Nixon proposes two year extension for antipoverty program
The Nixon administration urges a two year extension and two billion dollars in federal antipoverty outlays for the first year. Donald Rumsfeld told the House committee the plan aims to improve long term planning and efficient fund allocation while studying program results and effectiveness. He noted evaluation will be a high priority and study teams will examine critical agency issues.
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Washington
Nixon
Federal Antipoverty Agency
Donald Rumsfeld
Office of Economic Opportunity
House Education and Labor Committee
Rumsfeld
Congress
Carl D. Perkins
D-Ky
Rumfeld
Divorce Granted to Katherine Long in Reno Nevada
Katherine May Hartie Long, wife of Senator Len Russell B. Long, received a divorce on grounds of incompatibility from Dist. Judge John W. Barrett in Reno. Long did not appear. hearing was short and uncontested. The couple have two daughters, Rita and Pamela, with one married.
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Senator Long
Reno
River Stages Station Flood Present Change
River stage readings show a rise at Monroe AQ station Camden with 248.4 reported and stage elevation not listed, signaling ongoing flood conditions and potential risk to nearby areas.
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Monroe
Camden
North South Jet Service Inaugurated By Southern Airways
Southern Airways officially launched daily jet service from Monroe to Memphis and New Orleans with Flight 30 arriving at Monroe Municipal Airport at 7 45 am. The DC 9 Fanjet took off for Memphis after a 15 minute ceremony, continuing from New Orleans via Baton Rouge with a 26 minute leg to Monroe arriving ten minutes late. Local officials greeted the arrival at Monroe airport as the jet service began.
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Southern Airways
Monroe
Memphis
New Orleans
Monroe Municipal
Baton Rouge
Monroe Welcomes Southern Jet Service and Officials
City leaders and businessmen attended a ceremony as Southern Jet Service announced daily round trips linking Monroe with Memphis via Greenville and New Orleans with stops at Natchez Baton Rouge and Monroe airport. Officials praised the expansion and noted travel time cuts to major hubs. The event featured Graydon Hall delivering a framed jet photo to Monroe Chamber of Commerce president Arthur Grant and included local band performances.
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Monroe
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Baton Rouge
W. W
Woodie) Dumas
Southern
Ouachita Parish
Jack White
Hall
Tom Wiley Jr
John J. Janish
Frank W. Wheeler
A. D. Winham
Memphis
Greenville
New Orleans
Natchez
Miss
AMA Views on Imitation Milk Urges Caution for Infants
In Chicago the American Medical Association council on foods and nutrition advised that imitation milk is generally undesirable for infants and should be discouraged due to low protein minerals and vitamins. It noted filled milk can approach whole milk nutritionally but urged physicians to verify contents before recommending substitutes to patients.
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Chicago
Council On Foods and Nutrition of
American Medical Association
Association
United States
AMA
Council
State Soions Debating Bill On School Aid
In Baton Rouge the Louisiana House began debate on a bill to provide state aid to parochial and private schools. Speaker John Garrett cast a tie breaking vote to adopt an amendment risking the act if nonpublic schools are deemed public. Multiple amendments were proposed and rejected or reconsidered. a $91.5 million bond issue for state building and repair also faced likely close votes.
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Baton Rouge, la
House
John Garrett
Garrett
Elmer Tapper
Arabi
Plaquemines Parish
Frank Patti
Belle Chase
George Blue
Metairie
State Board of Education
Dragging Resumes Today For Body Of Drowned Boy
Rescue teams resume search for Jesse Mitchell, 15, of Monroe, who drowned Sunday in the Guachita River near the Louisville Avenue Bridge. Earlier, an older half-brother testified the boy could not swim and begged him not to enter the water. Two other youths and an unidentified white boy tried to help, were pulled under, and returned to shore. Fire department boats, sheriff patrol, and union divers assisted in the Sunday drag efforts after heavy rain halted the initial search.
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Jesse Lee Mitchell
Arkansas St
Monroe
Guachita
Louisville Avenue
James Edward Jones Jr
Mitchell
Willie Coline
Michael DeGratis
Coline
Monroe Fire Department
Uni
Fire Department
Ohuachita Parish
Sheriff’s Department
Carpenter's Local Union No. 1811
Jimmy Griffin
Harold Woodruff
Partly Cloudy Skies After Thunderstorms With Warm Trend
The weather forecast calls for partly cloudy skies through Tuesday after heavy rain in the Twin Cities on Sunday. Temperatures will reach 80 to 84 degrees today and Tuesday, with nights around 58 to 62. Winds run north to northeast at 8 to 16 mph. a thunderstorm at 11 p.m. Sunday delivered torrential rain and strong lightning.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Selman
Monroe
Viet Cong Shell Saigon and Dak To Clash With Paratroopers
Viet Cong rockets hit Saigon for the first time in 18 days as 82nd Airborne and South Vietnamese militiamen engage enemy units 11 miles northwest of the capital. An American adviser was killed at Dak To air field after a rocket attack. six Viet Cong were reported dead and three captured in the ensuing clashes.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
82Nd Airborne Division
U.S
Dak To
Pompidou Poher Advance To French Runoff In Tight Contest
In Paris Georges Pompidou led with 43.95 percent of the vote and Alain Poher followed with 23.44, as Jacques Duclos of the Communist party surged to 21.53. A runoff is set for June 15 to decide the seven year presidency.
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Paris
Georges Pompidou
Alain Poher
Pompidou
Rothschild
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Poher
Senate
Jacques Duclos
Communist Party
Duclos
Gaston Defferre
Marseille
Michel Rocard
Cialist Party
Louis Scatel
Alain Krivine
Defferre
Rocard
Ducatel
Krivine
Stocks Continue On Lower Trend In Trades Today
The stock market slipped into a third straight week of declines as markets opened late due to rain flooded subways. The Dow fell about 4.46 points to 933.10 at 1 p.m., with 700 decliners to 400 advancers on the New York Stock Exchange and trading disruptions at the American Stock Exchange.
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New York
Financial District
American Stock Exchange
Associated Press
New York Exchange
Dallas Loses Last Passenger Train After 98 Years
Dallas watched the last passenger train depart Union Terminal as the Texas Pacific No. 22 Texas Eagle rolled away. Rail workers and buffs recalled decades of service from dusty platforms while noting the rise of autos and air travel ended an era.
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Dallas
Tex
Union Terminal
Texas Pacific
Texas Eagle
Earl Davis
James E. Perkins
No. 22
Supreme Court Upholds Civilian Trials for Servicemen Off Base
The Supreme Court rules a peacetime serviceman charged with a non military off base crime in the United States must be tried in civilian courts. The 5 3 decision limits military authority to try such offenses and confirms civilian jurisdiction in most cases.
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Washington
UPT
Supreme Court
United States
Congress
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Montgomery County
Ala
Johnson
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Traffic Deaths Set U. S. Record
A record 543 persons died in traffic accidents over the Memorial Day weekend, surpassing the previous 542 fatality three day benchmark set in 1966. The Associated Press reports ongoing tabulation of last weekend's deaths.
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Associated Press
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Bert) Hatten
H. W. McSherry
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Linda Shouest
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Kiichi Aichi
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Aichi
Okinawa
Set
James L. Casidy
Raul R. Cassidy
Twane Ave
Ft. Cambell
Set. Cassidy
West Monroe High School
821St Combat Security Police
Forbes Afb
Kaw
Happy
Terri Cartwright
T. D. Cartwright
W. Rimes Circle
Hanoi
Quan Doi Nhan Dan
Dak
Scott Green
St. Louis
Dyersburg
California
Little Rock Ark
Lake Nixon Club
Little Rock
U. S
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