Leontief Wins Nobel for Input-Output Economics
Harvard economist Wassily Leontief wins the 1973 Nobel Prize in Economic Science for developing and applying the input-output method to major economic problems. Australian Patrick White receives the literature prize for epic desert pioneer fiction and psychological narrative.
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Stockholm
Harvard
Wassily Leontief
Patrick White
Royal Academy of Science
Leontief
Cambridge
Mass
White
Australia
England
Royal Air Force
Leontie
Leningrad
Russia
Germany
China
United States
Svetlana
Office of Strategic Services
OSS
U.S
Central Bank of Sweden
Alfred Nobel
Woman Hijacker Of Jet Is Slain
In Marseille France the wife of a public relations executive hijacked a domestic Air France flight aiming for Cairo. Police say they tried to disarm her but she fired a rifle and was fatally shot by officers. The hijacker, 35 year old Mrs Daniel Cravenne died en route to hospital after being hit in the head and chest.
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Marseille
France
Cairo
Air France
Daniel Cravenne
Woman in Market Survey Juice Illnesses Spark Police Investigation
Eighteen people in four Florida cities fell ill after sampling orange juice from a woman claiming a market survey. Victims reported hallucinations and drunkenness as police suspect a hallucinogenic drug such as LSD. Twelve treated in Lakeland hospitals, with several in St Petersburg Orlando and Daytona Beach.
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Lakeland, Fla
Florida
Lakeland Hospital
St. Petersburg
Orlando
Daytona Beach
Lakeland
D. E. Peterson
Ralph Wecht
Gordon’s Jewelers
Liberty Award honors local volunteers for constitutional liberty work
Twin Cities residents W. O. Wilson and Dr. Milton Peacock receive the Liberty Award from the Congress of Freedom Inc for outstanding meritorious service to restore individual freedom and states rights guaranteed by the U S Constitution. The organization promotes defense of constitutional government and liberty under the law.
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W. O. Wilson
Rt. 7
Box 232
West Monroe
Milton Peacock
Redcat Loop Rvoad
Congress of Freedom, Inc
United States
Tropical Storm Gilda Aims At Eastern Cuba Western Oriente Near-Hurricane Threat
Cuban institute warns of possible landfall around the Gulf of Guacanayabo as tropical storm Gilda strengthens. The National Hurricane Center projects near hurricane force in Cuba’s Camaguey or Oriente provinces, with Jamaica and central Cuba affected by heavy rains. Forecasters caution on U.S. impact until clearer data emerge.
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Miami
UPI
Cuban Meteorological Institute
Gulf of Guacanayabo
Gilda
National Hurricane Center
Cuba
Camaguey
Oriente
Joe Pelissier
Bahamas
Montego Bay
Jamaica
United States
Pelissier
U.S
Guacanayabo Gulf
Maranillo
Robert Homer Simpson
Cuban Institute of Meteorology
Havana
Hurricane Center
Grand Cayman Island
Shultz urges floating rate on U S savings bonds
Treasury Secretary George P Shultz testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee urged removing the 5 0 percent interest ceiling on savings bonds to allow rates to float with market conditions He called for raising the debt ceiling to 480 billion and noted 30 million Americans hold savings bonds He contrasted bond yields with higher rates at banks and warned that redemptions are outpacing sales unless rates become fairer He also cited revised 1973 and 1974 deficit projections and a smaller actual 1973 debt than previously expected
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Congress
U.S
Shultz
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roy Ash
Lnvestors
Dairy Interests Seek Higher Milk Prices at State Hearing
Dairy groups pressed for higher milk prices at a Louisiana agriculture hearing. Dairymen Inc urged a bare minimum of 10.69 per hundredweight for raw milk plus 25 cents incentive, aiming at 80 cents per half gallon retail, up from 73 cents today. Processors cautioned for possible extra penny per half gallon to cover costs.
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Baton Rouge
State Agriculture Department
Fred Ledford
Dairymen, Inc
Louisiana
South
Mild Weather Forecast for Twin Cities and Monroe
Residents in the Twin Cities can expect sunny mild days and cool clear nights through Friday. Monroe and vicinity anticipate highs in the mid 70s today and near 80 by Friday with lows around the mid 40s. FAA records at Monroe Municipal Airport show a high of 73 and a low of 44 with no rainfall in the past 24 hours. The Louisiana outlook calls for partly cloudy conditions Saturday through Monday with cool nights and mild afternoons, lows in the 50s and highs upper 70s to lower 80s.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Louisiana
Floor Battle On Property Taxes Begins
Baton Rouge lawmakers at the constitutional convention faced a bitter floor fight over property taxes as delegates voted to dissolve into a committee to hear testimony from non-delegates. The debate centered on homestead exemptions and shifting the tax burden toward industry, with a proposal to assess lands and homes at 10 percent of fair market value and other property at 15 percent while aiming to protect homeowners from tax bills.
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Baton Rouge
Edwin Edwards
Louisiana
Governor’s Mansion
Jack Burson
St. Landry Parish
Burson
Gov. Edwards
Edwards
Jefferson Parish
Lawrence Chehardy
Treasury
Inside The News-Star overview and sections listed
A brief listing of newspaper sections including Abby Lowman Broadway Radio-TV Classified Sports Comics Theater Crossword Van Dellen and editorial pages. The note outlines section locations such as 2C 2C 4D 7D 9B 10C and weather horoscope and Jumble within the issue.
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Abby
Lowman
van Dellen
Weather Balloons Trigger UFO Reports Across the South
The Associated Press reports a wave of UFO sightings tied to weather balloons launched by National Weather Service offices in Palestine Texas and Montgomery Alabama. Officials at Eglin Air Force Base warn rockets to be launched may display vivid colored plumes resembling UFOs.
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South
National Weather Service
Palestine
Tex
Mississippi
Weather Service
Montgomery
Ala
Macon
Eglin 'Air Force Base
Florida
Air Force
Miami
Corpus Christi
Memphis
Tenn
Charleston
S.C
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Interstate 10
Mobile
Krogh Pleads Innocent on Perjury Charge in Watergate Case
Former White House plumber chief Egil Krogh Jr pleads innocent to a two count federal indictment alleging he lied to the Watergate grand jury. He faces up to five years and $10,000 fine on each count if convicted. He also faces related Ellsberg burglary charges in California.
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Washington
White House
Egil Krogh Jr
Watergate
Krogh
E. Howard Hunt
G. Gordon Liddy
Ellsberg
California
Grand
Principal declines Tommy resignation to ease crowded school
A principal tells a small boy named Tommy that his resignation would not help the crowded school, despite his generosity. The line reflects school staffing concerns and the boy's gesture.
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Tommy
Comet Kohoutek To Be Studied By Global Effort
NASA announces an international, multi-platform campaign to observe comet Kohoutek as it nears the sun and Earth. Skylab, Mariner 10, Orbiting Observatories, ground telescopes, a White Sands sounding rocket series, and radar from JPL will all contribute to a stereoscopic view of the comet’s nucleus and tail as it approaches for late December and early January passages.
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Washington
UPS
Space Agency
Kohoutek
Earth
Haley
Stephen P. Moran
NASA
Skylab Space Station
Orbiting Lab
Mariner 10
Venus
Mercury
Mariner
Wohoutek
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory
Orbiting Solar Observatory
White Sands
N.M
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
Tank Battle May Decide War Outcome
North Korean pilots in MIG21s reportedly join Egypt in the Sinai clash as Israel and Egypt wage a fierce second day of tank battles near the Suez Canal. Egypt claims surround Israeli infiltrators and sinks Israeli vessels, while Israel reports downing Egyptian aircraft and continuing amphibious advances. analysts warn the battle may determine the war’s outcome.
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Middle East
Egypt
Pentagon
Israel
Sinai Desert
Suez Canal
Washington
Defense Department
Leither
3S Pa
Beirut
Economic Growth Rate On Target
Washington reports third quarter growth near target with GNP up 10.4 percent annual rate and real growth at 3.6 percent. Inflation runs at 6.7 percent for the quarter, above the four percent real growth goal. Government economists had aimed for four percent growth.
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Washington
Commerce Department
River Flood Stages Rise At Stations Across State
River stage readings show modest increases at Monroe Camden and River locations as flood risk shifts. Station data indicate stage heights rising from near 40 to 72.0 units with change values noted and state authorities monitoring for potential crest.
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Monroe
Camden
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