Union Strike Shuts San Francisco Rail Commuting
UTU leaders say about 20 000 Southern Pacific workers affected as a 6 am strike over elimination of switchmen jobs strands nearly 11 000 commuters on the peninsula. SP reports only two San Jose to San Francisco runs completed with no advance notice.
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San Francisco
United Transportation Union
Southern Pacific Railroad
George Lechner
UTU
Southern Pacific
el Paso
Tex
Portland
Ore
Lechner
San Jose
Peninsula
Pacific Lines
Arizona
New Mexico
Nevada
Uinh
California
Oregon
Texas-Louisiama
Cotton Belt
Missouri
Benjamin F. Biaggini
Volpe Suggests Law Might Ban Airline Ransom Payments
Secretary Volpe told a meeting of the nation’s 29 largest airlines that Congress may need to bar ransom payments to hijackers. General Davis urged a buddy system for airline workers to prevent solo entries, while noting few details could be disclosed.
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Washington
John A. Volpe
Congress
Air Force
Benjamin O. Davis
Sky Marshals
Davis
Volpe
Mexico City
Nixon Meany Meeting At White House Sparks curiosity
President Nixon held an eighty minute unannounced breakfast meeting with AFL-CIO President George Meany at the White House. The session was the first face to face encounter since Nixon faced a cool reception at a Miami convention. A White House spokesman confirmed the talks after reporters observed Meany leaving the executive mansion grounds.
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Washington
Nixon
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Miami
White House
Meany
Executive Mansion
EPA bans predator control pesticides and recalls stocks
The Environmental Protection Agency halted interstate shipment and initiated a recall of predator control pesticides, including thallium sulfate, cyanide, strychnine, and 1080. The move protects wildlife while allowing nonpoison methods and seeking nonlethal predator controls. rat and urban uses remain under review.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
William D. Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus
Wyoming
Interior Department
EPA
Gas rationing spreads as supply tightens nationwide
A severe natural gas shortage triggers strict rationing in major cities With many utilities refusing new customers and some curtailing service The crisis could blanket the country within a year Ohio Michigan Maryland and Pennsylvania have imposed drastic limits while Georgia and California face future shortages Prices, dates, and further actions are under study by the Federal Power Commission as exploration incentives are debated by industry spokesmen.
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Washington
New York Public Service Commission
Washington Gas Light Co
Chicago
Ohio
Michigan
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Georgia
California
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Monroe Jaycees Delegates to National Meeting in Tulsa
Dewey Chelette of Monroe has been appointed to the national health and safety planning committee for the Jaycees. He will travel to Tulsa with other Louisiana Jaycees to join 300 directors for the 1972 73 national program planning. Chelette also serves on the Louisiana Jaycees executive committee.
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Monroe
Tulsa
Okla
Dewey Chelette
National Health and Safety Planning Committee
Chelette
Jaycee
Jaycees
Louisiana Jaycees
Birthday Wishes for Glen Strange on 22nd
Public birthday greeting notes Glen Strange of 102 Banks St West Monroe turns 22 today. The item appears in More Chit Chat on Page 6 A.
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Glen Strange
Banks St
West Monroe
Man Invents Square Bathtub That Leaves No Ring
A man creates a square bathtub noted for not leaving rings after use. The quirky invention attracts curiosity and humor as readers explore its practical appeal and design novelty.
Robert Gray Fund Still Underway
Contributions to the Robert Gray Fund remain collected two thirds of the $7,696 goal while Abe E. Pierce reports funds arriving to aid the family of the deceased Richwood athlete. The Ouachita Parish School Board designated March 3 as Robert Gray Day and urged donations. Gray died Jan. 27 from injuries in the Nov. 26 game between Richwood and Crowley, a 16 year old fullback.
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Robert Gray
Richwood High School
Abe E. Pierce
Pierce
Ouachita Parish
Gray
Confederate Memorial Hospital
Shreveport
Richwood
Crowley
Shreveport Hospital
St. Francis Hospital
Lula ‘Orange
Monroe
Parish
George M. Snellings Jr
Twin Cities
Dole Charges AT&T Favoring Democrats Over Debt
Senator Dole accused AT&T of aiding the Democratic National Committee by delaying a $1.5 million 1968 Chicago debt through Miami Beach convention service. He cites the Corrupt Practices Act and calls for hearings while AT&T says billing will be cash based and paid prior to the convention.
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Washington
API
Robert Dole
American Telephone & Telegraph
Democratic National Committee
Kansas
ATT
Miami Beach
Chicago
Dole
At&t
Democratic Party
Federal Communications Commission
Democratic Committee
San Diego
New York Bank Raises Prime Lending Rate to 4 Percent
First National City Bank, the nation's second largest commercial bank, will raise its prime lending rate from 4% to 4.5% effective Monday. The move marks the first rise since last July, with Citibank's rate now among the most responsive to money market conditions. Other major banks have kept rates at 4% with no immediate plans to follow.
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New York
First National City Bank
Citibank
Bank of America
San Francisco
Good Weather Expected Here
The forecast for Northeast Louisiana calls for warm, pleasant conditions this weekend with clear to partly cloudy skies. Highs in the upper 70s, lows around the upper 40s, and no precipitation reported in Monroe on Thursday. Some showers and a few thunderstorms are possible Monday and Tuesday.
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Louisiana
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Monroe
FDA Orders Lead Reduction In Paint By 1973 End
The FDA bans lead in most residential paint by 1973 ending at six hundredths of one percent for 1973 and five tenths of one percent in 1972. The rule targets homes built before WW II and toys with high lead exposure, amid industry protests and safety warnings on cognitive harm and deaths. Dr. Merlin DuVal testified that lead paint causes about 200 deaths yearly and $200 million in costs.
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FDA
Merlin K. DuVal
Edwards
HEW
Bureau of Community Environmental Management
Inside The News Star four section daily edition
A compact description notes a four section, 32 page daily newspaper edition titled Inside The News-Star with multiple sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inside the ‘News-Star
Freeze On Draft Appeals Is Lifted
The Selective Service told local draft boards they may resume hearing deferment and exemption appeals after a three month freeze. The move completes a two year overhaul shifting to a national system under President Nixon. About 22,486 pending personal appearances exist, with thousands more since the freeze. New rules grant witnesses, require 15 minute hearings, and demand documented reasons for rejections.
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Washington
Selective Service
Curtis W. Tarr
Nixon
Tarr
National Appeals Board
River Stage Readings With Seasonal Fall Decline
Water levels on River Camden at 7.4 feet and River Monroe at 15.6 feet show a fall in stage readings as gauges respond to recent rainfall. No evacuations reported.
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Camden
Monroe
Clouded origin of Bayou DeSiard and DeSiard Street name
Local historian Frank Breese and Austin Miller Jr. trace the suspected naming of Bayou DeSiard and DeSiard Street to Don Juan Filhiol and Jean Paul de Fremes DeSiard. DeSiard allegedly lived in a log cabin near the bayou’s far side while directing colonial affairs, with hints of a cabin near Northeast Louisiana University.
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Bayou DeSiard
DeSiard Street
Frank Breese
News-Star
Breese
Austin Miller Jr
Cabildo and Museum of Natural History
New Orleans
Don
Filhiol
DeSiard
Northeast Louisiana University
Ouachita River
Point Drive
University
Lakeshore
NLU
Monroe
Sepiert
Liv
U.S. Reports Cost Increases in Wholesale Prices
The February wholesale price index rose nine tenths of one percent led by farm products and processed foods up 1.9 percent. Industrial materials and manufactured goods rose five tenths, with specific gains in steel, machinery, wood, textiles, and clothing. Gasoline and tires fell while television sets declined and fuel costs varied.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Decemer
Nixon
Henderson Seeks Removal From Monroe Gas Case
Monroe businessman R F Henderson asks to be withdrawn as a plaintiff in federal and state suits against Monroe gas utility revenue bonds and the utilities commission. Sparks filed the suits Feb 18 with James E Nelson Jr and Drew Fields remaining named. Henderson cites family discord and inconvenience as reasons.
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Monroe
R. F. Henderson
James D.sparks Jr
City of
Monroe Gas Utility Revenue Bonds and Utilities Commission
Sparks
James E. Nelson Jr
Drew Fields
Henderson
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Southern Pacific Lines
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Demos
New York Bank
Food and Drug
Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
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Lou Stovall
U. S
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