Fewer Oil Vessels Now Plying Seas
Oil tanker traffic dropped after the October Arab embargo with ships idled or slowed to save fuel. Imports in mid December ran well below projected needs, while tankers from the Caribbean, West Africa, Indonesia and South America increased port calls in some hubs.
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United States
Associated Press
New York
Philadelphia
Caribbean
West Africa
Indonesia
South America
Frank DeSalvo
Paten & Partners, Inc
DeSalvo
Persian Gulf
Europe
Shell
San Francisco
William Harrison
Philadelphia Maritime Exchange
Venezuela
Trinidad
Nigeria
Corpus Christi
Tex
Exxon
Baton Rouge
Mississippi
Seattle
Orient
Pacific
Canada
Italy
Boston
John G. Buckley
Cotillion at Civic Center by Alpha Kappa Alpha Chapter
The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority holds a cotillion at the Monroe Civic Center conference hall today. Members include Ella Wilson Beverly King Deborah Moody Francis Harrison Erika Payne Abagail Wright Sheri Benton Sharon Poston Mona Gonzales Eleanor Hall Patricia Staten Ivory Roy Brenda Roy Dewanda King Pamela Hood Pamela Fox and Caroline Lynch, daughters of local residents.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sororoity
Monroe Civic Center
Cotillion
Prince Ella Wilson
Stacy Ralph Wilson
Beverly King
Lee A. King
Deborah Moody
George Moody Francis Harrison
Willis Marshall
Erika Payne
Eugene Payne
Abagail Wright
R. O. Wright
Sheri L. Benton
John W. Benton
Sharon Poston
Russell C. Poston
Mona Gonzales
Curley Gonzales
Eleanor Hall
Booker ‘, Hall
Patricia Staten
Willie Staten
Ivory
Brenda Roy
Joseph C. Roy
Henry Lee Roy
Dewanda King
Thomas King
Pamela Hood
Roosevelt Hood
Pamela G. Fox
George Fox
Caroline Lynch
Sam Lynch
NASA Ordered to Begin Work on Space Shuttle
On January 5 1972 NASA was directed to commence work on a space shuttle program with formal orders to initiate design and development activities at the agency.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Rights Of Way Bought For Ouachita Levee System Expansion
The Tensas Basin Levee District led by Wedon T. Smith of Jonesville and Kennedy Abington of Monroe is buying rights of way along the Ouachita River levee route beyond U. S. 165 in south Monroe to widen the levee from Monroe to Sandy Bayou. The east bank levee system covers 68.5 miles with most sections graded. a 1,750 foot gap at S. Grand St. in Monroe and a 5.7 mile extension to Sandy Bayou remain.
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Tensas Basin Levee
Wedon T. Smith
Jonesville
Kennedy Abington
Monroe
U. S. 165
Sandy Bayou
Ouachita River
Congress
Louisiana
Bastrop
Tax Collector Seeks Early Charges in Tax Cheating Case
Baton Rouge state Revenue Collector Joe Traigle said charges should be filed before March as the state pursues its first prosecution for tax cheating. U S attorneys may file mail fraud alongside felony misuse of public funds. Five people, including Agriculture Commissioner Dave Pearce’s daughter, have been indicted.
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Baton Rouge
Joe Traigle
Traigle
U. S
Department
Agriculture
Dave Pearce
Unborn Children Eligible for Welfare, Court Rules
In Boston, U.S. District Judge Frank H. Freedman ruled pregnant women may receive welfare for their unborn children. The decision follows a suit by two unmarried unemployed women denied benefits, and notes denying Aid to Families with Dependent Children would violate the Social Security Act.
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Boston
U.S. District Court
Frank H. Freedman
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Freedman
State Welfare Department
Kissinger Sees Soviet Help Possible for Middle East Peace
Secretary Kissinger said the Soviet Union appears ready to aid stability in the Middle East as Israel Egypt and Jordan engage from a common base. He credited Moscow with aiding a Geneva peace atmosphere and urged continued cautious cooperation while warning against deals at the expense of allies.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Soviet Union
Middle East
United States
U.S
Moscow
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Kissinger
Andrei A. Gromyko
Abba Eban
Europe
Japan
China
Nixon
Geneva
Florida police hunt for more bodies in orange grove area
Police in Titusville and Brevard County continue an infrared sweep of a two mile by eight mile orange grove strip after four female bodies were found and 12 additional missing girls reported. NASA and Air Force help map heat hotspots while investigators comb the area for links between the deaths. Carolyn Bennett, 17, from Mims, identified among the victims, with other victims named Paula Hamric, Nancy Gerry, and an earlier found teen.
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Titusville
Fla
Air Force
Pine Woods
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
Brevard
Leigh Wilson
Indian River
Cape Canaveral
Wilson
R. DeWitt
Carolyn Jan Bennett
Mims
DeWitt
Nations plan Himalayan climbs in historic spring expeditions
Nepal grants eight nations permission for 21 mountaineering teams to attempt Everest and surrounding peaks next spring the largest single season since 1950 Spain plans two Everest expeditions and the Jangfrau Alpine Club women from Japan target 26 246 feet Mt Manaslu Everest would be attempted in three consecutive seasons if Spaniards succeed other participating nations include South Korea Britain Italy West Germany Poland and Austria
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Katmandu
Nepal
Himalayas
Japan
Mt. Everest
Spain
Jangfrau Alpine Club
Tokyo
Mt. Manaslu
Manaslu
Himalaya
Glaude Kogan
France
Annapurnalll
Setsuko Watanabe
Everest
Annapurnal
Man's Log Cabin In Bossier City Draws Attention
In 1925 Joe O Neal recalls building a log cabin in Bossier City for 650 for the lot 400 for the house and 80 logs at a dime each. No fireplace yet two bedrooms living room kitchen and bath with heaters and tubs. He sold it four years later for 2750 and later returned nearby. John Thomas now lives there noting just one outlet per room and heating challenges in winter.
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Bossier City
Joe O'Neal
O'Neal
Momma
Cedar Grove
O’neal
John Thomas
Nixon Airliner Trip Lauded by Senator Proxmire
Senator William Proxmire praises President Nixon for flying commercial to the West Coast, calling it a fuel-saving example and stating that it shows communications are no problem. He suggests mothballing Air Force One for all trips to San Clemente or Key Biscayne.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Nixon
Air Force One
San Clemente
Key Biscayne
Proxmire
West Coast
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Henry Kissinger
David
State Department
Levee Board
Mideast
Florida
Claudine van der Stratten
Mt. Chooyu
Silverstein
DeSiard
Haddad
Coats
North Fifth and
Pine Free
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