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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1973
Page
5
The 60 day price freeze may curb wholesale and retail prices but could limit agricultural supplies on shelves. Processors warn squeezes risk reduced buying while farmers seek profitable sales. Executives cite rising potato costs and possible shortages if producers halt output.
The White House expects no sweeping SALT agreement this week. Kissinger says extensive discussion could pave way to permanent arms limits. Brezhnev arrives Saturday for talks at the White House Camp David and the Soviet Embassy dinner schedule outlined.
Monroe West Monroe Advertising Club installed new officers Irene Reid president Ron Doughty vice president and John Wilson secretary treasurer at the Mardi Gras Room Ramada Inn. Guest speaker Al Sorge promotion manager for the Jackson Clarion Ledger installed the officers and discussed ad standards. The program featured a slide show of unique classified ads including entries by Washington Franklin Truman Faulkner Dixon and an ad that helped Richard Burton get his first acting job.
In Chichester England James Ashton a 73 year old World War I pilot received a jail term for refusing to fill in a 1971 census form. He defended the act saying prison time is not a high price for his views on reforming the United Nations.
Folke Rogard, former president of the World Chess Federation, died Monday in Stockholm at age 73. A Swedish lawyer, he led the federation from 1945 until 1970 when Max Euwe of the Netherlands succeeded him. Rogard was praised for expanding participation and creating a formal world championship qualification system.
A volunteer fireman asks how to handle being bossed at a station. Advice suggests clarifying chain of command via an organization chart from the fire commissioner to define responsibilities. The second letter concerns a loan to an employee. suggestions include collateral, threats, or wage garnishment to recover the 5000 dollars and address performance issues.
Explorer 49, the last American moon mission, entered lunar orbit to study universal physics. A 20 second engine burn at 3 21 a m EDT placed the 442 pound satellite in a 682 mile high orbit supervised from Rosman North Carolina. The craft will not land on the moon but will monitor low frequency radio emissions.
A federal suit to block a sound and light show over Jackson Square and St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans was dismissed by U S District Judge Lan sing L Mitchell who said the issues were outside federal jurisdiction. Residents argued the project used federal funds and violated historic site guidelines and city bidding rules. The plan aimed to illuminate two centuries of New Orleans history with pinlights and loudspeakers in the Vieux Carre.
Julie Nixon Eisenhower told a commencement audience at the American School for the Deaf that the Watergate affair is like a cancer to her father President Nixon. She said the judiciary will take time to conduct a thorough job and voiced hope his administration would be remembered for peace efforts and openings to Russia and China.
Researchers report signals emitted from clouds of gas across the galaxy and beyond. The findings aim to help physicists answer fundamental questions about the makeup and structure of the universe.
An unemployed waiter in Austin was arrested after being found with a 66 year old charcoal drawing by Pablo Picasso worth 20000. He was charged with stealing the Picasso from a University of Texas gallery.
A masked man robbed an Orleans bank in New Orleans as police searched for a suspect. The incident interrupted banking hours and prompted a citywide security alert. Investigators reviewed surveillance footage and questioned staff for details.
Washington AP. After seven years the FDA issues frozen cherry pie standards effective December 31. Pies must have at least 25 percent cherries and no more than 15 percent blemished. The rule drops minimum cherry weight for pies in shallow pans to allow cheaper products.
Washington Vietnam talks linger as Henry Kissinger hints a Cambodia cease-fire may arrive in the next few weeks. Senate votes 67 to 15 to ban U S military activity in Cambodia and Indochina, with House-Senate talks to follow. Kissinger notes evolving negotiations and a Paris cease-fire communique may influence Cambodia, while stressing no secret agreement with North Vietnam.
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