Funeral Service Held For Truman
Independence mourns as Harry S. Truman lies in state at the library. Crowds long lines, 30,000 mourners, and guests include Sen. Muskie Sen. Humphrey and Sen. Eagleton. A private funeral begins at 2 p.m. CST followed by a memorial in Washington and a Kansas City service for those unable to attend.
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Independence
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Thomas F. Eagleton
Missouri
Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Margaret Truman Daniel
Clifton
Rose Conway
Washington
National Cathedral
Kansas City
Birthday Twins Mary Kay and Steve Dena Celebrate Milestones
Mary Kay Young of John Kemp Road turns 15 today while her brother-in-law Steve J Dena of 218 West Heights West Monroe marks his 22nd year. Separate parties planned for today and Saturday respectively as a local note in Twin Cities Chit Chat.
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Mary Kay Young
John Kemp Road
Steve J. Dena
West Heights
West Monroe
Mary
Steve
Israeli Troops Seal Off Golan Heights After Syria Raids
Israeli jets attacked two frontline Syrian bases and a guerrilla camp inside Syria in retaliation for Arab guerrilla attacks. Officials said the Golan Heights was closed to civilian traffic as a precaution while border conditions were described as calm.
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Golan Heights
Syria
Tel Aviv
Israel
Middle East
Scientists urge strict controls on psychosurgery and brain stimulation
At the AAAS meeting, Dr. Herbert G. Vaughn Jr. calls for extensive federal supported clinical research and strong oversight to prevent abuses in psychosurgery and electrical brain stimulation. He argues many cases require informed consent review and expert panels at institutions using these methods.
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Washington
Herbert G. Vaughn Jr
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York
Vaughn
American Association For the Advancement of Science
AAAS
Gerald L. Klerman
Harvard
Serious crime increases slow in nine months 1972 US report
The Justice Department released FBI data showing serious crime rose 1 percent in the first nine months of 1972, the smallest rise since 1960. Violent crime up 3 percent. property crime flat. Large cities down 3 percent. suburbs up 4 percent. rural areas up 6 percent.
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Washington
FBI
Justice Department
Department
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
Kleindienst
Truman Library Fire Alarm Malfunction Dispatches Fire Crews
Four fire trucks rushed to the Truman Library after a malfunctioning fire alarm triggered at 5 56 a m CST during in state ceremonies for Harry S Truman The alert began near the library with observers noting the honor guard remained at the casket while doors to the foyer were briefly closed Fire Inspector Larry Gann cited an overload from extra television cameras as the cause and said the red signal cleared to a yellow warning.
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Independence
Truman Library
Harry S. Truman
Secret Service
Larry Gann
Gann
Continued Fair Skies In Area
Skies over Louisiana remain generally fair today and tonight as a high pressure system over the northern Gulf of Mexico shifts eastward and weakens through Friday. In the Monroe Alexandria zone, expect partly cloudy skies Friday with highs near 70 and lows around 50. Winds will be southerly eight to 18 mph with no precipitation recorded.
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Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Monroe - Alexandria
Yule Season Sales Record Indicated in 1972
Newell Lusby of Diners Club predicts December retail sales may reach 47 billion dollars nationwide, up from 42.6 billion last year, with early reports from department stores in New York and various cities noting gains around 8 to 10 percent. NRMA notes strong northeast start amid favorable weather.
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New York
UPI
Department of Commerce
Diners Club
Credit Eard
Newel Lusby
Yale
Women’s Wear Daily
Detroit
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Chicago
Women's Wear Daily
Atlanta
St. Louis
Philadelphia
National Retail Merchants Association
NRMA
Inside The News-Star rundown of Abby Lowman Broadway radio plans
A brief overview notes Abby Lowman at Broadway and 2B Radio TV in the classified sports and theater sections. The item highlights newsroom sections 2C and 8C with the 44 page layout and various features across departments.
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Abby
Lowman
Broadway
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Bombers Continue Hanoi Area Raids
U S bombers pressed saturation air attacks on Hanoi and Haiphong as the U S Command reported the loss of two more B52 bombers and a rescue helicopter. Six Americans were missing, raising totals in the air campaign, with further losses on a Navy destroyer and a CH53 helicopter in Laos.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
North Vietnam
Foreign Ministry
Novosti
Moscow
Wanoi
Nakon Phanom
Thailand
Air Force
Laos
Hanoi-Haiphong
Strategic Air Command
U S Casualties Rise Past Week In Vietnam War
Saigon AP reports the U S Command lists the week of Dec 17 23 as the heaviest American casualties in two years with seven KIA in Indochina, 73 MIA and 29 WIA. Four dead occurred in Laos air operations, the highest weekly totals since spring 1971. No nonhostile deaths.
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Saigon
US S
North Vietnam
Indochina
Laos
U.S
Woman Fired Over Pantsuit At Nashville Barber Shop
Anita Stinnett 27, one of Nashville’s over twenty women barbers, was sent home after wearing a pantsuit. Owner W E Adams cites dress rules requiring a skirt, while Stinnett says she was informed she must dress as a woman. Union officials plan to study the case and seek action.
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Nashville, Tenn
Nashville
Anita Stinnett
W. E. Adams
Green Hills
Adams
Miss Stinnett
Paul Derryberry
The
Barbers Union
Derryberry
Five Arab terrorists seize Israeli embassy in Bangkok
In Bangkok the Israeli embassy was seized by five Arab attackers who took six hostages including Israeli ambassador Shimon Avimov. After nine hours they agreed to release the captives in exchange for safe conduct out of Thailand, with Thai police surrounding the compound.
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Golda Meir
Tel Aviv
Rehavam Amir
Thailand
Bangkok
Meir
United States
Sinicha Dinitz
Shimon Avimov
Cambodia
Pan American World Airways
Vajiralongkorn
Pvt
Sunchai Pienkana
Sunchai
Sundai
Dredging Boat Damaged in Mobile Bay Fire
A Louisisana owned dredging boat Tom James suffered an engine room fire in Mobile Bay near the mouth of Mobile River causing about 1 million dollars in damages. Crews controlled the fire in 90 minutes with no injuries reported and all crew evacuated.
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Mobile
Ala
Tom James
T. L. James Co
Ruston
Mobile Bay
Mobile River
Temperature records mark deep freeze in Houston Maine
The National Weather Service reported the lowest reading of the day excluding Alaska and Hawaii as minus eight degrees in Houston Maine. A high of 78 degrees was recorded in Long Beach California on Wednesday.
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New York
Breathtaking Scenery Leaves Tourists Speechless at Home
A lighthearted note recalls how stunning landscapes wow visitors on site but fade to quiet recollection once they return to friends and home.
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Karen Bates
University of Southwestern Louisiana
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USS Union
United Press International
Inside the News-Star
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Ruston Firm
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