Leaders Agree To Avoid War Confrontations
Nixon signed a joint declaration with Brezhnev in Moscow to avoid military confrontations and pursue total world disarmament while planning a future East West security conference. A mechanical problem delayed the return flight to Kiev as the summit stressed peaceful coexistence and dialogue.
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Alexei N. Kosygin
Kissinger
Middle East
South Vietnamese relief column hit near An Loc
North Vietnamese ambushed a South Vietnamese relief column 3 miles south of An Loc, killing and wounding more than 100. Rockets and artillery battered Highway 1 as fighting continued, while Kontum saw 1,250 tons of U S B 52 bombs to stem reinforcements. In Dat Do and Ca Mau, heavy clashes left dozens dead on both sides and thousands fled toward Baria.
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An Loc
Highway 1
South Vietnam
Highway 13
Kontum
Dat Do
Baria
Phuoc Tuy
Ca Mau
Mekong
Vinh Thanh
Chopin Honored By State Salons Memorial Day Services
Baton Rouge Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards introduced Dr Arthur Chopin founder of Boys and Girls State programs at memorial day services in the state house chamber. Edwards signed the first Viet Nam veteran bonus application from Herbert Ballard of Livingston.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Louisiana House Chamber
Edwin Edwards
Arthur Chopin
Edwards
Herbert Ballard
Livingston
Heat records top in Palm Springs as nationwide temps climb
Highest reading Sunday by the National Weather Service excluding Alaska and Hawaii reached 105 degrees at Palm Springs California. The day’s low dipped to 33 degrees at Laramie Wyoming.
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New York
West Monroe Structures Reach Fifteenth Anniversary
Two local facilities mark 15 years since completion and dedication in West Monroe. The Central Fire Station at N. 5th Street was built under Mayor J. Allen Norris and dedicated in July 1957 to house four engines and a rescue unit. The West Monroe High School Football Stadium, overseen by Ouachita Parish School Board President James H. Trousdale Jr., saw its base bid let in July.
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West Monroe
N. 5Th St
J. Allan Norris
Ouachita Parish
James H. Trousdale Jr
U S Troop Levels Hover as Marines Arrive in Vietnam War Zone
UPI reports that U.S. withdrawals paused as Marines arrived, keeping total U.S. forces in South Vietnam at 64,800. About 600 Marines joined two Skyhawk squadrons at Bien Hoa as 500 soldiers departed and 100 airmen left. Navy and Coast Guard totals remained steady with offshore sailors at 41,000 and Thailand-based personnel over 45,000 not counted in official totals.
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Thailand
Gunman Kills Two Wounds Eight At Raleigh Campaign Rally
A gunman opened fire at a Raleigh shopping center during Senator B Everett Jordan’s campaign event killing two and wounding eight before dying by suicide. Jordan stood 100 to 150 feet away, uninjured, as victims included Wes Hayden press secretary and Mrs Ralph Moody wife of the deputy attorney general. among the wounded were a six year old girl and her father. Local witnesses recounted rapid, indiscriminate firing near the entrance.
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B. Everett Jordan
Wes Hayden
Jordan
Ralph Moody
North Carolina
Tarry Sue Henry
Raleigh
C. B. Barrett
Wilson
Barrett
Sen. Jordan
Warren King
The
Charlotte Observer
Monday Morning Win: Small Steps Count in A Mild Chuckle
A light notice celebrates a modest triumph as showing up on a Monday morning is framed as a small success story. The anecdote highlights persistence and a cheerful tone about daily life.
Memorial Day Observances Across Nation Honor War Dead
Memorial Day rites unfold nationwide with wreaths at Arlington and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Cincinnati cancels its parade over permit costs while others plan parades and flag displays. Rep William Scott stands in for Nixon at Moscow summit conclusion. Resolute to cast wreaths off San Francisco. Coweta Oklahoma dedicates a new war memorial.
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Oklahoma
Gas Tax Rebate Repeal Clears Senate Finance Committee
Senate Finance Committee approves a bill to repeal a one cent gas tax rebate for manufacturers using natural gas by a 9 to 4 vote. Governor Edwards urged passage and appeared to pitch the measure citing the state's tight finances and looming needs.
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Baton Rouge
Senate Finance Committee
Edwin Edwards
House
Edwards
Finance Committee
Heat Lingers in Twin Cities as Rain Prospects Rise
Weather forecast shows partly cloudy skies through Tuesday with a 20 to 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly in the afternoons and evenings. Temperatures peak near 90 for today and Tuesday, with mid 60s tonight, and highs mid 70s to low 80s later in the week. A weak high pressure system remains, while a cool front may bring scattered storms to southeast Louisiana by late Tuesday.
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Twin Cities
Louisiana
Four Women Escape Prison Then Lead High Speed Chase
Four female inmates escaped a Connecticut prison early today, kidnapped a 62 year old guard, and led police across Connecticut New York and New York City. They crashed one car and stole another before being captured on Riverside Drive near 123rd Street. The guard, Elizabeth Dinan, was treated for a neck cut. The suspects were Toni Corey Carol Jones Gloria Sanders and Marcia Lone with Marcia Long suspected as the driver. Charges pending in Connecticut include escape assault kidnapping grand larceny robbery weapons possession and criminal mischief.
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UPD
Connecticut
New York State
New York City
Upper West Side
New Haven
Conn
Elizabeth Dinan
Niantic State Farm
Toni Corey
Carol Jones
Gloria Sanders
Marcia Lone
Marcia Long
Committee Okays Property Tax Bill
Louisiana House Ways and Means Committee votes 16 to 1 to attach a favorable report to the property tax relief measure amid cautions it may not fully deliver. Gov. Edwards seeks to raise homestead exemption and offset losses with new taxes while PAR warns safeguards are missing to limit parish reimbursements.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana House Ways and Means
Edwin Edwards
Edwards
Public Affairs Research Council
South Louisiana helicopter crash kills all aboard
A petroleum helicopter headed to an offshore oil rig with 11 people on board crashed in the South Louisiana swamps near Dulac. Four bodies recovered. rest believed buried in wreckage. The craft, owned by Petroleum Helicopter Corp. of Lafayette, disappeared after takeoff 60 miles southwest of New Orleans.
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Dulac
Louisiana
Petroleum Helicopter Corp
Lafayette
Local Life Span Reported Longer
New York based News-Star News Service reports rising life expectancy in Ouachita Parish with average lifespan around 70.5 years at birth. Males show lower and females higher figures, progress credited to medicine and public health. The article notes 63 percent rise in over-65 population since 1950 and compares U S life expectancy with 17 leading industrial nations led by Sweden.
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New York
Quachita Parish
Ouachita
Ing
Insurance Company
Ouachita Parish
United States
Sweden
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