Shoup Firm Fined In Louisiana Mail Fraud Plea Change
Shoup Voting Machine Corp and Instruction Sales Inc pleaded no contest to four mail fraud charges in a Louisiana case tied to bribery of former Public Works Director C. H. Downs. A $3,000 fine for each firm followed, with other counts dismissed. Downs denies wrongdoing, claiming actions as a state official’s agent.
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New Orleans
Shoup Voting Machine Corp
Instruction Sales Inc
Louisiana Public Works
C H. “Sammy” Downs
U.S
Herbert W. Christenberry
Shoup
Ray Mirrer
Philadelphia
Gerald Gallinghouse
Downs
Christenberry
John McKeithen
Tampa
Houston
Tex
Florida
Texas
Irving H. Myers
Highest Reading Temperature Hit 98 Degrees in Palm Springs
The National Weather Service listed Palm Springs California as recording the day's highest temperature at 98 degrees excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Evanston Wyoming reported the overnight low of nine degrees.
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New York
UPI
National Weather Service
Alaska
Hawaii
Palm Springs
Calif
Evanston
Wyo
Twin Cities Chit Chat June Events For Sports Fans
June events in Monroe include the Cotton States Invitational Golf Tournament at Bayou De Siard Country Club June 15 to 18 and the Eighth Annual Monroe Invitational Tennis Tournament at Northeast Louisiana University courts June 26 to July 2. Spectators can attend the Louisiana Numismatic Association Convention and Coin Show June 3 and 4 at the Monroe Civic Center and the Miss Louisiana Pageant June 29 to July 1 at the same center.
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Twin Cities
Bayou DeSiard Country Club
Northeast Louisiana University
Louisiana Numismatic Association
Monroe Civic Center
U S troop withdrawals exceed Nixon May 1 target
Saigon AP U S troop withdrawals surpassed Nixon's May 1 goal by 2 700 men with total in Vietnam at 68 100 as of last Thursday down 8 400. Navy strength rose to 41 000 in Gulf of Tonkin South China Sea area while in country Army 45 100 Navy 3 000 Air Force 18 400 Marines 1 500 Coast Guard 100.
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U.S
Nixon
Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
South China Sea
North Vietnam
Washington
U.S. Command
Air Force
Thailand
Guam
U.S. Army
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Rent panel member Rose Wylie charged with extortion
Philadelphia AP Rose Wylie a Nixon era National Rent Advisory Board member and her son Aaron Blandon 27 were charged in warrants with blackmail extortion and conspiracy over a 1970 shakedown of 10 000 from Narva Harris Construction Co tied to a 30 000 education program for the Philadelphia Housing Authority.
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Philadelphia Pa
Rose Wylie
Nixon
National Rent Advisory Board
Wylie
Aaron Blandon
Philadelphia Housing Authority
PHA. Asst. Dist. Atty
Harvey Sernovitz
Solons Begin U S Housing Scandal Probe
Washington AP reports congressional investigations open into a large scale losses in the FHA urban housing program. Senate antitrust panel will examine New York City indictments against Dun & Bradstreet and nine other firms and 40 individuals. House hearings will cover Philadelphia Detroit Chicago and St Louis cases.
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Senate
Federal Housing Administration
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
New York City
Dun & Bradstreet
FHA
Philadelphia
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
George Romney
Rogers Defends Free Trade In Chamber Address
Secretary of State William P. Rogers urged open world trade at the Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. He warned protectionist walls would invite retaliation and harm U S exports and national interests amid calls to curb imports.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Chamber of Commerce l
Rogers
Congress
U.S
Cloudy Skies Forecast Over Monroe Area
Weather forecast for Monroe and nearby areas shows partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers this afternoon through Tuesday. Highs in the mid 80s, southeast to south winds 8 to 18 mph, 40 percent rain chance. FAA reports 87 high Sunday and 60 low this morning with no rainfall.
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Monroe
FAA
Monroe Municipal
The
Weather Agency
May Day Rallies Drive Global Labor Solidarity
Millions of workers echo labor solidarity in May Day marches abroad. East European capitals highlight Communist displays while East Berlin shows Soviet missiles. In Moscow US denounced from Lenin's tomb as Podgorny vows anti US solidarity. In Warsaw Gierek calls for unity with the Communist bloc. China marks the day with local rallies and a halt to shelling Quemoy. Japan sees 1.2 million workers at 648 rallies calling for Sato’s resignation and better living conditions.
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Nixon
Nikolai Podgorny
U.S
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Warsaw
Communist Party
Edward Gierek
Vietnam
Israel
West Germany
China
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Quemoy
Kisaku Sato
Tokyo
Sato
Japan
Europe
Latin America
Chuckle About an Egotist Mexican Standoff
A concise quip notes that an egotist is a fellow we certainly know a good thing when he says it.
South Viet Nam Surrenders Quang Tri to North Vietnamese
South Viet Nam forces abandon Quang Tri as North Vietnamese troops seize the provincial capital after five days of heavy fighting. About 5,000 South Vietnamese soldiers attempt to escape the city as U.S. advisers evacuate by helicopter. Hue remains 24 miles south of the front.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
Qiang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
U.S
Kontum
Highlands
Quang Tri
Hue
Thua Thien
Nixon
Auditor Scolds State Judges For Lavish Spending
Baton Rouge AP report on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals audit covering July 1, 1969 to Dec 31, 1971 criticizes judges for lunch and dinner expenses in 1970 and 1971. Auditor J B Lancaster notes totals of 1371.74 in 1970 and 2115.41 in 1971 and urges meals for wives and guests not charged to public funds.
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Baton Rouge
Legislative Auditor
State Court of Appeal
J.B. Lancaster
River Stage Change Reports at Camden Monroe
River stages show Camden at 264.4 with a rise of .2 while Monroe is not listed in current readings. The brief update notes a rising water level at Camden with no data for nearby Monroe.
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Camden
Monroe
Lunar rocks from Apollo 16 to undergo initial study
Scientists at Space Center Houston begin examining moon highland rocks brought by Apollo 16 astronauts John Young Charles Duke and Thomas Mattingly. The crew returned with 245 pounds of samples from Descartes highlands after an 11 day mission, offering clues to the moon’s early history and volcanic activity.
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Moon
Descartes Highlands
Young
Duke
Hawaii
Pacific Ocean
Five Million Businesses Now Exempt from Wages and Price Controls
Washington AP reports the government lifted wage and price controls from small businesses and small government units with 60 or fewer employees. Rumsfeld said the move reduces red tape and does not end controls, with 5 million firms now exempt including many construction and health firms remaining under regulation. The change exempts 900 billion in annual sales from price controls and 19 million workers from pay controls, while larger entities stay regulated. The council will monitor exempt firms and expects market competition to discipline behavior.
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Washington
Pay Board
The
Price Commission
Rumsfeld
Congress
State High Court Upholds Strain Contempt Action
The Louisiana Supreme Court, in a split decision, upheld the contempt citation of State Rep. James R. Strain who refused to testify about tape recordings before the Legislative Mafia investigating committee. Strain was sentenced to 10 days in jail with no immediate start date indicated.
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New Orleans
Uisiana Supreme Court
James R. Strain
Legislative Mafia Investigating Committee
Strain
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Inside the News-Star
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van Dellen
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Donald Rumsfeld
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