U.S. and Soviet Union Reach Trade and Lend-Lease Debt Settlement
Washington reports both nations have agreed on settling the World War II lend-lease debt and a comprehensive trade package. The $11 billion debt will be settled at $500 million, to be paid over 30 years, with details pending congressional approval for some aspects. President Nixon will seek MFN status for the Soviet Union to align with Western European nations.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
White House
Ziegler
Nixon
Senate
Amercan
Congress
Nazi Germany
Absentee Voting Opens Thursday For General Race
Absentee balloting for the November 7 General Election begins Thursday, Ouachita Parish Clerk Bill Downey said. Voting runs daily until 5 p.m. in the Parish Courthouse basement. The race includes a presidential contest between Nixon and McGovern and state races for U S senator and district attorney in Ouachita Morehouse parishes.
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Bill Downey
Ouachita Parish
Parish
Richard Nixon
George McGovern
Louisiana
U.S
Ouachita and Morehouse Parishes
Fourth Judicial District
Jidge
Ouachita - Morehouse
Continued Warm Weather Is Due
Twin City residents will see temperatures in the 80s and 90s during the day with lows in the 60s at night. The forecast through the weekend shows continued warmth with a 20 percent chance of rain, lighter by Thursday, and southerly winds 6 to 16 mph. The Monroe Municipal Airport recorded a high of 92 and a low of 66 with no rainfall in the past 24 hours.
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Twin City
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Station flood causes stage change at Monroe and Camden
Flood condition at Station prompts stage adjustments with Monroe showing 40 and Camden 26 readings. Camden rises by 5.21 units while Monroe remains steady at 20.0.
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Monroe
Camden
Two F111 Bombers Reported Lost Over North Vietnam
AP reports a second F111 fighter bomber lost since return to Vietnam war. Two crewmen are missing. the craft reportedly blew apart over Vinh Phu Province. A separate F4 Phantom crashed near Ubon, both crew rescued. U.S. air strikes continue across Hanoi corridor with 280+ strikes targeting rail lines depots and depots.
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Vinh Phu
Hanoi
U.S
Air Force
Ubon
Thailand
North Vietnam
Fllls
China
Hoa Lac
Coast Guard expands search for Boggs plane
Four 180 and 95 foot Coast Guard cutters joined aircraft in a broad search for a downed twin engine plane carrying House Democratic Leader Hale Boggs and three others. Signals from an emergency beacon were heard near southeastern Alaska as crews comb shoreline from Whittier to Sitka amid uncertain weather.
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Juneau
Alaska
Coast Guard
Hale Boggs
Anchorage
Whittier
Prince William Sound
Sitka
Breed
Boggs
Lindy
Washington
Twin Cities Chit Chat Recovers at St. Fran Cisco Hospital
H V Jones of Monroe is ill since Sunday night and remains in St. Francis Hospital for a few more days though reports say he is ready to go home. Mrs Lie Scarbrough of Gulfport Miss ends a two week Monroe visit and plans to return around Thanksgiving after staying with Mr and Mrs C E Gandy.
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St. Francis Hospital
H. V. Jones
Monroe
Jones
Lillie Scarbrough
Gulfport
Miss
Highway Aid Bill Prospects Dim in Conference Talks
Washington lawmakers report a deadlock between House and Senate conferees on a federal highway aid bill. Senator Jennings Randolph says chances of a conference agreement are slim as disputes over mass transit funding and a 10,000 mile freeway plan stall progress. The impasse holds a $25 billion Senate authorization for interstates through 180 and a $29 billion House highway bill.
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Washington
Jennings W. Randolph
House-Senate
West Virginia Democrat
Randolph
Senate
Sen
John Sherman Coop
R-Ky
House
Monroe Man Drowns at Lake Lafourche During Fishing Trip
Monroe resident Frank Yruegas, 36, drowned early today at Lake Lafourche near Columbia while fishing. Funeral services are pending under Mulhearn's Funeral Home. He was a St Matthews Catholic Church member and Shipley Dunkin employee, survived by a son, mother, three sisters and three brothers.
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Frank Yiuegas
North 6Th St
Monroe
Lake Lafourche
Columbia
Mulhearn
St. Matthews Catholic Church
Shipley Dunut
Francis T. Yruegas
Savina Yruega
Ferriday Man Shot After Prison Release
Ferriday resident Lee Blackie Crane who had just been released from federal prison was shot in the head at his Star Route home early today. His 16 year old stepson was detained by Concordia Parish officials. no charges filed. Crane faced critical condition after transfer to hospitals. investigation continues.
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News - Star News Service
Ferriday
Federal
Concordia Parish
Lee
Blackie” Crane
Crane
St. Francis Hospital
Monroe
Schumpert Memorial Hospital
Shreveport
Star Route
Kissinger Arrives In Saigon For Vietnam Talks
U S and South Vietnamese officials convene in Saigon as Henry Kissinger joins discussions on military and political strategy and Paris peace negotiations. He returns from Paris after secret talks with North Vietnam and is met by Ambassador Bunker and military leaders Abrams and Weyand.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Creighton W. Abrams
U. S. Army
Saigon
Kissinger
U. S
South Vietna
Vietnam
Paris
U.S
William Sullivan
Pacific
National Security Council
Ellsworth Bunker
Army
Frederick C. Weyand
Abrams
Nguyen van Thieu
John W. Vegt
7Th Air Force
North Vietnam
Kissinger and Abrams Meet Thieu on Vietnam Pact Deadlock
Henry Kissinger and General Abrams arrive amid Vietnam peace talks tension. Thieu rejects Communist coalition demands and recalls Ambassador Tran Kim Phuong. Abrams consults Weyand and Vegt as Kissinger plans Washington return after talks.
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Ident Nguyen van Thieu
Tran Kim Phuong
Washington
Kissinger
Thieu
Pham Dang Lam
Paris
Nixon Overrides Veto on 24.6 Billion Water Pollution Bill
The House overrode President Nixon’s veto of a 24.6 billion three year water pollution control program. Senate action followed with wide margins as lawmakers pushed to set a 1985 pollution free waters goal. The measure relies on municipal and industrial discharges controls and funding to build disposal plants.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Senate
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Muskie
Police Arrest Scores in Chile Curfew Order
Chilean patrols arrested scores of late pedestrians and motorists after President Allende ordered a nightly curfew in Santiago amid a week of strikes and violent protests.
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Chile
Santiago
Salvador Allende
Survey Reveals Drug Exposure Among Ouachita Parish Seniors
A Monroe News-Star survey of Ouachita Parish high school and junior high seniors found that 49 percent reported exposure to narcotics, with 13.45 percent admitting drug use or prior use. Results show higher association in urban Twin Cities than rural areas, and age of first use generally between 13 and 16.8 years.
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Ouachita Parish
Monroe News-Star—World Publishing Co
Monroe City
Bob Hammack
Monroe News- Star—World
Gories
Quachita Parish
Monroe
West Monroe
Twin Cities
Twin-Cities
Quachita
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O. Howie Hustles
Arkansas
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