Ford Meets With Pope At Vatican
President Ford concludes an eight hour Italian trip with a Vatican audience to discuss the Middle East food aid and refugee issues. He meets Italian leaders including President Leone stressing strong Atlantic ties as security locks down Rome.
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Ford
Italy
Rome
Vatican City
Vatican
Paul VI
U.S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tiber
Paul
Middle East
Sai
United States
Washington
Pope Paul VI
Ciampino
Renaissance Presidential Palace
Leone
Israelis Begin Sinai Pullbacks Ahead of Canal Reopen
Israelis began withdrawing troops tanks and rockets from the Sinai Desert with Defense Minister Shimon Peres saying the thinning out would finish by Wednesday morning just before reopening the Suez Canal. The moves follow the Ford Sadat summit in Salzburg and fuel hopes for a peace breakthrough as Kissinger shuttle diplomacy may resume after Ford meets Rabin in Washington next week.
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United Press International
Israel
Sinai Desert
Shimon Peres
Suez Canal
Sinai
Ford
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Salzburg
Middle East
London
Henry A. Kissinger
Yitzhak Rabin
Washington
The Quickest Way for Moth er to Get Attention
A witty aphorism notes the fastest path to a child’s focus is a mother settling in and appearing at ease, implying quiet authority. The line plays on parental gender roles and comfort as attention control.
Birth of Jason Lee Alford in West Monroe
Mr and Mrs Ricky Alford of Oaks Trailer Park West Monroe announce the birth of their first child Jason Lee weighing four pounds seven ounces born Monday at 1253 p.m. in Glenwood Hospital Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Tommy Neal and Mr and Mrs Jimmy Alford all of West Monroe Also noted is the second anniversary of Robert H Ford and Anne who reside at 22 Jana Monroe.
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Ricky Alford
Oaks Trailer Park
West Monroe
Jason
Lee
Glenwood Hospital
Tommy Neal
Jimmy Alford
Robert H. Ford
Anne
Jana
Monroe
River Stage Measurements Show Flooding Risk
River stage readings show Monroe at 41.9 feet, above flood stage of 40, with a .2 rise in 24 hours. Camden reports 8.0 feet, 1.9 above flood stage and falling. Local authorities warn residents near flood-prone areas to stay alert.
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Monroe
Camden
Powell Named Principal at Lida Benton Elementary
Monroe City School Board after a 35 minute session named Percy Powell principal of Lida Benton Elementary School replacing retired Laverne Riddle. Powell moved from Jefferson Junior High where he was principal. Charles Rohner was named principal of Jefferson to replace Powell after Rohner served at Wossman High School. The vote had one dissent from Mrs. Henriet ta George who cited sex discrimination concerns.
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Monroe City
Percy Powell
Lida Benton
Laverne Riddle
Powell
Jefferson
Charles Rohner
Rohner
Wossman High School
Henrietta George
George
Kermit Young
Fat Derby Victors Slimmer and Richer in Coopersville
Coopersville Michigan residents celebrate five contestants in a private fat loss wager that grew into a town event. Kent Hastings led, shedding 77 pounds from 309 to 232, while Don Rebentish fell 56 pounds from 306. Jo Ann Porgetter slimmed 55 pounds, and others lost similar amounts as the crowd cheered. A brass band and a large turnout marked the victory and losses, with bets of up to 100 dollars per person and a 170 dollar prize for the winners.
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Coopersville
Mich
UPI
Kent Hastings
Hastings
Don Rebentish
Jo Ann Porgetter
Lawrence Farraher
Administration energy officials defend veto of strip mining bill
Federal Energy Administrator Frank G. Zarb and other officials testified before a House panel to justify President Ford's veto of a strip mining bill. Zarb estimated up to 162 million tons of coal could be lost, costing about 20 000 mining jobs, while others argued small miners could relocate to unaffected mines. Interior officials disputed the premise and urged officials to consult mine operators.
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Washington
Administration ” Energy
House
Ford
Federal
Energy
Frank G. Yard
Commerce
Rogers
C.B. Morton
Interior Department
Sby
U.S
Zarb
Appalachia
Morris Udall
D-Ariz
Udall
Morton
Interior
Ozzie Nelson Dies at 69 Former TV Actor and Bandleader
Ozzie Nelson, age 69, the bandleader turned actor famed for The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, died of cancer at his home in Los Angeles. He and Harriet married in 1935 and raised sons David and Ricky as part of the long running family show.
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Ozzie Nelson
Los Angeles
Ozzie and Harriet
Nelson
Harriet
David Ozzie
Eric Hilliard
Ricky
Family
Weather Today and Outlook for Twin Cities and Louisiana
The Twin Cities expect partly cloudy skies through Wednesday with possible afternoon thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the 60s. Louisiana turning partly cloudy Thursday then cloudy Friday and Saturday with a chance of showers spreading from north Thursday to Saturday. highs in the upper 80s to low 90s and lows in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
Louisiana
Survivor recounts 26 hours in capsized oil rig ordeal
Galliano Louisiana AP reports Joe Bellard endured 26 hours clinging to a valve handle inside a lifelike air pocket 50 feet underwater after Progress Marine No 2 capsized eighteen miles off the Louisiana coast. Five rescued, seven unaccounted, Coast Guard searched with a helicopter as divers assessed salvage options for the jack up rig.
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Galliano
Joe Bellard
Progress Marine No
Bellard
Coast Guard
Louisiana
Opelousas
J.a
Derrel
John Dore
Delcambre
Don Ludvich
Lafayette
Progress Marine Inc
HEW proposes shift to pattern based civil rights enforcement
The Department of Health Education and Welfare proposes to stop investigating every individual discrimination complaint and instead map broad bias patterns across government funded sectors. The plan aims to curb political pressure and focus on systemic discrimination while still considering individual complaints for scheduling reviews.
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Washington
UPI
Department of Health Education and Welfare
HEW
Women's Equity Action League
Caspar Weinberger
Office For Civil Rights
Congress
Weinberger
Two Nuclear Tests Conducted At Nevada Site
Two underground nuclear tests were fired 20 minutes apart at the Nevada Test Site. Each test yielded between 20 000 and 200 000 tons of TNT, according to ERDA. No injuries or shocks were reported in Las Vegas, about 90 miles away, and officials stressed the tests were unrelated and coincidentally on the same day.
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Nev
Hiroshima
Nevada Desert
Energy Research and Development Administration
Las Vegas
Nevada
ERDA
Dave Jackson
Compromise Reached Linzay Board Settles Dispute
The Ouachita Parish School Board and demoted assistant principal David A. Linzay settled in court with a compromise. Linzay to be placed in next available admin post with July 1 salary start. no back pay. no tenure credits for litigation period. both sides to finalize at tonight's board meeting.
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Jack Hayes
David A. Linzay
Monroe
Linzay
Ouachita Parish
Dist. Atty
Johnny Parkerson
News-Star Today
Paul H. Kidd
Sue
Federal rules require sex integrated PE in most federally aided schools
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare announced that most schools receiving federal aid must offer sexually integrated physical education unless bodily contact sports are involved. Separate teams may exist for contact sports, but classes must be comparable by sex. Elementary schools have a one year grace period, high schools and colleges three years.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Ford
HEW
Caspar W. Weinberger
Congress
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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