Airline pilots strike grounds flights worldwide during Agnes
The 24 hour wildcat walkout by international pilots disrupted service for 19 foreign carriers and grounded several U S lines including Eastern Northeast and Southern Airlines which resumed some flights by midmorning. Courts constrained American pilots and only a few U S carriers operated normally.
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U.S
Canada
Europe
United States
Eastern
Northeast
Southern
Atlanta
Supreme Court
Washington
Pilots’ Association
International Federation of Airline Pilots
Trans World Airlines
American Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Delta Airlines
United Air Lines
Western Airlines
Irish Airlines
Scandanavian Airlines
Air France
Sabena
Belgian World Airlines
el al
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Alitalia
Lufthansa
Swissair
Air New Zealand
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Varig Airlines
Brazil
Iberia Airlines
Spain
Air Afrique
Aerohaves de Mexico
Turkish Airlines
Aerolineas Argentinas
Olympic Airways
Yugoslav Airline
JAT
Czechoslovakia
Hong Kong
Manila
Tokyo
Berlin
London
British Overseas Airways Corp
British European Airways
Pan Am
New York
Vienna
Panama City
John P. Gratz
TWA
Airline Pilots Association
Agnes Strikes Northwest Florida Coast Amid Death Toll Rise
Hurricane Agnes pounded the Florida coast with 80 mph winds and five to six foot tides. Tornadoes and floods caused numerous fatalities and extensive damage from Okeechobee to the Keys, prompting evacuations and emergency declarations across Panhandle and peninsula areas.
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Panama City
Fla
UPI
Florida
Georgia
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Apalachicola
Agnes
Okeechobee
la Belle
Lake Okeechobee
Cuba
Isle of Pines
Gulf of Mexico
Carabelle
Merritt Island
Pine Island
Florida Keys
Gulf Coast
County Commission
Tallahassee
Alligator Point
State Solons Stall Bill On Horse Racing
Louisiana House stalls a pari mutuel horse racing bill allowing parish voters to decide on tracks. The Laborde amendment exempts parishes with existing permits, aiming at Delta Downs in Vinton which is under construction. Debate centers on investors and prior licenses while statewide reach is noted.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana House of Representatives
William McLeod
Lake Charles
House
M. J. Laborde
McLeod
Harry Tollins
Delta Downs
Vinton
Laborde
Walter O. Rigby
Bossier City
Conway Lebley
Cameron
Louisiana House rejects bar on out-of-state liquor dealers
The Louisiana House of Representatives defeated legislation to bar out-of-state liquor dealers from disrupting current distribution patterns. Rep. Lawrence Gibbs argued it would keep out outsiders, while Rep. Joseph Accardo labeled it price fixing and said it would end distributors’ district monopolies.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana House of Representatives
Lawrence Gibbs
Monroe
Gibbs
Joseph Accardo
Laplace
Husband asks wife for opinion proves attentive lapse
Quoted line suggests a husband who asks his wife for opinion on anything indicates he hasn’t been paying attention. The remark frames a humorous take on communication and attentiveness within a marriage.
AARP Boat Ride Planned on Twin City Queen
Members of the AARP gather Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Monroe Boat Dock to ride the Twin City Queen along the Ouachita River carrying lunch. Monroe officials appear on the Louisiana Municipal Association Review cover for winning the 1972 LMA Achievement Award for community growth in 1971.
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AARP
Twin City
Monroe
Louisiana Municipal Association
LMA
Supreme Court limits use of wiretaps and rules on several cases
The Supreme Court unanimously restricted Nixon era wiretaps without court orders while also ruling baseball is exempt from antitrust liability for the reserve clause. The court broadened protection for the poor and minorities in civil actions and approved a Storm King Mountain power plant project near New York City. Justices Brennan Stewart Marshall Blackmun joined the wiretap opinion. Chief Justice Burger and Justice Douglas concurred. White concurred on illegality but not constitutional issues.
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Curt Flood
Storm King Mountain
Hudson Highlands
New York City
William J. Brennan Jr
Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall
Harry A. Blackmun
Warren F. Burger
William O. Douglas
Byron R. White
Wallace doctors see 90 percent chance of limited movement in six months
Gov George Wallace after May 15 shooting in Laurel Md faces a long recovery. Doctors report his spinal cord is bruised but intact and predict he may walk with braces and crutches or stand unassisted within six months, possibly attending the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach.
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Silver Spring, Md
George Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Laurel
Stacy Rollins
Holy Cross Hospital
Rollins
Miami Beach
Cross Sentenced To Prison Terms For Perjury
Concordia Parish Sheriff Noah W. Cross, 63, was sentenced to two four year prison terms to run concurrent after being found guilty of two counts of perjury for lying before an Alexandria grand jury about receiving payoffs to allow prostitution and gambling in his parish in 1965 66. Judge Norman B. Scott allowed bond pending appeal.
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Concordia Parish
Noah W. Cross
U. S
Norman B. Scott
Alexandria
Scott
Fifth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeal
Merville
Vidalia
Cross
J. D. Richardson
Truman
Budley) Sanford
Richardson
Frank DeLaughter
Sanford
FBI
Asst. U. S. Atty
Perry Pringle
Warm And Clear Weather Forecast For Twin Cities
Weather today and Tuesday will be partly cloudy with warm highs in the low 90s and lows near 70. Northerly to northeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph today, easing Tuesday. Through Friday, partly cloudy and rather warm conditions continue as a high pressure ridge weakens.
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Twin Cities
Mississippi Valley
Louisiana House approves hiring practices bill
Louisiana lawmakers approve a 64 to 17 measure creating a Louisiana Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to outlaw employment discrimination. Rep. Johnny Jones of Baton Rouge leads the bill, with support from Rep. Kevin Reilly amid debate on civil rights and economic prejudice.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana House of Representatives
Johnny Jones
Louisiana Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Department of Highways
Department of Public Works
Department of Education
Risley Triche
Napoleonville
Kevin Reilly
Resignations of Barker and Mims Reported
Arthur G. Barker and John Mims, longtime Monroe sanitation department employees, will retire effective July 1. Mayor W. L. Howard expresses regret, noting Barker’s 16 years and Mims’s 43 years of service, with both contributing during Monroe’s sanitation expansion era including the 1965 $3.5 million sewerage treatment plant and bond-funded growth.
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Arthur G. Barker
City of
Mims
South First St
Monroe
Luther T
Dick” Harper
H Harper
Loop Road
University
Renwick
Barker Long
River Stage Readings and Changes
River stage observations show Camden at 3.7 feet with a fall of 1. Monroe records 18.0 feet with no additional change listed. No other stations noted in the transmission.
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Camden
Monroe
Local Money Cost For Budget Noted
The Tax Foundation breaks down the national budget's impact on Ouachita Parish asking how a $246 billion defense and welfare outlay translates to local daily costs. It estimates Ouachita residents pay about $2.51 per day per person and the parish as a whole about $293 000 daily, with defense, social security, and debt interest as top allocations.
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News - Star News Service
New York
Ouachita Parish
Tax Foundation
United States
Treasury Department
Quachita Parish
Monroe Floodwall Funds Approved By House Group
The House Appropriations Committee approved Nixon administration requests for Army Corps of Engineers projects in Louisiana. The panel backed navigation plans on the Calcasieu River and Mississippi River outlets, and flood control funding for Grand Isle, Lake Pontchartrain area, and multiple levee systems.
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Washington
House
Appropriations
Army Corps of Engineer
Louisiana
Calcasieu River
Devils EL Bow
Mississippi River
Venice
Red River
Vermilion
Atehafalaya River
Bayous Chene
Bocouf
Black
Bayous Bo
New Orleans
Ouathica
Overton-Red River
Record Heat Peak Reaches 108 in Blythe California
The National Weather Service reported Sunday the hottest reading excluding Alaska and Hawaii was 108 degrees at Blythe California. Another measurement appeared as 338 degrees at Butte Montana, indicating a uniquely high flow reading for the period.
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NW York
UPD
National Weather Service
Alaska
Hawaii
Blythe
Calif
Butte
Mont
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