Nixon Faces Budget Fight Over Spending and Veto Threat
President Nixon weighs veto of a $35 billion Labor HEW appropriation exceeding his request by $1.7 billion. He pressed Congress to cap federal expenditures at $250 billion for the new fiscal year while Camp David work and his Miami Beach renomination loom. George Romney’s possible cabinet departure looms amid campaign strain.
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Nixon
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Camp David
White House
Caspar W. Weinberger
Weinberger
Joe Kidd
Miami Beach
Florida
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
Rogers Says Viet Settlement is Aim
Secretary of State William P. Rogers told the Republican Platform Committee that the administration seeks a negotiated Vietnam settlement rather than rapid withdrawal. He backed Nixon moves toward peace and said U S aid would continue to South Vietnam as talks with European allies on force reductions proceed. He argued McGovern’s plan to pull divisions risks jeopardizing negotiations and urged strong defense while pursuing peace.
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William P. Rogers
Vietnam
Platform Committee
Rogers
Nixon
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North Vietnam
George McGovern
Europe
United States
McGovern
GOP
Democratic Platform
Platform
Sen
Robert Dole
Kansas
State Board reports voters registered for Saturday primary
The State Board of Registration announced 1.702 million voters signed up for Saturday's primary. About 97 percent are Democrats, 2.5 percent Republicans, and roughly 22 percent or 366,000 voters are Black.
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State Board of Registration
Record Heat Reaches 106 Degrees in Philip with 35 at Mount Washington
The National Weather Service reports the highest Sunday temperature in the contiguous U S reached 106 degrees in Philip. Mount Washington New Hampshire posted a low of 35 degrees.
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Weather Service
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River Stages Station Flood Change State St
A flood alert affects River Street and State Street with noted changes in monitoring at Monroe. The message lists Camden and a value 5.9 with reference to fall conditions.
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Camden
Recreation Centers to Close for Two Week Vacation
Monroe Recreation Department director Jackie Neal says centers will close Saturday for staff vacations before the fall school term. Precincts located in centers will keep doors open until they close Saturday night. city pools closed for the season on Sunday.
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Jackie Neal
Monroe Recreation Department
Monroe
End of U.S Court Panels Proposed by Chief Justice Burger
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger proposed eliminating special three judge federal district courts used to route civil rights cases to the Supreme Court. He said they outlived usefulness and inflate the court’s workload, urging Congress to act and calling for a court impact statement on new laws. He noted rising litigation and projected a need for more federal judges by 1980.
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Warren E. Burger
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Supreme Court
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U.S. District Courts
U.S. Courts of Appeal
More Life and Health Insurance Coverage in Ouachita Parish
Residents of Ouachita Parish begin the year with record life insurance per family and total local coverage exceeding 606 million dollars. Nationwide life insurance in force tops 1.5 trillion, with Louisiana at 23.053 billion. Average local family hold about 19 700 in life insurance, about 26.4 months of after tax income, and group insurance remains substantial as employers provide employee coverage. Americans increasingly safeguard finances through insurance, savings, and investments.
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New York
Ouachita Parish
New Life Insurance
United States
Louisiana
Secret Talks Held In Paris By Kissinger
President adviser Henry Kissinger held a 16th secret Vietnam negotiating session in Paris with Hanoi officials Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy. The White House said the meeting was in progress and Kissinger would then go to Laax for his parents 50th wedding anniversary.
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Vietnam
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White House
Time Magazine
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Walter
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David
Rain Likely Across Monroe and Alexandria This Week
Wet conditions expected in Monroe and Alexandria with a 50 percent rain chance today and Tuesday and scattered afternoon thundershowers Wednesday through Friday. Highs near 90s and lows around 70s, with winds 5 to 12 mph as a high pressure ridge dominates the south. Alexandria reported heavy Sunday afternoon storms. Monroe saw no rain.
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Monroe
Alexandria
Monroe - Alexandria
United States
U.S. and Soviet Plan Geneva Phase II SALT Talks
The U S Arms Control Agency says Phase II SALT talks will be held in Geneva instead of Helsinki Vienna due to administrative cost issues Switzerland approved the request Washington and Moscow announced the move while planning may begin in Vienna if talks start before Geneva change. The first phase nears congressional approval, with missile moratorium and a defensive treaty shaping the talks.
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U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
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Austria
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State Department
John King
King
U.S
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House
Senate
Gerard C. Smith
Smith
Inside The News-Star Highlights and Contents
The page lists sections and departments of the News-Star including Abby Lowman Broadway Popenoe TA Classified Radio-TV Comics Sports Crossword Theater Editorial Van Dellen Horoscope Women Jumble and Weather across 5 sections and 36 pages.
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Lowman
Radio-Tv
Theater
van Dellen
U.S. Manpower Drops in Vietnam War totals 42,400
U.S. military manpower in Vietnam fell by 2,200 to 42,400 on Thursday. Air Force strength rose by 100 to 11,900 with two new units arriving before replacements depart. About 3,400 men remain to be sent home to meet Nixon's Sept. 1 target of 39,000.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Air Force
Nixon
Floods Hit Snyder West Texas After Eight Inch Cloudburst
Water up to seven feet flooded Snyder after an eight inch cloudburst. A 69 year old woman, Cora Barrington Tate of Muleshoe, drowned when her car was swept from a road. Guardsmen aided residents as 400 people were evacuated to churches and the armory. Deep Creek crest reached 141 percent feet as the river threatened Colorado City.
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Snyder, Tex
Snyder
West Texas
Colorado City
Preston Smith
National Guardsmen
Courthouse
National Guard
Cora Barrington Tate
Muleshoe
Deep Creek
West River
Dennis Wallace
Young Tyrone Prout Aims to Be Baltimore Police Cadet
At age 10 Tyrone Prout, already patrolling a Brown's supermarket beat in Baltimore's Western District, dreams of a police career. He sports a makeshift uniform and an honorary ID, is watched by store manager Bill Pollack, and plans to join the cadet program when eligible in about 12 years.
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Baltimore
Tyrone
Bill Pollack
Pollack
George L. Prout
Western
Prout
Aides Oppose Public Aid and Back Private Tax Credit
Washington officials endorse a 200 tax credit for private school tuition while opposing 2.2 billion yearly public school aid, warning such general aid would fuel inflation. Shultz Weinberger and Richardson testified for Rep Mills and Rep Carey, urging phased credits for families under 18k income and budget-neutral offsets.
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Washington
API
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
George Shultz
HEW
Elliot L. Richardson
Caspar W. Weinberger
Office of Management and Budget
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Hugh Carey
D-N.y
Weinberger
Shultz
Mills
Congress
Two Local Men Named To State Pharmacy Board
Monroe residents James C. Ussery and Carl W. Aron were named by Gov. Edwin Edwards to the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy. Ussery will be sworn in at 10 a.m. Tuesday by Ouachita Parish Clerk Bill Downey, and Aron was sworn in at 10:30 a.m. today.
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Monroe
Edwin Edwards
Louisiana Board of Pharmacy
James C
Jake) Ussery
Carl W. Aron
Ussery
Ouachita Parish
Bill IC. Downey
Aron
John W. Fichtel
New Orleans
Daniel Henry Yeoman
Lee C. Foster Jr
Jonesville
R. Lewis Rieger
Baton Rouge
Robert O. Boudreaux
Lake Charles
Raul B. Zundel
Alexandria
Orval L. Archer
Shreveport
Associated Press
Gov. Edwards
U. S
Gillis Long
Louisiana Deep Draft Harbor and Terminal Authority
It's Wonderful to Belong to a Teen Family
A light humor note suggests family life with a teenager exposes faults and quirks. It celebrates belonging while acknowledging common teenager related challenges within the home.
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