Cease-Fire Reported Ahead of Nixon Inauguration
South Vietnam and the United States were said to announce a unilateral cease-fire on the eve of Nixon's inauguration to pave the way for a Paris peace agreement. Informants noted progress toward a prisoner exchange and a joint cease-fire overseen by an international force, with key issues still unresolved.
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Saigon
United States
South Vietnam
Nixon
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Thien
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Paris
North Vietnam
Kissinger Not Returning to Paris Talks This Week
Florida White House says Henry Kissinger will not resume Paris peace talks before next week and perhaps not then. President Nixon will not address Vietnam talks this week though an inaugural address speech on Saturday could mention the subject. White House declines to discuss cease fire reports from Saigon and reiterates no public comment on negotiation substance.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Florida White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Congress
Vietnam
Ziegler
White House
Saigon
South Vietnam
United States
Kissinger
Top Recruiter Award Winners in Sector D hail from Monroe
U S Air Force Technical Sergeant Barnett, recruiter at 309 Louisville Monroe, won the Top Recruiter award for Sector D which covers Arkansas northern Louisiana northeast Texas and east Oklahoma. Barnett and family reside at 24 Huntington Drive Monroe. Mrs. Smith recalls a Caribbean tour while Monroe faced an ice storm.
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U.S. Air Force
Sil Barnett
USAF
Louisville
Monroe
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Set. Barnett
Betty
Yolanda
Mise
Randy
Great
Huntington Drive
Marvy G. Smith
Ralph Troy
Caribbean
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Employment Here Shows Slight Rise in Monroe Area
The Ouachita Parish Labor Area Trends report shows December 1972 unemployment at 3150, up from November but similar to 1971. The area’s unemployment rate stood at six percent, with 1972 averaging 5.7 percent compared to 6.3 percent in 1971, and total employment rising.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana State Employment Security Office
Monroe Area
Coldest Reading Reported in Lower 48 At 6 Below Zero
The National Weather Service logged the lowest temperature excluding Alaska and Hawaii as 6 degrees below zero at Green River Utah. The prior day’s high reached 76 degrees at McAllen Texas.
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New York
Justices Reverse Land Pay Ruling
The Supreme Court majority rules that federal condemnation of 920 acres in Western Arizona for the Alamo Dam does not require compensation for access to adjacent grazing land. Justice Rehnquist states the government created value via grazing permits, while Justice Powell dissents, arguing the ruling undermines just compensation.
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Arizona
Alamo Dam
Chester Fuller
Fuller
Rehnquist
Administration
Warren F. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
Powell
Nixon
Supreme Court expands double jeopardy rule nationwide
The Supreme Court rules that the Fifth Amendment ban on being tried twice applies retroactively to prevent prosecutions in both state and municipal courts for the same offense. The decision stems from Tennessee inmate Fd Robinson's appeal after fines for city offenses and later state charges for assault with intent to murder. Justices Brennan Douglas and Marshall would have reversed the lower court outright.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William Rehnquist
Rehnquist
Robinson
William J. Brennan Jr
William
Douglas
Thurgood Marshall
Senator Hickey Elected To Head No Fault Group
State Sen. Ted Hickey of New Orleans was chosen chairman of a joint legislative committee on no fault automobile insurance at the organizational meeting. Rep. Harry Hollins of Lake Charles was elected vice chairman, and Insurance Commissioner Sherman Bernard led the panel. Bernards head and discussion by Rep. Louise Johnson touched on improving existing laws without discarding the current system.
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Baton Rouge
Ted Hickey
New Orleans
Hickey
Harry Hollins
Lake Charles
Edwin Iedwards
Sidwards
Sherman A. Bernard
Bernard
Rep
Louise Johnson
Bernice
Continued Fair Weather Is Due
Skies will be fair in Northeast Louisiana today with some cloudiness Wednesday. Highs in the 70s and cool nights expected. Monroe readings 67/33. Winds SW 8 to 18 mph. No rain reported. Thursday to Saturday outlook calls for more cloudiness and possible showers with unseasonably warm conditions.
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Louisiana
FAA
Monroe
Appeals Court Grants School Mix Rehearing
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a full rehearing on the Detroit area desegregation plan involving Detroit and 52 suburban districts. The court paused lower-court hearings, restored active status for appeals, and scheduled oral arguments for Feb 8.
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Appeals Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Detroit
Stephen J. Roth
U. S. District Court
Roth
Chattanooga
Tenn
NAACP
Soviet Luna 21 lands on Moon with rover TV feed
Tass reports an unmanned Soviet spacecraft soft landed in the Sea of Serenity area. Lunokhod 2 rolled onto the lunar surface to test mobile systems and send television pictures, continuing the Luna program with solar power and laser location experiments.
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Tass
Sea of Serenity
Temognier
Lonar
Tunokhod 2
Ebouws
Junar
Pass
Pamakhod 9
Tamakhod
Hamakhod
Earth
Famekhod
Owould
Lunekhad
Absentee Voting Opens for West Monroe Tax Elections
Absentee voting for the West Monroe February 6 tax election opens Thursday in the basement of Ouachita Parish Courthouse. Voting hours run Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to noon through January 3. The council seeks a 8.5 million bond and a two mill maintenance tax to fund street improvements. Mayor Bert Hatten cites long‑standing street deterioration due to prior installation and maintenance failures. the two mill tax would raise about 360,060 per year, likely increasing with the tax base.
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West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Bill Downey
Woob “Bert? Hatten
River Stage Readings Prompt Change at Station
Data shows River stages at Station Fload with readings around 40 and 38.0 while Camden reports 26 and 15.7 with a 3.1 fall noted. Officials monitor fluctuating water levels and forecast potential impact on nearby areas.
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Camden
Monroe adopts four day work week for patrol units
Police Chief Charles Gaushell announces a four day work week for uniform patrol, with 10 hour shifts. The schedule will shift to five daily periods and overlap peak crime times to boost coverage, with a three to four month trial before a permanent decision.
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Monroe
Charles Gaushell
Gaushell
Gaishell
New Officers To Be Elected By Delegates
Louisiana Constitutional Convention delegates expand executive committee to 23 and endorse selecting officers by separate elections. The group aims for broader delegate involvement in drafting rules and articles while avoiding ticket-style blocs and ensuring distinct roles for secretary treasurer and four vice chairmen.
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Baton Rouge
Touisiana
Risley Triche
Napoleonville
Stave O
Tr. Obubbiad Henry
Jonesboro
Delecates
Menbeneft
Ovice
Avery Alexander
New Orleans
Thomas Cases
David Controxs O
Metairie
Ruth Miller
Jennings
Lynn Perkins
Dlambure
al J Planchard
Sulphur
Tom Stage
Shreveport
Ethan J. Chatelain
Tafarette
Herman
Revenue Sharing Head Is Named
Washington Deputy Mayor Graham W. Watt, 46, was named to lead the Treasury Department’s Office of Revenue Sharing. He will head the effort to provide state and local governments more than $30 billion over the next five years.
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Washington
Graham W. Watt
Treasury Department
Office of Revenue Sharing
Watt
Eeffort
You Need Not Earn Much to Inherit Wealth
A humorous line notes that wealth can come without earning big sums, since you can inherit money or property. The remark underscores the idea that fortune may pass through generations rather than be built by personal wealth.
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