State lawmakers slash 51 million on sales tax defeat
Baton Rouge Louisiana. Gov McKeithens administration moves to cut a supplemental appropriations bill from 61 million to 10 million after the defeat of a one cent sales tax hike. The measure funds six months of operating expenses 7.5 million and capital outlay bonds 2.5 million. The plan aims to avoid a new special session as taxes await Senate action. The governor and labor lobby backed the gasol ine tax bill in the House by a large vote after a prior setback.
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Baton Rouge, la
John J. McKeithen
House Appropriations Committee
W. W. McDougall
McKeithen
Bernard Sliger
Appropriations Committee
Senate
EC. Ig
House
Nixon to Meet Harrisman as Vietnam Talks Negotiate
President elect Richard Nixon plans a Thursday meeting in New York with W Averell Harriman after talk of Henry Cabot Lodge replacing Harriman as chief American negotiator in Paris. Nixon also named Dr Paul W McCracken to head the Council of Economic Advisers and pressed Congress on tax policy and Social Security concerns.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
W. Averell Harriman
Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Anee Pensee
Pierre
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Congress
Zieger
Humphrey
United Nations
Ziegler
Minnesota
McCracken
University of Michigan
Graduate School of Business Administration
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Husband Answers Phone With Rumor Question
A husband tells a caller that Mrs. Smith is not home and jokingly asks if they would like to leave a rumor. The line captures a witty domestic moment in a household dialogue.
Twin Cities Chit Chat Births and Thanksgiving Visits
The first child of Kenneth and Dianne Farmer born November 29 is Kenneth Earl Farmer Jr. in Lexington Park Maryland. Grandparents on both sides named Earl Farmer Aubrey Nelson. Loretta Anne and Ramona Lynn Miles visited relatives in Shreveport for Thanksgiving and Loretta celebrated her ninth birthday.
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Kenneth Earl Farmer Jr
Kenneth Farmer
Lexington Park
Little Kenneth
Dianne Nelson
West Monroe
Earl Farmer
Eros
Aubrey Nelson
Loretta Anne
Ramona Lynn Miles
Russell Miles
Grayson St
Ray Coleman
Shreveport
Loretta
U S Troops Ambushed Near Saigon in Major Setback
About 600 North Vietnamese forces ambushed 160 U S troops 69 miles north of Saigon. Twenty minutes after landing, the unit took heavy fire, with 25 Americans killed and 52 wounded. Allies retaliated with artillery and air strikes as the Reds withdrew after four hours.
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Saigon
U.S
U.S. Army
1St Air Cavalry Division
North Vietnam
Canodian
1St Air Cavalry
No Plans Yet On Tuition Fee Hikes
Louisiana state education officials have not been contacted about tuition increases and do not plan hikes yet. Gov. McKeithen warned substantial fee rises would follow the sales tax defeat, but officials say final decisions hinge on legislative adjournment and available funds.
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William Dodd
Mack Avants
Dodd
Avants
Minos H. Armentor
New Iberia
Louisiana State University Board of
Armentor
Israeli Planes Hit Iraqi Forces Across Jordan Frontier
Israeli jets attacked Iraqi forces in Jordan ending at 1:30 p.m. A plane was reported shot down with one pilot safe. Amman sources claimed three planes down but the official communique confirmed only one loss. Reports also cited damage near Mafraq and Taibyiba with panic in Amman.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Jordan
Israel
Amman
Irbid
Jordan River
Mafraq
Taibyiba
Sea of Galilee
Mills Warns U S Budget Could Top 200 Billion
Rep. Wilbur Mills, head of the Ways and Means Committee, told the National Association of Manufacturers in New York that the federal budget for the coming year may exceed 200 billion dollars unless expenditures are restrained. He warned that rising spending could force deficits or higher taxes and noted growing pressure to use tax credits for cities, the poor, and pollution needs.
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New York
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Arkansas Democrat
National Association of Manufacturers
Mills
Fair And Cold Expected Here
Generally fair skies and cool temperatures are expected through Thursday in Northeast Louisiana. Friday looks partly cloudy and cool with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s with scattered frost. Dewpoints will be in the 20s to low 30s and sunshine will be strong today and Thursday. Winds remain variable to west 5 to 15 mph.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Monroe
Applications For School Post Taken
The Ouachita Parish School Board seeks a new Superintendent. Deadline for applications is December 17, with confidential interviews pending. Salary open to negotiation and qualifications include Louisiana certification and a master’s degree.
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Ouachita Parish
Milton C. Hall
Hall
William G. Kelly
Kelly
Louisiana
Administrative Personnel Committee
N. 4Th St
Monroe
Bry St
Mail To Vietnam Shows Increase
Washington AP reports Christmas mail to servicemen in Vietnam rose 13 percent this year. About 17 million pounds of mail crossed the Pacific in November. The Post Office Department set a one week deadline for airmail gifts to reach service members by Christmas.
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Washington
Vietnam
Post Office Department
Pacific
Toay
Requests Continue For Goodfellows
A total of 442 had been received for the News Star World Goodfellow Fund by Tuesday night to aid area families at Christmas. Donations include 100 from Mrs. Wilson Ewing in memory of her husband who, with B. B. Martin, started the drive 34 years ago. Other gifts honor Earl F. Stovall Herman Masur and other supporters.
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News-Star—World Goodfellow Fund
Wilson Ewing
B. B. Martin
Earl F. Stovall
Fred Stovall
L. R. Hemler
Herman Masur
Jack Hesketh
George Lofton
L. R. Wemler
W. B
Win” Mask, III
Wendy
Susan Cordell
June Sherrouse
Ann Sherrouse
Louis
Bea Pringle
Local Christmas fund drive aims at eight thousand
The Friends Of Goodfellows push an $8 000 goal for the Christmas fund, a $500 rise from last year, with donations from readers and local supporters. The article lists multiple memorial gifts and individual contributions, notes requests arriving after the campaign kickoff, and sets December 20 as the deadline for funds and aid requests to be reviewed by Monroe News Star World Publishing Corp.
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Monroe
Witnesses Clash Over Auto Repairs Profit Motive
Senate Antitrust subcommittee hears testimony from Norman Bennett and Athell Yon on whether auto makers design cars to invite costly repairs. Bennett accuses Detroit of engineering vulnerability. Yon argues consumers demand too much and that simpler models and practical parts can cut repair costs. Louis Baffa adds emphasis on functional bumper design to reduce expenses.
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Washington
Senate
Norman Bennett
Society of Automotive Engineers
Athell Yon
Charleston
S. C
Independent
Garage Owners of America
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Bennett
Detroit
Louis Baffa
New York City
Auto Body Association of America
Senate Approves 30 Day Vacation For City Firemen
The Senate approved a bill extending municipal firefighters annual vacations to 30 days after 30 years of service by a 22 to 14 vote. Sen. Edgar Mouton of Lafayette led the bill. Another measure to add a supervisor in five districts failed by one vote.
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News-Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
Senate Today
Edgar Mouton
Lafayette
Senate
Mouton
LSU
Sen. B
Rayburn
River Stage Changes Reported at Camden and Monroe
Flood stage readings show Camden at 26 with 0.1 fall and Monroe at 40 with 0.4 rise as water levels adjust. The river’s stage movements indicate shifting flood conditions along the waterways monitored.
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Camden
Monroe
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