U S Airborne Division Pushed Toward DMZ Front
United States forces move elements of the 101st Airborne Division south of the DMZ to bolster security as North Vietnamese pressures mount along Route 9. Helicopter losses rise with six shot down in Laos, increasing American casualties and signaling intensified air and ground conflict in Southeast Asia.
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Saigon
Laos
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Route 9
Dmz
01St Airborne
General Election Dates Set for Louisiana in 1972
Secretary Wade C. Martin Jr announced Louisiana will hold the general election for governor, legislature and statewide offices on February 1, 1972. The election for President, Congress and one U.S. Senate seat is set for November 7, 1972.
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Baton Rouge
Siste Wade C. Martin Jr
Louisiana
Congress
Senate
Earthquake Death Toll Tops Sixty in Southern California
Officials count 60 dead after the quake with rescue teams still pulling bodies from debris at hospitals in Sylmar and veterans affairs facilities. Debris removal continues as tens of thousands evacuate and a cracked reservoir prompts return-home plans amid power and water disruptions.
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Los Angeles
California
Pital
Frank Carbonara
Carbonara
San Fernando Valley
San Fernando
Sylmar
Thomas
Kleppe
Small Business Administration
Los Angeles Area
Pacific Northwest
Twin Cities Chit Chat Highlights Local Birthdays and Achievements
Danni Michelle Tillman turns one as family parties planned at West Monroe home. Frances Dean Herr joins Baylor University Delta Alpha Pi after Neville High School 1989 grad, now a sophomore physical therapy major. Virgil Jackson Smith earns medical degree from University of Texas at Austin among 154 grads from 27 states nine countries.
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Danni Michelle Tillman
Cary
Butch) Tillman
Mere Lane
West Monroe
Frances Dean Herr
Robert M. Herr
Park Ave
Monroe
Delta Alpha Pi
Baylor University
Waco
Tex
Neville High School
the Baptist University
Virgil Jackson Smith
King Street
University of Ree Us
Austin
Smith
Monroe names zoo official and sets admission prices
Monroe Mayor W L Jack announced the city commission has chosen Louisiana as the zoo’s official name and set admission charges lower than the Citizens' Committee proposal. Wagon rides cost 25 cents. children under four enter free with a guardian. Adults face a 1.50 fee for a one year trial, with safety rules and lap seating required for young riders.
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Monroe
W. L
Jack
Howard
Ape Searie
Citizens’ Committee
Weekend Rain to Soak Northeast Louisiana
Weather outlook predicts more rain for the weekend in Northeast Louisiana with clearing skies Saturday and showers again Sunday. Temperatures cool to highs around 64 degrees and lows near 32 to 36. Winds from the south 12 to 22 knots shifting to the north 15 to 25 knots. FAA Field in Monroe logged a high of 62 and a low around 36 with precipitation near 0.4 inch.
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Louisiana
FAA
Field
Monroe
Apollo 14 Moon Explorers Return to Texas After Mission
Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa arrived at Ellington Air Force Base near Houston after a Pacific splashdown. They greeted families through a glass panel then entered two weeks of isolation at the Lunar Receiving Laboratory as scientists planned to open lunar samples from the Fra Mauro highlands.
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Space Center, Houston
Lunar
Air Force
Ellington Air Force Base
American Samoa
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart A. Reesa
Manned Spacecraft Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Shepard
Control Center
Houston
Mitchell
Roosa
Robert Gilruth
Moon
New Orleans
Pacific Ocean
Pago Pago
Entists
Fra Mauro High
Ands
J C Penney Dies Founder of Big Retail Empire
NEW YORK AP J C Penney 95 founder of a national chain died at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after a heart attack. He built Penney stores from a 300 investment into about 1700 outlets and led a 45 story flagship in New York while shaping a philanthropic, Christian business ethos.
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New York
J. C. Penney
Harkness Pavillion
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Penney
Missouri
Sixth Avenue
James Cash Penney
Hamilton
Jim
Longmont
Colo
Penny
Kemmerer
Wyo
Berta
Valentine’s Day Steeped In History
Historian overview traces Valentine legends from ancient Rome to the 15th century. The piece notes Lupercalia origins, St Valentine imprisonments, and the Duke of Orleans as early Valentine maker. It highlights Civil War era card popularity and modern widespread giving of valentines across all ages and relationships.
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Rome
St. Valentine
Valentine
Duke of Orleans
Tower of London
France
Valentines
United States
Jeandy
Bret
John Tannehill
Grammont
Monroe
Probe continues into New Orleans private arsenals
An ongoing investigation in Louisiana led Treasury agents to arrest four people in New Orleans and nearby Metairie and one in Port Allen as authorities seized a wide range of weapons. Earlier, John Kirsch III, 18, of Metairie and two others were arrested in a New Orleans motel, and Kirsch’s 19-year-old wife Marybelle was taken into custody at their Metairie home.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Treasury
Metairie
Port Allen
John Kirsch III
Kirsch
Marybelle
Tornado Strikes Lake Charles Business District With Major Damage
Tornadic winds hit Lake Charles at 3 20 a m damaging 48 blocks along U S 90 including a furniture store two motels and an appliance store. Estimated damages reach 1 million with one minor injury and power outages affecting over 1200 customers. Local National Guard mobilized. mayor notes three-hit pattern and scattered damage across U S 90 U S 99 and U S 171 areas.
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Lake Charles
U.S. 90
National Guard
Crowley
Cutoff
Wiggins
Miss
James Suddeth
Stallen
City Sanitation
Gulf States Utilities
Louis Mosca
Central Fire Station
Mike Morgan
Chuckle Says Make Someone Happy Today
A light-hearted line urges readers to brighten someone’s day with a simple gesture and to focus on their own affairs. The quip adds a cheeky reminder to mind one’s business while spreading cheer.
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