Two Charged With Poison Water Plot
Chicago AP report states Edward V. Hanrahan announces two suspects arrested for conspiracy to murder tied to a plan to contaminate Midwest water supplies. Accused are Steve Pera of Evanston and Allen Schwander of Chicago, with evidence including discussions of disseminating toxins and a hospital connection denied by Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's. Commissioner Jardine says no overt act and no danger to water supply.
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Chicago
Midwest
Edward V. Hanrahan
Cook County
Illinois
Hanrahan
James M. Rochford
Police Department
Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital
Hospital
Rochard
Steve Pera
Evanston
Allen Schwander
North Side
Rochford
James W. Jardine
Soviet Ship Seizure Leads to Icebreaker Showdown
A Coast Guard icebreaker hunted a Soviet fishing fleet flagship the Lamut as it forced a four hour chase through ice near St Matthew Island. The Storis ordered the ships to Adak and came within moments of firing a warning shot before the Lamut halted.
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U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Storis
Samut
Bering Sea
Able. Department
Schneider
Coast Guards
Washington
Cmdr
Emmanuel Schneider
Kolyvan
U.S
St. Matthew Island
Adak Island
Aleutians
Lamut
Vladimir Artemov
Moscow
State Department
River Stage Alerts Amid Flood Rise and Recession
Flood stage readings show rising water on Camden and Monroe rivers with increases and falls noted. Officials issue stage changes as river levels shift and rivers approach or retreat from flood thresholds.
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Camden
Monroe
Prediction Echoes From New Orleans Past Gubernatorial Race
The note recalls Earl K Long’s New Year 1952 forecast predicting Spaht would win the first primary by 50,000 votes. Spaht led the runoff after Kennon joined the race, but Kennon’s ticket won the Feb 19 second primary in a landslide, marking a major setback for Long’s allies.
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Earl K Long
New Orleans
Long
Carlos Spaht
Spaht
Louisiana Supreme Court
Robert Kennon
Kennan
Leaders Urge Swift Action By Congress
Washington AP reports the 92nd Congress reconvened with leaders urging prompt work on Capitol Hill. Senate and House focus on civil rights, education, foreign aid, and reform bills, while campaign schedules avoid delaying business.
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Congress
White House
Capitol Hill
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Mansfield
Senate
House
North Viet MIGs Fire At U S Jets Near Hanoi
North Vietnam MIG21 fighters fired three missiles at two U S F4 Phantom jets near the Laotian border about 100 miles from Hanoi but missed. The encounter followed a day of heavy U S air strikes across Indochina, with B52s and fighter bombers targeting supply routes and troop locations in a bid to slow a possible Tet offensive.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S. Command
U.S
Barthelemy Pass
Demilitarized Zone
Indochina
Ban Karai Pass
Sepone
Laos
Services Held For Ringgold Slain Nurse
The burial for Mavis Pate, 46, an American missionary nurse killed in Gaza, drew hundreds at the Gaza American Baptist Hospital chapel. Israeli troops guarded the area as mourners recalled her work with Arabs, and her Austin Texas pastor husband and daughter attended.
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Gaza
Mavis Pate
Ringvold
Gaza Strip
Miss Pate
Pate
Jabaliyya
Edward Nicholas
Austin
Tex
Carol
Mgrit
Jarrell Peach
Dallas
Israel
Middle East
Roy McGlamery
Ripley
Miss
Library Tax Vote Set For March 7 in Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish Public Library seeks a 1.5 mill maintenance tax renewal with a March 7 vote. Board notes funding relies on property taxes since 1947, library growth from 72,223 books in 1962 to 154,371 by end of 1971, and a 491,337 annual circulation in 1971.
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Ouachita Parish
Robert C. Downing
District C
Sdate
New Orleans
Jerry R. Osborne
Cox
Huppenbauer
Michaelis
Ies
Monroe
West Monroe
Craig Morgan
Library Board of Control
Monroe Public Library
Parish Criminal Activities Show Six Year Increase
Ouachita Parish records reveal a rising crime trend over six years, with the 15 to 19 age group accounting for the most offenses. Sheriff Bailey Grant cites lack of parental supervision as a factor and presents a chart listing major crimes and totals by age for 1964 and 1971.
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Ouachita Parish
Sherff
Bailey Grant
Grant
Warm Late Week Forecast For Northeast Louisiana
Temperatures in Northeast Louisiana will rise to the mid 60s with partly cloudy skies and a 30 percent chance of showers today and tonight. Southeast winds to 18 mph, humid drying conditions, and dew points in the 40s increasing to the upper 50s by Wednesday. FAA Monroe Municipal noted a high of 55 and a morning low of 44 with no precipitation recorded.
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Louisiana
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Don't Be Indispensable Chuckle Says on Promotion
A humorous line notes that being irreplaceable blocks promotion and suggests embracing replacement to advance. The quip frames career growth through a paradox about value and mobility in workplace culture.
Source Of Supply For South Cut Off
Federal officials announced the seizure of one million amphetamine pills worth about 1.5 million dollars. They were exported to Mexico by a major American manufacturer and smuggled back into the United States. The BNDD said the crackdown cut off the major source of pep pills to 12 Southern states. The operation lasted 10 months and led to 80 arrests.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
BNDD
Strasenburg
Traglina
Mexico City
Ruj.s.s
Pennwall Corp
Laboratories Strasenburgh de
Mexico-Texas
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Iabauma
Tennessee
Georgia
Kentucky
Florida
Colorado
Mississippi
Arkansas
FDIC Approves 60 Million Loan to Detroit Bank of the Commonwealth
The FDIC sanctioned a 60 million loan to Bank of the Commonwealth Detroit to avert failure. The five year loan at 5.5 percent would help absorb anticipated losses via stockholder equity reduction of about 38 million in undivided profits. The bank, among the top 50 by size, faced losses from long term municipal bonds and heavy loan losses. stockholders meet February 28 to approve the program.
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Washington
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bank of the Commonwealth
Detroit
FDIC
Frank Wille
FIC
Progam
Boston
Cheers Greet Decision Spraying Okayed To Kill Starlings
Radford Virginia The City Council approved a detergent spray to kill 150000 starlings by preventing feather fluffing and exposure death Spectators cheered while critics warned of disease and cleanup burdens Wildlife expert Glenn Dudderar compared the birds to flying rats and urged control A civic club backed instructor Dr Robert Leathers who opposed killing when children were present and mobile cleanup volunteers offered to collect carcasses
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Radford
Glenn Dudderar
Virginia Tech
Robert Leathers
Leathers
City Hall
Louisiana Air Control Commission delays clean air plan
In a split vote the Louisiana Air Control Commission temporarily delayed approval of a state clean air plan. The plan, discussed in hearings on Dec 21, must be submitted to the federal government by Jan 30. Henri Walberette of the Louisiana Chemical Association objected to a section allowing exemptions for facilities not significantly polluting. The commission, minus Gonzales mayor Charles Pasqua, recessed to revise that provision.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Air Control Commission
Henri Walberette
Louisiana Chemical Association
Commission
Four Wounded In Shreveport Shootout
In Shreveport Louisiana four people were wounded in a late night shootout at the scene of an attempted auto theft. Patrolmen Billy Lambert and A J Liberto were struck along with suspects John LeDelle and Billy Ray Clark. None in critical condition.
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Shreveport
Billy Lambert
A. J. Liberto
John LeDelle
Billy Ray Clark
Clark
LeDelle
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