Tougher Fire Safety Codes Adoption Urged Shultz To Stay In Cabinet
Florida reports that George Shultz will remain Treasury secretary in Nixon's second term and lead a Cabinet level Council on Economic Policy. He will coordinate policy with a White House office and work with working groups drawn from major agencies.
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Shultz
Key Biscayne
Fla
Florida White House
George Shultz
Henry A. Kissinger
Ziegler
Herbert Stein
Council On International Economic Policy
Labor
Office of Management and Budget
Treasury
New Economic Council
Labor, Commerce, Agriculture, Transportation and State
Council of Economic Advisers
Cost of Living Council
Council
White House
Bien Hoa Base Shelled by Viet Cong
Communist forces shell Bien Hoa air base near Saigon before dawn killing a child and wounding nine Vietnamese and four Americans. Rockets hit the air base and nearby village facilities, damaging aircraft and support buildings. Other incidents include bomb damage in Saigon and shelling along the DMZ and highlands with multiple casualties and injuries.
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Saigon
Bien Hoa
South Vietnam
U.S. Marine
Thailand
U.S
Cat Lai
Demilitarized Zone
Central Highlands
An Joc
Kontum
An Loc
Seven Die As Plane Crashes In South Vietnam
A transport flight carrying four crew members and an 18 person U S Vietnamese refugee aid team crashed in bad weather along the central coast. Seven were killed including Maj. Gen Tran Thanh Phong deputy commander of the 2nd Military Region. Five Vietnamese and two Americans died. Fifteen others were injured, including three Americans with the U S aid program. names of the American dead were withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Saigon
U.S. Agency For International Development
Tran Thanh Phong
U.S
World at Large Riffs on Love and Telephones
A playful quip notes that while many save a lover, those waiting to use a telephone may miss the moment. The line blends wit with urban relationship dynamics, echoing timeless humor about connection and timing.
Astronauts Face Final Tests as Launch Looms
Apollo 17 crew undergoes final major medical exams while Boeing workers threaten a strike that could delay the moon launch. NASA officials say odds of a delay are low, with Cerna, Schmitt, and Evans awaiting results.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
NASA
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison Hh,schmitt
Ronald &. Evans
Susan Shell celebrates 15th birthday in Monroe
Susan Shell daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garland Shell of Monroe is celebrating her 15th birthday today. Classmates woke her with a breakfast out at her home and a family luncheon follows. A party with dinner and trimmings is planned later as well.
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Susan Shell
Garland Shell
Point Dr
Monroe
Susan
Charrissa LaJcan Franks
Alva
Sonny) Franks
N. 3Rd St
West Monroe
River Stage Changes at Stations With Flood Risk
River stages show changes at Monroe and Camden stations. Monroe reads 46 and 30.2 two rise. Camden at 26 and 21.0 remains stationary as flood risk persists.
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Monroe
Camden
Smithsonian exhibit recalls Old West gold rush era
The Smithsonian’s Museum of History and Technology opens an exhibition on pioneer life with artifacts from the 1848 California gold rush. Highlights include James Marshall’s nugget from Coloma and items like Gamboni’s false front from Olema, cattle brands, and a carved German miner tobacco store.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
California
James Marshall
James Sutter
Coloma
Calif
U.S
Marshall
National Institute
Smithsonian
America
Museum of History and Technology
Gamboni
Olema
Sacramento
Saigon Envoy Kissinger Hold Fourth Peace Talks
South Vietnam special envoy Neu Yen Phu Duc met Henry Kissinger for the fourth time on shaping a peace settlement. Tran Kim Phuong attended. Kissinger to fly to Florida and then Paris for talks with Le Duc Tho. Nixon may meet Thieu after any settlement amid US impatience with Saigon’s hesitation.
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Washington
South Vietnam
Neuyen Phu Duc
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S. Vietnam
Florida White House
Key Biscayne
Ronald L. Ziegler
Saigon
Tran Kim Phuong
Florida
Ziegler
Kissinger
Nixon
Paris
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Duc
U.S
Fla
U S Plans Peace Push As Meir Warns Cease Fire Fragile
United States reportedly prepares a new Middle East peace effort centered on reopening the Suez Canal. In Tel Aviv, Prime Minister Golda Meir warns the two year cease-fire could end at any time, citing risk of renewed fighting from Syria and Egypt. She says no Arab leader will courageously pursue peace and tell his people the truth.
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United Press International
United States
Middle East
Suez Canal
Tel Aviv
Golda Meir
Syria
Egypt
Mild Days Ahead for Twin Cities Weekend Forecast
The Twin Cities expect cool nights and mild days with no rainfall until Tuesday. Fair to partly cloudy skies prevail under high pressure from California to the Louisiana coast. For Monroe and vicinity highs in the upper 50s to 60s today, lows tonight in the upper 30s to low 40s, southwest winds 8 to 15 mph. Thursday’s high was 51 with a 26 degree frost this morning. The state forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies with cool nights and mild days Sunday through Tuesday, and a chance of showers Tuesday.
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Twin Cities
California
Louisiana
Monroe
Law Agencies Recover 6000 In Burglaries Ouachita Parish
Local law enforcement from Monroe and West Monroe police and Ouachita and Caldwell Parish sheriffs recovered about 6000 dollars worth of stolen goods after an extensive investigation into burglaries in Ouachita Parish and nearby areas. Two suspects were arrested last week in connection with the burglaries. A three month probe yielded roughly 1000 dollars of outdoor statues stolen from parish residences. Police urged anyone recognizing items to contact Monroe Police.
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Ouachita Parish
Monroe
West Monroe
Ouachita
Caldwell Parish
Arnold Moore
Tommy Stroud
Elmer London
Joe Cummings
John I. Fogleman
Contributions Slow For Goodfellows Drive In 1972
With the annual Goodfellows Drive in its first week contributions are small, enough for about 20 Christmas dinners. The drive aims to raise 12 000 to help about 400 families. many requests pour in from the elderly and children. Jackie Neal, chairman, says over 500 requests are expected and deliveries are planned for December 23 after committee review, with donations due by December 20.
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Gooodfellows
News-Star — World Publishing Co
North 4Th St
Monroe
Jackie Neal
Goodfellows Drive
Goodfellows Committee
Neal
Monroe Recreation Department
Two Long Caves Connected in Mammoth Cave Area
An exploring team has mapped a passage linking the Flint Ridge and Mammoth Cave systems, suggesting the total labyrinth could exceed 300 miles beneath Mammoth Cave National Park. The effort involved 21 to 29 hour trips and noted a wall inscription reading Peter, tied to Pete Hanson.
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Mammoth Cave National Park
David D. Thompson Jr
National Park Service
Mammoth Cave
Thompson
Stanley D. ‘Sides
The
Cave Research Foundation
CRF
Flint Ridge
Holloch Holle
Switzerland
Patri‘cia Crowther
Arlington
Mass
John Wilcox
Columbus
Ohio
Austin
Floyd Collins
Sides
Crowther
Peter
Pete Hanson
Demands for tougher fire codes rise after twin high rise fires
The New Orleans and Atlanta blazes killed 13 people in 24 hours sparking calls for mandatory sprinklers and smoke detectors in elderly homes. Gov Carter and state officials push for updated fire safety laws while a Senate Aging Committee member prepares an investigation into the Atlanta fire.
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Atlanta, Ga
New Orleans
U.S. Senate
Special Committee On the
John Edie
Atlanta
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Richard E. Bland
Presidential Commissio
Pennsylvania State University
Baptist
Rault Center
Bland
Special Committee On
Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
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NLRB
Kurt Debus
Kennedy Space Center
Debus
Happy
San Francisco
U. S
Mideast
Goodfellows
Inside the News-Star
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Lowman
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Penn State
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