Faulkner Elected Northern Ireland Prime Minister
In Belfast the Pro testant Unionist party chose Brian Faulkner age 50 as premier by a 6 to 4 vote over William Craig. Craig warned of internment camps for IRA suspects and claimed control of many party districts as Chichester-Clark resignations followed pressure for tougher action against Catholic extremists. The IRA Provisional wing claimed responsibility for the leadership changes and vowed retaliation against British forces amid a violent campaign that has left at least 20 dead this year.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Unionist Party
Brian Faulkner
Faulkner
William Craig
Craig
James Chichester- Clark
Irish Republican Army
TRA
Ultramilitant
Chichester-Clark
Terence O'Neill
IRA Provisionals
Irish Republic
Britain
McKeithen Faults DOJ Lack of Action on Racketeering
Gov John McKeithen told Shreveport Jaycees that Democratic officials blocked DOJ help to curb labor management racketeering in Baton Rouge. He credited Republican leadership and U S Attorney Gerald Gallinghouse for finally enabling indictments and convictions after Republicans took office.
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Shreveport
John MccKeithen
Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice
Baton Rouge
Shreveport Jaycees
Labor-Management Commission of Inquiry
Weather highs and lows Across the Contiguous U S
The National Weather Service recorded a Monday high of 99 degrees in Alice Texas excluding Hawaii and Alaska. Devils Lake North Dakota saw a record low of minus seven degrees for the day.
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New York
Bonn to Buy F-4 Phantoms for Luftwaffe Transition
West Germany plans to purchase 175 to 229 F-4 Phantom jets from the United States to replace the ill fated F104G Starfighters and G91 Fiat jets. The order, possibly worth over $1 billion, would begin joining the Luftwaffe in 1974 as a transition to MRCA fighters.
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Bonn
Germany
West German
Defense Ministry
United States
LUG Amiivulistiligiil Liliaut
Luftwaffe
West Germany
Britain
Italy
Willy Brandt
Revenue sharing funds eyed for Monroe SMSA
HUD released tentative figures showing the Monroe SMSA would get over 2.5 million under Nixon’s urban revenue sharing plan. Monro e city would receive 1.3 million, with 1.1 million to be divided to Mr and Mrs James Connor in West Monroe. Janet Lynn Connor born Sunday at Glenwood Hospital weighs 7 pounds 5 ounces. Grandparents are Roy Connor and Garniv L. Oden of Crossett.
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Washington
Monroe Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
SMSA
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Monroe
James Connor
West Monroe
Janet Lynn
Glenwood Hospital
Little Miss
Janet
Roy Connor
Garniv L. Oden
Crossett
Nixon
George Romney
University Choir Tour Picks 40 Singers in Monroe
Sunny Meriwether daughter of Mrs Patricia P Meriwether of 318 Loop Road Monroe is chosen among 40 singers for the University of the South choir spring tour. The touring group departs for a month long schedule across 24 Episcopal Church dioceses owned by Sewanee Tennessee based university.
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Sunny Meriwether
Patricia P. Meriwether
Loop Road
Monroe
University of the South Choir
Episcopal Church
University At Sewanee, Tenn
Food budget study notes Ouachita Parish family costs
New York based poll shows regional differences in weekly food spending with East higher than Midwest and South and West in between. In Ouachita Parish the SRDS data notes an average food expense of 47 dollars per week per family of four.
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New York
News-Star
Ouachita Parish
American Institute of Public Opinion
Midwest
South
West
Standard Rate and Data Service
Bureau of Labor Statistics
SRDS
Nixon Appeals For Funding Of SST Plane
President Nixon made an eleventh hour appeal for Senate approval to continue funding the supersonic transport SST program. Senate debate nears vote with leaders predicting a close result after House rejection. A AP survey suggests 48 opposed or leaning against, 39 in favor, 11 undecided.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
White House
Scott
House
Mansfield
William Saxbe
Ohio
U.S
Associated Press
Ervin Challenges Nixon's Refusal To Spend Funds
Sen Sam Ervin’s Judiciary subcommittee surveys executive impoundment as it challenges President Nixon for withholding 11.1 billion dollars approved by Congress. Ervin cautions the practice erodes legislative powers and denies constitutional authority for an item veto.
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Ervin
Nixon
Washington
White House
Senate
Congress
Sam J. Ervin
Judiciary Subcommittee
Executive Branch
D-N.c
Cooler Weather Expected in Twin Cities Area
Cooler temperatures are forecast for the Twin Cities today and tonight with no rainfall through Wednesday. Skies will be partly cloudy with highs of 58 to 66 and lows of 42 to 48. North to northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. FAA Monroe Airport records a Monday high of 79 and a low of 45 with no precipitation reported. Drying conditions around 60 percent through Wednesday, higher overnight.
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Twin Cities
Federal Aviation Agency
Monroe Municipal
River Levels Show Change at Camden Monroe
Flood stage readings indicate rising levels at Camden and Monroe with noted fall in certain measures. Measurements include figures 26 6.8 2.4 at Camden and 40 19.4 1 at Monroe, signaling shifting flood dynamics.
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Camden
Monroe
High Court Rejects Ohio Lake Erie Pollution Suit
The Supreme Court declined to hear Ohio’s case against Dow Chemical in Michigan and Canada over mercury pollution reaching Lake Erie. Justice Harlan said jurisdiction was not exercised now, urging Ohio to pursue state courts while noting scientific and policy factors. Justice Douglas dissented, proposing a panel of scientific advisers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Ohio
Michigan
Canada
Lake Erie
High Court
John M. Harlan
Lake
Erie
Interior Department
William O. Douglas
Dow Chemical Co
Midland
Mich
Dow Chemical of Canada
Wyandotte Chemicals Corp
Wyandotte
Dow Canada
Dow Company
Inside The News-Star Sections Listing
A catalog note lists sections and page counts for Inside The News-Star including Abby Lowman Broadway Popenoe and various classifieds and radio TV pages across sections 2B 4B 6B 8B and 5B.
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Abby
Lowman
Broadway
Popenoe
Radio-Tv
Reds Step Up Khe Sanh Attacks Amid Vietnam Withdrawals
In Saigon, U S support forces pull out of northwest South Vietnam as North Vietnamese forces intensify attacks on Khe Sanh. About 7 Americans killed and 40 wounded, with higher field casualties reported. Saigon’s 44 day Laos campaign to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail nears completion as 7,000 more troops withdraw and fire bases are abandoned.
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Helmut Schmidt
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Laos
Karner Anewpaeewawae
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Khe Sanh
Associated Press
Michael Putzel
Chu Lai
Phu Bai
Quang Tri
Ham Nghi
Tran van An
NYU Scientist Reports Promising Hepatitis Vaccine Test
Dr. Saul Krugman of New York University Medical Center announced that two injections of a boiled serum hepatitis preparation protected individuals and produced antibodies. While not yet an effective vaccine, the method “pushes ajar” toward a vaccine potentially as effective as polio and measles vaccines, with expectant timelines of five to nine years.
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NEW York
New York University
Saul Krugman
New York University Medical Center
Krugman
Rates Raise 6 Percent in South Rail Move
Interstate Commerce Commission grants permanent freight rate increases nationwide with eastern and western boosts near 12 percent and 6 percent in the south. The change yields about $300 million less than sought, may take effect in 15 days, and requires quarterly efficiency reports starting July 1.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Commission
Dale W. Hardin
Rupert L. Murphy
Virginia Mae Brown
W. Donald Brewer
Willard Deason
Congress Protest Over Passenger Train Routes
Washington lawmakers slammed government plans to save some passenger trains while derailing others. House Commerce Committee Chairman Harley Staggers warned of an investigation after complaints from more than 100 members of Congress and 1,000 external protests.
Doctors embrace mail order shock treatments
A quirky note humorously suggests some doctors favor monthly mailed shock therapies. The line frames the joke as a dated mail order scheme.
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Biloxi-Gulfport
Biloxi CC
Gulfport CC
Jackson
Jackson CC
Balance
Elizabeth Goldstein
David
Audubon Park
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Inside the News-Star
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Ince
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Brian Sullivan
Science
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News-Star World
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