Burns Urges Pay Board Stand Against Inflation Pressure
Fed Chairman Arthur Burns told the congressional panel the Pay Board must resist compromises that raise wages beyond the 5.5 percent guideline. He urged flexibility for the Price Commission to avoid stalling economic expansion while aiming to cut inflation toward 2 to 3 percent. Burns praised the wage and price freeze as a success but warned deeper economic problems remain unrepaired and more work is needed.
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Washington
UPS
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Burns
House-Senate Economic Committee
The
Price Commission
Nixon
State Superdome Director Resigns
Dave Dixon, who steered the Louisiana Superdome project toward reality, resigns as executive director after a dispute over hiring procedures. He cites goodwill and good conscience in his telegram to Gov. McKeithen. The Stadium Commission had frozen new employment pending committee review amid long-running tensions.
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New Orleans
Dave Dixon
Louisiana Superdome
Dixon
John McKeithen
Stadium Commission
Commission
Education Center Contract Okayed By State Board
The State Capital Outlay Budget Board approved a 7.1 million contract for a community education center at Southern University with Elliott Contractors Inc. The bid was about 500000 under the estimated cost. Cecil Hill said 9 million had been allocated. The Capital Construction Commission also approved 16000 for fencing at National Guard armories with 48000 from the federal government.
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Cecil Hill
State Bond and Building Commission
Capital Construction Commission
State Military Department
National Guard
David Wade
Miami Sets Nation's Warmest Reading at 77 Degrees
The National Weather Service recorded the highest Tuesday temperature excluding Hawaii and Alaska as 77 degrees in Miami Florida. Spencer Iowa posted a low of 32 degrees below zero.
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New York
Comedic Tax Quip Echoes Frugal Times
A reader humorously notes saving for income tax yet needing to borrow to live, highlighting thrift and irony in everyday finances. The line captures a lighthearted take on tax season and personal budgeting.
River Stages Signal Flood Admissions and Stage Changes
River stages show rising levels at Camden and Monroe with measurements 4 and 12.1 at Camden and 40 and 20.5 at Monroe, followed by a fall. Officials report changing flood risk as waters recede after peaks.
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Camden
Monroe
Heart Month Boards Highlight Public Health Efforts
Employees at the Ouachita Parish Health Unit praise bulletin boards built by North East Louisiana University student nurses. The displays promote health themes for heart month and the cold season, including a Heart Tree with the message Have a Healthy Heart and a ladder to fight cold germs.
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Ouachita Parish
Northeast Louisiana University
U S Carrier Returns to Tonkin Gulf Amid Viet Cong Attacks
The aircraft carrier Constellation was recalled to the Tonkin Gulf as North Vietnamese and Viet Cong raids surged across South Vietnam with at least 37 South Vietnamese killed and 141 wounded. The Da Nang area endured the heaviest rocket assault in 25 years while Tet cease-fire plans emerged and warning of possible American retaliation circulated.
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Saigon
Constellation
Tonkin Gulf
North Vietnam
Hong Kong
South Vietnam
da Nang
South Vietnamese Foreign Ministry
Central Highlands
U.S
An Khe
Food Prices May Rise Near Four Percent in 1972
Washington based Agriculture Department forecast says supermarket food prices will climb about 4 percent in 1972. Total food costs including meals away from home seen up around 4.5 percent from 1971, with meat prices driving much of the increase. Farmers may net 17.7 billion this year, a possible record, as livestock demand remains strong and supplies tighten.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Karl L. Butz
Wargo
N.D
Buzz
North Ireland D-Day Protest Mostly Quiet
In Northern Ireland a 24 hour civil rights campaign aimed at disrupting daily life produced limited violence. Roadblocks formed near Newry while fires were set at Coalisland. Belfast and Londonderry had few protests and most services operated normally. The event targeted internment without trial by the Civil Rights Association.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Newry
Belfast-Dublin
Coalisland
County Tyrone
Londonderry
Michael Haward
Civil
Civil Rights Association
Clear And Cold Continues Here In Louisiana
The weather stays clear to partly cloudy in Northeast Louisiana with little temperature change through Thursday. Highs in the upper 50s and nightly lows around 30s are expected, with light winds 5 to 12 mph. Monroe reports 52 for the high and 30 for the low Tuesday morning. Showers possible Friday with highs near 60s and cooler by 10 degrees into Saturday and Sunday.
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Louisiana
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Monroe
Debt Ceiling Hike House Vote Slated
The House prepares to approve a four month extension of borrowing authority for the Nixon administration raising the limit from 430 billion to 450 billion through June 30. The measure faces Senate action later in the month with liberals pressing for a tax reform pledge by March 15 to curb deficits.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Ways and Means
Wilbur D. Mills
Mills
Mrs. J. S. Elbert Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Johnnie Smith Elbert 86 longtime Monroe dress shop owner died Tuesday night at 106 Roselawn. She opened Monroe first shop in 1915 on DeSiard Street later moving to Rose lawn in 1935. Funeral Thursday 10:30 a.m. at Hixson Brothers Monroe chapel officiated by Dr. Carl Lueg. Survived by sister Mrs Corral Greenlee of Shreveport and grandson Gladden S Walters of Monroe.
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Johnnie Smith Elbert
Monroe
Carl Lueg
Corral Greenlee
Shreveport
Gladden S. Walters
Nixon urges careful critique of Vietnam policy for peace
President Nixon, in a national assessment, urged Democratic opponents to scrutinize criticisms of Vietnam policy to avoid giving the enemy an incentive to continue fighting. He defended his record, noted 1971 as pivotal, and highlighted upcoming trips to China and the Soviet Union, economic ties with Europe and Japan, and efforts toward a stable world peace.
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Washington
Nixon
Indochina
Apollo 16 Rolls To Launch Pad In Windy Rainy Start
NASA moved Apollo 16 back to the launch pad at Cape Kennedy in windy rain as engineers finish repairs. The April 16 moon mission remains on schedule with astronauts John Young Thomas Mattingly and Charles Duke aboard and a projected $200000 overtime repair cost.
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UPD
Atlantic Ocean
John W. Young
Thomas J. Mattingly
Charles M. Duke
Oceanside
Dec
National Aeronautics and ‘Space Administration
NASA
State of World Report Highlights at a Glance
President Nixon’s third annual State of the World message credits progress in 1971 toward a stable peace and balanced alliances while noting sharp disappointments such as Vietnam peace talks failure and regional conflicts. He mentions an impending U S Soviet strategic arms agreement and a trip to China to ease tensions between two great powers.
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Peking
Moscow
Japan
Hanoi
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Bangladesh
Asserean
United States
Vietnam
State of World’ Report
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Congress
Mideast
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