Countdown Begins For Apollo Launch
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Electrical power surged as the Saturn 5 rocket charged for a six day countdown toward Apollo 14 lunar landing slated for Sunday liftoff. Astronauts Alan B Shepard Jr Edgar D Mitchell and Stuart A Roosa underwent final medical exams while planning two moon excursions and a 4.6 billion year rock sample search.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Alan B. Shep
Ard Jr
Stuart A. Roosa
Edgar D. Mitchell
Shepard
Mitchell
Moon
Spaceship Today
Aassad
Cape Kennedly
Alan B Shepard Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly
John L Swigert
Roosa
Patrick Air Force Base
Kennedy proposes National Cancer Authority to fight cancer
Sen Edward M Kennedy introduces a bill to create an independent National Cancer Authority. The agency would coordinate a nationwide cancer program with initial funding of 200 million dollars for FY1972, 400 million for the second year, and 600 million for the third year.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts Democrat
Senate
National Cancer Authority
Noel Langston Celebrates Ninth Birthday Tonight
Noel Langston son of Mr and Mrs Horace Langston of West Monroe marks his ninth birthday with a cake and trimmings this evening.
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Noel Langston
Noel
Horace Langston
West Monroe
Mark Allen Osbon Turns Three At Family Birthday Party
Little Mark Allen Osbon celebrates his third birthday with family at home on Redcutt Road West Monroe. Parents Harold J and the Osbon family host the party with sisters Elaine Pam Kay and brother Ronnie joining in the festivities tonight.
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Mark Allen Osbon
Harold J. Osbon
Redcutt Road
West Monroe
Mark
Elaine
Pam
Kay
Ronnie
Rodriguez Denies Knowledge Of Lay Off Audit Order
Monroe Street Commissioner W D H Rodriguez says he had no prior knowledge of a lay off order tied to a state audit of Civic Center finances until reading about it in Sunday's paper. He backs audits by the Louisiana Revenue Department if legal, and says any taxes owed by city agencies should be paid. He notes Mayor Howard and Commissioner McSherry share the stance.
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Monroe Street
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Louisiana Revenue Department
Rodriguez
Clyde McDonald
Revenue Department
Ashton Mouton
Civic Center
Monroe
State Revenue Department
W. L.) Howard
A.W
McSherry
River Stage Changes Reported at Camden and Monroe
A weather bulletin notes river stage changes with Camden at 8.6 feet and Monroe at 14.5 feet. The report records a fall in the river levels and outlines the present stage and trend for the two locations.
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Camden
Monroe
Springfield 10 year old foils babysitter drug party
In Springfield Massachusetts a 10 year old boy alerted police after stealing a bag of suspected marijuana from his babysitter and three male companions. Narcotics officers arrested four on narcotics charges with two suspects named Richard Maynard 17 and Gary Ellison 18. The teens were to appear in Springfield District Court.
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Springfield
Mass
Donald Sasen
Donald
Joseph
Brother Michael
Mike
Richard W. Maynard
Gary R. Ellison
Madeline Sasen
City Division of
Springfield District Court
Pell proposes compulsory employer health care plan
Senator Claiborne Pell unveils a plan to require employers to provide health care for workers, funded by an annual employer fee and backed by federally chartered nonprofit corporations. Government would cover fees for the unemployed, aiming to reduce overall health care spending versus current levels.
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Washington
UPI
Claiborne Pell
Da.j
American Hospital Association
Pell
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate
Afl-Cio
Gunmen Rob Heathrow Airport Warehouse for Platinum
Four masked gunmen raided an Air Canada warehouse at Heathrow before dawn seizing platinum and collectors coins worth 72 000 dollars. They tied three warehousemen and a guard in a cage while escaping as exits stayed unsealed, with 144 000 dollars in platinum remaining.
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London
Air Canada
Heathrow
Peter Jackson
Slightly Cooler Weather Expected For Area
The area has seen near summer temperatures but relief is on the way as highs today reach the 70s and Tuesday drops to 56 to 62 degrees. Lows tonight 48 to 56 with skies mostly cloudy and a 50 percent rain chance for Tuesday. Precipitation over the weekend totaled 1.26 inches. FAA Selman Field reported a Sunday high of 71 and a morning low of 55.
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Louisiana
FAA
Selman Field
HEW Leader Sees South Ready To Push School Desegregation
SHREVEPORT La Elliott L Richardson secretary of Health Education and Welfare says the South is ready to move on education with no law disputes and notes extraordinary progress in desegregation He discusses public health service hospital plans and a simplification of federal aid to education while addressing northern desegregation standards.
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Shreveport
Elliott L. Richardson
Health, Education and Welfare
South
Richardson
Louisiana
Nixon
HEW
Coast Guard
Mason-Dixon Line
Groppi Conviction Upset By Justices
The Supreme Court 8-1 set aside Rev. James E. Groppi’s 1967 Milwaukee resisting arrest conviction ruling a defendant may seek venue change regardless of crime class. The decision bars automatic venue rejection and stresses fair trials amid prejudicial publicity.
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Washington
Supreme Court
James E. Groppi
Milwaukee
Father Groppi
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Fair Administration of Criminal Justice
Potter Stewart
Illinois
Sign outside coach's office riffs on winning and second
A humorous Chuckle Sign hangs outside a football coach's office saying Winning isn't everything, but it sure beats coming in second. The playful line echoes team pride and competitive spirit in a sports environment.
D. L. Agnew Jr Dies in Monroe at 50
David L. Agnew Jr., 50, of 105 Malvern St., Monroe, died today at St. Francis Hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services set for 3 p.m. Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home with Dr. Carl Lueg officiating. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by wife Ruth, son D. L. II, daughter Anna Louise, brother Thomas C., and parents D. L. Agnew Sr. in Monroe.
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David L. Agnew Jr
Malvern St
Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Carl Lueg
Memorial Park Cemetery
Shreveport
Agnew
First United Methodist Church of
Ruth Agnew
Anna Louise Agnew
Thomas C. Agnew
D. L. Agnew Sr
Swan Man feeds mute swans through harsh Traverse City winters
In Traverse City Michigan Robert Kaiser age 74 tends a winter routine feeding a flock of over 300 mute swans. He hauls about 50 pounds of corn daily in hip boots and relies on donations to supply more than eight tons of grain yearly. The activity began with his wife in 1948 and has grown to as many as 319 swans sighted, with more than 400 believed in northern Lower Michigan.
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Traverse City
Mich
Robert Kaiser
Grand Traverse Bay
Kaiser
Bayside
Lower Michigan
Asia
Europe
New York State
East Jordan
Chamber of Commerce
Leland
Nixon Fails To Win Over Mills On Revenue Sharing
President Nixon met with Rep Wilbur Mills and Rep John Byrnes but Mills and Byrnes remained opposed to federal state revenue sharing. Mills said hearings would assess but not promote the proposal and urged priority for debt limits social security and welfare reform. Senate and House leaders noted growing public interest in revenue sharing.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Wilbur D. Mills
White House
Arkansas Democrat
Capitol Hill
Mills
John W. Byrnes
Rwis
House
Ways and Means Committee
Byrnes
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Gerald R. Ford
Thuse Ways and Means
Agnew Officials Meet on Revenue Sharing in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on February 5 Vice President Spiro Agnew will meet top municipal and county officials from the 50 states to gain grass roots backing for President Nixon’s 16 billion dollar revenue sharing program. Mayor Richard Lugar said executives of municipal leagues and county associations are invited to participate to press legislators.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Richard Lugar
National League of Cities
Agnew
State of the Union
Lugar
Municipal League
State Association of County
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