Fires and Missing After Two Gas Barges Explode
A blazing gasoline barge broken from its moorings by explosions floated toward a railroad bridge near LaGrange and threatened Quincy, Illinois. Four men were injured and up to five were missing, while Coast Guard and local crews fought the fire and monitored potential damage to the Mississippi River lock and dam 21.
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Lagrange, Mo
la Grange
Quincy
Ill
Triangle Refineries Inc
US. Coast Guard
St. Louis
Missouri
Walter Gelini
Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi
LaGrange
Glenn Maples
Triangle Terminal
Albert Frieden
W. C. Mitchell
Memphis
General Wade visit to Monroe postponed amid Cosa Nostra concerns
Louisiana State Police head Gen. David Wade could not visit Monroe today due to a disturbance at Southern University in Baton Rouge. Chief James C Kelly said Wade would review files on Cosa Nostra efforts to move legalized lottery into the area, with Wade challenging Kelly to provide specific names and facts.
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Monroe
David Wade
Louisiana State Police
James C Kelly
Kelly
Wade
Southern University
Baton Rouge
Cosa Nostra
Underworld
McKeithen Calls Out Guardsmen at Southern University
Gov John McKeithen deployed 600 National Guardsmen to quell campus disturbances at Southern University in Baton Rouge. State police and parish units stood by about three miles away while the 256th Infantry Battalion of Abbeville was placed on telephone alert.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
Southern University
State Parish
Adjutant General's Office
New Orleans
256Th Infantry
Abbeville
Fortas Case May Help To Pass Bill
Two senators, Hart and Case, push a bill for full congressional financial disclosure and add federal judges to its scope after the Fortas Wolfson affair. They argue disclosure is needed as Senate and House rules currently restrict access to outside income and holdings.
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Fortas
Washington
Abe Fortas
Wrefit
Stem
Rniup Mart
Mich
Clifford Case
R-N.j
Hart
Case
House
Senate
Life Magazine
Supreme Court
Louis E. Wolfson Fortas
Wolfson
Congress
Senate Committee On Standards and Conduct
Airman Strain Completes Basic Training At Lowry AFB
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT notes Airman Jimmy R. Strain son of Mr and Mrs B R Strain 404 Lincoln Road Monroe completed basic training and is assigned to Lowry Air Base Colorado for supply training He is a 1964 Ouachita Parish High School graduate and earned a BS from Northeast Louisiana State College this year.
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Jimmy R. Strain
B. R. Strain
Lincoln Road
Monroe
Lowry Air Base
Colorado
Strain
Ouachita Parish
Northeast Louisiana State College
Nixon to Confer With Peace Envoy Before Speech
President Nixon will outline new material on Vietnam prospects in a 10 pm speech from the White House theater. Ambassador Lodge travels Paris for new instructions and to decide how to proceed in light of the president’s remarks. Ford says no troop withdrawal announcements expected. speech aims to present administration views on Paris.
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White House
Nixon
Vietnam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Paris
Ronald IL
Ziegler
East
Lodge
Congressional
House
GOP
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Prices Of Stocks Push Higher In Active Trading
The Dow Jones average rose 3.75 to 961.61 at 1 p.m. after a Monday dip. The AP average gained 4 to 349 at noon as industrials advanced while rails fell and utilities rose. Brokers cited early losses being trimmed and a broader consolidation trend.
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New York
Dow
Associated Press
Fair Weather Predicted Here in Northeast Louisiana
The weatherman forecasts pleasant weather for Northeast Louisiana with clear to partly cloudy skies and warm readings through Wednesday. Highs today near 80 to 86, Lows 56 to 62, Monroe area. No rain expected. winds east to southeast at 6 to 16 mph. sunshine 75 percent today, 60 to 70 percent Wednesday.
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Louisiana
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Monroe
Chuckle Golf This Week
A lighthearted note on Chuckle Golf describing how a newcomer misreads a game and a seasoned player handles the course with humor. The item captures a playful mismatch between starter errors and veteran skill in a casual round.
Regime Aims to Hold 1969 70 Spending Line in Louisiana
In Baton Rouge the McKeithen administration moves to start a hold the line 1969 70 spending program with a 1.228 billion general appropriations measure to be introduced. Rep. Robert Munson says hearings begin Wednesday and the committee will meet twice daily until finished. The 30 day session opens with the governor’s address and focus remains fiscal with constitution and tax reform bills pending.
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Baton Rouge
McKeithen
Robert Munson
Cheneyville
Appropriations Committee
Munson
Highway Department
John McKeithen
House
Senate Rebuffs Floor Leaders On Fiscal Matters
The State Senate rejected a resolution by Sen. Jamar Adcock of Monroe to restrict the 3-day session to fiscal matters. It failed 16 to 20, with opponents citing constitutional limits that allow only money issues unless a three fourths vote approves exceptions.
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Baton Rouge
State Senate
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Senate
Reds Inside DMZ Shell U S Troops
North Vietnamese troops mounted their heaviest coordinated rocket and mortar attack from inside the DMZ since the bombing halt began. U S headquarters said 11 DMZ positions fired over 45 rounds into allied lines along the 40 mile zone as Marine artillery and the USS St Paul bombarded enemy gun positions. Farther south near the A Shau Valley American paratroopers suffered 20 dead and 65 wounded as North Vietnamese forces attacked infiltration routes. In Da Nang area a Marine force was ambushed, 19 Marines killed and 12 wounded, with four enemy bodies found.
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U.S
St. Paul
Tonkin Gulf
Dmz
North Vietnam
Hanoi
A Shau
South Vietnam
da Nang
Senate panel backs Otepka for SACB post
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved President Nixon’s nomination of Otto F. Otepka to the Subversive Activities Control Board by a 10 to 3 vote. Senator Edward M. Kennedy criticized the pick and said he will oppose the nomination on the Senate floor. Otepka said he has no connections with the John Birch Society the Liberty Lobby or Willis Carto.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Otto F. Otepka
Subversive Activities Control Board
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Senate
SACB
John Birch Society
Liberty Lobby
Legislators Seek To Hike Own Pay
Louisiana lawmakers push a bill to raise pay by equalizing per diem and expenses to the highest paid member. Sponsored by Rep. David Patten, the measure would set total compensation after each fiscal year and ensure every legislator receives the gap to match the highest earner.
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Baton Rouge
Huey FP
Long
Louisiana
House of Representatives
House Affairs Committee
David Patten
Jonesboro
Legislative Council
House
John Garrett
Legislative Budget Committee
Bond and Building Commission
Domed Stadium Commission
Senate
Monroe City Adopts Ordinance Against Obscenity Targeting Minors
Monroe City Council amended local ordinances to ban material harmful to minors with penalties up to 500 dollars fine and six months in jail. City officials cited Ginsberg v New York as basis and defined variable obscenity. The measure takes effect in about 19 days with enforcement via distributors and court review.
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U.S. Supreme Court
New York
Monroe
W. L. Howard
Ginsberg
City Atty
Haynes Harkey
Howard
Harkey
Supreme Court
City Hall
Orleans Branch Bank Is Robbed
A lone bandit robbed a National Bank of Commerce branch in New Orleans of an undetermined amount of cash late this morning. He fled in a car with Ohio license plates, armed with a .38 caliber revolver, and was believed to be driving a stolen vehicle.
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New Orleans
National Bank of Commerce
Ohio
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