Last War Troops Return To Homes
U S combat troops from Vietnam begin returning home across the United States with small ceremonies and subdued celebrations. Six jet transports bring 1 120 American servicemen to Travis Air Force Base as the last wave departs with memories and souvenirs from the long conflict.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
U.S
Vietnam
Travis
San Francisco International Airport
Pfc
Kirby Ledbetter
Charleston
W.va
Air Force
Kenny Villegas
Seagrave
Tex
James Splawn
Spartanburg
D.C
Monroe Camden River Stages Station Flood Present
Flood stage readings show rising river levels at Monroe and Camden stations with stage at 40 rising to 44.3 as of latest observation. Authorities monitor water levels and anticipate further increases amid crests and rain bands.
Sterlington High Calendar Girl Pageant and Show
Sterlington High School sponsors a 7 30 p m Calendar Girl Pageant and Variety Show in the school auditorium. Twelve contestants perform in a Parade of Months talent and evening dress segments alongside the Sterlington High Ballet and Hee Haw Boys. Contestants include Jerri Bryan Deanna Hemphy Sharon Rugg Karen Mike Martha Dean Janet Teston Sissy Black Linda Harris LuAnn Hamilton Polly Tarver Becky White Carolyn Smith.
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Sterlington High School
Sterlington High Ballet
Hee Haw Boys
Jerri Bryan
Deanna Hemphy
Sharon Rugg
Karen Mike
Martha Dean
Janet Teston
Sissy Black
Linda Harris
LuAnn Hamilton
Polly Tarver
Becky White
Carolyn Smith
Two Planes Airlift U. S. POWs Home
At Clark Air Base in the Philippines the last American POWs from the Vietnam war left for the United States aboard two C141 transports bound for California and Texas. Eager crowds and a Hawaii stopover marked the homecoming as officers thanked supporters and families, with some POWs greeted by Hawaiians and Samoan friends.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
U.S
Hanoi
Pathet Lao
Kelly Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Travis Air Force Base
California
Cmdr
Phillip Kientzler
Hawaii
Complaints Rise On Food Stamps Increases Spark Debate
Washington AP reports critics claim extra food-stamp benefits boost prices while a welfare group asserts abuse is rare. USDA notes rising complaint letters as meat prices climb, and explains the program boosts purchasing power for about 12.4 million people with bi monthly stamp use.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Johnnie Tillman
National Welfare Rights Organization
Food and Nutrition Service
USDA
Tillman
Congress
U. S. Plans Levee Backstop For Montz Mississippi Crisis
The Mississippi River undermines a Montz main levee forcing 37 homes a grocery and a fire station to be demolished. Federal appraisers assess land and homes as residents face relocation to government housing within days.
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Montz, la
Mississippi
New Orleans
Wayne Matherne
Army Corps of Engineers
F. E. Dufresne
Showers Forecast Across Twin Cities With Wind Gusts
Skies remain mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms possible today in the Twin Cities. Rain chance around 80 percent today and 70 percent tonight, with highs in the lower 70s and upper 60s. Tonight winds rise east to southeast 10 to 20 mph and gusts accompany storms. Sun may be limited today with a 60 percent chance of sun Saturday. Temperatures Thursday reached 73 with a 61-degree low this morning at Monroe Municipal Airport. Sunday through Tuesday expect partly to cloudy skies with some rain and storms likely Monday night into Tuesday. Seasonal temps: lows mid to upper 50s, highs upper 60s to mid 70s.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Nixon Imposes Meat Price Ceiling to curb costs
President Nixon ordered a price ceiling on beef pork and lamb meat effective immediately to combat rising costs spurred by consumer boycotts and public demand. The measure, part of a broader inflation fight, does not cover poultry or seafood and will be enforced by the IRS with posted ceiling rules by April 9.
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Nixon
Washington
U.S
Vietnam
Hanoi
Congress
June Donovan
Los Angeles
William R. Cotter
Dconn
Cil
Internal Revenue Service
Treasury
George
Shultz
Yale and Vassar grads show differing birth rates
A survey finds Yale graduates average 1.3 children while Vassar graduates average 1.7. The data is used to claim women have more children than men.
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Yale
Vassar
Chidren
Notable Abby Lowman Broadway Radio-TV Spotlight
Abby Lowman directs a Broadway broadcast feature in the radio TV section showcasing performances, schedules, and project notes for Abby Lowman’s latest stage liaison.
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Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Judge Postpones McCord Sentence Until June 15
James W. McCord Jr. had his sentencing postponed to June 15 as he testifies to Senate investigators and a federal grand jury. Sources say he may reveal additional acts of political espionage from the 1972 campaign if granted immunity, and he already testified this week while another hearing is planned. McCord reportedly told investigators that Haldeman was aware of the Watergate bugging plot.
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Washington
UPI
James W. McCord Jr
Senate
McCord
H. R. Haldeman
White House
Vegetarian Glad Meat Prices High
In New Orleans Lynne Morvant owner of Jerusalem Gardens in the French Quarter says she is glad meat is expensive. She promotes soyburgers and meat substitutes as healthier cheaper options and notes a 50 cent meatless meal deal. </s>
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New Orleans
Lynne Morvant
Jerusalem Gardens
Spring Storm Threatens Heavy Rains Across Delta Region
Flooding from a levee breach near the Louisiana Delta Plantation in Jonesville threatens thousands of acres as a spring storm brings heavy rain and possible severe thunderstorms across the lower Mississippi valley. Authorities report pumps deployed at Chauvin Canal and Ouachita River junction with National Guard on standby amid widespread flood risk.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Jonesville
Catahoula Parish
Larto Lake
Monroe
Ouachita
Louisiana Delta
Ark-La-Miss
National Weather Service
Rockies
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Mississippi Valley
Gulf Coast
Arkansas
Alabama
Ted Husser
Delta
North Farm
Black River
Husser
Town & Country
Quachita Parish
Chauvin Canal
Ouachita River
Huey Lenard
Ouachita Parish
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Mississippi River
Right Corps of Engineers
Don MacPhail
Chelmsford
Mass
Floyd Thompson
Millford
N. J
Valley Forge General Hospital
Phoenixville
Lems
San Francisco International
Joint Military Commission
Saigon
Commission
Monroe Camden
U. S
Clark
Kientzler
Poway
Demilitarized Zone
Paris
Col
Benjamin H. Purcell
Columbus
Chilken
Weiteredaia Purcell
Tom Y. Kobashigawa
Thomas T. Horio
Marine
William E. Thomas Jr
Isaako F. Malo
Pago Pago
American Samoa
Millie Lum
Kalihi
Kobashigawa
Salmin
Montz Levee
News-Star
By Bob Hammack
Lenard
Cheniere Lafourche Bayou
D’arbonne
Cheniere
LaFourche Canal
Wedon T. Smith
Tensas Basin
Smith
St. Louis
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