Connally Holds Back on Party Switch Amid Watergate Fallout
Former Texas governor John B. Connally neared a switch from Democrat to Republican last week but stalled due to the Watergate fallout and White House involvement concerns. He remains unsure about a 1976 presidential bid, emphasizing he is busy with clients and avoiding timetable details.
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Ford Sees GOP Vote To Sustain Nixon Veto On Rehab Bill
House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford says Republicans are optimistic they will sustain President Nixon’s veto of a 2.6 billion vocational rehabilitation authorization bill. The Senate votes Tuesday on the override, with Speaker Carl Albert awaiting its outcome before action in the House. The veto follows broad bipartisan support in both chambers for the program aiding physically handicapped Americans.
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Water levels level off after rainfall in Louisiana area
Parts of Northeast Louisiana show leveling after three sunny days with only a 30 percent rain chance. Ouachita River at Monroe near 44 feet as dams and three large pumps manage floodwater. Evacuations continue in Catahoula Parish with Red Cross providing cots and shelter at Jonesville Recreation Center.
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Twin Cities Chit Chat Boy Scout Jamboree Applications
Applications are open for the Boy Scout Jamboree in August. The Oua chita Valley Council headquarters invites interested scout parents to apply. A local group of about 40 scouts will travel by bus some 4800 miles round trip to Farragut State Park Idaho near Spokane Washington. Eligible scouts have completed fifth grade or are age 11. Local leaders Ray Mears Rector Hopgood and Bud Neeley will accompany.
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Bud Neeley
Meany Urges Congress To Curb Prices
AFL-CIO chief George Meany urged price controls on farm goods reimpose rent limits and enact excess profits tax. He warned unions may seek large wage increases if prices keep rising and said Economic Stabilization Act must be fair or workers and consumers will be squeezed by food costs landlords moneylenders and profiteering firms. He noted Nixon Phase III relies on voluntary controls and faces criticism for rapid price increases.
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Hog Prices Dip Across Major Markets As Markets React
The Associated Press reports hog prices fell at major markets led by Webster City Joliet and Sioux City with declines of 2 to 4 dollars per hundredweight. Market officials note the drops may not translate to lower retail meat unless supply eases, while some predict a two to three week stretch of lower prices before a rebound.
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Iowa
Webster City
Jerry Struck
Joliet
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Minnesota
Sioux City
American Meat Institute
Allen Johnson
Johnson
Lee Fowler
Omaha
Neb
Fowler
U S Military Cost Overrun Reasons Cited
Congressional auditors cite 19.1 billion in cost overruns on 45 major weapons as inflation and poor cost estimates push development. GAO says overruns stem 45 percent from development changes 30 percent from inflation 25 percent from estimation errors and urges clearer military needs and spending limits.
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Four POWs Promoted to Flag Ranks Including Denton and Stockdale
The Pentagon announced four recently released Vietnam POWs promoted to flag ranks. Air Force Col. John P. Flynn and Col. David W. Winn became generals, while Navy Capt. Jeremiah A. Denton and Capt. James B. Stockdale were elevated to admirals. Flynn led captives at one time, Winn was the senior aviator in captivity, with promotions previously nominated in 1970 and 1972.
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Navy
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Defense Department
Jerry W. Friedheim
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Air Force Selection Boards
Warming Trend Continues In Twin Cities Weather
Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers tonight. High near 70 with lows in the mid 50s. southeasterly winds 5 to 10 mph, shifting to variable tonight. Tuesday's high 62 and morning low 39 at Monroe Municipal. trace of rain reported. Extended outlook shows showers Friday then cooler, partly cloudy through Sunday.
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Thieu Delivers Monument Message As U S Forces Leave
In Saigon President Thieu laid cornerstones for three monuments honoring U S and South Vietnamese fighters and the six allied nations. The U S Vietnam memorial near Tan Son Nhut will cost over 2 million dollars and be completed in a year.
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River Stage Report Shows Station Changes and City Readies
A flood stage bulletin notes river stations including Monroe and Camden with changes in stage readings. Camden reports 14 rise with 26 and 305 readings. Monroe shows 40 and 43.7, indicating rising water levels and potential impacts on nearby communities.
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Hanoi Frees 49 More U.S. POWs in Vietnam Return
At Clark Air Base in the Philippines a group of 49 American POWs were released by Hanoi including a longtime civilian captive. Among the freed are nine Laotian captives and a Canadian missionary. Two flying hospitals ferried the ex-prisoners from Hanoi. the group joins 42 others released earlier as part of the repatriation program ending with 587 Americans freed since February 12.
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Austin
Tex
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Lloyd D. Oppel
British Columbia
Samuel A. Mattix
Centralia
Wash
Oppel
Kingkok
Ernest C. Brace
Indochina
Red
Viet Cong to Release Captive Not on Earlier POW List
In Saigon the Viet Cong said it will release an American prisoner not listed among previous POW turnovers. The man, named Wheme, born 1941 in Virginia, with serial 325346874, was captured November 15, 1969 at Truong Long Hoa village.
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Wheme
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Truong Long Hoa
Monroe Parish drainage study outlines three pumping stations
Civil engineer John G. Maroney presented an independent three year study for Monroe and Ouachita Parish drainage serving Chauvin River Styx and Lunewa Bayous. The plan calls for three large pump stations with 35 000 gpm capacity each and multiple lateral canals to drain the area with federal funding likely covering much of the cost. A detailed topographical study and full cost analysis would follow.
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Ouachita
Lamy Lane
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Bayou de Siard
Nixon moves to create Drug Enforcement Administration
President Nixon proposed a reorganization plan to form the Drug Enforcement Administration under Attorney General Richard Kleindienst. The plan would abolish the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and transfer its duties, consolidating drug enforcement under a unified command. Myles Ambrose would serve as acting administrator during the formative period.
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U. S. Economic Indicators Show February Gains
The government said its leading index rose 1.8 percent in February reaching 158.7 on the 1967 base. Five indicators improved including the average work week and durable goods orders while three declined such as plant and equipment contracts and stock prices. The work week rose from 40.3 to 41 hours and materials prices climbed to 147.5.
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Mastering a New Gadget Brings Joy in Puzzling
A witty note on the pleasure of tackling unfamiliar devices. Once you figure it out, the instruction sheet finally makes sense.
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