Whistles Aided New York Crime Watch Spread
In New York City ten tenant groups across Manhattan and the Bronx have adopted 47 cent police whistles to deter street crime. Rep. Edward Koch reports selling nearly 2000 whistles to tenants as part of a broader vigilante effort led by community associations.
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Greenwich Village
Manhattan
Upper East Side
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
U.S
Edward Koch
Joan McClure
Mrs. McClure
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Koch
Twin Cities Chit Chat Publicity Ties Monroe Schools to Statewide Efforts
The Louisiana Council on Human Relations in Baton Rouge distributes a monthly report funded by a U S Office of Education grant. The March edition highlights school activities and related legal actions in New Orleans Natchitoches Abbeville Richland Parish Monroe Alexandria and Lecompte.
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Lousiana Council On Human Relations
Baton Rouge
U. S. Office of Education
Council On Human Relations
New Orleans
Natchitoches
Abbeville
Richland Parish
Monroe
Alexandria
LeCompte
Boyle Convicted in UMW Campaign Funds Case
W A Boyle president of the United Mine Workers was found guilty on 13 counts for illegal campaign contributions from 1966 to 1969. Co-defendants John Owens and James Kmetz were acquitted on all charges. Sentencing could bring up to 32 years in prison and fines. Boyle faces possible union office ban for five years.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony Boyle
U.S. District Court
Boyle
John Owens
James Kmetz
Kmetz
Owens
Three State Cities Have Crime Drop
Louisiana cities Baton Rouge New Orleans and Shreveport show declines in serious crime in 1971 per FBI Uniform Crime Reports acting Attorney General Richard Kleindienst says. Nationwide 1971 crime rose six percent over six years with violent crime up nine percent from 1970 and Washington D C reporting fewer overall crimes except murders.
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News-Star News Service
Washington
Richard G. Kleindienst
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Shreveport
FBI
United States
Kleindienst
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington ,D.C
North Vietnamese attack drives South Vietnamese from bases
North Vietnamese forces overran two more bases in the far north with reports of a third base abandoned as air battles intensified. U.S. jets hit targets in North Vietnam and a MIG21 was shot down while a U.S. gunship and rescue helicopter were lost. Commanders raised readiness across the 3rd Military Region amid warnings of a possible wider campaign.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
United States
U.S
North Vietnam
Dmz
Creighton W. Abrams
le Trung Hien
Pilgrims retrace final Jerusalem steps of Christ
Christian pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem for the annual Good Friday procession along the Via Dolorosa toward Calvary. Thousands from abroad filled narrow lanes as they carried crosses in a mile long march, marking the fifth Good Friday since Israel captured the old city in 1967. In Berlin Westerners crossed into East Berlin and East Germany, with long border queues as East German facilities strained under the influx.
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Associated Press
Jerusalem
Via Dolorosa
Calvary
Israel
Old City
Jordan
Berlin
Wall
East Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Easter Bunny Trails Through Cold Northeast Louisiana Weekend
The Easter Bunny will hop through Northeast Louisiana this weekend with fair skies. Highs reach mid 60s while tonight’s low dips to the low 30s with patchy frost. northerly winds 8 to 25 mph. Monroe Airport reports a Thursday high of 52 and a 40 low. no rain. The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy conditions Sunday through Tuesday.
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Louisiana
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Monroe
Tornado disrupts Kennedy Space Center area during Apollo 16 countdown
A tornado struck the Kennedy Space Center north section at 6 a.m. damaging a motel and boat house while Apollo 16 countdown rehearsal proceeded nearby. Astronauts Young Duke and Mattingly slept as preparations for the April 16 lunar mission continued with contingency plans and weather watches.
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API
Kennedy Space Center
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John W. Young
Thomas K. Mattingly
Charles M. Duke
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Inside The News Star sections overview
A concise index lists sections and page numbers for Abby Lowman Broadway Popenoe and Van Dellen with sections including Classified Radio-TV Comics Sports Crossword Theater Editorial and Weather across 32 pages of The News-Star windowed by page. It notes bylines and department listings for the edition.
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Lowman
Popenoe
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Nixon Blocks Rail Strikes 60 Days
President Nixon blocked for 60 days the threat of rail strikes by forming emergency boards under the National Railway Labor Act. Two disputes trigger the action, involving 6,000 Sheet Metal Workers and the Penn Central system with the United Transportation Union. The move preserves the status quo and delays any change for two months.
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Washington
Nixon
National Railway Labor Act
Afl-Cio
Congress
Penn Central Railroad System
United Transportation Union
Penn Central
Federal Pay Board
Francis A. O'Neill Jr
National Mediation Board
O’neill
Federal Mediation Board
Frank J. Dugan
Georgetown University Law
James J. Sherman
University of South Florida
Tampa
Charles H. Rehmus
Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations
University of Michigan
Alexander B. Porter
Claire McDermott
Pittsburgh
Federal Judge Upholds State Discipline Law
A federal judge in Baton Rouge upheld a state discipline law allowing high school principals to suspend or expel students. Judge E Gordon West dismissed a suit by six black students and their parents challenging disciplinary measures at Port Allen High School after a January 19 disturbance that led to 183 suspensions.
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Baton Rouge
U.S
Office bulletin quip about escaping in daily quitting time
The Chuckle Sign on the office bulletin board jokes that at quitting time a fire drill style escape is attempted with reckless abandon each day. The caption lampoons routine office behavior and playful neglect of safety rules.
Business leaders plan Monroe to Lake Charles mall study
Thirty Monroe leaders will fly by chartered bus Monday to study the Lake Charles pedestrian mall and civic center. They will meet with Lake Charles representatives, dine at the Pioneer Club, then tour the mall to learn how downtown Monroe might gain economic and aesthetic value.
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Monroe
Lake Charles
Holiday Inn of
Rollis Smith
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Lake
Lloyd Dalton
Jack Dew
Stewart Dorenberg
S. A
Andy” Fisher
John Gaillard
Howard Griffin
Henry Hinkle Jr
Otis Johnson
Herbert Land Jr
George Luffey
Fred Marx
George Miller
George Moses
Monroe Comm
H. W. McSherry
James Newburn
George Parsons
Patrick L. Regan
Sam Rubin
James Steele
Don Wadley
Joe Wheeler
Jennings Wilkins
Robert F. Bealle
James S. Williams
James S. Williams Jr
B52 crashes in Orlando. seven crewmen killed, many civilians injured
A large B52 bomber from McCoy Air Force Base crashed in a near city neighborhood near Orlando. Seven crew members were killed and many civilians injured as homes burned and residents were evacuated. The plane had reported an in flight emergency and was on approach when it went down.
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Fla
Carl Langford
Bart Forster
McCoy Air Force Base
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Forster
Air Force
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McCoy
Asia
Charles Goulder
McCoy Afb
W. M. Taylor
Taylor
New York Record Warmth Tops National Weather Service Readings
The National Weather Service reported the highest temperature for Thursday outside Alaska and Hawaii reached a record at Vero Beach Florida. The day’s low was zero degrees at Dickinson North Dakota.
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