Nixon lifts limits on bombing North Vietnam nationwide
U.S. Defense Secretary Melvin Laird announces lifting of restrictions allowing air strikes across North Vietnam beyond the 20th parallel. President Nixon orders resumption of bombing to counter enemy buildup, while aiming for a rapid peace settlement.
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Melvin R. Laird
United States
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Laird
White House
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Ronald L. Ziegler
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Haiphong
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Saigon
Hanoi
South Vietnam
FDA Director and Narcotics Bureau Chief Photo
The photograph shows the director of the Food and Drug Administration and John E. Ingersoll, head of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, in a background setting. AP Wire photo.
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Food and Drug Administration
John E. Ingersoll
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Parochial Parish Voters Set To Decide $14 Million Schools Bond
Quachita Parish voters head to the polls to decide a $14 million bond to build 10 new schools and remodel facilities. The plan funds two comprehensive high schools with vocational programs, two junior highs, and six elementary schools, with transfer options between sites for programs. The measure would raise local property taxes by 6.75 mills to 37.75 mills, though the state tax drops early next year, yielding only a net one mill increase in assessment.
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Parish
Monroe
U. S. 165
Richwood Road
West Monroe
Well Road
I-20
Ward 5
West Swartz - Lakeview - Lakeshore
Inote
Fire kills at least three in Missoula hotel blaze
A three story brick hotel named the Press Hotel in downtown Missoula burned early today. Firemen believe at least three people died in the flames. Police said many elderly residents and transients stayed there but no guest count was available.
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Missoula
Mont
Preiss Hotel
Unsung highway crews fight ice on Twin Cities bridges
Louisiana Highway Department crews under district engineer A A Brad dock spread salt on bridges to melt ice and test warning signs to keep motorists safe. City and parish teams perform similar bridge safety work as cold mornings begin. Birthday greetings mark Jason Shannon Frost turning one today, son of Shannon and Mrs. Frost of 210 Blair Ave West Monroe.
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Twin Cities
Louisiana Highway Department
A. A. Braddock
Jason Shannon Frost
Shannon Frost
Blair Ave
West Monroe
Supreme Court refuses appeal on mandatory military academy chapel
The Supreme Court dismissed the government's bid to uphold compulsory chapel attendance at West Point Annapolis and the Air Force Academy Colorado Springs. The Circuit Court had ruled the policy violated the First Amendment by establishing religion. The order ends mandatory chapel services for cadets, with seniors exempt at the Air Force AcademyAddress unknown.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Circuit Court
Air Force
Methadone Rules Change Aims to Build Treatment System
White House strategist says new methadone rules create a more rational treatment framework. Dr Jerome Jaffe notes recognition of maintenance in treating narcotics addicts while FDA cites limited distribution to curb abuse and allow access where medically justified.
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Jerome H. Jaffe
Nixon
Special Action Office For
Charles C. Edwards
Washington
White House
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Federal Register
Electoral College Balloting Today
The 538 electors meet today in state capitals and Washington to cast ballots for president and vice president. Nixon is expected to win about 521 votes to McGovern’s 17, with 14 for Massachusetts and 3 for the District of Columbia. The event follows long-standing custom but could spark future reform debates.
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Spiro T. Agnew
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Congress
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George McGovern
McGovern
Massachusetts
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Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
Democratic-Republican Party
House
Jefferson
Justices Let Stand Gremillion Perjury Conviction
Supreme Court with an eight to one vote refused to hear former Louisiana Attorney General Jack P. F. Gremillion's appeal alleging error in witness confrontation. The perjury conviction stemmed from lying to a federal grand jury investigating the Louisiana Loan and Thrift case.
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Supreme Court
Louisiana
Jack
Gremillion
High Court
U.S. District Court
New Orleans
Louisiana Loan & Thrift
U.S Circuit Court
Ll&t
Temperatures Warmer This Week In Twin Cities Weather
Northeasterly winds bring a winter morning low of 19 in the Twin Cities. Expect partly cloudy skies Wednesday to Friday with a cooling trend later in the week. Highs today near 55, tonight’s low around 40. Tuesday highs near 60s with 5 to 15 mph east to southeast winds. FAA at Monroe Municipal Airport logged a Sunday high of 45. No rain in the past 24 hours.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Restrictions Lifted on Bombing Above North Vietnam
War notice reports that U. S. authorities lifted restrictions to permit bombing above the 20th parallel in North Vietnam. The shift follows strategic discussions within health, education and welfare sectors noted in the briefing.
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Laird
U. S
North Vietnam
Apollo 17 Crew Prepares For Homecoming
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cername, Harrison Schmitt, and Ronald Evans finalize packing and cleaning aboard America as they head toward splashdown in the South Pacific. Evans conducts a 44 minute deep space walk to secure film canisters and moon rocks before reentry.
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Apollo 17
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Ronald E. Evans
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Earth
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Five Arrested For Sabotage in York Factory Rail Line
State police arrested five New Jersey antiwar activists tied to the East Coast Conspiracy to Save Lives for allegedly sabotaging a Penn Central siding into an American Machine and Foundry Corp. York factory by pouring concrete into a railroad switch.
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American Machine and Foundry Corp
York
Inside The News-Star
Classified listings and sections overview for Abby 2C Lowman 1c with Radio TV Comics Sports Crossword Theater Editorial Van Dellen plus Weather and Jumble. The page summarizes the paper’s structure across four sections and 36 pages.
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Abby
Lowman
van Dellen
West Monroe Faces Jail Fire Hampering Inmate Housing
West Monroe officials discuss housing inmates after a Sunday kitchen fire at the city jail. Nine prisoners moved to Monroe City Jail as investigators probe the blaze and health officials condemn the facility as inadequate.
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West Monroe
W. B
Bert) Hatten
Monroe City
Glenwood Hospital
Robert Jenkins
John S Lee
Odis F. Crockett
Johnny B. Mitchell
Jenkins and Lee
River Stage Readings Indicate Rising Flood Levels
Water stage data show river levels increasing at stations including Monroe Camden and related rise in stage heights with measurements near 40 and 31.9 inches and small rises at several gauges.
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Monroe
Camden
U.S. War Planes Raid Suburbs of Hanoi Reported by Tass
Tass reports U S war planes attacked the Hanoi area, with a fire raging north of the city. The account says the raid lasted about 40 minutes.
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Tass
Hanoi
Moscow
U.S
Goodfellows Need Additional Four Thousand For Christmas Aid
With Christmas a week away the Goodfellows drive still needs over four thousand dollars to reach the twelve thousand dollar goal. Officials say reaching the goal will help more than five hundred needy Twin Cities families have a brighter holiday. Letters from families in need describe illnesses and low income, requesting aid for food gifts and essentials. Donations should be sent to News-Star-World Publishing Corp in Monroe Louisiana.
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Goodfellows
Howver
Twin Cities
News - Star — World Publishing Corp
North 4Th St
Monroe la
Truman Speaks as Condition Improves Slightly
Kansas City AP report says former President Harry S. Truman showed slight improvement and spoke for the first time in over a week. A spokesman said at Research Hospital and Medical Center that Truman, 88, remained in very serious condition and replied "All right" when asked how he felt.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Truman
Chuckle Cartoon Questioning Permissive Society
A cartoon joke ponders if divine judgment would be stricter in a permissive society, suggesting the Ten Commandments as a humorous counterpoint to modern looseness. The caption playfully riffs on divine guidelines and contemporary morals.
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