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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1972

Page

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Physician testifies on ITT memo link to convention pledge

Dr Victor L Liszka told the Senate Judiciary Committee that Mrs Dita Beard said there was no connection between the out of court antitrust settlement with ITT and the pledge to the Republican National Convention. He said Beard acknowledged the memo as hers and denied implying a link.

Washington Dita Beard International TelePhone & Telegraph Corp It&t Victor L. Liszka Arlington John N. Mitchell Kentucky Louis Nunn At&t Liszka Beard Mitchell

Hagerty condemns secrecy abuses dating to early presidency

Washington AP reports former press secretary James Hagerty says stamp happy abuses of government secrecy policies go back to at least President Eisenhower's era. He recalls papers routinely stamped with top secrecy and the President sometimes declassifying them during briefings.

Washington James C. Hagerty Today Dwight D. Lisenhower

Call Issued For Three Months Draft

Secretary Melvin Laird announced a 15 000 man draft call to run April May and June with 5 000 per month The first draft since October 1971 the Pentagon trimmed the Army to meet congressional cuts Laird said under 50 000 draftees would be called in all of 1972 due to Vietnamization and troop withdrawals Talks at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention touched on amnesty and current war policy without action.

Washington Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird Laird Pentagon Veterans of Foreign Wars U.S United States Vietnam Nixon

States Urged to Finance Public Schools Under New Plan

A presidential commission chaired by Neil McElroy urged that states shoulder most school financing with federal incentive grants to ease the shift from local property taxes. The 147 page report says local taxes already fund about half of education and 80 percent of local outlays come from property taxes.

Washington Commission On Nixon Neal Ball

Army Specialist Four David W. Froman Assigned Overseas

Twin Cities CHIT CHAT notes Army Specialist Four David W. Froman, 22, son of Mr and Mrs Charles M Froman Jr of Monroe, assigned to the 562nd air defense artillery in Germany. Froman clerk with the 6th battalion entered the Army in July 1970, trained at Ft Leonard Wood and was last stationed at Ft Lewis.

Army David W. Froman Charles M. Froman Jr DeLouche St Monroe 562Nd Air Defense Artillery Germany Spec From 6Th Battalion of the Artillery Ft. Leonard Wood Ft. Lewis Washington

Ouachita Junior High to Hold Fundraising Supper

Science students at Ouachita Junior High sponsor a hamburger and chicken spaghetti supper from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the school cafeteria. Proceeds will help cover expenses for the International Science Fair in New Orleans later this year.

Ouachita Junior High School New Orleans

Two Tax Issues To Be Decided In Ouachita Parish

Voters in Ouachita Parish will decide two renewal propositions on election day. Both proposals extend existing taxes without raising rates, funding the parish library system and the G. B. Cooley Hospital for ten years through renewed levies.

Ouachita Parish G. B. Cooley Hospital Parisa Cooley Hospital

House Rules Chairman Colmer Announces Retirement

Washington Rep William M Colmer of Mississippi a longtime power broker for House conservatives said he will retire after his 20th term He cited family time and time to end his service The expected successor Rep Ray J Madden a liberal would shift the panel toward majority leadership policies The Rules Committee has long controlled bill flow and debate rules and has been termed the governing body of the House

Washington UPI William M. Colmer D-Miss House Rules Committee House Congress Colmer Ray J. Madden D-Ind Howard W. Smith D-Va Rules Committee Carl Albert Smith Rolmer

Pioneer 10 Prepares to Veer Toward Jupiter Mission

Pasadena based AP report: Pioneer 10 completed two maneuvers toward a course change aimed at a Jupiter flyby. The 21 month, 620 million mile journey began from Cape Kennedy with California Institute of Technology JPL controllers guiding maneuvers as Pioneer neared one million miles from Earth traveling 20 500 miles per hour. Scientists said the thrust test worked and the rotation system maintains constant radio contact with Earth.

Pasadena Calif Pioneer 10 Jupiter Pioneer Cape Kennedy Fla California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth

Fair And Clear Weather In North East Louisiana

Skies were fair over northeast Louisiana as a high pressure system centered over Mississippi brings cool dry air. As the high shifts east temperatures rise with partly cloudy skies and warmer weather tonight and Tuesday. Highs today near the upper 60s lows tonight mid 40s. Tuesday highs in the mid 60s. FAA at Monroe Municipal Airport logged a Sunday high of 51 and a 38 degree low this morning.

Louisiana Misssissippi U. S. Weather Bureau FAA Monroe Municipal

Panel Studies Rate Boosts For Utilities

Washington AP The Price Commission weighs large rate increases for electric and tele­phone firms to maintain service while not dislocating the industry. With a March freeze deadline, commissioners consider alternatives to stimulate competition and curb costs, including potential rollbacks if out of line with new policy.

Washington the Price Commission Commission Price Commission Michael Lang Electtric Lang

Supreme Court to rule on natural gas allocations to homes

The Supreme Court will hear an expedited challenge to the Federal Power Commission authority over interstate gas allocations during shortages. The case, urged by the Justice Department, seeks to ensure homes schools and hospitals receive priority if supplies run short next winter. The ruling could affect contracts between pipelines and industrial users.

Washington Supreme Court Justice Department U.S. Circuit Court New Orleans Federal Power Commission FPC United Gas Pipe Line Co Louisiana Power & Light Co Louisiana Power E Gravel Alaska

Justices to Rule on Classification of U S Papers

Supreme Court agreed to rule on government power to classify documents as secret. Test case involves nine reports and letters prepared for President Nixon on the Cannikin underground nuclear test. Circuit judges Leventhal and Fahy directed review of separable materials for possible public release.

Washington Supreme Court Nixon Cannikin Harold Levethal Charles Fahy U.S. Circuit Court Patsy T. Mink Hawaii Congress Leventhal Fahy U.S. District Court George Hart Jr

Try to Save Money Today for Future Value

A lighthearted note urges frugality now as a possible future benefit. It playfully suggests that saving could become valuable later in life.

Record Heat and Cold Snap Across U.S. This Weekend

The National Weather Service reported the hottest reading of 100 degrees in Palm Springs California on Sunday excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Escanaba Michigan recorded a low of 25 degrees below zero, illustrating a substantial extreme temperature swing across the continental United States.

New York National Weather Service Alaska Hawaii Palm Springs Calif Escanaba Mich

Compassion for a dog leads to owner reunification

A small beagle found injured in the 490 block of Loop by Morris Blumenthal was taken to a veterinarian for treatment. He notified the owners, who retrieved the pet and brought it home to recover from injuries believed caused by a passing automobile.

Morris Bi Blumenthal

Hikes Needed To Maintain Current Level

Louisiana budget hearings show revenue gains for 1972-73 may miss funding needs. Estimates range from 14.2 to 22.2 million, with PAR suggesting 35 to 45 million needed to hold current spending. Deficit and debt-service costs loom as departments propose large draft budgets, including a 69 percent rise for the Highway Department to 495.85 million.

Public Affairs Research Council PAR Mars Feveyln Parker Budget Committee B. B. Rayburn Boyvalusa Legislative J. B. Lancaster Lancaster State Department State Highway Department

Man Arrested in Plot Claim Involving Gov Elect Edwards

Federal authorities arrest Robert H. Blanton a Baton Rouge resident for possessing a silenced pistol and investigate possible involvement in a plot to kill Gov elect Ed win Edwards He was detained at Ryan Airport and is held in East Baton Rouge Parish jail on a 100000 bond.

Baton Rouge Edwin Edwards Robert H. Blanton Ryan Airport FBI

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