Marine Believed War Victim Reported Alive in POW Camp
Pentagon reports a Marine believed killed in Vietnam was found alive in a Communist prison camp. Pfc Ronald J Ridgeway was identified among 500 POWs by North Vietnam after being captured near Khe Sanh Feb 25 1968. His family learned he was alive, and his remains had been previously interred at Jefferson Barracks. The briefing reviewed POW identifications amid 1,269 Americans still missing in Southeast Asia.
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Washington
Vietnam
Pentagon
Ronald J. Ridgeway
U.S
North Vietnam
Ridgeway
Khe Sanh
United States
Daniel
Chappie) James
Mildred
A. Ridgeway
Fulton Street
Houston
Tex
James
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St. Louis
North
South Vietnam
Frederick Louis Elbert
Earl C. Weatherman
Southeast Asia
State Bonds Sale Okayed For Highways
Louisiana Bond Commission approved a 31.5 million highway construction bond sale to First National City Bank of New York at 4.8585 percent net. Bonds mature in 1993, part of a 216 million total to fund a five year highway program funded by a one cent gas tax. Hurricane evacuation bonds for 115 million may be issued as needed.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Bond Commission
First National City Bank of New York
Highway Department
B. B. Rayburn
Boralusa
Rayburn
W. T. Tavilor Jr
Atty
William Guste
Economic indicators rise in December signaling strong 1973 growth
The Commerce Department reported a 2.2 percent rise in leading economic indicators in December, following a 2.3 percent gain in November. The fourth quarter was among the strongest in 13 years, with officials predicting rapid expansion into 1973. Dr. Peter C. Manus said the strength suggests sustained growth and aligned with forecasts.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Peter C. Manus
Commerce
U.S
River Stages Station Flood Present Change Stage
River station reports flood conditions with stage readings near 40 and 37.4 feet showing a decline. Camden records 26 and 29.2 feet with a stage drop noted in the fall season.
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Monroe
Camden
Funds Impounding Bill Hearings Open
Washington AP reports Senate subcommittee opens hearings on a bill to let Congress override presidential impoundment of funds. Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr. leads the Judiciary subcommittee, with departmental debate over constitutional rights and inflation control shaping the discussion. Fifty senators back the measure amid Democratic and Republican split on spending authority.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Congress
Sen
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Judiciary
Mike Mansfield
Bervin
Nixon
Ervin
West Monroe absentee voting ends at 5 p.m.
West Monroe residents out of town February 6 may cast absentee ballots for the street program proposal in the parish courthouse basement before 5 p.m. Absentee voting had drawn only three participants so far. The council had approved a $1.8 million bond and a two mill maintenance tax for February 6. Also noting a belated birthday is Jim Avant of Calhoun and Marian Brice of West Monroe.
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West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Bill C. Downey
Downey
Jim Avant
Calhoun
Marian Brice
Teacher Bonuses Fail To Aid Pupils
Washington AP evaluates a $770000 federal experiment where teacher cash rewards did not clearly improve reading or arithmetic in 4 pilot schools. Oakland showed some reading and math gains. Cincinnati declined. Planar Corp urges dropping teacher incentives but exploring parent incentives over three years.
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Washington
Johnny
Cincinnati
Ohio
Jacksonville
Fla
San Antonio
Tex
Oakland
Calif
Planar Corp
U.S. Office
Planar
Abortion Ban Amendment Proposed by Solon Republican
Rep. Lawrence Hogan proposes a constitutional amendment to ban most abortions, defining life as beginning at conception and aiming to counter the Supreme Court ruling that states cannot bar abortions in the first six months. The measure faces medical and advocacy opposition and hinges on a contentious interpretation of life and due process.
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Washington
Lawrence J. Hogan
R-Md
Supreme Court
States
United States
Last American Bombers Leaving South Vietnam
The last U S fighter-bomber group Marine Aircraft Group 12 with support gear is being air lifted from Bien Hoa to Iwakuni Japan. About 900 Marines left Vietnam in the operation, which followed their arrival May 17. An average 490 U S troops depart daily, with total forces down to about 22,900, all to be out by March 28 per cease-fire.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Marine Aircraft Group 12
Bien Hoa
Iwakuni
Japan
Warming Trend Seen For Twin Cities Weather
A warming trend is forecast from today through Wednesday for the Twin Cities area. Expect mostly sunny skies and highs in the upper 50s today, and near 70 Wednesday with increasing clouds and a slight chance of showers late. Winds will be southerly by Wednesday with a 20 percent rain chance Wednesday. A ridge from the Gulf of Mexico to the Mississippi Valley moves east, with showers possible Thursday and a mix of sun and clouds Friday and Saturday. Lows 40s, highs 50s to 60s amid cooler Friday and Saturday. At Monroe Municipal Airport the high Monday was 43, low 27, with no rain in the period.
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Twin Cities
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Valley
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Jury Is Told Two Innocent Of Break-In
Washington jurors hear lawyers insist Liddy and McCord had no guilty knowledge or criminal intent in the June 17 Watergate burglary. McCord and Liddy contend their aims were not to steal but to protect Nixon. prosecutors stress conspiracy, burglary, and wiretapping charges. Five co defendants earlier pleaded guilty.
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Washington
TIPT
G. Gordon Tiddy
Democratic National
Liddy
James W. McCord Jr
Nixon
Watergate
Peter Maroulis
Bat Maroulis
Gerald Alch
McCord
Rlch
Alch
Jim McCord
Aleh
MecCord
Inside The News-Star Highlights and Pages
The Inside The News-Star table of contents lists Abby Lowman Broadway Radio TV and a Classified section with sports, comics, theater, and a Jumble. It notes page locations 2B 6A 9A 4B 10A and 8A across sections with 32 pages in total.
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Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Disputes Delay Truce Observers in South Vietnam
In Saigon procedural disputes delayed cease-fire observers from arriving in South Vietnamese provinces. The South Vietnamese command reported over 250 new violations by the North and Viet Cong since Monday noon, a drop from prior readings. Agnew arrived in Saigon to discuss postwar relations while the four nation commission struggled to deploy its regional teams.
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Saigon
Honolulu
U. S. Pacific Command
U. S
Laos
Cambodia
Spiro T. Agnew
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
U.S
Agnew
Thigu
International Commission of Control and Supervision
United States
North Vietnam
Joint Military Commission
Thieu
Tan Son Nhutt
Ellsworth Bunker
South Vietnamese to Release Cong War Prisoners
In Can Tho and other Mekong Delta capitals the South Vietnamese government plans to free more than 6900 former Viet Cong guerrillas in two days. All had volunteered for the Chieu Hoi program and completed indoctrination prior to the cease-fire. About 260 women POWs have already been released.
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Can Tho
Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Hearings Open On Auto Defects Bill
Washington policymakers focus two days of hearings on a bill to require automakers to pay for safety related defects. The debate centers on who should cover repair costs when recalls are issued and how federal action could change current practice.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Commerce Committee
Congress
Transportation Department
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Walter Mondale
D-Minn
John E. Moss
D-Calif
Food basket cost hits record in December lift
The Agriculture Department reports a typical family market basket rose to 1338 dollars annually in December, with eggs and lettuce driving gains. Retail beef prices edged higher, while margins narrowed to offset farm price hikes. Farmer margins rose, processors and retailers saw smaller gains, and more price increases are anticipated.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Don Paarlberg
Syrians Report Jets Drive Off Israeli Planes
Syrian army spokesman in Damascus said Israeli war planes attempted to penetrate Syrian air space from the Lebanese border at 0830 GMT. Syrian fighters intercepted the formations and forced them back over Lebanese skies. The radio communique did not note any firing and followed a January 8 Israeli attack in several regions. The broadcast coincided with Cairo meetings of the Joint Arab Defense Council planning joint action against Israel.
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Damascus
Syria
Israel
Cairo
Joint Arab Defense Council
Delgado Museum Names New Director Edgar Bullard III
Delgado Museum of Art trustees announce Edgar John Bullard III as director. Bullard, on staff at the National Gallery of Art in Washington since 1968, is slated to start April 1, succeeding James B. Byrnes whose resignation takes effect Thursday.
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New Orleans
Delgado Museum of Art
Edgar John Bullard III
Bullard
National Gallery of Art
Washington
James B. Byrnes
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Harder
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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