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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1972

Page

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New U S Soviet Arms Talks Set For November Resume

Washington announced the second round of strategic offensive arms talks will open November 21, 1972, in Geneva. Ronald Ziegler said Ambassador Girard Smith will again lead the U.S. negotiating team as talks target a permanent curb on offensive nuclear weapons. Geneva chosen to avoid travel between Helsinki and Vienna.

Washington United States Soviet Union Geneva White House Nixon Moscow Ronald L. Ziegler Girard Smith U.S Ziegler Ussr Switzerland Nioxa Senate Congress Helsinki Vienna

Area Employment Up Over Last Year

The Monroe area shows September employment at 52 125, up 1 325 from a year earlier, despite a seasonal dip in domestic and self employed workers. Unemployment is 2 500 or 4 8 percent, below the national rate 5 5 percent, with gains expected due to holiday demand and school resumption.

Monroe Louisiana Department of Employment Security

Auto Kills Boy Playing In Yard In Houma

A 4-year-old boy, Willie James Brinson Jr., was struck by an out of control automobile while playing in his yard beside U S 90 west of Houma. The car hit a light pole then flipped into the yard. Bernie Robinson, 19, of Gilbert, was booked for reckless operation of a motor vehicle and negligent homicide.

Houma Willie James Brinson Jr U.S. 90 Bernie Robinson Gilbert

Much Cooler Weather and Showers This Weekend

Cloudy skies bring much cooler temperatures across Twin City with scattered showers and thundershowers. Highs near 60s today, lows in 40s, and near 70 Friday. Rain probability 80 percent today easing to 50 percent tonight and Friday. northerly winds 12 to 22 mph. FAA data at Monroe Municipal Airport report 90 degree high, 48 low, and 0.45 inch of precipitation in the past 24 hours.

Twin City FAA Monroe Municipal

River Stage Flood Alert Updates

Water levels on River Stages indicate rising currents with Camden at 266.1 and Monroe at 40. A 20.1 rise records suggest increasing flood risk along the station readings. Local authorities warn residents to monitor staged alerts and prepare for potential overflow.

Camden Monroe

Monroe officials discuss bridging gaps in Louisiana cities

Monroe rehabilitation officer Earl K Jackson Sr met with Bill McDaniel of Natchitoches Redevelopment Agency to share ideas on improving programs and addressing common challenges. Two Monroe Fire Department captains celebrate birthdays, Wayne Christman 21 and Robert Wuensch 22.

Monroe Louisiana Earl K. Jackson Sr Monroe Rehabilitation Agency Bill McDaniel Natchitoches Wayne Christman Robert Wuensch

Record Cold Snow Strikes North Areas

Record cold and widespread snow flurries ushered in an early winter across major northern areas. Central Park saw light snow while cities from Chicago to Buffalo reported snow and icy conditions, with record low temperatures in Duluth Lansing and other locales as a Canadian air mass pushed eastward.

United Press International New York Metropolitan Area Central Park New York Chicago State Highway Department Rocky Mountains Atlantic Coast Duluth Minn Lansing Mich Mercury Rochester Concordia Kan Des Moines Iowa Kansas City Minneapolis Omaha Sioux Falls S.C New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Kentucky Tennessee Pennsylvania New England Great Lakes Buffalo N.Y

President May Impound Funds

Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz said the President may impound money to curb spending for the current fiscal year. He noted Congress rejected a $250 billion ceiling but supported restraining overall outlays in discussion.

Washington Treasury George P. Shultz Nixon Shultz Congress

Monroe Group To Attend Keep America Beautiful Award

A Monroe delegation will attend a November 16 awards luncheon in New York City to receive the Keep America Beautiful 1972 Community Award. Monroe is one of three U.S. cities honored, joining Long Beach California and Orange Connecticut. Mayor Ralph Troy will lead the Monroe group with Frank McDermott, Errol Donovan, and other board members to attend.

Monroe New York City Frank McDermott Monroe Beautification Board United States Long Beach Calif Orange Conn McDermott Ralph Troy New York Beautification Board Errol Donovan Garden Club Federation Roger W. Powers Keep America Beautiful, Inc Jackson Heights N.Y

Search Intensified For Boggs And Three Others

In Alaska, 73 military and civilian aircraft plus Coast Guard cutters and mountain rescue teams expanded the hunt for a missing light plane carrying House Democratic Leader Ware Boggs and three others. The effort focused on two areas near Portage Pass and northwest of Juneau along a 560 mile coast, as weather improved but fog and rain limited visual searches.

Anchorage Alaska Ware Boggs Coast Guard Juneau Air Force Portage Pass

Alaska plane search widens for missing congressman aide

A 310 left Anchorage on a final leg of a campaign tour by Rep. Nick Bevich aide Boggs and four others have not been heard from. Coast Guard cutters searched the Gulf of Alaska while ground teams climbed Portage Pass in glaciated terrain but found no trace of the plane.

Ina Anchorage Boggs Alaska Nick Bevich Bezich Russell Brown Don I. Jonz Fairbanks Coast Guard Gulf of Alaska Portage Fass

Inside The News-Star Sections Overview

Abby Lowman and JIA Van Dellen contribute to a multi section edition with Broadway Radio-TV sports and comics. The paper lists features across classifieds theater editorial and weather pages spanning eight sections and forty-eight pages.

Abby Lowman Radio-Tv Jia van Dellen &C

Louisiana sets public hearing on milk price boost

The Louisiana Agriculture Department schedules a November 9 public hearing to consider a 30 cent per hundredweight milk price increase for producers outside the Greater New Orleans area. The move faces pushback from Attorney General Guste Governor Fitzmorris and Consumer Office head Tapp, who seek an objective study.

Louisiana Agriculture Department Kh Pulsk Heavne Agriculture Department William Guste James Fitzmorris Charles Tapp Consumer Protection Office Agriculture Dave Pearce Pearce Howard P. Brosset Louisiana New Orleans

Inflation and GNP Rise in Third Quarter Despite Slower Growth

The Commerce Department reports 5.9 percent annualized GNP growth in the July-September quarter, with inflation at 2.2 percent. Real output up 3.9 percent after inflation adjustment, final sales increase of $22.2 billion and inventory investment up $700 million.

Washington Commerce Department Nixon Asst Harold C. Passer U.S Passer

Marijuana Most Used Drug By Ouachita Parish Students

A Monroe News-Star World survey of Ouachita Parish and Monroe City school seniors shows marijuana as the most-used drug. Urban students reported higher rates for marijuana and methamphetamine, with LSD and heroin also cited. figures reflect one-time use, not regular habit.

Ouachita Parish Monroe News-Star — World Publishing Co Monroe City Bob Hammack Twin - Cities

Parental Report On Student Drug Use Across Urban Rural Areas

Survey of junior high students finds 2.87 percent urban and 5.6 percent rural reported narcotic use. Marijuana leads with 53.56 percent, methamphetamine 16.67 percent, LSD and barbiturates each around 11 percent. glue sniffing noted but not quantified.

Pioneer campers blaze trail with open car 1905

A pioneer camper strapped a trunk of supplies to an open car with an umbrella to shield the driver and head into the woods. Today millions camp in RVs with modern comforts. readers are urged to check News-Star-World Classified Ads for deals on campers and motor homes.

News-Star—World

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