Ethics Panel Opens CBS Contempt Probe Over Selling of the Pentagon
The House Commerce Committee votes 25 to 13 to recommend contempt of Congress against CBS and President Frank Stanton for withholding material from the documentary The Selling of the Pentagon. If approved on the House floor, the case goes to the Justice Department for prosecution with potential penalties up to one year in prison and a $1,000 fine.
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Washington
House Commerce Committee
Columbia Broadcasting System
Frank Stanton
Pentagon
House
Justice Department
Harley O. Staggers
West Virginia
William L. Springer
Iinois
CBS and
Stanton
Staggers
Spring
J. J. Pickle
Texas
Ray
Subcommittee
U.S. Pulls Troops From Viet Combat
The last American units in Vietnam begin withdrawing as the 1st Brigade, 5th Mechanized Infantry Division and the 173rd Airborne Brigade leave combat zones. About 6,085 troops depart with deactivation planned at Fort Carson by late August.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
5Th Mechanized Infantry Division
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Bong Son
173Rd Airbourne
Bien Hoa
77Th Armor
Dmz
Fort Carson
Cole
178Rd Airborne Brigade
S03rd Infantry
319Th Field Artillery
American War Casualties Drop in Indochina Report
Allied commands report a weekly drop in American and enemy battle casualties in Indochina. American losses were 21 killed in action and 172 wounded, plus 12 non hostile deaths, while South Vietnamese casualties totaled 492 killed and 976 wounded.
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Saigon
Indochina
When Your Children Reach The Age You Admit You Don’t Know All
A humorous reflection on parents reaching a milestone where they stop pretending to know everything. The moment brings honesty and relief as children grow and independence deepens.
River Stages Camden Monroe Floed
River stages rising at Camden and Monroe as floodwaters spread. Authorities issue warnings and monitor levels, with emergency crews on standby along the 641 corridor amid 0 to 142 inch rainfall readings.
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Camden Monroe
Reunion for Sayers family in Summerfield
West Monroe police chief Johnny Bo Mitchell is described with affectionate nicknames as a reunion for the Sayers family is announced. The gathering will occur Sunday at the old Sayers homeplace about 15 miles outside Bernice fostering family ties.
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West Monroe
Johnny Bo
Bo) Mitchell
Ole Man
Mitchell
Summerfield
Sayers
Bernice
Reds Submit New Plan At Peace Talks
In Paris the Vietnamese leadership proposed to release all prisoners and to set a U S withdrawal deadline by year end with a simultaneous phased release. Xuan Thuy said U S Ambassador Bruce would study the plan as Mrs Nguyen Thi Binh presented it.
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Paris
United States
U.S
Xuan Thuy
David K.E. Bruce
Nguyen Thi Binh
Washington
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Mrs. Binh
Nixon
Saigon
Jim Garrison Calls Charges A Frameup In Kennedy Inquiry
New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison says federal bribery charges against him and nine others are a complete frameup linked to his Kennedy assassination investigation. A grand jury will decide indictments. preliminary hearing set for July 9. affidavit alleges payoffs to protect pinball gambling with Garrison and others receiving up to 2000 monthly.
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New Orleans
Attv
Jim Garrison
Kennedy
Pentagon
Central Intelligence Agency
Garrison
Fach
Frederick A. Soule Sr
Robert N. Frey
Pershing Gervais
Gervais
Medical Training Aid Plan Endorsed
Washington AP advocates propose a $3.5 billion, three year package to expand training of health workers. Speaker Carl Albert backs a comprehensive health manpower bill and nurse training measure with capitation incentives for medical schools to speed programs and ease finances. The plan aims to relieve a national health worker shortage and goes beyond Nixon administration recommendations on graduate funding.
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Washington
Carl Albert
Dekla
Nixon
Public Health Subcommittee
Commerce Committee
Sive
Paul G. Rogers
D-Fla
Public Health
House
Schedule Change For Monroe Bus Routing
Monroe announces a one day Fourth of July schedule change with Sunday hours. A permanent routing change affects the Loop Road bus, routing north on N 6th Street to Forsythe Avenue and onto the Loop Road, then returning via N 5th Street to De Siard Street due to the Monroe Expressway opening.
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HH. D. McSherry
N. 6Th Street
Forsythe Avenue
Forsythe Ave
N. 5Th Street
de- Siard Street
Inside The News-Star highlights by section and page
A brief glimpse shows the newspaper’s sections listing features such as Abby Lowman on Broadway page 14A Popenoe 6D Classified 8D Radio-TV 5D Comics 6D Sports 16A Crossword 18C Theater 4A Editorial 4A Van Dellen 6D Horoscope 5C Women 1c Jumble WD Weather SA with section headers and page numbers for the issue.
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Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Weather SA
Pleasant Weather Ahead For Northeast Louisiana
Weather will be quite pleasant in Northeast Louisiana today and Friday with a chance of showers and a few thunderstorms in the afternoons and evenings. Highs 88 to 94 degrees, lows 70 to 76, partly cloudy, with humid drying conditions. Federal Aviation Agency at Monroe Municipal Airport logged a high of 90 and low of 73 Wednesday. Some Twin Cities areas report rain, but none at the agency.
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Northeast
Louisiana
Federal Aviation Agency
Monroe Municipal
Twin Cities
Louisiana Ethics Commission launches broad probe of deadheads
Louisiana Ethics Commission chairman Roemer announces an unprecedented audit targeting eight regulatory boards with plans to expand to all 260 agencies. The effort, sparked by Leo Theriot's tax board case, seeks fulltime pay for fulltime work and may lead to policy changes and salary recovery actions.
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Edgar Coltharp
News-Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Commission On Governmental Ethics
Chawlas EY Danamani TI
Umallts Eo
Lvacilite LE Us
Bossier City
Roemer
Ethics Group
Leo Theriot
State Tax Commission
Ethics Commission
Theriot
Code of Ethics
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Athletic Commission, Casualty and Surety Insurance Rating Commission
Fire — Insurance Division
Marine and Inland Marine Division
Board of Parole
Board of Tax Appeals
The
Tax Commission
Athletic Commission
Louisiana
John MecKeithen
Commission
McKeithen
Voting Age of 18 Ratified By States
Three fourths of the states ratified Amendment 26, extending voting rights to ages 18 through 21. Ohio’s approval brought the total to 38, five months faster than past paces. President Nixon urged new voters to register and vote as Census estimates show 11 million newly eligible in 1972.
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Washington
Ohio
House
White House
Nixon
General Services Administration
Congress
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Alabama
United States
Bureau of the Census
Union Sets Date For Three Rail Strikes
The United Transportation Union announces selective strikes against Union Pacific Southern Railway and Chicago Northwestern Railway beginning July 16. The UTU seeks a new national contract covering wages and working conditions and has notified President Nixon.
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UTA
Union Pacific
Southern Railway System
Chicago Northwestern Railway Co
A.m
U.S. District Court of Appeals
Washington
Railway Labor Act
UTU
Nixon
Charles Luna
Secretary of Defense
Clean-Up Month Begins in West Monroe
West Monroe declares Clean-Up Month under the anti-litter committee of the Chamber of Commerce. Leaflets urge residents to cooperate by mowing yards, picking up litter, tending flowers, and removing unsightly objects including abandoned cars from property.
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West Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana
Record warmest reading as Blythe hits 106 degrees
The National Weather Service reported the highest temperature on Wednesday outside Alaska and Hawaii reached 106 degrees at Blythe California. A low of 36 degrees was recorded at Jaramie Wyoming.
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New York
Weather tampering notification urged by U S Government
Public notice warns individuals seeking to alter weather patterns must inform the National Science Foundation The message echoes government guidance and appears in a local classified ads style urging readers to place notices using News Star World Classified Ads for selling items including young fat goats at 70 dollars and a phone number 396-2659.
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National Science Foundation
U. S
News- Star-World
Dial
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Blanton
Tennessee
Reublican
Richard G. Shoup
Montana
Reds
John E. Cronk
Maplewood
N.J
Monroe
Inside the News-Star
Cleveland, Ohio
United Transportation Unction
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