Ouachita Parish Coroner Dr. Cummins resigns over Act 154
Dr. J W Cummins of Coroner Ouachita Parish resigns after Gov Edwin Edwards accepts the letter dated July 26 He cites inability to implement Act 154 mental illness provisions due to lack of examination facilities in the jail housed courthouse and safety concerns The Police Jury may rent office space for coroner investigations pending replacement and Cummins will return to private practice on Stubbs Ave Monroe.
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J. W. Cummins
Ouachita Parish
Edwin Edwards
Cummins
Huey Lenard
Lenard
Louisiana
Stubbs Ave
Monroe
Absentee Voting Advised Ahead of August 19 Election
Voters planning to be away on election day August 19 are urged to vote absentee. Absentee ballots are available through August 12 at the Clerk of Court's office.
Senate Arms Pact Move Protested
Two Senate Democrats condemned a Nixon administration move to add reservations to the SALT accords with the Soviet Union. The bipartisan amendment by Sen. Henry M. Jackson and Sen. Hugh Scott would warn the Soviets and urge a future treaty not putting the United States at a disadvantage. Sen. Fulbright criticized the move as a gambit to embarrass the Foreign Relations Committee, while Sen. Cranston noted administration lobbying for the amendment.
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Washington
Senate Democrats
Nixon
Soviet Union
Henry M. Jackson
D Wash
Senate Gop
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Jackson
Armed Services Committee
Fulbright
Allan Cranston
D-Calif
United States
Congress
Baker, McGovern issue dominate Tennessee primary
In Nashville the Tennessee primary centers on Baker’s bid for re election and the McGovern nomination as Democratic presidential candidate. Black state Sen J D Patterson faces white rivals for the 8th District seat as redistricting boosts the black vote in Memphis. Kuykendall stands unopposed in the 8th. Blanton moves to oppose Baker after his district is phased out. Patty runs token campaign.
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Nashville, Tenn
Howard Baker
U.S. House
Tennessee
Memphis
Dan Kuykendall
Congress
George McGovern
Baker
McGovern
National Democratic Party
Ray Blanton
Adamsville
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Richard Fulton
I Casey Jenkins
Nashville
Carter Witt
Lynnville
William R. Anderson
Berrigan Brothers
J. D. Patterson
Gabriel Talarico
Kuykendall
Blanton
West Tennessee
Hubert Patty
Patty
Maryville
Watermelon Party Hosted by Leila and Donna Osles
Twin Cities residents Leila and Donna Osles co hosted a watermelon party at their home for about 30 members of the Rainbow Assembly chapter. The event was described as a tremendous success by attendees. E. W. Black of West Monroe was admitted to Glenwood Hospital on Wednesday for tests and is in room 620. Chit Chat hopes for a quick recovery.
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Leila
Donna Oslesby
Rainbow Assembly
E. W. Black
Rt. 6
West Monroe
Glenwood Hospital
Chit Chat
Soviets Withdraw Up To Majority From Egypt
Washington reports indicate the large majority of about 15 000 Soviet personnel in Egypt are leaving. Russians piloting planes and advising Egypt’s forces are departing, with transport craft moving personnel and equipment. Some estimate only a small fraction remains, mainly instructor specialists, while the broader impact on the Arab Israeli balance remains uncertain.
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Washington
U.S
Egypt
Cairo
Libya
Anwar Sadat
Mediterranean
Sadat
Moscow
Melvin R. Laird
Britain declares national emergency over port strike
London reports UK government uses emergency powers to force open strike bound ports and import food. Queen Elizabeth II signs proclamation aboard Britannia as Edward Heath prepares to unload over 500 blocked freighters to avert shortages for people and farm animals amid ongoing dock and sympathy strikes.
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London
Elizabeth II
Britannia
Scotland
Edward Heath
National Farmers Union
Heath
Eight Americans Killed In Vietnam War Past Week
Saigon reports eight American servicemen killed in action and 17 wounded in the past week. Three more Americans died nonhostile and one is missing. Total allied casualties show ongoing decline while North Vietnamese and Viet Cong losses reached 1,891 killed and 2,563 wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Saigon Command
Weather Stays Warm For Area
The Monroe zone forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures through Friday with widely scattered mainly afternoon and evening thundershowers. Highs near 92 and lows around 70 with southeasterly winds 6 to 16 mph and a 20 percent rain chance today tonight and Friday.
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Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Monroe Zone
Monroe
Bureau
Local Officials Named in Pennzoil Administration Notes
The report lists corporate administration for the Pennzoil Company and names city attorney Robert C. Cudd III Monroe Mayor Ralph T. Troy assistant city attorney Ralph J. Wicker and Monroe Utilities Commission chairman David L. Agnew.
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Pennzoil Company
Robert C. Cudd III
Monroe
Ralph T. Troy
Ralph J. Wicker
Monroe Utilities Commission
David L. Agnew
Kenneth Purcell
South Viet Nam Marines assault Quang Tri amid heavy fighting
More than 2,000 South Vietnamese marines attacked the western half of Quang Tri City but faced house to house combat and heavy North Vietnamese artillery. U.S. jets reported destroying an ammunition depot and laser bombing the Citadel perimeter as shelling hit Da Nang base.
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Saigon
Quang Tri City
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Quang Tri
Thach Han River
U.S
da Nang
Abby Lowman returns to Broadway stage in Popenoe tribute
Abby Lowman headlines a Broadway tribute at the Popenoe theater announced in The News Star. The program features Lowman backed by local luminaries and includes performances by Van Dellen and other community artists.
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Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Sure I’d like children someday says young college man
A lighthearted quip from a young college man imagines the idea of parenthood with a humorous mispronunciation. He jokes about not wanting to be a parent yet, reflecting playful late-stage optimism and social norms of starting a family.
Monroe Formally Takes Gas System Purchase
Pennzoil of Houston received the City of Monroe's $3.86 million check in a special session as Monroe officially transfers ownership of the local gas distribution system. Voters approved the purchase in a December 1971 referendum, with revenue bonds totaling 5.34 million.
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Monroe
Monroe Government Center
Hunter Martin Jr
Houston
Tex
Pennzoil Company
City of
Ralph Troy
City
Pennzoil
Monroe Utilities Commission
Hunter Martin, Jr
John T. Maginnis
Baker & Botts
Martin
C. Ray Holland
Shreveport
United Gas Pipe Line Company
Jim Goss
Maginnis
Frederic A. Bittner
James S. Harbuck
Louisville Avenue
United Gas Pipe Line Co
Troy
Study Group Meets On Property Tax Proposals
Governor Edwards said the Property Tax Study Committee would report to the Aug. 20 special session on reforming the relief fund and homestead exemption. Subcommittees floated replacing the five and a quarter mill tax with a gas tax increase, with options costing $73 million or over $100 million and proposals for parish level grants per homestead.
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Baton Rouge
Edwin Edwards
London
Edwards
New Orleans
Ed Steimel
Public Affairs Research Council
Lawrence Cherhady
Jefferson Parish
Steimel
Cherhardy
Furnace Creek 120 Degree Heat Tops US Readings
The National Weather Service reported the all time high for the mainland Wednesday at Furnace Creek California reaching 120 degrees. The day’s low was 33 degrees in Grand Forks North Dakota, noting extreme temperature contrasts across the nation.
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New York
Outlook Changes On Girl Foresters In Porterville
Forest Ranger Bill Dean recounts initial doubts about a program in Sequoia National Forest where 38 teenage girls from Deano and Rosamond High Schools work on erosion control and fire restoration projects. They earn 1.65 dollars an hour, live in tents, and are supervised by Forest Service and Kern County School District staff as they build fences check dams landing pads and more.
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Porterville
Calif
Bill Dean
Deano
Rosamond
Dean
Sequoia National Forest
Forest Service
Kern County School District
Red Mountain
Five Detroit residents indicted in air piracy hijack case
A U S grand jury charged five Detroit individuals George Brown 28 George Edward Wright 29 Melvin McNair 28 Jean Carol Allen McNair 25 and Joyce Tillerson Burgess 23 with air piracy for hijacking a Delta jet from Detroit to Miami to Algiers on July 31. The indictment filed in Miami carries a possible life sentence. The FBI identified two escaped prisoners as part of the hijack crew.
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Washington
Federal Grand Jury
Detroit
Mich
Miami
Algiers
U.S. District Court
Justice Department
FBI
George Brown
George Edward Wright
Melvin McNair
Jean Carol Allen McNair
Joyce Tillerson Burgess
Absentee voting underway as Aug 19 primary nears
Ouachita Parish residents have cast 59 absentee votes with one week and two days left to vote. Clerk Bill Downey notes absentee hours extend 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily and till noon on Saturday for those away on election day.
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Ouachitta Parish
Bill Downley
Ouachita Parish
Downey
Clerk of Court’s
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