Pentagon Plans Deep 113000 Military Cut Across Six Months
The Pentagon will slash 113 000 military personnel over six months due to congressional budget cuts, reducing armed strength to 2 392 000 by June 30 the lowest since pre Korean War. Civilian staff will drop by 41 000 with attrition preferred and no base closings. Draft calls likely decline with no January drafts and possible pauses through spring.
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Washington
Pentagon
Armed Services
Jerry W. Friedheim
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Freidheim
Defense Department
Nixon
Congress
Friedheim
Laird
Independent Audit Ordered By City
Monroe City Council orders a full audit of the $11.25 million bond issue funding the Civic Center complex and related facilities. Mayor W L Jack Howard says the review by Haskins & Sells aims to refute Rep. Shady Wall's charges and safeguard Monroe’s bond market reputation.
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Monroe
Shady Wall
W. L. “Jack” Howard
Haskins & Sells, Certified Public Accountants
General Motors, Inc
Citizens of
Lice Department
Rep. Wall
Wall
Howard
CPA
Inside The News Star 28 Page Edition
A compact note indicating the newspaper issue format and page count. The item lists the title Inside The News-Star and notes a 28 page edition. No specific events, people, or places are described in the readable text.
North Delta EDD study notes rising population and income gaps
The North Delta EDD Council highlights sociological factors from its marketing study. It shows population growth outpacing income gains and reports Ouachita Parish average family income down more than 500 in seven years, with Ouachita higher than the other 11 area parishes by 300 to 1000 dollars.
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North Delta Edd Council
Louisiana
North Delta
Danny Magee
Ouachita Parish
Fair Skies Forecast for Northeast Louisiana
Northeast Louisiana will see generally fair skies today with a rise in temperature into the mid 50s. Tonight's lows near 32 to 36 with scattered frost, then a high near 60 on Saturday and winds 5 to 15 mph. Dew points rise from the 20s to the 30s, sunshine 100 percent today and about 60 percent Saturday. FAA Monroe reported Thursday high of 39 and morning low of 26 with no precipitation.
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Louisiana
FAA
Monroe Municipal
New Justices Take Supreme Court Seats
Lewis F Powell Jr and William H Rehnquist took seats on the Supreme Court in the first double swear in ceremony in 60 years. Chief Justice Burger administered oaths as Powell and Rehnquist joined the nine member court, with public access barred for the session.
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Washington
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court
Powell
Virginia
Rehnquist
Goldwater
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Nixon Administration
Hugo L. Black
John M. Harlan
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
E. Robert Seaver
Eric Jonston
Rutgers University
America
Elderly Patients Aboard Gallipolis Dormitory Fire
A fire destroyed a Gallipolis State Institute cottage housing 26 elderly men. One patient is missing while 25 ambulatory residents were accounted for. the blaze started in the basement, discovered by a night attendant and a patient, with cause undetermined.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Nixon Makes Second Term Bid Official
President Nixon formally announced his bid for reelection in a letter read to New Hampshire campaign workers. He will remain on the ballot for the March 7 primary but will not campaign actively in state races, citing focus on world events and awaiting the Republican convention.
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Nixon
Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
White House
Lane Dwinnell
Dwinnell
Robert Stark Nixon
Woman Fights To Save Property From Urban Renewal
Frederika Blankner, 70, a retired college professor in Chicago, has spent $14,000 battling eminent domain under the University of Chicago expansion plan. She argues due process was violated as the city seized her three story building in Woodlawn without showing slum or blight and vows to press to the U.S. Supreme Court if needed.
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Chicago
Frederika Blankner
U.S. Supreme Court
University of Chicago
Miss Blankner
Woodlawn
Circuit Court
Illinois Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
U S Jobless Rate Rises Past Month
The government reports the unemployment rate at 6.1 percent in December up from 6.0 percent in November and 5.8 percent in October. White unemployment fell while nonwhite rates rose, with teens also up. average earnings and employment figures show modest shifts for the year.
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U.S
Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Rank-Ar L-Fil
River Stage Flood Update Shows Rising Water Levels
River stages indicate a 1.9 rise to 40.0 with flood conditions possible. Measurements show increases from 26 to 24.4 and 24.1 stages, suggesting ongoing stage changes. Authorities advise monitoring gauges and prepared closures if levels continue to rise.
Plane Hijacked to Havana By Gun-Toting Pair
A Pacific Southwest Airlines Boeing 727 was hijacked from Los Angeles to Tampa by a man with a shotgun and a woman with a baby. After refueling twice, the aircraft departed for Havana with FBI agents pursuing the hijackers demands for a larger plane.
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Tampa
Fla
Pacific Southwest Airlines
Los Angeles
Havana
Africa
FBI
India to establish embassies with North Vietnam
New Delhi announces full diplomatic ties with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, elevating representation in Hanoi to an embassy and in Saigon to a consulate general. South Vietnam protests, saying the move harms neutrality and ICC leadership. The change, effective January 7 1972, follows years of abstentions on Vietnam votes and shifts India closer to Poland in stance.
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New Delhi
India
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Saivon
International Control, Commission
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Tran van Lam
Saigon
ICC
Canada
Poland
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Bombs found in banks across New York Chicago and San Francisco
Police uncovered electrically timed explosive devices in safe deposit boxes at three Manhattan banks and at Crocker Citizens National Bank and Wells Fargo in San Francisco. Similar devices were found and deactivated in Chicago banks including First National Bank, Continental Illinois and Northern Trust. A shared box in New York and Chicago bore the name Charles Christopher Mohr. no injuries reported.
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Associated Press
New York City
Chicago
San Francisco
Bank of America
Crocker Citizens National Bank
Wells Fargo Bank
Lower Manhattan
Marine Midland Trust Co
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co
First National City Bank
First National Bank of Chicago
Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust
Northern Trust Co
Kenneth O'Neill
Marine Midland
Broadway
New York
Cass New York
Francisco
San
Continental Illinois National Bank of Chicago
Marine Midland Branch
Charles Christopher Mohr
Gordon Is Named Executive VP for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans AP reports former astronaut Richard Gordon was named executive vice president of the Saints. He will oversee operations and act as general manager, taking over duties from Vie Schwenk who was fired last month.
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NEW Orleans
Richard Gordon
New Orleans Saints
National Football League
Vie Schwenk
Office secretary quips about boss watching work not legs
An office secretary explains switching back from minis to minis saying she has been in trouble since the boss started watching her work instead of her legs.
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