Americans Mark Nation's Birthday
Americans marked the 195th anniversary of the United States with varied celebrations from pow wows in Oklahoma to ceremonies in Boston and Milwaukee. President Nixon planned to attend events and began a five year countdown to the Bicentennial, while US forces at Chu Lai observed the holiday and Marines honored the nation’s founders in grave-site ceremonies.
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Associated Press
The
Land
United States
Oklahoma
Boston
Faneuil Hall
Nixon
Washington
Camp David
Vietnam
Creighton W. Abrams
America
Abrams
Chu Lai Beach
Hancock
Adams
Record Heat Tops 108 Degrees Across California Desert
The National Weather Service reports Sunday’s high in the mainland United States reached 108 degrees in Blythe Needles and Imperial California. Redmond Oregon recorded the day’s low at 36 degrees.
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New York
UPI
National Weather Service
Hawaii
Alaska
Blythe
Needles
Imperial
Calif
Redmond
Ore
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT: Legion Post Cancel Meeting
R W Sherman commander of the L B Faulk Post 13 announces no meeting today due to holiday. Monroe airman Varda M Carden, son of Mrs Ethel M Goodman, reports to Lowry AFB Colo after basic at Lackland TX to train as an intelligence specialist.
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R. W. Sherman
L. B. Faulk Post No. 13
Monroe
Lowry Air Force Base
Colo
Lackland Afb
Tex
Varda M. Carden
Ethel M. Goodman
S. 18St
Spea
Carden
Ouachita Parish High School
Agnew Warns North Vietnam May Stage Public Relations Attack
Vice President Spiro Agnew says Hanoi is likely to mount a pinpoint attack to gain a public relations coup as U.S. media coverage emphasizes Vietnamization. He argues the strike would not succeed militarily but would shape American opinion, noting South Vietnam could not halt such an attack without U.S. combat troops.
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Singapore
Spiro T. Agnew
U.S
Agnew
Rescue Team Prepares for Busy Mountain Season
Evergreen Colorado AP The Alpine Rescue Team a 76 member volunteer unit plans for a peak tourist season as climbers descend on Mt Evans and surrounding Rockies The president Kirt Salisbury notes emergency phones operate 24 hours and volunteers respond within minutes A recent rescue involved a 20 year old climber with a back ailment carried four miles from Summit Lake to safety using ropes and a litter Salisbury urges climbers to use proper gear boots rope and a hard hat to prevent accidents.
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Evergreen
Colo
Rockies
Denver
Kirt Salisbury
Mt. Evans
Summit Lake
Salisbury
Louisiana Accident Toll Rises With Weekend Deaths
A spate of deadly crashes across Louisiana raises the weekend total to 16 traffic deaths. near Jeanerette four in one collision, and other fatal crashes claim victims in Shreveport, Crowley, Zwolle, and Lake Charles.
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Jeanerette
Louisiana
John Trahan
John Chaisson
Lafayette
James Pollard
Far Dear III
John Comeaux
Broussard
Frank Short
Coushatta
Joseph C. Stowe
Harvey, la
Opel Lee Dulley
Lalandrea Michelle Maxey
Zwolle
Jesse Steele
Mary Warfield
Shreveport
Pinceton
Melba Lucas
Marshall
Tex
Earl
Dorothy Cocheran
Baton Rouge
Baton
U S Diplomats Sound Out Hanoi On Peace Plans
In Washington American diplomats secretly gauge Hanoi readiness to negotiate its latest peace proposal. Kissinger meets Thieu in Saigon while Paris and Bangkok talks continue as officials assess if the package is negotiable despite unacceptable prisoner exchange terms.
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Washington
Hanoi
Vietnam
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Neuven van Thieu
Saigon
Kissinger
Bangkok
United States
South
Weather Outlook for Northeast Louisiana Summers Heat
The forecast calls for continued warm weather with afternoon showers in Northeast Louisiana. Highs will reach the low to mid 90s and lows around 72 tonight, with a 20 percent chance of rain today and Tuesday. Winds will be light to moderate from five to 15 mph, with thunderstorm gusts possible.
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Louisiana
FAA
U S Envoy Heads to SALT Talks Amid Deadlock Break
U S disarmament chief Gerard Smith flies to Europe for a new SALT session aimed at breaking the arms limit deadlock. Talks focus on ABM limits and a possible halt to land based launchers while allowing sea based missiles and bombers with modernization.
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Washington
U.S
Gerard Smith
Europe
United States
Moscow
Helsinki
Mediterranean
Pacific
Russia
Monroe Civic Center Expressway to Open Tuesday
The Monroe expressway opens at 10 a.m. Tuesday with ceremonies led by James W. Moore of the Louisiana Department of Highways. Nineteenth Street will see updated one way and two way changes as traffic shifts to the new elevated route. Officials expect the reconfigured streets to ease downtown flow and speed travel, aided by new signals and police guidance during the transition.
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Monroe Civic Center
James W. Moore
Louisiana Department of Highways
Monroe
W. L
Jack) Howard
N. 4Th Street
DeSiard
Catalpa Street
Grammont Street
N. 5Th Street
Forsythe Avenue
Breard
N. 5Th
Hall Street
State Department of Highways
Major Johnson
Louisville
Civic Center Complex
Civic Center
Government Complex
Massy Paves Driveway With Pearl Buttons In Muscatine
Richard Massey owns a warehouse and semi-trailer full of pearl buttons after buying out Automatic Button Co. and Hawkeye Button Co. He cataloged over 4,000 sizes and plans that pearl buttons may regain value, selling blanks to a fishing spinner maker to fund the venture. The driveway at his home is paved with unusable button sizes, a colorful nod to Muscatine once the pearl button capital.
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Muscatine, Iowa
Richard Massey
Massey
United States
Japan
Muscatine
Automatic Button Co
Hawkeye Button Co
Mississippi River
Supreme Court workload rises. Burger urges reform
Chief Justice Warren E Burger told the American Bar Association the Supreme Court cannot maintain quality with mounting appeals. He noted about 4000 appeals a year, up from 1100 in 1940, and urged shorter opinions, streamlined procedures, and a policy ensuring competent lawyers handle appeals through to final disposition.
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New York
Warren E. Burger
Supreme Court
American Bar Association
Burger
Federal Judiciary
ABA
Congress
U S Will Help Finance Study To Improve Courts
Washington AP The government will fund an American Bar Association study over four years to improve courts. Jerris Leonard LEAA head notes aims include consolidating courts boosting judge competence reducing disruptions and cutting minor cases. Funding totals reach 900000 with contributions from ABA Endowment Ford and LEAA.
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Washington
American Bar Association
Jerris Leonard
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
SEAA
ABA
ABA Endowment Fund
Ford Foundation
ABA House of Delegates
Today's Chuckle Optimist Rides Higher Hopes for Fun
A lighthearted quip about optimism versus pessimism notes that an optimist often enjoys more despite equal chances of error. The joke frames optimism as a source of greater amusement and lively engagement with life.
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