25 Dec 1973
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1973
Page
1
Washington AP reports William F. Simon credits public energy saving actions for possibly avoiding fuel rationing. Officials foresee price rises in gasoline and heating oil as Middle East crude costs climb, with a Dow drop of 3.42 points in Monday trading.
The Associated Press reports heavy rains trigger flash flood warnings in the lower Mississippi Valley and parts of Mississippi. Denver endures a major winter storm with 12 inches of snow, prompting city crews to clear streets while air travel slows.
Two men posing as plainclothes police officers robbed a Walmart discount store in Southfield Michigan of an estimated 91200 after holding the manager's family hostage. They used walkie talkies to coordinate the operation and left without harming the family.
Weekend contributions boost Goodfellows total to a record 18013.91 dollars. The drive aimed for 12000 dollars with many packages delivered Saturday and some on Monday, listing numerous memorial gifts and anonymous donations from donors across the community.
At a two day OAPMC meeting in NUWAIT Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani said Arab producers will reverse cuts and raise output by 10 percent from depressed levels starting January despite keeping overall embargo on the United States. Japan France and Britain will receive oil to prevent an economic disaster.
New figures show Ouachita Parish recipients receive about 1 400 dollars annually per person, higher than the state and national averages. The number of beneficiaries reached 16 077 with total annual benefits around 22.5 million, and Congress increases 1974 benefits by 11 percent while payroll tax rate stays at 5.85 percent, wage base rising to 12 200 dollars.
Israel plans to send a special negotiating team to Geneva to meet Egyptian officials on troop pullbacks along the Suez cease-fire line. Defense Minister Moshe Dayan says talks may begin midweek as part of Kissinger brokered six point truce, Egypt and Syria linked in objective despite Damascus boycott. Henry Kissinger and President Nixon discussed the Middle East in Washington.
Twin Cities Chit Chat notes a Christmas visit by St Nick and multiple birthday observances. Gertrude Vawter on Auburn Ave Monroe plans to stay low, but friends will toast her day. Bryan Kenley Perry, son of Don and Mrs. Perry, marks his first birthday with a family party.
Partly cloudy skies linger with a chance of showers through Wednesday. Temperatures mid 40s overnight, highs mainly in the 30s, with 60s in southern Louisiana. A cold front west of New Orleans moves southeast and out by late today. Monroe Airport reports 68 high and 41 low, 2.46 inches rainfall in past four hours.
The AP notes Christmas joy across nations amid shortages and worries. US peace marks the day with Nixon at the White House. Skylab crew and Pope Paul VI issue messages of joy and unity. Britain faces strikes and violence. Northern Ireland unrest claims lives. Amsterdam and Rome observe Christmas with guard and mass.
Skylab 3 astronauts Gerald P. Carr William St. Pogue and Carl Gibson performed a space walk outside the 100 ton station to photograph Comet Kohoutek and retrieve film while Gibson remained inside to monitor tasks. They prepared equipment for a Christmas tree themed display and read greeting cards from the ground as families watched from the space center.
A compact interior page description from The News-Star lists sections including Abby Jumble Broadway Lowman AC Classified Radio-TV Comics Sports Crossword Theater Deaths Van Dellen Editorial Women Horoscope Weather and notes a 60 page, four-section issue.
Widespread rainfall exceeding seven inches in the Vicksburg area drives several families from homes in a Hamilton subdivision. Red Cross officials say residents seek shelter with friends or at local motels while authorities verify low cost flood insurance coverage.
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