Scientists conclude possible test of relativity clocks
Two researchers Hafele and Keating returned from around the world flight with a tentative conclusion that time dilation due to motion may be real. They carried two atomic clocks and will test westward travel for a potential gain of a few billionths of a second, with full results to follow in weeks.
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Washington
Albert Einstein
Einstein
Joseph GC. Hafele
Washington University
St. Louis
Richard Keating
Naval Observatory
Cmdr
Barry Atwood
Observatory
Ejinstein
Hafele
Keating
Petitioners seek school de pairing in Monroe
Citizens on Monroe southside petition the city school board to de pair Clara Halli and Carver Elementary into a single K12 campus. The action follows a court ordered pair system with grades one through three at Clara Halli and four through six at Carver.
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Monroe
Fara Halli
Carver
Ronnie Cupit
Southside
Clara Hall
Cupit
Jim Rivers
J. Harvey Walthall, Jr
Peabody
Walthall
Carroll High School
Carroll Jr. High
Monroe City
Neville
Record heat reaches 106 degrees in El Toro California
National Weather Service data shows the top temperature of the day reached 106 degrees at El Toro California, with a low of 27 degrees reported in Waterloo Iowa.
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New York
Painters Busy Before Dawn on Louisville Avenue Bridge
Local residents slept as painters worked before dawn to coat the center section of the Louisville Avenue bridge over the Ouachita River. A 3 to 5 am traffic halt was posted by Maj. R L Johnson of the Monroe Police Department. Andy Devine in Monroe for Embers Dinner Theatre opens today and birthday wishes flow as he stars as Harry Lambert in Never Too Late.
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Louisville Avenue
Ouachita River
R. L. Johnson
Monroe Police Department
Andy Devine
Monroe
Harry Lambert
Mr. Devine
Nixon Reveals Post-Freeze Plan On Phase 2
President Nixon will unveil his post-freeze Phase 2 economic package in a televised address at 6 30 p m CDT. The plan centers on wage and price restraints with potential productivity incentives and limited profit controls while outlining enforcement and possible cost of living adjustments.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
U.S
Cost of Living Council
Organized Labor
Senate Upholds Nixon Pay Hike Delay
The Senate voted 51 to 32 to uphold President Nixon's move delaying a six percent federal employee pay raise set for January 1. The House had previously rejected a resolution to disapprove the order by 207 to 174.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
House
Flood Present Change Stage Stage Camden 2603.71
The item notes a flood event affecting Camden with a stage change noted at 2603.71 and a fall in Monroe by 40 units. no other locations or entities are listed.
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Camden
Monroe
Air Force Grounds C5 Transport Planes in Safety Drill
The Air Force grounded seven C5s and restricted 22 more after a left outside engine and mounting fell from a plane at Altus Air Force Base Oklahoma. No one was hurt. Officials said tests will reassess engine mountings on all four engines and full data will take several days.
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Washington
Air Force
Altus Air Force Base
Okla
Pentagon
Senate
Friedheim
Altus
Penagon
Judges Order Docks Strikes Halt Across Coasts
Federal judges ordered strikers to return to work for 10 days while hearings determine Taft-Hartley actions. West Coast dockworkers, longest strike at 99 days, idle 15,000 workers costing over 1.7 billion dollars. Chicago grain elevator workers also strike. Nixon and Taft-Hartley probes frame the dispute across coasts.
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Washington (Ap
California
Chicago
West Coast
Nixon
Gulf Coast
New York
San Francisco
Clear And Cooler Weather Forecast For Northeast Louisiana
Mostly clear skies will prevail over Northeast Louisiana through Friday with little change in temperatures. Highs today and Friday in the 82 to 86 range, lows tonight 54 to 58, winds 5 to 15 mph. Tuesday high 87 and sunrise low 53 were recorded at Monroe Municipal Airport. No rainfall in Monroe Wednesday. Extended outlook shows a chance of showers Sunday and Monday, otherwise partly cloudy with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s through Monday.
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Louisiana
FAA
Monroe
Louisana
Fire Devastates Homes as Santa Barbara Foothills Blaze Rages
A wind driven fire roared through the Hidden Hills tract above Montecito east of Santa Barbara, destroying several homes and forcing about 100 residents to flee. The Los Padres National Forest area burnished over 2,000 to 3,000 acres with multiple arson-linked blazes nearby. Firefighters from city, county, and the U.S. Forest Service fought the flames with 30 tanker trucks, while investigators probed the Summerland and Fillmore fires for deliberate ignition.
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Los Padres National Forest
Santa Barbara
Montecito
Calif
Banes Apa
Hidden Hills
Montecerta
Sy Early
U.S. Forest Service
Los Angeles
Forest Service
Los Padres National
Fillmore
Senator Long Warns Raid Could Sink Nixon Nominee
Senator Russell Lone says discovery of illegal aliens at Romana's Food Products Co. harms Jomana Banuelos's confirmation as U S Treasurer designate. Immigration raids led to 36 arrests and a sixth raid in three years. Banuelos denies knowledge, White House backs nomination.
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Washington
UPL
Russell Lone
D-La
U.S
Jomana Janucclos
Long
Senate Finance Committee
Ilegally
White House
Nixon
Ranuelos
Connally urges Senate action on tax cut bill
Treasury Secretary John B Connally told the Senate Finance Committee that prompt action on the six billion tax cut is essential for progress. He appeared as the opening witness in hearings begun after the House passed a revised version and said the administration accepts most House changes with two exceptions.
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Wastington
Secretary of the Treasury
John B Connally
Senate
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Committee
Connally Warns on Deficit and Policy Shifts
Senator Connally urged the Finance Committee to guard against enlarging the federal deficit in the current year. He said gains since 1969 require offsetting revenue from other sources and expressed optimism about the new economic policy’s continuing success.
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Connally
Finance Committee
Senate
U.S. wholesale prices fall for first time in a year
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports September wholesale prices down three tenths of a percent from August, marking the largest drop in five years on a seasonally adjusted basis. Falls were led by items under Nixon’s wage price freeze, raw farm products, and imports, with autos, machinery, and lumber easing while electric power and metals rose.
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Wasthington
Nixon
Bureau of Labor Statisitics
Yeo
Ho O
Women Equal Rights Amendment Delayed By Death of Congressman
A House vote on the women’s equal rights amendment was postponed after the death of Rep. James G. Fulton. Debate focused on a rider exempting women from the draft and allowing states to keep certain sex-based laws. Supporters warned the rider nullifies the amendment while opponents argued existing civil rights laws offer broader protection.
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Washington
House
James G. Fulton
R-Pa
Judiciary Committee
Marth W. Griffiths
D-Mich
Charles Wiggings
R-Calif
Wiegins
Griffiths
Bella Abzug
D-N.y
Gov. McKeithen Undergoes Knee Surgery in Baton Rouge
Gov. John McKeithen underwent knee surgery at a Baton Rouge hospital after an accident at his Columbia farm. Surgeon Dr. Alvin Stander began the procedure before 7:30 am and by 9 am the governor rested comfortably in recovery. State official W. W. McDougall said the knee tore cartilage, a recurrence of an old sports injury.
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Baton Rouge. la
John McKeithen
Columbia Farm
Baton Rouge
Alvin Stander
Stander
McWkeithen
W. W. McDougall
McWheithen
Lee
McDougall
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