Gunman Arrested in Seymour Johnson Hospital Slayings
A suspect, an airman, was arrested in Goldsboro after a mass shooting in the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base emergency room. Two men, Sgt. Larry S. Smith and Airman Luis Santiago, were killed and several others wounded. the gunman reportedly fired a .22 semiautomatic rifle and exchanged no words with staff.
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Goldsboro
N.C
Seymour Johnson Orce
Collier
Goudsboro
Larry S. Smith
Phillips
Maine
Luis Santiago
New York
Smith
Santiago
Anthony P. Weaterly
R. I
John R. Hayes
Rochester
Mase
Robert Halverson
Redmond
Wash
Col. D. Wells
Halverson
Wells
Funds For Tourist Projects Awarded In Louisiana
The Louisiana Tourist Development Commission approved about 180000 dollars in state matching funds for 42 development projects across the state. Lafayette received the largest grant at 10000 dollars to develop a park, with 5500 dollars for a St Mary Parish tourist information center and 4200 dollars to move and restore an 18th Century Opelousas home as a museum. Lt Gov Jimmy Fitzmorris urged keeping Louisiana groups in state conventions, arguing facilities were needed.
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Lafayette
Louisiana Tourist Development Commission
Jimmy Fitzmortis
Louisiana
St. Mary Parish
Opelousas
Fitzmorris
State Bar Association
Inside The News Star 4 Sections 48 Pages
The News-Star segment presents a four section edition with forty eight pages detailing local news sports and features. Readers get stories on community events school updates crime reports weather and obituaries.
Georgia Tech dean's list includes three area students
Three area students earned spring semester dean's list honors at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. From Monroe Charles T Harris and Richard S John. from Ruston Alexander T Hunt III. GPA of 3.0 or higher for the term ending in June.
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Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Monroe
Charles T. Harris
Richard S. John
Ruston
Alexander T. Hunt III
River Station Flood Stages Change Amid Weather Readouts
The river station shows fluctuating flood stages with Monroe at 40 rising to 35.9 and Camden at 268.1 with a 1.4 rise as water levels shift seasonally.
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Monroe
Camden
Senate OKs 5.6 Percent Social Security Increase
The Senate approved a 5.6 percent cost of living increase for about 20 million retirees and couples, raising the average monthly payment from 161 to 170 for individuals and from 277 to 293 for couples. The measure, a rider on the debt ceiling bill, faces House approval and a possible White House veto.
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Washington
Senate
House
White House
Nixon
Senate House
Cambodia
Russell B. Long
D-La
Finance Committee
Tax Pride Sparks Half-Price Glee In Joking Quote
A humorous quip notes pride in paying taxes while suggesting similar pride could come from paying half the amount. The line pokes at tax patriotism with a tongue in cheek remark about cost savings.
Schlesinger Confirmed As Defense Chief
James R. Schlesinger was confirmed as secretary of defense in a reshuffled Pentagon. The 44 year old former CIA director will oversee a department recently led by acting secretary William Clements after a spate of leadership changes linked to the Watergate era.
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Washington
UPI
James R. Schlesinger
Senate
Schlesinger
Senate Armed Services Committee
U.S
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Laos
Nixon
Elliot L
Ervin Challenges Nixon Over Duty In Watergate Clash
Senate Watergate Chair Sam Ervin pressed President Nixon to testify on the Watergate affair and whether the White House violated laws and constitutional rights. Acknowledgment by John Dean that some presidential acts violated First and Fourth Amendment limits framed the questions as to invited testimony. Dean described vast meetings as incriminating, recalling a tense burst after the inaugural parade and denying exaggeration while backing his memory of events.
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Washington
Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Nixon
North Carolina
White House
John W. Dean II
Ervin
Dean
Committee
Samuel Cash
Secret Service
Fred Buzhardt
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Inouye
Buzhardt
Chance Of Rain Seen Locally
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of showers today in Monroe and vicinity. Highs near 90, lows around 70s, with winds 5 to 15 mph. The extended outlook for Louisiana shows partly cloudy skies with afternoon or evening thundershowers possible Saturday to Sunday and again late Sunday through Monday.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
FAA
Louisiana
Committee Reverses on State Income Tax Exemption
The Constitutional Convention Taxation Committee dropped a plan to exempt low income taxpayers from the state income tax. It instead kept the 2 percent rate ceiling for individuals under 10 000 dollars or joint filers under 20 000 dollars, citing a projected loss of at least 50 million dollars in revenue.
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Baton Rouge
Committee On Taxation
Joseph Traigle
Woman Sticks Tongue at Army Chief Triggers Riot in Chile
In Santiago a conflict erupted after Gen. Carlos Prats fired at a car whose driver Alejandrina Cox de Valdivieso stuck her tongue out at him. A crowd gathered, tires were ruined, tear gas used, and both Cox and a male passenger were arrested for military court proceedings.
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Alejandrina Cox
Chile
Carlos Prats
Santiago
Castanera
Mapocho
Army
National Defense Building
Alejandrina Cox de Valdivieso
Prats
Pratt
Cox
Dog named Duke seizes Miami bus during storm
German shepherd Duke commandeered a city bus in Miami to escape a thunderstorm, ejecting 25 passengers and occupying the driver’s seat for 30 minutes. Police found Duke’s owners, and the bus returned to service with passengers reassigned. Duke’s owner said the dog is gentle but storm-phobic.
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Miami
Duke
Harold Lee
A. L. Rivera
Miami Transit Authority
F. M. Fieber
Rivera
Lee
Israeli jets dodged Egyptian SAM fire over Sinai
Egypt fired surface to air missiles at Israeli warplanes on the southern Suez side. none were hit and all aircraft returned safely. Spokesmen said pilots believed SAM2s were used and that no retaliation was anticipated. No details on aircraft numbers or positions were released.
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Tel Aviv
UPS
Egypt
Suez Canal
Sinai Peninsula
Israel
Golda Meir
Middle East
Mideast
Moshe Dayan
Haifa
Mrs Meir
Anwar Sadat
Peking confirms hydrogen bomb test for defense
Peking radio said China tested a hydrogen bomb for defense and to break the nuclear monopoly. The explosion occurred over western China and was detected by several countries. The announcement followed the U.S.-Soviet summit agreement and amid France preparing a Pacific test.
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Tokyo
China
Peking
Soviet Union
United States
France
Southwest Pacific
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