Laird says draft quotas to be cut as Vietnam pullout proceeds
Defense secretary Laird told reporters that next year roughly 10 percent of draft calls may be eliminated as about 50 000 troops are withdrawn from Vietnam over four months. He noted U S armed forces strength will drop and that Tet period raises risk of enemy action. He did not provide current strength figures.
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Washington
Vin R. Laird
Vietnam
Laird
U.S
Nixon
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Nix
Ousted Leader Gains Panama Control Again
Panamanian Brig. Gen. Omar Torrijos, ousted, regained power with loyal National Guard support. He returned from Mexico City to David then crowned the capital garrison, arresting coup leaders Col. Ramiro Silvera and Col. Amado Sanjur as other guardsmen fell in line. Shots at Guard HQ, no casualties reported.
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Panama
Omar Torrijos
National Guard
Torrijos
Mexico City
David
Ramiro Silvera
Amado Sanjur
Silvera
Alejandro Arauz
Tocumen Airport
Ex-Head of LTA Praises Local Newspapers Here
James Stafford, former president of the Louisiana Teachers' Association, commends the News-Star and Morning World for excellent coverage of the state teachers convention in Monroe. He notes warm welcome from the city, thanks Mayor Howard and Northeast State College officials, and commends local hospitality and impressions formed by attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stafford
Louisiana Teachers’ Association
News - Star and
Morning World
Monroe
News - Star and World
Stafford
W. L. Howard
George Walker
Northeast State College
Louis Harp
Civic Center
Louisiana Teacher's Association
Kris Alan Ge Born to Ron and Peggy Ge in Monroe
Mr and Mrs Ron Ge welcome their third child a six pound 15 ounce baby boy born December 12 at Glenwood Hospital. Named Kris Alan he joins sister Kimberly Kaye age five and brother Kevin age two. Mother Peggy formerly worked as a receptionist at the Monroe School Board office. Both mother and baby are reported fine and discharged home Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Gewin
Azalea
Monroe
Dee
Glenwood Hospital
Kris Alan
Kimberly Kaye
Kevin
Peggy
Monroe School Board
Babe
Senate Debates School Mixing Ban in Funds Bill
In Washington the Senate Appropriations Committee kept a desegregation restricting provision in a $20 billion funding bill. Sen. Clifford Case failed to strike it 14 to 6 as he vowed to press anew. The amendment would bar federal funds from forcing busing, school closures, or pupil assignments against parental wishes, aligning with freedom of choice plans but opposing Supreme Court rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Labor Department
Senate
Case
House
Supreme Court
Norris Cotton
Colder Weather Moves Into Area
Twin Cities show a shift to colder air with highs 52 to 56 degrees and a light freeze forecast for tonight with lows 28 to 32. Warmer today to 60 to 66, easterly winds 5 to 15 mph. Selman Field Monroe records a Monday high of 67 and a low of 33 with no rain reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Cities
Federal Aviation Agency
Selman Field
Monroe
Ouachita Business Activity Increases
New York special report notes Ouachita Parish retail sales rose 37.2 percent over four years, adding $51,438,000 in business. Inflation and taxes partly affected figures, yet local real income gains and rising consumer confidence supported broad gains across cars, food, travel, and furniture sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
News Star
Ouachita Parish
Department of Commerce
Vietnam
United States
West South Central States
Evangeline Parish Private School System Emerges Amid Desegregation Push
In Ville Platte Louisiana hundreds of white elementary pupils attend classes in makeshift sites while high school students learn in a converted cattle auction barn as Evangeline Academy launches a private system challenging federal desegregation orders. The drive, led by Rev Melvin Planche, has raised about 400000 through donations and memberships for roughly 2400 students with plans for a 100000 elementary school opening next year. Public schools report enrollment shifts, but superintendent Nat Manuel says the private system poses no immediate financial threat.
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Ville Platte
Evangeline Academy
Melvin Planche
Nat Manuel
State Department of Education
Manuel
St. U.S Circuit Court of Appeals
Lousiana
Plauche
Donations Urge Help For Goodfellows Holiday Drive
With nine days left before Christmas the Goodfellows campaign has less than half of its $9,000 goal. More than $4,500 is needed to provide food and warm clothing for needy families in the Twin Cities and Northeast Louisiana. Donations will be accepted through Christmas Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodfellows
Twin Cities
Louisiana
Jackie Neal
Louisville Ave
Friends Of Goodfellows Acknowledges Donations
A list of Christmas donations includes amounts from multiple individuals and families. Notable names mention Winnsboro Monroe West Monroe and families such as the Jacksons Phelps Durham Ryland and McCullin, with gifts ranging from 1 to 3974 dollars and memorial tributes for E N Jackson Billy Wiffin and Roger C White Sr. This is a donor roll for Goodfellows and local Christmas cards substitutions.
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Winnsboro
E N. Jackson
John
Woody
Tommy
Julie Jackson
Billy Wiffin
Net
Ford
H. A. Hall
Fred, Dothene
Ann
Min
Jan Burt
Syl Breard
Roger C. White
Lissa C. White
James Nicholas White
Joseph RK. Phelps
Max H. Durham
Joey
Roger
John Durham
Ernest L. Allen
Mattie McGee Stewart
Mon Ami Newcomers Club
Monroe
West Monroe
Cregg
Julie McCullin
Herbie B. Ryland
Ryland
Thomas Ryland
Judge Crowe to Receive Gift From Citizens in Ceremony
About 360 local leaders will present Monroe City Judge William L. Crowe with a walnut faced bank lobby clock engraved with his name. The 5 pm ceremony at the Paragon Club's Stag Room honors his work with youth and rehabilitation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe City
William L. Crowe
Paragon Club
Crowe
City Plaza
W. L. Howard
William M Harper
Monroe
Farm Boy Loses Reattached Arm In Oklahoma City
A 12-year-old boy Brent Gray from Henrietta Texas lost his left arm after a farm accident and will have it amputated due to insufficient circulation. Surgeons planned midday surgery as doctors warned the first 72 hours after operation were most dangerous. The right arm remained viable and the family reported the boy was awake and able to talk.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
University Hospital
Brent Gray
Joe W. Gray
Henrietta
Tex
Brent Grey
Brent
Bob Swaffar
Oklahoma State University
Swaffar
Peace Corps
Reputed Mafia Leader Among Men Charged
Fifty-five people including a reputed Mafia boss were indicted in Newark on racketeering and extortion conspiracy charges tied to interstate gambling. Samuel Rizzo De Cavalcante, linked to La Cosa Nostra, identified as boss, faces two counts. arrests underway as FBI conducts the largest regional gambling operation to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
New Jersey
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Newark
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Samuel Rizzo de Cavalcante
la Cosa Nostra
Justice Department
Asst. Atty
Will R. Wilson
Department
Frederick B. Lacey
U.S
de Cavalcante, 58
Princeton
N.J
Episcopal laymen sue to block church funding action
In New York two Episcopal laymen filed a suit to halt a $200000 donation from the national church to the National Committee of Black Churchmen. They claim the NCBC is a conduit for James Forman and his Black Economic Development Conference seeking reparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Episcopal
National Episcopal Church
National Committee of
NCBC
Black Economic Development Conference
James Forman
South Bend
Ind
Muhammed Kenyatta
Today's Chuckle
A witty quip notes Washington faces the challenge of pulling the nation from a hole without deepening it, reflecting on policy dilemmas and public frustration.
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LTA
Bem
Ouachita
Friends of Goodfellows
Kale
Eab
Bertha Anderson
W. E. Leigh
F. J Brondum
W L. Mee
Beatrice S. Cretney
Traveler's Rest
Weil Donnie
Cindy
Lisa
Claire
Martha
Deborah Schonian
Judge Crowe
Camden
News- Story World
Kenmore
Emerson
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