Passman Fights Funding Gap With Indus Project Clash
Rep Orto FE Passman charges a $6.47 million contingency outlay for Indus Basin aid funds while Ouachita River lock and dam construction in Arkansas and Louisiana stalls for lack of money. He criticizes foreign aid and alleges potential bribes to Vietnam's legislature to pass land reform.
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Orto FE. Passman
D-La
India
John A. Hannah
Agency For International Development
House
Foreign Aid Appropriations
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Ouachita River
Arkansas
Louisiana
Pakistan
U.S
Jonesville, la
Ouachita Navigation
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World Bank
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Congress
America
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Agency For International Development (Aid
National Assembly
Saigon
UGF Campaign Reaches 71 1 Percent Of Goal
Nelson D. Abell reports the United Givers Fund has collected 255 063 toward a 358 504 goal in the fourth weekly update West Monroe leads with 63 757 pledged of 78 945 goal at 80 7 percent Monroe shows 191 171 pledged toward 274 490 while Sterlington has 135 pledged of 5069.
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United Givers Fund
Nelson D. Abell
West Monroe
Monroe
Sterlington
River Stage Fluctuations Reported at Camden Monroe
River stage data shows Camden at 4.0 feet with a fall of 2.0, and Monroe at 14.1 feet with a rise of 1.0. The report notes ongoing flood conditions along the river with stages monitored for alerts.
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Camden
Monroe
Fraulein Bolender Heads Homeward Route From Monroe
Fraulein Brigitte Bolender departs Monroe today for a homeward journey to Germany. She will fly to Louisville to visit a friend, then stop in Pennsylvania before returning home. Kathleen Savage of Monroe was tapped into the Beta Zeta Chapter of Phi Upsilon Omicron at Texas Christian University where she majors in home economics.
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Germany
Fraulein Vun der Brigitte Bolender
Monroe
Louisville
Pennsylvania
Kathleen A. Savage
John F. Savage
Phi Upsilon Omicron
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Tex
California Homes Split as Sea Moves In
A 200 foot fissure near San Pedro in Southern California split one home in two and shifted others off foundations after two Friday earthquakes. The homes, valued at 50 000 to 75 000 dollars, evacuated earlier as the cliff top cracked at about one inch per hour. No injuries reported.
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San Pedro
Calif
California
Pacific
San Nicholas Island
Here
A. Eugene Fritsche
San Fernando Valley
Stallings
David Dangler
Art Center College of Design
Los Angeles
Dangler
Supreme Court to rule on obscene mail ads case
The Supreme Court agreed to review a federal law requiring mailers to stop sending obscene advertisements to recipients who request removal. The 1968 act lets individuals seek injunctions if advertisers refuse, with penalties for contempt. The court also took up related items on property holds for warrants, draft evasion review, and Malcolm X case rulings.
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Washington
Supreme Court
California
U.S
Mississippi
Malcolm X
Earthquakes Kill 20 in Yugoslav City
In Banja Luka Yugoslavia earthquakes struck Sunday and today killing at least 20 people and injuring hundreds. Officials say about 60 percent of the city’s 65 000 residents’ buildings were damaged or destroyed. The disaster prompted mass evacuations aided by the Yugoslav army and helicopters. Seismologists report a magnitude eight on a 12 scale.
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Banja Luka
Yugoslavia
Cooler Weather Expected Here
Skies over Monroe and nearby will be mostly cloudy through Tuesday with a 40 percent chance of measurable rain today. Highs near 70, tonight lows around 50, and Tuesday cooler with highs about 65 to 70. Winds northeast 8 to 18 mph, easing tonight and Tuesday.
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Monroe
New Orleans Kidnap Guilty Plea Entered
Frank Willis Castile pleaded guilty in U S District Court to the November 1948 kidnapping of 3 year old Brenda Ann Maquar from a New Orleans neighborhood. He admitted taking the girl to Arizona after enticing her brother and sister to the store. Judge Boyle deferred sentencing pending a probation report. Brenda was found in good health after a cross country search.
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New Orleans
Frank Willis Castile
U.S. District Court Today
Castile
Fresno
Calif
Edward T. Boyle Jr
Brenda Ann Maquar
Arizona
Boyle
California
Needles, Calif
FBI
Norman Zagrossi
Brenda
Brenda Ann
Needles
Pickets In GE Strike Arrested
New York AP reported mass picketing and scattered arrests as unions representing 147 000 General Electric workers began a nationwide strike at midnight. AFL CIO official Paul Jennings called the action nearly 100 percent effective with routine picketing aside from a few incidents sparked by management and outsiders. Workers demand higher wages and cost of living protection as GE aims to keep 280 plants operating in 133 cities across 33 states, some locations remaining nonunion.
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New York
General Electrc Co
Paul Jennings
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
Today's Chuckle
A lighthearted line notes that most people accept good advice gracefully unless it clashes with their own plans. The quip highlights human tendency to resist guidance when personal goals are at stake.
Monroe Referendum Vote Focuses on Urban Renewal Plan
Monroe residents vote Tuesday on a federally funded eight to ten year urban renewal proposal for the Redevelopment Area. Elections officials urged turnout as 49 voting machines are distributed to 20 precincts by 3 p.m. Absentee voting totaled 99. The plan includes street drainage sanitation recreation and slum clearance with a crosswalk over the U S 165 Bypass and a public marina on the Ouachita River.
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Monroe
Bill C. Downey
Fourth District
Jesse S. Heard
Thomas Leigh
W. L. Howard
U.S 165
South Grand Street
Ouachita River
Solons Told Step To Pare Defense Costs
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird announced plans to close or cut back 307 bases at home and abroad, aiming to save 609 million annually. The move would cut 37,800 military and 27,000 civilian jobs in 42 states, Puerto Rico, and overseas as part of a 3 billion defense economy program.
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UPI
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Puerto Rico
Laird
Congress
Congressional
United States
Jerry W. Friedheim
Friedheim
Israeli Planes Bomb Guerrilla Bases In Jordan
Israeli warplanes bombed guerrilla camps in Jordan in retaliation for an attack on an Israeli patrol near the cease fire line. The 10 minute raid hit the camp at Khirbet Katef and no casualties were reported.
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Jordan
United Press International
Tel Aviv
Khirbet Katef
Sea of Galilee
West Bank
Suez Canal
Gov McKeithen Proclaims Prayer Day for Vietnam POWs
Louisiana Governor John McKeithen declared November 9 a day of prayer for American prisoners of war in Vietnam. The proclamation followed meetings with three Alexandria and Baton Rouge area wives of service members shot down over North Vietnam. The note urged peaceful international pressure for release and asked churches statewide to observe the day.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
Vietnam
McKeithen
Louisiana
National League of Families of
Southeast Asia
Hayden
Congress
United Nations
Mixed Trend In Early Stock Market Trading
The New York Stock Exchange showed a mixed session with Advances 611, Declines 533 as of 1 p.m. The Dow fell 4.62 to 857.64 amid ongoing hopes for economic peace and a continuing past two weeks rally.
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New York Stock Exchange
U.S
Market dips ease as Dow hints at rebound after strike
Analysts note slowed trading pace and firm foundations as the Dow begins its decline. Among the 20 most active NYSE stocks five gain, nine fall, six hold steady with General Electric down 1 percent amid a nationwide strike. Steels, mail order retail, and electronics slip while motors aircrafts metals chemicals and oils mix. American exchange prices edge higher.
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New York Stock Exchange
General Electric
American Exchange
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