EPA Proposes New Truck Emission Standards
The EPA urged tighter exhaust and smoke limits for heavy duty vehicles starting with the 1974 model year. Rules apply to gasoline and diesel engines, with first limits on nitrogen oxides for gasoline engines and reductions in hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide. Diesel smoke must drop about 30 percent. Applies to U S and imported engines, not retroactive to pre 1974 builds.
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Washington
UPI
The
Environmental Protection Agency
California
U.S
Massive Narcotics Bust In Ouachita Parish Nets 53 Arrests
A joint Monroe and West Monroe Police narcotics raid led to 53 arrests on drug sale and possession charges. Authorities call the operation the largest in Northeast Louisiana, with ongoing efforts to execute remaining warrants and more arrests expected. The roundup targeted heroin LSD marijuana dispersal and possession, involving 23 police units and multiple officers from state and parish agencies.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
West Monroe
Louisiana
W. J
Jack” Hunnicutt
Johnny B. Mitchell
Ouachita Parish
Mitchell
Hunnicutt
Teddy Joe Sutton
Wilmuth
William Alvis Collins Jr
Pine St
Barney Everette Roberts
Florida
Nancy Johnston
Warren Dr
Terman G. Anderson
Butler Ave
Louisiana State Police
Helen Ann Kappenman
Lee Ave
Ralph Paul Eberts
Rich‘mond
Jeffrey Ian Inwigence
Spurgeon
Colege Town Apartments
Richard Randy Randels
Phillips
Lasone Ray
Williams
St. Monroe
Mike ‘Thomas Smith
S. 17Th St
Mas Harrison Herrmann
Cole Ave
Linda Johnston Morris
Stone
Sidney Lancaster III
S. 6Th St
Malcolm Ray Martin
Bruce St
Victor Barton
Jackson St
Jeff Mann
Johnston
Anderson
Vernon M. Davis
Calhoun
Ana
David M. Kemp
Cypress
George E. Phillips
Arlington Pl
Randy G. Coon
Rt. 2
Downsville
Robert E. Coon
John M. Johnson
Ridge Ave
Thomas L. Gentry
Marsdale
Larry Baxter
Rt. 4
Tommy L. Frost
Patiiaane
Monroe Oolice
Steve Scott
Galpha Apt
Kenneth D. Corbin
Gerrie St
Ronald S. Silverman
Roselawn
Linda Kaye Johnson
11Th St
Wendell Bruffett
Riverbend
James Michael Buccsla
6Th St
Yvonnie Marie “Clark
Elm Apt
Jimmy Witherington
Mark Ratcliff
Kenneth Pilgreen
Randy Bird
Lomaland Dr
West Mon‘roe
Reggie Humphries
Dauphine Dr
Jay Pardue
Rick Hendrix
Monte Barnett
Robert Hinton
John Hassion III
Walls-Williams Rd
Susan Womack
Debra Lane
Buddy Langley
Wanda Drive
Parkerson
Bird
Hinton
Barnett
Bruffett
Silverman
Teddy Sutton
Lancaster
Morris
Collins
Darnell
Corbin
Gentry
West German police hunt 15 Arabs over Olympics attack
West Germany forces pursued 15 Arabs linked to the Munich Olympic massacre amid fears of Jewish targets and mailed bombs during the Jewish new year. Palestinian suspects sought revenge after the airport raid, while Israeli hostages and team members faced ongoing danger and international reactions.
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Munich
West Germany
Israel
Interior Ministry
Europe
Cairo
U.S
Germany
Egypt
Bonn
Lebanon
Ibrahim Badran
Abd el Kadir el Dnawy
Samer Mohamed Abdulah
Jordan
Syria
Dawn strengthens as tropical storm near Atlantic
Tropical Storm Dawn was 500 miles east of Florida and 450 miles west-southwest of Bermuda. Forecasters expect Dawn to become a hurricane today as it gathers strength. At 6 a.m. Dawn was at 30.5 N 72.0 W and moving northeast at 15 to 20 mph with top winds near 60 mph.
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Miami
Fila
Dawn
Atlantic
Florida
National Hurricane Center
Bermuda
Jacksonville
Fla
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Highlights From Weekend Visit
Gene Fowler of Markham Illinois visited the Twin Cities for his mother A H Fowler’s surprise birthday at 110 Ada West Fowler Monroe. Also present were Mrs Papouseh Oak Lawn Garvis Fowler Lake Forest Illinois and Elena Newman granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Newman of Monroe. Elena, 17, studied Spanish and music this summer at Wesleyan College Macon while finishing high school at Lakeshore High Atlanta Georgia and earned Governor Honors Program selection.
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Gene Fowler
Markham
Chicago
Twin Cities
A. H. Fowler
Ada St
West Monroe
Fowler
Monroe
Windy City
Papouseh
Oak Lawn
Ill
Garvis Fowler
Lake Forest
Elena Newman
Paul Newman
Glenmar
Paul Newman Jr
Atlanta
Wesleyan College
Macon
Lakeshore High School
Wesleyan
Return of 10 Israelis slain at Munich Games
Ten Israeli sportsmen coffined in Star of David flags arrived in Israel from Munich. The lth victim David Berger was flown to Cleveland for burial. El Al jet carried wooden caskets to Lod for a memorial service as Prime Minister Golda Meir mourned her sister.
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Jerusallem
David Berger
U.S. Air Force
Cleveland
Ohio
el al
Lod
Golda Meir
Shana Kreingold
Walter Scheel
West Germany
Willi Daume
Munich
Army
Tel Aviv
Mordechai Piron
Piron
Nixon rule on tax hikes unclear after re election
White House said President Nixon does not plan tax increases in a second term but left open the possibility of tax system changes. Press secretary Ziegler cited no specifics while noting study of a value added tax and equity tweaks. A spending ceiling of 250 billion dollars was discussed with Republican leaders Ford and Scott.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
House
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Congress
Miss America Judges Name First Winners
Miss Delaware Catherine Lawton won the talent trophy with a banjo medley as Miss Kansas Cindy Lee Sikes captured swimsuit honors at the Atlantic City preliminaries. Lawton, 20, carried an extra banjo and thanked prayers after her win. Sikes, 18, faced whistles from 7 000 in Convention Hall.
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Catherine Lawton
Delaware
Cindy Lee Sikes
Kansas
Atlantic City
Miss Lawton
California
Sikes
N.J
UPI
Claymont
Del
Indiana
Wichita
Kan
Convention Hall
Tank Led Assault Stages Fierce Battle Near Tien Phuoc
South Vietnamese forces faced a tank assault and heavy fighting as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese units attacked Tien Phuoc district town near Highway 1. Casualties included 22 South Vietnamese dead and 77 wounded in a sapper attack on Vinh Nhi base camp. American helicopter gunships knocked out two Soviet built PT76 tanks amid the daylong engagement.
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Saigon
Que Son
Mekong
Vinh Nhi
Highway 4
Delta
Tien Phuoc
da Nang
Tam Ky
Mild Weekend Weather Outlook for Twin Cities Area
Partly cloudy and warm through Friday with temperatures in the lower 90s and lows around 70s. Scattered thundershowers end by Saturday then partly cloudy through Monday with highs in the upper 80s and lows near 70s. FAA Monroe Municipal Airport recorded 90 for a high and 72 for a low with no rain in the period.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Armed Pair Rob Bank in Orleans Suburban Area
Two armed robbers posing as mail carriers robbed Jefferson Bank & Trust Co in suburban New Orleans. One wore a postal worker disguise to gain access, then fired a pistol while a partner aimed a semi automatic rifle at ten employees. They escaped with $38,000.
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Metairie
Jefferson Bank & Trust Co
New Orleans
IRS To Check On Retail Meat Prices
Cost of Living Council ordered a close watch on retail meat prices and urged the Price Commission to act faster after wholesale declines. Donald Rumsfeld said the IRS would monitor about 100 large food chains and noted beef price gaps between carcass and retail levels despite lower wholesale prices. He asked the Price Commission to consider changes to drop retail beef prices more quickly while protecting compliant stores.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
The
Price Commission
Donald Rumsfeld
Council
Internal Revenue Service
Rumsfeld
S Commission
C. Jackson Graxson Jr
Grayson
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van Dellen
Bank
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IRS
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