North Vietnam receives large cargo volume as minesweeping paused
Pentagon estimates over 150000 tons of cargo have reached North Vietnam since minesweeping stopped. US mines, laid last December, may have deactivated automatically. A 18-ship task force prepared to resume demining near Haiphong after Vietnam pact talks.
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Washington
North Vietnam
United States
Pentagon
Haiphong
U.S
Hanoi
Subic Bay
Philippines
Jerry W. Friedheim
Haiphone
U.S. Navy
Nixon
Friedheim
Louisiana ends 30 day session with revenue sharing and trade school bonds
Governor Edwards wins final passage of an 87 million revenue sharing bill and a 55.9 million trade school bond issue. lawmakers resolved last minute conflicts in joint committees. Guste ruling freed 1.5 million for local governments and a feasibility study will decide a key school location. House and Senate completed bills on criminal code and death penalty, abortion limits, juvenile corrections, and a career education program.
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Baton Rouge
Edwin Edwards
Louisiana
House
Senate
J. E. Jumonville
Ventress
William Guste
Guste
Jumonville
George Connor
New Orleans
Ben Bagert
State Education Department
Cleaning out the Garage Reveals Bigger World Goals
A reflective note on the yearly chore of tidying a garage, illustrating how tidying tasks highlight larger societal efforts to improve the world. The piece links personal organization to collective progress and the sense of ongoing work.
Moonlight gasoline market grows around shortage in 1960s era
The gasoline shortage spurred a shadow market where independent chains pay premium prices to jobbers for supply. Major oil firms limit allocations, prompting private brand stations to seek alternate sources. Industry officials say the practice is not illegal but reflects a seller's market with restricted availability.
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New York
Ohio
Missouri
R.W. Reynolds
Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America
Washington
Cease Fire Accord Signed Again By Vietnam Parties
In Paris, the four original Vietnam players United States North Vietnam South Vietnam and the Viet Cong signed a new agreement to strictly implement the Jan. 27 cease fire. Kissinger and Tho led the talks in a ceremony seen as reprise of the earlier signing amid renewed pressure over Cambodia and Vietnam clashes.
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Paris
UPI
South Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Kleber Avenue
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
U.S
Nixon
Kissinger
Tho
Cambodia
Odessa
Northwestern cadets attend six weeks at Fort Riley
Randolph Jones of Monroe will join 29 other Northwestern State University ROTC cadets for six weeks at Fort Riley Kansas. The summer camp prepares cadets for active duty and exposes them to realistic military situations.
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Randolph Jones
Monroe
Northwestern State University Rotc
Fort Riley
Kan
New Hires Bring Experience to Monroe Police Department
Kathy Webb, formerly with the Shreveport Police Department, joined the Monroe Police Department last week as a stenographer in the Juvenile Division, adding a new face to the local force this week.
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Monroe
Kathy Webb
Shreveport Police Department
Rain Likely With Warm Temperatures in Twin Cities Area
Weatherman forecasts rain or showers for Twin Cities today with 60 percent chance. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies extend through Thursday with thundershowers possible today and diminishing tonight. Highs near 90, lows around 70, southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. FAA notes Monroe Airport high of 91 Tuesday and 72 low this morning. Rainfall in last four hours measured .02 inch. Extended outlook for Louisiana calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures Friday through Sunday with a chance of showers in the southeast.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
Vicinity A
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Louisiana
Nixon to reveal inflation battle plan in radio address
President Nixon will outline a major anti inflation program in a nationwide radio and TV address at 8 30 p m EDT. He will meet with his cabinet and with bipartisan congressional leaders before the remarks. Officials anticipate tighter wage price controls though an across the board freeze is unlikely.
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Nixon
Washington
White House
Congress
Gerald
Warren
Senate
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate Democrats
John Tower
R-Tex
Republican Policy Committee
Wily
Monroe City School Board Ordered to Enforce Race and Teacher Ratios
U S District Judge Richard J. Putnam ordered the Monroe City School Board to enforce a 70 percent cap on any race within schools and a 60 40 split between white and black teachers, citing contempt in the Jimmy Andrews desegregation case. The six point order directs immediate implementation of the 1971 consent decree, updated pupil locator maps, objective enrollment criteria, staff familiarity with decrees, and upgrading model schools Lincoln and Clark for broader access.
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Monroe City
U.S
Richard J. Putnam
Lafayette
Jimmy Andrews
City
Lincoln
Clark
Putnam
Monroe Airport Receives Federal Grant For Runway Expansion
Monroe Airport Authority announced a $279,142 federal grant from the Department of Transportation to offset costs of reconstructing runways widening taxiways paving areas and acquiring nearby land across Milhaven Road. The grant increases the program total to 1.6 million with required city matching funds.
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Monroe
U.S
Otto Passman
City of
Sneed
Airport
Monroe Airport Authority
Monroe Government Center
Russell B. Long
J. Bennett Johnston
Rep
Passman
Regional Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Coordinating Committee Formed
Representatives from three area health agencies announce a NE Louisiana initiative creating an 11 parish regional Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Coordinating Committee. With 60-plus members from sheriff offices health directors police chiefs courts mayors and more the group will study priorities refine referrals and plan joint workshops to maximize existing funds and services. The first meeting is slated for July.
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A. N. “Bert’’ Robinson
Northeast Louisiana Area Health Planning Council
Richard Whitehead
Louisiana Council On Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
C. B. Roberts
Monroe
New Orleans
Division of Health
Robinson
Northeast Louisiana
Mittee
Roberts
Health Planning Council
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Whitehead
Inside The News-Star Highlights and Sections
The News-Star sections include Abby Lowman Broadway Radio-TV Classified Sports Comics Theater Crossword Van Dellen Editorial Women Horoscope Weather Jumble across 42 pages. The page layout outlines feature areas and columnist placement for the edition.
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Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
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