Delia Storm Goes Inland After Coastal Brunt
Tropical Storm Delia moved inland breaking up after four days of strong winds and heavy rain along Texas and Louisiana coasts. The remnant center lay about 100 miles inland northwest of Galveston as flood rains spread across the south plains and into northern Texas and Oklahoma.
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Delia
Texas
Louisiana
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Oklahoma
Arkansas
Galveston Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Weather Service
Seven Die in Two Car Wreck Near Montrose Arkansas
Seven Montrose residents were killed in a rain storm two car crash four miles north of Montrose on Ark 165 Wednesday night. The dead were Odell Brewer 29 Magedora Brewer 20 Barbara Ann Brewer 6 Dianne Carol Brewer 2 Chester B Moore 64 R D Gill 38 May Helen Wilson 33 all of Montrose. Two Pickens residents Bob Hudson 41 and Julia Hudson 39 were hospitalized and to be transferred to a Little Rock hospital. The Brewer vehicle skidded and was struck on the left side by the northbound car. Police called it the worst wreck in Ashley County.
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Montrose
Ark
Here
Odell Brewer
Magedora Brewer
Barbara Ann Brewer
Dianne Carol Brewer
Chester B. Moore
R. D Gill
May Helen Wilson
Pickens
Bob Hudson
Julia Hudson
Chicot Memorial Hospital
Dermott
Little Rock
Brewer
Ashley County
River Stage Readings Prompt Flood Situation Update
River stage data shows changes at stations including Monroe and Camden with rises indicated. Measurements include values like 40 and 20.32 with specific time stamps and a rise noted at each site.
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Monroe
Camden
Monroe Mayor Previews City Administration Accomplishments
Monroe mayor Ralph Troy will present slides outlining downtown modernization park improvements and the Washington Connector project. He will narrate upcoming local appearances and announce staff changes at the Monroe Government Center and Civic Center including a new receptionist and expanded duties for several officials.
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Monroe
Ralph Troy
Troy
Mary Smith
John Russell
Robert Turner
Monroe Civic Center
First Winners Selected At Miss America Pageant
Judy Hicke, Miss Wisconsin, and Colleen Ann Metternich, Miss Illinois, led preliminaries in Atlantic City as Miss Wisconsin won swimsuit and Miss Illinois took talent honors. Hicke, a UW Milwaukee student, comments on women’s liberation while aiming for the final crown as all 50 state queens compete in remaining rounds.
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N.J
Milwaukee Avenue
Judy Hicke
Wisconsin
Colleen Ann Metternich
Miss Hieke
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Menomonee Falls
Milwaukee
Miss Metternich
Carthage
Ill
Miss Hicke
Terry Anne Meeuwsen
Miss Meeuwsen
Democrats Defend Congress Record
Democratic leaders of Congress defend the record against Nixon claims. They say Congress has addressed a wide range of issues, passed 106 public laws this year, and remains committed to fiscal responsibility while awaiting White House cooperation on pension reform, education, health, and other programs.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
House
Senate
Houses
Dent
White House
Boyle Indicted in Yablonski Murder Case by Grand Jury
W A Tony Boyle former UMWA president is charged by Pennsylvania with murder and indicted in Pittsburgh by a federal grand jury for conspiring to kill Joseph A Yablonski his wife and daughter The siege also names William Turnblazer as a co conspirator and cites passages about past legal actions and Boyle s pension and appeals The case marks a new phase in the long running murder investigation with a judge setting bail and security measures in place.
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Washington
William Turnblazer
Umwa District 19
Kentucky- Tennessee
Pittsburgh
Yablonski
Landrum- Griffin
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UMW
Turnblazer
U.S. District Court
Rabe F. Marsh Jr
Marsh
Charles Minton
Wise
Minton
Joseph “Chip” Jr
Prosecution details undercover payoffs linked to New Orleans DA
In a 1971 bribery case, IRS agents described an undercover operation where a courier was wired with a microphone and delivered marked money to Jim Garrison. The trial involves Garrison and two pinball executives, charged with conspiracy to obstruct law enforcement by bribery to shield illegal pinball gambling.
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New Orleans
U.S
Jim Garrison
Internal Revenue Service
Garrison
John A. Callery
Robert Nims
Pershing Gervais
Gervais
Joel Lanoux
Search For Victims After Gulf Boating Accident
Coast Guard crews searched the storm tossed Gulf of Mexico south of Cameron Louisiana for at least three persons missing from a fishing boat as Tropical Storm Delia weakened. A garbled distress call suggested a vessel named Thunderbird. helicopters planes and a cutter were unable to locate survivors amid rough seas and sharks.
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Lake Charles
Louisiana
Coast Guard
Gulf
Gulf of Mexico
Cameron
Occasional Rain Expected Today in Twin Cities
Weather forecast for Monroe area and Twin Cities shows showers and thundershowers today Heavy rain possible with gusty southeast winds 10 to 30 mph Highs around 80 lows in 70s 80 percent chance of rain today 60 percent tonight 50 percent Friday FAA data report 1.36 inches rainfall in 24 hours ending 6 am today Extended Louisiana outlook partly cloudy Saturday through Monday
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Twin Cities
Monroe
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Louisiana
Rioting Cracks Santiago As Allende Demo Protests Turn Violent
In Santiago Chile police dispersed a massive protest against Marxist President Salvador Allende. Tear gas filled the streets around Alameda Avenue near Catholic University as riot police cleared 10 blocks amid stone throwing youths and burning debris.
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Santiago
Chile
Marxist
Salvador Allende
Los Angeles
Allende
Socialist Party
Alameda Avenue
Catholic University
Chuckle: Hot pants spark playful fashion debate
A lighthearted item notes how hot pants spark amusement and fashion chatter. The brief contrasts fitting comfort with style expectations, hinting at public reaction and humorous commentary without graphic details.
Inside The News-Star Highlights
The page overview lists sections and contributors including Abby Lowman Broadway Radio-TV and Van Dellen. It outlines features across Classified Sports Comics Theater and Editorial with a full 40-page four-section layout.
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Lowman
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Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Guerrilla hostage crisis ends as plane leaves Paris
Five Palestinian guerrillas departed Bourget airport aboard a Syrian Arab Airlines Caravelle after more than 28 hours of captivity around the Saudi Embassy seizure. The six hostages included three French women and a Tunisian girl. none were harmed. Interior Minister Raymond Marcellin stated the situation was resolved.
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Paris
UPI
France
Jordan
Syrian Arab Airlines
Bourget
Cinala Nalian
Raymond Marcellin
Francois Goussault
le Bourget
Hafez Assad
Syria
Argentina Troops Rout Terrorists After Buenos Aires Clash
In Buenos Aires a terrorist group seized a military health center in downtown and held it for five hours until dawn. Troops repelled the assault with heavy arms, killing an officer. Casualties among terrorists and soldiers were reported with several captives and injuries.
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Buenos Aires
Skylab astronauts monitor sun eruptions for Earth impact
Astronauts Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma aboard Skylab observed powerful solar flares that may disrupt global communications. They document eruptions with telescopes and film from Arizona to Lake Superior, predicting possible auroras and further solar activity as data analysts hail unprecedented quality.
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Aps
Skylab
Earth
Alan L. Bean
Owen K. Carriott
Jack R. Lousma
Arizona
Lake Superior
Garriott
Neil R. Sheeley
Sheeley
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