Bank robbery ends as gunman is killed at Kennedy Airport
A Brooklyn bank robbery escalated to a 15 hour hostage drama ending when an FBI agent shot and killed one of two gunmen as they approached a private jet at Kennedy Airport. The other gunman surrendered after hostages were released unharmed.
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UPI
FBI
Kennedy Airport
Supreme Court
John F. Malone
Malone
Chase Manhattan Bank
Brooklyn
Westchester
Joan Saunders
Clyde Saunders
Richard Baker
Jamaica Bay
Edwards Shriver seek Louisiana backing in 1972 race
In Baton Rouge Sargent Shriver said Nixon would win if the election were held now but hopes to win over Governor Edwin Edwards to support George McGovern. Edwards hedged, citing tidelands and voter registration as factors, while Shriver tours the South and faces a Lafayette rally mixup.
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Sargent Shriver
Nixon
Shriver
Louisiana
Sen
George MacGovern
Edwin Edwards
McGovern
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Edwards
Governor's Mansion
Atlanta
McGovern-Shriver
Lafayette
MacGovern-Shriver
Democratic Party
Draw Ends 17th Fischer Spassky Title Game
In Reykjavik the resumed 17th world chess title game ended in a draw after 20 minutes. Fischer holds a 10 7 lead over Spassky as each side gains half a point. Fischer needs 2 points to win the championship while Spassky needs five to retain the title.
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Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Soviet Union
Fischer
Spassky
Palm Springs Records 117 Degree July High
Highest reading in continental U S reached 117 degrees in Palm Springs California on Tuesday per the National Weather Service with Grangeville Idaho reporting a low of 39 degrees.
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UPI
National Weather Service
Alaska
Hawaii
Palm Springs
Calif
Grangeville
Idaho
Tudor couple bid farewell before move to Alabama
Sheila and Roger Tudor of Monroe were honored at a farewell party Tuesday night at the Pardues home. The couple plans to move to Gadsden Alabama this weekend. Roger earned his master's degree at Northeast Louisiana University and will teach in Gadsden.
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Sheila
Roger Tudor
Monroe
Dan Pardue
Twin Cities
Gadsden
Ala
Roger
Northeast Louisiana University
McGovern defends defense cuts amid Legion speech
Senator George McGovern told the American Legion that despite a pledge to cut defense spending he would keep sufficient firepower to deter and defeat hostile powers. He proposed cutting 32 billion from an 80 billion budget while ensuring capability to destroy Russia and China. He urged efficiency and warned against waste while meeting Chicago Mayor Daley for campaign support in Illinois.
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George McGovern
American Legion Today
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Russia
China
South Dakota
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Nixon
Richard J. Daley
Ilinois
Daley
Cook County
Sargent Shriver
Johnson
Texas
Democratic
Male Professor Seeks Men’s Studies Parity at UNM
ALBUQUERQUE AP A University of New Mexico Women's Studies program prompts a male sociology chair Dr Richard F Tomasson to propose a Men's Studies curriculum including Mythology of Male Superiority and The Legal Status of American Men He argues for equal time and pay for men while noting household duties and a possible male secretary hire His stance meets mixed responses from Mary Power English professor who supports women's studies and sees value in addressing roles and disadvantaged groups while questioning men’s disadvantage and need for separate study
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Albuquerque
N.M
University of New Mexico
Richard F. Tomasson
Tomasson
Mary Power
Oilmen Testify On Offshore Leases In Louisiana Hearing
Oil industry representatives told an Interior Department hearing in New Orleans that offshore rigs are now meticulous about spills and noted 33 companies formed Clean Gulf Associates to handle cleanup. The session weighs environmental impacts of selling leases on 135 seabottom tracts off Louisiana.
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Interior Department
Louisiana
Bell
Clean Gulf Associates Organization
An_ Interior
Texas
Inderaf Texas Law
Wayne. Babovich
Houston
Area Forecast for Twin City Area Sees Rain then Cooler Temps
Twin City area residents see relief with rainfall and clouds and can expect more of the same through Thursday. Highs near 90 with partly cloudy skies and a diminished chance of thunderstorms. Rain probability about 50 percent today, 20 percent tonight and Thursday. A weak cold front will bring cooler temperatures by Friday. Monroe Municipal Airport reported a high of 97 and low of 72. 0.23 inches of rain in the last 24 hours.
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Monroe Municipal
Nixon poised to lead Republicans to next four years
Richard Nixon won the GOP nomination in Miami Beach with a display of unity and pledged a strong pitch to win youth support in the fall. Agnew expected to be renominated as running mate as protests outside the hall escalated, with police making several arrests amid clashes.
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Spiro T. Agnew
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George McGovern
Sargent Shriver
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Pacific
Inside The News-Star section navigation and page listings
The page shows section labels and page numbers across the News-Star paper including Abby Lowman Broadway Popenoe and Van Dellen with references to Classified Radio-TV Comics Sports Crossword Theater Editorial Horoscope Weather and Jumble across pages 2C 3C 3B 4B 4C 5B 9A 5D 5A for a 36 page issue.
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Lowman
van Dellen
Today's Chuckle Lady Punchline
A joke about a woman asking for affordable shoes and a clerk quipping that she wants a cheap husband as a companion to the shoes. The humor rests on wordplay and social observation.
Violent Storm Disrupts Milan Railways and Fires
Milan faced a violent dawn storm causing floods in basements and streets and triggering multiple fires in buildings struck by lightning. The Carabinieri central station suffered a lightning strike disabling phones and radios for hours while about two dozen electrical hits damaged the main railway hub. Rail lines to Switzerland and France were interrupted and three locomotives suffered serious damage.
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Italy
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National Police Corps
Switzerland
France
Indictments Hit UMW Officials Across Kentucky and Tennessee
Four United Mine Workers officials in Kentucky and Tennessee were indicted on conspiring to influence witnesses about the Yablonski family slayings. Two more district 19 officials faced embezzlement charges of 1135 dollars. Indictments were filed in Cleveland and Washington, with several named defendants awaiting related trials in Pittsburgh.
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UPI
United Mine Workers
UMW
Kentucky
Tennessee
Joseph A. Yablonski
Justice Department
Richard G. Kleindienst
U.S. District Court
Cleveland
Ohio
UMW District 19
U.S. District Court of
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Albert E. Pass
Middlesboro
Pittsburgh
Yablonski
William J. Prater
LaFollette
Tenn
Chester Philpot
Straight Creek
Earnest Stults
Grimsley
Corwin FE. Ross
George W. Hall
Noah Doss
Doss
Totz, Ky
Hall
Harlan, Ky
River Stages Rise At Camden Monroe Flood Gauge
The Camden Monroe river stage rose to 24 hour flood level with a 2 percent change, reaching 40. Today the gauge shows a 20.00.1 rise as conditions remain unsettled.
Convention Is Not Boring Delegates
AP report from Miami Beach notes delegates and alternates enjoying the convention atmosphere. Many firsttimers attend sessions and receptions, with autograph hounds and celebrity glimpses as popular diversions. A Port Arthur alternate and a Marshall rancher highlight personal stakes and patriotism.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Measure Cleared For Final Vote On Gas Severance Tax
Louisiana Senate Finance Committee clears Gov. Edwards' one cent gas severance tax for a final floor vote by 11 to 2. Industry lobbyists watch as Edwards defends the plan and faces sharp exchanges with Amoco Oil's George Gibson. Senate expected to approve, amid push to finalize Edwards revenue sharing and property tax package.
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Edwin Edwards
House
Jackson Davis
Shreveport
Carl Beuer
Franklin
Finance Committee
Edwards
George Gibson
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Sen
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Gibson
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House of Representatives
Bill To Exempt Cities Okayed
Louisiana House Ways and Means Committee attaches a favorable report to a bill to exempt from the severance tax cities that use natural gas to produce their own electricity. Sponsored by Rep. Lawrence Gibbs of Monroe with administration backing. Gibbs says 27 cities would be affected including Alexandria Monroe Houma and Lafayette. The measure barely affects the severance tax increase revenue.
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Louisiana House Ways and Means
Lawrence Gibbs
Monroe
Gibbs
Alexandria
Houma
Lafayette
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Seeks Youth Vote
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