Vote Yes Tuesday on Library and Cooley Hospital Taxes
In Ouachita Parish voters face a one and a half mill library maintenance tax and a one mill tax for the G B Cooley Hospital for the Retarded as ten year renewals. The editorial urges support, arguing the taxes sustain vital services and keep the library open, noting the libraries’ value to students, researchers, and residents.
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Ouacha Parish
G. B. Cooley Hospital
The
News-Star
Ouachita Parish
Franklin Parish
Frances Flanders
Monoe
West Monroe
Kennedy Urges Britain Troop Withdrawal in Northern Ireland
Kennedy calls for pulling British troops from Northern Ireland amid ongoing sectarian violence. Critics say no single outside power can resolve the Protestant Catholic conflict. Britain’s leaders dismiss his plan as ignorance of Northern Ireland’s status within the United Kingdom.
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Kennedy
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Britain
United States
United Nations
Brian Faulkner
Reginald Mauldling
Northern Counties
Maulding
United Kingdom
Britain Faces Troubles in Northern Ireland Crisis
The piece discusses MPs criticizing Kennedy and urging a U S intervention into Northern Ireland's sectarian violence. It paints the IRA as Marxist Catholic militants seeking unification by force, notes Stormont's Protestant government discrimination, and argues British troop withdrawal would worsen disorder and risk chaos.
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Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Stormont Castle
Ulster
Nixon Signals Connally Path to 1976 Run
President Nixon indicated to John Connally during a Florida weekend that the Texas Democrat could play a major role in a second Nixon administration and possibly seek the 1976 Republican nomination. Connally would stay at Treasury in 1972 and campaign for Nixon, with a future high level post likely. he may switch to the Republican Party before 1974. Connally accepted a Lincoln Dinner speech March 24 for the Middlesex Club of Boston, marking his first partisan Republican appearance and a potential turning point toward a party switch.
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Nixon
Northern Ireland
Chicago
al Capone
Old South
Washington
John B. Connally
Florida
Texas
Connally
John Mitchell
Democrat Connally
Mr. Nixon
Key Biscayne
Fla
Robert Abplanalp
Wal
Ker Cay
Bahamas
Treasury
Defense
White House
Ben Barnes
Conally
Congress
Governor
Middlesex Club
Boston
Charles Morin
Margaret Heckler
Massachusetts
Damascus
Muskie Faces Campaign Setback After Teary Outburst
Senator Edmund Muskie's presidential prospects wobble as he sobbed over articles in the Manchester Union Leader and a charge of anti French sentiment. The episode echoes prior depictions of his temper and potential vulnerability under presidential pressure.
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Edmund Muskie
New Hampshire
Muskie
Theo Lippmann
Don Hansen
Godfrey Sperling
The
Christian Science Monitor
Waller Pushes Mississippi Unity in Delegation Fight
Governor Waller seeks a mixed Mississippi delegation to the Democratic national convention in Miami Beach. He aims to seat Regulars and Loyalists together to back a Democratic ticket, while tensions risk sidelining Regulars behind black leaders Henry and Evers.
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Washington
Bill Waller
Mississippi
National
Democratic Party
Goldwater Republican
George Wallace
Waller
Wallace
Miami Beach
National Party
Chicago
Atlantic City
Hubert Humphrey
Walter Reuther
Joseph Rauh
Humphrey
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Congress
Tom Abernethy
Henry Jackson
Arkansas
Wilbur Mills
James O. Eastland
Senate Judiciary Committee
John Bell Williams
Aaron Henry
Charles Evers
Henry
Nixon on the TV Goes Silent in Family Skyrocket
A family finds their television will no longer pick up Nixon during prime time after Nixon’s China trip. A repairman investigates but concludes a weak Nixon signal fuse may be present, and the set is essentially a lemon despite a year of use.
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Washington
Nixon
China
George Cary
George
Dean Martin
Lucy
Mr. Cury
Andrews Air Force Base
Mr. Cary
Mr. Cuff
Dick Cavett
Johnny Carson
Perry Mason
Wallace Beery
Bible Prophecy Exhortation Urges Readiness for Christ Return
A religious note cites Matthew 24 33 urging believers to watch for Jesus return and to heed the Word of the Lord as the world awaits the promised event. It references verses from Matthew and Jeremiah and calls for vigilance and faithfulness.
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Jeremiah
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