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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1972

Page

3

Five Boston area hitchhiking girls slain. fear grows

Five young hitchhikers have been strangled in the Boston area since July, with a sixth missing. Officials fear more such killings as students and women remain reluctant to ride with strangers, though many still hitchhike for cheap transport.

Boston UPI Rosenblith Ellen A. Reich Emerson College Sandra J. Ehramijian Cambridge Brockton Navy BU Coed Damaris Synge Gillispie Bedford N.Y Albert DeSalvo Nashua N.H Robert Barry Jeremiah McCallum McCallum Edward F. Sherry John Burkett Boston University

Solon predicts long freeze on federal salaries

Washington AP report says House subcommittee chair Morris Udall foresees Nixon delaying a pay raise for Congress and top officials will trigger a longer salary freeze. Senator Burdick backs the delay while Nixon creates a new pay commission and targets a June 30 report. The 1969 raise had been cut by President Johnson.

Solon Washington House Subcommittee Nixon Morris K. Udall D-Ariz House Compensation Subcommittee Congress Udall Quentin N. Burdick D-N.d Senate Compensation Subcommittee Special Commission House Senate Lyndon B. Johnson

Local leaders urge more control over manpower programs

The Southern Mayor's Conference in Jackson urges Southeast officials to push Congress to administer manpower programs locally. About 70 mayors and officials attended as Malcolm R. Lovell Jr. outlined budget cuts and a shift toward local decision making and prime sponsorship responsibilities.

Malcolm R. Lovell Jr Asst Lovell Washington Jackson

SCB Seeks Higher Rates Before Louisiana Supreme Court

South Central Bell urged the Louisiana Supreme Court to approve a higher rate of return, arguing wage boosts during a strike, inflation, and rising demand justify higher charges. A 1971 bike would add 25–50 cents monthly for individuals and 60 cents to $1.40 for business lines.

New Orleans South Central Bell Telephone Co State Supreme Court Victor A. Sachse Baton Rouge Louisiana Public Service Commission South Central PSC Sachse Marshall B. Brinkley Commission

Sixth U.S. Flag Placed On Moon

SPACE CENTER Houston AP Six flags now stand on the moon writes of the lunar tableau as Eugene Cernan recalls a proud moment. The piece traces the space race from Sputnik through Apollo 11 to the flag planting and its message for mankind.

U.S Eugene A. Cernan Earth Sputnik Soviet Union America United States Yuri Gagarin Uncle Sam Alan Shepard John F. Kennedy Cuba Bay of Pigs Gherman Titov John Glenn Jr Scott Carpenter Moon Russia Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin Michael Collins Armstrong Lander Cernan Mankind

Scientists Clash Over Creation Theory in California Textbooks

Stanford biochemistry professor Dr Arthur Kornberg joins 19 Nobel laureates in urging the California Board of Education to keep religion out of science texts and keep Darwinian evolution as the sole scientific explanation of life's origins. The dispute pits evolution against creationist views amid textbook revisions.

Stanford Calif California Board of Education California Charles Darwin National Academy of Science State Curriculum Commission Darwin Arthur Kornberg Stanford University Charles Robert Darwin

Real Estate Transfers In Ouachita Parish

Real estate transfers on record show cash deeds between Asphalt Materials Inc and Roy Everett McCaskill for Eastwood Estates unit 1 and other properties. Several entries note amounts from 500 to 17 000 dollars and mortgage deeds. Names include Thomeo Finance Inc Sav age Homes and Realty and Lake Park Inc. in addition to Dailey joins and Harvey Pfeiffer.

Ouachita Parish Asphalt Materials, Inc Roy Everett McCaskill Eastwood Estates Asphalt Materials Inc Standard F Enterprises Fastwood Estates Thomeo Finance, Inc Savage Homes and Realty, Inc Love Estates Charles R. Dailey Sammy George Dailey Leura Tean Dailew Derrick Keith Dailey Louis G. Nairly T. F. Flournoys Lake Park, Inc Harley Pfeiffer Lake Park Douglas Poole Robert Farle Hosea Helen Fernandez Allen James R. Tayior Hudsons Riverside

Waller orders Revenue Sharing funds funneled into Trust Fund

Governor Bill Waller signs an executive order to place Mississippi’s about 30 million dollar annual Revenue Sharing funds into a separate Trust Fund in the State Treasury. He directs that all outlays be by his requisition and audits involve the Federal State Coordinator, conflicting with Attorney General Summer’s ruling that lawmakers control treasury spending. The move faces legislative opposition and argues for governor handling like other federal grants.

Jackson, Miss Mississippi Bill Waller A. F. Summer Summer Waller

Budget Commission Seeks Control Of New Federal Funds

Sources say the Budget Commission mainly composed of lawmakers asked for a ruling to secure oversight of new money. The order assigns the federal state coordinator duties for bookkeeping, with the state auditor and governor's office involved. Mississippi’s first share is $14.7 million, though a federal check has not arrived.

Quest of the State Budget Commission Secretary of the Treasury Mississippi

Miller Kin Wynne Miller Sings on The Way We Were Soundtrack

Wynne Miller Glenn Miller's niece appears as a vocalist in Columbia's The Way We Were with Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand.

Hollywood UPI Glenn Miller Wynne Miller Columbia Robert Redford Barbra Streisand

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