Expedited Hearing Set In Gas Case
A three judge panel of the Second Circuit will hear Monroe’s gas bond dispute in Shreveport on June 27 as part of final appeals before summer recess. The docket includes multiple cases with no hour set or panel lineup yet. Defense attorney Snellings of Monroe said briefs are due by June 20 and plaintiff Sparks Jr. said briefs are due by June 12.
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Monroe
Shreveport
Second
Louisiana Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Second Circuit Court
James E. Bolin
Min
Electronic smart bombs aid raid around Vinh city
U S Navy fighter bombers employed television guided bombs to isolate Vinh, a key coastal hub between Hanoi and the DMZ. They claimed four targets near Vinh were hit, including bridges Tam Da and Tho Tuong, plus fuel depots, with rail and road links reportedly damaged to curb North Vietnamese shipments.
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Saigon
Vinh
Midway
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
Tho Tuong
South Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
Tam da
Dien Chau
Duc Lam Highway
North Vietnam
U.S
Navy
China
Washington
Pentagon
HUD funds approved for Cheniere Drew water system
Public facilities loan funds totaling 730000 will finance 76 miles of distribution mains three elevated storage tanks and three deep water wells for the Cheniere Drew Water System Inc serving about 1040 families and businesses. Bids for construction are due Thursday at 4 30 p m at Drew Elementary School.
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Otto Passman
Allen J. Ellender
Russell B. Long
Cheniere and
Drew
Department of Housing and Urban Levelopment
Cheniere-Drew Water System, Inc
Ouachita Parish
Brown and Wicker of
Monroe
W. R. Baggette and
Charles May
Drew Elementary School
Heat Peak Reaches 101 in Las Vegas Nevada
The National Weather Service records show the highest temperature on Tuesday excluding Alaska and Hawaii was 101 degrees in Las Vegas Nevada. The report also notes Marquette Michigan as a referenced location in the same data.
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New York
Crime Prevention Booklet From Ouachita Sheriff
A 16 page booklet available at the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s office outlines 30 ways citizens can prevent crime. It notes major U.S. crimes rose 176 percent in the 1960s while the population grew 13 percent, and offers tips for protecting home, auto, and self. It also advises motorists stopped by police to be polite and aware that officers must stay guarded.
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Ouachita Parish
United States
Allies Agree To European Security Meet
At NATO foreign ministers final communique France abstained as allies backed talks on mutual force reduction and a forthcoming conference on security and cooperation in Europe. They welcomed Nixon Moscow accords and urged Helsinki preparations to test common ground for results.
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BOM
United States
North Atlantic
Europe
Nixon
NATO
William P. Rogers
Moscow
France
Germany
West Germany
Soviet Union
Poland
West Berlin
Helsinki
Today’s Chuckle on Marriage and Jobs
The item jokes that with a good job many women can marry, reflecting social expectations about marriage and female independence. It presents a light observation rather than a report.
Work Policy Cuts Relief Recipients
New York State reports thousands of welfare recipients entered the job market under a 1971 work policy. In nine months 22 748 placed in jobs and 39 124 removed for missing interviews or other reasons. For employable recipients checks go to local offices for training or work, with welfare cut if not picked up or if jobs are refused.
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Albany
N.Y
Department of Social Services
Social Services
Abe Lavine
Lavine
Barry van Lare
van’ Lare
van Lare
Abrams May Be Appointed Army Chief of Staff
Pentagon sources say the Iraq North Vietnamese offensive delays an official announcement. Gen Creighton Abrams, U S commander Vietnam, is favored to replace Gen William Westmoreland as Army chief. The move hinges on resolving the Vietnam conflict and reassuring South Vietnamese leadership.
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Washington
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Pentagon
South Vietnam
Abrams
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
White House
Saigon
ARVN
Nixon
Cooling Trend Continues In Twin Cities Weather
A cooler trend is in store for the Twin Cities area through Thursday with partly cloudy skies and lower temperatures. Days show highs in the upper 80s, lows in the 60s, light variable winds, and a shift to sunnier periods by Friday into the weekend. FAA Monroe Municipal Airport recorded a high of 86 and a low of 66 with rainfall of .20 inches reported during the period.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Meir Blames Arabs for Tel Aviv Airport Massacre
Israel's Golda Meir accused Arab states of responsibility for the Tel Aviv airport slaughter that killed at least 22 people and wounded more than 70. Three Japanese terrorists hired by a Palestinian guerrilla group carried out the ten minute attack injuring travelers and damaging planes. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility in Beirut while Meir called for tighter security and convened a cabinet emergency session.
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Tel Aviv
Golda Meir
Cairo
Beirut
Israel
France
Jerusalem
Aharon Katir
Israel Academy of Sciences
International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics
Carol Golden
New York
Tom
Miss Golden
Marxist
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
PFLP
Lebanon
Popular Front
Committee OKs Private Schools Tax Credit Plan
Louisiana House Ways and Means Committee approved an amended bill for a $50 per child income tax credit for families with children in private and parochial elementary schools. The 10-4 vote limits credit to under $25 000 annual income. bill from Rep. Richard Guidry of Galliano is part of CEF backed measures. 1970 CEF efforts were ruled unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana House Ways and Means
Richard Guidry
Galliano
Guidry
Citizen For Educational Freedom
CEF
State Supreme Court
Runoff Looms After Arkansas Democratic Primary
In Arkansas, Sen. Joan L. McClellan leads the Democratic field but fails to clinch a majority, forcing a June 13 runoff with Rep. David Pryor. McClellan garners about 45 percent to Pryor’s 42 percent with 2,442 of 2,618 precincts reporting. Governor Dale Bumpers wins the Democratic nomination for a second term. Republicans have no statewide primary.
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Little Rock, Ark
Arkansas
Joan L. McClellan
David Pryor
Pryor
McClellan
Senate
South Arkansas
Ted Boswell
Bryant
Five Children Die As Bomb Shelter Explosion Rips Hill
An explosion at the Garrou home in Valdese North Carolina killed five children who were playing near a bomb shelter dug into a hillside. The victims were Jean Garrou 12 Donald Robinson Jr 14 Regina 12 Gloria Hammond 12 and Michael Powell 10. Cynthia Picou 10 survived with minor injuries. Authorities from federal and state agencies investigated the blast cause while removal of rubble continued.
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Valdese
N.C
A. O. Anderson
James E. Garrou
Anderson
Garrou
Jean
Donald Robinson Jr
Regina
Gloria Hammond
Michael Powell
Cynthia Picou
Valdese General Hospital
Dick Robinson
Donlald
Garron
Gatron
Alba Waldesian, Inc
Nixon Makes Warsaw Stop Before Moscow Return
President Nixon arrived in Warsaw for a final stopover after Tehran on the Moscow trip. Bombings near Tehran occurred en route, but officials said the attacks did not target the president. Nixon greeted by an 80 man honor guard and a 56 piece band as Warsaw welcomed him with flags and television coverage.
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Warsaw
UPI
Nixon
Poland
Congress
Moscow
Tehran
Iran
Andrews Air Force Base
Capitol
United States
Pat
Nixons
Teacher Fired Over Alleged Kick at Student
The East Baton Rouge Parish school board dismissed William L. Brown 56 from Prescott Junior High after alleging incompetency and neglect of duty. The nine parts of the process culminated at a Tuesday board meeting.
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Baton Rouge, la
East Baton Rouge Parish
William L. Brown
Prescott Junior High
Brown
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