Weather Across Parishes Sees Scattered Thunderstorms
Forecast covers Lincoln Bienville Jackson Winn Merehouse Quachita Richland Caldwell Franklin W. Carroll Carrel Madison Tensas Grant Lasalle Catahoula Concordia parishes with thundershowers mainly afternoons and evenings through Wednesday. Temperatures warm with highs mid to upper 80s and lows in lower 70s, winds east to southeast 3 to 18 mph. Rain chances 50 percent today 40 percent tonight 40? percent Wednesday. humidity high and drying poor. vegetation stays wet 12 to 15 hours.
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Jackson
Winn
Merehouse
Quachita
Richland
Caldwell
Franklin
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Carrel
Madison
Tensas
Grant
Lasalle
Catahoula
Conccordia
Louisiana
Delta
Air Force knew of safety hazard in C5 cargo doors
Senate inquiry cites 1971 knowledge of a door and ramp flaw blamed for the Saigon crash that killed 155. Proxmire says Air Force and Lockheed concealed defects, and he urges a GAO probe into when issues were known and costs to fix.
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Washington
Saigon
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Tan Son Nhut
General Accounting Office
Lockheed
Lockheed Corp
Donald Whitt
California
Whitt
Kissinger Says Ford Won't Make Foreign Policy a Partisan Issue
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger told reporters in Atlanta that President Ford will conduct foreign policy for the nation's best interests and not use it as a partisan campaign issue. He warned allies against pressuring the United States and said alliances must be two way. He noted no decision on resume shuttle diplomacy or Cuba relations and stressed keeping Indochina free of great power rivalry.
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Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Wai Islands
Kissinger
Cambodia
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Turkey
Middle East
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Cuba
U.S
Grand Jury Fails To Reach True Bill In Jonesville Shooting
Catahoula Parish grand jury left the fatal Jonesville Speak Easy shooting case undecided after 12 jurors reported no true bill or not true bill. Suspect Sam Brisco was held in protective custody until the case could be reconsidered. Hazen Wiley, 35, was killed by a .357 magnum shot on U S 84. More than 20 witnesses testified over nearly 12 hours.
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Harrisonburg
Catahoula Parish
Jonesville
Sam Brisco
J. Y. McGuffie
7Th District State Court
Richard P. Boyd Jr
Louisiana
Dist. Atty
W. C. Falkenheiner
Vidalia
Brisco
Hazen Dennis Wiley
U.S. 84
Wiley
McGuffie
Boyd
Hampton Rites Scheduled For Wednesday
Funeral services for Hubert O. Hampton Monroe deputy fire chief will be at 2 p m Wednesday at Southside Baptist Church Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery under direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Monroe Hampton died of an apparent heart attack while preparing dinner at his home 616 South 6th St Monroe He was 60 and had served with the fire department 36 years Survivors include his widow one son Joe Hampton one brother Oscar Hampton two sisters Maryne Ravencraft and Del Spell and several nieces and nephews Monroe firemen will be active pallbearers Ouachita Parish and other firemen will be honorary pallbearers.
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Monroe
Southside Baptist Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
Hampton
South 6Th St
Fire Department
Mertice Hampton
Mon‘roe
Joe Hampton
Vidalia Man Drowns In Mississippi River Boating Incident
Vidalia resident Marvin L. Jordan aged 37 drowned Sunday afternoon near the Old River Control Structure on the Mississippi River after falling from his boat. He was transported by ambulance to Concordia Parish Hospital in Ferriday where he was pronounced dead by the coroner.
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News-Star
Vidalia
Concordia Parish
Revival Services Begin at Cash Bayou Church
Revival services are underway at Cash Bayou Baptist Church in Sicily Island with 7:30 nightly services through Sunday. Guest speaker is Rev Don Fletcher of Broadacres Baptist Church in Shreveport, with a dinner and singing after Sunday’s morning service.
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News - Star
Sicily Island
Cash Bayou Baptist Church
Grant McVay
Don Fletcher
Broadacres Baptist Church
Shreveport
British Reject Amin Charges Amid Urgent Invasion Fears
In Kampala Uganda Amin rejects British pleas and threats of invasion over the death sentence for Denis Hills. He demands a call on Callaghan to review issues, while Britain denies any troop plans and warns of danger to around 900 British subjects in Uganda.
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Kenya
Idi Amin
Britain
Uganda
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Libya
Chandos Blair
Elizabeth II
Denis Hills
Amin
Kampala
Blair
Hills
James Callaghan
Callaghan
House of Commons
London
British High Commission
Defense Ministry
Commonwealth
Harold Wilson
Radio
Supreme Court undecided on death penalty rearguments
The Supreme Court scheduled a North Carolina capital punishment case for reargument in October, marking the seventh time this term the justices will revisit a ruling. The court also ruled 6 to 3 that drive‑in theaters may show nude scenes allowed indoor, accepted Nixon resignation from the Supreme Court bar, and noted Justice Douglas's health amid decisions. Jesse Fowler of Raleigh, NC, seeks further relief from a gas chamber murder over a $10 dispute.
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Supreme Court
North Carolina
Richard M Nixon
William 0. Douglas
Douglas
New York
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Warren E. Burger
Jesse T. Fowler
Raleigh, N.C
Sponsors Food Program to Benefit Jonesville Children
The LaSalle Community Action Association announced sponsorship of a summer feeding program led by W. W. Martin. Free and reduced price lunches will be offered to eligible children without regard to race color or national origin. Registration is at Jonesville Head Start Center from June 23 to June 30 8 00 a m to 4 30 p m. The feeding program begins July 1 from 10 30 a m to 2 p m with lunch and recreation at the center located at 1102 South Park.
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Jonesville
LaSalle
Jonesville Head
South Park
Yearbooks On Sale At Manifest Elementary
Principal David Mitchell says remaining 1974 75 yearbooks are discounted to 2.50 dollars. Books available at Manifest Elementary from 8 to 10 a m, Monday through Friday, or by contacting the principal.
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News-Star News Service
Manifest
David Mitchell
Mitchell
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