Anderson Edges Devine for GOP Conference Chair
Rep. John B. Anderson of Illinois narrowly won re election as House Republican Conference chair 89 to 81, defeating Rep. Samuel L. Devine of Ohio amid a conservative challenge. The 180 GOP caucus named leaders as Hale Boggs won the Senate Democrats majority, while Ford and Arends held unchallenged posts.
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Washington
John B. Anderson
Illinois
House
Hale Boggs
Morris Udall
Scott
Baker
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Leslie C. Arends
White House
Nixon
Anderson
Congress
House Rules Committee
Aro
South Viets Battle Reds In Cambodia
South Vietnamese forces report 119 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed in three Cambodian actions. A spokesman said 11 South Vietnamese were killed or wounded as ground fighting raged near the Pich Nil pass on Route 4 toward Phnom Penh. U.S. Cobra helicopters and Cambodian forces supported the assault with air and artillery fire.
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South Viets
Cambodia
Saigon
Ailicu
Wauliutu
Pich Nil Pass
Phnom Penh
Associated Press
Pher Ghislain Bellorget
Highway 4
Pich Nil
Elephant Mountains
Kando
Laird says US air power to aid Cambodia, within authorization
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird asserted that American air power will support Cambodian and South Vietnamese forces to reopen Phnom Penh’s sea lifeline, arguing Congress authorized such use while denying ground troops. He noted delivery teams and support roles remain allowed under the Nixon Doctrine.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Indochina
Cambodia
Laird
Phnom Penh
U.S
Nixon
7Th Fleet
Congress
South
Vietnam
Thailand
Paris
Hawaii
Guam
United States
Asia
Southeast Asia
Hopefuls Talk to Assessors at Louisiana Convention
Governor hopefuls and political leaders gathered at the Louisiana Assessors Association meeting in Shreveport with Lt. Gov. C. C. Aycock and former Rep. Gillis Long among early arrivals. The session highlighted debate over the 100 percent property valuation rule and potential effects of a Supreme Court decision on tax assessment practices.
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Shreveport
State Assessors Association
C. C. “Taddy” Aycock
Gillis Long
William Guste
New Orleans
Edwin Edwards
D-La
Guste
Supreme Court
Assessors’ Association
G. O. McGuffee
Catahoula Parish
Association
District Court
McGuffee
State Supreme Court
Afl-Cio
Victor Bussie
High Court
State Tax Commission
Bussies
J. D. DeBlieux
Baton Rouge
Pardue Family Celebrates Multiple Birthdays This Week
The Pardue family marks several birthdays this week with Mrs. Betty Pardue of Shady Lane Monroe and her daughter in law Mrs. Ann Pardue of Filhiol Avenue Monroe. Saturday honors Dan Pardue husband of Betty Pardue. A party tonight at the Dan Pardue residence celebrates all three occasions.
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Pardue
Betty Pardue
Shady Lane
Monroe
Ann Pardue
Filhiol Avenue
Dan Pardue
Baby Darlene Cannon Born in Monroe Family
The Cannon family of 1702 Shannon Monroe welcomes Susan Darlene born weighing seven pounds thirteen ounces. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Don Cannon with two-year-old Paul. grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. O B Bradford and Mr. and Mrs. Mack Cannon of Jena.
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Don Cannon
Shannon
Monroe
Paul
Susan Darlene
O. B. Bradford
Mack Cannon
Jena
Blast Halts Major Enjay Plant Operations in Baton Rouge
About 80 percent of the Enjay Chemical Co petrochemical plant was shut as a precaution after a late Tuesday blast and fire. Eight workers and eight nonemployees were treated for minor injuries. An ethylene tank truck and trailer were involved. cause under study. Fire brought under control. damage mainly from shattered windows and buckled walls.
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Baton Rouge
Enjay Chemical Co. Petrochemical
George F. Sellen
North
Plank Road
Scenic Highway
Chemical Company
Sellen
Moon May Contain Water Says Apollo Scientists
In San Diego experts from Scripps and others at a press conference argue lunar rocks and soil show water may be trapped inside. Dr. Engel notes random sampling could reveal water. Dr. Urey and Dr. Arrhenius support the idea linking dense regions and hydrous minerals to water in the moon’s formation. Some researchers still dispute past claims of no water.
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San Diego
Calif
Albert E. J. Engel
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Harold Urey
Gustaf Arrhenius
Scripps
Earth
Engel
Chief Engineer Named By State Highway Board
The Louisiana Highway Board in Baton Rouge named A. Bonds Ratcliff, a Tensas Parish native and 30 year veteran, as the new chief engineer. Ratcliff, formerly project control engineer and office engineer, succeeds Oren Baker who retired this month. He will oversee construction progress and completion across the state with district engineers. Ratcliff has recently resided in Baton Rouge.
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Louisiana Highway Board
Baton Rouge
Tensas Parish
A. Bonds Ratcliff
Highway Department
Ratcliff
James W. Moore
Monroe
Department
Oren Baker
Moore
Warming Trend Expected Here In Twin Cities
The forecast expects a warming trend with clear to partly cloudy skies through Thursday. Highs reach the 50s today then 60s to near 70 by Thursday and Friday with 50s at night. Southeast winds 6 to 16 mph. Showers Friday night then clearing Saturday with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. FAA Selman Field Monroe reports highs near 40 and lows around 22 Tuesday.
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Twin Cities
Federal Aviation Agency
Selman Field
Monroe
Meeting of the House Held in Capitol Washington
The House convened in a session today at the Capitol in Washington with AP Wirephoto coverage showing activity inside and around the chamber as members discussed pending business.
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Capitol
Washington
Monroe Officials Reject State Sales Tax Takeover
City of Monroe officials rejected a proposal by State Revenue Collector Lee Agerton to have the state collect municipal sales taxes. Mayor W L Howard and Commissioner W D H Rodriguez warned against efficiency losses and questioned setup feasibility across overlapping tax areas.
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City of
Monroe
Lee Agerton
Istate
W. L. Howard
Agerton
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Howard
Rodriguez
M. J. Cook
House
Ways and Means Committee
Civil Air Patrol narrows Louisiana search for crashed F-84
The Louisiana Civil Air Patrol narrowed its search to the coastal strip and Marksville area with six planes to fly patterns. CAP had seven days of aerial search and believes the missing F-84 likely went down in Louisiana. Only wing debris found near Point Au Pins Island was from a previous crash, not the missing plane.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Civil Air Patrol
Marksville
John Dager
CAP
Louisiana
Carswell Air Force Base
John S. McCormick
Point Au Pins Island
Bayou la Batre
Ala
Air Force
River Flood Stages Rise and Fall Across Communities
Reported river stage changes show Camden rising to 269.5 with a 2.0 rise while Monroe records 40 and 14.1 with a 4 fall indicating shifting flood conditions along the waterway.
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Camden
Monroe
Supervisor Denies False Tax Return
A State Revenue Department supervisor J W Brown testified that a report accusing him of using someone else’s dependents on his tax return is false. The hearing before District Attorney Sargent Pitcher touched on investigations tied to the legislative mafia committee and included motions about contempt for a former department employee, Recca Carline.
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Baton Rouge
State Revenue Department
J. W. Brown
Dist. Atty
Sargent Pitcher
Pitcher
Legislative Mafia Committee
Recca Carline
Department
Mafiqg Committee
Brown
District Attorney’s Law Library
Carline
Rep
James Strain
Strain
Mafia Committee
Coldest reading hits 34 below in Old Town Maine
National Weather Service records show Old Town Maine registering 34 degrees below zero as the coldest value today excluding Alaska and Hawaii. In contrast Los Angeles California posted a Tuesday high of 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
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New York
The mini versus the midi con troversy rages on
A playful debate rages over footwear length with a cheeky nod to the question of knee wear in modern style. The piece riffs on fashion trends and public reception, framing the clash as a lighthearted cultural moment.
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Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Manhattan
East River
Brooklyn Bridge
Lawrence Chehardy
Jefferson, Parish
Chehardy
G. E. Baron
Union Parish
Moon
State Highway Board
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Slam
Cook
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita
Civil Air Patrol
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