21 Dec 1972
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1972
Page
1
Christmas drive appeals readers to help the Goodfellows Campaign as donations lag about 1000 dollars of a 12000 dollar goal with four days left before Christmas. A母rther of six asks for food and toys after her husband was shot last month and cannot work.
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan Ronald Evans and Jack Schmitt landed at Ellington Air Force Base near Houston at 9 44 a m CST after a 6300 mile journey from their south Pacific splashdown. They thanked God and the people of Houston for the welcome and spoke of mankind’s new era of space exploration.
U S command tallies three more B52s lost with 12 crew missing as the heaviest raids hit Hanoi Haiphong. Radio Hanoi says Cuban Embassy hit and extensive house damage. North Vietnam claims many U S losses and civilian casualties as Christmas cease fires loom. Tass reports damage to Hanoi power station railway station and airport terminal.
A scanned list from the Goodfellows fundraiser records many donors, including KNOE-TV, Carter Acker family, Monroe Auxiliary Police, and numerous individuals, with totals added to reach a running sum. The compilation includes in memory and in lieu of Christmas cards notes and local names from Monroe area. Total shown is 11,095.05.
Twin Cities Chit Chat extends birthday wishes to Monroe businessman James A. Noe Sr. as friends join in the celebration. The piece notes a Christmas party by the North Delta District Office at 2212 Justice St. Monroe, Friday from noon to 4 pm, with reference to CHIT-CHAT Page 10-A.
The Associated Press reports dense fog from the Pacific Northwest to New England on the first day of winter. Hazardous conditions blamed for crashes including two jetliners at O’Hare Chicago with nine dead and 15 injured, and a Minnesota suburb light plane crash killing four. A Joliet Interstate 55 pileup near Chicago killed two and injured nine. Weather remains treacherous though some fog may lift. rain and snow fall in the Rockies and Gulf states receive heavy rain and showers.
President Nixon selects James R. Schlesinger to lead the CIA replacing Richard Helms who moves to a diplomatic post as ambassador to Iran. L. Patrick Gray III slated for a full FBI term but recovering from surgery.
An 18 year old Monroe resident Eddie Harris Jr. was arrested by police in connection with a series of aggravated rapes near Grammont Street and Oaklawn Drive. He previously faced burglary and weapons charges and was found with items later traced to Maj. James Standard. Further counts await investigation.
Weather forecast notes thundershowers tapering today then partly cloudy skies in northeast Louisiana through Friday. Temperatures rise from upper 50s to mid 60s with cooler nights near 40. Northerly winds 15 to 22 mph today, easing tonight, then 5 to 15 mph Friday. FAA at Monroe reports 65 high, 55 low, and 0.06 inches rain. Extended look Saturday to Monday shows continued partly cloudy skies and a slow cooling trend.
Doctors at Research Hospital report a new feeding method for Harry S. Truman aims to reduce blood poison levels. They remove protein from his nasal gastric feed and supply essential amino acids intravenously to spare his damaged kidneys.
Flood monitoring report lists Monroe rising to 40 with stage 33.7 amid 6 rise while Camden falls to 25 with stage 29.6 and 1.0 drop in the latest readings.
The News-Star overview lists Abby Lowman Broadway Radio-TV and various sections including Classifieds Sports Comics Theater and Crossword across four sections and forty four pages with Van Dellen noted in 4D and an editorial and horoscope page.
The US S Command says one American was killed in action in Indochina last week with six wounded. No nonhostile deaths were reported and the prior week's missing and captured total was reduced by one. The week ended at midnight and losses from North Vietnam air attacks will be in next Thursday's summary.
In a four month trial in 100 Redwood City outlets a palm sized Identiator prints customers fingerprints on checks to deter crime. Police say bad check fraud fell 32 percent with $10,000 saved and fewer checks bounced. Merchants report privacy worries are minimal.
A witty quip notes that a real business master distinguishes between being set in on a deal and being taken in. The line frames savvy judgment as essential to smart negotiations and avoids naive traps.
The National Weather Service recorded the day’s hottest reading outside Alaska and Hawaii as 84 degrees at Therma California. In contrast, Caribou Maine registered a low of 14 degrees below zero.
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