Senate votes extra funds for jobless benefits bill
The Senate approved adding 1.5 billion dollars for extended unemployment compensation in states with high jobless rates. The amendment, led by Senator Magnuson, extends payments by 26 weeks in states with 6 percent or more unemployment, with about 15 states affected. The measure ties to Nixon's tax cut package and faces House review and further floor amendments.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Magnuson
John V. Tunney
Calif
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Jack Miller
Lowa
House
Miller
Nixon
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Three Pedestrians Die as Car Viciously Hits Sidewalk
In Youngstown Ohio a car veered onto a crowded downtown sidewalk killing three pedestrians and injuring fourteen. Witnesses described the vehicle jumping the curb and speeding 250 feet down the walkway as bystanders watched in shock. Police detained a 30 year old male driver as the investigation begins.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Stong
George Green
Heat record tops 90 in Coolidge. Maine reports 15
The National Weather Service logged the highest temperature of 90 degrees at Coolidge Arizona on Thursday excluding Hawaii and Alaska. The day's low reached 15 degrees at Houlton Maine.
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New York
River Stage Changes Reported at Camden and Monroe
Flood stage readings show Camden rising to 644 inches with a 1. rise while Monroe records a 13.8 inch fall to 40.
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Camden
Monroe
Welfare rolls dip for third month in July report
The Department of HEW said July welfare rolls fell for the third straight month as states curb rising costs. AFDC cases dropped by about 108,000 with 14.2 million total welfare recipients nationwide. The July bill rose $9 million to $1.5 billion due to court-ordered NY adjustments.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
John D. Twiname
HEW
New Jersey
Twiname
AFDC
New York
Nixon
Senate Finance Committee
John O. Wilson
Office of Economic Opportunity
Seven Americans Held in London Over Chicago Theft
Seven Americans appeared in a London court charged with conspiring to dispose of stolen stock and bonds tied to a Chicago heist worth 30 million dollars. They were remanded to Brixton prison with next Friday hearing scheduled at Marlborough Street magistrates court.
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London
Chicago
Brixton
Marlborough Street Magistrates
Swank
Mayfair
Rudolph Johnson
Cannes
French Riviera
Charles Samuel Bufalini
Los Angeles
Terry Lomenzi
Highland Park
Ill
Nicholas Avenetti
North Hollywood
Calif
James Walker Pettinoti
Marina del Ray
Marion Arthur Denard
Frank Marco Sardo
North Beach
FBI
American Banknote Co
Mark IV Freight Co
Britain
United States
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Little Dean Hart Jr. Born
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT announces the birth of Little Dean L Hart Jr born Nov 5 at Glenwood Hospital to Mr and Mrs Dean L Hart 2207 Elizabeth St West Monroe. Grandparents A D Hanks Lois Edwards John L Hart and Jewel Bell Teaser notes Gene Bell to return home from hospital. Jewel Bell invites visitors.
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Little Dean L. Hart Jr
Glenwood Hospital
Dean L. Hart
Elizabeth Sr
West Monroe
A. D. Hanks
Mr. Hanks
Lois Edwards
John L. Hart
Dallas
Tex
Gene Bell
Grayling Lane
Monroe
Jewel Bell
Motorcycle Policeman Teases Speeding Driver In Stop
A traffic stop ends with humor as a motorcycle officer asks the speeding driver how fast he was going while noting he was doing 75 mph. The exchange highlights a light moment during a routine enforcement.
Airman Raymond De Champlain Convicted of Espionage
Air Force Sgt. Raymond De Champlain, a 20 year veteran from Lisbon Connecticut, was found guilty of conspiring to pass military secrets and meeting with foreign agents. A general court martial sentenced him to 15 years hard labor, a dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of pay, and reduction to airman basic. The case, initially linked to Russia, is under further review by Lt General Marvin McNickle with possible appeal to the military Court of Appeals.
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Andersen Air Force
Base
Guam
Air Force M
Raymond de Champlain
Lisbon
Conn
de Cham! Plain
United States
de Champlain
Air Force
Marvin MccNickle
13Th Air Force
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Theilitary Court of Appeals
Capts
Gary Snyder
David Hess
McNickles
Bangkok
Lewis
Albert de Champlain
India Reports Areas Shelled By Pakistani Forces
West Bengal districts of Dinajpur faced shelling by Pakistani gunners over two days with heavy artillery. Indian border forces returned fire. casualties not yet known. Reports also describe Pakistani air strafing of rebel guerrillas near Belonia, with unclear casualties. Indian officials deny ground fighting inside East Pakistan. Indira Gandhi pursued diplomacy in Bonn with Willy Brandt offering good offices for a peaceful solution.
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New Delhi
API
All India Radio
West Dinajpur
India
West Bengal
Radio Pakistan
Dinajpur
East Pakistan
Belonia
Mukti Bahini
Pakistan
Bonn
West Germany
Indira Gandhi
Willy Brandt
Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan
Brandti
Epidemic Flu Spreads East Europe Headed West
The World Health Organization reports a large flu epidemic sweeping Eastern Europe and moving west. No deaths yet and severity remains mild, with Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Spain affected. The A-2 Hong Kong virus, first seen in 1968, underpins the outbreak and vaccines should be effective.
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East
Europe
West
Geneva
UPI
World Health Organization
WHO
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Romania
Spain
Charles Cockburn
Britain
Hong Kong
Slight Warming Trend Predicted for Northeast Louisiana
Northeast Louisiana will be slightly warmer through the weekend under fair skies with Sunday night low in the 50s and daytime near 80. Showers possible Monday and Tuesday with partly cloudy Sunday. FAA Monroe Municipal reported Thursday high 76 and morning low 35 with no precipitation.
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Louisiana
Federal Aviation Agency
Monroe Municipal
Mariner 9 Near Mars for Closeup Surface Photos
Pasadena AP reports Mariner 9 closes to Mars as a massive dust storm fades, allowing clearer views of the south polar cap Hellas Syrus Major Mare Australe and other features. Engineers plan a 15 minute engine burn to enter an egg shaped orbit for surface mapping.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 9
Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
South Polar Cap
Hellas
Syrus Major
South Pole
Mare Australe
Brad Smith
New Mexico State University
Mariner
Harold Masursky
U.S. Geological Survey
Flagstaff
Ariz
Lowell Observatory
Inside The News Star four section 32 pages
A brief promo noting the newspaper features four sections and 32 pages. No additional details available in the readable text.
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Inside the News-Star
Eastland Attacks Testimony On Rehnquist Nomination
Senate Judiciary Committee chair Eastland denounces Rauh and Mitchell as unfair in testimony on Supreme Court nominee William H. Rehnquist. He calls their remarks hearsay and character assassination. Powell’s nomination faces delay as panel grapples with both picks.
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Ate Judiciary Committee
James 0. Eastland
Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
Mississippi Democrat
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Clarence Mitchell
Leadership Conference On Civil Rights
Eastland
Rehnquist
John Birch Society
Rauh
Mitchell
Nixon
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Richmond
American Bar Association
Powell
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Rumsfeld Predicts Military Pay Hike Going Into Effect
Donald Rumsfeld, director of the Cost of Living Council, said at a White House briefing that a multi billion dollar military pay increase will take effect Sunday as the wage price freeze ends. He added he has every reason to believe Nixon’s statements about the raise will be fulfilled.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Donald Rumsfeld
Nixon
White House
Elephants Gift to CINCPAC Heads to Los Angeles Flight
In Phnom Penh Cambodia Marshal Lon Nol gave Adm John S McCain Jr a one ton bull elephant named Chamroeun. The animal will be flown to Los Angeles after crating by a six man team with veterinarians. Air freight is about 40 dollars per hundred pounds totaling roughly 800 dollars.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Los Angeles
Lon Nol
Adm
John S. McCain Jr
U.S
The
Pacific
Thailand
McCain
Chamroeun
Progress
Emory
Swank
Sam Yorty
Maj
Richard Abel
Abel
One Crewman Survives as C130 Crashes at Little Rock AFB
A C130E cargo plane crashed just after takeoff from Little Rock Air Force Base at about 7 am. Ten crewmen died, one crewman survived in critical condition and was flown to an Army hospital in San Antonio. The plane carried 40,000 gallons of fuel. The survivor was thrown clear. bodies recovered from the wreckage. The aircraft, assigned to the 62nd Tactical Airlift Squadron, crashed left of the runway and burned.
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Little Rock Air Force Base
Ark
William R. Worth
San Antonio
Tex
Worth
William Davies
62Nd Tactical Airlift Squadron
Soviet Payoff for Lobster Gear Damage Reached
Prelude Corp of Westport Massachusetts agreed to an $89,000 full settlement with Sovrybflot the Russian fleet operator for damage to lobster gear caused last spring off the Massachusetts coast. The payment will be made within two weeks in a joint statement from Joseph S Gaziano American president and Semeonovich Babaev Sovrybflot president.
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Westport
Mass
Prelude Corp
Massachusetts
Joseph S. Gaziano
Semeonovich Babaev
Sovrybflot
U.S
Three Hunters Die From Apparent Suffocation in Abbeville Camp
In Vermilion Bay near Abbeville Louisiana the bodies of John L Broussard 38 his son Shane 15 and Charles Pucheu 47 were found in a duck hunting camp. Officials say they slept in an almost airtight area with a heater burning and investigators probe the deaths believed hunting related near the opening of the season.
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Abbeville
Vermilion Bay
John L Broussard
Lake Charles
Shane
Charles Pucheu
Lafayette
John Landry
Vermilion Parish
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Broadway
Popenoe
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