Opelousas Police Burglary Ring Smashed Arrests Made
Sheriff Adler LeDoux said a burglary ring tied to Opelousas Police Department was broken up. Lt. William Mallett and Patrolman P. J. Stansberry were booked on theft and possession of stolen property charges. Hundreds of stolen items were recovered, including guns and stereos.
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Opelousas
Adler LeDoux
William R. Mallett
P. J. Stansberry
Mallett
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LeDoux
Earl Guidroz
Leroy J. Scranz
Guidroz
Scranz
St. Landry Parish
U S reports 94 airmen lost in North Vietnam raid
AP reports the U S Command confirms 94 American airmen lost since March 30 as escalation of the air war against North Vietnam. Three fliers and two F4 Phantoms were lost last weekend, with one Marine, Darrel Borders, rescued after his F4 was shot down near the Laotian border.
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North Vietnam
U.S
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Darrel Borders
Herrin
Ill
Hanoi Radio
Hanoi
West Monroe Names Russell Myatt City Clerk
West Monroe Mayor W B Bert Hatten announces Russell Leon Myatt 25 of Monroe will become City Clerk this Friday. He brings seven years in the Ouachita Parish Tax Assessor’s office and deputy assessor experience. Myatt is a West Monroe High School graduate with accounting and business admin training. He fills the vacancy after Floy Kilpatrick’s death and awaits council vote of confidence.
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W. B
Bert” Hatten
Russell Leon Myatt
Monroe
Hatten
Myatt
Ouachita Parish
West Monroe High School
Floy Kilpatrick
Richardson Attacks McGovern Welfare Proposals as Costly
Secretary Elliot Richardson denounces George McGovern's welfare and tax reform plan as costly and scatterbrained saying it could trigger a major tax increase. He accuses McGovern of avoiding core issues and frames welfare reform as needing incentives to move recipients off aid and ensure equity for working poor. Questions on mothers working and gradual benefit cuts remain unanswered.
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George McGovern
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Bakersfield Tops U.S. Heat as Tuesday Record Reaches 101
The National Weather Service reported the highest temperature for Tuesday outside Alaska and Hawaii was 101 degrees in Bakersfield California. Greenville Maine recorded a low of 43 degrees.
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New York
Nixon To Begin Japanese Talks
President Nixon plans a Hawaii summit with Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka to bolster Pacific peace prospects. He will tour Oahu with Tanaka, attend a reception hosted by Clare Boothe Luce, and return to Washington for a Vietnam conference with Ellsworth Bunker.
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City adds Harold G. Daricek as planning programs coordinator
Workmen will build a partition at the Monroe Government Center planning office to create space for Harold G. Daricek who recently joined the city planning staff as coordinator of federally funded programs. Daricek comes from North Delta Regional Planning and Development Council where he directed federal planning programs.
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Harold G. Daricek
Daricek
Jackson Parish
North Delta Regional Planning and Development Council
Stranded Tourists Appeal For Help At Gatwick
A group of 122 U.S. citizens and 18 others stranded by a charter flight appeals to Britons to pressure the U.S. Embassy for repatriation aid. Embassy says no funds or Washington authorization yet, while British charity and local homes aid the group including a mother with a four week old baby and several disabled travelers.
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England
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Rook
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Elmer P. Waffleheimer
Elmer Honey
Ruth Jacobs
New York
Gunmen Abduct Hostages At Chicago Restaurant
Three men robbed Kiyo's Japanese restaurant on Chicago's North Side, taking ten inside including eight customers and nine employees at gunpoint. Police killed two suspects Michael Jones and Michael Griggs, aged 17 and 18, during a chase. third suspect Louis Tarver, 21, arrested. Hostages ages 17 through 46 freed unharmed. One officer wounded. car set ablaze as gas leakage ignited during pursuit.
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UPI
North Side
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Michael Larry Griggs
Louis Tarver
Kiyo
Walter Vallee
South Side
Torrential Rain Floods Rome For Second Consecutive Day
Rome faced continuous heavy rain as floods swamped streets and basements cutting electricity and phone service. Firemen conducted nighttime rescues in worker districts while thousands of residents and tourists waded through water near St. Peter's Square after a severe storm.
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Cloudy Warm Weather to Persist in Northeast Louisiana
Partly cloudy skies and warm days will continue in Northeast Louisiana through Thursday with highs in the low 90s and overnight lows near 70. Sunshine around 90 percent, increasing chance of afternoon thundershowers Friday to Sunday. Winds 5 to 15 mph. FAA Monroe Airport tallies 88 high Tuesday and 64 low this morning with no precipitation reported.
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River Gauges Record Flood Rise At Monroe Camden
Flood stage rises as river levels advance at Monroe and Camden with stations showing 40 and 2643 readings. fall expectations noted as stages shift in the monitoring network.
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Monroe
Camden
George Smith Centered As Nunn Battles Thompson
George Smith speaker of the House centers in a nomination scene as Senator Nunn faces GOP Congressman Fletcher Thompson in the upcoming November general election AP Wire photo.
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George Smith
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Nunn
GOP
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Two Indicted By Grand Jury Here In Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish grand jury indicted former Sanitation Department Superintendent Arthur Barker on seven counts including filing false public records malfeasance in office public payroll fraud two forgery counts and two theft counts. Ted Woolsey city maintenance foreman faced two counts public payroll fraud and theft. The indictments stem from a probe into irregularities during the former mayor’s total 16 year tenure led by District Attorney Johnny Carl Parkerson. Barker allegedly filed and deposited an invoice with the secretary treasurer.
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Arthur Barker
Ted Woolsey
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Johnny Carl Parkerson
Barker
Woolsey
Former Monroe officials charged with fraud and theft
A grand jury indicted Arthur G. Barker and Woolsey on malfeasance in office fraud and theft counts. Barker faced charges for pay roll fraud, forged purchase requisitions, and misappropriations totaling thousands of dollars. Woolsey was charged with pay roll fraud and theft over several years. Both released on bond. probe continues with a reconvened grand jury set for October 9.
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Barker
Scott Truck & Tractor
Arthur G. Barker
Woolsey
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Today's Chuckle There are two kinds of people
A lighthearted quip contrasts morning risers with the rest of us, offering a playful humor beat.
Firm Founder Arrested In Florida Case
Glenn W. Turner a 37 year old millionaire and founder of Glenn W. Turner Enterprises was arrested after stepping from his private jet at Sanford Airport. He faced two warrants in Pinellas County for alleged violations of the Uniform Sales and Securities Law and was released on 20000 bond. Authorities had earlier seized records from his Dare To Be Great subsidiary in Orlando amid a large operation.
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Glenn W. Turner
Sanford
Seminole County
Orlando
Turner
Russ Corley
Corley
Orange County
Pinellas County
Pinellas
Orange Counties
Dare To Be Great, Inc
Turner Enterprises Holding Company
Theodore Keskoff
Vietnam troop withdrawals target 25 000 by December
Pentagon sources predict U S forces in Vietnam may drop to about 25 000 by December 1, 2 000 under Nixon goal, with 20 000 remaining before stabilization. Nixon announced a 27 000 level by December 1, Laird says further withdrawals likely, while some troops stay for POW MIA concerns and advisory roles. About 21 A 37 light bombers will be handed over from Bien Hoa next month.
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Vietnam
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Calif
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Saigon
Reputed Dixie Mafia Enforcer Shot Dead in Dallas
Stanley Lee Cook known as The Creeper and linked to the Dixie Mafia was killed outside a Dallas nightclub in a pre dawn incident. He died at a hospital minutes later after two companions were questioned by police. Detectives noted he had no weapon on him at the time.
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Stanley Lee Cook
Dixie Mafia
Cok
Cook
John Osorio
Texas Insurance
Sharpstown Park-Loan
Century Development Corp
Man Extradited In Threat Case To Face Federal Charges
Ralph DeStephano, 34, of Atlantic City New Jersey, extradited from Georgia to New Jersey to face federal charges alleging threats against the President. He was escorted from Chatham County Jail by federal marshals and traveled by car, smiling for photographers as FBI agents had launched a nationwide search after a note allegedly threatened President Nixon.
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Chatham County
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FBI
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