Senate votes to keep draft as U.S. debates extensions
The Senate rejected Hatfield's bid to end all draft calls on July 1 by 67 to 23 as leaders edge toward a June 18 vote on cutting Vietnam war funds. Debate highlighted arguments for a two year extension and moving to an all volunteer force, with pressure to limit further debate on amendments.
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Washington
Senate
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ore
Wy Woul
Avilchmalu S. Schweiker
R-Pa
House
Hatfield
Nixon
Thomas F. Eagleton
Dmo
McGovern-Hatfield
U.S. Jobless Rate Edges Up in May to 6.2 Percent
Unemployment rose to 6.2 percent in May, tying a nine year high, with long term joblessness climbing to 586,000. Gains were seen in construction and sales, as women 20 to 24 posted higher rates, while overall payrolls rose to 78.7 million and wages edged up. The report notes inflation erodes purchasing power and outlines shifts in race and full-time worker unemployment.
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Washington
U.S
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
West Monroe Chamber Director Eugene Smith to Visit Office
Eugene Smith executive director of the West Monroe Chamber of Commerce is recovering two weeks after surgery and is expected to visit the chamber office during hinted periods next week according to executive secretary Evelyn Terrell.
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Eugene Smith
West Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Udoine Fine
Chamber
Evelyn Terrell
Du Ponts Attend World War I VFW Convention
Mr and Mrs M F Du Pont of 810 Alabama Street Monroe depart for Alexandria to attend the 12th Department convention at the Holiday Inn Alexandria running today through Sunday. Mrs Dupont is past department chief of staff and Mr Dupont past department commander.
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M. F. DuPont
Alabama St. Monroe
Alexandria
Holiday Inn
Study Slated Of Funds Bill By McDougall
Baton Rouge officials weigh how deeply to cut the general appropriations bill after Senate and House amendments. McDougall urges flexible reductions to reach a practical balance and notes vetoes may be accompanied by targeted cuts. Gov McKeithen must decide before Tuesday session end.
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McDougall
Baton Rouge, la
W.W. McDougall
McDouvall
McKeithen
McAheithen
House
Senate
Robert Munson
House Appropriations Committee
Oan
Munson
Ell
Henry
Jonesboro
Conference Committee
Hanoi Refuses To Accept 13 War Captives
The US troopship Upshur with 13 disabled North Vietnamese prisoners aboard headed back toward South Vietnam after Hanoi declared the Paris release agreement invalid. The ship did not enter the cease fire zone and the prisoners were to be returned to Da Nang POW camp. North Vietnam and Saigon disputed the terms with Hanoi saying only 13 would go home while repatriation for 900 others was refused.
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Upshur
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
Bien Hoa
Saigon
da Nang
U.S
Paris
Wholesale Price Index Rises on Metals and Fuel Costs
The May WPI increased four tenths of a percent led by higher steel and metal prices and a sharp gasoline upturn. The Bureau of Labor Statistics attributed about 70 percent of the rise for industrials to metals and fuels, lifting the index to 113.8, meaning 100 in 1987 costs 113.80 now.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
El Paso Records Heat Peak at 95 Degrees
The National Weather Service logged the top mainland U.S. temperature of 95 degrees in El Paso Texas on Thursday. In contrast Flagstaff Arizona recorded a low of 26 degrees today.
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New York
Lead in air rises in Los Angeles Philadelphia and Cincinnati
EPA report based on samples from 1961 62 and 1968 69 finds lead increases at most sites in three cities with Los Angeles showing 33 65 percent gains and Philadelphia up to 36 percent while Cincinnati shows mixed changes. Blood studies on 872 women analyzed separately but not conclusive.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Ins
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
U.S. Air Pollution Control Office
American Petroleum Institute
International Lead Zine Research Organization, Inc
Ronald E. Engel
Air Pollution Control Office
Pleasant Weekend Weather Midst Northeast Louisiana Forecast
Area forecasts show sunny to partly cloudy skies for the Northeast Louisiana region through the weekend with no precipitation. Highs reach 86 to 92 today and Saturday, lows near 66 to 70, winds 6 to 16 mph, and dew points in the low 70s to upper 60s. Sunshine around 80 percent, drying conditions 60 percent or more, and a slight chance of showers northern areas Monday or Tuesday with highs near 90 and lows around 70. Monroe Municipal Airport logged 87 degrees Thursday with no precipitation and a 69 degree low this morning.
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Louisiana
FAA
Monroe Municipal
NATO Meet Sets Europe Troop Talks Amid Berlin Impasse
NATO ministers from all members except France agreed to hold a special session this year to discuss mutual troop cuts in Europe. The United States and other powers will send senior foreign ministry officials to explore ideas with the Soviets once Berlin's future is settled, likely by December in Brussels.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Finance
United States
Wiliam P. Tracers
NATO
Alles
North Atlantic Council
France
Rogers
Maurice Schumann
Berlin
Brezhnev
Brussels
Ajuda Palace
Foreicon
Walter Scheel
West Germany
East
Forresee
Leonid Brezhnev
Schumann
Scientists Plan To Alter Course Of Mariner Craft
Scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory planned a midcourse correction for Mariner 9 to lower its Mars approach. A 9.3 second burn of the engine from 838000 miles Earth distance would steer the probe to about 750 miles from Mars on November 13 during its 247 million mile journey to map the planet.
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Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars
Earth
Red Planet
Mission Control
Mar
Policy Changes For ROTC Sought By Higher Ed Groups
Washington AP brief notes national higher education associations urge broad policy changes for ROTC in colleges. Proposals include renaming programs to Army Navy and Air Force Officer Education Programs, tougher credentialing for instructors, academic credit rules, and expanding ROTC to more minority-serving schools. Endorsing groups span AAU and ACE along with several state and land grant associations.
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Sis
Army
Navy
Air Force
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
American Council of Education
The
Association of American College
Association of American Universities
National Association For Equal Ne
Trestitutions Cape Reptive
PRTC
Sendewais
Eas
River Flood Threat Delays Camden Monroe Area
Flood stage river readings raise risk along River Street affecting Camden and Monroe with possible stage rise and travel impacts as weather systems move through the region.
GIs Seek Help for Heroin Addiction at Madigan Hospital
At Madigan Army Hospital 84 Vietnam veterans since March entered its detox ward for heroin withdrawal. Patients like Jim describe withdrawal symptoms and fear family discovery while Maj. Jerry Stoller notes Vietnam era access to heroin fueled the crisis among service members. Followup on long term sobriety remains difficult.
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Tacoma
Wash
Jim
Madigan Army Hospital
Ft. Lewis
Vietnam
Madigan
Maj
Jerry Stoller
Stoller
United States
Jum
AO Senate Subcommittee
Nixon outlines energy push with offshore oil and atomic plans
President Nixon announced a broad energy program to boost supply, urging offshore oil development, geothermal power, oil shale, coal gasification, and a second generation of atomic plants. He proposed Canada oil imports and supplemental appropriations including 827 million for fast breeder research with a 1980 demonstration goal, plus 50 million for plant construction.
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Washington
Nixon
Canada
William T. Pecora
Interior
Pecora
Tulsa Port Dedication Draws Crowds for New Waterway
AP dispatch describes a large crowd expected at the Tulsa Port dedication as President arrives. Speaker outlines the McClellan Navigation System stretching 440 mile link from Tulsa to the Gulf via the Mississippi River, a major Corps project.
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Oise
SPO
Tulsa
Saturdas Ous
Etoesmnile
Corps of Arms Tongineers
Wutsy
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
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