Soviets Airlifting Arms Into Egypt
Beirut reports the Soviet Union started a new airlift to Egypt to bolster defense against Israeli raids. Cargo planes bring antiaircraft guns missiles and mobile radar to Alexandria Almaza Cairo and Luxor as Egypt shifts air defense tactics with popular war committees and dense gun forests to intercept low flying aircraft.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Soviet Union
Egypt
Cairo
le Jour
Qwavli Gast
Alexandria
Almaza
Luxor
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Burglarized Sol Snyder Store Loses Over 15000
Sol Snyder Men s Clothing Store at 3144 Louisville reported theft of about 15000 worth of merchandise including clothing jewelry wallets belts and shoes. Entry was gained by removing roof sections and entering through a ventilator. Police investigation pending.
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Sol Snyder
Louisville
Snyder
Monroe
Glasses Frame Impressively Break Dating Stereotype
A witty quip notes that eye wear alters dating odds, affirming style matters more than assumptions. The joke pivots on the visual cue of glasses as a frame that draws attention and changes perception.
Twin Cities Chit Chat Birthday and Anniversary News
Mrs. Lois Bearden of 253 Oregon Tr Monroe celebrates a birthday per an informal source. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roy Cain mark their first wedding anniversary on Sunday February 8 with a small home gathering at 601 in Alabama. Mrs. Cain is the former Lynn Cascie of this city.
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Lois Bearden
Oregon Tr
Monroe
Charles Roy Cain
Alabama
Nixon arrives for Midwest Urban Meeting in Indianapolis
President Nixon sails to Indianapolis with Cabinet and nine mayors to discuss city problems and pollution. He aims to study urban affairs with Indiana Gov Whitcomb noting the move to empower states. The trip continues to Chicago for talks with Midwest governors on environmental issues.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Nixon
Midwest
Washington
Urban Affairs Council
White House
Edgar D. Whitcomb
Indiana
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
B52 Accidentally Drops Bombs in Thailand
A U S B52 en route to a Vietnam strike dropped 108 bombs over a sparsely populated area 250 miles northeast of Bangkok. Two women wounded lightly, three houses destroyed. Bombs not exploded still being located as U S bomb disposal teams work. The bomber originated from U Tapao Thailand and was bound for Laos on the Ho Chi Minh trail.
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Bangkok
API
Thailand
U.S
U-Tapao
Laos
Ho Chi Minh
Anderson Air Force Base
Guam
Tet truce marred by bombing and Marine deaths in Saigon area
In the opening hours of a Viet Cong and allied truce for Tet, a terrorist blast at Bao Trai killed one civilian and wounded 16, plus two government soldiers. A Marine patrol in the A Shau Valley left three Marines dead and two wounded. Other incidents wounded civilians and soldiers as the cease-fire began.
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Saigon
U.S
Central Highlands
Binh Dinh
Tet
Bao Trai
A Shau
Hue
Highlands
Death toll in Vietnam War dips for US forces
Saigon reports 70 American fatalities in the past week, down from the prior period, with 704 wounded. The weekly toll brings U S casualties since 1961 to 40 371 killed and 265 948 wounded, while South Vietnamese losses were 343 killed and 985 wounded. Communist and allied death counts also rise.
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Saigon
API
Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Chance Of Rain In Northeast Louisiana Weather Update
The Northeast Louisiana residents can expect a slight chance of rain with increasing cloudiness and mild temperatures. Highs 58 to 64, lows 44 to 50, with Friday reaching 64 to 68. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph, generally fair drying conditions, and dew points in the 30s rising to the 40s.
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Louisiana
Federal Aviation Agency
Selman Field
Monroe
Mathias Urges Nixon Viet Commitments Review
Republican Sen. Charles Mathias urged President Nixon to join Congress in re examining U S international commitments. He proposed a resolution combining withdrawal from Vietnam with limiting foreign commitments and urged a shift to political solutions and talks in Vietnam.
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Washington
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Nixon
Congress
Maryland
Vietnam
Mathias
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Mansfield
Gulf of Tonkin
South Vietnam
Concordia Police Jury secretary fired after audit
Concordia Parish Police Jury dismissed secretary treasurer David Freeman after a legislative auditor reported he overpaid himself by about $4100. Freeman said he repaid about $2000, but the jury denied his request to stay on. The audit began last December at the jury’s request.
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Vidalia, la
Concordia Parish
Legislative
David Freeman
Freeman
W. J. Burley
Police Jury
J. B. Lancaster
Dist. Atty
WC. Falkenheimer
Burley
Carswell Nomination Blocked By Senate Delay Move
Senator Joseph Tydings blocked a vote on G Harrold Carswell to the Supreme Court arguing the record is incomplete. Eastland predicted confirmation, Goodell said he would oppose citing civil liberties concerns. Carswell, 50, seeks Senate confirmation after a February committee meeting.
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Washington (Ap
Joseph D. Tydings
Supreme Court
G. Harrold Carswell
Tydings
James C. Fastland
D-Miss
Senate
Eastland
Carswell
Charlies FE. Goodell
New York
Goodell
Amendments To Education Bill Prepared
Deep South senators led by John Stennis seek to attach amendments to a $35 billion education bill to back freedom of choice plans and uniform desegregation. Senator Sam Ervin also plans a different freedom of choice amendment. Civil rights groups oppose the rider, but debate could delay passage for up to two weeks. The measure would extend the 1965 ESEA and the Impacted Areas program while challenging Nixon on education spending.
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Washington
Deep South
Mississippi
John Stennis
South
Stennis
New York
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D. N.C
Nixon
Woman Plunges Four Stories In Baton Rouge Parking Garage
Diane Simon, 30, was listed in critical condition after falling four stories from the service elevator in a downtown Baton Rouge car park. She had parked on the fourth floor and apparently tried to use the attendants conveyor belt elevator before losing her footing. She is the niece of Blanche Long, widow of the late Gov. Earl K. Long.
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Baton Rouge
Diane Simon
Simon
Blanche Long
Earl K. Long
Parents Decry Desegregation Plan At Georgia Tucker
White parents at Georgia Tucker Elementary urge a legal appeal to the federal desegregation order. They pass resolutions to withdraw white children for the rest of the year and to develop a plan for educating all children, while criticizing the court decision that paired Tucker with Clark Elementary and shifted grades.
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Georgia Tucker Elementary
Monroe City
Georgia Tucker
Don Allen
Ben Dawkins Jr
Blackee
Clark
Liogd Voorhees
Georgia Tucker and Clark
Water Rescue Underway for Five Missing Men From Boats
Coast Guard units and police hunt waters around Lake Charles and nearby bays for five men reported missing after incidents at sea and on inland waterways. Among the missing are Jerry Dugas 20 who fell from a tug into the Intracoastal Canal near Orange six miles east. Jimmy Schexneider 17 and R A Coleman 25 missing after fishing on Big Lake. Bill Owens, a Vicksburg resident, who fell from a tug on the Calcasieu River. and Joe Hocut 48 of Freeport Texas, believed to have fallen from a shrimp boat near Cameron docks on January 29.
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Lake Charles
Coast Guard
Lake Charlies
Jerry Dugas
Intracoastal Canal
Orange
Tex
Crowley
Big Lake
Jimmy Schexneider
R. A. Coleman
Bill Owens
Vicksburg
Miss
Calcasieu River
Joe Hocut
Freeport
Cameron
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