Colonel Convicted Of Marijuana Acts In Saigon Trial
In Saigon, Col. Gerald V. Kehrli, 46, commander of a Saigon airlift squadron with 28 years of service, was found guilty on seven marijuana charges and acquitted on one. He received a three year prison term and a fine, while his pension eligibility remains.
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Saigon
USS. Air Force
Gerald V. Kehrti
Air Force
Kehrli
Lucius D. Clay Jr
7Th Air Force
Court of Military Review
Washington
Clay
Vietnam
Iste
Tan Son Nhutai
Portland
Ore
Willmar
Minn
Kehril
Army
C. Jackson
Chicago
Jackson
Col. Kehrli
U. S. Air Force
Gerald V. Kehrli
Record-Low 18 Below In Pellston Michigan
The National Weather Service logged a low of 18 degrees below zero at Pellston Michigan. The report notes Monday’s high as unreadable with Coolidge and Gila Bend also mentioned in the fragmentary text.
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New York
Freed Present Camden 3 6 fa Mares stat e
Frees present Camden 3 6 free throw attempts stat shows Mares scoring in a cautious defensive game. Officials report limited minutes and a tight contest with the visitors pressing late in the fourth.
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Camden
Fa Mares State
Concertina Sought for Monroe Theatre Carnival Show
Chris Ringham of the Monroe Little Theatre is urgently seeking a concertina for the upcoming Carnival production. Anyone with the instrument is urged to contact Ringham immediately.
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Chris Ringham
Monroe Little Theatre
Ringham
Eight Year Old LaWanna Cruse Birthday Note
LaWanna Cruse daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Cruse of Camp Street West arom is eight years old. Plans for the afternoon are not known publicly beyond a birthday greeting.
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LaWanna Cruse
Wilbur Cruse
Camp Street
West Arom
U S Hearings Open on Alaska Oil Pipeline
Alaska Governor William A. Egan testifies at federal hearings on an 800 mile pipeline from the North Slope to Valdez to haul oil. Interior Secretary Morton opens the session amid environmental review delays as Alyeska faces court injunctions and native land claims.
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U. S
Alaska
Washington
William A. Egan
Egan
Valdez
Interior
Rogers C. B. Morton
Morton
Arctic
Alyeska Pipeline Company
Ted Stevens
Senate
Interior Committee
Alyeska
Wardrobe Swap Confuses Staff in Office Joke
The quip notes a switch of attire with the white collar worker now in a blue shirt and the blue collar worker in a white shirt. It adds that the plaid slacks wearer with the paisley shirt is the boss’s son in law.
City Seeks Attraction Names for Louisiana Purchase Gardens
Monroe officials and zoo staff gathered at Bernstein Park to pick tentative names for park sectors within the historic Louisiana Purchase Gardens. Public suggestions will guide area and ride designations, with aims to represent all states in the original purchase and honor figures like Jean Lafitte and General Custer.
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Jean Lafitte
Gen
Custer
Baron DeBastrop
Monroe
Louisiana Purchase Gardens
Bernstein Park
Bel
Gulf of Mexico
Canada
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
W. L
Jack" Howard
Pee George Parsons
H. W. McSherry
Jake Yelvington
Garyland Shell
Davis Bingham
Phillip D. Duncan
Aul Fieal
Loui Clark
Monroe City Schools to Object to U S Funds Cut
Monroe City School Supt J Harvey Walthall says the school board will file an exception with HEW in Dallas objecting to the 108750 repayment demand after HEW ruled the 174000 Emergency School Assistance grant approved in 1970 was in error. Walthall plans Washington DC talks and cites bus and staff spending as de segregations costs.
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U. S
J. Harvey Walthall
Monroe City
Dallas
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Monroe
HEW
Walthall
Washington, D. C
Weather outlook for Northeast Louisiana and Selman Field
Partly cloudy conditions persist this afternoon and Wednesday with a slight chance of showers. Highs range 68 to 74 degrees, lows 52 to 58. Thursday through Saturday look similar with warm highs in the 70s and overnight lows in the 40s. The FAA at Selman Field in Monroe notes a partial reopening Monday.
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Louisiana
Federal Aviation Agency
Selman Field
Monroe
Classified Inside The News Star
Classified items across two sections in The News-Star feature brief notices from Abby Lowman on Broadway and Popenve. Short listings cover ads business notes and personal notices in a compact classified section.
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Abby
Lowman
Five Aircraft Lost In Indochina War Report
SAIGON AP five U S aircraft losses announced in South Vietnam Laos and Cambodia with 22 Americans killed and 22 wounded and one missing U S air strikes warned against SAM sites in North Vietnam to shield B52 raids on the Ho Chi Minh trail Seven helicopters and fighters were downed across the region including a Chinook and F4 Phantom plus an UH 1 helicopter and two other choppers. End summary.
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Saigon
U. S. Command
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
U.S
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laotian Panhandle
Hoang Xuan Lam
Chipone
Indochina
Reapportionment Committee Sets Deadline For Redistricting
Baton Rouge AP report says the legislative reapportionment committee will set a deadline at its Wednesday meeting to finish redistricting within about two weeks to meet an early March target. A special session for reapportionment remains uncertain as Gov. McKeithen weighs calls for one. The governor also named John B. Benton and Dr. R W E Jones to the final two seats on the committee.
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Baton Rouge
Legislative
Carl Bauer
Franklin
John McKeithen
McKeithen
John B. Benton
Minden
Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors
R.W.E. Jones
Officials Begin Bids for $93.5 Million Louisiana Superdome
Thousands of bids from 175 firms across 30 states flocked in as Louisiana inspects the Domed Stadium project. Officials expect to compare bids with estimates by nightfall though exact lows remain unclear due to complex proposals. Governor McKeithen cites the dome as a major economic booster and potential long term profit for the state.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Superdome
John McKeithen
Domed Stadium Commission
Average Deduction Locally is $1 830
Ouachita Parish residents compiling income and expense figures for the past year can compare their itemized deductions with the national average. The Commerce Clearing House based on IRS data shows Ouachita families around 1830 in deductions, about 20 percent of gross income, with 260 for charitable contributions 608 for interest 196 for local taxes and 362 for medical expenses. These figures are guide only and not automatically accepted by the IRS.
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New York
News-Star
Ouachita Parish
Uncle Sam
Commerce Clearing House
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Interest Cuts Are Hailed At White House
Major New York banks and others cut prime lending rate to 5 percent from 6 percent. The White House welcomed the move as reflecting a path to sustainable growth, with Ziegler noting lower consumer and mortgage rates. Banks from New York and across the country followed the cut amid a stock market rise.
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New York
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
First National Bank of Chicago
First Pennsylvania Banking & Trust Co. of
Philadelphia
First National Bank of Boston
National Bank of Detroit
First National Bank of Dallas
First National Bank of St. Louis
Federal Reserve Board
District Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve System
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Bankers Trust
Japan’s Second Satellite Launch Reported Successful
Japan launched a 138 pound scientific satellite from the Uchinoura Space Center on a four stage rocket. The satellite entered an elliptical orbit around 615 to 683 miles high, completing its first orbit and began transmitting data for seven days.
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Uchinoura
Japan
Uchinoura Space Center
Soviet Union
United States
France
China
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