State Department fears DOJ probe may affect defense program support
Page 5-D notes concerns that a Justice Department inquiry could undermine backing for a South Korean defense initiative. Page 9-C previews the Battle of the Ballot, a contest appearing on general election ballots in several states. Page 2-D reports former Florida Senator Edward Gurney acquitted of perjury.
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Justice Department
Florida
Edward Gurney
Weather Forecast for Multiple Parishes
Partly cloudy today then mostly cloudy tonight through Friday with a 30 percent chance of rain Friday. Continued cool with highs near 60 and lows around 40. Easterly winds 10 to 20 mph diminishing tonight across Union Lincoln Bienville Jackson Winn Morehouse Ouachita Richland Caldwell Franklin W Carroll E Carroll Madison and Tensas parishes and Grant LaSalle Catahoula Concordia parishes also mostly cool with lower 40s and 30 percent rain today and Friday.
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Caldwell
Franklin
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Tensas
Grant
LaSalle
Catahoula
Concordia
Twin Cities Chit Chat Highlights Local Air Force Officers
William L. Mattison of Monroe joined the annual conference of Air Force Academy Liaison Officers Coordinators and Deputies at the academy near Colorado Springs. Coordinators and deputies counsel candidates nationwide for academy admissions and support counselors across 50 states and overseas. Sponsors expect the downtown floodwall observation platform for the Christmas Boat Flotilla to be ready by December 18, giving flotilla observers a clear river view from the I-20 bridge to Forsythe Point.
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Monroe
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Air Force Reserve
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Interstate 20
Forsythe Point
Pennsylvania in play as Ford Carter race tightens
In Pennsylvania the Ford Carter contest remains a toss up with 27 electoral votes. Carter leads polls by three points while both campaigns rush to the Keystone State for final days of campaigning and get out the vote efforts.
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Lester Maddox
Milton Shapp
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Erie
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Wilkes- Barre
Allentown
Easton
U.S. Senate
Hugh Scott
John Heinz
William Green
Ouachita Flu Shots Begin in Parish Immunization Plan
Ouachita Parish residents aged 18 to 65 may receive swine flu monovalent shots this weekend at mass clinics across the Twin Cities area and from private doctors. Officials say the vaccine is safe and immunity develops in 2 to 3 weeks. past flu shots offer no protection. Clinics run 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at multiple sites including Ewing Coliseum, Sterlington High, Swartz Elementary, Calhoun High, and West Monroe venues.
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Ouachita Parish
Twin Cities
BESE Leader A. J. Roy Jr Meets in Northeast Louisiana
Louisiana BESE President A. J. Roy Jr and State Education Superintendent J. Kelly Nix confer at the Ouachita Parish Media Center during the board's first northeast Louisiana meeting. The gathering marks a regional debut for the panel in the area.
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Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
BESE
A. J. Roy Jr
J. Kelly Nix
Syrian approves reinforcements move to south Lebanon
Reports from Beirut state Syria has allowed Palestinian guerrillas to shift reinforcements toward southern Lebanon near the Israeli border. A Palestinian commander says about three quarters of forces in the central mountains east of Beirut have pulled back south, though he declined to specify how far. Damascus offered no confirmation as a regional peace bid supports reviving the 1969 Cairo accord.
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Lebanon
Israel
Damascus
Cairo
Arab League
Syria
Palestine Liberation Organization
Shimon Peres
Capitol Evacuated As Possible Bomb Sought
Baton Rouge Louisiana state capitol was evacuated after a state employee reported a suspected bomb in the 34 story building. A white male in his early 20s carrying a briefcase was seen entering then fleeing the scene. Officials said the search would stretch the rest of the day as they reviewed security footage and questioned witnesses.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
State Capitol
Capitol
Les Robinson
Vocational Directors Certified Amid BESE Meeting
The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in Northeast Louisiana certified seven nonqualified vocational-technical directors hired by the old board and debated appeals for two others. The meeting at Ouachita Parish Media Center also addressed leaves of absence, equipment requests, budget changes, and proposed guidelines for federal voc-ed funds.
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Tom Walker
State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
Old Board of Education
BESE
J. Kelly Nix
Elliott Stonecipher
Department
Vo-Ted
Stonecipher
Division of Vocational Education
Totie Fields Back in Public After Amputation
Beverly Hills AP Totie Fields, 47, returns to the public eye after a circulatory problem led to the removal of her left leg. She vows humor remains intact as she begins walking again with an artificial leg and plans a Las Vegas comeback next April.
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Calif
Totie Fields
Miss Fields
Las Vegas
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