Schlesinger Warns Soviets Test MIRV Missiles Narrowing Gap
Secretary James Schlesinger says the Soviet Union has demonstrated multiple warhead MIRV capability on at least two land based missiles, SS X 17 and SS X 18, signaling a narrowed technological gap and worsening prospects for U S Soviet talks on arms control. He estimates deployment of combat ready MIRVs by 1979 and a formidable land based MIRV force by the mid 1980s, with submarine based missiles still lagging.
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Washington
James R. Schlesinger
United States
U.S
Schlesinger
Russia
Adm Arthur W Radford dies former Joint Chiefs chair
Adm Arthur W Radford, first Navy head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died at 77 in Bethesda Maryland from cancer. A key World War II air sea campaign leader, he served as JCS chairman from 1953 to 1957 and led Navy carrier programs after opposing the B36.
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Arthur W. Radford
Navy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Radford
Dwight D. Eisenhower
JCS
National Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Air Force
Aso
Annapolis
Tarawa
Pacific
Deputies Dig for More Bodies on Texas Beach
Galveston County deputies used a road grader in heavy rain to search a one mile beach section near High Island for additional victims in the mass murder linked to an alleged homosexual torture ring. Sheriff J B Kline said the effort honors grieving families though no new bodies are confirmed.
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Galveston County
High Island
Texas Gulf Coast
J. B. Kline
Chambers
Jefferson
Houston
Lake Sam Rayburn
Here
Kline
Record heat tops 112 degrees in Palm Springs
UPI reports the highest temperature recorded by the National Weather Service on Thursday excluding Alaska and Hawaii reached 112 degrees in Palm Springs California. Nearby Reno Nevada posted a low of 41 degrees.
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New York
Area Employment Totals Increase in Monroe Area
The Monroe labor area total employment rose to about 49 150 in mid July, up 925 from June but 200 below last year. Unemployment in Ouachita Parish is 3 175 650 under June and 50 less than July 1972, about 6.0 percent of the work force. Women account for 40.2 percent of the unemployed and nonwhites 43.7 percent. Manufacturing shed 75 workers for July while non manufacturing added 850. contract construction rose 225 but remained 700 below last year. Government up 625 due to summer youth hiring programs. Manpower Development and Training Act aided 74 individuals in July. Continuous employment gains expected as fall semesters begin.
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Monroe
Louisiana Department of Employment Security
Ouachita Parish
The
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Monroe Area
GAO finds Navy ship rental costs far exceed purchases
GAO report says renting nine fuel tanker ships at 312.9 million costs more than double the 136 million purchase price if Congress had approved buying them. The arrangement would run 23 years with a total of about 314.1 million plus a 1.2 million tax loss, prompting calls to require congressional approval for high annual lease costs.
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Congressional
Navy
Congress
General Accounting Office
GAO
Marine Transport Lines, Inc
Monroe to add new decor in public buildings
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT notes upcoming changes as Monroe plans interior updates. Oua chita Council of Governments at Monroe city hall gains brighter interiors with new paint while Carroll High School awaits bid requests by Superintendent B A Petterson on August 28. Monroe Recreation Department will install new drapes at four city centers before winter activities.
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Ouachita Council of Governments
Monroe City Hall
Carroll High School
B. A. Petterson
Monroe Recreation Department
Jackie Neal
U S to Reduce Thailand Forces
Thailand and the United States will begin talks aimed at a partial withdrawal of U S warplanes and troops from Thailand. The joint statement says initial reductions could occur soon, but withdrawals will be gradual and tied to Southeast Asia security needs.
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UPI
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Leonard Unger
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Southeast Asia
Nixon lawyers urge limits on subpoena forcing disclosure
In a federal filing Nixon’s lawyers argue that compelling the president to turn over Watergate tapes would crown the criminal process as the chief national priority. The brief counters Archibald Cox’s bid for court-ordered access and cites executive branch control over prosecutions. Judge Sirica set next Wednesday for oral arguments as Nixon defends presidential confidentiality.
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Watergate
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Nixon
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Watergate Grand Jury
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Judicial Branch
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Senate
Student Missing From Ship Plying Florida Waters
William Mike Craighead, a Northeast Louisiana University student working in Houston, is reported missing at sea about 75 miles southwest of Cocoa Beach Florida. He was last seen aboard a Lorain Service Corp vessel around 5 30 a m after a relief shift and sleeping rest of the day. A bunk check and ship search yielded no clues and the Coast Guard has joined in retracing the vessel’s course.
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Northeast Louisiana University
Houston
Tex
Cocoa Beach
Fla
William Mike Craighead
Bennie L. Craighead
4Th St
West Monroe
Lorae Service Corp
Craighead
U. S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Chuckle: See a Child and Not Heard Is a Crying Shame
A quip notes the irony of waking a sleeping child, suggesting it is a crying shame when a youngster is disturbed from rest. The line highlights attitudes toward quiet and attention in everyday life.
Meat Prices Fall as Buyers Pause on Hoarded Stock
Meat buyers in the Midwest report a sharp price drop as Phase 3 limits end and households drain freezers. Traders cite reduced buying, abundant freezer meat, and lagging demand as hog and cattle prices slide for a third day. Large firms have issued 30 day notice for price hikes under Phase 4.
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Kansas City
Continued Warm Weather Here
Residents of the Twin Cities may expect warm temperatures today. The Monroe forecast calls for partly cloudy skies through Saturday with a chance of mainly afternoon thundershowers. Highs in the low 90s, nights near 70. Winds southeast to south 5 to 10 mph. Rain chances 30 percent today, 20 percent Saturday. FAA at Monroe Municipal Airport logged a high of 92 yesterday and a low of 71 this morning with no rainfall in the last 24 hours ending 6 am.
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CPSC Urges Halt on Spray Adhesives Over Genetic Risk
The Consumer Product Safety Commission moves to stop production distribution and sale of three spray adhesives linked to chromosome damage and birth defects. Dr J Rodman Seely reports findings suggesting a casual relationship, prompting a nationwide investigation and consumer withdrawal.
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UPI
Consumer Product Safety Commission
CPSC
3-M Co
St. Paul
Minn
Borden i Co
Columbus
Ohio
Ron Eisenberg
J. Rodman Seely
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City
Okla
Seely
Richard O Simpson
Simpson
Second Quarter Profits Rise for U S Firms
Washington AP report shows profits of U S corporations rose by 10.5 billion in Q2 to an annual rate of 130 billion. The gain trails the prior quarter’s 13.5 billion increase. Commerce Department also revised Q2 inflation to 7.3 percent annually from 6.8 percent.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
River Stage Readings Show Flood Risk Shifts
River stage data indicate changes with Monroe at 19.9 and Camden at 8.7 feet as flood risk adjusts. No additional flood alerts noted.
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Monroe
Camden
Holiday Comet Kohoutek Set to Light Sky
Astronomers predict Comet Kohoutek may be the most spectacular of the century as it travels toward the sun. Discovered last March, the comet will pass within 13 million miles of the sun on December 28 and be visible before sunrise through January.
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Mars
Kohoutek
Lubos Kohoutek
Hamburg Observatory
Bergedorf
West Germany
Kenneth L. Franklin
American Museum-Hayden Planetarium
Co-Defendant Switches Plea in Garrison Bribery Case
Louis Boasburg of New Orleans Novelty Co. joined the prosecution side by pleading guilty in the Jim Garrison bribery case. He is the third of ten defendants to enter a plea and part of six who agreed to testify for the state. Trial set to begin Monday in U.S. District Court as defendants face conspiracy charges over bribe protection of illegal pinball gambling.
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NEW Orleans
Jim Garrison
Louis Boasburg
New Orleans Novelty Co
Dist. Atty
U.S. District Court
Louisiana
Dial-a-bus test links transit calls to home pickups
Residents telephone transit firms for home or office pickups under a dial-a-bus system being tested in Canada. The ad urges readers to search the News-Star World Classified Ads for easy car options.
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News-Star— World
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