California Supreme Court extends access to abortion
The California Supreme Court nullified most abortion restrictions, ruling that abortions may be performed on demand with a doctor's approval in an accredited hospital. The decision struck down the Therapeutic Abortion Act provisions and left key limits, including the 20 week hospital requirement, intact with ongoing appeals possible.
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San Francisco
State Supreme Court
New York
Louis H. Burkey
Carol Seidman
Women's Abortion Coalition
John O’connor
Catholic Social Services
Charles R. B. Kirk
U.S. Supreme Court
Ronald Reagan
Civilians to be included in Vietnam peace pact terms
U S officials say 51 American civilians are covered by the proposed Vietnam peace pact alongside military prisoners. Henry Kissinger says North Vietnam must account for and repatriate missing in Indochina. About 1,800 U S personnel are unaccounted, with 545 believed captured.
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Washington
U.S
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
North Vietnam
Indochina
Indo-China
State and Defense Departments
Agency For International Development
U.S. Information Agency
AT&T to Raise Long Distance Rates Below Two Percent
The FCC approved a new profit margin for AT&T allowing an 8.5 percent return on interstate long distance, with total pretax net income up by 145 million annually. The decision, 5-2, excludes local and intra state services and met opposition from Commissioner Nicholas Johnson.
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Washington
American Telephone & Telegraph’ Co
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
At&t
John deButts
Nicholas Johnson
Commission
H. Rex Tee
Johnson
Thanksgiving Day Across America With Turkey and Tradition
Americans nationwide observe Thanksgiving with turkey dinners and family gatherings. President Nixon and family planned a Camp David day, while Plymouth reenactments reflect early colonial history. The report notes turkey on menus for troops in Vietnam and a prison menu vote favoring T bone steak. Weather promised sunshine for football games as Apollo 17 crews prepared for a moon mission.
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Nixon
Camp David
Plymouth Colony
Plymouth
Mass
New England
U.S
Vietnam
Indiana State Prison
Michigan City
National Weather Service
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Moon
Thanksgiving history and modern family gatherings in Twin Cities Chit Chat
The article recounts Thanksgiving origins from 1621 and Lincoln’s 1863 proclamation. It notes the national holiday’s observance across the United States and highlights Mr. and Mrs. Michael Walker of New Orleans returning home to celebrate with the Walker and Pardue families in Monroe and West Monroe, Louisiana.
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William Bradford
Plymouth Colony
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Michael Walker
New Orleans
B. S. Walker
West Monroe
Dan Pardue
Monroe
Man loses 210 pounds and aims for 154 by Easter
Hamtramck resident George Kulchesky, 54, once weighed 397 pounds and now sheds 210 pounds over two years. He hopes to reach 154 by Easter, says he feels normal and more outgoing, finally able to shop and date without fear. He began weight loss after joining a weight watching club in 1970 and notes diet changes rather than starvation.
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Hamtramck, Mich
George Kulchesky
Kulchesky
Nixon Marks Thanksgiving Holiday at Camp David
President Nixon marks Thanksgiving at Camp David with a private family dinner in the Catoctin Mountains. The White House retreat hosts Pat Nixon and daughters Julie and Tricia with son-in-law Edward Cox, while son-in-law David Eisenhower is abroad. Nixon also signs a landmark move toward air and sea links with China, easing barriers for potential airliner steps. Navy stewards prepared the dinner menu of roast turkey and traditional sides as the president continues a week of high-level planning and diplomacy.
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Camp David
Nixon
White House
Nixons
Presidential
Catoctin Mountains
Pat
Julie
Tricia
Edward Cox
J.g
David Eisenhower
Mediterranean
Albany
China
U.S
Navy
Continued Cold In Monroe Area
The area sees a heavy frost as Thanksgiving approaches. Cloudy skies bring cold highs near 50 and lows in the 30s. Winds become easterly, with a 20 percent chance of rain Friday, then weekend showers possible and cooler early next week. Airport records show a 44 degree high and 30 degree low with no rain in 24 hours.
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Monroe
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Chuckle Toastmaster Jests About Speaker’s Change of Plans
A humorous toastmaster quips that the next speaker needs no introduction because he changed his mind and stayed home, delivering a playful jab at a well known participant. The remark draws light applause from the assembled audience.
Three More Steel Firms Lift Prices Across Industry
Republic Steel of Cleveland Arnico of Middletown Ohio and Jones & Laughlin of Pittsburgh raised prices on materials for construction and tool and die sectors. The hikes follow U.S. Steel and Bethlehem's earlier moves as industry orders recover after a threatened United Steelworkers strike.
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Republic Steel
Cleveland
Arnico
Middletown
Ohio
Jones & Laughlin
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
United Steelworkers Union
Norway hunts foreign submarine in Sogne fjord
Norwegian forces using fighter planes and naval units search a suspected foreign submarine trapped in a narrow arm of the Sogne fjord. A 60 minute sonar contact was reported with the sub aboard the frigate Trondheim, with bombs and rockets deployed but no damage observed.
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Oslo
UPS
Sogne Fjord
Norway
Trondheim
Johan Kleppe
H.F. Zeiner-Gundersen
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Kissinger and Tho Enter Fourth Day of Vietnam Talks
Paris AP report says Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho began a fourth straight day of secret bargaining with talks shrinking in length. Kissinger appeared relaxed while Tho and aides met several hours to finalize a cease-fire accord drafted last month. Nixon reportedly asked to extend sessions as long as useful.
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Nixon
Transportation
John Volpe
Housing and Urban Development
George Romney
Richard Kleindienst
Henry A. Kissinger
Vietnam
Paris
Henry Kissinger
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
Tho
Casualty totals rise in war report from Saigon
AP dispatch notes one American killed in combat last week with two nonhostile deaths and two wounded. South Vietnamese losses total 395 killed, 1,373 wounded, 157 missing. allied tallies show American 45,914 killed in action and 308,522 wounded, South Vietnamese 109,895 killed, 424,755 wounded, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong 909,603 killed.
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Saigon
U.S
Thanksgiving Thanks From The Newspaper
A lighthearted Thanksgiving note from the newspaper staff thanks readers for criticism, advertisers, and the public service of publicity. It jokes about late sessions, car removals, mail volume, and odd reports while noting the slower pace gives time to finish a playful piece.
Inside The News-Star Highlights Sections and Staff
A brief overview lists departments and notable page numbers for The News-Star. It names Abby Lowman Broadway Radio TV Comics Theater and Editorial desks, noting sections 2D 3D 15C 8A 11D 7D 14B 7C 7C 6A 1D 3C 5A 13D across six eight pages.
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Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Deilen
Weather Halts North Strikes as B52s Keep Pressure
Weather again limits fighter-bomber missions over North Vietnam while B52s conduct heavy raids above the DMZ. The missions target supply depots near Vinh and areas around Quang Tri and Saigon, with 27 B52 sorties over two days and 99 total air strikes in the North. A light recon plane was shot down near An Loc, rough terrain incidents included an OV-10 crash at Da Nang, and Mekong Delta battles reported 58 enemy killed with 3 government casualties.
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Saigon
U.S
Panhandle
Air Force
Thailand
Laos
South Vietnam
Vinh
Dmz
Quans Tri City
North Vietnam
U.S. Communnd
Marine
Navy
An Loc
Air
OVIG
da Nang
Mekong Delta
Two Area Men Thankful After Plane Crash
Lake Providence two men survived a plane crash near their homes on a Wednesday afternoon. Pilot Joe Litton and passenger Dan Hammack escaped with minor cuts and bruises after the light Diane fell behind Hammack’s house shortly after 2 30 p m They were treated and released at East Carroll Parish Hospital. Hammack’s wife Viola expressed gratitude and said the crash has a special Thanksgiving meaning. The cause was unknown and the plane was a total loss.
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Mildred Rushing
News-Star
Lake Providence
Here
Joe Litton
Diane
Dan Hammack
Hammack
Viola
East Carroll Parisi Hospital
Joe
Dan
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