Limit Is Proposed On Crop Exports
Senator Richard Schweiker proposes a 20 percent annual cap on agricultural exports. Exceeding the cap would require a domestic food price impact statement and Commerce Department registration for exporters. The plan aims to curb shortages and rising prices while critics warn of higher consumer costs and strained trade.
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Washington
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Congress
Secretary of Commerce
Schweiker
Commerce Department
Agriculture Department
Nixon
Capitol Hill
U.S
Russia
USDA
Agnew House Probe Opposed by Richardson
Attorney General Elliot Richardson urged the House Judiciary Committee to reject a move to force a congressional investigation of Vice President Spiro Agnew. He argued the ongoing grand jury probe on bribery extortion and tax evasion should run its course without House interference.
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Washington
Atto
Elliot Richardson
House Judiciary Committee
Spiro T. Agnew
Richardson
Serond
Agnew
House
Peter W. Rodine
D-N.j
Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
Paul Findle
Findley
Lindley
Rodino
Department
Four Boys Hurt As Lightning Strikes Group at School
Four seventh graders were injured when a bolt struck a Jefferson Davis Middle School PE class on a field in West Palm Beach. Bobby May 10 in critical condition at Doctors Hospital. Mike Ball 11 in poor condition at Kennedy Hospital. Allen Adams 13 and Phillip Harris 12 stayed in satisfactory condition.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Bobby May
Doctors Hospital
Mike Ball
Kennedy Hospital
Allen Adams
Phillip Harris
Doctors
Jefferson Davis Middle School
Garth Doyle
Adams
Bobby
Mike
River Stages Station Flood Present Change Stage
Flood update shows river stages at Monroe 40 and Camden 26 as water rises. The page notes fall in other readings with station changes and totals 202 and 54 for related gauges.
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Monroe
Camden
Twin Cities Chit Chat on Education Cooperations
The Ouachita Parish School System opened a partially sighted class at Hamp Faust School for all students with limited transportation. In one case a City School System bus transports a Monroe student to Wossman High, then parish buses take the learner to Hamp Faust, bypassing political boundaries for a child’s benefit.
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Ouachita Parish
Hamp Faust
Monroe
Wossman High School
First Cotton Bale Auctioned In Ouachita Parish
The first bale of cotton was auctioned today at 10 a.m. in Monroe with bids from about 30 local merchants and officials. Ben Baker of Central Bank of Monroe won the 550 pound bale at the top bid, and bidders also bought several all cotton products displayed by Field’s Monroe.
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American Bank
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Jimmy Clark
Sterlington
Ke Hamilton
Ben Baker
Central Bank of Monroe
Becky White
Washington
Day
Central Bank of
Ike Hamilton
Jimmy White
Louisiana
Lloyd Kent
Tield’s
Clark
American Bank and Trust Co
Bayou Gin Co
Borden, Inc
Bosco Gin Co., Inc
Central Bank
Cotton States Chemical Co., Inc
Dew
N Music Co., Inc
Farm Chemical Services, Inc
Federal Compress Warehouse Co
Federal Savings Loan Association of Men
Fidelity Mortgage
Ford, Eaton
Nd Davis Construction Corp
Forest Chemical and Supply Co
Friendly Finance Discount Corp
Gays Clothing, Inc
Gregg Implement Co
Haneline’s Men’s Wear
Holiday Inn
Ktve T.V
Louisiana Machinery Co., Inc
Louisiana Power
Southern Equipment and Tractor Co
J. F. Stone Cotton Co
Superior Lumber and Hardware Co
South Central Bell
Union Oil Mill, Inc
Tyner- Petrus Co., Inc
Ouachita Fertilizer Co
It Is a Great Kindness to Trust With a Secret
A compact reflection on the value and risk of sharing secrets. It notes that people feel important when entrusted with private information and warns of potential consequences from disclosure.
Medical Education Costs Data Issued
AAMC reports first survey shows annual medical education costs from 16000 to 26000 dollars per student. Four year costs range 64000 to 104000 dollars depending on school and student background. Federal capitation funds 1700 per year plus tuition 2200 cover only part. rest from diverse sources. Legislation under 1971 Act expires June 30 1974 with revisions planned.
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Washington
Association of American Medical Colleges
AAMC
Senate
House
Partly Cloudy Skies Forecast for Monroe Area
Twin Cities residents face partly cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of rain today and Thursday. Highs in the upper 40s, lows near 70, winds southeast to south at 5 to 15 mph. FAA at Monroe Municipal notes 90 degree high Tuesday and 66 low with 0.20 inch rain in 24 hours. Extended outlook shows considerable cloudiness with scattered showers Friday.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Louisiana
Phase 4 Gasoline Price Controls Upheld by Court
The Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals upheld Phase 4 controls on retail gasoline prices, overturning a lower court injunction. The National Congress of Petroleum Retailers sued over a prohibition on automatic price increases tied to wholesale costs, while the council defended strict limits as needed amid shortages and inflation.
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Washington
Appeals Court
Solons Back Nixon Efforts To Halt War
Washington AP Nixon meets with congressional leaders and wins unanimous backing for administration efforts to stop the Middle East war. Senate Leader Mansfield said leaders were told it could be a long conflict and arms to Israel remained under advisement. Fulbright praised the genuine effort toward an early end and lasting settlement.
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Washington
Nixon
Middle East
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Henry A. Kissinger
White House
Mansfield
Israel
Missinger
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Agnew Pleads No Contest to Tax Evasion
Vice President Spiro Agnew pleads no contest to a single count of federal income tax evasion in Baltimore federal court. Judge Hoffman imposes a $10,900 fine and three years probation without supervision, as Agnew resigns and Nixon plans a successor nomination.
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Richard H. Pyle
Associated Press
Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Baltimore
U.S. District Court
Walter E. Hoffman
Hoffman
Justice Department
Iraq Forces Join Middle East War Escalation
Iraqi air and ground forces have entered the fighting as Jordan calls up reserves. Israel says its jets hit Damascus airport and strategic targets in Syria and Egypt while both sides claim many enemy aircraft downed. Civilian casualties rise as ground battles shift in the Golan Heights and Sinai.
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Associated Press
Israel
Damascus
Iraq
Jordan
Syria
Homs
Mediterranean
Tel Aviv
Defense Ministry
Golan Heights
Sinai Peninsula
Suez Canal
Beirut
An Nahar
Sinai
Minat el-Bayda
Latakia
Tartus
Two Teenagers Become Policemen in South Florida
In Fort Lauderdale area two 18 year olds join police forces. Danny Steele becomes Sunrise Patrolman after leaving electrician work and pulling an injured victim from a burning van. Bernie Loos joins Pembroke Pines Police, where he helped subdue a burglary suspect. Chief Nastri notes tighter screening for 18 year olds.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Danny Steele
Sunrise
Bernie Loos
Pembroke Pines
Orlando Nastri
Loos
Steele
Piper High School
Hollywood Hills High
Broward Community College
Autopsy Ordered In Student Death At Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech sophomore Hal Steven Maple, 21, was found dead Tuesday afternoon at 311 Edgewood St in Ruston. Police and coroner said no gunshot, no sign of foul play, with an autopsy ordered to determine cause of death. Maple was a pre medical major, son of Mr and Mrs Harold S Maple of Leesville.
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Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Don Hammon
Edgewood St
Hal Steven Maple
Tech
Maple
Harold S. Maple
Leesville
L. C. Bleich
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