Flood Waters Rise Across Northeast Louisiana Rivers
Flood stage crests rise along the Ouachita and Black rivers with expected peaks by late March. Widespread inundation threatens camps near Cheniere Lake and Lake La Fourche while LP and L crews survey damage. Pedestals flooded cut service to 300 500 phones. some areas report outages as water backs up. Evacuations total multiple families across Larto Lake Sicily Island and Enterprise areas with wildlife stranded on high ground.
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Weather Service
Ouachita
Black Rivers
Red River
Alexandria
Cheniere Lake
West Monroe
Lake LaFourche
LaFourche
Louisiana Power & Light Company
John Grantham
Grantham
LP & L
South Central Bell
Patrick L. Regan
Regan
Jonesboro Road
Morgan City
Mississippi
Natchez
Logansport
Larto Lake
Jonesville
Lake Louie
Sicily Island
Enterprise
Sandy Lake
Brinegar Urges Rail Consolidation scheme for Northeast
Transportation Secretary Claude Brinegar proposes consolidating the six Northeast bankrupt railroads into one or more private for profit corporations. The plan aims to preserve essential services in 17 states with minimal government involvement, contrasting federal overhaul proposals by ICC calling for tax financed reform.
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Washington
Claude
Brinegar
Northeast
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Justices Reverses Death Sentence in Louisiana Case
The Supreme Court reversed a 1970 death sentence for Ivory George, upholding the murder conviction in St. Helena Parish for killing his wife. The case is remanded to the Louisiana Supreme Court for further action after rejecting his insanity defense and noting the death penalty was deemed inappropriate.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
High Court
Ivory George
St. Helena Parish
Louisiana Supreme Court
George
Six Are Sentenced As Spies In Israel
A Haifa district court sentenced four Israeli Arabs and two Israeli Jews to prison terms from two to 17 years for organizing a Syrian spy ring aimed at overthrowing the government. Daud Turki and Ehud Adiv received the 17 year terms, with Vered getting 10. Other Arabs drew 11, 12, and five years respectively, while three were suspended.
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Haifa
Israel
UPI
Daud Turki
Ehud Adiv
Adiv
Dan Vered
Vered
Anis Karawi
Subhi Narani
Simon Hadad
Syria
First Aid for Flooded Homes and Farms booklet
The Department of Agriculture offers a booklet titled First Aid for Flooded Homes and Farms No 0100 2620 available from the Government Printing Office in Washington DC for a small fee. It warns against pumping water too quickly from basements and reminds to turn off electrical switches during floods. J Floyd Kent of West Monroe is the Ouachita Parish extension agent.
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Department of Agriculture
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington D.C
J. Floyd Kent
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Father jokes about funds as son gets larger allowance
A humorous quip tackles a college student’s bigger allowance. The father asks if Bill ever considered a career as a professional fundraiser, turning a finance topic into a light moment.
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Bill
Shortage Forecast Of Air Controllers Warns Of Delays
Washington AP reports the airline industry predicts a severe air traffic controller shortage by the end of next year if hiring and training begin immediately. ATA officials warn delays could rival those seen in 1969 and 1970 as 1,000 more controllers may retire or leave. There are 352 control towers now, with 43 more to be commissioned this year.
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Washington
Air Transport Association
ATA
William Hardaker
Hardaker
Andrew F
Federal Aviation Administration
Pitas
United States
Storms Largely Subside Across U S Midwest And South
Weather across the nation’s midsection eased after a weekend of tornadoes hail and thunderstorms. Kansas City and Topeka logged heavy rainfall while Kentucky Lake damages exceeded 1 million. A tornado hit West Frankfort Illinois and a bus was stranded by snow near Raton New Mexico.
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Gilbertsville
Kentucky Dam Village State Park
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National Weather Service
Texas
Raton
N.M
mid-Mississippi Valley
Appalachians
Florida
Middle Atlantic Coast
Ft. Myers
Fila
Sir Noel Coward Dies At Jamaican Home At 73
Sir Noel Coward playwright author and actor died of a heart attack at Firefly his winter home on Jamaica north coast He was 73 Police said he died about 6 30 am after a heart seizure he had moved around normally half an hour earlier Coward lived alone at the property and was last visited by Queen Mother Elizabeth in 1965 Funeral arrangements were incomplete according to his agents.
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UPI
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Firefly
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New York
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Britain
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Barbara Ayers
Clear Lake City
Tex
Air Force
Tim Ayers
Chattanooga
Tenn
David Grant
Christine Barrows
South Hadley
Mass
Air
Henry C. Barrows
North Vietnam
Dee
Weather Outlook for Twin Cities and Louisiana
Clouds clear today with fair skies tonight and Tuesday in the Twin Cities. Temperatures hold near the upper 60s today, cooling to the lower 40s tonight. Winds shift from 10 to 20 mph west today to 5 to 15 mph tonight. Louisiana forecast shows scattered showers Wednesday and Thursday, then sunny Friday with highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s to 50s.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Louisiana
Pact Reached On Releasing Last Of POWs
Saigon reports North Vietnam reached an agreement to free 139 American POWs in Vietnam in exchange for the withdrawal of all American troops over three days beginning Tuesday. The first 32 prisoners will be handed to U.S. authorities at Gia Lam on Tuesday with 40 more on Wednesday and 67 on Thursday.
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North Vietnam
Vietnam
Bui Tin
South Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Gia Lam
Tin
Pathet Lao
Laos
Paris
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Joint Military Commission
River Stage Increases Reported At Monroe Camden Sensors
Flood stage readings show Monroe rising to 40.00 with 3.6 units increase while Camden climbs from 26.0 to 27.0 as river levels surge. Local stations log stage changes indicating rising flood risk.
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Monroe
Camden
Inside The News-Star Abby 1C Lowman 1c Broadway 5C Radio-TV 6B
Classified 1C Sports 3B Comics 6A Theater aC Crossword 1B Van Dellen 6A Editorial 4A Women 1c Horoscope 8A Weather 5A . Jumble 3b 4 Sections 28 Pages
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Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Trial To Proceed For Nine Muslims In 1972 Confrontation
In New Orleans nine of thirteen Muslim defendants will face trial in state court for the January 1972 Baton Rouge confrontation that left five dead and newsman Bob Johnson in a coma for 14 months. One defendant sought a federal trial, but the state court judge ordered the state proceedings to continue. The status of the remaining three defendants was unclear.
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New Orleans
Elmo Lear
Keith Mohammond
Keith Morris
U.S. District Court
State Supreme Court
State Naacp
Emmett Douglas
Baton Rouge
High Court
Bob Johnson
Wbrz-Tv
Tria
Highway Speed Limit Proposal Aimed at Gas Conservation
A federal official floated lowering highway speed limits to 50 mph to save gasoline if shortages arise this summer. Darrell M. Trent, acting director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, said local shortages could lead states to take precautionary measures as gasoline stocks wane in the summer driving season.
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New York
Darrell M. Trent
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Relatives Hopeful as POWs Listed for Release Amid Delay Uncertainty
Families react to North Vietnamese list of 107 prisoners including Air Force Capt. James W. Williams and Capt. Tim Ayers while Nixon freezes troop withdrawals delaying Laos releases. Mothers express gratitude yet brace for possible postponement and insist all homecoming terms be shared.
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Laos
Air Force
James W. Williams
Isaac Williams
Memphis
Tenn
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Steps To Halt Rising Building Costs Planned
The administration considers reimposing mandatory controls on lumber prices to curb rising costs for homes. It would also authorize more tree cutting in national forests, curb log exports to Japan, and require reporting and enforcement measures.
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Washington
UPI
John T. Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
Senate Housing Subcommittee
Japan
Dunlo
Dunlop
Council
Earl Butz
National Forest
Supreme Court to rule on wiretap methods from Mitchell era
Justices agreed to decide next term whether Justice Department wiretap procedures under Attorney General John N. Mitchell violated law in numerous cases. The court also refused Harvard professor Samuel L. Popkin’s appeal after a brief jail stay for refusing to answer a grand jury about the Pentagon Papers. Lower courts split on wiretap issues involving gambling and narcotics cases in New York City and Baltimore. Arguments set for next fall or winter with a written opinion later.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Justice Department
John N. Mitchell
Department
Mitchell
Harvard
Samuel L. Popkin
Boston
Pentagon
New York City
Baltimore
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