Beall Named North East Louisiana University Athletic Director
Bill Beall, former Baylor coach and LSU recruiter, named the first full time athletic director at Northeast Louisiana University after Dixie White stepped down. Beall pledges to lead scheduling, budgeting, facilities, and the drive toward major college status as the university unveils stadium plans and seeks state funding.
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Dixie White
George T. Walker
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Ark
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Ken Purcell
River Stage Readings Update From Camden Monroe
Readings show Camden at 16.22 feet with river rising. Monroe stage not listed. Present stage varies with flood conditions as authorities monitor changes along the river corridor.
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Camden
Monroe
Bombers Destroy Tanks in Central Highlands War Update
U S and South Vietnamese aircraft attacked North Vietnamese supply routes through eastern Laos while claims from both sides reported tanks and armored vehicles destroyed in the central highlands. Reports vary on tank losses amid mounting cross border activity as B52s hit positions in Laos and Cambodia.
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U.S
Laos
Pleiku
Cambodia
Highlands
Associated Press
Holzer Jensen
South Vietnam
Forsythe Point recreation park near Ouachita River set to open
The U S Army Corps of Engineers and contractors finalize a mile long Forsythe Point park on the Ouachita River. Workers complete asphalt parking, water lines to comfort stations, and electrical work for lighting as spring brings the planned riverfront picnic venue closer to completion.
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Twin Cities
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Forsythe Point
Ouachita River
Flu Deaths Exceed Estimates Across Nation Now
The CDC reports the fourth straight week of higher than expected flu mortality with 8820 deaths in 122 cities through Jan 29, versus an expected 7890. Hong Kong flu outbreaks show widespread activity in 21 states plus DC and Puerto Rico, with varied regional trends.
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Center For Disease Control
James Sprague
Hong Kong
Sprague
CDC
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Viet Cong urges Thieu resignation and coalition plan
The Viet Cong demands President Thieu resign immediately and proposes a coalition government in South Vietnam with elections for a constitutional assembly. It calls for a specific U.S. troop withdrawal date and the end of Saigon’s pacification policy and concentration camps. The Provisional Revolutionary Government says negotiations would then proceed with Saigon.
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Viet Cong
United Sates
South Vietnam
Neuven van Thieu
Saigon
Vietnam
United States
Porter
Five Americans Die In Indochina War This Week
The US Command reports five Americans killed and 22 wounded in Indochina fighting last week. Casualties include seven noncombat deaths. South Vietnamese totals show 292 killed and 661 wounded. allied totals update to 45,644 Americans killed in action and 302,571 wounded.
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Saigon
Indochina
Finemyr
Freeze Warning for Monroe Area as Temps Plunge
A local freeze warning alerts Monroe and surrounding areas to extreme cold with afternoon highs in the 30s and a hard freeze expected tonight. Temperatures are forecast to dip into the teens, with northerly winds 20 to 30 mph and clearing skies later tonight and Friday. Forecasts show Friday highs near 40, weekend lows in the 20s to 30s, and a possible warming trend with a chance of showers Sunday and Monday.
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FAA
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Solons Back Debt Hike to 20 Billion Under Nixon Plan
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a debt ceiling increase of 20 billion dollars, less than Nixon's request, with a requirement for borrowing authority before June 30 and a future return to Congress. Treasury warned debt near the ceiling by March 1. The panel sought extension before the 1972 election.
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House Ways and Means Committee
Nixon
Congress
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Secretary of the Treasury
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Louisiana economy shows recovery signs in December 1971
Louisiana's economy ended 1971 with fairly healthy signs of recovery. The state Business Administration Department at LSU reported the business activity index rising to 115.9 in December, up 5.5 percent from December 1970 and nearly 1 percent from November 1971. The index, benchmarked to 100 from 1967-69, reflected gains in retail activity, electric power use, bank deposits and debts, mortgage lending, and state tax collections.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Business Administration Department
Louisiana State University
Louisiana Business Review
Amendments Vote in Parish Show Majority Falls Except Two
Unofficial returns show all state constitutional amendments failed except 1 and 8. In SP parish amendment 1 passed 20 256 to 2 650 while amendment 8 carried 18 009 to 5 138. Other amendments ranged from 3 834 14 029 favorable for 11 775 5 399 against for amendment 2 to 4 0138 yes and 13 850 no for amendment 10.
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Constitutional Revision Commission
State Bonds Commission
Mast Baton Rouge Parish
New Orleans
Orleans Parish
Orleans Levee
Red River
Atchafalaya
Bayou Jeers Levee
Changes urged in Legislature rules by freshmen lawmakers
Louisiana freshmen lawmakers push pre session reform talks and rule changes to curb dual roles and require printed stenographic debates. They seek a more racially balanced Civil Service Commission and a coalition approach to key bills while backing state government leadership.
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Pave Steinberg
Associated Press
Frank Simoneaux
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Simoneaux
House
Alphonse Jackson
Shreveport
Jackson
State Civil Service Commission
Sipwnedux
Covernor
Senate
Aubrey C. Hare Dies at 66 in Swartz
Aubrey Casper Hare 66 of Swartz died early today at St. Francis Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Friday at Swartz Baptist Church with Rev. Thurmond Davis and Rev. John Reynaud officiating. Burial at Loch Arbor Cemetery under Muirhearn Funeral Home of Monroe. He was an engineer with United Carbon Company, lifelong Ouachita Parish resident, and Swartz Baptist member. Survived by widow Ellen Hare, a son Aubrey Gregory Hare, a daughter Vivian Love, five sisters Lottie Ragsdale Nina Bennett Jack Allen Verna Poe Ruby Chadwick, two brothers Harvey and David Hare, and four grandchildren.
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Swartz
St. Francis Hospital
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John Reynaud
Loch Arbor
Muilhearn Funeral Home
Monroe
Tfare
United Carbon Company
Ouachita Parish
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Aubrey Gregory Hare
Vivian Love
West Monroe
Lottie Ragsdale
Nina Bennett
Alexandria
Jack Allen
New Orleans
Verna Poe
Cleveland
Ohio
Ruby Chadwick
Palmetto
Fla
Record warm high tops nation excluding towns
National Weather Service reports the highest Wednesday temperature excluding towns and Alaska reached 84 degrees at Morton Lauderdale Florida. Detroit Lakes Minnesota posted a low of minus 33 degrees.
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UPI
National Weather Service
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Alaska
Mort Lauderdale
Flo
Detroit Lakes
Minn
Fake Bomb Threat at Jackson Bank Ends Without Cash
Four cylinders rigged to look like dynamite were found at the First National Bank Highland Village branch in Jackson Mississippi after a caller demanded money. A demotion team deemed the device non explosive and the bank was evacuated with no funds delivered. FBI spokesman Elmer Linberg said the investigation continues.
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FBI
Elmer Linberg
Jackson
Tfe
First National Bank
Highland Village
Bac
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