Americans sentenced for hashish smuggling in Turkey
Three Americans identified as Joanne McDaniel Catherine Zenz and Robert Hubbard were sentenced to death for hashish smuggling at Cilvegozu on the Syrian border and commuted to life terms by a Turkish court extenuating circumstances cited. Four other Americans were acquitted. Police said 225 pounds of hashish were carried in three vans as part of an organized drug ring.
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Antakya
Turkey
UPI
Cilvegozzu
Joanne Marie McDaniel
Coos Bay
Ore
Catherine Zenz
Lancaster
Wisc
Robert Hubbard
Marie Therese Grocki
Worcester
Mass
Penelope Czarnecki
San Francisco
Paula Gibson
Fairfax
Margaret Engle
Falls Church
Syria
U.S. State Department
United States
Nixon Signs New Public Jobs Bill
President Nixon signed a 1.5 billion federal manpower bill creating a public service job program and transferring operation of manpower programs from the Department of Labor to state and local authorities. The law preserves national oversight and funds about 600 million for roughly 5 000 jobs over two years.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Congress
Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor
Warming Trend Expected Here
Warmer temperatures and partly cloudy skies forecast for the Twin Cities with a 30 percent chance of rain tonight. Monroe and vicinity expect partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers and a few thundershowers tonight, clearing by early Saturday. Highs will be in the lower 60s, with tonight’s low in the mid 40s and southerly winds 15 to 20 mph.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
Federal Aviation Agency
Louisiana
Coldest reading in contiguous states hits 1 degree in Williston
A United Press International report notes the National Weather Service record for the day lists 1 degree as the lowest temperature outside Alaska and Hawaii, observed at Williston North Carolina. Clewiston Florida registered a Thursday high of 8 degrees.
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New York
River Stage Readings Show Flood Risk Shifts
Station readings indicate rising water levels with River Stages at Monroe 40 and Camden 21.1 as flood conditions intensify. IL observers note stage changes from earlier values, signaling potential crest developments and alerts for nearby communities.
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Monroe
Camden
Twin Cities Chit Chat and Flood Figures
The Ouachita River Basin flood damages in Louisiana totaled 82.244 million this year. Without flood control projects the loss would have risen to 2.164486 billion. Music instructor David Gibson from Northeast Louisiana University spent part of the long break visiting Hawaii after a Dallas trip with his parents.
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U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Ouachita River
Louisiana
David Gibson
Northeast Louisiana University
Hawaii
Dallas
Tex
Skylab 3 Halfway Mission Aims at Comet Kohoutek
Skylab 3 crews reach the 42 day midpoint of their 84 day voyage 270 miles above the South Atlantic. Gerald Carr William Pogue and Edward Gibson monitor comet Kohoutek near the sun while planning a radio chat with its discoverer Tubos Kohoutek and record telescope images to study the solar system's origin.
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Navy
Bill
Carr
Gibson
Skylab
Kohoutek
Mission Control
Plato
Inner Solar System
Envoys Reach Consensus On Suez Pullback
In Geneva Egyptian and Israeli generals say a consensus was reached on guiding principles for thinning their armies at the Suez Canal. Egypt says it destroyed an Israeli plane, while Israel denies and accuses Egypt of building armor routes toward Sinai. Dayan warns Syria may threaten but hopes for talks.
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United Press International
Geneva
Suez Canal
Suez
Sinai Peninsula
Israel
Moshe Dayan
Tel Aviv
Syria
Damascus
Chuckle: We All Love a Good Loser If It Isn’t Us
A lighthearted quip notes affection for sympathetic underdogs in sports and life. It playfully warns against enjoying others' misfortune while admitting we all root for a better fate for ourselves.
Passman to Hire Gas Expert for Monroe Office
Congressman Stto E Passman announced he will hire a knowledgeable gas specialist to assist farmers and consumers in navigating the fuel shortage. At a Ramada Inn meeting with farmers wood haulers and others, Passman and Dr Maynard Stephens discussed obtaining gas and the need for self sufficiency amid rising oil demand and price concerns.
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Otto E. Passman
Maynard Stephens
Federal Energy Program
State of
Louisiana
Ramada Inn
Passman
John Fogleman
Stto E. Passman
Stephens
Monroe
United States
Chase Manhattan Bank
New York
Inside The News-Star Briefs Summary
Classifieds and notices from the News-Star page include radio and TV listings, sports briefs, a crossword entry, and theater notes. Deaths and editorials appear elsewhere with regional names and local events.
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Algby
Jumbie
Radio TV OA
Theater Ie
Var. Dellen
Energy chief orders six degree home heating cut and gas rationing
Washington AP William E Simon ordered a six degree cut in home heating and put service stations last in line for gasoline starting Jan 15. The rules shift allocations for gasoline heating oil diesel fuel and butane gas and control distribution through the Federal Energy Office with further reductions likely.
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Washington
William E. Simon
Simon
Associated Press
Federal Energy Office
Defense Department
Donald Macdonald
Ottawa
Macdonald
Venezuela
United States
Canada
Nixon
Terryville
Conn
Warren Wheeler
Goodfellows Drive Reaches New Fund Mark
Goodfellows Drive raises a Grand Total of $18 058 91 benefitting over 550 needy families with Christmas baskets of food clothing and toys Co ordinator Jackie Neal lauds area donors include Ronnie and Linah Brantley Sheila Lynn Ham William F E Peevy and Family and Brad Gamble among others The fundraiser lists numerous memorials and local business gifts with multiple donations noted and ends with a total of 18058 91
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Goodfellows
Jackie Neal
Ronnie
Linah Brantley
Ferest
Lawrence
Cotton” Vaughan, Sr
Lawrence “Bubber” Vaughan, Jr
Sheila Lynn Ham
Ed Wao
Liew
William EF. Peevy
Brad Gamble
Ruston
Tae
Ula Casey
J. D. McCarty
Eevee
Ncocepnes
Frank Bruscato
Rocco Monaco
Gene
Walker
Kyle Glenn
Zenta Omicron
Otto Robert
Bobbye
Chuck
Angel Earle
James Wingate
Rain and Snow Hit Northwest and East Coast Sightings
Rain and snow spread across the Northwest and midcontinent while fog shrouded the Northeast. Yakima Washington logged three inches of snow, lifting ground cover to 11 inches as travel advisories warned of heavy snow between the northern central Rockies and the Cascade Sierra ranges. Dense fog covered New York and Boston, with the East Coast unusually warm in the 40s.
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Associated Press
Yakima
Wash
Rockies
Cascade and
Sierra Ranges
Pacific Coast
Lake Superior
Midlands
Kansas
New York
Boston
Florida
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Comet
Tubos Kohoutek
Milton Windler
Dorothy Chapman
Spartanburg, S. C
Anna Claire Cheek
Bowersville, Ga
Maid of Cotton
Memphis
Tenn
Inside the News-Star
Goodfellows Drive
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