18 Feb 1971
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1971
Page
1
President Nixon proposed a six point, low budget health care package to expand private insurance, reorganize the system and reduce reliance on nationalized care. He urged federally backed private plans and a doctor corps to serve rural and urban areas, with subsidies and new funding for schools and malpractice review.
A Louisiana highway official testified that constructing Interstate 410 on the west bank of the Mississippi would require invading Carl Marcello’s Churchill Farms between U S 90 and Lake Cataountche. The Mafia Probe Committee questioned route changes near the Churchill farms and potential land ownership, delaying proceedings until later testimony from Aaron Kohn.
Louisiana Supreme Court declined to review a lower court ruling restricting Dist. Atty. Sar gent Pitcher from conducting investigations under TV cameras. The press accessible inquiry involved former revenue department employee Recca Carline, with Carline's attorney Dennis Whelen remarking the decision sidelines others.
A 12 foot cargo vessel named The Vernon struck an oil well in the Gulf of Mexico and began taking on water. The Coast Guard reported the rig collision occurred around 16 a.m. with all crew rescued by an oil crew from a nearby Sun Oil Co. rig.
New York UPI reports temperatures at Devils Wednesday reached a frigid 0 while other locations in the region reported similarly extreme cold excluding Alaska. details on Alice and Cotulla are unclear in the fragment.
Officials say a Monroe Civic Center staff member has gained a new nickname "Barney Fife" through unclear circumstances. Publicist Mike Magee is referred to by coworkers with the altered name due to perceived bravery, with details still hazy.
Returned West Monroe postmaster Homer Roark reports from a Labor Management Conference at the Regional Post Office Building in Dallas. Texas and Louisiana post office representatives met with postal labor organizations during the meet.
Washington AP A federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted William O Wooldridge and eight others on charges of conspiring to defraud NCO clubs from 1965 to 1969 in Vietnam. The Senate panel heard about Crum a promoter who allegedly used gifts and a Saigon villa to profit from a slot machine and liquor business with PX connections. Crum tied to Carling Brewery and Jim Bean Distillery.
A humorous remark notes that college education seems wasted on graduates who already think they know everything, highlighting a skeptical view of higher learning's impact on confident youths.
In Chicago, AP reports over 5,000 U.S. communities now add fluoride to public water supplies, with 400 to 500 more joining annually. Dr. Viron Diefenbach notes about 2 million in 43 communities joined in 1970, the 35th anniversary of fluoridation, while 98.1 million residents were served by 4,634 fluoridated systems at year end 1968.
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announced a Defense Investigative Review Council to supervise domestic military intelligence and protect constitutional rights. Robert Froehlke will head the panel with Lt. Gen. Donald Bennett as the military representative. Senate hearings will examine civilian spying by the military.
The Twin Cities face continued mild temperatures with partly cloudy skies and a slight chance of thundershowers Friday. Highs near 74 to 80 degrees, overnight lows around 53 to 59, and no precipitation reported by the FAA at Selman Field Monroe. No significant changes expected through Monday with a minor chance of showers.
South Vietnamese forces report cutting Route 9 and routes 92 and 821 in southern Laos and massing 2,500 troops near the northeast Cambodia border. Command said 16,000 Saigon troops operate in Laos, with 1,600 fresh troops in Cambodia, as U.S. air strikes hit North Vietnamese buildups and two pilots and three helicopters were downed in Laos.
Senators seeking an easier rule to halt filibusters lost a first test vote 48 to 7 though six votes short of the needed two thirds. A second attempt is planned next week to curb debate on a proposal to require a three fifths majority to halt filibusters.
Four sections of The News-Star are presented on this page with various briefs and features. Readers find local coverage across sports, events, notices, and society items as the edition frames community news.
In Indochina last week the U S Command tallies 51 American military deaths, including six during the Laos push. The toll more than doubles from the prior week and is the highest since late November. The tally raises year to date U S deaths to 251 and total since January 1, 1961 to 44,439.
The report records river stage changes with Camden at 269.8 and Monroe readings showing a rise of 4 86148 minus s.1, indicating a shifting water level. Local authorities monitor changes for flood risk and navigation impacts.
Geologists report the San Gabriel Mountains moved three feet upward and three feet sideways causing the February 8 quake that devastated Sylmar and the Los Angeles area. The focus lay 11 miles deep beneath Soledad Canyon, with the fault slip producing broken ground and upthrust that leveled a Veterans Administration hospital, damaged a $23.5 million hospital and widespread infrastructure.
The State Bond Commission approved selling 50 million dollars in general obligation bonds at about five percent. It also authorized 30 million in highway construction bonds and 20 million in capital improvement bonds with First National City Bank of New York as syndicate lead, at roughly 4.79 percent.
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