Nixon Regime To Retain Pay Hike Guidelines
Banks including Girard Trust Bank and Bank of New York boosted prime lending rates to 6 1 4 percent from 6 percent citing higher costs. The move followed Fed discount rate rises and government concerns, with Girard’s president stating the committee found the hike justified by higher funds costs.
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William B. Eagleson Jr
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur F. Burns
Justices Remand Abortion Cases
The Supreme Court sent nine state anti abortion law cases back to district courts applying the Georgia Texas standard that bars state interference in the first three months and sharply limits regulation in later pregnancy. Other actions: vagrancy law, school busing, Philadelphia teachers strike bail, and the abortion ruling sparked public response across Missouri Illinois North Carolina Texas Utah Kentucky South Dakota Connecticut and Ohio.
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Seven Killed as Birds Cause Lear Jet Crash
A twin engine Lear jet collided with a flock of birds on takeoff from a Atlanta suburban airport and crashed into a ravine near crowded apartments and homes. Seven people died and a fire sparked by leaking fuel delayed identification. The jet, owned by Machinery Buyers Corp of Atlanta, was en route to Miami to pick up a customer. All victims were from the Atlanta area. details on their identities were withheld.
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Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Hatten birthday party in West Monroe
Jill Hatten four and her sisters Beth and Cathy hosted a weekend birthday gathering at 103 Tupelo West Monroe with parents West Monroe Mayor W. B. Hatten and Mrs. Hatten. Guests included Hope Dawn Debbie Marsha Tracy and cousin Howard as gifts were opened. PFC Michael D. Griffin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Griffin of 106 Scolar St., West Monroe, has been transferred to Pusan Korea after basic at Fort Polk and training at Fort Leonard Wood.
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Beth
Cathy Friday
Hatten
Tupelo
West Monroe
W. B
Bert) Hatten
Hope
Dawn
Debbie
Marsha
Tracy
Howard
Michael D. Griffin
Dean C. Griffin
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Pusan
Korea
Griffen
US. Army
Fort Polk
Fort Leonard Wood
Hanoi Delays On Releasing War Captives
Saigon reports North Vietnam says no American prisoners will be released on Tuesday. U.S. officials remain hopeful about a possible transfer of about 140 POWs, with Hanoi signaling no immediate list delivery.
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Bui Tin
Tin
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Paris
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Laos
River Stages Station Flood Present Change Stage
River stage readings show a flood presence at the station with a changing stage. measurements indicate 4039.3 and 0.1 fall in the water level at Camden with a fall noted in the report.
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Monroe
Camden
Conference Opens On Vietnam Peace Talks
Secretary of State Rogers urged a simple mechanism at the Vietnam peace conference to prevent jeopardy to any settlement. Canada warned it may quit the four nation supervisory commission by April 30 unless a broader international authority is created to handle cease-fire violations. Rogers proposed a link between conference members and the field to reconvene if six or more parties deem peace at risk.
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William P. Rogers
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Mite Ported
International Commission ‘of Control and
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Hungary
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Kurt Waldheim
Senate vote on stop gap funds slated
The Senate faces a Wednesday deadline to extend stop gap funding for foreign aid and Labor HEW. House action already approved a continuing resolution to June 30. The appropriations panel backed four months for Labor HEW and two months for foreign aid amid stalled authorizations and veto history.
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John L. McClellan
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U.S
Chance Of Rain Continues Here
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with a chance of rain in the Twin Cities today. Temperatures will be in the lower 60s with a 60 percent rain probability and showers or thunder showers possible early today. Tonight will be partly cloudy with lows in the lower 40s and northerly winds returning by afternoon. Modern airport observations show a Sunday high of 67 and a 41 degree low this morning.
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Chuckle Blames Pills for People’s Odd Behavior
A lighthearted column jokes about modern quirks and odd behavior attributed to pills. The piece notes humorous missteps and social observations with a playful tone. No specific individuals or organizations are named in the readable text.
Wossman High Reopens With New Principal And Security
The Monroe City School Board plans a staged reopening of Wossman High School with Grady Jones as principal and James Johnson as assistant principal. Eight plainclothes guards will search students and vehicles for weapons, and visitors are barred without clearance.
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Grady Jones
James Johnson
Carroll High School
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Eugene Southern
Terry Hager
Southern
Mickey Yerger
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Henry Carroll
Maria Maggio
Louise Wade
Miss Maggio
B. A
Gus) Petterson
Petterson
Wossman Hgh School
Inside The News-Star Community Highlights
A compact listing from The News-Star shows section references for Abby Lowman Broadway Radio-TV Classified Sports Comics Theater and more. It outlines page numbers with editorial and weather notes in a two section 28 page issue.
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Lowman
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van Dellen
Series Starts In N-S Today In Sports Immortals
A 25 part series titled The Sports Immortals begins today on Page 15 A of the Monroe News Star. The feature profiles outstanding figures in sports and promises engaging reading for readers.
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Monroe News-Star
Leeway For Some Boosts In Nixon Wage Policy
The Nixon administration maintains a 5.5 percent wage guideline but signals leeway for certain boosts. A new advisory panel urges responsible wage behavior and cooperation to slow inflation to 2.5 percent or less, while a food industry wage control committee is created to ease collective bargaining in 1973.
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John T. Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
Dunlop
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Labor Management Advisory Committee
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Shultz
Seeber Reception Planned Thursday Homecoming for Sgt. Seeber
Plans set for Lt. Col. Bruce G. Seeber to arrive in Twin Cities late Thursday after more than seven years as a POW in North Vietnam. A public appreciation rally is planned at Monroe Civic Center around 7 p.m. with a police escort and attendance urged at the civic center rather than the airport due to security rules.
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Bruce G. Seeber
Twin Cities
Seeber
Keesler Air Force Base
Hanoi
Jane Seeber
Biloxi
Richard
Pat) Sherman
Monroe Civic Center
Col. Seeber
Monroe
Civic Center
Gold Prices Decline On Europe Markets
Gold fell in early European trading after last week’s peak. In London prices ranged $78 to $82 per ounce before official fixing, down from $85 late Friday and far below the $95 high. The dollar strengthened modestly in Amsterdam and Zurich. London deals opened at 2,465 pounds per ounce, signaling cooling of the prior crisis.
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UPI
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Amsterdam
Brussels
Frankfurt
Fire Fatalities In Shreveport Home Blaze
Mrs. Louis Plancherd, 50, died in a Shreveport hospital from injuries after a house fire Saturday night. Her husband, burned, was in guarded condition. Firemen could not determine the fire’s origin. The blaze caused $20,000 damage to the house and $8,900 to its contents.
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Shreveport
Louis Plancherd
Plancherd
Priest Nimiri Shot Dead in Gaza Parish Church
In Gaza City the Reverend Hana Nimiri, a 65 year old Roman Catholic priest who served Gaza since 1949, was killed in his parish. His body was found in a ground floor bathroom. Nimiri, a Palestinian from Jordan, was the only Catholic priest in Gaza, an area with about 3,000 Christians including 250 Catholics.
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Hana Nimiri
Jordan
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