Conferees Tentatively Agree On Tax Relief
Washington reports inflation presses on as liv ing costs rose five-tenths of one per cent in November. Labor Department data show 45 million workers faced paycheck dips due to shorter hours, while real earnings remained below year earlier levels. Food, clothing, and housing led price hikes, with transportation the only major category to fall.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Long Beach
Camille
Carpenters
Housing and Urban Development Office
Mayor Pleads Innocent To U S Charges
Newark mayor Hugh J. Addonizio and reputed mob boss Anthony Boiardo pleaded innocent to federal extortion and income tax evasion charges. Judge James Coolahan set defense motion deadlines and a trial date, with Boiardo remanded on $56,000 bail and travel limited to New Jersey, New York City and Washington DC.
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Newark
N.J
Hugh J. Addonizio
Anthony
Tony Boy” Boiardo
U.S
Coolahan
Boiardo
New Jersey
New York City
Washington
D.C
Thomas Wadden
Beards
Addonizio
Greater Newark Chamber of Commerce
Mitchell Orders Slayings Probe
Attorney General John N. Mitchell ordered a special investigation into the December 4 slayings of two Black Panther leaders by Chicago police. A seven man team of government attorneys and a special federal grand jury in Chicago will handle the probe after a preliminary inquiry failed to yield results due to several witnesses not cooperating voluntarily.
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Washington
John N. Mitchell
Chicago
Mitchell
Goodfellows Campaign Urges Local Donations for Christmas
Twin City residents are urged to donate cash clothing and toys to the Goodfellows Campaign to help reach a $9000 goal. Only today is the deadline for assistance though donations will be accepted through Christmas Eve. Mail contributions to the Goodfellows News Star World Publishing Corp Monroe.
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Twin City
Goodfellows Campaign
Goodfellows
The
News - Star World
Publishing Corp
Monroe
Contributions to Goodfellows Fund Acknowledgments
A long list of donations and tributes for the Goodfellows fund shows varied amounts from individuals and groups, honoring loved ones and in lieu of Christmas cards. Names include J L Bloom, Mary Louise Sparks, Wayne Huckaby, Arnold Zongler, the Taylors, the Wroten family, and many local sponsors. The total is not clearly stated due to fragmented OCR.
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J. L. Bloomer
Robert F. Rhone
D. L. Davidson
Murph Jones
Mary Louise Sparks
Wayne H. Huckaby
Marion
Ken
Wayne Huckaby Harris
Anne
Jeep Sanders
Monroe Lions Club
Robert Keeling
Monroe Automobile and Supply Co., Inc
Youth Fellowship of
St John’s Christian Church
W. E. Cowart
Senate Votes Resolution on HEW Funding
The Senate approved temporary funding for Labor and Health, Education and Welfare at current levels after President Nixon signaled a veto on the $21.4 billion appropriation. Nixon called the measure inflationary and urged a smaller increase, while the House had proposed $17.5 billion and the administration $198 billion. The chamber passed a continuing resolution to fund the departments through January 31, 1970, with the House set to act next. The defense bill, about $49.8 billion, was sent to the White House with a Laos and Thailand troop ban.
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Washington
Senate
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Nixon
Congress
Hugh Scott
House
Capitol Hill
Warren G. Magnuson
Office of Economic Opportunity
White House
U.S
Laos
Thailand
Pentagon
Christmas office chit chat at Ouachita courthouse
Twin Cities Christmas entertainments sprout in offices as Clerk of Court Bill Downey hosts a decorating event at the Ouachita courthouse. Callers will be welcomed next Tuesday from 9 am to 4 pm with coffee cookies candy and sandwiches while similar gatherings occur in the Sheriff's Office and West Monroe City Hall. Airman Ralph W. Francis daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Francis of 200 Clark Monroe returns from leave until January 5 and reports to Grand Forks AFB North Dakota after completing the Missile Systems Analyst Specialist Course at Chanute AFB Illinois.
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Twin City
Bill Downey
Ouachita
Sheriff's Office
West Monroe City Hall
Ralph W. Francis
Frank Francis
Clark
Monroe
Grand Forks Air Force Base
North Dakota
Francis
Chanute Afb
Illinois
Cooler Weather Returns to Northeast Louisiana
Northeast Louisiana residents should expect cloudy skies today turning partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Temperatures will peak 58 to 64 degrees today, drop to 38 to 44 tonight, then reach 60 to 66 Saturday. North easterly winds to 18 mph. Selman Field Monroe reported 64 as high on Thursday and 5 degrees as the morning low with a trace of precip.
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Louisiana
Federal Aviation Agency
Selman Field
Monroe
Christmas on the Gulf Coast after Camille
Pass Christian to Biloxi bears the scars of Hurricane Camille with demolished homes and shattered hope. Shirley Carpenter decorates a wreath on a front door set on a concrete slab, while neighbors mourn lost Christmas spirit and uncertain insurance settlements.
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Shirley Carpenter
Miss
Hurri
Pass Christian
Carpenter
Camille
Long Beach
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Biloxi
U.S. Naval
Gulf Coast
The
Riviera of America
Horace Spracley
North America
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Plaza
Holiday Safety Hint From State Police
State police warn that fifty five to sixty percent of fatal accidents involve a drinking driver. Officers urge safe holiday celebrations and moderation if driving, or designate a non-drinker to drive during parties.
Israeli Raiders Fire Rockets At Egyptian Camp
Israeli commandos crossed the Suez Canal at night and attacked an Egyptian army camp near Salihiye, about 18 miles west of the canal, with rockets. All raiders returned safely to the east side as planes bombed the west canal area for three hours. timing with the raid was not stated.
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Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
Israel
Salihiye
Old Christmas May Be Dropped In Rodanthe NC
In Rodanthe on the Outer Banks the annual Old Christmas celebration may end after 214 years as no successor steps forward to organize the Dec 25 to Epiphany Jan 6 events. Nora Herbert, longtime organizer who kept the oyster roast talent show and square dance alive, died in May, and her family has no plans to continue.
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Rodanthe
N.C
North Carolina
Hatteras Island
John
Nora
Nora Herbert
Herberts
Virginia Beach
Norfolk
Mississippi
Herbert
Plan Increases Personal Tax Exemption To 750
Senate House tax reform conferees reached a tentative agreement on a relief package boosting the personal income tax exemption from 600 to 750 and delaying final effect to 1972. The package includes a 1,100 low income allowance, a 13 to 15 percent standard deduction rise, and a 15 percent Social Security rise, while avoiding the $100 minimum monthly payment.
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Washington
Senate
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Nixon
Justices Reject Louisiana School Hearing Request
The Supreme Court denied a plea from Louisiana school officials seeking an emergency hearing on desegregation in six southern states and declined recall of recent orders. The one sentence denial said emergency reconsideration was refused, leaving desegregation deadlines intact. Louisiana officials argued the orders created an “absolute emergency” in West Feliciana East Feliciana and Concordia Parishes.
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Washingtton
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Lousiana
West Feliciana
East Feliciana
Concordia
Chuckle Supermarket Wins Big With Small Budget Tip
A shopper jokes about choosing the inexpensive tiny package over the large economy size, highlighting thrift humor in everyday shopping. The exchange reflects frugal consumer wit and lighthearted banter about price and value.
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Randall Cooper
Louise Endom
T. L. Rittenhouse
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al Johnson
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Crosley St. West Monroe
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F. T. Peters
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