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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1972
Page
2
The United Press International report notes poaching remains a seasonal issue in the West. FBI involvement in Washington state and air surveillance in Utah and Nevada highlight enforcement efforts as laws deter thefts and profits from stolen trees.
The White House says a civil suit charging William P. Clements Jr. with conspiracy and fraud regarding an Argentine oil deal does not disqualify him from becoming deputy secretary of defense. Clements said he is not a defendant, while Sedco Inc. cautioned he may be a defendant in a formal sense. The suit seeks millions in commissions and damages, with records naming Clements and associates in the 1958 1959 contract that yielded a large oil drilling deal. Clements noted destroyed records are inconsequential and met Sen John C Stennis to discuss the nomination.
Price Commission suspends its Dec 8 request for a 3.05 average rise on 1973 GM cars and trucks to allow more time to review GM’s cost justification. The panel had granted a $54 average increase on Dec 1 and now reconsiders the later $107 per vehicle claim for additional economic costs.
Miami AP reports Jupiter lighthouse on the Florida east coast keeps watch over Atlantic waters from its 105 foot brick tower. Since July 10 1860 the beacon has illuminated nightly except during the Civil War when the light was darkened and its mechanism hidden. It was relighted June 28 1866 and has not missed a night since.
Louisiana Milk Commission will hold hearings after the new year to consider raising minimum wholesale and retail milk prices. Executive Director Jesse Cutrer seeks a consumer advisory panel to provide input from the consumer perspective. He notes the industry is valued at about 200 million and aims to show good faith to consumers while examining price policies and bulk-purchase profit rules.
Tennessee Supreme Court rules juries cannot consider death as punishment for a crime. Five men convicted of rape in 1966 Memphis were spared the death penalty on remand but kept convictions. Court found potential juror bias to be insufficient to overturn guilt. re sentencing ordered without death.
The U N General Assembly ends its 27th session with limited achievements in environment, sea law and education. The U S failed to press action on terrorism but won a budget cut to 25 percent. An environmental council and Nairobi secretariat are set, plus a sea law conference and an international university proposed. East and West Germany gain observer status with full membership expected.
W A Tony Boyle resigns after ten years as United Mine Workers president paving the way for reformers led by Arnold Miller to take over. Interim officers will run the union as Miller prepares to begin a five year term, while Boyle faces a separate legal case.
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