Lumber Prices Soar Across Northeast Louisiana
Local lumber dealers report sharp price hikes with plywood up about 60 percent and a 2x6 board up 30 percent in six months. Supply tightness stems from West Coast shipments and transportation bottlenecks amid weather and demand, with some mills pausing cutting.
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Louisiana
Star
McCoy Lumber Co
Monroe
Albright Saw Mill
West Monroe
Wickes Lumber Supply
West Coast
McCoy Lumber
H Carvinn
Russia
Hayes Lumber Co
Kissinger to Visit Moscow for Talks May Fourth
White House announced Henry Kissinger will travel to Moscow on May 4 for talks with Soviet leaders. He plans four to five days in the capital to address bilateral issues and to prep for Leonid Brezhnev’s planned U.S. visit. He will not proceed to Paris and may touch on Indochina matters.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Moscow
Leonid Brezhnev
U.S
Kissinger
Gerald L. Warren
Paris
Brezhnev
United States
Warren
Twin Cities Boy Scouts Set 15 Day Jamboree Trip to Idaho
The Twin Cities CHIT CHAT reports Boy Scouts prepare for a 15 day journey to Farragut Park Idaho starting July 26. They plan to pack books on American history and cooking and visit historic sites from Salt Lake City to Cheyenne and beyond. Leaders Ray Mears Rector Hopgood and Bud Dealey guide the trip with a 4876 mile itinerary emphasizing conservation religions cultures and outdoor cooking.
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Farragut Park
Idaho
Brigham Young
Salt Lake City
Buffalo Bill Cody
Wyoming
Pike’ S Peak
Colorado
Dodge City
Cheyenne
British Columbia
Coeur d’ Alene
Ray Mears
Rector Hopgood
Bud Dealey
FDA Recommends Tighter Controls on Nine Barbiturate Drugs
The FDA urged moving nine barbiturates from Schedule III to Schedule II under the Controlled Substances Act. This would ban refills, set manufacturing quotas, and require extensive sales records. The move follows a BNDD report noting diversion and theft of barbiturates accounting for large prescription volume.
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FDA
BNDD
Charles C. Edwards
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Edwards
Judge Byrne eyed as possible FBI director by White House
U S District Court Judge William Matthew Byrne Jr serving at the Pentagon Papers trial in Los Angeles has been sounded out as a potential FBI director candidate by White House officials. No decision on a permanent chief was made, with William D Ruckelshaus serving as acting director after L Patrick Gray III resigned amid the Watergate probe.
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Washington
U.S
William Matthew Bryne Jr
Los Angeles
White House
FBI
Nixon
William D. Ruckelshaus
L. Patrick Gray III
River Flood Stages Shift Amid Rising water at stations
River gauges show rising levels at Monroe with stage increasing from 40 to 45.9 feet over 0.5 hours while Camden falls from 26 to 33.4 feet by 1.3 feet indicating changing flood dynamics along the river.
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Monroe
Camden
Nixon Administration Unveils Tax Reform Plan
The Nixon administration presents a tax reform package to Congress aiming to close loopholes, curb artificial losses, and provide relief for the elderly through property tax credits. It introduces a simplified Form 1040S with an over 65 credit and education and energy incentives but excludes farmers and self employed individuals. The plan seeks $800 million in new revenue while offsetting losses with credits and simplifications.
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Secretary of the Treasury
George P. Shultz
House
Ways and Means Committee
Shultz
Cleetion Campaign Fund
Cloudy Mild Area Outlook For Twin Cities
Twin Cities area forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures with no precipitation today. Highs in the low 80s and tonight’s lows in the mid 60s, winds southerly 10 to 20 mph. A 20 percent rain chance Tuesday and 60 percent Wednesday with cooler temperatures by Thursday and Friday. Sunday’s high 75 and low 57 reported by FAA at the airport.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Thursiday
Dorothy Williams Dies Here At 62 in Monroe
Dorothy Williams 62 of 1000 Civic St. Monroe died early today at St. Francis Hospital after a short illness. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Mulhearn Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Dr. James T. Horton officiating. Burial in Memorial Park Mausoleum. Survivors include parents Augustus and Mrs. Williams, a brother James R. Williams, a sister Mrs. Marie W. Wilhite, two nieces Lynn Wilhite and Carol Heard. Memorials to Louisiana Baptist Children's Home.
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Dorothy Williams
Civic St
Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Mulhearn Funeral Home
James T. Horton
Memorial Park
Clarks
Miss. Williams
Howard Johnson
First Baptist Church, Business and Professional Women
Vota Vita
Augustus Williams
James R. Williams
Marie W. Wilhite
West Monroe
Lynn Wilhite
Carol Heard
Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home
Inside The News-Star Index Listing
The page shows the newspaper's section guide with page numbers and topics including Abby 1B Lowman 2B Broadway 9A Radio-TV 111A Classified 9B Sports 1BA Comics 10A Theater 9A Crossword 10A Van Dellen 10A Editorial 4A Women 1B Horoscope 10A Weather 5A Jumble 11B and a 30 page count.
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Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Pearlless girl finds diamond from old crab
A girl grows tired of chasing a pearl and outwits the shell game by taking a diamond from an old crab. The tale frames clever persistence turning a shell into treasure with a sharp twist.
Nixon reshuffles White House over Watergate resignations
President Nixon announced the resignations of Atty. Gen. Kleindienst and aides H R Halderman and John Ehrlichman, fired John Dean III, and named Elliott Richardson acting attorney general to oversee federal Watergate investigations. Garment to serve as counsel. nationwide radio TV address planned.
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Washington
Nixon
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
White House
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John Dean III
Elliot Richardson
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kleindienst ‘R
Justice Department
Richardson
Senate
Democratic National Committee
Watergate
Ehrlichman
Haldeman
Dean
Nixon Proposes 7 Percent Oil and Gas Exploration Tax Credit
The Nixon administration proposed a new investment credit for U S exploratory drilling in its tax reform package. A 7 percent credit would apply to intangible drilling costs with a 5 percent supplementary credit for commercially productive wells, plus geological and geophysical expense allowances.
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Washington
United States
Nixon Administration
Congress
Puerto Rico
U.S
Treasury
George P. Shultz
House
Ways and Means Committee
Shultz
River Flood Forecasts Rise Across Louisiana Rivers
The Ouachita River at Monroe hits 45.9 feet rising since Sunday with a crest near 47 feet expected by May 7. Columbia and Black River at Jonesville and Red River at Alexandria also rise with foreseen crests by midweek. Officials urge Northeast and Central Louisiana to stay alert and take precautions.
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Ouachita
Monroe
National Weather Service
Columbia
Black River
Jonesville
Red River
Alexandria
Louisiana
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C. Elmo Boyd
Durell A. Hiller Jr
Shreveport
William Cloyd
Lafayette
Edward J. Brown
John Hopper
Baton
Solons
Inside the News-Star
Leonard Garment
Garment
Ziegler
Camp David
Kleindienst
Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Massachusetts
Pentagon
Magnavox
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