New Federal Law Hikes Penalties For Gun Crimes
The 1968 Safe Streets Act is expanded by a $3.5 billion anti crime bill signed by President Nixon. A first offender who carries a gun during a federal crime faces a mandatory ten year sentence, with subsequent convictions adding of 15 to 25 years. The gun enhancement is mandatory and adds a separate sentence on top of the underlying crime.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
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New Round of Middle East Peace Talks Open at UN
United Nations mediator Gunnar V. Jarring opened a new phase of Middle East talks, noting tough positions from Israel Egypt and Jordan. He outlined direct versus indirect talks and detailed past efforts from 1967 to 1970, urging flexibility as U.S. Rogers pressed restraint.
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Gunnar V. Jarring
Middle East
Security Council
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Kewn
Wan Sm
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Jarring
U N
Yosef Tekoah
Hassan el-Zayyat
Amman
U.S
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Moscow
Ali Sabry
Washington
Golda Meir
Moshe Dayan
Abba Eban
Twin Cities Chit Chat Birthdays and Local Staff Change
Bill Ryan of Golden Meadows celebrates his birthday as Chris Ryan turned seven last Sunday. The Monroe Police Department welcomes back Hazel Ray to the front desk, previously the night shift radio operator, succeeding Kathleen Bryan who retired last month.
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Bill Ryan
Golden Meadows
Ryan
Chris
Twin Cities
Monroe
Hazel Ray
Ray
Kathleen Bryan
Five Cambodia Battles Erupt Across Regions
AP reports fighting at five points in eastern and northwestern Cambodia. A U.S. jet was shot down over southern Laos during bombing runs. two Air Force crewmen aboard the F4 Phantom are missing after the Sunday night crash. In South Vietnam a U.S. convoy on Highway 20 was ambushed. one American killed, one wounded, and one enemy killed.
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Cambodia
U.S
Laos
Air Force
South Vietnam
Highlands
Nixon plans no additional cabinet shifts
President Nixon told his Cabinet there will be no further changes unless a member resigns. He noted the 91st Congress failed to enact welfare reform and other measures, calling the period a lost opportunity for government reform and innovation.
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Nixon
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Walter J. Hickel
Interior
David M. Kennedy
Treasury
Ziegler
Congress
91St
California
Tears and smile light Seminole man scarred by wrecks
Howard Osceola, 19, Seminole, survived a hitchhiking crash sequence that left him with a jagged facial scar and torn body. He thanks surgeons who saved him and now guides tourists to support his wife and two children, despite constant tears from a damaged tear duct.
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Hollywood
Fla
Howard Osceola
Okalee
Osceola
Everglades
Bret
U S Cracks Down on Military Mail of Drugs and Weapons
The Customs Bureau reports a sharp drop in seized items mailed by U S soldiers overseas, from a peak of 418 packages in March to 46 in the first half of December. Stronger Pentagon restrictions, in-person handoffs, ID checks, and return addresses curb the illegal mail flow.
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United States
Southeast Asia
Pentagon
Postal Service
San Francisco
Cold Wave Intensifies Storm Disaster Across Central States
A sweeping cold wave compounds a deadly blizzard, leaving over 1,000 stranded in Kansas and Nebraska. Iowa reports 19 storm deaths, Wisconsin 7, Nebraska 6, Kansas 2, Illinois 12, Minnesota and New Mexico 1 each. Travel remains hazardous as towns clear snow and highways reopen slowly.
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United Press International
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Nebraska
Iowa
Des Moines
Omaha
Neb
Lincoln
Wisconsin
Madison
Diane Krueger
Sun Prairie
Cold spell to continue in northeast Louisiana
A weather outlook from a northeast Louisiana forecaster says temperatures stay cold today and Wednesday with clear to partly cloudy skies. Highs range from 38 to 44, lows around the 20s to near 30, and north to northeast winds 8 to 18 mph. The Selman Field monitor in Monroe logged 42 expected high and 27 low, with only trace precipitation. The extended outlook for Thursday to Saturday remains very cold with rain possible in the south and rain or snow in the north, lows in the 30s and highs in the 40s.
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Louisiana
Federal Aviation Agency
Selman Field
Monroe
Mineral Board Vacancy Filled in Louisiana
Gov John McKeithen appoints Herbert D West of New Orleans to the state mineral board replacing John Sherrouse Jr who resigned after joining the LSU Board of Supervisors West is an independent geologist and oil operator.
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John McKeithen
Herbert D. West
New Orleans
State Mineral Board
West
John Sherrouse Jr
Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors
River Stage Changes Warn of Flood Risk
River readings show rises at Camden and Monroe, signaling potential flood risk as stages increase and forecasts indicate continuing water level changes. Local authorities monitor gauges and issue guidance for affected areas.
Red China Establishes Ties With Chile Regime
Communist China today announced the establishment of diplomatic relations with Chile after the election of Marxist Salvador Allende. Chile becomes the first South American nation to open relations with Peking, which already has ties with Cuba in the Caribbean.
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UPI
China
Chile
Peking Radio
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Caribbean
Peking
Salvador Allende
Laird Signals More Troop Withdrawals By May 1
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird said on leaving for South Vietnam that additional U.S. troop withdrawals would be announced by May 1 under the Nixon plan to reduce American strength to 284 000. He declined to discuss the rate or volume of further pullbacks and noted 111 000 troops have already been sent home.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
South Vietnam
U.S
Nixon
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Laird
Bangkok
Thailand
Saigon
Hawaii
Pacific Command Headquarters
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Asst
G. Warren Nutter
Daniel Z. Henkin
Epidemic hits thousands in resort area in Florida
Fort Lauderdale declares an epidemic as Broward County reports 13 000 influenza cases and 18 deaths in one week. Elderly residents suffer most with 19 percent of cases in seniors with heart or lung conditions. Health officials urge vaccination and boosters.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Broward County
Paul Hughes
Monay
Hughes
Gold Coast
Charles L. Brumbach
Palm Beach County
Moath
Commuter Jailed After Fare Dispute Over Class Change
In London a 23 year old commuter refused to pay a 2.70 first class fare after moving from second to first class in December 1969. A Brighton court ordered payment plus costs, and she began a seven day jail term with support from her husband and public sympathy.
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London
Britain
Anne Melville
Richard
Melville
Brighton
British Railways
Mrs. Melville
Princi
Nixon Signs Bill for 11 Court Executive Positions
President Nixon signed a bill authorizing 11 special court executives for federal circuit courts to handle budget and administration. Each circuit may appoint a $36,000 executive to relieve chief judges of routine duties. A five member board will certify candidates, with possible recruitment from the Institute of Court Management at the University of Denver.
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UPI
Nixon
The
Institute of Court Management
University of Denver
Wife blocked from joining Women's Liberation Movement
A humorous item notes a young wife ready to join the Women s Liberation Movement but her husband vetoed the plan implying domestic duties kept her from participation.
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Women’s Liberation Movement
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