Fifth Pact Signed At Summit Meet
President Nixon and Soviet leaders approved the fifth American Soviet accord in three days at Moscow. The naval pact aims to prevent incidents on the high seas by requiring greater caution, signals use, and avoiding simulated attacks between armed forces. Signing were John Warner and Adm Sergei Gorshkov as Nixon met Soviet leaders, with annual naval consultations planned.
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Moscow
Nixon
John Warner
U.S
Adm
Sergei Gorshkov
Washington- Moscow
Dacha
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Europe
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Vietnam
Mrs Brezhnev Seeks Invitation for U S Visit
Moscow reports Mrs Leo Nid I Brezhnev expressed a strong wish to visit the United States if invited. She spoke during a Bolshoi ballet school tour with Pat Nixon and noted her only prior overseas trip was to France in 1971.
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Moscow
UPI
Leonid I. Brezhnev
United States
Brezhnev
Communist ‘Party
A. U.S
Pat. Nixon
Awards Day Honors for Kiroli Sixth Graders and Barkdull Faulk
Tina Mitchell and Stephen Adams of Kiroli Elementary West Monroe received history awards May 22 for top grades in American History. Monica Thompson of Barkdull Faulk School received an American History award May 23. Awards were presented by W O W Rangerettes Grove 6288.
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Tina Mitchell
Stephen Adams
Kiroli
West Monroe
Monica Thompson
Barkdull Faulk School
W.O.W. Rangerettes
Grove
Monica
West Monroe Woman Killed In I-20 Accident
A 40 year old West Monroe woman Joyce Butler was killed when a steel trailer broke loose from a vehicle and struck her car on Interstate 20. The driver Herman Moore was uninjured. Butler died at Glenwood Hospital and the crash prompted about an hour of traffic congestion.
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Lou Stovall
West Monroe
Johnny B. Mitchell
Joyce Butler
North Hilton
Herman Moore
Butler
Glenwood Hospital
Futher
Ouachita Parish
Mitchell
Kilpatrick
U S Economy Signals Rapid Growth in Coming Months
U S leading economic indicators point to a faster expansion with the composite index rising 1.4 percent in April and a 1.9 percent March revision. Eight indicators were positive except for a slight dip in price and labor costs. the index stands at 140.2 percent of the 1967 base, with 17 of 18 months higher. Separate data show total net public and private debt near 2 trillion dollars at year end 1971, up 152.5 billion from a year earlier.
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Nixon
Commerce Department
River Stage Readings Amid Flood Changes
River gauges show Camden at stage 4.0 feet and Monroe at 15.5 feet with slight rises. Changes indicate ongoing flood conditions as stations remain stationary or advance.
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Camden
Monroe
South Viet repels Kontum attack as sappers retreat
North Vietnamese sappers backed by tanks attacked Kontum but were killed or driven off by dusk, though U S sources said some parts of the air strip remained under enemy control. At An Loc up to 4000 civilians escaped the besieged city while refugees walked to Tau Co. American raids hit major Hanoi Haiphong power plants and a bridge, first time since 1965 68 bombing.
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Saigon
Kontum
U.S
South Vietnam
My Chanh
Hue
An Loc
Tau_.CO
Hanoi
Haiphong
Kontam
Paul Seitz
Shultz Cleared by Senators to Succeed Connally
Senate Finance Committee approved President Nixon’s nomination of George P. Shultz to be secretary of the treasury. Shultz urged spending restraint before considering higher taxes as the panel pressed for outlays under control and for curbing federal spending amid the economy’s upturn.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Nixon
George P. Shultz
John B. Connally
Secretary of the Treasury
Shultz
Warm Day Predicted With Near 90 Degrees Across Louisiana
A weak high pressure ridge over the lower Mississippi Valley keeps Louisiana warm and dry through Friday with mostly sunny skies. Monroe area forecast calls for highs near 90 and mid 60s nights, while statewide Saturday to Monday expect upper 80s afternoons and upper 50s to 60s nights with light to variable winds.
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Mississippi Valley
Plains
Louisiana
Monroe
Monroe - Alexandria
Clues Sought In Army Base Fatal Bombing
West German authorities searched for terrorists after a bombing at the U S Army European headquarters in Heidelberg that killed three Americans and wounded five. Investigators singled out the Baader Meinhof and Red Army Faction groups amid a wave of attacks across West Germany and Paris.
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Heidelberg Germany
Heidelberg
U.S
Bonn
Hans Genscher
Baader-Meinhoff
Red Army
U.S. Army
Frankfurt
Augsburg
Munich
Interior Ministry
West Germany
Paris
American Legion
House Elects Burris Auditor in Louisiana
The Louisiana House voted 91 to 1 to elect Joseph H. Burris as legislative auditor replacing retiring J. B. Lancaster. Burris, a 20 year veteran on the auditor's staff, will take office after Lancaster retires on July 31. only Rep. Carl Gunter opposed the election. The Senate must concur in the election.
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Burris
Inside The News-Star Classified Reel Snapshot
A fragment from Inside The News-Star shows page markers and section labels including Classifieds, Radio-TV, Comics, Sports, Crossword, Theater, Editorial, Horoscope, Weather and various page designations. It reads like a table of contents for the newspaper’s four sections.
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Abby
Lowman
Popenoe
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Residency rules voided for Ouachita Parish voters
Ouachita Parish Registrar T Everett Zeagler announced immediate removal of residency requirements for voter registration in Ouachita Parish and Louisiana. Voters may register with valid ID and proof of age, with changes allowed for those moving into Monroe before May 10 to vote in the June 10 Second Primary, affecting future local and state elections.
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Ouachita Parish
Louisiana
Everett Zeagler
Zengler
State Board of Registration
Baton Rouge
William “Bill” Guste
U. S. Supreme Court
Tennessee
High Court
Monroe
Trar
City of Monroe
West Monroe
Zeagler
Market basket prices dip in April as middlemen absorb more
Agriculture Department reports April market basket costs fell 0.7 percent year over year to 1283 dollars, with farmers bearing 498 dollars and middlemen 785 dollars of the total. Beef and poultry price declines offset gains in lettuce tomatoes cucumbers and peppers amid ongoing calls to curb price spreads.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
U.S
The
Price Commission
Record heat peak in Buckeye Arizona at 98 degrees
The National Weather Service reported the highest temperature statewide excluding Alaska and Hawaii as 98 degrees at Buckeye Arizona on Wednesday. The day’s low fell to 29 degrees in Flagstaff Arizona.
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New York
Dallas hostage standoff ends as gunman surrenders at police HQ
Virgil Lee Fuqua of Dallas held a woman hostage after a grocery heist tied to Love Field. He demanded a jet plane and weapons, then rode to downtown Dallas for talks with Police Chief Frank Dyson. Townsend helped move negotiations, with the gunman remaining armed until surrender after hours of tense dialogue.
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Dallas
Tex
Anhour
Love Field
Frank Dyson
Paul ‘Townsend
Virgil Lee
Fuqua
Waco
James‘ Roberts
Roberts
Fort Worth
Wallas
Dyson
Vely
Chinese diet twist prompts eat all you want with chopsticks
A comic note claims a new Chinese diet lets people eat unlimited food by using only chopsticks. The gag hinges on diners sticking to a single utensil to curb portions.
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Sophie N. Golovkina
Bolshoi
Theater School of
Golovkina
Mrs. Brezhnev
U. S
Twin Cities
Connally
Navy
William P. Driscoll
U.S. Navy
Boston
Logan
Driscoll
Randy Cunningham
North Vietnam
Army Base
Inside the News-Star
Johnson
Call
Williams Craft
DIAL
Privil
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