Iceland Volcano Eruption Sparks Mass Evacuations Near Vestmannayjar
An Icelandic volcanic eruption near Vestmannayjar forced evacuation of about 5 000 islanders from Heymaey as lava advanced toward homes. Rescue ships and planes ferried residents to safety while officials feared harbor closure and reported no casualties.
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Vestmannayjar
Heymaey
Vest Mannayjar
Helgafell
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Thorlakshofn
Louisiana Leaders Pay LBJ Tribute
Louisiana officials and figures praise Lyndon Baines Johnson as a premier legislative leader who shaped Kennedy era programs. They note his skill in Congress, impact on civil rights and social legislation, and reflect on his legacy amid the Vietnam era.
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Congress
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Louisiana
Lyndon Johnson
U. S
Russell Tong
D—La
LBJ ‘T
J. Marshall Brown
LBJ
Andrew Jackson
Brown
Jackson
Harry Truman
Johnny Jackson Jr
State Democratic Central Committee
Johnson
Son of Onassis Dies After Plane Crash
Alexandros Onassis, 24, son of Aristotle Onassis, died after a plane he piloted crashed at Athens Airport Monday. He suffered severe brain damage and multiple fractures, doctors at Kifissia Hospital reported.
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Alexandros
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Aristotle Onassis
Kifissia
Monay
West Monroe Jaycees to honor Distinguished Service Award winner
The West Monroe Jaycees, with statewide Jaycee Week proclaimed by Gov. Edwin Edwards, will announce the Distinguished Service Award recipient at a 7:30 p.m. meeting at the Tiffen Inn. Bosses Night will be part of the program. Mrs. Cora Harrell of Monroe is recovering after surgery at Schumpert Hospital and will return home later this week.
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Edwin Edwards
Tiffen Inn
Cora Harrell
Malvern St
Monroe
Schumpert Hospital
Shreveport
Mrs. Harrell
Muskie Calls for Wide Tax Law Reforms to End Shelters
Sen Edmund Muskie proposed 24 revisions to the tax code to curb tax shelters and raise revenue by an estimated 18.6 billion dollars annually by 1975. He urged ending benefits from capital gains rules, death exemptions, oil depletion, depreciation, foreign credits, and estate and gift taxes.
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Washington
UPI
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Senate
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Funeral Services For LBJ To Be Held In U S Capital
The body of Lyndon Baines Johnson will be flown to Washington to lie in state in the Capitol rotunda and receive the nation’s final tribute. A horse drawn caisson will carry his coffin in a Capitol Hill procession to the rotunda for a ceremony. Johnson died at 64 from a heart attack.
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San Antonio
Tex
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Washington
Capitol
Johnson
Asia
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Nue
Air Force
4Th Street
Capito Rotunda
Johnson dies in Texas at 64. nation mourns
Former President Lyndon B Johnson died after a private plane crash near San Antonio. He was pronounced dead at 5:43 p.m. CST and later lay in state at the LBJ Library in Austin before burial on the Johnson Ranch. President Nixon and Congress leaders paid tribute to his long career from Congress to the presidency.
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Tex
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Brooke
Hieger
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Brooke Hospital
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Briscoes
State Executive Mansion
Pedernales River
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Lbj State Park
LBJ Keeps Busy After Retirement At His Texas Ranch
In retirement Lyndon B. Johnson stays active through The Vantage Point book the LBJ Library at the University of Texas and a growing network of parks around his LBJ Ranch. He attends local events, greets visitors, and participates in planting ceremonies and tours despite heart attacks and no formal news conferences.
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Tex
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United States
Johnson
University of Texas
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Bel
Lady Bird
Johnsons
Texas
Dolph
Cooling Trend Expected Here
Sunny days give way to partly cloudy skies and a 20 percent rain chance Wednesday. Highs in the 50s, lows in the mid 30s, northeasterly winds 8 to 16 mph. A Rockies centered high pressure system brings cooler air through Wednesday.
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FAA
Monroe Municipal
Georgia-Pacific Plans $12 Million Expansion in Arkansas
Georgia-Pacific announces a $12 million industrial expansion in Crossett Arkansas adding a high speed lumber and chip mill and a second panelboard line. The project on a 120 acre site near Stamps will create about 180 jobs and add over 1.1 million dollars annually to the state payroll. The mill will produce more than 35 million board feet of southern pine lumber and about 150000 tons of pine chips for pulp and paper mills. Planer sharings will feed particleboard plants.
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Ark
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Georgia - Pacific Corp
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Lafayette County
Stamps
Planer Sharings
Inside The News-Star Highlights
A condensed look at the News-Star sections with page markers for Abby Lowman Broadway Radio-TV Classified Sports Comics Theater Crossword Van Dellen Editorial Women Horoscope Weather and Jumble across two sections and eighteen total pages.
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Nixon to address nation possibly announcing Vietnam cease fire
President Nixon will speak tonight on radio and TV possibly confirming a Vietnam cease-fire. Kissinger returns from Paris after talks with Tho as negotiations near a final accord. Cabinet and congressional leaders to meet before and after the speech with a large bipartisan session planned for Wednesday.
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White House
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Ziegler
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le Duc Tho
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Pennsylvania
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Carl Albert
House
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Michigan
Thomas P. O'Neill
Massachusetts
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Station Flood Present Change Stage
A station records flood stage readings with Monroe at 40 and Camden at 26 while Camden rises 5.2 units to 25.4, marking a 0.2 decline overall and signaling ongoing rising water risk.
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Camden
Schedule Of Final Rites For Johnson
The nation will pay its final respects to former President Lyndon B. Johnson with events in Washington and Texas. Johnson will lie in state at the LBJ Library, depart for Andrews AFB, and proceed to the Capitol rotunda for a ceremony, followed by services at National City Christian Church and burial at the LBJ Ranch near Johnson City, Texas.
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Johnson
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Pennsylvania
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Andrews
December 1972 U.S. consumer prices rise modestly
The Labor Department reports the consumer price index up 0.3 percent in December 1972, yielding a 2.4 percent annual inflation rate. Food prices were mixed on seasonally adjusted terms, with unadjusted food costs rising 0.5 percent, and wholesale food prices climbing as well, signaling higher retail prices in January.
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Nixon designates day of mourning for Johnson funeral
President Nixon declares Thursday a national day of mourning for former President Lyndon B Johnson and orders federal offices closed. He urges worshipers to assemble at places of worship to pay homage and forwards Johnson's death notice to Congress.
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Nixon
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Johnson
Congress
John F. Kennedy
America
Sunglasses with colorful lenses offer advertising space
A Degen company to Alexandria introduces sunglasses produced with a special process that allows ads to be placed on the lenses. The message can reach many households through in glasses ads, with a decade rate and cancellation privileges available by calling 327-516 for an Ad Representative.
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Compeny
Alexandria
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