North Vietnamese Turn Khe Sanh Into Major Military Center
Pentagon analysts say Khe Sanh in South Vietnam has become a large military complex with new roads storage and repair facilities an air defense shield a longer runway and stockpiled materiel 300 tons. Officials note two new roads a 150 foot bridge and expansion of airpow response while not indicating any immediate U S return to Indochina.
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Washington
U.S
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Defense Department
Hanoi
Khe Anh
Congress
Indochina
Cambodia
Congress Gains New Confidence In Battling Nixon
A Democratic Congress primed for renewed clash with President Nixon grows stronger after Watergate and new reforms. Republicans show fissures as they worry about future elections, while Democrats push to override vetoes on emergency medical services and hospital closures and seek higher minimum wage legislation.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
House
GOP
White House
Senate
Leading Business Indicators Show July Gain
The Commerce Department reported a 1.1 percent rise in the leading business indicators for July with four of eight elements improving from June. Industrial materials prices contributed most to the gain while building permits provided the largest negative impact. June index was revised to a 1 percent increase over May.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
River Stages Station Flood Present Change Stage
Flood status update shows river stages at Monroe 40 and Camden 326 with stage 20.1 and 50 respectively. No rainfall change noted. conditions described as ongoing flood presence.
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Monroe
Camden
Twin Cities Chit Chat Birthdays for Marilyn and Kent Jones
Joint celebration honors Marilyn Jones 17 and Kent Jones first birthday. Family includes Martyn Wayne 15 and grandparents in West Monroe. Drawings by Monroe artist Charlie Copeland illustrate September rodeo at Monroe Civic Center. City Hall displays welcome drawing.
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Marilyn
Kent Jones
Mrs
Marlyn Jones
Sandel St
West Monroe
West Monroe High School
Kent
Martyn Wayne
J. M. Jones Sr
Alsa Murphy
Eros
Monroe
Charlie Copeland
Monroe Civic Center
Monroe Government Center
City Hall
Stockholm Bank Siege Worsens As Officer Is Shot
A bank gunman holding four hostages in downtown Stockholm fired on drillers and wounded a policeman in the hand. Police pursue an action plan to resolve the siege and free the captives in the vaulted bank.
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Stockholm
UPI
Jan-Erik Olsson
Clark Olofsson
Lennard Geijer
Birgitta Lundblad
Kurt Lindroth
Olsson
Olofsson
Ouachita Parish Soft Drink Sales Top $5 Millions
Ouachita Parish residents consumed about 56.5 million eight ounce bottles or equivalents of soft drinks in a year spending an estimated 5.37 million dollars. Regional figures from the National Soft Drink Association show Southern areas drinking more per person than the national average. The article notes overall U S consumption in 1972 exceeded 80 billion servings with about 7.6 billion dollars spent.
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News-Star News Service
New York
Ouachita Parish
United States
National
Auto Industry Seeks No Profit Price Hikes for 1974 Cars
Washington officials hear requests from Ford GM Chrysler and American Motors for price increases up to 106 per car to fund mandatory safety equipment and seat belt interlock systems on 1974 models. Industry argues costs cover safety devices with no profit. critics say rises burden the economy.
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Washington
API
Cost of Living Council Today
American Motors
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
Kenneth C. Merrill
Henry W. Welch
Peter J. Petkas
Ralph Naderbacked
Corporate Accountability Research Group
Petkas
James W. McLane
Council
Administration
Chrysler Offer to Auto Workers Rejected Quickly
Detroit AP report says Chrysler Corp offered a contract with three percent wage increases for three years. UAW President Leonard Woodcock called the proposal a mockery and said it leaves talks with doubt about the next move. A new bargaining session was planned for Wednesday as talks continued with the possibility of a strike.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Woodcock
Chrysler
More Showers Expected Here Today and Wednesday
Residents of the Twin Cities face partly cloudy skies with possible thundershowers today and Wednesday. Highs near 90, lows in the upper 60s, with winds variable 5 to 15 mph turning southerly by Wednesday. Rain chances 40 percent today and Wednesday, 20 percent tonight. FAA reports a high of 90 at Monroe Municipal Airport and a 0.13 inch rainfall in the last 24 hours.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Chuckle Money Saved Buys Tiny Umbrella Today
A wry comment notes money saved for a rainy day yields a much smaller umbrella now, reflecting changing fortunes and thrift humor.
Recording Plays in Bribery Trial in New Orleans
Jurors listened through earphones to taped conversations between Pershing Gervais and Frederick Soule as prosecutors allege a bribery package involving pinball machine operators. The 1970 recordings formed the basis of charges that Jim Garrison accepted payoffs to shield illegal gambling in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Jim Garrison
U.S
Gerald Gallinghouse
Pershing Gervais
Frederick A. Soule Sr
Garrison
U.S. District Court
Gervais
Gallinghouse
Pinball Machine Company
John A. Callery
Robert Nims
Mysterious soot blankets Windsor and Detroit suburbs
Residents report a heavy fallout of oily soot from oil-fired plants spreading across Windsor Ontario and nearby Detroit area. People, including officers, suffer breathing issues and skin grime. Environmental officials cite oil-fired equipment as the source.
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Windsor
West Side
Detroit
Edmund Moranty
Wayne County Department of Health
David Edwards
Air Management Branch
Department of the Environment
India and Pakistan strike repatriation pact after war
New Delhi reports a signed agreement between India and Pakistan to repatriate hundreds of thousands of people. It covers about 90,000 Pakistani prisoners of war in India and 160,000 Bengalis stranded in Pakistan along with transport for pro Pakistan Muslims from Bangladesh to Pakistan.
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New Delhi
API
India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Sale of Vo-Tech Bonds Authorized
The State Bond Commission approved 55 million in bonds for 42 vocational technical schools with the governor to decide the sale timing. Gov Edwards seeks rapid construction along the Mississippi River to avert a trades shortage, while a site dispute between East and West Baton Rouge is resolved via a competitive study.
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Baton Rouge
Edwin Edwards
Mississippi River
St. Francisville
New Orleans
J. E. Jumonville
Bentress
Education Board
Gerald
Walter Arnold
Reilly
Bond Commission
Arnold Associates
Jumonville
Woody Dumas
East Baton Rouge
Quake Kills Dozens and Injures Over a Thousand in Mexico
A powerful earthquake rocked four Mexican states from Mexico City to the Gulf coast. More than 100 people died, 1,000-plus injured, and hundreds trapped in a 12 story Orizaba building. Red Cross officials warn of grave conditions and mobilize rescue teams.
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Mexico City
UPI
Gulf Coast
Red Cross
Orizaba
Jose Garduno
Mexican Red Cross
Cordoba
Puebla
Quecholac
Japala
Tehuacan
Vera Cruz
Ricardo Mejia
Alfonso Valencia Rios
Veracruz
Guillermo Morales
Volaneo
U.S
Managua
Nico Tagua
Francine Cowean
Los Angeles
Terry Barbaron
Santa Ana
Calif
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