Nixon Seeks Congress to Bar Busing Orders and Utilities
The Price Commission proposed tighter utility rate rules limiting returns and mandating productivity gains while allowing final rate increases under anti inflation measures. Chairman Grayson warned some big boosts will be needed to give safe, pollution free service and set action on 116 requested rises within 10 days. He also criticized Earl Butz over farm price remarks amid absence of price guidelines for raw ag products.
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Washington
The
Price Commission
Commission
C. Jackson Grayson Jr
Grayson
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Area Employment Rises For Month In Monroe
Louisiana figures show February payrolls in the Monroe area at 48 050, up from January and offsetting unemployment gains. Wage and salaried workers rise to 38 575, while manufacturing non durable goods reach 5 350. mining slips and construction climbs. Government and services also grow with modest gains.
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Monroe
Louisiana Department of Employment Security
Man Charged in Gun Control Case In Baton Rouge
Porter R. Leblanc, 37, of Baton Rouge, faces two federal counts of violating the Gun Control Act after allegedly manufacturing and delivering a silencer with a pistol found in the possession of Robert H. Blanton III at Baton Rouge airport. Leblanc, manager of a Denham Springs firm, was released on a $5,000 recognizance bond and pledged cooperation as investigations continue. Authorities cited additional arrests and developments forthcoming.
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Porter R. Leblanc
Baton Rouge
Leblanc
Robert H. Blanton Ill
Blanton
Edwin Edwards
Joe Delpit
Edwards
Mechanical Maintenance and Manufacturing Co
Denham Springs
U.S
Leon Hebert
Wallace Moll
U.S. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division
U.S. Treasury Department
Monroe Probed in National Magazine Opinion Survey
Houston bureau chief interviewed residents in Monroe as part of a national weekly magazine survey. Kenneth R. Sheets of Houston oversees one of eight regional bureaus. The poll aims to gauge Southern views on politics, the presidential race, busing, and race relations.
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Houston
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Kenneth R. Sheets
Galveston
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Eleven Feared Dead In Huey Helicopter Crash
A U S helicopter tasked with combat reinforcements crashed 21 miles northeast of Saigon in the Dong Nai River. All 11 Americans aboard were feared dead. The crew and seven aero rifle platoon members from the 1st Air Cavalry Division were aboard. No ground casualties reported.
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Dong Nai River
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Phu Bai
Michot Vows to Make Superintendent Post Appointive
Louis Michot, education-elect, told the Louisiana School Boards Association he will pursue legislation to end the elected superintendent post. In his first major policy statement since winning, he pledged to carry out his campaign promise to make the office appointive.
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Lafayette
Louis Michot
Louisiana Schools Boards Association
Michol
Chuckle: The Sex That Believes In Nonspending
A humorous line claims women think charging things is not spending and adding a cherry makes it not intoxicating. It plays on gendered stereotypes for a light joke.
Smoking alters phenacetin processing in smokers
A Columbia Hoffman La Roche team reports cigarette smoking lowers plasma phenacetin. In nine smokers and nine nonsmokers given phenacetin, smokers showed drastically reduced blood levels and four had no measurable drug. They propose faster conversion to APAP in stomach and liver due to tobacco enzymes.
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E.J. Pawtuck
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York
Ronald Kuntzman
A.H. Conney
Hoffman- la Roche Inc
Nutley
N.J
Science
Anima
Nine Towns In St Charles Affected By River Chemical Spill
A barge ship collision on the Mississippi near river intakes fouled the water supply for Alma Luling Hahnville Taft Killone Boutte Peradis Gonzales and Bayou Gauche. About 5 000 customers on the west bank face restricted use while reserves are relied on and health authorities assess the contamination.
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St. Charles Parish
Mississippi River
Lionel Troxler
St.Charles
Parish
Troxler
Board of Health
New Orleans
Alma
Hahnville
Taft
Killone
Boutte
Peradis
Gonzales
Bayou Gauche
Clear and Cooler Forecast for Twin Cities This Week
Forecast calls for clear mild days and cool nights in the Twin Cities with highs in the upper 70s today and Saturday and lows around 40s tonight. Winds shift from westerly to southerly, with Sunday partly cloudy and a chance of showers by Monday. Highs reach mid 70s to low 80s Sunday and Monday, then a cooler Tuesday. Monroe Municipal Airport notes Thursday at 73 and a 44 degree low with trace rain.
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Monroe Municipal
Improved Zoo Will Be Open Saturday
The Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo opens Saturday at 10 a.m. showcasing thousands of flowers shrubs and new animals. Highlights include 15 azalea varieties and 40 daylily types with 220 plant species 13 500 trees and 40 000 tulips.
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Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo
Townsley Schwabb
Zoo
Schwab
Erol Donovan
Monroe Feautification Board
Pete Davie
U S Announces New Phase Out Of War Troops
In Saigon AP report US Command cuts 1 220 troops today as 11 Army units begin phasing out including two helicopter units in Saigon region and Mekong Delta with about 50 aircraft. Previous day 5 700 men phased out. total strength 114 500 on March 9. Nixon orders total to 69 000 by May 1. Peak was 543 000 in April 1969.
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Mekong Delta
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Broad Legislation Urged On School Desegregation Busing
President Nixon urged Congress to suspend new court orders for busing and to consider a broad equal educational opportunities law aimed at narrowing the gap between rich and poor schools. The plan includes a moratorium ending July 1, 1973, and $2.5 billion in aid targeting high-poverty districts with compensatory grants and strict limits on further busing.
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Nixon
Congress
Richard Kleindienst
Kleindienst
Richmond
Denver
White House
Senate House
St Patrick Day joy dampened by Northern Ireland strife
Observances proceed coast to coast with green decor parades and Masses but dark notes from Northern Ireland gloom the day. Black armbands mark Londonderry killings and the Boston Irish Republican Club boycotts. Cardinal Cooke and Cardinal O Boyle lead services as thousands march in New York and city parades honor the day amid tensions.
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Ireland
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Ore
Norm Biblett
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