Edwards Proposes State Budget Increase for 1973 74
Louisiana Governor Edwa Edwards unveils a 2.115 billion dollar executive budget for 1973 74, predicting a slim general fund surplus of 95 965. The plan boosts spending for education highways and civil service pay while noting modest revenue gains and a focus on delaying deficits.
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Baton Rouge
Edwa Edwards
House Appropriations Committee
Edwards
State Department of Education
Budgdet
Louisiana State University
Louisiana
State Department of Health and Social and Rehabilitation Services
Executive Department of the State
May Repeatedly Informed To Repay Travel Funds
Legislative auditor orders former state Fire Marshal R Garland May to reimburse 335.79 for allegedly excessive travel expenses. Burris notes May drew 13,915.62 in travel costs before leaving office May 9, 1972, with reimbursement covering travel expenses deemed contrary to state regulations and personal in nature.
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Baton Rouge
Legislative
R. Garland May
J. H. Burris
May
Burris
Visitor calls Monroe and West Monroe progressive cities
A guest speaker Dr Gil Browning associate superintendent for school programs with the Louisiana State Department of Education addressed the Regional meeting of the Louisiana Conference of Social Welfare hosted by Northeast Louisiana University. Dr George T Walker president of NLU welcomed attendees at the NLU Student Union auditorium.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
West Monroe
South Louisiana
George T. Walker
Gil Browning
Louisiana State Department of Education
Browning
Walker
Northeast Louisiana University
Louisiana Conference of Social Welfare
NLU
Roy Holmes Celebrates 13th Birthday at Family Party
Belated birthday wishes mark Roy Holmes's 13th birthday observed Sunday. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Roosevelt Holmes and was the guest of honor at a party hosted by his parents.
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Roy Holmes
Roy
Roosevelt Holmes
Israel Marks 25th Birthday With Parade
More than 400 warplanes roared over Israel as Jerusalem hosted a 25th anniversary parade. About 300000 spectators filled Arab and Jewish streets while troops and police ensured security. The event mixed prayers for peace with a display of 160 tanks and heavy artillery and a large air show featuring Israeli, American, and French aircraft forming the number 25.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Middle East
Guerrila
Golda Meir
David Ben-Gurion
Israeli Air Force
Red Sea
Syria
Nine Black Muslims Sentenced in Baton Rouge Riot Case
Nine Muslims were given maximum 21 year prison terms in state District Court for inciting a riot that left five dead during a Jan 10 1972 shootout with sheriff's deputies on North Boulevard Baton Rouge. Defense sought a new trial claiming unfair process. judge denied.
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State District Court
Murphy Bell
Elmo Lear
Louisiana Supreme Court
Bell
Clennon Brown
Toussaint Hale
Chicago
Dist
Atty
Ossie Brown
North Boulevard
Brown
Lear
Special U. S. Prosecutor To Head Watergate Probe
Secretary of Defense Elliott Richardson said he will name a special independent prosecutor to lead the Watergate investigation after confirmation as attorney general. He would report only to the attorney general and seeks Senate confidence in the appointee. He noted potential questions about his objectivity given his long service in the Nixon administration.
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Elliot L. Richardson
Senate
Richardson
Himas
Nixon
Secretary of Defense
Supreme Court
Pentagon
Ouachita River Crest Forecast At 49 Feet
National Weather Service projects Ouachita River crest near 49 feet on May 10 at Monroe nine feet above flood stage with further rises possible from headwater rains. Columbia lock at 71 feet forecast for May 12, Black River near 59 to 60 feet for May 14, Red River at Alexandria rising slightly with possible small increase tonight. Citizens urged to stay alert and take precautions.
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Monroe
National Weather Service
Weather Service
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Jonesville
Alexandria
Np .1
Louisiana
Thunderstorms End as Weather Clears in Twin Cities
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to end by late today with decreasing cloudiness tonight. Temperatures drop to the lower 60s tonight and the upper 70s today, with a Tuesday high near 80. Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph. FAA at Monroe Municipal Airport logged 0.89 inches of rain in the past 24 hours ending 6 am. High Sunday 72, low this morning 61.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Chuckle on Life Returns With Taxes as Cue
A witty remark notes life’s returns align with effort, framing taxes as the central obstacle or payoff. The line echoes a sly observation about effort versus burden in everyday finance.
Dim Crop Prospects As Mississippi Flood Keeps Lands Inundated
Flooding along the Mississippi keeps land unsuitable for planting from Illinois to Louisiana. With the river above flood stage downstream, banks remain swollen and backwaters trap fields in seven states, prompting discussions of federal loans and aid to affected farms and towns.
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Iowa
Gulf
Ilinois
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Weather Service
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Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi River Commission
Kentucky
Mississipni
High Winds Cause Damages Locally
High winds caused property damage across a southern area near Monroe and extended into Mississippi. A barn in Logtown south of Monroe suffered heavy damage, power lines were cut, and trees felled along Highway 165. Severe storms later hit Shreveport, Bossier City, Lake Charles, and Baton Rouge with hail, rain, and gusts up to 58 mph, injuring two people mildly.
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Highway 165
Texas
Louisiana
Shreveport
Bossier City
Broadmore
Shady Grove
Cotton Valley
Webster Parish
Sheriff's Deputies
Lake Charles
Baton Rouge
Ryan Airport
Hooper Road
Sullivan Lane
Lobdell Blvd
Gasoline Station Closures Hit 342 Nationwide
U S reports 342 gasoline stations forced to close due to gasoline shortage. Most closures occur in the Midwest and Southeast with 930 more stations at risk of going out of business, Rep. Les Aspin says figures from the Office of Emergency Preparedness.
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Washington
UPI
Midwest
Southeast
Les Aspin
Dwis
Aspin
Office of Emergency Preparedness
OEP
Nixon Denies Involvement in Watergate Cover-Up
Florida White House on Nixon's behalf denies presidential involvement in Watergate or any cover-up. Deputy press secretary Warren says statements were approved by Nixon and extend to all debated Watergate matters. Warren notes the White House normally avoids commenting on individual reports to protect prosecutions and rights of individuals.
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Florida
White House
Nixon
Gerald L. Warren
Newsweek Magazine
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Time Magazine
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Warren
van Dellen
E. Howard Hunt
Two Twisters Hit Denham Springs Area
Two tornadoes touched down in Denham Springs Louisiana with a third near Watson causing uprooted trees damaged roofs and downed power lines no injuries reported. The system brought hail up to marble size and winds near 58 mph along with heavy rainfall across multiple towns and states.
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Ort Polk
Lake Oga
Lake Charles
Sugar Town
Shreveport
Cotton Valley
Webster Parish
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Oklahoma
Rio Grande
National Weather Service
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Texas
Kansas
New Mexico
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