Industrial development workshop slated in Monroe
The Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry hosts a free workshop at the Monroe Civic Center starting 9 a.m. Wednesday for businessmen officials and citizens from 12 surrounding parishes. The seventh of ten statewide sessions will end at noon with speakers from Commerce and Industry city officials and regional economic groups.
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Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry
Monroe Civic Center
Monroe
Commerce and Industry
Quachita
Lincoln
Union
Jackson
Caldwell
Morearouse
Richland
Franklin
Tensas
Madison
East Carroll
West Carroll
New State
John Luffey
Board of Commerce and Industry
Charles M. Smith Jr
Bill Wright
Emmett Lee
Ralph Troy
Danny Magee
North Delta Economic Development District Council
Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Israelis Land Troops in Lebanon Clash After 10 Weeks
A one hour battle erupted in south Lebanon as Israeli troops landed by helicopter to clash with guerrillas. Reports from Tel Aviv say one Israeli soldier wounded while guerrillas and others claim casualties on both sides. Fighting centered near Jbl el Sagi and Khreibeh with evacuations by helicopter.
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United Press International
Lebanon
Tel Aviv
Palestine News Agency
Beirut
Jbl el-Sagi
Khreibeh
Plane Stewardess Seized By Gunman At Frankfurt Airport
A 50-year-old gunman aboard an Air Canada DC8 at Frankfurt Airport seized a stewardess to pressure release of a Czechoslovak hijacker jailed in Bavaria. Police surrounded the aircraft as officials sought to clarify demands possibly involving Prague. The incident follows a string of German hijackings and no extradition pact exists between Bonn and Prague.
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Montreal
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Nixon Holds Cabinet Talks Then Plans New York Weekend
President Nixon met with George Romney and John Volpe to discuss cabinet reshuffles amid plans for a broad government reorganization. He then took a private weekend trip to New York with wife Pat and two children to see Broadway shows and shop, staying at the Waldorf Astoria.
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George Romney
John Volpe
New York
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Volpe
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Pat
Edward F. Cox
White House
Nixons
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Camp David
Banks Hit by Holdups Across Georgia in One Morning
Three banks in Georgia were robbed within roughly 90 minutes. A masked man with a shotgun held up the First Natural Bank in Jefferson, a gunman demanded cash at the First Georgia Bank in downtown Atlanta, and another bandit robbed the Citizens and Southern National Bank on Broad Street in Atlanta. Authorities reported undetermined amounts taken in two cases and warned of a pistol threat during the third.
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Atlanta
Jefferson
Here
First Natural
First Georgia Bank
Broad Street
Citizens & Southern National Bank
Record heat reaches 75 in Fort Lauderdale Florida
The National Weather Service reported the highest temperature of the day as 75 degrees at Fort Lauderdale Florida excluding Alaska and Hawaii. A separate reading showed a low of 4 degrees at Laramie Wyoming.
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New York
Monroe Christmas Parade Entry Deadline Reminded
Local residents are reminded that today is the deadline for entries in the Monroe Christmas Parade. Organizations may contact C. J. Marchese of the sponsoring Monroe Sertoma Club for entry details. Jerry Brandon Joiner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Joiner, was born Tuesday at Glenwood Hospital. all are doing well.
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Monroe
C. J. Marchese
Monroe Sertoma Club
Jerry Joiner
N. 6Th St
West Monroe
Jerry Brandon
Glenwood Hospital
Papa
Today's Chuckle The popcorning punchline finale
A lighthearted note jokes that the happiest ending in films comes when the guy behind you finishes his popcorn. The quip captures a playful cinema moment and shared audience reaction.
Youth Confesses Slaying Of Three In Douglas Arizona
A 16-year-old honor student confessed to police he killed his school teacher parents. Joseph Roth drove to Lordsburg New Mexico after the Wednesday killings then returned to Douglas to surrender Thanksgiving Day. The victims, 60 year old audio visual instructor Bernard Roth and 57 year old junior high teacher Gertrude Roth, were shot in the chest with a rifle. Roth had an outstanding school record and participated in choir and football before an injury ended his season. The suspect gave statements about wanting to know how it felt to kill.
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Douglas, Ariz
Joseph Roth
Roth
Douglas High School
Gertrude Roth
Richard Riley
Riley
Lordsburg
N.M
Douglas
Norman Littrell
Douglas High
Littrell
Bernard
Roths
SALT Talks Envoys Meet in Geneva Second Session
U S and Soviet negotiators held the second SALT III meeting at the U S mission in Geneva lasting 95 minutes. Vladimir Semenov led the Soviet delegation and Gerard Smith led the American side as they outlined priorities for concrete talks next year. Officials expect the round to last until about December 20 with aims to freeze offensive missile arsenals and negotiate bomber limits.
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Geneva
Salt Iil
Vladimir S. Semenov
Gerard C. Smith
Chance Of Rains Increasing Here
The Monroe Alexandria weather zone has a 40 percent chance of rain today and 70 percent tonight as northeasterly winds and high pressure give way to a Gulf of Mexico frontal wave. Expect cooler, partly cloudy weather Sunday through Tuesday with highs near 50 today and 50s Saturday, and little rain by Saturday morning.
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Monrroe
Gulf of Mexico
Monroe - Alexandria
Monroe
Bombers Pound North Vietnam as Losses Mount
U S warplanes conduct heavy raids on North Vietnam targets near Vinh and Dong Hoi for a third straight day. A Navy A7 Corsair is crippled but the pilot survives. total U S losses include a B52 and several fighters with multiple crews missing.
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North Vietnam
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Southeast Asia
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Dong Hoi
Saratoga
Cmdr
David Edwards
da Nang
Edwards
Thailand
South Vietnam
North
Ain Aretha
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Blue Chip Stocks Rise Amid Slow Thanksgiving Trading
In New York, blue chip stocks strengthened as trading stayed light during a Thanksgiving weekend. The noon Dow Jones industrial average rose 3.04 to 1022.58 amid mixed advances and declines, with Reynolds Securities' Robert Stovall citing profit-taking amid higher margin requirements and a pause in Paris cease-fire talks.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Robert Stovall
Reynolds Securities Inc
Paris
River Stage Flood News With Station Changes
River readings show station flood stage at Monore 40 rising to 27.8 with a 5 rise. Camden reports stage at 26 rising to 28.0 before falling. Officials monitor river levels and issue advisories as conditions shift.
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Camden
Finland Extends Recognition to East and West Germany
Helsinki reports Finland formally recognizes both the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic becoming the first Western state to recognize East Germany and the first major power to establish ties with both Germanies. Cabinet decision followed by telegrams to Scheel and Winter. Finland seeks to bolster neutral status and improve good relations with both German states.
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UPI
Finland
Germany
East Germany
Ahti Karjalainen
Walter Scheel
Otto Winter
Krister Wickman
Denmark
Norway
Federal Republic of Germany
German Democratic Republic
Kissinger Holds Unscheduled Talk With Hanoi Envoy
In Paris Kissinger met for about an hour with Hanoi’s chief peace negotiator in an unscheduled session. No details were released as both sides had denied plans earlier. The talks, part of a resumed round begun Monday, come amid Viet Cong statements urging Thieu’s removal.
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UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
Kissinger
Choisy le Roi
U.S
Television Network
Dr. Kissinger
Kisinger
United States
Thieu
Viet Cong
Brezhnev May Visit to Washington Planned by U S Sources
Soviet Communist party chief Leonid Brezhnev is expected to visit the United States next April as guest of President Nixon. Nixon invited the Soviet troika during his Moscow trip, with Podgorny and Kosygin also invited. Brezhnev would be the first Soviet leader to visit Washington since Khrushchev in 1959.
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Nixon
Volpe
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Health, Education and Welfare
Elliot L. Richardson
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Moscow
UPI
Leonid I. Brezhnev
United States
Troika
Alexei N. Kosyein
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Brezhnev
Washington
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Dwight Dol
Eisenhower
Podgorny
Clark
Vietnam
Paris
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