Social Security benefits boosted by House panel vote
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a five percent across the board Social Security increase effective June 1 1972 along with existing raises. The plan includes automatic increases tied to cost of living but blocks new auto raises for 1973. The panel's 13 to 12 vote reflected party divides and Southern Democratic opposition with Chairman Mills voting for the raises.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Joe Waggonner
D-La
James A Burke
D-Mass
Wilbur D. Mills
D. Ark
Solon Loses Bid On Rules Change In Louisiana House
In Baton Rouge Rep. Carl Bauer failed to win a two thirds vote to suspend House rules for reapportionment legislation. The contentious measure, backed by Bauer, needed broader support after Speaker Garrett ruled it required a three fourths majority. The clash came as anti pollution groups prepared to push a ban on aerial Mirex spraying.
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Baton Rouge
Carl Bauer
Franklin
Legislative Reapportionment Commission
House
Bauer
John Garrett
Sierra Club
New Orleans Cancer Association
The
Louisiana Medical Society
Louisiana Ecology Center
Audubon Society
Senate
Agriculture Department
U.S
Twin Cities Chit Chat Brian Murphy on leave before duties
Brian Murphy son of Mr and Mrs Jack E Murphy of 409 Auburn Avenue Monroe is on leave from the U S Army before new duties in Germany He will travel on his 19th birthday which falls Thursday Eugene Smith West Monroe Chamber of Commerce manager is scheduled for surgery Wednesday at Glenwood Memorial Hospital He will be confined about a week The operation is described as minor to others but major to him
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Brian Murphy
Jack E. Murphy
Auburn Avenue
Monroe
U. S. Army
Germany
Brian
Eugene Smith
West Monroe
U S Deficit In Foreign Trade Reaches Record High
The Commerce Department reports the U S deficit on the official reserve transactions basis rose to 5 5 billion in the first quarter, up 2 2 billion from late 1970, with the liquidity basis at 3 billion. Secretary Connally warned the deficit is not sustainable.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Senate Finance Committee
US Soviet fishing talks to ease lobster trap clashes
A US delegation led by John Skerry will meet the Soviet fleet commander aboard the Russian command ship near the Nantucket light ship to end a dispute over Russian trawlers damaging Massachusetts lobster gear. Coast Guard reports seven complaints of trawlers dragging across traps and lines.
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Gloucester
Mass
Coast Guard
John Skerry
National Marine Fisheries Service
Nantucket
Nantucket Island
Skerry
State Department
Massachusetts
River Stage Changes Reported at Camden and Monroe
Flood stage readings show Camden at 26 feet with a fall of 2.4 feet and Monroe at 40 feet with a rise of 19.6 feet as of the latest update. Authorities urge monitoring and caution for nearby residents and shipping along the river.
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Camden
Monroe
Supreme Court backs hit and run laws ruling them valid
The Supreme Court by a 5 to 4 vote upheld hit and run traffic laws in all states and the District of Columbia. The court rejected claims they violated the Fifth Amendment by forcing drivers to disclose names and addresses after accidents. Chief Justice Burger said reporting traffic accidents does not carry the same criminal risk.
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Washington
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
California Supreme Court
High Court
California
Supreme Courts
Ilinois
Rhode Island
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Battle Over SST Begins In Senate
The White House seeks Senate support for reviving the SST with disputed costs. Boeing figures cited as high as $1 billion spark criticism from Mansfield. McGregor disputes the price, saying startup may be far lower. Environmental groups leverage Boeing remarks to push anti SST votes.
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McGregor
White House
Mansfield
Senate
Boeing
Allen
Gary A. Souce
Coalition Against
Soucie
Four Armed Men Kidnap Israeli Consul General in Istanbul
In Istanbul four men claiming to belong to the Turkish Peoples Liberation Army abducted Ephraim Elrom, the Israeli consul general, from his apartment building. They bound the wife and daughter of a Turkish retired general and took several others before seizing Elrom who resisted and was assaulted.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Turkish Peoples Liberation Army
Ephraim Elrom
Elrom
Local Forecast Warm and Cloudy Through Tuesday
Northeast Louisiana sees mainly cloudy skies with a 10 percent sunshine chance. Daytime highs around 82 to 88 degrees, and overnight lows near 60 to 66. Weekend FAA readings show 86 high and 59 low with no rain, humidity rising to over 60 percent at times. Winds at 5 to 15 mph shifting to southerly.
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Louisiana
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Sun never sets on husbands' problems joke
A playful Eskimo quips about wives always wanting a new cloth coat, humor centered on marital expectations and warming frigid love with irony. The snippet preserves a lighthearted domestic tease and regional flavor.
Ill juror halts deliberations in AL&T case in New Orleans
U S District Court jurors deliberating fraud charges against Louisiana Attorney General Jack P F Gremillion and two others halted today as one juror Mrs Exso Rome became ill Judge Alvin B Rubin said she would be examined and deliberations may resume later if possible If serious illness occurs a mistrial or 11 0 verdict option could be discussed The defendants premillion Salvador Anzelmo and Ernest Bartlett Jr face 15 counts of conspiracy fraud and related securities crimes in the now defunct Louisiana Loan and Thrift Corp The jury had spent two hours Friday night and all day Saturday and Sunday without a verdict and asked for a transcript of testimony on Sunday which the judge declined to provide.
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New Orleans
U.S. District Court
Louisiana
U.S
Alvin B. Rubin
Exso Rome
Rubin
Asalvador
Anzelmo
Arkansas
Ernest Bartlett Jr
Louisiana Loan & Thrift Corp
U.S Dist
Alvin Rubin
Walkout By Union Halts U.S. Trains
A nationwide signalmen strike paralyses U.S. rail transport. President Nixon seeks a July 1 contract extension to allow talks toward settlement. Congress doubts quick action while unions and railroads clash over wage demands.
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Union
U.S
Washington
Nixon
Congress
State High Court Told Suits Invalid
The Louisiana Supreme Court heard three consolidated suits challenging financing for a domed stadium project and the related 113 million bond sale. Attorneys argued the suits were filed too late, with the stadium commission claiming prior high court rulings already settled the issues.
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New Orleans
Domed Stadium Commission
State Supreme Court Today
Harry B. Kelleher
Commission
Kelleher
State High Court
High Court
Railroad Strike Hits Auto Plants Across U S
Detroit report says nationwide railroad shutdown forces GM and Chrysler to cut output at Flint Michigan plants. Ford predicts shutdowns within 48 hours and AMC studies the situation. Chrysler Twinsburg stamping plant in Ohio shifts to half-time, with full closure planned by day end. industrywide outages expected in 3 to 4 days.
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General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
American Motors
Chevrolet
Flint
Mich
Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen
Twinsburg
Ohio
Chrysler Assembly
United States
Windsor
Barber Tools Sold In Quick Sale
Sold 110 lb barber set for 10 dollars. Also two pairs of hand head shears at 2.50 each. Call 322 9852 for details.
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