Nixon Signs Symbolic Dock Strike End Bill
President Nixon signed legislation ending the West Coast dock strike while in Peking. Labor Secretary Hodgson said the action is largely symbolic and would have no force unless unforeseen developments occur, though the two year contract with a 32 percent pay raise remains under Pay Board review.
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Nixon
Peking
China
White House
Hodgson
Labor
Harry Bridges
GM launches recall of six million autos
GM's Chevrolet division begins a record recall affecting about six million cars. Letters go to 1.3 million 1968 Chevrolets Camaros and Novas with V 8 engines for engine restraint installation to prevent motor mount failures.
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Chevy
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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NHTSA
Louisiana Weekend Accidents Kill Nine People
Nine deaths across Louisiana over a weekend were confirmed by the state highway patrol. The victims include Terry Ann Bickham, 13, struck while crossing in New Orleans, Arthur Blanchard, 66, run over at a Mississippi River wharf, Woodrow Guice, 50, in Opelousas fire, Sharon Williams, 3, and Corinne Jackson, 20, in Cullen home fire, EB. R. Allen, 55, in a Toledo Lake mobile home blaze, Ted D. Snodgrass, 47, in a Shreveport trash fire, Danny Boyette, 20, in a Shreveport car fire, and David W. Parker, 19, near Denham Springs after a bridge collision.
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State Highway Patrol
Terry Ann Bickham
New Orleans
Arthur Blanchard
Opelousas
Woodrow Guice
Cullen
Sharon Williams
Corinne Jackson
Toledo Lake
Zwolle
Sabine Parish
EB. R. Allen
Junction City
Ark
Ted D. Snodgrass
Shreveport
Danny Boyette
Port Vincent
David W. Parker
Denham Springs
Extreme heat and record cold sweep continental U.S.
The National Weather Service named Palm Springs California as recording the highest temperature Sunday at 88 degrees excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Watertown New York registered a frigid low of 20 degrees below zero.
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New York
Nixon China visit handshake may become classic photo
Twin Cities reporters discuss the likely iconic image from President Nixon's arrival in China at Peking airport. The Associated Press photo captures Nixon extending a handshake to Premier Chou En Lai just after the plane touches down, marking a historic moment after 20 years of isolation.
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Car Explosion Near Belfast Kills Four
In Belfast a car bomb erupted on a major highway killing four men inside the vehicle. Police investigate IRA links as part of a wider wave of violence including bombings and gun battles across Northern Ireland during Bloody Sunday inquiries. Two revolvers were found in the wreckage and reports say two masked gunmen fled after planting bombs in central Belfast.
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Irish Republican Army
Londonderry
St. Eugene’s Catholic Cathedral
Absenteeism in Congress Delays Bills and Sessions
Absenteeism rises slow Congress with lawmakers missing votes and sessions. Proposals seek expulsion after 30 percent plus missed roll calls, while leaders struggle to keep the House active. Debate and strategy delay legislation in both chambers as chairs withhold bills.
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Washington
Congress
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Carl Albert
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Bob Price
R-Tex
Officials Served With Papers Here In Monroe Gas Bond Suits
City hall was the scene as both federal and state suits naming the City of Monroe gas bonds were served at 11 a.m. and 11:05 a.m. by sheriff deputies. Plaintiffs R. F. Henderson James E. Nelson Jr. and Drew Fields seek action on gas rates and bonds while Mayor W L Jack Howard questions funding and who pays legal fees.
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Monroe
Haynes Harkey Jr
W. L. ‘Jack’ Howard
Fourth District
Curt S. Duggins
Ninepage
R. F. Henderson
James E. Nelson Jr
Drew Fields
City of Monroe Sanitation Department
City Sanitation Department
Henderson
Caldwell Parish
Howard
Nelson
Monroe Utilities Commission
Utilities Commission
Harkey
City of
Houston
Tex
United Gas _ Pipe Line Co
Pennzoil
Mild Temperatures Forecast With Cooling By Friday
Southerly breezes bring mild, partly cloudy weather with highs near 70. Expect upper 50s to 60s overnight, turning cooler by Friday as Louisiana records mid 70s highs and mid 50s to 60s lows. Monroe airport notes Sunday high 58 and low 50 with no rainfall overnight.
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Monroe
Welfare Board Boosts ADC Payments in Louisiana
Louisiana Welfare Board votes to raise aid to dependent children payments by a small amount due to lower than expected ADC caseload growth. Average ADC family receives 86.85 dollars monthly, with an added 3.27 dollars per case, from 54 to 56 percent of determined need. The board also approves a 27.3 million dollar April budget, with 25.9 million for public assistance and program administration in January.
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Louisiana Welfare Board
ADC
Garland Bonin
Louisiana
Bonin
Chuckle Note on Men and Two Women
A humorous quip suggests most men need two women a secretary to take notes and a wife to pick up after them. The line reflects a lighthearted stereotype about domestic duties and organization.
Inside The News Star Feature Overview
A brief note detailing Inside The News-Star newspaper sections. It mentions two sections, twenty four pages, and general layout coverage of local news, features, and ads.
South Viet Namese Strike North Vietnamese Base Camp
South Vietnamese border Rangers launched a lightning strike 190 miles south of Da Nang reporting 62 enemy killed with two Rangers wounded. In the Central Highlands a spoiling operation followed by helicopter lifts and B52 bombing as tunnels were noted but no guns found. Concurrently North Vietnamese attacks near Saigon caused casualties and equipment losses as Nixon arrived in Asia.
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da Nang
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Asia
U.S
Mekong Delta
Nixon Appeals for Long March to Peace with China
President Nixon met Mao Tse tong and Chou En lai in Peking for frank talks and a banquet. He urged a long march toward peace on different roads not lockstep, while Chou outlined five principles for normal relations and non interference.
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Nixon
China
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
United States
America
Tien An Men Square
Square of Heavenly Peace
Chou
Washington
Mao
Nixons
Bandung
Indonesia
Wang Hai-vung
Foreign Ministry
Nixon Mao Talks Mark Frank And Serious Exchanges
A Tokyo AP report says Mao Tse-tung and Nixon held serious and frank discussions signaling possible disagreement rather than substantive accord. China’s Xinhua used scarce descriptives, while arrival and banquet notices showed unusual speed and flags, with no cordial atmosphere described.
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Alexei N. Kosygin
Nixon
Chou
U.S
Nixon Arrives in Peking as North Vietnam Averts Comment
Nixon's arrival in Peking draws no reaction from North Vietnam. China and Japan react with banners and televised coverage as Eisaku Sato watches from Tokyo. Nixon meets Premier Zhou Enlai at the capital's airport in a historic moment, as Sato notes.
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Peking
North Vietnam
China
Japan
Eisaku Sato
Tokyo
Chou Enlai
Peking Airport
Sato
Golden Gate Bridge paid for in July 1971 report
In July 1971 it was announced that the Golden Gate Bridge had finally been paid for. The project cost 35 million dollars about 35 years earlier and the city reflected on alternative uses for those funds. The News Star World suggests checking classified ads for value, noting a sale of beauty equipment and a favorably described low 10 day vote with cancellation privileges.
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Golden Gate Bridge
News-Star World
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