Waldron resigns Monroe city post to join Gibson's
Edwin L. Waldron Monroe City Council secretary coordinator announced his resignation to join Gibson's Discount Centers Inc. Friday will be his last day. Mayor W. L. Howard praised his service and said a replacement will be sought promptly. Waldron has been in city service four and a half years and will join Gibson's Automotive Supply Dept. He is a Simsboro native, lifelong Louisiana resident, married with one son.
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Edwin L
Ed Waldron
Monroe City
Gibson’s Discount Centers Inc
Monroe
W. L. Howard
Waldron
Gibson's
Howard
Gibson's Discount Centers
Simshoro
Louisiana
Chain Batters Company
Repre
City Hall
Spacewalk by Schweickart Becomes 40 Minute Lunar Mission
Houston AP reports Russel Schweickart stepping onto the LEM front porch for about 40 minutes. He floated outside with McDivitt and Scott aboard to view Earth and stars, testing suit and oxygen pack for moon missions while ground control aired live dialogue to audiences worldwide.
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LEM
Air Force
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
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Spider
Gumdrop
Dancer
Schweickert
Olaim
Shippers Schweickart
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Schweickart
McDivitt
Scott
Jerusalem cafeteria blast wounds 22 students
A two pound plastic charge in a Jerusalem Hebrew University cafeteria wounded 22 students as most of the 250 present were in the room. Police warned of several arrests and a later hand grenade attack occurred at a West Bank bank branch in Al Bireh.
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Jerusaleal
Hebrew University
Israeli National Bank
West Bank
al Bireh
Jerusalem
Cuba Reports First Arrest Of Plane Hijacker
Havana says it has arrested Anthony Garnet Bryant in Cuba for hijacking a National Airlines flight from the United States. Granma notes Bryant was previously arrested in the U S for robbery and drug trafficking and that Cuban officials returned $1,700 stolen from a passenger.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
National Airlines
Communist Party
Granma
Anthony Garnet Bryant
Bryant
River Stage Readings Show Varied Flood Levels
River stages at Camden and Monroe indicate higher flood risk with Camden at 16.6 and rising to 5, while Monroe sits at 35.9 and remains stationary as stations report changing conditions.
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Camden
Monroe
Mayor Wiatten birthday note and family update
In West Monroe the office of Mayor W. B. Bert Wiatten marks a birthday with a note that he is turning 42 today. Army Corporal David Wages, 23, son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Wages Jr, Rt 3 West Monroe, serves as infantryman with the 2nd Infantry Division in Korea. His wife Peggy resides at 345 Redbud Street.
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West Monroe
W. B. ‘Bert’ Wiatten
David Wages
Alfred Wages Jr
Rt. 3
2Nd Infantry Division
Korea
Peger
Redbud St
War Deaths Triple in First Viet Cong Offensive Week
US and South Vietnamese forces report a dramatic weekly toll as 453 Americans killed and 2,593 wounded, with 521 South Vietnamese soldiers dead and a Viet Cong/North Vietnamese death toll of at least 1,752 in the first seven days of the spring offensive. Civilians suffer 208 dead and 677 wounded as Saigon endures its heaviest shelling yet, including rockets striking a crowded slum and killing many children.
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Saigon
U.S
Nixon
United States
Air Force
Navy
North Vietnam
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Miner Reaches Water After Five Days Trapped
In Lark Utah rescuers bored through 35 feet of rock to supply miner William Buck Jones, trapped nearly five days in a zinc lead mine. He received water and later food as crews, including Bill Hawes and John Borden, worked to stabilize his enclosure and remove rock while he assisted by describing his cave. Two of Jones's sons, Clifford and Glen, visited and spoke with him through the wall.
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Lark
Utah
Bill Hawes
William ‘Buck’ Jones
Jones
Hawes
John Borden
Clifford
Glen
Tas
McKeithen Abandons New Orleans Dome Stadium Plan
Gov John McKeithen says to drop the New Orleans domed stadium plan citing trouble and potential catastrophe. He argues against regionalism while presenting the project on the stadiums financial structure before the Legislative Committee as a lawsuit challenges the 1966 lease and constitutional amendment backing the stadium.
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John McRkeithen Saird
New Orleans
Coa
Repo J. Bennett Johnsten Ir
Sen. Jackson Bo Iasvis
Shreveport
Scattered Rains DrenchTwin Cities and Northeast Louisiana
Scattered thundershowers dropped .51 inches of rain on the Twin Cities Wednesday night. Showers and a few thundershowers were expected again today in Northeast Louisiana, then partly cloudy tonight and Friday. Highs 46 to 22, lows 34 to 40. Drying conditions improving, dewpoints 30s to 40s, sun 40% today and 60% Friday. Rain chance 60% today.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Louisiana
Louisiana Delta Agricultural Advisory
Glasgow Named Hickel Assistant In Oil And Wildlife Policy
Dele named assistant secretary for mineral resources while Glasgow becomes assistant secretary for fish and wildlife parks and marine resources. Dele, 54, directed geology and minerals, with offshore drilling shale oil and mining on his agenda. Glasgow, 54, LSU wildlife professor, previously led wildlife and fisheries agency work. Hickel also named Donald Dunlop as science adviser focusing on oceanography. Additional appointments include Meacham as commissioner of fish and wildlife and Carothers as deputy assistant secretary for fish and wildlife.
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Walter Hickel
Washington
Alex Trottey
New York
Donald J. Dunlop
Norman, Okla
Charles H
Meacham
Juneau
Alaska
Fish and Wildlife
Leslie Glasgow
Baton Rouge
Dele
Glasgow
Parks and Marine Resources
Recon
Georges and Mineral Resources
Dust
Lousiana State University
Petistana Wild Lae
Fisnerges Commrissien
Ae Tegate
Stith
Hickel
Japan
United States
Donald D. Dunlop
Norman
Okla
Dunion
Erier
Puniop
Secut Aay Enterprises Internamo
Charles H. Meacham
Charles G. Carothers
Stocks Slide As Rally Fades In Downward Market Move
The market extended losses with the Dow down about 965 points, the AP average off 3.2 at noon, and the broad decline outpacing advances roughly 3 to 1. Traders blamed profit taking after earlier gains, noting the advance was largely technical in nature.
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New York
APA
Dow Jones
Loopom
Associated Press
Laird Warns Viet Reds Over City Attacks in Saigon
U S Defense Secretary Melvin R Laird warned in Saigon that further attacks on South Vietnamese cities will invite consequences He spoke after a rocket barrage hit Saigon and said the United States will not tolerate escalation of the war.
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Saigon
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Chuckle Strip Caption About Beginning Anew
A lighthearted panel notes the difficulty of starting fresh after a rough patch. It blends humor with a hopeful nudge to try again, capturing a common moment many readers recognize.
Fire Chief Receives Apology Letter From Honest Boy
Seven year old Bobby of Amherst writes to the Snyder fire chief and Amherst police to apologize for pulling a fire alarm at Amherst Central High School. Fire crews and three pumpers responded. no fire occurred. Bobby admits the act and learns a lesson, his mother says.
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Buffalo
Amherst Fire Control
Snyder Volunteer Fire Department
Bobby
Snyder Fire Department
Amherst Police Department
Governor's Office Acknowledges Bartlett Commission Issuance
The Governor's Office admits Ernest A. Bartlett Jr. received a colonel's commission in 1966 tied to Louisiana Loan & Thrift Corp. Bartlett, charged with conspiracy and fraud, denies wrongdoing and claims John McKeithen personally issued the commission. Officials say the governor did not sign it and was unaware of the action.
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Governear’s
Ernest A. Bartlett Jr
Louisana Loan & Thrift Corp
W. McDougall
John McKeithen
Bartlett
McKeithen
McDougall
Sidney Fazio
Ted Jones
Fazio
Jones
MecKeithen
Help Wanted Quick Cash Ads Offer
Quick cash prompt from ad copy. Wants to start a crop of extra money today. Upsell includes a 12 cu foot freezer for $20 and a phone contact 325-6798 after 4 pur. Offers a low 10 day rate with cancellation privileges.
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