Louisiana Farm Bureau 51st Convention Opens in Monroe
More than 1,000 farm leaders gather in Monroe for the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation 51st annual convention at the Ramada Inn and Monroe Civic Center. Highlights include speeches by Kenneth McFarland and Haven Smith, sessions on resolutions, awards, talent contest, and the Queen’s Contest.
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General Motors Speakers Bureau
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Chappell, Neb
American Farm Bureau Women's Committee
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Resolutions Committee
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Women's Workshop
Mardi Gras
Women's Caucus
Colony Room
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Ralph Troy
James Graugnard
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Civic Center
Graugnard
Slaven Smith
Farm Bureau Women's Committee
Bayou DeSiard Country Club
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Louisiana Farm Bureau
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American Farm Bureau
American Airlines Abets Illegal Campaign Donations
American Airlines disclosed that it made illegal corporate donations to President Nixon's 1971 and 1972 campaigns after Nixon’s lawyer Herbert Kalmbach requested 100000 dollars. Chairman George A. Spater spoke in a statement and declined to answer questions. Archibald Cox said the voluntary confession could be a mitigating factor but warned of possible jail terms and fines for officers who concealed gifts. He urged other executives to come forward to reveal illegal funding practices.
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American Airlines
Nixon
Herbert W. Kalmbach
George A. Spater
Watergate
Archibald Cox
American
Cox
Chuckle: business genius knows deals and traps
A humorous quote contrasts being let in on a deal with being taken in on one, highlighting the fine line between savvy opportunity and a sly trap.
River Stage Readings Signal Flood Change at Camden and Monroe
River gage notes show rising stage at Camden with 269.9 and 5 rise indicating flood risk while Monroe records 314 with 5 fall signaling easing. Authorities monitor changes as embankments brace for rising waters along the river.
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Camden
Monroe
Dollar Slump Triggers Global Alarm Over Exchange Rates
The American dollar fell to record lows across Tokyo, Paris, and London amid rumors of imminent international moves to avert a monetary crisis. Gold rose as dealers cited Watergate fallout undermining Nixon and eroding confidence in U.S. economic control, with thin trading volumes depressing dollar bids.
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Tokyo
Paris
Frankfurt
Zurich
British Financial Times
Nixon
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The
Times of London
Monroe City officials scramble for fall student enrollment plan
Terry Hagar of the Monroe City School System took July off to unwind but reported to work Monday. Administrators are working around the clock to finalize a student enrollment plan for this fall, vacation or not.
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Terry Hagar
Monroe City
Hagar
New York Police Seize Porno Films
Police seized films and arrested eight men in what authorities call the largest porn raid since the Supreme Court ruling. The Arrow Films Inc. operation, tied to organized crime, processed master 8 mm reels and prints worth about 788000 dollars. Paul Rotherberg, 42, identified as the operation's principal, was among those arrested.
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UPI
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New Jersey
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Joseph Horman
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Organized Crime
Paul Rotherberg
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Nixon Seeks Chinese Mediation in Cambodia Talks
In San Clemente, China's top U.S. diplomat Huang Chen meets President Nixon as Washington weighs a negotiated end to Cambodia fighting. Officials say no agenda or substantive briefing is planned, while Sihanouk disputes Kissinger talks and U.S. funding deadlines loom for Indochina actions.
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United States
Nixon
Gerald L. Warren
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Huang Chen
Warren
White House
Peking
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Henry A. Kissinger
State Department
Washington
Sihanouk
Kissinger
U.S
Indochina
Huang
Los Angeles
Ronn L. Ziegler
Prime banks lift prime rate to 4 percent nationwide
New York banks First National City and Continental Illinois raised their prime lending rate from 3 to 4 percent effective Monday. The move marks the highest level in over three years and signals possible industrywide rate increases beyond small business and consumer lending.
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New York
First National City Bank
Ilinois National Bank
New Jersey
Midlantic Banks, Inc
Partly Cloudy Skies Forecast for Northeast Louisiana
The forecast for Northeast Louisiana calls for mostly partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures today and Saturday with a chance of mainly afternoon or evening thunderstorms. Light thundershowers dropped .21 inches in the Twin Cities Thursday per FAA at Monroe Municipal Airport. Highs reached 90 Thursday. today’s highs in the low 90s with lows in the lower 70s. Saturday’s highs in the mid 90s. Extended outlook shows partly cloudy skies Sunday through Tuesday with daily thundershowers mainly over the south and east portions.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
June Wholesale Price Index Surges Amid Farm Costs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 2.4 percent June rise in the Wholesale Price Index, the steepest since January 1951, driven by farm product costs. Unemployment fell to 4.8 percent, and President Nixon imposed a 60 day price freeze on wholesale, retail and manufacturing sectors.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Smuggled Baby Desirée Benitez Case Under U S Inquiry
U S authorities consider charging Xiomara Aguilera for smuggling two week old Desiree Benitez into the United States aboard a Madrid to Miami flight. Customs inspected the bag but did not open it. the infant faced possible jail for the aunt and deportation for the child as the probe continues.
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Xiomara Aguilera
United States
Spain
Miss Aguilera
Desiree Denitez
Miami
Desiree Benitez
U.S
Desiree
Madrid
Iberia Airlines
Judges To Ignore Law For Higher Traffic Fines
In Indianapolis two night court judges say they will not impose higher traffic fines authorized by the 1978 Indiana Legislature. Judges Valan S. Boring and Patrick J. Barton cite the price freeze and will keep fines at existing levels despite new laws.
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Indianapolis, Ind
Indiana
Valan S. Boring
Patrick J. Barton
Cambodians Open Door To Peace Talks
Phnom Penh says it will talk to a representative chosen by all sides and may consider Sihanouk if insurgents back him. Foreign Minister Long Boret announces no current negotiations and reiterates belief in a single legitimate government.
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UPI
Long Boret
U.S
Emory C. Swan
Norodom Sihanouk
Sihanouk
New York Times
Cambodia
National Union
Peking
Jobless Rate Drops Below Five Percent In June
The unemployment rate fell to 4.8 percent in June, the lowest in three years, with nonfarm payrolls up nearly 200,600 and total employment rising to 84.7 million. Teen unemployment declined while adult women rose to 4.9 percent, and blacks saw a drop to 8.5 percent in a mixed race breakdown.
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