U S Bombers Devastate North Viet Targets Report Issued
U S bombers blasted Hanoi and Haiphong areas with 1400 strikes in one week and hit rail yards shipyards and power plants. The U S Command also noted losses of two more planes and reported over 600 surface to air missiles fired by North Vietnam.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Vietnam
Hanoi Radio
TF 4
Bac Giang
Thai Nguyen
Uong Bi
China
1973 Economic Growth Forecast Sees Rapid Expansion
The President's Council of Economic Advisers projected rapid expansion and lower inflation for 1973. It signaled potential changes to the wage price control system and noted Phase 2 rules may be revised within a month. The report cites 1972 growth, unemployment near 5 percent, and a $100 billion rise in national output.
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Washington
Stein
Council
Nixon
Planes Search Gulf For Overdue Freighter And Shrimp Trawler
The Coast Guard launched three amphibious craft and three C130 planes to search the Gulf of Mexico for the freighter Puerto Limon with 12 crew aboard and a missing shrimp trawler with two men. The freighter left Houston Dec 14 carrying bulk fertilizer and was due in Costa Rica by Christmas Eve.
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New Orleans
UPI
U.S. Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Puerto Limon
Houston
Costa Rica
River Stages Station Flood Update
Flood stage readings reported for Monroe Camden with changes shown. Station data indicates stage levels at 17.2 and 3.2 with a 40 and 26 reference, noting fall conditions amid shifting river levels.
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Monroe
Camden
Twin Cities Birthday Greetings For Michael Booker
Chit Chat sends birthday wishes to Michael Steven Booker celebrating his fourth birthday. He is the son of Patrick and Patricia Booker of 2147 Meywood Dr. A party will honor him with family and friends.
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Michael Steven Booker
Michael
Patrick Booker
Meywood Dr
Quake Ruins Prowled By Looters In Managua
Looters roamed Managua after the quake as fires burned in the shattered capital. Gen. Somoza blamed insurance fraud, looters, and demolition teams for fires amid clashes with national guard. Casualties estimated up to 6 000 dead, 20 000 injured. relief efforts hindered by shortages and mass evacuations.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Somoza
National Guard
Asd
Col
Frank Simons
U.S
Simons
Chuckle Says Sleeping Outdoors Or Indoors Cures Insomnia
A humorous note claims both sleeping outdoors and indoors cure insomnia. The jokey remark uses parallel structure to poke at the idea of universal solutions.
Secrecy Criticized In Health Data On Pollution Smoking
Canadian scientist Theodore D. Sterling told the American Association for the Advancement of Science that U S industry private health agencies and government centers hide crucial data on pollution and smoking. He warned studies may understate pollution effects and overstate smoking effects and urged public release of data for balanced conclusions. He specifically criticized the American Cancer Society and the U S Public Health Service for withholding detailed information relevant to lung cancer causes.
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Sterling
American Cancer Society
U.S. Public Health Service
Israeli Jets Strike Inside Syria After Five Week Gap
Israeli jets crossed the cease-fire line to bomb and rocket an Arab guerrilla base, two Syrian army positions, and an artillery battery near Nahal Golan. The raids, marking the heaviest fighting since 1970, followed guerrilla attacks and a discovery of anti tank launchers and mortars along the front.
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Tel Aviv
Syria
Golan Heights
Nahal Golan
Israel
Lebanon
Truman Funeral Set For Thursday in Independence
The funeral for Harry S. Truman will be Thursday at the Independence presidential library with a simple transfer of the body from the funeral home. Mrs. Truman 87 will not attend today. Richard Nixon and Lyndon B. Johnson were to bid farewell. A 21 gun salute marks lying in state. memorial events are planned in Washington and a private Masonic service will be held.
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Independence
Harry S. Truman
United States
Truman
Margaret
Clifton Daniel
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Truman l
Johnson
129Th Field Artillery
Washington
National Cathedral
Congress
Mary Jane Truman
Missouri Masonic Lodge
Warm weather forecast rolls in before a colder snap
Unseasonably warm conditions sweep the state with Friday forecast near 70 degrees and Monroe area already seeing a today high around 60. Tonight and Thursday bring cloud cover and mild lows in the mid 40s, with Thursday highs near 70 as frost fades and rain holds off.
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Monroe
Alexandria
Inside The News-Star Overview
A listing page shows the News-Star layout with sections including Abby Lowman Broadway Radio-TV Classified Sports Comics Theater Crossword Van Dellen Editorial Women Horoscope Weather and Jumble across 34 pages. The note details page positions for 2B through 10A and 4B sections.
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Abby
Lowman
Broadway
Ua Comics
van Dellen
Record low 7 below zero in Alamosa Colorado
The National Weather Service reported the day’s coldest reading outside Alaska and Hawaii at 7 below zero in Alamosa Colorado. In contrast Tuesday’s high reached 82 degrees in Los Angeles measuring warm regional swings.
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New York
Computer Helps Seaside Nab Burglars With Computer Guidance
Seaside California police report a 59 000 program using a rented computer, funded in part by a 39 000 grant, yielding 27 burglary arrests and 30 000 dollars in stolen property recovered in five months. The method reduced burglaries by over 25 percent and halves losses per incident.
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Seaside
Calif
Dale W. Anderson
Council
Criminal Justice
Monterey Bay
Anderson
U S Trade Deficit Widens Sharply in November
The Commerce Department reports a November trade deficit of 559.2 million dollars, boosting the first eleven months of 1972 deficit to 5.8 billion, the worst year on record. Imports rose to 5.027 billion while exports were 4.468 billion.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
United States
Nixon
U.S
Unusual Pets Ad Seeks Buyers in Classifieds
Classified notice offers purebred Doberman puppies eight weeks old with shots and tails docked for 40 dollars. Contact 322 7834.
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Swartz
Brian Kenley
St. Lrancis Hospital
E. E. Hart
J. K. Perry
Clara Tillman
Research Hospital
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