Chicago judge acquits Hanrahan in Panther raid case
Judge Philip Romiti acquits State's Atty Edward V. Hanrahan and 13 codefendants on charges of conspiring to obstruct justice after the 1969 killings of Black Panther members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. Trial began July 5 with 14 weeks of testimony and a two week consideration of a directed verdict.
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Chicago
Edward V. Hanrahan
Black Panther Party
Philip J. Romiti
Circuit Court
Hanrahan
Panthers
Fred Hampton
Illinois Panther Party
Mark Clark
Peoria
Richard J. Daley
Democratic Party
Bernard C. Crey
Cook County
Barnabas I. Sears
Romiti
Johnston leads Senate bid with over $201K in support
Former state Sen. J Bennett Johnston raised 201,285.58 through Oct. 16, more than twice the totals of his main rivals. Former Gov. John id McKeithen reported 102,962 in receipts and Republican Ben C Toledano 82,681.66 after entering the race in August. Johnston started his campaign in mid May.
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Baton Rouge
J. Bennett Johnston
U.S. Senate
John Id. McKeithen
Ben C. Toledano
Johnston
Senate
River Stages Station Flood Update
River stages show rising flood levels with changes at multiple stations. Monroe notes 40 rising by 20.1, Camden 26 rising by 8.5 with a .3 increase. Authorities monitor water flow and issue notices for affected locales.
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Monroe
Camden
Five Mondays Bring Break for Ouachita Parish Jury
In October, the Ouachita Parish Police Jury enjoys a rare pause as five Mondays occur. The panel meets on the second and third Mondays. the last meeting was Oct 11 and the next is Nov 13, giving staff extra time to catch up on backlog.
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Ouachita Parish
Nell C. Mangham
Lobster and Seafood Supper at Highland Park Country Club
Reservations accepted until Thursday noon for a members only lobster and seafood supper at Highland Park Country Club on Saturday October 28. Supper starts 7 p.m. and the Johnny Rugg and Rodney Payne duo will play in the lounge until midnight.
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Highland Park Country Club
Johnny Rugg
Rodney Payne
First Woman Navy Officer Gets Sea Duty
Navy Ensign Rosemary Nelson becomes the first woman officer assigned to a sea going billet aboard the hospital ship Sanctuary at Hunters Point. She will command 39 stewards and three disbursing clerks and serve as paymaster while training in damage control and aiming to qualify as officer of the deck. The 24 year old from Walla Walla Washington emphasizes attitude and expects her men to follow orders.
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Ens
Rosemary Nelson
Walla Walla, Wash
Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
San Francisco
Navy
Avis A. Robbinson
Lame Deer
Mont
Nelson
Sanctuary
Walla Walla
Wash
Miss Nelson
Harry Wright
First Women FBI Agents Graduate
The first two women FBI agents, Susan Lynn Roley and JoAnn Pierce, graduate from a 14 week training course joining 45 men. Roley heads to Omaha Nebraska and Pierce to St. Louis after qualifying in firearms and hand to hand combat. Gray notes equal work opportunity under executive orders and the 1972 act. Pierce previously served in the Sisters of Mercy and holds a master's in history.
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Wahington
UPI
FBI
Susan Lynn Roley
JoAnn Pierce
L. Patrick Gray III
Miss Roley
Laguna Beach
Calif
Miss Pierce
Niagara Falls
N.Y
St. Louis
Omaha
Gray
J. Edgar
Hoover
Nixon
Pierce
Sisters of Mercy
Medaille College
Buffalo
St. Bonaventure University
Olean
Economists Arrow and Hicks Win Nobel Prize in Economics
An American Harvard economist Kenneth Arrow and British Oxford economist John Hicks win the Nobel Prize in economics for theories aiding financial risk assessment and policy welfare. They share the $98,100 prize. Arrow remarks on broader relevance and action while Hicks coauthors with Arrow on foundational work.
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Stockholm
Swedish Academy of Science
Kenneth Arrow
Harvard
Cowinner
John R. Hicks
Oxford
Heinrich Boll
West Germany
Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday Nationwide
Daylight time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday October 29 and clocks are set back one hour. The Uniform Time Act of 1967 aims for nationwide uniform changeover, though Arizona Hawaii and parts of Indiana will not observe the change.
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Washington
Arizona
Hawaii
Michigan
Indiana
Area Weather North east Louisiana Sees Mild Outlook
The U S Weather Bureau notes mostly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures in northeast Louisiana with a chance of light rain on Thursday. Highs near 69 to 70 and overnight lows around 40s, with Monroe airport reporting 63 as high Tuesday and 47 this morning. Winds NE to E at 6 to 16 mph. Friday to Sunday show considerable cloudiness mild temps and a chance of showers.
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Louisiana
U. S. Weather Bureau
FAA
Monroe
Nixon Pledges Fight Against Forced Busing in Reelection Speech
President Nixon vowed in a White House broadcast to renew in Congress his push to ban court ordered busing of students to distant schools. He endorsed tax credits for private and church related schools, argued against disruption of neighborhoods, and tied the plan to education funding for underprivileged children. He planned campaign trips to Kentucky and Ohio as he emphasized no new taxes in a second term.
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Washington
APD
Nixon
Congress
Whitehouse
House of Representatives
Senate
Kentucky
Ohio
Absentee Voting in Ouachita Parish for Nov 7 Election
Absentee voting reported heavy in Ouachita Parish as 209 ballots cast by noon with five voting days left. Voting runs until Tuesday in the Parish Courthouse basement. The Nov 7 ballot includes a run off for constitutional convention delegates with nominees across multiple districts. Delegates receive 50 per diem and must be state electors aged 18 or older. Districts 1, 13, 15, 16, and 17 list candidates and ward combinations across Ouachita Bienville Jackson Morehouse Union and neighboring parishes.
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Ouachita Parish
Bill C. Downey
Rae Ub Spad
Constitutional Convention
Louisiana
FE. J. ‘‘Rubha’ Henry
Jonesboro
Nathan Bolton
Paul David Ginn
Bastrop
Billy Tee Banks
Shady Wai
Ouachita
Bethlehem Steel Profits In Third Quarter Triple
Bethlehem Steel Corp. reports third quarter net income of $20.38 million or 46 cents a share, up from $6.63 million or 15 cents prior year. Chairman Stewart S. Cort cites low shipment rates of plates structural steel and reinforcing bars as limiting gains amid industry wide depressed profits in Q3 1971.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Stewart S. Cort
Japanese Soldier Still Fighting War
In Lubang Philippines a 2nd Lt Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese guerrilla, remains hidden after World War II. A 22 man task force searches the jungle with flags and megaphones, while relatives and officials press for surrender. Helicopters broadcast surrender messages as thousands of leaflets are dropped.
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Lubang
Philippines
Onoda
Hiroo Onoda
Garoda
Kinshichi Kozuka
Philippine Constabulary
Tilik
Manila
Kozuka
Yoshio
Shiego
Toshio
Pedro Juachon Jy
Heo Souldm
Mitsuo Tjima
Onoeda
Eight People Hurt In Global Letter Bomb Attacks
Israeli police defused three letter bombs aimed at U S leaders in Wiryyat Shmona while two Beirut blasts wounded a postal worker and others in Algiers Cairo and London warned of a possible wave. The blasts followed a spate of mailed explosive envelopes to Israeli officials last month.
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Jerusalem
Nixon
William P. Rogers
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Beirut
Lebanon
Algiers
Cairo
Rogers
Laird
Wiryyat Shmona
Amsterdam
American University
Palestine Liberation Organization
Belgiad
Snokesmien
Palestine News Agency
On Palestine
Ita
Hkelerade
London
Weotland Yard
Robbers in telephon e repairmen disguise kill two at Arlington Trust
Arlington police report three gunmen robbed the Crystal City extension of Arlington Trust Co. and killed a police officer and the bank branch manager. A hospitalised bank employee and two others were wounded as the robbers fled. authorities continued searching for the trio.
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Arlington, Va
Arlington Trust Co
Crystal City
Manaa
Harry Joseph ‘Andere
Vienna
Amene
Israel
Gonzales
Yfesnital
Gladys Willier
Tadeau’s Chuckle Follows Odd Car Purchase
After buying a used car, Tadeau discovers the hard truth about driving a bharvain and its oddities. The lighthearted omen reflects the quirky challenges faced by the new owner.
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