Judge On Stand In Federal Case
The federal case against two associates of Professional Services Corp moves into its third week of testimony in a federal court with U.S. District Judge Ben C. Dawkins Jr. presiding. Walter H. Johnson and William M. Campbells face five counts of mail and securities fraud and one count of conspiracy to fraud.
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Professional Services Corp
U.S
Ben C. Dawkins Jr
Walter H. Johnson
Monroe
William M. Campbells
New Orleans
Legal Council
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Charles F. Parker
PSC
U.S. Atty
Donald Walter
Winsberg
Walter
Orleans Parish
Parker
U. S
D. H. Perkins
Thomas Mclhearn
Securities and Exchange Commission
Perkins
Dymond
McThearn
Thomas Fowler Jr
Alexandria
Johnson
A. E. Stephenson
Bastrop
Steenson
Govern
Black Panthers Bound for China From Seattle Flight
Twenty people believed to be Black Panther members left Seattle for Hong Kong and then mainland China after being refused entry into Canada at Vancouver. Attorney Charles Garry confirmed the group’s destination, naming individuals tied to the Panthers including Allan Brotsky, Raymond Hewitt, Henry Douglas Jr., and Dr Tolbert Small.
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Seattle
Black Panther Party
Hong Kong
Panthers
China
Tacoma International
Northwest Airlines
Canada
Vancouver
B.C
Charles Garry
San Francisco
San Francisco Chronicle
Garry
Allan Brotsky
Panther
Raymond Hewitt
Los Angeles
Henry Douglas Jr
Oakland
Calif
Tolbert Small
Angela Davis
Fish Biologist Slates Talk To Lions Club Here
Mrs. Janice Hughes, a Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission biologist, speaks to the North Monroe Lions Club at 7 p.m. in The Embers Restaurant. Her talk titled The Striped Bass includes a film and covers bass investigations, lake mapping, fish diseases, weed control, and water quality.
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Janice §. Hughes
Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
North Monroe Lions Club
Embers
Hughes
Northeast Louisiana University
Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
American Fisheries Society
Libyans To Get Soviet Training For Oil Industry
Be irut AP Libyan leaders sign a Moscow accord for Soviet style training to nationalize 51 percent of Western oil holdings. The agreement covers cooperation in oil prospecting extraction and refining and in developing power and other sectors. Tass notes training Libyan cadres to take control of oil operations.
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Beirut
Libya
Arab World News Bulletin
An Nahar
Moscow
Tass
Arab World
Muammar Kadafi
Europe
InvestMent Scheme Details Highlight Witness Testimony
Testimony contrasts investor Parker with Johnson as government witnesses describe how the man was told he could earn ten percent interest and that his funds were safer than a bank. The pattern shows Parker handling most investments while Johnson handled most government dealings.
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Parker
Johnson
Largest Tow Moves 60 000 Barrels Fuel Oil to Louisiana
A massive 60 000 barrel tow moves from the Gulf of Mexico along inland rivers to northeast Louisiana and south Arkansas to fuel paper mills and a city plant. Five barges loaded with No 6 fuel oil extend 1185 feet, pushed by an 85 foot tug. Oil from Venezuela via Port Arthur will supply mills at West Monroe Bastrop Springhill Vicksburg Camden Pine Bluff and emergency fuel for Monroe city power plant.
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Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Arkansas
James W. Moore
Monroe
Moore Terminals and Barge Co
Mobdre’s Company
Olin Kraft
Five International Paper Co. Paper Mills
Venezuela
Port Arthur
Tex
West Monroe
Bastrop
Springhill
Vicksburg
Miss
Camden
Ark
Pine Bluff
Mississippi River
White River
Moore
City of Monroe
City
Northwest Storm Dumps Rain and Snow Causing Flood Fears
The Arctic storm battered the Pacific Northwest with heavy rains and snow. Olympia received 8.55 inches of rain in 24 hours while Seattle had 2.3 inches and Stampede Pass saw five inches of snow. Flood threats prompted evacuations as rivers neared crest and roads were blocked by slides and washouts along U.S. 101 and through Snoqualmie and Stevens passes.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Olympia
Stampede Pass
Cascades
Snoqualimie Pass
Washington
Stevens Pass
Oregon
California
Portland
Wilderness
Smith River
Gasquet
Calif
U.S. 199
U.S. 101
Croquet’s British Roots in the Mid 19th Century
The article notes that croquet originated in Britain during the mid 1800s, shaping its early development and popularity in European leisure culture.
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Britain
Ole Miss Receives Air Force Grant for Dog Training Study
The U S Air Force awards The University of Mississippi psychology department a 106955 grant to research selection training and control in military working dogs. The grant forms part of 192000 in February funding to Ole Miss from government and private sources for research and education.
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Oxford, Miss
U.S. Air Force
University of Mississippi
Ole Miss
School of Law
Universities Marine Center
Gulf Coast Area
Ombin Mone
Eke
Pee
Wortone
Oni
NEWS
Three Children Die in Riverside Gasoline Bomb Fire
In Riverside California three children aged eight seven and eight were killed when a gasoline bomb struck the bedroom of their grandmother's house. The attacker used a pop bottle filled with gasoline and fled as flames spread. Investigators found no motive and noted other nearby arson incidents. The children stayed with their grandmother while their mother visited their father an inmate at Riverside County Industrial Road Camp.
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Riverside
Calif
Cynthia Warren
Lawrence
Martene
Ruby Jamison
Victoria Warren
Robert
Riverside County Industrial Road
Banning
Here
Earthquake Shakes Bogotá Tall Buildings Saturday
An earthquake struck Bogotá at 8 39 a m EST shaking tall buildings but causing no damage or injuries according to the Geophysical Institute spokesman.
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Bogota
Colombia
UPT
The
Geophysical Institute
Unstable Lumber Prices Alarm Home Builders
Stanley Waranch of Norfolk Virginia, president of the National Association of Home Builders, asks President Nixon to monitor lumber prices and supply as volatility could constrain housing production and economic stability. He also wrote to House and Senate housing committees and spoke with HUD Secretary Romney citing 1969 hearings showing housing costs respond to lumber price shifts.
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News - Star News
Washington
Sident Nixon
Stanley Waranch
Norfolk
National Association of Home Builders
House
Senate
Cing
Waranchi
HUD
Romney
Waranch
Bomb found newborn girl in San Bernardino phone booth
An anonymous caller led San Bernardino police to a telephone booth where Officer Dave Hammock found a newborn girl under 24 hours old. The baby is reported in satisfactory condition.
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San Bernardino
Calif
UPI
Dave Hammock
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