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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1971

Page

2

Earthquake Link To Blast Possible

A California mining official says the February quake may have disturbed underground formations and caused methane seepage that exploded in an underground tunnel, killing 17 workers. Rescue efforts continue as officials investigate the blast linked to a large state water project tunnel near Sylmar.

Los Angeles Gordon B. Oakeshott California Division of Mines and Geology Sylmar California Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Co Lockheed Bill Stock U.S. Department of Labor Safety Stock

Siamese Monkey Missing From Jackson Zoo

Jackson Zoological Park officials seek information to recapture a pregnant Siamese female monkey that escaped during cage cleaning. Sighted by four girls in a tree. the monkey and its mate, both Spectacled Langurs from Thailand and Burma, were purchased last March and weigh about 25 pounds. Their diet includes leaves celery lettuce and fruit.

Jackson, Miss Jackson Zoological Park Zoo Miami, Fla Thailand Burma

LBJ Acknowledges early Vietnam War plans in memoirs

Garden City New York AP reports Lyndon B. Johnson’s unreleased memoirs depict private preparation for large scale U S military involvement in Vietnam in early 1964. The book details decision moments from 1963 to 1965, including bombing decisions and countermoves with McNamara and Eisenhower.

Garden City N.Y Lyndon B. Johnson White House Vietnam U.S Newsday Long Island Pentagon New York Holt, Rinehart and Winston Johnson North Vietnam Defense Robert S. McNamara Robert F. Kennedy South Vietnam America China Eisenhower Glassboro N.J Kosygin United States

State To Present Evidence To Get Tidelands Money

Louisiana planned to offer 19th century records to support a $1 billion tidelands claim before the U S Supreme Court. Attorney General Gremillion said new evidence from Sabine River matters shows a single boundary with Texas, arguing borders align at 12 miles. The federal government contends a 3 mile limit governs tidelands and royalties.

New Orleans Louisiana U.S. Supreme Court Times-Picayune Baton Rouge Jack P. F. Gremillion Gulf of Mexico Tidelands Gremillion Sabine River Texas High Court John Quincy Adams Henry Clay Adams Congress Mexico Supreme Court

Tuatara dies at Detroit Zoo from air pollution bacteria

A tuatara, a fossil-era reptile at the Detroit Zoo, died recently from a bacterial infection linked to polluted air, after an autopsy confirmed the cause. The prize exhibit animal had lived in New Zealand prior to its zoo tenure.

Detroit UPI New Zealand Detroit Zoo

Pricing table for MORNING WORLD and NEWS-STAR subscriptions

The readable fragment shows subscription pricing for MORNING WORLD and NEWS-STAR. It lists daily and Sunday options, monthly and yearly rates, including One Month 1.95 and 1.45 for MORNING WORLD, 12 Months 23.40 and 17.40 and 7.80, plus NEWS-STAR evening rates 1.95 1.90 and 923.40 22.80.

Morning World News-Star Daily & Sun

Hargis Receives Agronomy Senior Award at Tech

Ruston Louisiana Tech senior Steve Hargis of Colfax was honored with the Agronomy Senior Award for the outstanding senior in Tech’s American Society of Agronomy chapter. Ben F. Grafton presented the award, noting Hargis’s scholarship, character, and leadership as chapter president in 1970-71.

News - Star News Service Ruston Louisiana Tech Steve Hargis Colfax Tech American Society of Agronomy Ben F. Grafton U.S Hargis

Harris Poll Finds Americans Mixed On News Media Bias

The Harris poll shows most Americans see news media as balanced overall with 61 percent recalling bias cases. They reject claims media are too liberal or too conservative, while opinions shift on violence and establishment coverage.

Harris New York Louis Harris

Festival rocks on as crowd swells at Life celebration

Thousands of youths paid 28 dollars each to attend the Celebra tion of Life rock festival in Pointe Coupee Parish Louisiana with estimates reaching 50 000 attendees. Sheriff F A Smith reports rising drug concerns and jailings as John Sebastian Eric Burdon and Chuck Berry performed.

McCrea Providence Pointe Coupee Parish John Sebastian Eric Burdon Chuck Berry F. A. Smith Smith John R. Rarick D-La Justice Department Rarick Atty John N. Mitchell

Flowers Speak in Quiet Sales Amid Fragrant Displays

Classified note lists sprays and mounted pieces with prices 4 5 4 and 750, 10 15 20 28, and a contact number 323 3494 for orders. The terse ad markets floral arrangements without further details.

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