PAR Raps Salons For Budget Hikes
The Public Affairs Research Council criticizes the Louisiana legislature for boosting the general appropriations bill by at least 27.3 million beyond revenues. It warns of rising taxes and notes missed funding for teacher pay raises while highlighting costly new state programs shifting local costs. PAR urges shared fiscal leadership and less centralization as local governments could fund many services themselves.
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Louisiana House
Louisiana
PAR
House
Bomb Hoax Costly Ransom Paid by Qantas Flight Threat
Qantas paid 560000 dollars to a group claiming a barometric bomb aboard a Boeing 707 with 100 plus aboard. The threat caused a six and a half hour diversion and naval redeployment around Sydney as police pursued defusal notes and demanded ransom. No bomb was found after landing and a similar Anchorage case cited.
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Sydney
Australia
Qantas
Royal Australian Navy
Botany Bay
Hong Kong
Darwin
Brown
Robert J. Ritchie
Ritchie
Mr. Brown
Cor
Anchorage
Alaska
Western Airlines
Seattle
Wash
Royall, Army Secretary Under Truman, Dies in Durham
Kenneth C. Royall, who served as Army secretary under President Truman, died at Watts Hospital in Durham after several weeks of illness. He was 76 and a Goldsboro, North Carolina native who fought in World Wars I and II.
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Durham
N.C
Kenneth C. Royall
Army
Harry S. Truman
Watts Hospital
Royall
Goldsboro
Twin Cities Chit Chat Announces Local News Tidbits
Mrs Claudette Brownfield returns home from Shreveport surgery but no visitors. Mr and Mrs Jimmie Ray Cody celebrate 16th wedding anniversary with their children Ricky and Debbie present. Clyde M Stevens on leave after a year in Vietnam, to report to San Diego June 12 for duty. Welcome Home.
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Claudette Brownfield
Diane St
Monroe
Shreveport
Jimmie Ray Cody
N. 7Th St
West Monroe
Ricky
Debbie
Vietnam
Clyde M. Stevens
T. A. Stevens
Jewell St
Stevens
San Diego
U S Reports Soviets Build Missile Silos
The Defense Department cited evidence that Soviet silos may serve two missile systems or be for hardening existing missiles. CIA notes suggest many new silos target the SS11, not a new weapon. Pentagon officials caution they cannot confirm intentions. improvements could mean new missiles, modified missiles, or silo upgrades.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Defense Department
Jerry W. Friedheim
Friedheim
Senate
Central Intelligence Agency
Pentagon
Chuckle: fool and money parted by today’s twist
A wry observation notes that the old saying about a fool and his money no longer holds. The joke now applies to everyone as money tends to part from people, highlighting modern financial mishaps and shared fate.
Report Cards Out As Schools Close For Summer
Students in Monroe City and Ouachita Parish schools finish classes today amid mixed emotions. Report cards will be mailed in the parish system while city students choose mail or pickup options. St Frederick High prints cards Friday. buses idle Friday. Peabody Survey discussed at 10 a.m. board meeting.
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Monroe City
Ouachita Parish
Northeast Louisiana University
St. Frederick High School
St. Frederick
Peabody
Plan Rejected For 18 Month Draft Limit
Senate rejects an 18 month draft extension and prepares for a clash over a one year alternative. Sen Peter Dominick advocates 18 months to push the move to a volunteer army while Sen John C Stennis warns the issue will influence 1972 campaigns. Pentagon cites a $5 billion pay raise could affect national security.
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Washington
Senate
Peter Dominick
R-Corp
House
Senate Armed Services Committee
Dominick
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services
Stennis
Congress
Pentagon
Pleasant Clear Weather Outlook for Northeast Louisiana
Weather for Northeast Louisiana through Thursday remains pleasant with clear to partly cloudy skies and little temperature change. Highs 84 to 88, lows 60 to 66, variable winds 5 to 15 mph. FAA Monroe reports Tuesday high 89 and morning low 55 with no precipitation. Sunshine 70 percent today rising to 80 percent Thursday.
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Louisiana
Federal Aviation Agency
Monroe Municipal
Thursay
Chit Chat
Senate Reapportionment Plans Face Doubts on Constitutionality
Baton Rouge Senate approves both reapportionment bills after lengthy session. Caddo District kept with amendments, Ouachita limits set for Monroe West Monroe. proposals shift residency rules and district lines amid debates over representational fairness and court mandates.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
House
Caddo Senate
Ouachita
River Stage Flood Update Rises at Camden and Monroe
River stages show Camden rising to 264.57 as flood alert remains. Monroe at 40 inches highest not listed, signaling ongoing high water. Officials urge precautions for residents and motorists in affected areas.
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Camden
Monroe
Suspect Arrested in Nine Slayings Near Yuba City
Juan V. Corona, 37, a farm labor contractor, was arrested at 768 Richland Road on nine murder counts after the bodies of nine transient fruit workers were unearthed in peach and plum orchards around Yuba City. Victims, aged 40 to 60, were buried in shallow graves with head wounds and chest stab wounds.
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Yuba City
Calif
Roy Whiteacre
Juan V. Corona
Richland Road
Corona
Whiteacre
Frank Cartoscelli
Goro Kagehiro
Sheriff's Office
Kenneth Whitacre
Alameda
Bay
San Francisco
Jack Sullivan
Ray Duran
Sullivan
Gas Leak Forces Mobile Area Evacuations
A ruptured pipe at Diamond Shamrock Chemical in Mobile caused a mile wide evacuation of north Mobile and Prichard. Three schools closed and about 300 homes evacuated as high pressure released fumes described as chlorine and carbon tetrachloride. Six firefighters treated for exposure.
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Mobile
Ala
North Mobile
Prichard
Diamond Shamrock Chemical Co
Asst
H. H. Edwards
Pritchard
Telegraph Road
Vigor High School
Bienville School
K. J. Clark Junior High
Doctors Providing House-Call Service in Los Angeles Night Network
A group of physicians operates a mobile van service, Physicians-On-Call, to provide night, holiday and weekend house calls for a monthly doctor fee of 100 dollars. The roving van runs 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. and charges 20 dollars for in-person visits.
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Los Angeles
Health Systems
Health Services
Tor
Gary London
U S Business Indicators Rise For Sixth Month
U S leading business indicators rose 1.4 percent in April marking the sixth straight monthly gain. Five indicators advanced while three declined with gains in materials prices contracts and orders for plants and equipment stock prices and unemployment insurance costs. Declines appeared in average work week building permits and new orders for durable goods.
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Washington
Commerce
Department
Asst
Harold C. Passer
Cats seek loving homes via 9 News Star Classified
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