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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1972
Page
2
Apollo 17 signals a shift in space history with Skylab becoming the largest craft, designed to study Earth's environment the Sun and human capability in space while Apollo 17 concludes lunar missions.
AP dispatch notes North Vietnam favors a limited supervisory force while U S intelligence reports warn of pre cease fire buildup and long term plans to resume hostilities after a cease fire. Kis Singer cites Hanoi seeking small units and strict controls, while the United States demands a larger, mobile contingent with greater authority.
Fragment shows subscription pricing for daily and Sunday editions, indicating monthly and yearly options. Mentions Morning and Evening with Sunday Morning World and individual rates unclear due to OCR errors.
Baton Rouge AP reports effective January 1 the state will switch medical insurance for about 50 000 employees from Blue Cross to Continental National. Charles Roemer head of the division of administration notes the change is complex since the state handles most medical paper work and already has employee claim records.
A six member investigative team from West Virginia police labor and fire marshal offices opened a probe into the Friday blast at the Weirton Steel coke plant on Brown Island. Nineteen workers died and ten were injured as crews suspect a gas leak in a coke oven.
A 20 year old man, Tyrone Burris, was shot in the thigh by New Orleans police felony action squad while fleeing two uniformed officers. Police said Burris drew a gun after being ordered to halt. he was outdrawn by officer Kenneth James. One accomplice escaped.
GAO cites six cities Baltimore Cincinnati Denver Jacksonville San Francisco and Seattle with 4000 more beds than needed by 1975 and excess nursing beds. Ribicoff criticizes poor coordination and calls for reforms to curb excessive construction and high costs.
Children enjoy making horns of plenty using heavy colored construction paper paste-on stars ribbons and bits of holly for festive decorations.
White House official says draft legislation would require local stations to show real opportunities for presenting conflicting views at license renewal. The proposal targets balance in network news and entertainment and holds station owners accountable for content aired to the public.
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