Highway Board OKs Legal Move to Recover Funds
Baton Rouge The State Highway Board authorized its chief attorney Phillip Jones to pursue legal action to recover funds lost in an alleged bank deposit bribery scheme centering on Jefferson Parish and three public officials. Jones urged the action be coordinated with the attorney general and refused to disclose specifics. The board also adopted a 1972 73 budget proposing a $202.6 million spending increase and seeking $100 million in bond money authorized in 1989 plus $137.9 million from the general fund.
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Baton Rouge
State Highway Board
Phillip Jones
Jefferson Parish Bank
James W. Moore
Monroe
Jones
Highway Department
Chris Faser
Fomer Highway Department
N. P. Himbert
John McKeithen
Kelly Gravolet
Pointe A la Hache
Gravolet
First National Bank of
Jefferson Parish
Gretna
Gravelet
Faser
Himbert
Jimmie Davis
State Senate
Moore
National of
Jefferson
W. T. Taylor
Kennon Backs Edwards in Louisiana Governor Race
Former Governor Robert F. Kennon endorsed U S Representative Edwin Edwards over Republican David Treen for the February 1 Louisiana governor election. Kennon urged unity and a Democratic governor while favoring an open primary system for all offices in single election.
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Associated Press
Robert F. Kennon
U.S
Edwin Edwards
David Treen
Louisiana
Kennon
Baton Rouge
Edwards
Koufax Berra and Wynn elected to Hall of Fame
New York AP reports Sandy Koufax eligible for the first time and long contenders Yogi Berra and Earl Wynn advanced to baseball's Hall of Fame in the first multi name vote since 1955. Koufax received a record 344 votes, the highest in 40 years of BBWA ballots.
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New York
Sandy Koufax
You Berra
Earl Wynn
Koufax
Baseball Writers Association of America
Chuckle: Money Can't Buy Everything Includes Credit Cards
A lighthearted observation notes that money cannot buy all things and people often turn to credit cards as a workaround. It frames consumer habits with a wink toward modern finance and everyday purchasing.
Senate Bid Opens To Outlaw Busing
A Senate debate begins on desegregation busing with a bill to outlaw busing for racial balance. Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr leads southern lawmakers in proposing parental school choice and limits on court power to desegregate. The amendments tie EEOC enforcement to broader civil rights disputes.
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Senate
Washington
UPI
Congress
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
US Supreme Court
North
South
Ervin
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC
Monroe Jaycees honor long list of Distinguished Service Award recipients
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT quotes the Jaycee creed and highlights the Monroe Jaycees Distinguished Service Award winners from the past 25 years. Notable Outstanding Young Man honorees include Billy Brown James Dennis Jim Dimes Evans Ethridge Milton Ford Fred Fudickar Jr Bailey Grant William Grantham Sam Hanna Haynes Harkey Jr and others.
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Earth
Monroe Jaycees
Jaycees
Civvie
DSA
William D
Billy) Brown
James Dennis
Jim Dimes
Evans Ethridge
Milton Ford
Fred Fudick
River Stage Fluctuations Reported at Camden Monroe
River stage readings show Camden rising to 10.5 and Monroe falling to 3 with stage changes noted. The data tracks daily fluctuations with Camden at 26 and Monroe at 40 indicating ongoing high water conditions.
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Camden
Monroe
Detroit Girl Nominated for U S Naval Academy
Valerie Schoen 18, of Bedford Township and University of Michigan freshman, becomes the first girl nominated for admission to the Naval Academy. Rep. Jack McDonald nominated her, noting her canoeing and hiking credentials and her aim to study Russian for a future State Department translator role.
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Detroit
UPL
Valerie Schoen
U.S. Naval Academy
University of Michigan
Miss Schoen
Jack McDonald
Rmich
Michigan
McDonald
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Washington
New York
Bedford Township
Navy Phantom Downs MIG21 Deep Inside North Vietnam
In a fierce air duel north of the DMZ, a U.S. Navy F4 Phantom downed a MIG21. The encounter occurred near Quang Lang airfield, with eight SAMs and anti aircraft fire from Soviet built weapons targeting a RAF reconnaissance jet and escorts. The action follows three MIG encounters in five days as U.S. forces press to curb Ho Chi Minh supply routes.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Ho Chi Minh
Laos
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Constellation
Enterprise
Gulf of Tonkin
Indian Ocean
Pakistan
India
Robert O'Brien
Navy
RAF
Quane¢ Lang Airfield
Monroe firm seeks permit for oil terminal on Ouachita River
Ford Bacon and Davis Construction Corp applied to the U S Corps of Engineers for a permit to build an oil terminal on the Ouachita River left bank two miles up from the Louisville Avenue Bridge in Monroe. The facility would include two 180 foot mooring dolphins and two fender piles. Public interest reviews will consider navigation, water supply, flood control, and ecological effects with opposition due by February 18, 1972.
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Monroe
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Ford, Bacon and Davis Construction Corp
Vicksburg
Corps of Engineers
Miss
Ouachita River
Louisville Avenue
Weather forecast for Northeast Louisiana and Monroe area
Partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures with a chance of showers continue in Northeast Louisiana. Highs near 70, lows in the mid 50s with relative humidity above 60 percent and dew points in the 50s. Sunshine around 40 percent. FAA Monroe records show Tuesday high 69 and low 55 with .12 inches rainfall.
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Louisiana
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Skylab Crews To Work In Space Weeks
SPACE CENTER Houston reports NASA names three man crews to occupy Skylab for eight week or 28 day missions in 1973. Commanders Conrad Bean Carr will lead first second and third flights docking with Skylab after April 30 1973.
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Charles Pete
Conrad Jr
Gerald P. Carr
Alan L. Bean
Earth
Bean
Skylab
U.S
Charles “Pete”Conrad Jr
Cape Kennedy
Conrad
Joseph F. Kerwin
Navy
Paul J. Welty
Owen K. Garriott
Jack R. Lousma
Carr
Edward C. Gibson
William R. Pogue
Air Force
House Postpones Foreign Aid Vote
The House delayed final action on a 2.7 billion foreign aid bill to after the November elections. Chairman Thomas Morgan says he wants a new president to decide on Nixon’s plan, delaying action until next Tuesday amid concerns over support and reform.
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Washington
House
Nixon
House Foreign Affairs
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
Morgan
Moreau
Congress
Senate
U.S
West
Pakistan
America
United Nations
International Organization
Record Highs and Lows Reported Across U S
The National Weather Service logged the top temperature of 80 degrees at St Petersburg Florida and McAllen Texas excluding Hawaii and Alaska. The lowest reading of 22 degrees below zero occurred at International Falls Minnesota.
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New York
UPI
National Weather Service
Hawai and
Alaska
St. Petersberg
Fla
McAllen
Texas
International Falls
Minn
Inside The News Star 44 Pages
A brief note describes the newspaper edition titled Inside The News-Star featuring 44 pages of local and regional content. It highlights sections likely including news, sports, features, and ads within the single issue.
Baton Rouge Man Charged With Murder Attempt
A 19-year-old Baton Rouge man was charged with attempted murder for the Jan 10 beating of WBRZ TV journalist Bob Johnson, who remained in a coma after severe head injuries. Police seek three other suspects tied to the attack on Johnson and two other WBRZ reporters covering a street meeting.
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Baton Rouge, la
Baton Rouge
Louis Anthony
Bob Johnson
Wbrz TV
Johnson
WBRZ
Confire
Sheriff's
Voung
Canadians Curtail Hunting Of Seals
Ottawa reports a sharp cut in this spring’s seal hunt in the Gulf of St Lawrence and a reduced Labrador catch by nearly 40 percent. The move, urged by an advisory panel, bans aircraft and ships in the gulf, limits Labradors to 150 000 pelts, and allows shore operations only under ice conditions. Fisheries Minister Jack Davis says it is a one year step toward conservation. International Fund for Animal Welfare praises action, while MPs from seal areas condemn it as bowing to pressure groups.
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Ottawa
Canadia
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Labrador
Canada
Gulf
Norway
Jack Davis
Davis
Brian Davis
International Fund For Animal Welfare
Montreal
International Fund
Curbs Ended Also On Many Mental Units
The Cost of Living Council exempted small retail firms with annual sales under 100000 from price controls and about 75 percent of rental units from rent controls. Exemptions cover roughly 19 million of 23.6 million renter occupied housing units, targeting four units or fewer and long term leases. The move aims to reduce enforcement burden while keeping rents and prices competitive.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Price Commission
Nixon
Donald Rumsfeld
Kidnapping Shocks Bilbao Industrialist Held by ETA
Basque separatists from ETA abducted Lorenzo Zabala Sui nag 44 owner of a Bilbao area motorcycle plant and metal firm. Police say four gunmen used narcotics to seize him outside his Adiano factory and threaten to release him next Monday unless workers are rehired.
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Bilbao
Spain
Triasque
ETA
Radio Bilbao
Hierro
Lorenzo Zabala Suinag
Basque Country
Abadiano
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Naval Academy
AIG
Space Station
Houston
Space
Inside the News-Star
Lowman
van Dellen
Dial
Simmons
St Cole
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