Hoffa Parole Bid Rejected by Federal Judge
In Chicago, a judge denied a motion that could have allowed an earlier parole for James R. Hoffa, ending any chance of re election as Teamsters president while Hoffa remains jailed on pension fraud and jury tampering sentences. The parole board has said he must serve at least 14 more months. Hoffa Jr. appealed for sentence modification citing his mother’s illness.
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James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
U.S. Parole Board
Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
Union
Richard B. Austin
US District Court
Austin
Parole Board
Lewisburg
James R. Hoffa Jr
D. Arthur Connolly
U.S
McKeithen defends record in final Louisiana address
Gov. John McKeithen defended his administration’s record in his final joint session address. He cited about 45 progressive measures either enacted or advanced by executive order and outlined major issues for the upcoming session including reapportionment, the Superdome project, organized crime concerns, finances, and constitutional revision. Several lawmakers signaled moves to challenge the stadium plan and call for hearings while many candidates for governor attend to test campaign strategy.
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Baton Rouge, la
John McKeithen
Lupidatwict Wuay
McKeithen
New Orleans
John Schwegmann
Metairie
Pavey Branton
Shangaloo
Shady Wall
Monroe
Dave Dixon
House
Senate
Life Magazine
Revenue Department
Fis
Extension Vote Likely on Draft Extension in Senate
Administration sources say about eight undecided senators will decide the fate of a two year draft extension as debate begins. With 45 senators favoring, 45 opposed, and 10 undecided, lawmakers consider amendments tied to Vietnam war opposition and a push to end the draft. Senate leaders dismiss filibuster threats as action looms.
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Senate
Perona Vune Su
National Guard
Mark Hatcheld
John Stennis
DeMiss
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Ices
Antewar
Ursing
Steanis
Ors
House
Nostalgia Day Honors Monroe Educator Paul Neal
Paul Neal of 2206 Island Drive Monroe is recognized for 44 years of service to Monroe city schools. He directed the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo and once led NeVille Hash School and Vossman Tech School. A May testimonial dinner at Monroe Civic Center honored him as honorary Doctor of Education and highlighted his honorary colonel title. US Air Force Master Sergeant Aaron Lenard, son of Paul Lenard, serves in Vietnam.
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Island Drive
Monroe
Lousiana Purchase Gardens
Neal
Ne Ville Hash School
Vossman Tech School
Monroe Civic Center
Lautisiana
John MeKeithen
US Air Force
Aaron RO Lenard
Paul H Lenard
Rto 2
Bien Hoa AB
Vietnam
Acquittal Motion Rejected In LL&T Fraud Trial
Judge Alvin Bo Rubino denied directed verdicts of acquittal for three men charged with federal fraud and conspiracy in the defunct Louisiana Loan and Thrift Corp case. Carl Spaht testified as the first defense witness after earlier testimony about a 1966 meeting in Spaht’s office to push state authority over LL&T amid federal pressure. Trial names include Banking Commissioner Clayton James, State Sen. Jamar Adcock, Atty. Gen Jack Gremillion, and others.
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New Orleans
Alvin Bo Rubino
Louisiana Loan & Thrift Corp
Carlos Spaht
Baton Rouge
Gay John McKeithen
U.S. District Court
Spaht
State Banking Department
Ll&t
William Glennon
Clayton James
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Joseph Kavanaugh
James
Jack Gremillion
Germillion
Salvador Anzelmo
Ernest A. Bartlett Jr
Booneville
Ark
Progress makes cookouts gear heavy across generations
A lighthearted note remarks that modern cookouts require tenfold more gear than those of ancestors used to conquer the wilderness. It contrasts past simplicity with present equipment and humorously underlines the change in outdoor cooking habits.
Mills Attacks Nixon Revenue Sharing Plan In Tennessee
Ways and Means Chair Mills predicted the House will not vote on Nixon's five billion dollar revenue sharing proposal with no strings. He told the Tennessee General Assembly the plan is a blunder and predicts rejection by the committee and Congress. He urged continuing welfare reform with targeted federal relief while maintaining discipline.
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Nashville
Arkansas Democrat
Tennessee General Assembly
Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
House
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Resolutions On Vote Age Offered In Louisiana Senate
Two resolutions in the Louisiana Senate proposed to ratify a constitutional amendment to lower the voting age to 18 in federal and state elections. The measures require three fourths support in the Legislature to pass, as the amendment already cleared Congress this year.
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McKeithen
Baton Rouge
Senate
Congress
Nixon tours site of proposed park in New York area
President Nixon visited a 23 000 acre Sandy Hook Breezy Point and Jamaica Wildlife Preserve area near New York Harbor as part of a plan to create a New York Gateway Park. Governors Rockefeller Cahill and mayors Lindsay Gibson joined the tour as White House officials outlined federal underutilized lands for recreation.
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UPS
Pres- Ment Nason
New York Harbor
Sandy Hook
New Jersey
Breezy Point
Jamaica Wildlife Preserve
New York
New York Gateway Park
Congress
Nixon
White House
Nelson A. Rockefeller
William T. Cahill
John V. Lindsay
New York City
Kenneth Gibson
Newark
Ft Hancock
Boarder Field
Calif
Naval Training Devices Center
Longe Island Sound
N.yo
Clinical Research Center
Fort Worth
Tex
Ft. Lawton
Seattle
Ronald L. Ziegler
Gateway Park National
Camp Pendleton
Police Seize 240000 Nickels Spilled Along Highway
State police spent hours collecting more than 240000 five cent coins scattered when a tractor trailer shifted and spilled its load. The truck from Yellow Creek Systems bound from Columbus to Lancaster carried 368 million nickels headed to Lancaster banks, with 60 dollars in coins still missing. Driver Pat Martino of Harrisburg reported the spill occurred as he braked to avoid a car entering the highway.
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Harrisburg
Yellow Krercht Systems
Ihc
Columbus
Ohio
Lancaster
Denver Cole
Lancaster Area
Americal Division Withdrawal Begins Vietnam Troop Cuts
The U.S. Command announced the start of the Americal Division withdrawal from Vietnam and the deactivation of a major command. A 920 soldier Battal ion from the 5th Battalion, 46th Infantry, was removed for deactivation, as the 2b man US Marine logistics command at Da Nang also folded. Total U.S. forces were reduced to 267,100, the lowest in five years, under President Nixon's troop-cut plan reducing strength to 254,000 by December. The Americal Division, officially the 23rd Infantry Division, faced notoriety from past incidents including My Lai.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Sth
46Th Tafantis
98Th Tafantis Brecade
da Nang
Marine Corps
Nixon
Deco
My Lai
23Rd Infantry Division
The
Americal
6Th
Ith Wiha Deak
Showers Again Expected Today Northeast Louisiana
Showers and thundershowers forecast for today and tomorrow with about a 40 percent chance. Highs expected near 82 to 88 degrees with humid conditions and remaining in the low 80s to upper 70s. low temps around 60s to 70s. Reports of brief power outages in Monroe and minor localized flooding along Cypress Street in West Monroe.
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Monroe
Cypress Street
West Monroe
FAA
Monroe Municipal
River Stages Camden Monroe Flood Update
Readable OCR notes show river stage changes with Camden and Monroe noted. Flood alerts indicate rising water and stage adjustments, with present level and forecast changes described in terse measurements.
Tax Freedom Day Begins For Many
NEW YORK AP Today is the first day in 171 that the average American earns working for himself rather than the government according to the U S Chamber of Commerce. The chamber cites rising per capita taxes from 1902 to 1970 and projects a total tax bill of about 1200 per person this year. Federal receipts totaled 123 billion for fiscal 1970, with state taxes around 56 billion projected for the year.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
May
Senate defeat clears sergeant at arms in suspension bid
In Baton Rouge the Louisiana Senate voted 32 to 6 to table Len Davis resolution to suspend sergeant at arms John Regard amid a federal indictment on mail fraud charges tied to a school lunch program. Backers argued the action would restore public trust. opponents warned of punished innocence until proven guilty.
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Senate
Baton Rouge
la Cap
John Regard
Len Jackson Davis
Shreveport
Regard
Spsston
Bogalusa
Urvershbeds
Record Heat Top Sunday in Contiguous U.S.
The National Weather Service reported the highest temperature Sunday as 96 degrees at Vere Beach Florida with a low of 28 degrees in Grants New Mexico.
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New York
National Weather Service
Hawaii
Alaska
Vere Beach
Flo
Grants
Junk Tax Pitches Echo in Sweden Classified Ads
A garbled piece from the News Star classifieds hints at a spring auto sale and junk disposal offer. The ad urges readers to trade in and wait for a purchase, mentioning Sweden and a “Cdr” joining a junk pile.
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Sweden
Jon
News Star
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