Campaign Tax Backers Win Key Test Vote
The Senate defeated a Republican bid to kill the Democratic backed presidential campaign financing plan by 49 to 46. The plan could yield major party nominees up to 20.4 million in public funds next year. Democrats support moving the plan into a 26 billion tax cut bill.
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Washington
Senate
Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md
Mike Mansfield
Joh O. Pastore
D-R.i
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Democratic Party
Pastore
Nixon
Weicker
Edward J. Gurney
R-Fla
Mississippi Dentist Lands Plane Near Lock and Dam
Dr. Charles B. Gross of Natchez Mississippi was forced to crash land a light plane near the Jonesville Lock and Dam about 4 am after fuel and lighting failures. He was treated at Catahoula Parish Hospital with the left wing clipping a tree during the landing.
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News - Star
Jonesville
Natchez, Miss
Jonesville Lock and Dam
Here
Catahoula Parish
Charles B. Gross
Lock and Dam
Gross
Kingsville Texas records high of 87 degrees
The National Weather Service reported the day’s highest temperature outside Hawaii and Alaska as 87 degrees in Kingsville Texas. Rawlins Wyoming logged a low of 11 degrees below zero.
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New York
UPI
National Weather Service
Hawaii
Alaska
Kingsville
Tex
Rawlins
Wyo
Camden Monroe River Flood Stages Updated
River stage changes in Camden Monroe as flood monitoring updates reflect new level data and warnings. Officials announce revised thresholds and potential impact on nearby communities and infrastructure.
U S Combat Toll Five In Past Week
Five American service members were killed in Vietnam last week, with 21 wounded. U S and allied totals show 45 599 Americans killed in action and 302 201 wounded overall, while nonhostile deaths reached 22 this period. A helicopter crash caused one of the American fatalities.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Construction Pay Freeze Not Over
Washington AP reports construction workers face continued wage restraints as pay board rules possible rollbacks for new miners contracts. The Pay Board debates retroactive pay while construction has a telegram order delaying increases until further notice. Nonunion workers may keep frozen gains.
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Washington
United Mine Workers of America
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Construction Industry Stabilization Commmittee
Ielegram
Stabilization Committee
Twin Cities Chit Chat Students Named in Who’s Who
Monroe youths Katherine Lidell Parrish and James Arthur Salisbury are listed in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities 1971 72 for Centenary College Shreveport. Parrish, active in Centenary Choir WRA WSGA treasurer and Rivertown Players, and Salisbury, a tennis team member and Kappa Alpha, earned the honor for academics and campus activity.
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Monroe
Centenary College
Shreveport
Katherine Lidell Parrish
Edward Parrish
Centenary
WRA
WSGA
Rivertown
James Arthur Salisbury
John A. Salisbury
Jasmine
Kappa Alpha
Michot Named Democratic Nominee for Education Superintendent
Attorney General Jack Gremillion ruled that Louis Michot is the Democratic candidate for State Superintendent of Education after incumbent William Dodd withdrew from the December 18 runoff, removing the need for a second primary.
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Baton Rouge
Jack Gremillion
Louis Michot
Democratic Central Committee
Gremillion
William Dodd
Michol
Citizens' Gas Committee Offers Info in Monroe
Tom Scott chairman of the Citizens' Committee on Gas invites Monroe residents to schedule meetings for questions about Monroe's proposed natural gas utility purchase and the December 18 bond vote. He notes reps have not contacted the group and suggests contacting Roy Lange or the Monroe Utilities Commission for details.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Citizens’ Committee On Gas
Monroe Utilities Commission
T. H
Tom” Scott
Scott
Shady Wall
Gas Committee
Murray Hudson
Rep
Wall
Roy Lange
Commission
GNP Revisions Raise Third Quarter Growth to 3.9 Percent
The Commerce Department final read on July to September GDP shows 3.9 percent growth, higher than first announced, with inflation at 3.0 percent and a $1.060 trillion annual rate. Corporate profits held at $83.5 billion. saving at 7.7 percent of disposable income, still high but below the prior quarter.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Tropical Storm Laura stalls off Cuba heads northward
Tropical Storm Laura, after dumping 25 inches of rain on Cuba and hitting winds to 70 mph, was stalled about 130 miles south of Cuba's western tip but expected to move north today. The National Hurricane Center reported the storm essentially stationary at 5 am EST near 20N 85W, with forecasters predicting northward motion later.
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Laura
Cuba
Radio
Havana
National Hurricane Center
Caribbean
Joe Pelissier
Yucatan Channel
Gulf of Mexico
Hurricane Center
Rains Finally Come To Area
The Twin Cities received ongoing rain this morning with a few thunderstorms and more precipitation expected. An FAA reading at Monroe Municipal Airport recorded .80 inch by noon while temperatures fell from 70 to 63 in the day. Friday looks partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and highs in the mid 70s.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Butz Declines Specific Farm Price Plans in Senate Hearing
Dr. Earl L. Butz, under attack over farm corporation ties, refused to endorse a concrete price-raising plan. Senators criticized his assurances on farm aid, questioned stock in agri-business firms, and pressed for concrete policy options including a dime short-term price boost, a grain reserve, loan-rate changes, or diversion payments.
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Washington
Earl L. Butz
Milton R. Young
Senate Agriculture Committee
Butz
Henry Bellmon
Rokla
Midwest
Explosion near Bay St. Louis school injures worker
A Shell Oil Co warehouse holding 40 000 gallons of fuel exploded as 226 elementary students walked to St Rose de Lima school about 25 yards away. One man was hurt while children escaped unharmed and teachers guarded them inside as flames rose and parents arrived. The blast occurred in the center of Bay St. Louis Mississippi, about 60 miles east of New Orleans.
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Bay ST. Louis
Miss
Shell Oil Co
St. Rose de Lima Elementary
New Orleans
Inside The News-Star Contents Summary
A listing of the newspaper’s sections and page numbers is shown, naming Abby, Lowman, Broadway, Popenoe, and other departments including Classified, Radio-TV, Comics, Sports, Theater, Editorial, Horoscope, Weather, and more within The News-Star. It outlines section placement across pages and sections like Jumble and Crossword.
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Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Vote Date Set On Justice Nominees
Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote on Nixon nominees Lewis Powell Jr. and William Rehnquist by noon Tuesday. Bayh sought one day of reopened hearings for Rehnquist and to submit questions about alleged voting interference and group ties. Committee barred reopening for Powell but allowed individual questions and FBI inquiry into Arizonans for America members.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Supreme Court
Lewis J. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Rehnquist
Bayh
Bers
Phoenix
Ariz
Justice Department
Senate
Powell
Richmond, Va
American Bar Association
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Quentin Burdick
D-N.d
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
James O. Fastland
Dmiss
FBI
Arizonans For America
Senators Sustain European Troop Cut Plan
The Senate Appropriations Committee narrowly sustained by one vote a move to bring home 50 000 of the 316 000 U S troops in Europe 14 to 13 defeating a motion to strike the Mansfield amendment from a defense appropriations bill The outcome faces a tense floor battle with final results uncertain Mansfield and allies say the cut would reduce the payments deficit and free dollars for domestic needs while nudging NATO allies to bear more defense burden
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
U.S
Europe
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
America
NATO
Chuckle Joke About Big Family Keeps Messages Busy
A light quip notes that a large family ensures someone is always near to answer the phone and forget the message, highlighting the busy but lively household humor.
Blood Donors Aid Family In Chicago
In Chicago Mr and Mrs Charles I Corrigan host a semiannual dinner where about 250 relatives neighbors and friends each donate a pint of blood to support their six hemophiliac male relatives. The Corrigans cover annual needs of 1500 units and administer cytoprecipitate at home.
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Chicago
Charles I
Corrigan
Corrigans
Mrs. Corrigan
Chuck
Marty
Bill
Roger
Clean Air Act Powers Used In Birmingham Crisis
A federal judge invoked Clean Air Act emergency powers and ordered 23 Birmingham, Alabama, industries to shut down as an autumn inversion trapped pollutants. EPA backing, possible extension to Friday hearing. officials warn wind shifts could aid cleanup.
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Birmingham
Associated Press
Ala
U.S. District Court
Sam C. Pointer
U.S. Justice Department
William D. Ruckelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
George S. Hardy
Jefferson County Health Department
SPA
Nashville
Tennessee
Chattanooga
East
Travold E. Hodges
Southeast
Gulf States
Weather Bureau
Atlanta
Fires Believed Set By Arsonist Rout Students
Fires believed set by an arsonist flared at the University of Oklahoma campus, destroying one building and forcing evacuation of Walker Tower Dormitory housing 700 students. Seven with cuts and burn injuries were treated. hospital crowded. Arson suspected. fires reported at 4 30 a m and controlled within 15 minutes at Walker Tower and Wilson Center cafeteria.
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Okla
UPI
University of Oklahoma
Norman Municipal Hospital
Walker Tower
Joe Hyde
Noman Fire Department
Wilson Center
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D - Minn
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