Prince William of Gloucester Dies in Air Race Crash
Prince William of Gloucester 30, ninth in line to the throne, dies when his four seater Piper Cherokee crashes near Half Penny Green Airport during the Goodyear Air Race. A male passenger named Mitchell also dies. witnesses report the plane clipped a tree and exploded after takeoff.
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Wolverhampton
Eng
Land
Prince William of
Prince William
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
Cambridge
Stanford University
California
Britain
Light Aviation Society
Africa
Japan
Gloucester
American Troops in Vietnam Drop to 37,700
Saigon reports last week’s pullout reduced U S forces in South Vietnam to 37,700, with 1,200 soldiers and 300 Air Force personnel withdrawn. The 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry, marked the last U S combat unit to leave, as Nixon eyes a new pullout and a deadline-compliant remaining strength.
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Saigon
Ups
Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Air Force
South Vietnam
21St Infantry
Washington
Thailand
Philippines
Taiwan
Australia
New Zealand
Spain
Flood Present Station Stage Change Monroe
A brief notice notes a station stage change affecting Monroe with a 40 and a 20.0 stationary Camden reference. The fragment also lists 26 48, 13 fall, indicating details are incomplete.
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Monroe
Camden
Chinese minesweeper slips into Haiphong harbor
A Woosung class minesweeper from China reportedly slipped into Haiphong harbor for the first time since U. S. Navy minefield closures. U.S. officials warn of possible reinforcements, while continuing to keep the ports closed and ready to strike if clearing efforts resume.
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Washington
Haiphong
U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
Pentagon
United States
U.S
Shanghai
China
Pacific
Apollo 17 Moon Mission Rocket Rolls Toward Pad
The Saturn 5 carrier for Apollo 17 is rolled to the launch pad at Cape Kennedy with commander Eugene Cernan and crewmates Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt aboard. The mission, a 12 day flight starting with a planned night launch December 6, aims for a Taurus Mountains region lunar landing and sets a record for lunar surface time.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Eugene A. Cernan
Cernan
Ronald E. Evans
Harrison H. Schmitt
Schmitt
U.S
Lunar
Taurus Mountains
Moon
Earth
Birthday wishes for Mrs Carol Ann Tisdale
Twin Cities Chit Chat notes Mrs Carol Ann Tisdale of West Mon ro e celebrated her birthday Sunday. She works as a secretary in the Monroe Police Department juvenile office and received a Minnie Mouse Birthday Cake from coworkers in the juvenile division.
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Carol Ann Tisdale
West Monroe
Carol
Monroe
Chuckle: Old-timer recalls early wonder drugs
A humorous note recalls an elder saying that castor oil and camphor were the famed wonder drugs of his day. The quip highlights a bygone era when simple remedies were prized.
Students Return To School As New Term Begins
About 29 000 students return to classes across Ouachita Parish and Monroe City systems with staggered start times. Monroe City elementary attend half days until Thursday with full days later. parish elementary mix 8 to 10 a m today and 8 to 12 30 later. lunches start in parish and city resumes full schedules after Labor Day. Enrollment expected around 28 000 with 17 500 to 18 000 in parish and city roughly 11 000.
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Monroe City
Ouachita Parish
Irving Begins Serving His Prison Term
Author Clifford Irving started a two year sentence at Lewisburg Penitentiary after surrendering to a federal marshal. He and co defendants faced charges over the fake Howard Hughes autobiography and a fraudulent McGraw Hill payout of 750000. His wife Edith and two sons accompanied him earlier. she faces her own Swiss charges.
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Lewisburg
Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes
Lewisburg Penitentiary
Irving
Maurice Nessen
Allenwood Farm
New York
Florida
Sarasota
Fla
Edith
Irvings
Richard Suskind
McGraw-Hill, Inc
Hughes
McGraw - Hill
Zurich
Switzerland
McGraw-Hill
Internal Revenue Service
U.S
IRS
Miss Mary Hodge Dies in Ouachita Parish
Miss Mary Hodge longtime Ouachita Parish public welfare official and former juvenile officer died at 1313 Milton St Monroe. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home with Rev Clyde E Frazier Jr officiating. Burial in Calhoun Cemetery. Survived by two sisters four brothers and many nieces and nephews. Memorials to Calhoun Methodist Church or Calhoun Cemetery Association.
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Mary’ &E. Hodge
Ouachita Parish
Milton St
Monroe
Mulhearn Funeral
Clyde E. Frazier, Jr
Claude Crotwell
Calhoun Methodist Church
Calhoun Cemetery
Miss Hodge
Louisiana Department of Public Welfare
June H. Godfrey
Bryan
Irvin
Jerry L. Hodge
Floyd M. Hodge
Shreveport
Clifton Flinn
W. R. Hammond
Paul Wright
Patrick H. Wright Sr
Elliott Thompson
Richard Fuller
Wallace Jones Jr
Calhoun Cemetery Association
News-Star Classified Highlights and Sections
Inside this issue the paper lists Abby Lowman Broadway Popenoe and Van Dellen across sections including Classifieds Radio-TV Comics Sports Crossword Theater Editorial Horoscope Women Jumble Weather and more on page 28. The page conveys the paper’s organization by section for reader navigation across 28 pages of four sections.
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Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv
Editorial
van Dellen
Dust storms trigger deadly auto pileups near Bakersfield
Seven people died and 96 were injured as about 80 vehicles collided in dust storms on Interstate 5 and U.S. 99 near Bakersfield California. Rescue crews cut through wreckage and the National Weather Service linked the storms to northeast winds and a moving low pressure system. Names of the deceased were not released pending relatives’ notification.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Interstate 5
Here
U.S. 99
Kern County General Hospital
Max D. Smith
Calfornia Highway Patrol
Smith
National Weather Service
California
Blythe
Nixon to end peacetime conscription by July 1973
San Clemente California AP report states President Nixon announced plans to fulfill a 1968 campaign pledge by ending peacetime conscription entirely by July 1, 1973. The plan aims to phase out the draft as the Vietnam War era shifts policy.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Mild Nights Bring Relief for Northeast Louisiana
The Northeast Louisiana area enjoys fair weather with warm days and mild nights. Highs near 90s, lows in the 70s, scattered afternoon storms possible today and Tuesday. Winds NE 5 to 15 mph. Monroe Municipal Airport reports 91 high Sunday and 66 low this morning with no rain. Extended outlook calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures with scattered thundershowers through Friday.
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Louisiana
FAA
Monroe
Friy
Opposition Grows to Late Bar Hours in West Monroe
West Monroe opposition to later alcohol closing hours consolidates as the Trenton Baptist Pastors Conference and the Committee of Concerned Opposed to Water Closing Hours unite at New Hope Baptist Church. They plan a letter and phone campaign plus a petition for the Sept. 12 city council meeting to push return to midnight closing.
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West Monroe
Strate
Yhe Trenton Baptist Pastors Conference
Commrit
New Hope
Jerry Edmondson
Fairpark Baptist Church
Committee of Concerned
Dr. Edmondson
Council
Edmonson
Edmondson
W. B
Bert” Hatten
Monroe
Ralph T. Troy
Commission Council
College Costs Hit Ouachita Parents
Ouachita Parish families face higher college costs for the coming year with local student numbers rising. Estimated parish total costs reach about 15.6 million dollars as half attend public colleges and half private institutions.
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Ouachita
New York
Ouachita Parish
U. S. Office of Education
Department of Commerce
Life Insurance Agency Management Association
North Central
Postmaster General Drops Plan for 1 Cent Stamp Hike
Washington AP Post master general E T Klassen announced he abandoned plans for a one cent increase in first class mail on Jan 1 due to a 33 000 man reduction in the postal force from 716 000 since April 1. He said there will be no immediate rate rise but did not rule out changes in 1973.
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Washington
E. T
Ted) Klassen
Klassen
Congressional
Auditor orders Northwestern State University funds turned over
The legislative auditor directed Northwestern State University in Baton Rouge to transfer 87,920 in surplus funds to the state treasurer. The report covers two years ending June 30, 1971 and also calls for 23,378 in dividends from a canceled insurance policy to the state and employees, plus 6,483 in vending commissions to enter the treasury. The surplus includes 40,647 from a research grant. The auditor urges tighter control by the state division of administration.
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Baton Rouge
Northwestern State University
State Treasury
State Division of Administration
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