U S Jets Hit North Vietnam as Vinh Oil Complex Blows Up
U S B52s pounded North Vietnam with six raids in 24 hours and Navy Midway jets struck a petroleum storage complex near Vinh, triggering massive secondary explosions. South of Saigon, An Loc received heavy shelling as South Vietnamese forces pressed relief efforts and claimed gains against the siege. Casualties reported on both sides, with details on tank losses and wounded civilians.
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Saigon
UPS
North Vietnam
Midway
Vinh
U.S
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Yen Dai
Bi2s
Dong Hoi
An Loc
Highway 13
Quang Tri
Central Highlands
Kontum
Pleiku
Phu Tuc
Phu Bon
Senate Finance Group Agrees On Social Security Tax Rise
The Senate Finance Committee approved a 17.6 billion measure expanding Social Security and welfare, boosting benefits by 10 percent for 97.8 million, tightening welfare work rules, and altering Medicare and Medicaid. Payroll tax schedules rise next year, with a $113.40 increase for those earning $10,200+ in 1973, as committee chair Russell Long indicated the bill moves to floor after the Democratic convention in Miami Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Long
Senate
Miami Beach
Veteran Monroe Fire Chief Hales to Retire for Queen Captain
Monroe Fire Chief Harvey L. Hales resigns after 40 years with the department effective July 1 and becomes full time captain of the Twin City Queen excursion boat. Mayor W. L. Howard announced the retirement and noted Hales license and Coast Guard inspection of the Queen. Hales, 67, born in Wesson Mississippi, served since 1925 and became chief in 1946.
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Monroe
Harvey L. Hales
W. L. “Jack” Howard
Hales
Ouachita River
Howard
Chief Hales
U. S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Wesson
Miss
Faye Antley
Point
Arkansas Democrats Runoff Chooses Between McClellan and Freshfoe
Arkansas voters head to a runoff as 1942 veteran senator John N. McClellan faces a young congressman candidate calling for change. McClellan, once a Senate reform figure, contends with a traditional incumbent obstacle in a heated race.
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Little Rock, Ark
APD
Arkansas
John N. McClellan
McClellan
Senate
Chit Chat and Local Politics Touch Monroe Community Events
Residents enjoyed a dance show by Clarice and Goldah Roan School of Dance at Monroe Manor Nursing Home with Mrs. Walter Beal and Mrs. William T. Carpenter hosting. Well wishes went to Mrs. Marjorie Rich ey after surgery at St. Francis Hospital. A political analysis notes McClellan and Pryor in a runoff race in Arkansas with positions on labor and union funding.
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Monroe Manor
Clarice and
Goldah Roan School of Dance
Walter Beal
Gvroun
William T. Carpenter
Denise Downing
Susan Gallagher
Panette Nassar
Gene Black
Kathy Novak
Christi Campbell
Cindy Banks
Penny Henry
Ann Green
Jennie Lynn Branch
Welly Lawrence
Julia Telington
Kathy Phillips
Brenda Brulte
Cathy Willett
Dana Searden
Vera Maples
Kim Campbell
Tami Campbell
Donna Williams
Marjorie Richey
Spencer, Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
J. H. Richey
Labor
Senate
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Pryor
Bride of Soviet Jew Plans Appeal to Nixon
Judith Shapiro, an American bride of Gabriel Shapiro, said she would appeal to President Nixon to help recover her husband, who was arrested after leaving Moscow airport. Demonstrators at London airport urged freeing Soviet Jews as Shapiro sought to emigrate to Israel.
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London
Moscow
United States
Nixon
Judith Silver Shapiro
New York
Russia
Cincinnati
Ohio
Gabriel Shapiro
Shapiro
Gabriel
Israel
House Committee Backs Nixon Vietnam Plan 19-18
The House Foreign Affairs Committee endorsed Nixon’s Indochina withdrawal proposal in a narrow 19-18 vote. The panel did not act on two alternate cease-fire plans. Democrats vow to press the issue on the House floor, while Republicans see the result as a setback for alternative peace terms.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
House Foreign Affairs Committee
John Buchanan
R-Ala
Indochina
North Vietnam
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
D-N.v
House
Donald M. Frazer
D-Minn
Amnesia Teen Faces Identity Hunt In Key West
A memoryless 17 to 20 year old youth swam ashore in Key West a week ago and sits in the police station asking who he is. Police report about a hundred mothers seek to claim him, noting his blue eyes, long neck hair, scar on his left thumb, piano and organ skill, and familiarity with New York and Rhode Island areas. Det Sgt Earl McCain notes few clues beyond his plea for identity.
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Key West
Fla. (Ap
New York
Rhode Island
Earl McCain
John Green
Continued Warm Weather In Northeast Louisiana Area
Partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures dominate for Northeast Louisiana today and Wednesday with a slight chance of thundershowers in the afternoons and evenings. Highs near 90, lows near 70, southeasterly winds 8 to 18 mph. FAA Monroe airport logged a 93 high and 72 low Monday with no precipitation. The outlook Friday through Saturday shows more thundershowers possible and otherwise partly cloudy skies with warm temperatures.
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Louisiana
FAA
Monroe
Munnicipal
Northeast Area
Chuckle Says Bedtime Is Hard Without You Nearby
A humorous quip notes that a child feels thirstier at bedtime when a parent has left, capturing gentle homespun humor about missing a guardian at night. The line underscores a playful, affectionate mood characteristic of tidy family humor.
Troops Help Avert Looting In Flood Area
National Guardsmen and law enforcement patrolled Rapid City area enforcing a curfew and guarding destroyed properties after a devastating flood. Death toll listed at 202 with 168 identified and 42 unidentified. searches continued for victims. Civil Defense passes required after 9 p.m. as loose ends, including looting, drew focus.
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Rapid City. S.D
APT
National Guardsmen
RapidCity
Black Hills
Cifs
Rapid City
Berhens
Mt. View
Plain Lawn
Inside The News-Star Highlights Byline Sections
The entry lists sections and page designations for the News-Star publication including Abby Lowman Broadway Popenoe and Van Dellen with sections on Classified Radio TV Comics Sports Theater Editorial Horoscope Weather and more across pages 1B through 12A. It outlines department names and page locations for 46 pages with a brief mention of features such as Jumble and Women columns.
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Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Nixon Pursues ABM Pact With Congress and Limitation Talks
President Nixon sent to Congress a treaty limiting ABM deployment to two sites per country and a companion executive agreement to cap total land and sea based offensive missiles at current levels. He urged prompt ratification while noting room for future strategic modernization and possible withdrawal if tighter curbs are not reached within five years. Disagreements over modern submarines and third country subs remain unresolved as NATO and Soviet positions clash.
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Senate
Congress
United States
Soviet Union
Nixon
McKeithen Reports Net Worth After Leaving Office
Former Gov. John McKeithen files a net worth statement with the Louisiana secretary of state showing he is worth 311145 dollars, about 13780 more than his 1964 starting value. Gov. Edwin Edwards also filed, reporting a net worth of 465000 dollars under the same law.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
McKeithen
Wade O. Martin, Jr
Edwin Edwards
River Stage Updates Show Stationary Readings
River observatories report Camden at 264.5 stationary stage and Monroe at 40.18 stationary. The current readings indicate no river level changes at the moment.
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Camden
Monroe
Local Homes Show More Appliances Across Ouachita Parish
A News-Star report notes rising living standards in Ouachita Parish over the decade. Data from the Commerce Department and other sources show more two car households, increased ownership of freezers and refrigerators, TV sets including color models, dishwashers, clothes dryers, and hi fi units as incomes rise despite inflation and taxes.
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News - Star News Service
New York
Ouachita Parish
Department of Commerce
United States
Israel Egypt clash ends 2 year air quiet over Mediterranean
Israel and Egypt fought the first air battle since 1970, two Egyptian MiG 21s shot down 25 miles off Sinai. Israeli planes returned safely. one Israeli aircraft involved. Parachutes seen as Egyptian pilots went into the sea.
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Tel Aviv
API
Israel
Egypt
Mediterranean Sea
Sinai Penninsula
International
Middle East
Suez Canal
Middle Trast
Sinai
Mediterranean
Sinai Peninsula
Israel Air Force
Tlon
Sormer
Viet Reds Slay Fleeing Refugees
Communists opened fire on a column of about 1,000 refugees fleeing An Loc, killing 12 civilians and wounding 30. Newsmen reported mortars were fired onto Highway 13 as refugees fled the provincial capital 60 miles north of Saigon.
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Saigon
An Loc
Highway 13
Record heat in California and cooling Evanston
New York reports the highest temperature of 110 degrees at Birthe California while Evanston, Wyoming records a low of 35 degrees. The entry notes a severe heat event and a notably cool night in another location.
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New York
National Weather Service
Alaska
Hawaii
Birthe
Calif
Evanston
Wvo
Dial-A-Bus Tested in Canada Telephones Residents for Pickup
Under a dial a bus system in Canada residents contact transit companies by phone and are picked up at homes or offices. The World Classified Ads section invites readers to turn to the News Star for more notices.
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Canada
News-Star
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Russell B. Long
D-La
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David H. Pryor
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Custer State Park
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Inside the News-Star
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