Ouachita Parish Divided In Redistricting Plan
New Orleans lawmakers receive ward by ward census data as the Legislative Reapportionment Committee asks them to draft a redistricting plan for the Soo City by next week. Census figures are based on hand tabulations and exclude final editing and quality controls, with Orleans parish redistricting still pending.
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Ouachita Parish
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Soo City
Next Monay
Carl Bauer
Franklin
Michael O'Keefe
U.S. Census Bureau
Orleans Parish
Census Bureau
Orleans
O'Keefe
Louisiana
Laos Drive Deals Setback To Hanoi
In Saigon and Washington briefings, U S military officials say the Laos drive slows Hanoi’s war effort by about five months and may buy roughly a year for Vietnamization. The campaign has Saigon forces along Highway 9 and near Sepone, with ongoing clashes and supply dynamics shaping the timeline.
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Laos
Hanoi
Saigon
Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S. Command
Sepone
Muong Nong
U.S
Senate Fails Fourth Time on Cloture Vote
The Senate refused to end the filibuster for stronger curbs on unlimited debate for the fourth straight time. No action on changing the rule. Mansfield will shift to considering a constitutional amendment to grant 18 year olds the vote. The cloture vote passed 55 to 39, eight short of two thirds.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Weather highs and lows across continental U S
The National Weather Service reported the day’s extreme temperatures excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Marquette Michigan recorded the coldest at ten degrees below zero while Imperial California reached a high of eighty five degrees.
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New York
Twin Cities Chit Chat Birthday Greetings for Local Figures
West Monroe Mayor W B Hatten and Mrs Roy Gates of Monroe celebrate birthdays. Their friend circle notes the day but hopes to pass quietly. Wayne Stutts visits Raleigh before entering the U S Marine Corps and plans to return home this weekend.
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West Monroe
W. B
Bert) Hatten
Roy
Blanche) Gates
Monroe
Wayne Stutts
U. S. Marrine Corps
Raleigh
N.C
Stutts
Teressa Stutts
North Carolina
Probers Describe U S General Absent Without Leave Case
Army Provost Marshal Harley L. Moore testified that Brig. Gen. Earl F. Cole disappeared October 1969 while being linked to alleged graft in Vietnam. He claimed three men offered $50,000 to take the Fifth Amendment, and said Cole refused to identify them. Cole was found at Frankfurt airport and due to testify in Senate hearings.
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Washington
Europe
Harley L. Moore
US. Army Command
Earl F. Cole
Senate
Vietnam
Cole
Moore
United States
William Westmoreland
Army
Gen. Moore
FBI
U.S. Treasury Department
River Stage Changes Reported at Camden Monroe
Flood stage readings show Camden at 269 with 22.8 feet and Monroe at 40 with 15.9 feet. One rise noted as river levels shift in the region.
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Camden
Monroe
Nixon Eyes Nationwide Park Tour to Boost Urban Open Spaces
President Nixon considers a spring national tour to promote parks and open spaces across the United States. The plan would highlight bringing parks to urban areas and converting unused federal properties for recreation, with sites in California New York Texas New Jersey and Washington identified for potential development.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Federal Property Review Board
Borderfield
Calif
Interior Department
Long Island Sound
Naval Training Devices Center
New York
Fort Worth
Tex
Atlantic
Sandy Hook Bay
Ft. Hancock
N.J
Ft. Laughton
Wash
Seattle
U S Airmen Freed After Five Days in Turkish Kidnap Case
Turkish police closed in on the leftist group abducting four U S airmen who were released Monday night after five days in captivity. No ransom was paid despite a 400000 dollar demand, and both governments refused to bargain. The airmen J C Richard Caraszi James Heavner and James M Gholson were freed and questioned by authorities.
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Ankara
Turkey
U.S
Turkish People's Liberation Army
Haldun Montesoglu
Embassy Row
Jimmie J. Sexton
San Angelo
Tex
Sexton
J.C. Richard Caraszi
Stamford
Warm spell expected in Monroe and area
Warm springlike weather moves into Monroe and surrounding area with highs in the 68 to 72 degree range today. A slight chance of showers exists for Wednesday though not likely. Winds from the south 8 to 18 mph today rising to 10 to 22 mph.
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Monroe
Federal Aviation Agency
Monroe Municipal
Monany
Laird Outlines Realistic Deterrence Strategy for Defense
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird presented a five year defense plan centered on a deterrence strategy that blends military strength with negotiations. He urged leveling forces at 2.5 million and slowing Safeguard anti missile deployment while pursuing SALT talks and continued Vietnam withdrawal with no set timetable.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Etranocth
Pentagon
U.S
Laird
Nixon
Defense Department
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
United States
Kennedy
Johnson
Indochina
Rural Area Would Join With Others
The plan by the Senate Reapportionment Subcommittee would split Ouachita Parish into districts with four north central parishes, creating a metropolitan district for Wards 3, 5 and 10 and a rural district with Union Lincoln Claiborne and Jackson parishes. Other areas, including Morehouse and East Carroll, form districts with higher deviation from the ideal 93,415 population.
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Edgar Coltharp
News - Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
Monroe
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
North Central Parishes
Senate
Ouachita
Union, Lincoln, Claiborne and
Jackson Parishes
Bryan Poston
Hornbeck
Desoto Parish
Poston
Sabine
Vernon
Beauregard Parishes
Charles Brown
Tallulah
Morehouse
West Carroll
East Carroll
Caldwell
LaSalle
Franklin
Catahoula
Concordia
J. C. Gilbert
Sicily Island
Louisiana
Red River
Winn
Natchitoches
Grant
Rapides
Sylvan Freedman
Natchez
Cecil Blair
LeCompte
Caddo
DeSoto
Bienville
Bossier Parish
Webster
Bossier
Sen
Montgomery
New Orleans
Lafayette Parish
St. Landry
Artificial Hip Joint Boon For Elderly
Two surgeons say total hip replacement aids the elderly with arthritis but should be limited for the young. Dr. John Crawford Adams and Dr. Clinton L. Compere spoke at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting in San Francisco about implants used in England and Western Europe and the growing acceptance among 4,000 specialists.
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San Francisco
John Crawford Adams
Clinton L. Compere
Adams
St. Mary’s Hospital
London
Compere
Northwestern University
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Agnew Sees Broad Support for Revenue Sharing Plan
Vice President Spiro Agnew told regional planners the administration's proposed 5 billion dollar revenue sharing plan would likely win approval. He argued the plan would cut federal strings, direct funds to states and empower local officials to address unemployment education transportation urban issues and law enforcement.
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New Orleans
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
National Conference of Regional Planning Councils
Nixon
Washington
Grambling Tigers Triumph in NAIA Contest
Ninth-seeded Grambling La College defeated Mansfield State Pa 88 78 to start the NAIA tournament second day. The Tigers used size to pull away in the final minutes after a back and forth game with ten lead changes and seven ties as the field began with 32 teams.
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Kansas. City
Grambling
Mansfield State
NAIA
Tall Tigers
Don't stand outside and be miserable sign
Chuckle sign at a truck stop urges drivers to come inside to get fed up. The playful message flips misery into a meal pun, inviting patrons to dine.
Get Sold Ask About Our 10 Day Rate
Advertising teaser touts a 10 day rate with cancellation privileges inviting inquiries for immediate purchases. The message emphasizes urgency and flexibility to secure a sale.
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