Nixon names Kissinger to lead new White House security office
President elect Nixon announces Harvard professor Henry Kissinger as assistant for national security affairs to reorganize the White House foreign and defense policy machinery. Kissinger will oversee strategy and bring in new advisors while a strong secretary of state remains planned. Richard V. Allen named principal associate as Kissinger’s aide.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Defense
Vietnam
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Hoover Institution
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Walt W. Rostow
Johnson
McGeorge Bundy
Ford Foundation
Rostow
Washington
Captain Marm to Return to Vietnam for Active Duty
CAPT. JOE MARM, Medal of Honor recipient, leaves a desk job at Ft. Belvoir to command an airborne unit in Vietnam. He is the first of 61 MOH winners to return to combat, age 27.
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Barrios Leads Caldera in Venezuela Election Race
Early unofficial returns show Gonzalo Barrios leading Rafael Caldera by a small margin as about half the vote is counted in Venezuela's presidential race. Marcos Perez Jimenez pursues a senate seat with strong showing amid a record 4 million voters in the fourth free election since 1821 independence.
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Marcos Perez Jimenez
Barrios
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Christian Democrats
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Victory Front
Luis Beltran Prieto
The
Peoples Electoral Movement
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Spain
Senate
Accidents In State Claim Lives Of 32 During Holiday Weekend
United Press International reports at least 32 people died in accidents during the Thanksgiving weekend in Louisiana. The toll included 24 highway deaths and numerous individuals from multiple cities such as New Orleans, Shreveport, Lake Charles, and Mansfield.
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Louisiana
Robert Lynn Ehrhardt
Houston
John P. Mayet
Doris Mayet
Fort Polk
Jack Pickens
Oakdale
Michael Wood
Bossier City
Carl E. Wood Sr
Lake Charles
Albert J. Leonard
New Orleans
Jerry Bennett
Holden
Mary Rose Ducote
Thomas Grif
Fin
Rosemiller Boyd
Jefferson Parish
Frank K. McGlathery
Morgansport
Tommy Lee Griffin
Lizzy B. Coleman
Mansfield
James W. White
Cheneyville
Melvin Clausen
Johnny Clausen
Ophelia Estelle
Centerville
Henry Adams
Franklin
J. W. Johnson
Reserve
Ruby Lee Brown
Beatrice Brown
Annie Marie Brown
Clayton
Jacob Ross
Isaac Carr
Shreveport
Paul Butler
Grand Marais
Wyatt Pryor
LBJ To Meet Mexico Leader In El Paso
President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz of Mexico and Lyndon B. Johnson will meet in El Paso Texas on December 13 to inaugurate Rio Grande channel works between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. The talks will last a few hours and mark their sixth meeting in years.
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Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Mexico
Johnson
United States
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Tex
Antonio Carrillo Flores
Rio Grande
Ciudad Juarez
Adolfo Lopez Matthcos
U.S
Carrillo Flores
Chuckle Money Promises Comfort Yet Delivers Misery
A humorous line notes money cannot buy happiness but may buy comfort that feels hollow. The quip contrasts wealth with genuine well being, suggesting material ease without true joy.
Jordanians Claim Jets Bomb Convoy
Jordanian authorities report Israeli air strikes and commando raids in Amman and northern Jordan. Israeli jets bombed a desert convoy, destroying six trucks, and commandos blew up 100-foot bridges on the Amman Aqaba corridor. Two soldiers were killed, another wounded, and two civilians died in the fighting.
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Syria
Home From War Returns Airman Ted S Howes
Ted S Howes, U S Air Force, came home Sunday after a Taiwan tour of duty. He is married to the former Vicki Lee and living at 4803 Blanks. Evans George and wife Muriel, former Monroe residents, were in the twin cities area this past week en route to Denver and New York before returning to Monroe and then Denver.
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Vicki Lee
Blanks
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Monroe
Muriel
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Colo
Yale
New York
Airlift of Cubans Enters Fourth Year of Operation
The U S financed Cuban refugee airlift, begun at Fidel Castro's suggestion, marked its fourth year amid continued arrivals. About 131 500 refugees have come to the United States, with most settling in Miami or elsewhere. Some exiles seek to return to Cuba despite government disallowance, while others await new homes at Freedom House.
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Louisiana Legislature Reconsiders McKeithen Tax Plan
The Maverick Louisiana Legislature reconvened in Baton Rouge to revisit Gov. John McKeithen’s $131.2 million tax package after the sales tax hike defeat. McKeithen warned colleges face higher tuition and state programs face cuts as spending is tightened. Rep. Pavey Branton plans to urge the governor to withdraw tax proposals and push for an in depth management survey of state government. Branton also seeks to curb executive sessions.
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Monroe Morning World
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Branton
House
New York Banks Raise Prime Lending Rate to Six Percent
Chase Manhattan Bank led a move up by raising its prime rate to 6 percent for large corporate borrowers effective immediately. Chemical NY Trust Irving Trust Manufacturers Hanover First Pennsylvania also announced 6 percent primes, with consumer loan rates staying steadier amid the shift.
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Chemical New York Trust Co
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Hanover Trust Co
First Pennsylvania Banking & Trust Co
Philadelphia
Weather bulletin for Northeast Louisiana and Monroe reports
Cloudiness will persist in Northeast Louisiana with scattered rain likely tonight and Tuesday as temperatures rise slightly. Dewpoints in the upper 30s to mid 40s, 40 percent sunshine expected today and Tuesday, and precipitation chances 30 percent tonight and 50 percent Tuesday. Winds variable 5 to 15 mph. The Louisiana Delta Agricultural Advisory notes drying conditions from fair to good today to poor by Tuesday night.
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Monroe
South Vietnam authorizes Christmas holiday truce
President Nguy en Van Thieu announces a 24 hour Christmas truce from 6 p m Saigon time December 24 to 6 p m December 25 for humanitarian reasons. The plan covers only Christmas not New Year or Tet amid ongoing DMZ clashes and Viet Cong ambiguity.
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Norco man rescued from burning car after collision on Airline Highway
John W. Brooks of Norco was pulled unconscious from his burning car by Vernon A. Carlson of New Orleans after a car truck crash on Airline Highway. Brooks suffered minor injuries and was treated at Charity Hospital. Carlson was charged with reckless driving as both vehicles and the wreckage burned.
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Norco
John W. Brooks
Vernon A. Carlson
Brooks
Charity Hospital
Carlson
Goodfellows Campaign Seeks $8000 for Ouachita Parish
The Goodfellows Drive in Ouachita Parish aims to raise 8000 dollars to aid the needy in Christmas food and clothing. Donations may be mailed or delivered to the Monroe News-Star-World Building by December 24, with gifts accepted through Christmas Eve.
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Ouachita Parish
Jack Hesketh
Monroe
Hes
Kath
Goodfellows Drive
Wilson Ewing
News-Star—World
B. B. Martin
Powell's contempt jail stay after court ruling
The Appellate Division stayed the jailing of Adam Clayton Powell for criminal contempt hours after a 4 p.m. surrender deadline. The Harlem congressman elect gains delay while appealing his conviction. Argument set for Dec 10. max 90 days for contempt linked to civil defamation case. Powell paid $56,000 to settle the woman's award.
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Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Powell
State Supreme Court
Arthur Markewich
Winter storm spreads across nation hampering travel
Snow sleet and rain blanket much of the nation as December turns wet and cold. Traffic and air travel face hazards from the Midwest to the Northeast amid foggy conditions and scattered storms, with temperatures from 2 degrees below in Evanston Wyoming to 74 in Key West Florida. A funnel cloud north of West Palm Beach and a tornado at Pensacola cause minor damage as holiday travel continues.
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Sherman Naval Air Station
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Court Quashes Kohn Indictment in New Orleans
A public intimidation indictment against Aaron M. Kohn, Metropolitan Crime Commission director, was quashed by Judge Edward A. Haggerty Jr. The district attorney will appeal to the Louisiana Supreme Court. The case stemmed from a Oct 3 confrontation with City Councilman Eddie Sapir over an ordinance to legalize charitable bingo.
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Aaron M. Kohn
Metropolitan Crime Commission
Louisiana Supreme Court
Edward A. Haggerty Jr
Kohn
Eddie Sapir
Sapir
Carlos Marcello
Marcello
River Stage Changes by Location Report
River stage data shows Camden at 15.7 feet with a 1.7 rise, Monroe at 21.6 feet up 1.1, indicating fall at Camden and rise at Monroe amid ongoing flood conditions.
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