Price controls credited with slowing U.S. inflation
Price Commission Chairman C. Jackson Grayson told the Joint Economic Committee that price controls have cut inflation by an estimated 1.5 to 2 percentage points, with notable declines in rent medical care and clothing. Senator Jacob Javits urged extending controls through April 1974 and including food products to curb rising supermarket prices.
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UPS
United States
Price Commission
C. Jackson Grayson
Grayson
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Commission
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Javits
Afl-Cio
George Meany
American Motors Reports Record 1972 Earnings
American Motors Corp posts highest earnings since 1964 with 1972 net of 30.2 million or 1.11 a share on 1.4 billion in sales. No dividend planned. tax credits boosted per share. Domestic retail car sales hit 303,000 units and jeep sales 46,000, both year highs.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
American Motors
General.Motors
Ford
Chrysler
John Pichurski
AMC
Roy D. Chapin Jr
William V. Luneburg
Jeep
Chapin and Luneburg
United States
Saigon Air Force Buildup Near End
Pentagon sources say the United States has turned over more than 600 aircraft to the South Vietnamese Air Force as part of a rush buildup before a cease-fire. The transfers push the South Vietnamese air arm toward 1,850 aircraft and helicopters, with equipment valued over $300 million and including F5 Freedom Fighters, UH1 helicopters, A37s, C130s, AC119s, EC47s, and other support planes.
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Pentagon
United States
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Southeast Asia
Japan
South Korea
China
Iran
Fuglaar Pleads Guilty to Theft Charge in City Hall Case
In Alexandria Louisiana former warehouseman Tom Fuglaar pleaded guilty to an amended charge of stealing more than $100 linked to the 1969 city hall grand jury probe. He retains bond as a pre sentence investigation is ordered and faces up to 10 years. He was earlier convicted on income tax and perjury charges and sentencing is planned in U S District Court.
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Alexandria
Tom Fuglaar
City Hall
District Judicial Court
Guy Humphries Jr
Fuglaar
U.S. District Court
River Stages Shift as Stations Show Flood Change
River stations record fluctuating stages with Monroe at 40 and Camden 26 while Camden rises 3.0 feet to 29.7 and Monroe falls 1.0 foot to 24.2, indicating varying flood pressures along the river.
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Monroe
Camden
Ballard to be inducted into NHS at Ouachi ta Parish High
Cynthia Marie Ballard, senior at Ouachi ta Parish High School, is set for induction into the school's National Honor Society chapter today. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ballard of 30 Old Sterlington Rd., she participates in Lionettes and the Spanish Club.
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Cynthia Marie Ballard
Ouachita Parish High School
Dauther
John Ballard
Sterlington Rd
Nina Martin Joins Monroe Planning Staff as Admin Assistant
Nina Martin has joined the Monroe Government Center as the administrative assistant to William D. Becton Jr. the Director of Federal Programs, adding a new face to the city planning team.
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Monroe Government Center
Nina Martin
William D. Becton Jr
U S Balance Of Payments Deficit Rises
The Commerce Department reports the July to September deficit widened, with the official reserve transactions deficit at 4.7 billion dollars. The key liquidity balance showed a 4.5 billion deficit, the first worsening since 1971.
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U. S
Washington
Commerce Department
Nixon
Two Policemen Slain in Kennett Square Parking Lot
In Kennett Square Pennsylvania two patrolmen William Davis aged 27 and Richard Posey aged 38 were found shot to death in the parking lot behind police headquarters. The bodies lay near their patrol car with five or more shots fired. Both doors were open and the driver's window shattered. The two officers were the only ones on duty in the eight man force at the time. They had begun their tour at 11 p.m. and checked in at 1:15 a.m. Two state troopers discovered the bodies.
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Kennett Square
Philadelphia
William Davis
Richard Posey
Richard Weimer
One-Mile Square
Father charged in death of starvation of 3 year old
Miami AP report says 3 year old Dean Nozza died of starvation after his father Michael Nozza allegedly forbade feeding him. The 41 year old was charged with manslaughter while police and hospital staff documented extreme malnutrition. Authorities say the mother Lois Nozza feared abuse if the boy was taken to hospital. The couple has five other children who were removed by protective services. custody hearing set for today.
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Variety Children’s Hospital
Dean Nozza
Michael Nozza
Nozza
Lois Jean Nozza
Dean
Dade County
John Esty
Blaster
Nospital
Robert Lawson
Variety
Lawson
Johnston backs Democratic Party shift and DNC change
Louisiana's newly elected Senator J Bennett Johnston urged replacing Democratic National Committee chair Jean Westwood and aligning the party with middle of the road values. He spoke after taking Senate payroll status and expressed interest in the Agriculture Committee while awaiting oath in January.
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J. Bennett Johnston
Louisiana
Jean Westwood
Johnston
Senate
Democratic Governors Conference
Westwood
Democratic Party
Allen J. Ellender
Edwin Edwards
Elaine
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Edwards
Vicious Storm Forces Mass Evacuations Across Great Lakes
Storm lashed the Ohio Valley and New England with heavy snow rain and gale warnings. Evacuations hit Michigan Ohio and coastal towns as 16 900 plus residents relocated along Lake Erie and Lake Huron shores. Guards were deployed in Wayne Monroe Tuscola Bay and Ottawa Erie Lorain Lucas counties. Damages expected over 1 million in Monroe County Michigan and Ohio shore areas.
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Continued Cool Weather For Monroe Area
The Monroe area remains cloudy and cool through the weekend with decreasing clouds today. A 20 percent chance of rain Thursday. highs in the 50s and 60s Friday to Sunday. FAA records show a Tuesday high of 50 and an early morning low of 43 with no rainfall in the last 24 hours.
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FAA
Monroe Municipal
Greek Navy Ship Sinks After Oil Tanker Collision
In clear weather in the Saronic Gulf a Greek navy troop ship collided with the World Hero, a 100175 ton Niarchos oil tanker on a trial run. The navy vessel Merlin sank. 46 sailors were missing and 13 rescued. The World Hero, built in 1970 in Japan, is Niarchos’ largest ship with 80 vessels in his fleet.
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Saronic Gulf
Stavros Niarchos
Peloponnesus
Piraeus
Greece
Japan
Niarchos
Japanese Plan Export Controls
Ambassador Nobuhiko Oshiba said Japan will announce far reaching export controls to rebalance trade with the United States. He said voluntary restraints by private exporters are hoped, but the government may impose stricter limits if needed.
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New York
United States
Nobuhiko Oshiba
National Foreign Trade Council
Astronauts Begin Medical Isolation Before Apollo 17 Flight
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans enter three weeks of preflight medical isolation at Cape Kennedy to minimize illness risk ahead of the December 6 moon mission. Launch rehearsals began with a weeklong countdown drill and fuel draining safety test.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Ronald E. Evans
Kennedy Space Center
Hijacker Slain After Airliner Scuffle in Australia
In Alice Springs central Australia a hijacker shot a plain clothes man during a scuffle aboard a domestic airliner. The hijacker was wounded while fleeing and died from his injuries, authorities reported.
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Sydney
Australia
Alice Springs
Chuckle on political strategy and public perception
A humorous line on how a successful politician should read public sentiment and shape perception. It suggests taking shortcuts to stay ahead and convince others they are leading the charge.
Classified Ads Offer Easy Ways to Buy Bargains
Readers are urged to use News- Star World Classified Ads to find good values. Many people list items at reasonable prices for buyers who need them, encouraging couples and individuals to turn to the Want Ad section now.
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