Army Board Calls Calley To Testify
Army board convened to hear 1st Lt. William L. Calley Jr. testify over mass murder charges for My Lai killings in March 1968. Medina, Calley’s superior, denied ordering a massacre and said he did not shoot a child, detailing his actions and intelligence briefings prior to the helicopter assault.
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Army Board
Calley
Washington
Army
William L. Calley Jr
Ernest Me
Dina
My Lai
Special Army
Medina
Pentagon
My Lai 4
Boston
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
Vietnam
Lai
Monroe secretary hires new aide and Vietnam hero earns medal
Monroe secretary treasurer M J Cook announces a new secretary Mrs Helen Luft replaces Mrs Vee Mann who is on extended leave. Luft returns from 18 months in England with the Air Force husband and previously worked at a Bas Trop bank. Lt Col Steve G Tejas formerly of Monroe has received the Bronze Star for action in Vietnam. He was presented the medal in Germany where he serves as chief of transportation plans and programs at U S Air Forces in Europe. He is the son of Mr and Mrs George Tejas of 408 Stubbs Ave Monroe, a Neville High School graduate with a BS from LSU and an MBA from Indiana University.
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Monroe
M. J. Cook
Helen Luft
Vee Mann
Luft
England
Suffolk
Air Force
Bastrop Bank
Steve G. Tejas
Vietnam
Germany
U.S. Air Forces
Europe
George Tejas
Stubbs Ave
Neville High School
LSU
Indiana University
Viet Cong declares 3 day truces for Christmas and New Year
Viet Cong radio announced a three day Christmas truce starting December 24 and ending December 27 and a New Year truce from December 30 to January 2. President Thieu declared 24 hour cease fires on Christmas and New Year’s Eve, joined by U.S. forces. U.S. Command reported North Vietnamese deserters executed by officers and guards added to prevent desertions based on three defectors from Ha Tay Province.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Thieu
Ha Tay
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
River Stages Flood Present Stage Change
River stages rise and fall across Camden Monroe and surrounding areas with measurements showing river height changes. Data indicate stage shifts from 40 to 14.1 and 2 to 5, reflecting flood conditions and stage transitions.
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Camden
Monroe
McKeithen Defends Press Role in State Politics
Gov John McKeithen addressed the Acadiana Press Association in Lafayette praising the media as responsible representatives of the people while noting human error and stressing it should not be intimidated by government or vice versa. He avoided commenting on a prior critique of State Sen. John Schwegmann and tied regional investment gains to an active Lafayette delegation amid slow Baton Rouge labor unrest. He called a St Martin Parish bond issue for industrial facilities a positive sign for southern Louisiana industry growth.
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Lafayette
John McKeithen
Acadiana Press Association
McKeithen
John Schwegmann
Agriculture Department
Schwegmann
Louisiana
Lafayette Parish
MecKerthen
Baton Rouge
St. Martin Parish
Senate kills plans to tax foundations
The Senate voted 69 to 18 to strike from the tax reform bill a provision ending the tax exemption for private foundations after 40 years. Senators debated the move as critics warned it could harm noble charitable work while supporters argued many foundations evade taxes. The vote came as the chamber considered adding a Social Security increase to the bill.
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Washington
Senate
John C. Pastore
D-Ri
America
Albert Gore
Dtenn
Senate Gop
Robert P. Griffin
Sewage System Bid Opening Set Tuesday In Arcadia
Arcadia City Council will open bids Tuesday to contract a new sewer system for the city, with 12 firms reported. The project aims to extend sewer service to the entire city, currently only about one third on a system, funded by a $918,000 bond for water and sewer improvements and matching federal funds. Work on the sewer project begins after a bid is accepted. water system work will be awarded later.
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Arcadia
Arcadia City Council
Bevis Jordan
Jordan
Louisiana Gas Service
Panel Named To Oversee Off-Bench Activities Of Judges
Chief Justice Burger appointed ten federal judges to monitor off bench activities by judges. A three member review group will receive quarterly reports on any over one hundred dollar outside payments. A seven member advisory panel will judge teaching lecturing writing charity and nonprofit work.
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Washington
Warren F. Burger
Burger
Supreme Court
Christmas Festival Schedule at Monroe Civic Center
The Pat Boone Christmas Festival and Youth Rally unfolds Saturday and Sunday with a 9:00 a.m. arrival at Monroe Municipal Airport and an 11:30 a.m. parade downtown. Highlights include a 5:00 p.m. boat flotilla, 7:00 p.m. arena doors, and a 8:15 p.m. pageant followed by Pat Boone’s concert. Sunday features a 1:00 p.m. doors open and 2:00 p.m. youth rally at Monroe Civic Center Arena.
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Pat Boone
Monroe Municipal
Monroe
Civic Center
Eastgate
Carroll High School
Twin City Mall
Oiver Road
Neville
Mid City Plaza
Monroe Boat Dock
Monroe Civic Center Arena
Northeast Madrigalians
Civic Center Mall
Northeast Chapter Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Pat Boone's
Noel Ringers
Arena
Noel Bell Ringer Group
Chris Bingham
Ouachita Parish
West Monroe
William J Herring
Civic Center Arena
Rain Likely In Area Today With Warming Trend
The Twin Cities will have mostly cloudy skies with rain likely today and Saturday. Highs reach mid to upper 50s today, mid 60s to near 68 Saturday. tonight lows around 46 to 50. Winds southeast 6 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent today, 50s tonight, 60 percent Saturday.
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Twin Cities
Requests Continue To Goodfellows Christmas Drive
Donations toward the Goodfellows campaign for Twin Cities reach 659 of 9000 as Christmas approaches. The News Star-World drive, started 35 years ago by B. Martin and Wilson Ewing, funds aid for food and clothing, with donations to be mailed or delivered to News Star-World. A friend’s letter describes a family of eight needing food and warm clothing due to a fire and the father’s health.
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Goodfellow
Twin Cities
The
News
Star — World
B. Martin
Wilson Ewing
News Star—World
Jackie Neal
Goodfellows
News- Star — World Publishing Corp
Stocks Rise at Midday on Modestly Slower Session
New York traders saw the market keep gains at 1 p.m. with the early rally cooling. Declines trailed advancers by about 695 to 454 as the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.79 points in a still-bullish, but slower, trading session.
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New York
Stock market slips amid feeble rally prospects
Early in the day traders cited limited developments to support a rally. A First National City Bank officer forecast a recession next year as the AP 60 stock average hovered around 2745, up 0.7 points at noon.
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First National City Bank
Carroll Upheld In Football Dispute
The LTASO executive committee upheld Richwood High School's ineligibility for the state playoff and ordered Carroll High to take Richwood's place. Richwood’s 9 0 regular season included a win over Carroll. Carroll had charged ineligible players participated. Richwood plans to appeal to the U S district court while a prior court order pushed for a full hearing.
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Carroll High School
Richwood High School
Lincoln Elementary
LTASO
Carroll High
Richwood
Lialo
Hampden J. Williams
Allen High School
Natchitoches Parish
McKinley Ellis
Frank Williams
Wiliams
Unemployment Drops Marked as Sharp Monthly Decline
Washington reports the November unemployment rate fell to 3.4 percent, the largest single monthly drop in a decade, with 360000 fewer jobless. The Bureau notes gains among teens, young men, and adult women, while adult men’s rate fell to 2.2 percent and white and Negro workers also saw declines. Officials caution on inflation link.
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Washington
UPT
Nixon
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Howard Stambler
Bureau
Mrs. W. Beckett Dies Here Today in Shreveport
Mrs. William Fred Beckett of Monroe and Shreveport died early today at Saint Joseph Home after a long illness. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Dewitt T. Milam of Monroe, four sons, two sisters, five grandsons and two granddaughters. Funeral services set for 10 am Saturday at First National Funeral Home in Shreveport with burial in Forest Park Cemetery.
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William Fred Beckett
Monroe
Shreveport
St. Joseph
Dewitt T. Milam
1704 Island
First National Funeral Home
Forest Park
Chuckle Exhilaration After Great Idea Strikes
A playful note defines the moment of elation when a bright idea lands just before doubts set in. It captures the instant thrill of inspiration and the gentle foreshadowing of potential issues to address.
Pet Monkey Seeks Care and Training Services
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