Monroe Schools Awarded Emergency School Aid Grants
Monroe City School System received 456,970 in ESAA grants from the U.S. Office of Education to fund math program improvements and staff expansion in the pilot and basic grants. The awards include 240,000 for basic and 216,000 for pilot efforts, with 35 teacher aides and assistant principals planned to support math instruction across elementary and junior high schools. A separate 191,850 grant was awarded to the Monroe District Board of Christian Education in Grambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe City
U.S
Russell B. Long
J. Bennett Johnston
Otto E. Passman
Richard C. Miles
Dallas
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Miles
ESAA
Monroe
Old School Board
Monroe District Board of Christian Education
Grambling
Nixon urges confidence in the U S political system
President Nixon, in Pekin Illinois, defends the American political system while dedicating a research center named for Everett Dirksen. He notes flaws but stresses most virtues, calling it tragic to let a few mistakes obscure the system's strength. He arrived aboard the Spirit of ’76 with critics of Watergate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
UPT
Nixon
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Pairie
Dirksen
Washington
Mere “le
Bates to be commissioned as second lieutenant at NSU
Kenneth M. Bates of Winnfield will join one other Northwestern State University student to receive a U S Army second lieutenant commission after six weeks of summer camp in June and July. Mr and Mrs P L Booker of West Monroe recently returned from Colorado Springs with Mr and Mrs Richard Booker from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth M. Bates
Winnfield
Northwestern State University
U.S. Army
P. L. Booker
Woodrow St
West Monroe
Colorado Springs
Richard Booker
Rocket Attack Breaks Start Of Ceasefire
Saigon reports a shaky start to the Kissinger Tho cease-fire with rocket and artillery fire. Both sides continued fighting in Cambodia and the Joint Military Commission delayed meetings as violations were tallied at 21 in four hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
Viet Cong
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
le Trung Hien
Hien
Walrus Aids Wounded Companion, Defying Escape
The report notes a walrus choosing to assist a wounded member of its species rather than flee. The act highlights social bonding and protective behavior observed in walrus groups. Further details on location and circumstances are not provided.
Levee Chief Sees Slim Crop Hope for Jonesville Area
Levee Board President Wedon T. Smith said receding floodwaters have halted any crop prospects in the Jonesville area with July 1 as the planting cutoff. He noted about 60 percent of the parish remains flooded, and some farmers may plant in visible areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesville
Wedon T. Smith
Tensas Basin
Smith
U.S. 84
Highway Department
Jonesville Locks
Catahoula Parish
Concordia Parish
Washington, D.C
Mississippi Valley
Otto Passman
Trading Post Irregularities Reported on Navajo Reservation
Government report from the Federal Trade Commission details how Navajo traders on the reservation in Arizona and New Mexico use language barriers and coercive credit practices to keep 135,000 residents in economic servitude. It cites check interception of Social Security and welfare payments and debt repayment as a key abuse.
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Washington
APT
Southwest
Federal Trade Commission
Arizona
New Mexico
Los Angeles
Lewis R. Bruce
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Jewish Defense League members arrested at White House protest
Four Jewish Defense League members, two men and two women in their teens, were arrested in the White House Blue Room for unlawful assembly as they shouted to President Nixon to press Soviet leader Brezhnev for emigration rights. Secret Service handed them to DC police. The incident happened about 11 a.m. during a public tour.
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Washington
UPL
Jewish Defense League
White House
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Pekin
Ill
Secret Service
Executive Protection Service
District of Columbia Police
Price Rollback Forecast Amid Nixon Price Freeze
Washington officials say the new Phase IV program may trigger price rollbacks in several large industries after Nixon’s 60 day price freeze. The IRS will audit firms with price increases over 1.5 percent since January to enforce the plan. Labor leaders react with mixed views while critics warn of artificial shortages.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
James T. McLane
Cost of Living Council
Internal Revenue Service
McLane
IRS
Harvard
John Kenneth Galbraith
Galbraith
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Teamsters
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Partly Cloudy Forecast for Twin Cities and Monroe
Partly cloudy skies with a slight rain chance for the Twin Cities today and Monroe area tonight and Saturday. Highs near 90, lows around 70, southerly winds 5 to 15 mph. Rain probability about 20 percent daily, FAA notes 88 degrees Thursday at Monroe Municipal Airport with 72 morning low and 0.10 inch rainfall. Extended Louisiana outlook shows showers or thundershowers Sunday and Monday.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Louisiana
River Stages Station Flood Present Change Stage
River stage readings show a flood condition at Monroe with a 4039.1 measurement and Camden level at 2606 as of the fall time frame. Authorities monitor changes in stage and potential impact on area stations and roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Camden
Chuckle Notes On Computers And Mistakes
A light newsroom quip on computing as a great invention with no fewer mistakes, yet no one to blame. The gag highlights tech progress and human foibles in a single witty observation.
Funds To Hire Air Control Men Are Asked
Washington AP Funds to hire 686 additional air traffic control personnel were included in a 7.8 billion appropriations bill sent to the House. The package covers the Department of Transportation for the fiscal year starting July 1 with 5 billion devoted to prior contract authority and 2.75 billion in new appropriations. The committee added a one year ban on airport user charges and proposed 250 million for FAA facilities and equipment plus 74.5 million for Coast Guard capital programs.
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Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Department of Transportation
Nixon
Federal Aviation Administration
Coast Guard
Budget Up As Living Costs Rise Across Nations
Labor Department figures show a four percent rise in fall 1972 costs for a moderate or high budget family of four, to 11446 annually, with a 2.4 percent rise for austerity costs. Anchorage remains the costliest, while Southern towns show the lowest, and metropolitan areas exceed nonmetropolitan costs by up to 22 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Anchorage
Alaska
Portland
Maine
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Detroit
Mich
Indianapolis
Ind
San Diego
Calif
Seattle-Everett
Wash
EPA Proposes Traffic Controls for Eleven Metropolitan Areas
The EPA outlined plans affecting 11 metro regions including Los Angeles and New York City. Measures range from vehicle inspections to gasoline rationing and downtown bans, with New York City adopting taxi limits and tolls on bridges.
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EPA
Robert W. Fri
Congress
Fri
New York State
New York City
Los Angeles
Boston
Minneapolis-St. Paul
New York
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Cincinnati
Manhattan
East River
Harlem
Governmentimposes new restrictions on six appetite suppressants
Washington reports the BNDD added six diet drugs to the controlled substances list. Doctors selling them to patients must register sales, and prescriptions face a maximum of five refills in six months due to concerns about stimulant content and potential habit forming effects.
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Washington
API
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
BNDD
Turn Them Loose Exchange Ad Offer
A home ad service invites readers to convert unused items into cash by calling 322 5161 to get help writing and placing low cost ads. The notice urges turning possessions into saleable offers today.
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News-Star News Service
Catahoula Hospital
Marian
Anicetus
Assis Heights
Rochester
Minn
Silver Lake
Defense League
Inside the News-Star
Lowman
Abby
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
America
Environmental Protection Agency
Johnson
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