Goodfellows drive nets big year for 1972 contributions
Dallas socialite freed from ransom linked to Goodfellows record giving. Christ mas drive ends with more than 550 families aided as Jackie Neal reports strong public support. Deliveries begin Saturday at 6 30 a m and may take most of the day to complete. Donations urged to News Star World Publishing Monroe Louisiana.
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Goodfellows
Jackie Neal
Neal
News-Star — World Publishing Corp
North 4Th Street
Monroe
Five Gunmen Surrender After Chattanooga Bank Robbery
Five gunmen from Chattanooga surrendered near Atlanta after abducting hostages in a failed supermarket robbery. Felix Lundy and four others, all with Atlanta addresses, face federal kidnapping charges as hostages including Clarence Turner and his daughter Sinetra are released unharmed.
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Atlanta, Ga
Chattanooga
Tenn
Felix Bernard Lundy
U. S. 41
Atlanta
Fulton County
Oliver Peterson
Paul Wesley Berry
Willie Louis Combs
Homer Lee Barnes
William Beardsley
Georgia Department of Investigation
Clarence Turner
Sinetra
Vance Dobbins Jr
Chattanooga, Tenn
Willie’s
Dobbins
Consumer Prices Rise In November
Washington report shows November CPI up three tenths percent led by higher food clothing and residential gas. Beef imports suspended to curb beef prices while meal costs remain strained. The annual CPI at year end 1967 base rose 3.5 percent under Phase 2 amid ongoing wage price controls.
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Washington
Nixon
Labor Department
Dealey Kidnapping Ends as Ransom Paid and Suspects Nabbed
Mrs. Joe M. Dealey Jr., 22, freed after family paid 250000 dollars in ransom. FBI says two Garland, Texas men Franklin Joseph Ransonette and Woodrow Holmes Ransonette were arrested as the money was counted. Dealey endured 244 days in an abandoned house after being abducted from her apartment parking area.
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Dallas, Tex
Joe M. Dealey Jr
Dae McHey
FBI
J. Gordon Shanklin
Dallas
Joe Dealey Jr
Mandy
Tdenley
Christmas donation list totals twelve thousand thirty-one dollars
A frugal acknowledgments page itemizes donations and memories from numerous families and individuals. The list shows gifts and in memory tributes totaling 12 031 dollars from Monroe and surrounding communities, including Erikson, Wade, Holt, Saunders, and numerous unnamed contributors.
Two Survivors Of Plane Crash Found Alive In Andes
In Santiago Chile two Uruguayan plane crash survivors were rescued after more than two months in freezing Andes conditions. They reported 14 others remain alive high in the mountains as they descended to seek help for their companions.
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Santiago
Chile
Andes
Social Security Tax Hike Due in Ouachita Parish
New rate increases payroll taxes to 5.85 percent on earnings up to 10,800 with a 631.80 maximum for workers in Ouachita Parish in 1973. Employers share the same rise. self employed tops rise to 864. Aggregate parish cost climbs about 3.68 million, fueled by higher benefits for widows and disabled. National totals project 42.9 billion into trust funds by year end, with Ouachita’s share rising to about 22 million next year.
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New York
The
News Star
Quachita Parish
Ouachita Parish
Internal Revenue Service
Social Security Administration
Social Security Trust
Twin Cities Chit Chat Mr and Mrs H H Norsworthy 50th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs H H Norsworthy celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at the Richey home in Monroe. Attending relatives include Rev A L Norsworthy of Jackson and Mrs Gerald Smith of Houston plus Mrs J D Ganey of Tampa and Mrs Richey with one child among the guests. The couple welcomed a new grandson, Joseph Scott Temple, born at Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge weighing 8 pounds 13 ounces. The Harr isons note this marks a third Christmas with a new grandchild.
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Robert
Virginia Holt
A. C
Butch” Martin
Paul Lee Martin
Sam Alvy Walker
J. A. Chaney
Ole Witelereas
Sanders
Deana
Holland
Anne
Frances Pryor Baldwin
Irene Baldwin Barnes
A. W. Riggs
Monroe Lions
Henry R. Mann
Gentry
A. H. Clayton
Jean C. Bryant
Winnsboro
Alton L
Teresa Fortenberry
Robin Fortenberry
Scott Malone
Scott Redding
Norman Lebrun
Ray
Mike Karen
W. L. Alexander
Mond Lebrun
Magnolia
Arkan- Gash
New Orleans
Connie
Cindy
Sandra Bennett
Wade Whitting
S. N
S. QO
O. Whitney
T. E. Armstrong
Bill
Spearsville
Joe H. Coleman
Dixon Children Mists
Easy Finance
Poe Aeosecee
Har
Jewell J. Frey
Stanley Passmans
London
Virginia
Mil
Cis
Ieceter
Otic
Roy
C. P. Guerriero
Rowe
Edna Brennan Podesta
Doley
John March
Ings and Loan Association of
Monroe
J. Anonymous
Pany
Monroe, Inc
Joey
Ollie Huckle
First Federal Sav
H. H. Norsworthy
Arcadia
J. H. Richey
Joseph S. Temple
Villere Dr
Baker
Joseph Scott Temple
Woman’s Hospital
Baton Rouge
W. A. Harrison
Mississippi St
Juanita
Mr. Temple
Kentwood
Harrisons
Weekend Weather Outlook for Northeast Louisiana
Cloudy and mild conditions dominate the Northeast Louisiana forecast with no snow expected. Readings reach the mid 60s Saturday, with highs in the lower 50s today and mid 60s Saturday. Monroe reports 0.2 inches of rain Thursday and a high of 61 with a low of 39.
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Louisiana
Santa Claus
Rudolph
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Monroe
U S Planes Continue To Batter Hanoi
U S air strikes battered Hanoi and Haiphong with heavy losses for U S forces. The Pentagon reports two more B52 bombers and two fighter bombers down, 16 airmen missing, eight B52s and four fighters lost since Monday. Hanoi radio claims more planes down, and Hanoi reports damage to embassies and an air war camp.
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U.S
Radio
Hanoi
Vietnam
Hanoi Hilton
Inside The News-Star Overview and Sections
Inside The News-Star outlines page sections including Abby Lowman Broadway Radio-TV classifieds sports comics theater crossword Van Dellen editorial women horoscope weather Jumble and a 30 page two section edition for readers seeking section-by-section guidance.
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Abby
Lowman
van Dellen
al Jumble
Two Banks Raise Prime Loan Rate to 6 Percent
New York based First National City Bank and Mellon Bank of Pittsburgh lifted their prime lending rates to 6 percent. Citibank earlier adjusted its rate formula and will match the rise effective Monday. The move follows the Nixon administration push to curb bank interest.
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NEW York
First National City Bank
Mellon Bank of Pittsburgh
Citibank
Mellon
Louisiana Insurance Commission Cuts Ouachita Auto Rates 10 Percent
The Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission announced a 5.148 million reduction in automobile insurance premiums effective January 24 for Insurance Service Officers policies. Ouachita drivers will see about a 10 percent cut, with standard car coverage dropping from 168 to 151 and rates applying to policies written after January 24.
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Ouachita Parish
Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Commission
H. P. Walker
Monroe
A. E. Montgomery Jr
Rating Commission
Ouachita
ISO
Montgomery
Chuckle Alimony Definition Sparks Bitter Laughs
A witty quip frames alimony as a system where two people err and one keeps paying for the mistake, delivering a sharp, period-tinged jab at financial settlements and relational blame.
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Dealey
Highland Park
Sunnyvale
Friends of Goodfellows
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Tan
Robert White
Woks
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Douglas Crew
Alvis Jack McBee
Kielserviee
Ben R. Baker West
Lela B. al- von
O. D. Thompson
Percy Thompson
W. R. Cou
Melvin C. Wade
Bella Scherck Davidson
D. L. Davids
Gutie Scherck Jones
Mar Jones
Daddy
Mama Fritz
Papa Pringle
Vickie
Janice
Trey Fitzgerald
Mary E. Lewis Chatham
Mark Rubin
Martin Risley
Donna
Rowland Perry
O. K
Streeter Service Electric Co
Fred and
Dathene Burt
Wavenese
Jane Williams
Janette
Minette Burt
Minnie H. Burt
Annette Buintiteshea
Ecreiaes
Charles R. Canfield
Keller Brothers
J. D
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Eene
Twin Cities
U. S
Saigon
Wanoi
Haiphong
Joan Baez
Telford Taylor
China
Peking
North Vietnam
Pentagon
U.S. Command
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