Shotgun Blasts Hit Seven Ohio Trucks Amid Nationwide Stop
United Press International reports shotgun blasts hit seven trucks on Interstate 76 near Youngstown as drivers ignored a two day park in protest against high diesel prices and low speed limits. Bricks and bottles struck other trucks across Ohio and Pennsylvania. some drivers were forced off the road but no serious injuries.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Mahoning
Trumbull County
Highway Patrol
Canfield
Youngstown
Ilinois
Maryland
Nebraska
California
Michigan
Detroit
Ohio Highway Patrol
Michael Shipp
Ravenna
Akron
Barberton
Columbiana
Record Ransom Reported Paid Getty Kidnappers
In Rome authorities report a record 3.4 million dollars in ransom was paid to alleged Getty kidnapers for J Paul Getty III. The payment ends five months of captivity as investigators say all money has gone to secure his release and family members decline to comment.
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Rome
J. Paul Gett
Getty
Christmas Fund Gifts Include Community Donors and Memorials
A yearend list shows donations and memorials to a local Christmas fund totaling 4909.10 dollars. Donors include individuals from Oklahoma City to Monroe, families such as Keller, Schmidt, and Griffith, and groups like Knights of Columbus No. 13987 and Fellowship Sunday School Class. The contributions support charitable efforts and local cards as noted.
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Lucy 'B. Keller
Matt
Rene
Georgia Lee
C.D. Meredith
Grant
Witcha
Paul Schmidt
Daffrony Toot
Sonny
Michael Wysocki
Wossman High School
George Fink
H. D. Hunt
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Eugene
Ruston
Troy Thomas
Najed Elam
Louise S. Hays
Melza Benefield
Reagan Wilson
Helen
Dooley Parker
Lom North Monroe
Tilitha T
William Barnes
Annie Mae Brown
Re V. Schene
W. TR. Leigh
E. W. Bowios
Hardy Whitehead
Lillie M. Volker
John
Ethel Goorley
Oscar Crawford
Georgia
Anonymous
First Methodist Church
West Monroe
The
Wee
Social Civic Club
Monroe
Zoe
Bubba Baker
Donald Wilson
Fuel Stations Plan Holidays 3 Day Closing
Thousands of gasoline stations nationwide plan three day shutdowns for Christmas and New Year. Associations report about half of stations likely closed, with independents hit hardest as Nixon seeks authority to mandate shutdowns.
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Michigan
Illinois
Louisiana
Florida
Washington D.C
Indiana
Wisconsin
John Huemmrich
National Congress of Petroleum Retailers
Nixon
American Automobile Association
Dick Reynolds
Society of Independent
Vic Rasheed
Greater Washington-Maryland
Christmas Card Lane Returns in North Monroe
The Yuletide display repeats during the energy crisis with four by eight card replicas shown from 7 to 9 p.m. in Forsythe Park Subdivision off Torsythe Avenue. The lane opens Saturday and closes December 25, a seven year old Amalie Drive tradition.
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Monroe
Forsythe Park
Torsythe Avenue
Amalie Drive
Mrs Tina Mautz Visits Monroe Family
Las Vegas resident Mrs Tina Mautz is due in Monroe today to begin a visit with her relatives staying with her parents Mr and Mrs Co EF Gandy at 1202 South 3rd Street Monroe.
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Tina Mautz
Las Vegas
Nev
Monroe
Co. EF. Gandy
S. 3Rd St
Partly Cloudy Skies Across Twin Cities and Monroe Area
Area residents can expect partly cloudy skies with warm daytime temperatures. Monroe and vicinity forecast highs near 70 with cooler nights in the upper 30s. FAA at Monroe Municipal Airport logged 78 high Wednesday and 49 low this morning. no rainfall in last 24 hours.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Louisiana
Energy Chief Simon Orders Big Limousines Dismissed
Energy Czar William E. Simon briefed reporters at the White House on the energy situation and directed all federal agencies to remove their large limousines by January 1. The AP wire photo caption accompanies the briefing.
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William E. Simon
White House
Simon
Kissinger Opens Middle East Tour Aiming for Peace Talks
Secretary of State Kissinger arrived in Algiers for a brief meeting with President Boumedienne before a planned three hour visit en route to Cairo and a wider tour. He doubts meaningful Israel Syria talks until prisoners of war are exchanged and expects the Geneva peace conference to open as scheduled next week. Algeria may restore diplomatic ties with the United States as speculation swirls about postwar diplomacy.
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Algiers
Henry A. Kissinger
Israel
Syria
U.S
Kissinger
Middleast
Geneva
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Jegypt
Houari Boumedienne
Middle East
Atauranth
Cariac
Boumedienne
Pilgrim Society
America
Cairo
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Lebanon
Algeria
United States
Inside The News-Star Highlights
Classifieds and features from The News-Star including Abby Broadway comics and obituaries with sports theater and weather notes. Crossword and Jumble puzzles appear alongside editorial and horoscope sections.
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Abby
Lowman Radio-Tv
Kissinger and Tho to Meet in Paris Over Vietnam Firings
Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho will confer in Paris on December 20 to discuss increasing military activity in Indochina. The White House described the talks as a discussion of matters of mutual interest amid cease-fire violations and renewed fighting in Vietnam and Cambodia.
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Washington
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
U. S
Vietnam
Paris
Indochina
White House
North Vietnam
Gerald N. Warren
Cambodia
Warren
Hanoi
Kissinger
Tho
United States
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Saigon
Mekong
iMute House
Pentagon
Energy czar proposes wide voluntary and mandatory savings plan
William Simon announced new fuel conservation steps aiming to curb oil use. He seeks mandatory lighting reductions in commercial and industrial buildings, licensing of petroleum exports, and removal of federal limousines by January 1. Agencies would cut driving 20 percent, and lighting on highways would be reduced to save oil.
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Washington
William E. Simon
Congress
Simon
Federal Energy Office
U. S
Energy Office
White House
Experts Question Nixon Tape Buzz Cause
Technical experts cast doubt on a theory that equipment on Rose Mary Woods desk caused the 18 minute buzz on a Watergate tape. They said neither the lamp nor the typewriter was a likely cause and noted a Woods tape recorder could have produced the buzz and that speech under the buzz may not be retrievable.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
John J. Sirica
Rose Mary) Woods
White House
Miss Woods
Skylab crew reports Kohoutek tail five to six million miles long
Skylab 3 astronauts Pogue Carr and Gibson observed Kohoutek brightening from orbit. Pogue estimated the comet's tail at five to six million miles, visible to the naked eye with a bright star near the tail end, as they plan more photograpy and ultraviolet imaging during its solar loop around December 28.
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Pogue
Gerald P. Carr
Edward G. Gibson
Kohoutek
Carr and Pogue
Earth
Mission Control
Williams Signed To Pilot Yankees
New York AP Dick Williams who led the Oakland A s to world championships the past two seasons was signed to a three year contract as manager of the New York Yankees today. After delays while seeking a ruling from the American League official Ralph Houk’s signing with the Tigers the Yankees wanted Williams and felt it was in the club’s best interests to obtain him without further delay says Yankees President Gabe Pan.
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NEW York
Dick Williams
Oakland A’s
New York Yankees
American League
Ralph) Houk
Tigers
Yankees
Williams
Gabe Pan
River Stages Rise and Fall at Camden Station
River levels at Camden rose to 40.0 with stage 34.1 and a 0.6 rise followed by a fall to 31.6 and 1.2 drop as flood stages moved through the area. Local readings show changing conditions along River Street.
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Camden
Young guns spend more on cosmetics to look natural
The piece notes that younger shoppers are allocating more money to cosmetics with the aim of achieving a natural appearance. It discusses shifting trends toward subtle routines and brands emphasizing minimal makeup looks.
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