Orleans Delays Reapportionment Amid Redistricting Dispute
New Orleans state Senator Michael O Keefe said the Orleans Parish delegation will not present a redistricting plan this week, citing overlooked population change and minority impact. He noted the delegation needs more time to resolve reapportionment issues before Friday deadline.
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New Orleans
Legislative
Michael O’keefe
Orleans
Parish
O'Keefe
Orleans Parish
Senate
House
Bauer
Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
Rogers Warns On Mideast Dangers and Settlement Path
Secretary of State William P. Rogers warned that failure to reach a Middle East settlement could trigger a dangerous global conflict possibly leading to World War III. He urged a written security pact with UN peacekeeping involvement and stressed settlement now to avoid seeds of war.
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Washington (Ap
William P. Rogers
Middle East
Rogers
Chuckle Facts Tie Muscle to Brain Counts
A humorous line notes the average man carries 66 pounds of muscle and 3.2 pounds of brain. The quip explains many things with a playful, light tone.
Twin Cities Chit Chat promotes Army sergeant Kenneth Schossow
Kenneth Schossow, stationed with the Army in Vietnam, has been promoted to sergeant and will return home in August after training. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Birl Schossow of Bailey Street, West Monroe. Franciscan Sisters at St. Francis Hospital hold an Open House for Sister St. Patrick with sessions at 9 to 10 a.m. and 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the hospital cafeteria.
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Kenneth Schossow
Vietnam
Birl Schossow
Bailey St
West Monroe
Kenneth
Army
St. Francis Hospital
St. Patrick
Gertrude
Testimony on White Panther Kidnap Plot Revealed by Senator
A Senate subcommittee hearing released police testimony alleging White Panther Party discussed kidnapping U S leaders to secure jailed members release. Det. Clifford Murray cited plans to kidnap officials including Spiro Agnew to trade for John Sinclair and other leaders.
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Washington
White Panther Party
Spiro T. Agnew
Senate
Michigan
Clifford Murray
Marquette, Mich
John Sinclair Jr
Murray
Internal Security Subcommittee
South America
United States
John Sinclair
Robert Griffin
Gerald Ford
Huey Newton
Bobby Seale
Spiro Agnew
Philip Berrigan
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Vietnam
Lawrence Plamondon
Party
FBI
William) Milliken
Black Panthers
Sinclair
Plamondon
Central Intelligence Agency
Ann Arbor
River Stage Readings Amid Flood Conditions
River stage data shows Camden at 16.7 feet and Monroe at 17.1 feet as flood conditions persist. Other stations like Present stage and fall stage show changes. specifics for 26 and 40 not listed.
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Camden
Monroe
First Family Set For Important Day
Washington AP reports a White House celebration for St Patrick and Tricia Nixon birthday plus the engagement of Tricia Nixon and Edward Finch Cox. A Har vard Law student, Cox the couple will wed likely mid month and the event marks the second White House wedding in 57 years. The Irish prime minister and Bunratty performers join guests for the 8:30 p.m. toast.
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Washington
Pat Nixon
White House
Tricia Nixon
St. Patrick’s Day
Ireland
John Lynch
Mrs. Nixon
Lof Ely
Nev
Thelma Catherine Ryan
Pat
Bunratty Castle
Limerick
Nixons
Cox
Miss Nixon
Harvard Law School
Howard Cox
New York
Tricia
Lynda Bird Johnson
Capt
Charles S. Robb
Coxes
Eddie
Doctor Warns Nitrite Preservatives May Pose Cancer Risk
Washington AP reports Dr. William Lisinsky of the Eppley Research Institute urges the FDA to cut nitrite limits in cured meats and fish by about nine tenths. He says nitrite mainly adds color and may not justify any cancer risk, citing nitrosamine concerns and Nebraska studies. The House subcommittee probes FDA views on nitrosamines and nitrite allowances.
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Washington
William Lisinsky
Eppley Research Institute
University of Nebraska
Omaha
Food and Drug Administration
Lisinsky
House Inter-Governmental Relations
Lijinsky
Nebraska Center
Harvard
Samuel S. Epstein
Nebraska
FDA
Leo Friedman
House
Fair and Cool Continues Here For the Twin Cities
The forecast calls for fair skies through Wednesday with no rain. Sunshine will be 100 percent today and both days are described as beautiful. At Monroe Municipal Airport the high Monday reached 72 and the low this morning was 42. Highs today and Wednesday expect 64 to 70 with lows 40 to 46. Winds vary 5 to 15 mph, turning easterly 10 to 20 mph on Wednesday. Dew points stay in the 30s through Wednesday with drying conditions near 85 percent this afternoon.
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Twin Cities
Federal Aviation Agency
Monroe Municipal
South Vietnamese withdraw from Sepone area in Laos amid heavy fighting
South Vietnamese troops continued their withdrawal from the Sepone area of Laos under heavy North Vietnamese pressure. They abandoned Firebase Lolo after artillery shells ran out and spiked guns, marching to Landing Zone Brown while U S B 52 bombers hit the base. Casualties include three soldiers killed and more than twenty wounded, with reports of a major North Vietnamese buildup around Lolo and Sophia.
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Saigon
Laos
repSaos An
Nnn
Lolo
Sepone
U.S
Brown
le Trung Hien
Sophia
Mrs Meir Wins Confidence Vote in Knesset Clash
Premier Golda Meir secured an 82 to 0 confidence vote on her policy toward occupied Jordan in a dramatic Knesset session. Twelve abstained as right wing deputies walked out after a dispute over secret ballot rules.
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Jerusalem
Golda Meir
Jordan
Knesset
Gahal
Free Center
State List
Presidium
Inside The News-Star listings snapshot
Classifieds and feature notes across Abby Lowman Broadway Popenoe sections indicate page labels and department indexes. The text lists page numbers and column headers for sections such as Radio-TV Comics Sports Crossword Theater Editorial Weather and more.
Winnsboro House Fire Leaves Body in Ruins
In Winnsboro Franklin Parish a 67 year old man Fred Dixon was found dead in the burnt remain of his Polk Street home. Firemen from Winnsboro battled the blaze around 5 am. The cause was undetermined and a State Fire Marshal official was sent to the scene.
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Winnsboro
Franklin Parish
Fred Dixon
Polk St
Temperature highs and lows report from UPI
The National Weather Service logged the day’s coldest reading outside Alaska and Hawaii at International Falls Minnesota with a low of one degree above zero. Orlando Florida posted a high of 91 degrees.
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New York
Bromley Denies Bribe Offer in Senate Probe
Martin J. Bromley, named as head of an international slot machine syndicate, denies offering $50,000 to silence Army General Earl F. Cole. He says he was in Spain during the alleged bribe, and claims he never met or spoke with Cole. The Senate subcommittee probes PXs and servicemen clubs linked to corruption.
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Washington
Martin J. Bromley
Senate
Bromley
Spain
Earl F. Cole
Frankfurt
Germany
Cole
Gen
Gen. Cole
Army
Heidelburg
Jeff Bromley
Congress Passes 10 Percent Social Security Rise and Debt Increase
Congress sent to the president a package boosting Social Security benefits 10 percent for 26 million people and raising the debt ceiling from 395 to 430 billion dollars. The plan, approved 358 to 3 in the House and swiftly sent to Nixon, ties to a tax base increase and includes changes for retirees and workers, with first payments due in June.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
House
Senate
Tax Credit Plan Urged For States
Rep John W Byrnes proposed a 20 percent direct state tax credit to reduce federal revenue sharing. He argued states could raise own funds instead of seeking federal aid and urged updating estate tax credits to boost state revenues. He questioned constitutionality of general revenue sharing.
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Washington
House
Nixon
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
GOP
Ways and Means Committee
Byrnes
American Bankers Association
United States
Top U S Health Official Hints at Resignation
Dr. Roger O. Egeberg, assistant HEW secretary for health and scientific affairs, says he may resign to take a new post in HEW. He notes talks about splitting the job and keeping part of it. Reports say Dr. Edmund D. Pellegrino could be offered the assistant health secretary post.
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HEW
Edmund D. Pellegrino
Pellegrino
State University Medical School
Stony Brook
N.Y
Egeberg
Elliot L. Richardson
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