Nixon Announces Further Vietnam Troop Withdrawals
President Nixon said the United States will pull about 70 000 more troops from South Vietnam over the next three months, lowering total American forces to 69 000 by May 1. Defense Secretary Laird and the Joint Chiefs backed the plan, with airpower to continue in support and air force reductions to follow the drawdown.
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Washington
Nixon
South Vietnam
Melvin R. Laird
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Laird
Hrouse
U.S
Southeast Asia
South
Saigon
United States
Wallace Seeks Florida Demo Primary Win
Wallace announces his presidential candidacy in Tallahassee aiming to win Florida's March 14 Democratic primary. He denounces opponents who mocked the average Floridian and vows a grass roots movement to shift the party, while pressing tax reform and reform of funding, and condemning Carswell's confirmation.
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Wallace
Florida
Tallahassee, Fla
George C. Wallace
Bul Wallace
Cornelia
Alabama
Montgomery
Enterprise
Ala
Supreme Court
GG. Warrold Carswell
U.S
Carswell
Two Crossett Women Die in Lake Georgia Pacific Fishing Accident
The bodies of Mave McCay and Eula Morgan were found near the lake north levee after their fishing boat overturned. Deputy Coroner Joe Jones ruled drowning as the cause. both women had heart conditions and were regular lake fishermen. James Watson noted rough winds later in the day and that the boat motor was off when found. Funeral arrangements are pending with Jones Funeral Home.
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News - Star
Crossett
Ark
North Levee
Lake Georgia Pacific
Mave McCay
Robert McCay
Eula Morgan
George Morgan
North Crossett
Joe Jones
James Watson
Watson
Jones Funeral Home
Daniels Rites Held for West Monroe Patriarch
Joseph P. Daniels 91 father of Monroe businessman Perry Daniels died at home 506 North 6th Street West Monroe after a lengthy illness. Funeral plans are incomplete but will be handled by Kilpatrick's Funeral Home of West Monroe.
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Joseph P. Daniels
Monroe
Perry Daniels
North 6Th St
West Monroe
Mr. Daniels
Kilpatrick
Five Dismissals Announced By City
The Monroe Redevelopment Agency will temporarily release five staff members due to HUD decisions blocking its second action year program until Relocation Act impediments are removed. Mayor Howard urged department heads to tighten belts to prevent a 1972 city deficit.
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Monroe Redevelopment Agency
George Parsons
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Monroe
W. E. ‘Jack’ Howard
Howard
Parsons
Redevelopment Agency
Ouachita River Locks Lengthened After 1960 Letters
Historic note recalls 1960 letters from Arkansas and Louisiana leaders to Lt. Gen. Tischner advocating 600 foot locks on the Ouachita River. The Corps approved longer locks 600 by 84 feet, boosting barge traffic and project reach.
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Orvald E. Faubus
Arkansas
Washington
Lorris M. Wimberly
Department of Public Works
Louisiana
Corps of Engineers
Solons Told About Runaways Perils
Senate testimony by William Treanor, head of Runaway House, describes runaways as living like convicts on city streets and in danger. He supports shelter and counseling funding while cautioning against excessive government control.
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Solons
Washington
UPI
Senate
Wiliam Teanor
New York
Treanor
Washington D.C
DuPont Circle
Sen
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Bayh
Eight Cities To Receive U S Funds To Fight Crime
The Nixon administration announced an eight city 3160 million anti crime program aimed to cut street crime and burglaries by 20 percent in five years. Cities Dallas Newark Baltimore Atlanta St Louis Cleveland Denver Portland receive the funds to improve police radio dispatch alarm and surveillance systems and to support a public education campaign.
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Washington
Justice Department
John G. Tower
Res
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Dallas
Tex
Newark
N.J
Baltimore
Freeze Expected In Area Tonight
Temperatures will drop with a freeze likely in Monroe and surrounding areas. Lows near 28 to 32 degrees, highs Friday in the upper 30s. Today windy with highs near 70, partly cloudy through Friday, southerly to northerly winds 12 to 22 mph then 15 to 25 mph, drying conditions humid above 60 percent until Friday afternoon.
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Monroe
FBI Charges Banks Bombs Case Suspect
The FBI named Ronald Kaufman 33 born Milwaukee and raised Berkeley as the prime suspect in a bank bombing plot. He, an AWOT with Stanford PhD, is at large with a federal warrant for maliciously attempting to damage three San Francisco banks. Bombs were found in Chicago San Francisco and New York safe deposit boxes.
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Washington
Stanford University
San Francisco
FBI
John N. Mitchell
J. Edgar Hoover
Ronald Kaufman
Kaufman
Hoover
Milwaukee
Wis
Berkeley
Calif
Ft. Polk
Ft. Jackson
S.C
Aveney
Chicago
New York
Avo
Christopher Charles Mohr
Mohr
River Men Told Of Harsh Laws At ORVA Meeting
Travis Mayo reports ORVA delegates warn water transportation faces stringent controls amid pollution and environmental rules. McVey E Ward of the American Waterways Association cites costs and regulatory burdens, urging a cautious approach and status quo. Ward notes past programs failed to deliver major transport policy changes. The session also reelects ORWA officers and includes a progress report by TW. WK. Thatcher.
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Travis Mayo
Ottawhia River Valley Association
ORVA
McVey E. Ward
American Waterways Association
Ward
Association
Cross -Florida
Sociaddiy
ORWA
TW. WK. Thatcher
Divorce Rate Higher Local and National Trends Highlight
The News Star reports that national divorce rates rose 33 percent from 1960 to 1970, with 47 per 1000 marriages now divorced. In Ouachita Parish 48 per 1000 married couples are divorced, higher than state and national figures, with 24 who remarry after divorce on average.
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New York
Ouachita Parish
Department of Commercce
United States
Tornado Hammers Army Trailer Parks Near Fort Rucker
A tornado ripped through Pinebrook and Dow wood Acres trailer parks near Fort Rucker Alabama, killing at least four and injuring 84. About 400 trailers were destroyed or damaged, eight CH helicopters on the ground at the Army airfield were destroyed and two damaged. Governor George Wallace declared the parks a disaster area as responders worked through darkness to reach survivors.
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Enterprise
Ala
Apt
Higway Patrol
Willam Hornsby
Hornsby
Pinebrook
Dowwood Acres
Ft Rucker
Army
GES
Oan Army Airfield
Ato Rucker
Victitus
Viner
Kaspiaboooua
Wey
Ca Churehom
George Wallace
Prorida
Dain
Wallace
Gene Yoatman
Pinebrook Park
Yeatman
David Reno
Pittsburch
Pal
Reno
Curfew Lifted in Baton Rouge After Gunfight
Baton Rouge mayor Wo. Dumas lifted the curfew after a bloody gunfight Monday and said the National Guard would go home immediately. The city of 170,000 had been under Guard patrol with no curfew for three straight days.
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Baton Rouge
Cap
Dumas
National Guard
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