River spillways close as river levels drop in Louisiana
Engineers begin closing Louisiana's two major spillways as Mississippi River conditions improve. Ten Bonnet Carre bays and one Morganza bay close today, with further closures possible. Officials note river levels easing, fall in Atchafalaya at Morgan City, and ongoing flood relief for displaced residents and affected parishes.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi River Commission
Bonnet Carre
Morganza
Baton Rouge
Monroe Officials Pass Pay Raise Bill in Senate Vote
Louisiana Senate approves a bill allowing Monroe mayor Ralph Troy and commissioners H. W. McSherry and L. A. Harper to raise their salaries from 12 000 to 18 000 dollars for the mayor and from 11 000 to 17 000 dollars for the commissioners. The measure passed 32 to 2 and moves to the House. The session also advances a parking property purchase and measures to cut welfare drug costs, with estimates of up to 84 million dollars yearly in savings.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Senate Today
Monroe
Ralph Troy
H. W. McSherry
L. A
Dick) Harper
William D
Billy” Brown
Monroe Council
House of Representatives
Harold Montgomery
Devline
J. D. DeBlieus
Montgomery
Brown
Senate
John Tassin
Ville Platte
Tassin
State Department of Welfare
State Department of Hospitals
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Second Skylab Battery Fails Cuts Power Briefly
Space Center Houston reports a second Skylab battery failure reducing available power by 12 percent. Commander Charles Conrad Jr asked for a space walk to free a jammed solar panel, while ground controllers assess power options and adjust the flight plan to conserve energy.
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Conrad
Mission Control
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
United States
Haldeman Denies Watergate Cover Up Role
Former presidential aide H R Haldeman testified before the Senate subcommittee denying any involvement in a Watergate cover up. He stated he did not direct or participate in cover up actions and did not ask the CIA to participate. Two senators questioned his testimony citing serious conflicts with CIA and FBI accounts.
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Medicare Costs Rise Friday for Part B Premiums
The AP reports Medicare Part B premiums will rise 50 cents a month starting July 1, with the annual deductible up $10 to $60. Part A enrollments grow to 23.1 million at $8.2 billion, and Part B to 22.5 million at about $3 billion, driven by higher physician and hospital outpatient costs. The Nixon administration faces Senate opposition to a broader $700 million expansion.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Birth of Feric Allen Machinski honors family ties
Proud parents Mr and Mrs Ronnie Machinski announce the birth of their son Feric Allen who weighed seven pounds at birth. Grandparents are Dewey and wife of Lufkin Texas and Frank Machinski of Muncy Pa with great grandparents A I Antley and W M McAdams of Monroe. Buffington family reunion set for Sunday at Bas Trop VFW hall with many friends expected.
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Feric Allen
Dewey McAdams
Lufkin
Texas
Frank Machinski
Muncy
W. M. McAdams
Monroe
Buffington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bastrop
Childers Elected Irish President Surprises Voters
Ireland voters elected Jerskine Childers a 68 year old Protestant with English roots to succeed Eamon de Valera as president. He defeated Tom O Hignins candidate of the governing coalition in an upset that stunned polls and bookmakers.
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Associated Press
Ireland
Jerskine Childers
Eamon de Valera
Republic
Childers
Tom O’higgins
National Coalition
Six senators propose Woman Life Amendment to ban abortion
Senator Buckley leads a six member bid to amend the Constitution defining unborn children as persons. The proposal lets abortions only to save the mother's life and targets what supporters call a new ethic in Supreme Court rulings.
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UPI
Supreme Court
James L. Buckley
Rn.y
Buckley
Mark O. Hatfield
Ore
Harold EF. Wuzhes
Iowa
Wallace T. Bennett
Utah
Carl Curtis
Neb
Dewey I. Bartlett
Okla
Solons Reject Auto Leases Tax Exemption
Louisiana House Ways and Means Committee rejected a proposed local and state sales tax exemption for car leases. Revenue officials warned the change would cost state and local governments up to 33.3 million annually, while supporters argued only about 700 thousand would be lost. The committee voted 7 to 5 to report the bill unfavorably.
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Solons
Baton Rouge
House
Ways and Means
Joseph Traigle
Prison Warden and Deputy Killed at Philadelphia Prison
The warden Patrick Curran and Deputy Warden Robert Bkiomhold were stabbed to death during a disturbance at Holmesburg City Prison in Philadelphia. A guard was seriously injured and hospitalized. The trigger and inmate count were not known. Mayor Rizzo ordered full police mobilization to restore order.
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Holmesburg
Patrick Curran
Robert I. Bkiomhold
Frank Rizzo
Joseph O'Neill
Thunderstorms Possible Here Tonight and Friday
Weather forecast for the Twin Cities calls for partly cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms tonight and Friday. Highs in the mid 80s, lows around 60s, winds 5 to 15 mph. Monroe Municipal Airport reported 87 high and 61 low with no rain in the past 24 hours. Partly cloudy again Saturday through Monday with highs near 90 and lows in the 60s to 70s.
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Twin Cities
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Monroe Municipal
Chuckle Girls and Talking Encyclopedias Reference Quip
A humorous remark notes that talking women who pose as encyclopedias recall that reference books never leave the shelf. The line plays on the idea of knowledge being stationary and untransferable.
US French Leaders Begin Summit Talks
President Pompidou warned Nixon against unilateral defense cuts as the two nations opened a wide ranging summit. Officials said the first 24 hour session was constructive while ministers debated Middle East, Vietnam, Cambodia, and a stable world monetary system.
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Inside The News-Star Highlights
The News-Star features Abby Lowman Broadway and Radio TV briefs across Classified Sports Comics Theater and Editorial sections. Van Dellen and other bylines appear in the 44 page paper with weather horoscope and women notes tucked inside the 4A 5A 6A pages.
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Flight Pay To End For Desk Officers
The Defense Department seeks to end flight pay for senior officers in noncombat posts and asks Congress for a seven month extension and a revamped system based on aviation experience. The plan would pay younger pilots more earlier, end after 25 years, and restore pay for high ranking officers in noncombat slots while targeting higher monthly sums to younger air crewmen.
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Coskey
Carl Albert
Sten Mit
Albert
Pentagon Cuts Bombing Raids Over Cambodia
The Pentagon says bombing raids over Cambodia have been cut by one third due to delays in transferring funds between military accounts. Senate action on a $3.6 billion supplemental bill would prohibit any funding for U.S. hostilities in Cambodia or Laos, a move expected to pass.
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Laos
River Stages Station Flood Present Chane State
Flood stage readings show River at 4 fall 40 and 43.7 with Camden at 81.00 as stages evolve. Local channels report rising water affecting Station Monroe and nearby facilities while authorities monitor potential impacts.
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Monroe
Camden
Suit seeks shutdown of 20 nuclear plants nationwide
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader and Friends of the Earth filed a federal suit against the Atomic Energy Commission asking to close 20 large nuclear plants in 11 states. They allege unsafe protections against a loss of cooling and potential core meltdown, with statements from David Brower warning of lethal radiation and inadequately tested safety systems.
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District of Columbia
David Brower
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New Mississippi River Crest Due to Heavy Rain Floods
A new forest of high water from Missouri and southern Illinois rain is pushing the Mississippi River back toward flood levels. At Vicksburg Mississippi and Red River Landing in Ja, the crest will rise within about a foot of the last major peak as Red River Panginag and river stage forecast near 33.3 on June 19, after 54.7 on May 13.
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Stephen Gilbeau
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Red River Landing
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