20 Jul 1973
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1973
Page
1
The government reports June consumer prices up seven tenths of one percent led by stronger grocery store prices up 1.7 percent and fruits and vegetables surging 4.9 percent. Gasoline and fuel oil spikes push nonfood commodities higher as wages rise but real spendable earnings fall slightly.
A lighthearted quip notes that a well-adjusted person treats golf as a game rather than a pressure filled test of nerves and skill.
Twin Cities notes rally for the Colvin Clan reunion in Unionville set for August 4. The 1916 founded gathering is the state’s oldest of its kind with Fernie Roberson, son of Theo Colvin Roberson, speaking on family as a core privilege at the open air tabernacle near the family cemetery.
The FBI said the Black Muslim killed during an attempted arrest for desertion was Milton Leon Scott, not Calvin Henry Wallace. Wallace, in prison for forgery and other crimes, had used Scott’s identity after deserting the Army. The shooter’s identity was not released.
Washington AP reports Senate and House conferees agreed to keep the Highway Trust Fund intact for one year before allowing it for mass transit. The $18 billion three year bill would use urban funds for buses in 1975 and buses and rails in 1976.
Senate subcommittee opened public hearings on last year s 1 billion wheat sale to the Soviet Union. Clarence Palmby of Continental Grain testified denying active role in negotiations and claiming not to have known Soviet purchase plans, amid criticism of government information-sharing failures and railcar logistics.
A fish die-off in Bayou D Arbonne from the Ouachita River to Cross Bayou is linked to oxygen deficiency. Louis Johnson of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and biologists say poor water quality from decaying vegetation in the Cross Bayou area is causing severe oxygen depreciation and fish deaths, mainly shad, as water drains from spring floods.
Residents of Monroe and vicinity are told to expect mostly fair weather today through Saturday with highs in the mid 90s and lows in the mid 70s. Winds run light, shifting to southwest by Saturday, as VAA at Monroe Municipal Airport reports a Thursday high of 98 and a 75 low with no rain in the last 24 hours.
Former assistant attorney general Robert Mardian told the Senate Watergate panel that Nixon personally directed moving logs of White House ordered telephone taps away from the FBI and into the White House. He recounted mid 1971 concerns about governing if White House confidentiality could not be kept.
A concise rundown of Inside The News-Star sections including Abby Lowman Broadway Radio TV Comics Theater and sports. The page notes classifieds Van Dellen editorial women horoscope weather and crossword clues, framing readers for the day's local coverage.
Sen. Stuart Symington said William Colby should be recalled to discuss his nomination to head the CIA amid charges he helped run the pacification program in Vietnam from 1968 to 1971. Rep. Robert Drinan accused Colby of directing political suppression and Phoenix operations that jailed opposition activists.
The Coast Guard recovered the body of William Gilroy of Seattle from Lake Pontchartrain after a fisherman pulled up a crab net. An unidentified woman was found nearby and recovered later. Gilroy, his wife Judy, and attorney J. P. Tonkoff of Yakima were missing since a twin engine plane crash near Lakefront Airport Wednesday night.
The mock launch of Skylab 2 ended successfully at Cape Kennedy as Bean Garriott and Lousma trained in Houston for the July 28 mission. They then drained 150000 gallons of cryogenic fuel from the Saturn 1B while preparing flight plans and loading the command module for the six to eight week science voyage.
President Nixon tells White House staff he will work at full tilt and not resign. He returns from Bethesda Naval Medical Center after a week with viral pneumonia and plans to press ahead, including a Camp David weekend and a push to keep tapes private.
Fresh sweet corn advertised for sale with contact details 396-2650.
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