.
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Sammie Stovall
DeSiard
Papa
New Orleans
Dan Pardue
Kimberley
Shady Lane
Monroe
Ochsner Foundation
Ronald G. Frith
John H. Frith
George Breese Apts
St. 1St St
U. S. Army
U. S. Army Training Center
Fort Benning
Frith
West Monroe
Army
Weather outlook for Twin Cities area and Monroe MI
Cloudy cooler conditions with thundershowers clearing. Temperatures to reach 66 to 72 today and Saturday, 46 to 32 tonight. Monroe Municipal Airport top 71, low 54. Winds NW 10 to 20 mph, becoming 5 to 15 mph tonight and Saturday. Dry through Sunday with good drying, dewpoints in the 40s. No precipitation expected through Sunday. Continuous sun likely 75 percent or more today and Saturday.
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Louisiana Delta Agricultural Advisory
U S Protests Air Incident Walks Out Of North Korea Meeting
A U S representative protested the downing of a reconnaissance plane by North Korea and walked out after 46 minutes in the Korean Armistice Commission session. North Korea denied the accusation and left shortly after.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U. S
North Korea
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Lee
U.N
Rodong Shinmoon
Armistice Commission
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
Republic of South Korea
Demilitarized Zone
Tornado Damages Monticello Area Schools Homes
A small tornado struck Monticello 25 miles southwest of Lake Providence near noon Thursday, damaging the Monticello School, homes, barns and utility lines. No injuries were reported.
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Monticello
Here
Morris Coleman
Delhi
Monticello High
Charles Sandifer
Leroy Griffin
Edward Burgess
Houston Cowdrey
Jimmy Wayne King
Midwest Floods Displace Thousands as Rivers Rise
Midwestern floods drove more than 15 000 from homes with property losses over 5 million dollars. In Minnesota Stillwater 15 prison inmates helped stack sandbags while 100 Dubuque volunteers received typhoid shots. Minot 12 000 evacuated and 3.5 million in damage as Souris River floods crest. Red River up to 12 miles wide along 150 miles. Federal disaster loans eyed for Iowa Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin. Nixon to designate disaster areas soon.
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U.S
Long Binh
Vinh Long
Soc Trang
Minnesota
Stillwater
St. Croix
Ray Smith
Dubuque
Iowa
Dakotas
Hudson
Wis
Minot
N.D
Souris
Canada
Red River
Fargo
Drayton
Office of Emergency Planning
Washington
Nixon
Small Business Administration
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South Dakota
Wisconsin
Alam
Prairie du Chien
la Cross
Nixon Says Vietnam Peace Prospects Improve Significantly
President Nixon stated peace prospects in Vietnam have improved since he took office while cautioning against false hopes. He cited stronger South Vietnamese capabilities, Saigon government attitudes toward a postwar government, and greater political stability as factors, along with progress on the domestic surtax and battlefield casualty declines. He warned U.S. troop withdrawals depend on South Vietnam’s increased combat burden and progress in Paris talks.
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Nixon
Vietnam
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Paris
Sterlington Man Booked For Auto Fee Violation
Jimmy Hobson of Hobson's Bros. Garage in Sterlington was booked in Union Parish for violating the state automobile inspection fee restriction. Lt. Bruce Thompson, Troop F, said Hobson charged a $3 inspection fee, above the $1 allowed, and the fee was for inspection only. This marks the first charge under the statute in Northeast Louisiana.
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Sterlington
Union Parish
Jimmy Hobson
Hobson
Louisiaiana
Chuckle about people who say little
A lighthearted line notes the trouble with folks who have little to say is that listening long reveals it.
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