Beef Month Cattlemen Tour Local Louisiana Stores
The Louisiana Cattlemen's Association president Donald Sonnier led a Beef Month tour with Miss Debbie Rayburn and Miss Susan Passman promoting beef in Lafayette Monroe and Bossier City. He noted beef prices rose 39 percent from 1962 to 1972 while consumer budgets allocated about 16 percent for food.
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Twin-Cities
Clay Wilson
Monroe
Susan Passman
Ouachita Parish
Debbie Rayburn
Lafayette
Donald E. Son
Nier
Bossier City
Louisiana Cattlemen's Association
Louisiana
John I. Fogleman
Donald E. Sonnier
Bossier’ City
LCA
State Cattlemen’s Queen
Cattlemen’s Association
Sonnier
U.S. Department of Labor
Best Buy
Western
Europe
Tawan
U.S
Heat record tops in Phoenix as nationwide highs reach 97
Highest reading reported to the National Weather Service excluding Alaska and Hawaii was 97 degrees in Phoenix Arizona. The day's low dipped to 21 degrees in Bemidji Minnesota.
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New York
UPI
National Weather Service
Alaska
Hawaii
Phoenix
Ariz
Bemidji
Minn
Dorroh Receives Reserve Officers Medal at ULL
Walter E. Dorroh of Olla earned the Reserve Officers Association Medal and Certificate for an A average in Aerospace Studies at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette. The award was presented during the President's Day review of the ROTC unit at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Dorroh
Olla
Reserve Officers Association
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Lafayette
U.S. Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Kissinger Heads to Moscow for Vietnam and Summit Talks
Henry Kissinger travels to Moscow for three days of discussions on salvaging the Vietnam cease fire and setting agenda for the Nixon Brezhnev summit. He emphasizes Indochina will dominate talks and warns of risks to U S Soviet relations if Hanoi violates the cease fire.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Moscow
Vietnam
Kissinger
Nixon
Congress
Soviet Union
United States
Hanoi
White House
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Kremlin
Indochina
River Stage Changes With Flood Threat Across Stations
Flood monitoring shows varying stage changes at River Stations including Monroe rising from 40 to 47.7 and Camden moving from 26 to 30.1 feet, signaling escalating risk as levels shift by about 1.2 feet at one site and fall at others.
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Monroe
Camden
First Rose Show Opens Saturday in Ouachita
The Northeast Louisiana Rose Show debuts in the lobby of the downtown Ouachita National Bank this Saturday and Sunday. Amateurs from the area may enter from 8 to 11 a.m. with 250 entries expected. four ARS accredited judges and six Federal of Garden Women officials oversee judging.
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Northeast Louisiana
Ouachita National Bank
American Rose Society
Carson Scoggins
Gulf District
ARS
Federal of
A. O
Carolyn) Ware
Jobless Rate Holds At Five Percent In April
Washington AP reports the April unemployment rate remained at five percent with about 4.4 million jobless. Civilian labor force rose to 87.5 million. total employment up 2.6 million year over year while unemployment fell by 520,000. Average weekly earnings rose to 141.72 dollars with a 6.1 percent yearly gain. The work week lengthened to 37.4 hours, the highest since January 1970.
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Washington
The
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Department
Packard Likely Choice For Defense Secretary
Florida officials say David Packard is Nixon’s first listed candidate for secretary of defense after a meeting. Ziegler says no decision is made yet. Packard previously served as deputy secretary of defense and is weighing a possible return to Washington.
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Packard
Nixon
Key Biscayne
Fla
Florida
White House
David Packard
California
Defense
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Washington
Clear Skies Bring Relief for Twin Cities Weather
The Twin Cities enjoy clear skies and mild temperatures today through Saturday with highs in the mid 70s to near 80 and full sunshine. Tonight lows drop to the low 50s while winds stay light. No rain expected, and a brief chance of showers returns Sunday through Tuesday as temps stay mostly in the 60s to 80s.
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FAA
Monroe Municipal
Haig Named Interim White House Staff Chief
President Nixon selects Gen Alexander Haig Jr to serve as interim White House staff chief while Haldeman and Ehrlichman testify on Watergate. Haig will handle duties once held by Haldeman but not grant broad powers. he returns to military duties after stabilizing the White House. Ehrlichman and Haldeman express confidence that the truth will dispel suspicions about presidential knowledge.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Alexander M. Haig Jr
White House
Senate
Haig
Army
Florida
H. R. Haldeman
John D Ehrlichman
Haldeman
Ehrrichman
Today's Chuckle on Riches and Cash in Economy
Cartoon caption notes the joke that wealth relies on power while poverty affects cash flow, contrasting a rich man’s influence with a broke person’s financial limits.
Classifieds Highlight Abby Broadway Comic Listings
Classifieds and notices from The News-Star section feature Abby Broadway items, comic listings, and crossword hints. Radio and TV notes, theater previews, sports briefs, and weather updates augment the page.
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Abby Broadway
Lowman
Radio-Tv
Theater
van Dellen
Weather
Upper Mississippi Flooding To Wane
The Associated Press reports rainfall easing through Sunday should help the Mississippi and its tributaries recede. New crests are forecast at Quincy Illinois and Hannibal Missouri at 25 feet, above flood stage, delaying the drop downstream but not causing new rises. Dry weather and levee protection are expected to hold, with life in the river valley returning to normal in about two weeks.
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Mississippi
Quincy
Ill
Hannibal
Weathr
Weather Service
St. Louis
Illinois
Missouri
Sei Ice
Mississippi River Valley
En Dona
New Orleans
U.S. Corps of Army Engineers
Iowa
Louisiana
Segretti Indicted In Alleged Demo Sabotage Scheme
Don ald H. Segretti a California attorney tied to the White House is indicted in Orlando Florida for publishing and distributing a forged Muskie campaign letter. The flier on Muskie stationery accused Humphrey and Jackson of sexual misconduct and was spread thousands of copies before the March 14 primary.
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Washington
Donald H. Segretti
California
White House
Edmund S. Muskie
Florida
Justice Department
Department
Segretti
Orlando
Fla
Muskie
Hubert H. Humphrey
Henry M. Jackson
Banks Raise Prime Lending Rate to 7 Percent in New York
First National City Bank and Chemical Bank boosted their prime lending rate to 7 percent, the highest in two and a half years. Citibank, still at 6.4 percent, left the rate unchanged amid government guidance and market conditions.
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New York
First National City Bank
Chemical Bank
Chemical
Citibank
Weinberger Bares Plans For Changes
Washington announces major reorganization of federal health activities breaking up the Health Services and Mental Health Administration into five HEW agencies. Budget cuts of 6,000 jobs by July 1974 and transfer of the National Institute of Mental Health to the NIH accompany new leadership by Harold O. Buzzell. The move emphasizes directed research funding for cancer and heart research.
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Washington
UPI
HEW
Caspar W. Weinberger
Health Services and Mental Health Administration
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health
Health Services Agency
Weinberger
Harold O. Buzzell
Labor Department
Health Services Administration
Food and Drug Administration
Health Resources Administration
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Congress
Tuna Recalled Over Reported Poisoning Death
Ralston Purina of St Louis recalls about 24000 cans of Chicken of the Sea tuna after a reported poisoning death in Moline Illinois. About 1000 cases were distributed in Chicago area, packed September 1972. No confirmation of a link to the death and no forced recall.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Ralston Purina Co
St. Louis
Moline
Ill
Chicago
Ralston
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Cattlemen’s Head
Twin Cities
Charles Conrad Jr
Paul J. Weitz
Joseph P. Kerwin
Cape Kennedy, Fla
Inside the News-Star
Upper Mississippi
Associated Press
Ariens
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