Fire devastates Kansas City apartment. twelve dead
A three story brick building in Kansas City burned early today killing twelve people including six from one family and eight children. Police seek two former tenants evicted for nonpayment and a youth who allowed friends to move in as investigators determine the cause and search for witnesses.
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Kansas City
Palira
I Vuilaey Vuuim
Alicil
Midtown
Dan Breece
Harry Smith
Lawrence Smith
General Hospital
Twenter
Mary Cohen
Escaped Convicts Surrender After Night Siege in Farmhouse
In Robeson County North Carolina escaped convict Ricardo Resendez 26 of Los Angeles surrendered at dawn after a hostage standoff with farmer Isley Wilcox and family authorities say his partner James Lee had already given up earlier. The escapees seized weaponry and fatally shot guard Earl Strickland during the breakout and forced Sergeant Ebert Locklear to act as a hostage before leaving. Police and prison officials coordinated from a nearby residence as negotiations progressed.
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Lumberton
N.C
Suliuulueu Lilet Mundt
Ricardo Resendez
Los Angeles
Isley Wilcox
Robeson County
James Lee
Wilcox
Resendez
Sam Garrison
Lynn
Ruby Neal Brown
Earl Strickland
Resender
Strickland
Ebert Locklear
Fire Traps 35 to 40 on 34th Floor in Dallas Bank Building
Fire on the 34th floor of the Republic National Bank Building in downtown Dallas trapped 35 to 40 people until firefighters guided them to safety. At least four were hospitalized with cuts from breaking windows for air as acrid smoke filled three floors and elevators. The blaze started in an unoccupied alteration area adjacent to an American Airlines complex.
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Dallas
Tex
Republic National Bank
American Airlines
River Stages Station Flood Present Change
River stage readings show rising flood levels at stations including Monroe 40 Camden 26 with the gage at 16.27.8 and ongoing flood risk across the region.
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Monroe
Camden
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Birthday Plans and Florida Food Map
Mrs. John Dye of Oak Grove marks her 80th birthday quietly as family disputes potential plans. Simon Johnson returns to Monroe barber shop where Curtis Joiner describes him as a food lover who planned his Florida trip around restaurants.
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John Dye
Oak Grove
Hazel Crow Wright
Monroe
Dye
Mrs. Wright
Simon Johnson
Curtis Joiner
Joiner
Johnson
Florida
Burger confirmed as Chief Justice by Senate panel
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved President Nixon’s nomination of Warren E. Burger as chief justice. The one hour forty five minute hearing featured praise and Burger pledged financial disclosure and retirement from unrelated activities if confirmed. He listed six organizations including the Mayo Foundation and Georgetown University among his affiliations.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Warren E. Burger
The
United States
Earl Warren
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Burger
Joseph E. Tydings
Dmd
Abe Forias
High Court
Congress
Judiciary
Tydings
Judicial Conference of the United States
Judicial Conference
Mayo Foundation
Institute of Criminal Law and Procedure
Georgetown University
New York University
Federal Bar Foundation
Frankfurt University
American Bar Association
Committee On
U S Battle Deaths Top 250 In Week
AP reports indicate U S combat deaths in Vietnam last week ranged 250 to 300 with 231 South Vietnamese and at least 2 637 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed. Despite similar American losses, enemy toll fell sharply from the prior week as two major engagements near Saigon produce losses for both sides.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Nationalizing Defense Firms Urged in Hearings
Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith urged Congress to nationalize large defense contractors, proposing firms with over 75 percent defense business in five years be made public corporations. He said big contractors are part of the public establishment and must face public standards. Charles L. Schultze backed oversight reforms including a military posture balance and annual statements, while proposing a new joint committee to align budget with national priorities.
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Washington
John Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard
Congress
Defense Department
Galbraith
Senate
House
John F. Kennedy
India
Charles L. Schultze
Budget Bureau
Lyndon B. Johnson
Military Audit Commission
Schultze
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
Clear And Mild Expectation For The Area
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with highs 80 to 86 and lows 58 to 64. Winds 5 to 15 mph. Selman Field Monroe reported 79/61 Monday. Sunshine about 80 percent Wednesday with no precipitation through Thursday as a ridge of high pressure moves east across the state. Visibilities 7 to 150 miles.
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FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
Louisiana-Texas
Navy Reports 3 In Crash Missing
Pearl Harbor Hawaii AP Navy ships searched the South China Sea near Vietnam for 73 missing from the USS Frank E. Evans after it was rammed by the Australian carrier Melbourne during SEATO maneuvers. One sailor was dead, 200 survived, and a court of inquiry was ordered.
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Frank E. Evans
Vietnam
South China Sea
Manila
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
U.S
Melbourne
Saigon
Evans
A. SS. Mc. Lemore
Long Beach
Calif
Kearsarge
Singapore
Radio Australia
Navy
Cam Ranh Bay
John J. Hyland
Pacific Fleet
Funds For State Meat Inspectors Tacked Onto Bill
The Louisiana Senate added 350000 to the general appropriations bill to hire state meat inspectors and avoid federal inspection for intrastate packing houses. Sen. Adcock said the money protects small packing houses and consumers, while opponents warned of high per-house costs and loss of federal coverage.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
General Appropriations
Louisiana
Senate Finance Committee
State Department of Agriculture
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Jackson B. Davis
Shrekveport
Davis
Theodore Hickey
New Orleans
Stocks Drop as Market Continues 1969 Slide
New York trading session shows the Dow Jones average down to 932.01 as 1969 market decline persists. The AP 60-stock average slid to 332.0 with industrials, rails, and utilities lower. Declines outpaced advances on the NYSE by more than 200 stocks amid tight money and Vietnam concerns.
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New York
Associated Press
New York Stock Exchange
Vietnam
Funds Sought For Ouachita River Project
Ouachita River Valley Association leader H K Thatcher urged Congress to approve 23 675 million for this year’s river program, well above Nixon administration 18 873 million. He pressed for 10 million for the 9 foot channel, 2 835 million for maintenance, plus 50 000 to study a Saline River dam and 100 000 for a comprehensive basin study.
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H. K. Thatcher
Ouachita River Valley Association
Camden
Ark
House
Nixon
Thatcher
Washington
Association
Congress
Saline
Ouachita
Benton
Tough Stance In Nixon Address At Beadle College
President Nixon attacked campus revolt and racial discord as he urged honesty and respect for peaceful change. He warned against coercion and called for intellectual integrity while dedicating General Beadle College’s Mundt Library.
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Madison
S.D
Nixon
General Beadle College
Karl E. Mundt
Monroe Area Sees Demand For Office Home Work Roles
The Louisiana Department of Employment Security projects strong annual growth in Monroe for occupations such as stenographers typists secretaries and private household workers. Eight categories including attendants cooks drivers and teachers are each seen adding about 25 jobs yearly through 1975, with private household workers leading overall state gains at about 2050 annual openings.
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Monroe
Louisiana Department of Employment Security
You’ll live longer if you don’t drink smoke or stay out late
Joking quip: avoiding alcohol tobacco and late nights should extend life, though the effect may feel longer. The line plays on the idea of time perception tied to health choices.
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Edward M. Kennedy
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1St Air Cavalry Division
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Vallejo
U.S. Navy
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