Lunar Module Apollo 9 linkup seals rendezvous success
NASA reports the Apollo 9 Lunar Module piloted by James McDivitt and Russell Schweickart safely docked with the command ship after a dramatic chase. The maneuver demonstrated orbital rendezvous and kept plans open for a possible early moon landing, with Apollo 11 eyed for July.
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McDuivitt
Houston
Air Force
David R Scott
McDivitt
David R. Scott
Scott
MacDivitt
Schweickart
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Soviet Protest After Manchurian Border Clash
The Soviet Foreign Ministry reports 31 Soviet troops killed and 14 wounded in a border clash with Chinese forces. Moscow accuses China of firing point blank and bayoneting wounded Soviets, while thousands protest outside the Chinese Embassy. The Frankfurt market opened at 43.14 to 43.45 dollars, with currencies slipping afterward.
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Foreign Ministry
Manchurian
Soviet Union
Peking
Pekin
Leonid M
Frankfurt
U.S
Mrs. F. V. Spivey Dies In Monroe At St Francis Hospital
Mrs Frank V Spivey 4000 Spurgeon Dr Monroe died early today after a lengthy illness in St Francis Hospital Funeral services Saturday 2 p m Mulhearn Funeral Home burial Memorial Park Cemetery She was active in the Quachita Cancer Society and the Quachita Valley Camellia Club and served as a American Camellia Society judge Survived by her husband Frank Spivey two sisters a niece and a great niece.
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Frank V
Bruce) Spivey
Spurgeon
Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Quachita Valley Camellia Club
West Monroe
American Camellia Society
Frank Spivey
United Gas
Nell Rainey
C. J. Phelps
Pine Bluff
Ark
C. M. Brunson
Labor backs Golda Meir for prime minister
Israel's ruling Labor party endorsed Golda Meir for prime minister with her likely cabinet to include Levi Eshkol's ministers as needed. Meir said she would accept though the role terrified her, and Moshe Dayan would remain defense minister under a Shazar invitation to form a cabinet.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Labor Party
Golda Meir
Gold Prices Soar as Paris Faces Strike Pressure
Gold prices reach a record high in Paris as labor unions plan a nationwide strike next week to back wage demands. The ounce hits 48.31 dollars, up from 47.92, with France seeking a safe haven for funds amid franc concerns. European markets show a global rally with Zurich quotes near 343.65 and higher than Thursday.
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Paris
Europe
Zurich
Ronnie Bevers Celebrates First Birthday Today
Ronnie Bevers son of Mr and Mrs Henry R Bevers of 1508 Bailey St West Monroe celebrates his first birthday today. He is the grandson of Mrs An ne B Hedgepeth of West Monroe A birthday party is planned this afternoon with several friends invited.
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Ronnie Bevers
Henry R. Bevers
Bailey St
West Monroe
Anne B. Hedgepeth
Ronnie
Mrs Jim Bullers Leaves After Weeks with Parents
Mrs Jim Bullers and her son Jim depart after weeks with her parents in West Monroe They will rejoin Captain Bullers in Homestead Florida where he practices law with the United States Air Force She had visited New Orleans and Baton Rouge during the stay prior to moving to Homestead
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Jim Bullers
Jim
Buillers
Captain Bullers
Homestead
Fla
United States Air Force
West Monroe
J. W. Roberson
Technicality On Stadium Vote Raises Question
Louisiana lawmakers scrutinize irregularities in passage of the constitutional amendment authorizing the New Orleans Domed Stadium district. Rep. P. J. Mills warns the measure could be invalid on technical grounds, with Sen. J. Bennett Johnston joining a court challenge to its legality.
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Baton Rouge
Legislative Committee On Management and Efficiency
New Orleans
P. J. Mills
Shreveport
Mills
Sen
J. Bennett Johnston
Senate
Stadium Bond Debate Over Lease Puts State at Risk
Harold L. Judell of New Orleans defends the stadium commission amendment as sound amid criticism of a lease signed by Gov. John J. McKeithen. The 350-person meeting adjourned after the dispute, with the lease seen as necessary for bond sale but raising questions whether the state’s credit is pledged.
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Harold L. Judell
New Orleans
Mills
Judell
Johnston
John J. McKeithen
No School Today Tops Winter TV Show Ratings
Today's Chuckle Current notes the top ratings go to the no school today announcements. The item highlights the unusual jump in viewer interest for school closure notices during winter programming.
Acclaimed Artist Now In Poorhouse
John JD Slavin once earned up to 50000 yearly painting portraits of famous figures including Truman and Barrymore. Now 59 he lives in the Little Sisters of the Poor Home in Richmond after a long decline tied to diabetes and a past fall. Once exhibited at major galleries and institutions he hopes to paint again soon, somewhere new.
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John JD. Slavin
Slavin
Little Sisters of the Poor
Harry S. Truman
John Barrymore
National Gallery of Art
Corcoran Gallery
Washington
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Cleveland Museum
Royal Academy
London
Smithsonian Institution
National Geographic Society
Studio Guild
New York
Truman
Chicago
Virginia
Elizabeth Poe
Nuclear Pact Faces Senate Floor Amid Disarmament Calls
The nuclear nonproliferation treaty sparks sharp objections from Goldwater who warns it makes the U S a world police. Senate Foreign Relations Chair Fulbright expects two thirds approval soon as panel backs immediate big power disarmament talks.
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Senate
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
United States
Goldwater
United Nations
Security Council
U. S
J. W. Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Laird Begins Viet War Assessment
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird opened a full day of talks in Saigon with U.S. and South Vietnamese leaders assessing Viet Cong rocket and mortar strikes. The group weighed possible responses including a potential bombing of North Vietnam as Vice President Ky signaled approval. Casualties and damage were reported as light, with several American personnel wounded and attacks on Da Nang and Dalat.
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Melvin Laird
U.S
Viet
Nal
Laird
Ellsworth
Bunker
Creighton W. Abrams
LU. S
Abrams
George S. Brown
7Th Air Force
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Central Highlands
Neuven Cao Ky
Paris
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Dong Tam
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
U.S. Marine Air
da Nang
Highlands
Dalat
9Th Division
Cloudy And Cool Forecast For Northeast Louisiana
Extremely heavy fog will hamper traffic and driving conditions today in Northeast Louisiana. Fair skies and cool temperatures are expected today with increasing cloudiness tonight and Saturday. The forecast for Sunday calls for partly cloudy skies and cool temperatures. In the Twin Cities, FAA at Monroe Municipal Airport re
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Nixon Bestows Medal of Honor on Service Members
President Nixon awards the nation's highest honor to service members in a ceremony in Washington. The Medal of Honor recognizes acts of extraordinary valor and bravery in action.
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Washington
Nixon
President Honors Three with Blue Ribbon Medals
In a colorful East Room ceremony President Nixon awarded blue ribbon medals to three servicemen. Set. J C Fred W Zahbitosky 26 Trenton New Jersey Sgt Joe R Hooper 29 Saugus California and Spec 5 Clarence E Sasser 21 Rosharon Texas received the honors. The event followed a day of favorable drying conditions and rising dewpoints with increasing southeast winds expected through Saturday.
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East Room
J.C
Fred W. Zahbitosky
Trenton
N.J
S. Sgt
Joe R. Hooper
Saugus
Calif
Spec
Clarence E. Sasser
Rosharon
Tex
Ray Will Plead Guilty in King Airs 99 Year Term
Reported in several papers that James Earl Ray plans to plead guilty to the King's assassination in Memphis. The Tennessee prosecutor would seek a 99 year sentence as Ray’s Alabama lawyer seeks a Monday Criminal Court appearance.
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Memphis, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Alabama
Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Preston Battle
Anne Dk Mee
Times
Tennessee
King
Lorraine Motel
Stock Averages Slump on International Monetary Concerns
In New York the Dow falls 8.64 points to 904.90 at 1 p.m. with losses wide across sectors and 17 of 20 top volume stocks lower. AP average for 60 stocks drops 3.8 to 332.0 at noon as worries over the French franc devaluation mount.
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Dow
Associated Press
Motors
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
New York Stock Exchange
Location Flood Present Change Stage
Flood readings show Camden at 16.3 feet with stage three fall. Monroe records 40 feet with stage one fall and 35.8 feet rise remains.
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Camden
Monroe
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