Two Bexar deputies shot dead near San Antonio
Deputies Vincent Walker and Joshua Rodriguez stopped a van for registration on Highway 69 near Leon Valley when they were shot from behind. A San Antonio officer arrested a man and a woman driving east on Highway 90 within the hour. Police seek additional suspects and weapon.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPI
Bexar County
Sheriff's Office
Bexar County Hospital
Lloyd
Lingo
Vincent “Jerry” Walker
Joshua P. Rodriguez
Leon Valley
Highway 90
Longo
Former Senator Brewster Sentenced for Illegal Gratuity
Former Senator Daniel B. Brewster of Maryland was sentenced to two to six years in prison and fined $30,000 for accepting an illegal gratuity. His co defendant, former lobbyist Cyrus T. Anderson, received one and a half to four and a half years in prison and fined $30,000.
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Washington
Daniel B. Brewster
D-Md
Cyrus T. Anderson
Twin Cities Chit Chat Berlin Army update from Monroe writer
Kenneth G. Wilson son of Carl A. Wilson of 1604 Auburn Ave Monroe is a specialist fourth class in the U S Army stationed in Heidelberg Germany He arrived near year end and works on articles for newspapers and radio television Address Sp4 Kenneth G Wilson USAMED COMEUR PAO APO NY 09403 Birthday greetings go to C L Morrison 80 at 405 Chatham Dr Monroe Morrison a poetry writer receives seven children wishes on his birthday.
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Kenneth G. Wilson
Carl A. Wilson
Auburn Ave
Monroe
Heidelberg
Germany
U. S. Army
University City
Wilson
Usamedcomeur
PAO
APO
C. L. Morrison
Chatham Dr
Morrison
Punxsutawney Phil Sees Shadow For Six More Weeks Of Winter
Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney sees Phil emerge at 6 29 a m CST and retreat after spotting his shadow. Crowds in top hats and coats gather on Gobbler's Knob then travel to town for pancakes and a daylong celebration and banquet.
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Gobblers Knob
Punxsutawney, Pa
UPI
Punxsutawney
Phil
Gobbler’s Knob
Pennsylvania
Country Club
Child Dials Phone To Report Death From Live Call
Four year old Keva Marie McDonald dialed a private line and reported her grandmother dead at a Panama City home. Police traced the call as officers found Patricia Lowe, 63, dead on the kitchen floor.
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Panama City
Fla
UPI
Dave Martinelli
Keva
Marie McDonald
Martinelli
Arnoldware-Rodgers Inc
MacDonald
Pamela MacDonald
Gulf Coast Community College
Alan Barnes
Patricia Lowe
Kevas
Barnes
Stennis in serious condition after Washington robbery shooting
Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi remained in very serious condition at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after being shot twice in an armed robbery outside his Washington home. A spokesman said he had a good night and is awake alert and well oriented though temperature fluctuations and intravenous feeding continue. The 71 year old Senate Armed Services chairman underwent surgery for wounds to his pancreas stomach colon and left thigh. Police said two youths demanded his wallet wristwatch and 25 cents, with one gunman threatening to shoot him. His son John H. Stennis visited and said his father was more talkative, while gun control remains a debated issue.
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Washington (Ap
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Stennis
Washington
Maj
Frank Garland
Garland
John H. Stennis
Mississippi
Senate Armed Services Committee
Agnew pledges U S aid to Thailand during Southeast Asia tour
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew promised continued U.S. military and economic aid to Thailand after peace returns in Southeast Asia. He met Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn and Thai military leaders, then conferred with King Bhumibol Adulyadej before a seven nation tour to reassure allies.
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Bangkok
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Thailand
United States
Southeast Asia
Agnew
Thanom Kittikachorn
Bhumibol Adulyyadej
U.S
Thanom
Saigon
Phnom Penh
Vientiane
Laos
Singapore
Malaysia
Indonesia
Pleasant weather in Twin Cities with mild days ahead
Area forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures today and Saturday. Highs reach the upper 50s, with overnight lows in the lower 30s and Saturday highs in the mid 50s. Winds from the northwest 8 to 18 mph today and tonight, then variable Saturday. A west high pressure ridge moves east delivering cooler, drier air and clear to partly cloudy skies. Monroe Municipal Airport recorded a Thursday high of 70 and overnight low of 45 with no rain.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Escorts Discuss Duties At Clark Air Base Returnees
Four of nearly 400 military escorts for returning U S prisoners of war held a news conference at Clark Air Base Philippines. Pictured left to right are Marine M Sgt Raymond Wheeler Buffalo New York Army Maj Emmett R Conrow Bisbee Arizona Navy Lt Cmdr Elman J Parke Orange Texas and Air Force Maj Joel S Hetland West Bend Wisconsin.
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U.S
Clark Air Base
Philippines
M. Sgt
Ray
Mond Wheeler
Buffalo
N.Y
Army
Emmett R. Conrow
Bisbee
Ariz
Navy
Elman J. Parke
Orange, Tex
Air Force
Joel S. Hetland
West Bend
Wis
Manila
Nixon appeals to Congress for help on goals
President Nixon urged Congress to collaborate on a fresh approach to government in a State of the Union report. He defended restraint on spending and taxes, pledged a pragmatic rededication to social welfare and national excellence, and pressed for bipartisan cooperation with a Democratic Congress.
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Nixon
Congress
Washington
America
Inside The News-Star overview section listing
A catalog-like page from The News-Star detailing section names and page numbers for Abby Lowman Broadway Radio-TV Classified Sports Comics Theater Crossword Van Dellen Editorial Women Horoscope Weather Jumble across two sections and 30 pages.
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Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Peacekeeping Group Meets On POW Releases In Saigon
In Saigon the chief delegates from the United States Vietnam and the Viet Cong met for the first time to discuss troop withdrawals and prisoner exchanges. The agenda includes securing field teams for the cease-fire supervision and setting up regional headquarters with observers from Canada Poland Hungary and Indonesia arriving to begin operations.
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Saigon
United States
North
South Vietnam
U.S
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Canada
Poland
Hungary
Indonesia
Hue
da Nang
Pleiku
Phan Thiet
Bien Hoa
My Tho
Can Tho
Watergate Trial Judge Sets Bonds Of Convicted Pair
U S District Judge John J. Sirica set surety bonds of 100000 dollars for each of two men convicted in the Watergate trial. He expressed doubts about the truthful testimony of a key prosecution witness. G Gordon Liddy and James W McCord Jr could not raise the bond immediately and Liddys lawyer sought Danbury minimum security facility.
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Washington
USS
John J. Sirica
G. Gordon Liddy
James W. McCord Jr
Liddy
Danbury, Conn
Station Flood Present Change Stage
Readable OCR fragment notes a flood stage change at Monroe and Camden stations with values near 40 and 26, indicating a rise and fall pattern.
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Monroe
Camden
Sterlington Plant Accident Leaves Operator Dead
Virgil Ford, 47, Monroe resident and Thermatomic Carbon Company operator, died after an 8 a.m. accident at the Sterlington plant. John Tom Savage said no other injuries and an investigation is underway. Ford’s body was taken to Hixson Brothers Funeral Home. Gentry Ambulance Service assisted and a Sterlington clinic responded.
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Thermatomic Carbon Co
Sterlington
St. Francis Hospital
Thermatomic
Virgil F. Ford
Lakeshore Drive
Monroe
Iof
West Monroe
Nc- Gentry Ambulance Service
John Tom Savage
Savage
A.m
Thermatomic Carbon Company
Virgil Ford
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
Wayne Gentry
Gentry Ambulance Service
Jobless Total Is Lowest In Over 2 Years
The January unemployment rate fell to 5 percent, the lowest in over two years, with a seasonal decline noted despite 560,000 more people out of work. Men saw a drop to 3.3 percent, women rose to 5.3 percent, teens fell to 14.3 percent, and whites held at 4.6 percent while non whites dropped to 8.9 percent. Total employed slipped to 81 million as average hourly earnings rose slightly to 13.78 with weekly pay down due to shorter work weeks.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Pilot negligent in Boggs plane disappearance
The National Transportation Safety Board found pilot Don E. Jonz negligent for flying a light plane that vanished in Alaska with Rep. Hale Boggs and three others. The probe showed missing beacon locator equipment and survival gear, plus Jonz falsely claiming possession of such gear. The board noted the locator transmitter was found in another Pan Alaska Airways plane and all survival kits were at the firm’s Fairbanks offices.
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Pan Alaska Airways
Jonz
Fairbanks
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