Calley clemency hearing held at Fort Benning
Army parole panel spent nearly two hours questioning Lt. William L Calley Jr at his Fort Benning apartment about his My Lai mass murder conviction and potential parole. The closed session included Lt Col Harvey Johnson Capt James Brawner and Capt Ray Smith as Latimer voiced hopes for a speedy review.
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FT. Benning, Ga
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Ft. Leavenworth
Kans
Calley
Maj
John Wiley
Ft. Benning
George W. Latimer
Ft Leavenworth
Kan
Army
Harvey C Johnson
James E. Brawner
Ray V Smith
Romney to resign from HUD after successor named
Secretary George Romney announced he will leave the Department of Housing and Urban Development as soon as his successor is confirmed by Congress. He released his resignation letter to President Nixon and the White House accepted it, saying Romney will form a citizens coalition on life and death issues and hold more press meetings to outline future plans.
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George Romney
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Congress
Romney
Nixon
White House
George
HUD
T Romney
Michigan
American Motors
Louisiana Group Leaves On Trade Mission To Asia
A Louisiana delegation of officials and leaders from agriculture will tour Southeast Asia for three weeks to seek new markets for farm products. Reps Otto Passman and John Breaux will lead, with Gov. Edwin Edwards unable to join due to Southern University events. The trip targets Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Korea, aiming to boost rice, soybeans, cotton, and yams sales.
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Washington
Louisiana
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Singapore
Indonesia
Taiwan
Korea
Otto Passman
Monroe
John Breaux
Crowley
Edwin Edwards
Southern University
Baton Rouge
Godron Bore
A.T. VanVeckhoven
Marion Edward
Breaux
Heavy fighting near DMZ as air support hits North Vietnam
South Vietnamese Marines push from Quang Tri City toward the Cua Viet estuary while paratroopers advance westward. North Vietnamese gunners fire over 2,500 shells. 18 South Vietnamese and 32 North Vietnamese are reported killed. B52 strikes target Highway 7 and the Plain of Jars as monsoon weather limits air operations.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Quang Tri
South Vietnam
Quang Tri City
Fighteen
Cua Viet
Dmz
Quang Tri Province
Barthelemy Pass
Plain of Jars
Laos
Hanoi
U.S. Command
U.S
Panhandle
Tennison Couple Tour of the Holy Land Noted
Dr and Mrs Clifton R Tennison of West Monroe are on a tour of the Holy Land. The pastor will share historical insights with church members joining the minister and Mrs Tennison on the Israel trip. Local post offices urge residents to mail early this Christmas season to ease seasonal rush and ensure gifts arrive in time.
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Clifton R. Tennison
Holy Land
Tennison
First Baptist Church of
West Monroe
Israel
River Stage Readings Show Flood Rise at Monroe Camden
Readings indicate Monroe at 40 rising to 29.13 while Camden reports 26 rising to 24.0 amid river stage changes. Data reflects station measurements, with some values not listed.
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Monroe
Camden
Blind mechanic excels in complex auto transmissions
In Los Angeles AP report, Alfred Whiteing, blind for 25 years, repairs and rebuilds automatic transmissions. Boss Charles Amador praises his skill and attitude. Whiteing trained under state program after blinding explosion in 1947 and now holds a steady job in Holly.
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Los Angeles
Alfred Whiteing
Charles Amador
Whiteing
Hussein accuses Libyan leader and Arafat of coup plot
King Hussein of Jordan claimed Muammar Kadafi and Yasir Arafat conspired with Salah Khalaf and Col. Rafei Hindawi to overthrow him. He denied hospitalization involvement and said Hindawi planned an attack on Amman facilities with Libyan help.
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Beirut
Hussein
Jordan
Muammar Kadafi
Palestine
Yasir Arafat
Arafat
Air Force
An Nahar
Kadafi
Damascus
Syria
Iraq
Amman
Salah Khalaf
Rafei Hindawi
Khalaf
al Fatah
Hindawi
Cairo
American Troops in Vietnam Near 27 000
Saigon AP reports U S troops in Vietnam have fallen to about 27 000, within Nixon’s month end ceiling. The weekly tally counted 25 000 last Thursday, with withdrawals continuing at about 200 daily, and a drop below 27 000 expected by Friday December 1. No withdrawal timetable has been announced, pending Kissinger Paris talks and the cease fire framework.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Chances Of More Showers Seen In Monroe Weather
The forecast shows increasing cloudiness today with a slight shower chance late day. North and northeast winds shift cooler weather with highs in the mid 60s and lows near 40 tonight. Tuesday remains cool with partly cloudy skies and highs in the low 50s.
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Arkansas
Texas
Monroe
Louisiana
Baby Gorilla Learns Sign Language At San Francisco Zoo
Coco the 16 month old gorilla at the San Francisco Zoo is being taught sign language by Stanford graduate student Penny Patterson. Patterson says Coco signs for dinner drinks and moving between areas and is the first gorilla used in such research.
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Coco
Penny Patterson
Stanford University
Penny
San Francisco
San Francisco Zoo
Miss Patterson
University of Nevada
Inside The News-Star: Abby Lowman in Broadway
The News-Star highlights Abby Lowman named in a Broadway feature with Radio TV Classifieds Sports Comics and Theater sections. Readers can find details in the 2C 4C 6C pages and Van Dellen 5C Editorial.
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Abby
Lowman
Broadway
van Dellen
Goodfellows Open Annual Fund Drive Starts Holiday Aid
The 40th annual Goodfellows Drive began Sunday to raise $12 000 for food clothing and toys for area underprivileged families. Donations may be mailed to News Star World building and deliveries will occur the Saturday before Christmas with Dec 20 aid requests.
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Goodfellows
Jackie Neal
Woodfellows
News-Star—World Publishing Co
News-Star
Goodfellows Drive
Wilson Ewing
News- Star — World
B. B. Martin
Killer waves engulf 44 at Illwaco beachfront
A Pacific storm off Alaska unleashed 20 foot swells along the U S coast causing six deaths in Washington Oregon and California One wave near Illwaco Wash engulfed 44 people and 11 cars Three Grays Harbor area girls aged 8 14 were killed logs struck beached victims at Winchester Ore and near San Francisco A 23 year old from Eugene died riding a log J Haiar 34 of Eugene remained hospitalized Traetzel US Weather Service warned such waves are hard to predict and can follow calm seas by up to 48 hours
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Pacific
Washington
Oregon
California
Illwaco
Wash
Washington Coast
Donald Traetzel
U.S Weather Service
San Francisco
Gulf of Alaska
U.S
Traetzel
Golden Gate
Diana Maxine Chava
Eugene
Ore
Douglas County
New high and low temperatures set in U S weather report
New York report notes the highest temperature Sunday excluding Alaska and Hawaii reached 81 degrees at Key West Florida. West Yellowstone Wyoming recorded a low of minus four degrees.
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New York
UPI
National Weather Service
Alaska
Hawaii
Key West
Fla
West Yellowstone
Wyo
Little boy mistakes peacock for blooming chicken
A young observer sees a peacock and exclaims it is a chicken in bloom. The moment humorously contrasts his surprise with the bird’s vibrant plumage.
Value of Education for Ouachita Parish Youth
Local study outlets the financial payoff of schooling. Median education reach is 11.7 years by age 25, with 47.9 percent of men and 47.7 percent of women aged 25+ graduates. Four years of college yield about 45 percent higher earnings than a high school graduate. high school grads earn 27 percent more than elementary diploma holders.
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New York
Ouachita Parish
Department of Commerce
Research Institute
University of Michigan
Police Arrest American Teacher in Mexico Kidnap Case
Israeli police detained Steven Ivan Ross a 31 year old American schoolteacher linked to the kidnapping of Diana Canedo Carrion from Puebla Mexico on August 22. The FBI sought his arrest and Haaretz reported the Saturday capture in Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Steven Ivan Ross
Haaretz
Ross
U.S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Diana Canedo Carrion
Puebla
Mexico
Biloxi
Miss
New Orleans
Walden
Mass
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