Cotton Harvesting Past Mid Point in Franklin and Parishes
Cotton harvest in Franklin and Richland parishes is beyond half complete, slowed by weekend rains. East Carroll and Morehouse are close to the same point, with East Carroll leading at 14 000 bales. Ouachita Parish contributed samples, while USDA reports varied grade, staple, and price trends with limited country trading and seed prices around 45 to 48 per ton.
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Franklin
Richland
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Winnsboro
East Carroll
Morehouse
Richland Parish
Ouachit
Stish
Ouachita Parish
U.S.D.A
Absentee voting climbs in Ouachita parish race
Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court Bill C. Downey reports 248 absentee ballots cast by noon for the November 7 general election, including 19 that morning, with four days left before voting closes. The Division B Fourth Judicial District judgeship features Lemmie O. Hightower facing Tom W. Davenport.
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Ouachita
Ouachita Parish
Bill C. Downey
Downey
Fourth Judicial District
Lemmie O. Hightower
Bastrop
Tom W. Davenport
Hightower
Hewitt B. Jamson
Monroe
Morehouse Parish
Jackson Parish
Northeast Louisiana University
Tulane University Law School
Davenport
Neville Hiegh School
College of William and Mary
Virginia
Louisiana State University Law School
Edward L. Gladney
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Louisiana
No US Combat Deaths in Indochina Week Report
AP dispatch from Saigon notes no American combat deaths in Indochina last week. One American died of nonhostile causes. four missing or captured. 114 wounded. South Vietnamese command tallies 2,785 enemy and 58 own troops killed, 2,075 government wounded, 146 missing. United totals: American 45,884 killed. 33,475 wounded. 10,281 nonhostile deaths. 1,699 missing or captured. South Vietnamese 157,917 killed. 417,167 wounded. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong 901,967 killed.
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Saigon
Indochina
U.S
River Stage Changes Reported Across Stations
Flood stage readings show rise at Monroe station with 40 feet and 20.3 feet, while Camden records 468.2 and 8. Fall in stage noted at two stations as gauges update.
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Monroe
Camden
Cadets Set for Fort Carson Expedition and Birthday Cheers
Randolph Jones of Monroe is among 16 Northwestern State ROTC cadets headed to Fort Carson Colorado for a mountaineering training expedition this weekend. Hoyt Moncrief receives belated birthday wishes from Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Chit Chat staff. Sergeant Bill Laws and Sergeant Joe Harris of Monroe Marines Recruiting Station receive the Recruiting Station Award for September.
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Randolph
Jones
Monroe
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches
Fort Carson
Colo
Northwestern
Ouachita Parish
Hoyt Moncrief
Hoyt
Bill Laws
Joe Harris
Nixon Delays Decision On Signing Bills
President Nixon will delay actions on major bills sent by the 92nd Congress pending more information. White House aides forecast vetoes this week as he reviews 115 bills, with focus on spending levels and discretionary authority to cut. Nixon aims to keep the budget near 250 billion dollars this year. He may veto the Labor and Health bill and the Social Security welfare bill. The president has already vetoed an earlier version of the Labor and Welfare bill and is touring campaign events in Kentucky and Ohio.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
White House
Ronald N. Zeigler
Ehrlichman
Caspar W. Weinberger
Departments of
Labor
Welfare
Ronald N. Ziegler
Paul Blazer
Ashland
Westchester
Nassau
Suffolk
New York
Hanoi Statement on Peace Pact Marks Vietnam Talks
Radio Hanoi released an English broadcast outlining North Vietnam's push for a peace agreement by October 31, 1972. It accuses the United States of delaying talks with new timetables and asserts Hanoi will keep the draft agreement unchanged and sign in Paris on October 31.
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Saigon
UPI
Radio Hanoi
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Democrat Republic of Vietnam
DRV
United States
Hanoi
Paris
U.S
Nixon
IRS Revises Tax Form Instructions in Simpler Language
The IRS will send new 1040A instructions with plain terms, removing the word spouse and adding a glossary. Commissioner Walters oversaw edits, replacing spouse with husband and wife, and aims to make forms understandable for taxpayers, even fifth graders.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS Commission
Johnnie M. Walters
IRS
Walters
Vietnamese Resolve Pinpointed in Fight for Victory
The text reiterates the Vietnamese people's determination to persist and intensify their struggle until achieving total victory, underscoring a steadfast wartime stance and united resolve among citizens and leadership.
North Vietnam Sets Conditions for Peace Pact Signing
North Vietnam claimed the United States agreed to sign a peace pact next Tuesday but then sought more talks saying Saigon would not agree. Hanoi’s Paris statement outlined a cease fire within 24 hours of signing, prisoner release, and U.S. and foreign troop withdrawal within 60 days, with coalition government elections to follow.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
United States
Paris
Henry A. Whissingey
Hanoi
South Vietnam
U.S
William J. Porter
Nguyen van Thieu
Ellsworth Bunker
Neuyen Thi Binh
Kissinger
Vietnam
Viet Cong
Democratic Republic of Viet
Wissinger
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Cambodia
Warming Trend Moves Into Area For Northeast Louisiana
A ridge of high pressure will move into the state today bringing a warming trend to Northeast Louisiana for the next two days. Skies will be mostly cloudy.
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Louisiana
U. S. Weather Bureau
United Givers Drive Reaches 62.5 Percent of Goal
At the Monroe Civic Center third report luncheon, United Givers announce $286,493 raised toward a $457,964 goal. Loaned executives lead with $86,101 at 86.4 percent, Monroe division $207,568 at 65.7 percent, West Monroe $77,025 at 58.6 percent, Sterlington $1,620 at 15.8 percent, and agri-areas $280 at 29.4 percent.
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United
Monroe Civic Center
James L. Hanks
Patrick L. Regan
Monroe
West Monroe
Alton Calhoun
Rudy Ramsey
Sterlington
Carl Stuckey
Ben Baker
Kissinger says major Vietnam peace terms agreed
Henry Kissinger told reporters a cease fire in Vietnam is largely settled with six to seven remaining concrete issues. He explained a final session of three to four days will finalize language and technical details before a pact with South Vietnam is signed.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Vietnam
Kissinger
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
Laos
Cambodia
Herb Klein
White House
Cleveland
Klein
Saigon
Nguyen van Thiet
Highest Reading NWS reports 8 degrees at Vero Beach
The National Weather Service logged the day’s top reading of 8 degrees outside Alaska and Hawaii at Vero Beach Florida. The low for today was 17 degrees in Flagstaff Arizona.
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New York
New Breadmaking Process Patented
Washington AP report that the Agriculture Department issued a public patent for a breadmaking process claimed to add body-building protein to bread. The department says the patent benefits adults with nutrient deficient diets who rely on bread as a major food staple, addressing past quality losses in protein enrichment efforts.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Weather notes and research on bread protein gains
Mild midweek weather shows lows in the 40s and highs in the 50s to 70s with a northeast to southeast wind shift. ARS reports a patent from the University of Wisconsin Madison and Kansas State University to boost bread protein using soy flour up to 6 percent, increasing protein from 8.7 to about 15 percent and tripling lysine content with glycolipids as quality enhancers.
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Serwaeey Pra
University of Wisconsin
Mad
Son
Karl F. Finney
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Department
Agricultural Research Service
ARS
Developing Countries
United States
Aviation Pioneer Who Flew First Helicopter Dies
Easton Connecticut AP Sikorsky, the Russian born aviation pioneer who designed and flew the first practical helicopter, died at his home aged 83. He retired as engineering manager of Sikorsky Aircraft in 1957 and remained a consulting figure visiting his office several days weekly. His 63 year career included the first practical helicopter and early multi engine airplanes in 1913 plus work on Pan Am Clipper transcontinental routes to South America.
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Easton, Conn
Feor 1
Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aircraft
Sikorski
Fivine
South America
Searchers Photograph Area in Hunt for Missing Plane
Anchorage AP report says RAC recon planes will photo the southern search area for Hale Boges missing plane and three others. Over 2,000 airborne hours logged in a fruitless one day search from Anchorage to Juneau. Maj. Stocker notes the Cesna 310 may lie near Sitka as jets cover 74 percent of the southern zone.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Hale Boges
Juneau
Air Force
Henry Stocker
Sitka
Stocker
Ohio tourist wears rented armor in San Remo tale
Florence Wallace, a 23 year old tourist from Ohio, surprises locals in San Remo Italy with a rented suit of armor. She notes the discomfort of Italian footwear and endorses the News Star World Classified Ads as the easy travel solution.
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Florence Wallace
Ohio
San Remo
Taly
Italy
News-Star-World
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Twin Cities
Salinas
Calif
Randy Slabbers
Terri Ginn
Jeff Peiken
Inside the News-Star
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Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
North Viets
Nam
UGF
FAA
Monroe Municipal
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