Disorders Report Probed By CEO
Washington AP federal poverty agency probes reports staffers of the Foundation for Community Development linked to violence at North Carolina A&T Greensboro May 21 shooting. Inspector Charles Collins sent to Durham to review the foundation’s involvement as three storefronts including a jam factory and casket plant are planned under the program.
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Washington
The
Federal Poverty Agency
Nixon
North Carolina
Charles Collins
Office of Economic Opportunity
Foundation For Community Development
A&t
Greensboro
Durham
N.C
Commerce Department
Economic Development Administration
Foundation
Unie
OEOQ
Jim Holshouer
North Carolina Republican Party
Holshouser
Collins
Nathan T. Garrett
United Durham Inc
FBI Raids Panthers HQ Arrests Eight in Chicago
Federal agents seized weapons and ammunition during a dawn raid on the Black Panthers West Side HQ at 2350 W Madison St. About 35 agents arrested eight people as they cordoned off the building. George Sams Jr. remained at large in connection with murder and kidnapping charges.
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Chicago
Black Panthers
FBI
Madison St
Marlin W. Johnson
George Sams Jr
New Haven
Johnson
Laird Orders Policy Review After Tragedy
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird ordered a special review of service assignment policies after three Sage brothers from Niobrara Nebraska were among those missing when the destroyer Evans was cut in two by an Australian carrier. He urged a report with recommendations by June 15 to prevent assignments of multiple family members to a single ship or unit.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Frank E. Evans
Laird
Asst
Secretary of Defense
Roger Kelley
Navy
South China Sea
Gary Sage
Gregory Sage
Kelly Sage
Kelley
Army
Air Force
Marines
Sage Brothers
Sullivan Brothers
Waterloo
Iowa
Juneau
Guadalcanal
Evans
Melbourne
Manila
Philippines
Adm
John J. Hyland
Pacific Fleet
Pueblo
Pentagon
Marcus Rodriguez
Fresno
Calif
Cam Rahn Bay
Columbus' Mileage From Three Galleons
A light quip praising Christopher Columbus for the vast sailing distances achieved with a trio of galleons. The remark emphasizes impressive voyage reach and endurance of early exploration.
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Christopher Columbus
Stocks Edge Higher on Outlook of Vietnam Troop Withdrawal
New York stocks rose in mid afternoon trading as hopes faded for a quick troop pullout in Vietnam. The Dow stood at 930.97, up 0.19, with the AP 60-stock average higher at noon. Canadian Breweries led NYSE activity with 100,000 shares traded, while gold stocks declined after London prices fell.
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New York
U.S
South Vietnam
Associated Press
New York Stock Exchange
London
South Africa
American Exchange
River Stage Readings Show Fall Then Rise at Stations
River stages shift across stations with Monroe reporting 40.0 and 17.3 feet while Camden records 269 and 22.3 feet as levels drop then rise amid ongoing flood conditions.
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Monroe
Camden
Edward Singleton Heads to Fort Lewis for Training
Edward Singleton departed Tuesday for Fort Lewis Washington for two weeks of survival training before serving in Vietnam. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie A Singleton of 307 Biscayne Street West Monroe and married to Dotty Anne Cowan, daughter of Mrs. Nona Cowan and the late Fred Cowan of 517 Travis Street.
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Edward Singleton
Fort Lewis
Wash
Vietnam
Singleton
Willie A. Singleton
Biscayne St
West Monroe
Dotty Anne Cowan
Nona Cowan
Travis St
Fred Cowan
West Monroe Soldier heads to Vietnam on year tour
Sgt. Michael Barrett son of Mr and Mrs Fred L Barrett Route 1 Box 331 West Monroe leaves Friday for the West Coast thence to Vietnam for a one year tour of duty He is home on leave since May 18 and is a 1966 graduate of St Frederick's High School His folks say he will be getting out after overseas service.
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Michael Barrett
Fred L. Barrett
Box 331
West Monroe
West Coast
Vietnam
St. Frederick’s High School
Senate approves 17 bills to regulate securities firms
Baton Rouge AP reports the Senate passed 17 bills to curb investment firms after a probe into Louisiana Loan and Thrift Corp. and related fraud. Sen. William Guste said the measures empower the securities commissioner with registration, prospectus filing, 20 day change notices, and investigatory powers, making violations felonies or misdemeanors. The package goes to the House for approval.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
Commissioner of Securities
William Guste
New Orleans
Guste
Louisiana Loan and Thrift Corp
Jack Gremillion
The
Securities Commission
Securities Commissioner
House
State Salons To Decide On Salary Hikes
Lawmakers debate pay raise for statewide officials including the governor as a 41 percent hike faces tough odds after a 40 to 54 vote against legislative compensation. Secretary of State Wade C. Martin backs passage though time runs short with the fiscal session ending next Tuesday. The bill would double out of session expense allowances to 6000 dollars, with amendments trimming per diem for interim committees.
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Wade C. Martin
Senate
Jesse McLain
Covington
David Patten
Jonesville
Edward LeBreton
New Orleans
Showers and thundershowers to linger with mild highs
Forecast calls for showers and thundershowers today with mild temperatures. Highs expected 76 to 82 degrees, lows 58 to 64, and northeast winds 6 to 16 mph. Selman Field Monroe reported 76/56 yesterday as a ridge remains over the Mississippi valley and a low pressure area moves across Louisiana bringing scattered showers.
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FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
Mississippi Valley
Louisiana
Dak To battles burn as Reds suffer heavy losses
In three weeks of fighting around Dak To Central Highlands South Vietnamese troops and U S air and artillery strikes kill 945 North Vietnamese with more than 700 casualties among allies. The operation Peoples Rights tests ARVN lead with U S support while U S forces withdraw portions of combat. U S B 52 bombers drop over 10 000 tons of bombs amid clashes in War Zone C near Saigon.
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Saigon
Dak To
People’s Rights
U.S
Vietnam
ARVN
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Hanoi
Quan Doi Nhan Dan
United States
U.S. 4Th Division
Cambodia
Laos
Ben Het
South Vietnam
U.S. 11Th Armor
U.S. 11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Nixon Thieu May Announce Unilateral Troop Reductions
The New York Times reports Nixon and Thieu plan a first unilateral U S troop pullback in Vietnam. A formal announcement may come after talks at Midway, with about 50 000 troops likely to depart starting Sept 1.
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New York
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam
New York Times
U.S
Times
Washington
Hedrick Smith
Midway
Nixon urges American idealism to halt new isolationists
President Nixon told Air Force Academy graduates that a resurgence of American idealism is needed to counter a rise in isolationist voices at home and abroad. He warned against unilateral disarmament and urged maintaining alliances while strengthening defense amid global tensions.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Nixon
Air Force Academy Today
Arinen
Czechoslovakia
America
California
Midway Island
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Congress
United States
Jetliner Stowaway Dies After Havana Takeoff
Two Cuban youths hid in the wheel wells of a Spanish DC8 in Havana. One died after takeoff. the surviving 22-year-old Armando Socarras Ramirez fell unconscious at Madrid upon landing but later recovered and was said to be improving.
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Madrid
Havana
Armando Socarras Ramirez
Juan Amalbia
Madrid General Hospital
Socarras
Iberia Airlines
Cmdr
Valentin Vara del Rey
Vara del Rey
Francisco Cuevas Garcia
Bogota
Colombia
Mexico City
Louisiana Senate approves redistricting bill amid criticims
The Louisiana Senate voted 23 to 11 to approve a redistricting bill aimed at reducing population variation among eight congressional districts to under one percent. Sponsor Sen. Michael O'Keefe defended the plan as complying with the one man one vote standard, while opponents argued courts could do a better, less political job. The bill moved to the House Judiciary C Committee with a Thursday hearing planned. a House bid to divert it to Judiciary B failed 39 to 46.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
Louisiana
Michael O’keefe
O’keefe
John Schwegmann
Metairie
House
Judiciary C Committee
Lloyd Himes
Convent
Richard Guidry
Galliano
Judiciary B
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