New York Sues GM for Bus Market Monopoly and Damages
New York City filed an antitrust suit in Manhattan federal court accusing General Motors of monopolizing bus production and sales for local transit. The city seeks divestiture of facilities and triple damages, claiming lack of competition led to high prices and limited improvements. Mayor Lindsay says the action represents a class suit for all cities.
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New York
API
New York City
General Motors Corp
John V. Lindsay
Manhattan
Norman Redlich
Governor Edwards Discusses Stadiums and Highways Visit
Gov. Edwin Edwards met area legislators and residents in Monroe to discuss a 30,000 seat regional football stadium, four laning U.S. 165, and a major highway program with a balanced budget. He spoke at the Monroe Civic Center and planned stops at NLU and a hospital dedication, with local officials and lawmakers in attendance.
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Edwin Edwards
U.S. 165
Twin Cities
Monroe
Monroe Civic Center
Northeast Louisiana University
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
NLU
Civic Center
Shady Wall
John Ensminger
West Monroe
P. Rayfield Brown
John Russell
James L. Stovall
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
K. D. Kilpatrick
Ruston
E. L
Bubba) Henry
Jonesboro
T. W. Humphries
Lawrence Gibbs
Louise Johnson
Farmerville
Gov. Edwards
Bastrop
Elaine Edwards
Veterinary Medicine
LSU
Traxlers Return to Monroe Area After College Finish
Mr and Mrs Terry Traxler, Monroe natives, return home to Ruston after Mr Traxler completes studies at Louisiana College in Pineville. He is now employed in Ruston, and Chit Chat extends warm welcome to the Traxlers.
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Monroe
Terry Traxler
Ruston
Monkeys Aid Scientist In Brain Study
Stanford researchers train 13 Macaque-Irish monkeys to recognize sound sequences and press color buttons to test memory. Dr. James H. Dewson III leads the study funded by a $75,000 NSF grant at Palo Alto VA Hospital to probe memory impairment after stroke.
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James H. Dewson
Stanford Medical School
Dewson
Stanford
Calif
James H. Dewson III
Division of
Otolaryngology
Palo Alto Veterans Hospital Laboratory
Tigers Fans Riot After AL East Title Win
Thousands of Detroit fans clashed with police in Kennedy Square after Detroit beat the Red Sox 3 1 to advance to the AL Pennant. At least 18 arrests, several injuries reported, bottles thrown, storefront glass shattered, and a single looting incident noted as 250 riot police controlled the scene.
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Detroit
UPI
Detroit Tiger Baseball
Kennedy Square
Tiger
Tiger Stadium
Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Oakland
Judge Winsberg Pleads Innocent in Bribery Case
New Orleans AP Judge Jerome M. Winsberg pleaded innocent and requested a jury trial on charges he offered 5000 dollars to influence three cases while he was an attorney before his 1970 election to criminal district court. Judge William Swift granted a 45 day delay for technical pleadings.
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New Orleans
Jerome M. Winsberg
William Swift
Lake Charles
Louisiana Supreme Court
Winsberg
Pershing O. Gervais
Criminal District Court
Bernard J. Bagert
Bagert
Charlene Mary Saia
Indian Summer Lingers With Warm Weekend Outlook
The Twin Cities area stays warm with highs in the upper 80s on Thursday and today. Skies are partly cloudy with mild nights and east to southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. A slight chance of showers exists mainly Friday, otherwise afternoon highs remain in the 80s through Sunday. The ridge of high pressure from the northeast U S to Texas drives the pattern. Monroe Municipal FAA station logged 85 high and 60 low with no rain in the period.
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Twin Cities
Middle
United States
Texas
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Pill Taking Syndrome In U S Rapped By BNDD Chief
John F Ingersoll director of the BNDD warned at the National Association of Retail Druggists convention that American drug advertising fosters a take something syndrome. He said radios and TVs flood the public with cures and warnings and urged pharmacists to educate customers on proper use versus abuse while BNDD hires security consultants to curb robberies at drugstores.
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Chicago
UPI
John Ff. Ingersoll
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
BNDD
Ingersoll
National Association of Retail Druggists
Jets Back In War Action After F111 Loss
The Pentagon acknowledged that swing wing F111 fighter bombers were pulled from combat after the loss of one plane on Thursday but returned to action today. A formal announcement of new air strikes over North Vietnam involving Fllis will be made later by the U S Command in Saigon.
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Washington
Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedheim
North Vietnam
Fllis
U.S
Saigon
Nonpublic Schools Aid Clears Hurdle
A House Ways and Means panel approved a bill to give parents tax credits for tuition at nonpublic schools, targeting about 5.1 million children. The plan ties credits to a 50 percent cap, limits aid to families paying tuition to tax exempt schools, and faces constitutional opposition from civil liberties groups.
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Washington
Congress
House Ways and Means
Nixon
George McGovern
Courtay’s attempt to file for Supreme Court seat ruled late
The Election Contest Board ruled that New Orleans attorney C D F Courtney filed papers too late to qualify for the state Supreme Court race in the November general election. The decision clears path for Walter J Marcus to succeed retiring Justice Walter B Hamlin after beating Orleans Parish District Attorney Jim Garrison in the Oct 30 runoff.
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Baton Rouge
New Orleans
C. D.F. Courtney
State Supreme Court
Walter J. Marcus
Walter B. Hamlin
Marcus
Orleans Parish
Jim Garrison
Courtney
Nixon veto blocks 20 percent railroad retirement increase
President Nixon vetoed a bill that would raise railroad retirement benefits by 20 percent citing financial risk and potential bankruptcy of the Railroad Retirement Fund. He proposed a smaller increase aligned with Social Security, averaging about $28 monthly for single workers and $47 for couples, funded adequately.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Tt Am
Railroad Retirement Trust Fund
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Chuckle: Two-Party System Wins Yet Worsens Monday Moods
The humor piece notes that the two party system is rallying but leaves people feeling awful on Monday mornings. It plays on political and workweek fatigue with light satire and a punchy tone.
Space Flight Coin Sells. 1793 Cent Could Reach 100000
A 1793 large cent slipped into Gemini 7 in 1965 was sold for 15000, with potential value approaching 100000. NASA confirms no profit by officials, while Dr Howard Mintner, pilot crew, and astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell signed a confirming letter. Ulrich, former owner, now reports possible higher value.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Space Agency
Howard Mintens
NASA
William Ulrich
Minneapolis
Minn
Borman
Lovell
Ulrich
William Fox Steinberg
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Bahama Islands
Grand Bahama Island
Minners
Bethesda
Senate Shelves Welfare Reform for Test of Proposals
The Senate voted 46 to 40 to shelve welfare reform for an indefinite period and commission tests of all proposed plans. The Roth amendment would remove the Workfare plan and delay reform of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program by five to eight years, while evaluating Nixon’s Family Assistance Plan and Ribicoff’s liberalized version.
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Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Senate
Highest Reading Temperature From NWS in U.S. Excluding Alaska and Hawaii
The National Weather Service records the day’s high at 93 degrees in Red Bluff California. Wilmington Vermont posted a low of 29 degrees.
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New York
River Stages Station Flood Change at Monroe and Camden
Flood stage readings show Monroe at 20.0, Camden at 4.3 with falls noted. River gauges report stage changes overall, indicating rising water levels and potential impact downstream.
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Monroe
Camden
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