Diplomat Shot in Brussels Ambush Linked to Sabotage Claim
Ophir Sadok of the Israeli Embassy was lured to the Princess Cafe in Brussels by a man claiming to have information on an attack. After meeting, the assailant fired four to five shots, injuring Sadok who remains in serious but not life-threatening condition. Belgian authorities hunt for the Moroccan-identifying gunman.
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Brussels
UPI
Ophir Sadok
Sadok
Tel Aviv
Foreign Ministry
Ophir
Nixon Defense Bill Advances Amid Indochina War Funding
The House Appropriations Committee approved a 74.6 billion defense bill, largely matching Nixon's Indochina war funding request but trimming 4 billion and rejecting many vehicle and aircraft buys. It includes 933.5 million for bombs and munitions, approval of Trident submarine and plane programs, and cuts to troop support and helicopter numbers. The measure, the largest single appropriation ever sent to Congress, faces a House vote Thursday.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Nixon
Indochina
U.S
Clouse
Hanoi
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Melvin R. Laird
Congress
Secretary of Defense
Navy
Trident
House Committee
Israel Denies Lansky Citizenship in Supreme Court ruling
Israel's Supreme Court ruled Meyer Lansky had strong ties to U S organized crime and rejected his citizenship appeal. It noted potential public safety risks if allowed to stay and signaled eventual expulsion, with the Interior Ministry offering him a travel document to depart.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Supreme Court
Meyer Lansky
U.S
Lansky
United States
Interior Ministry
Florida
New York
Gabriel Bach
Democrats accuse taps monitored by White House aides
The amended complaint in the Watergate break in suit alleges G. Gordon Liddy E. Howard Hunt Jr and James W McCord visited a motel listening post to check on the political espionage squads progress. Campaign officials cited the document but did not name sources for the bugging details.
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Washington
Democratic Party
White House
Democratic National Committee
Democrats
Watergate
G. Gordon Liddy
E. Howard Hunt Jr
James W. McCord
Committee For the
U.S. District Court
Record warm 101 at Buckeye and cold 33 in Idaho
The National Weather Service non Alaska Hawaii reading peaked at 101 degrees in Buckeye Arizona on Sunday. Lows reached 33 degrees at Mullan Idaho.
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New York
Monroe city adopts optional accident insurance for staff
A memorandum from Monroe Mayor Ralph Troy informs all departments that a voluntary accident insurance plan is available to city employees. The city will withhold premiums from payroll if employees opt in. An authorized Monroe insurance firm will interview staff about joining. Also noted is the birth of Gregory Heath, son of Mr. and Mrs. Billy D. Stanley, with Billy nearby to help. Grandparents are O. H. Statham of Monroe and Gorden Kraker of Bastrop.
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City of
Monroe
Ralph Troy
Billy D. Stanley
S. 6Th St
Gregory Heath
Glenwood Hospital
Brother Billy
O. H. Statham
Gorden Kraker
Bastrop
U S Jets Hit Hanoi Area in Major Preferment Raids
U S jets carried out large scale raids around Hanoi and its suburbs dispatching laser guided 2000 pound bombs to destroy three spans of the Paul Doumer Bridge and damage the bridge superstructure. Four military installations were struck including antiaircraft plants depots and barracks. One U S Navy A7 jet was shot down near Hanoi with the pilot missing.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
North Vietnam
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Bien Hoa Air Base
Viet Cong
United States
Vietnam
Nguyen Ven Thieu
7Th Air Force
Paul Doumer
Red River
Demilitarized Zone
Gia ‘Thuong
Trai Hop
Ilanoi
Ngoai Trach
Auditor Questions Board's Expenses
The legislative auditor challenges 1971 expenses of the Red River Atchafalaya and Bayou Boeuf Levee District noting excess payments for meetings and days worked. Board members Morel and Rajbalais face high per diems with Sundays and holidays counted. secretary King is questioned for unclear duties and absences while a civil service employee runs the office.
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Baton Rouge, la
Red River
Atchafalaya
Bayou Boeuf Levee
J. H. Burris
Daniel W. King
William J. ‘Morel
Melville
Morel
Burris
Malcolm A. Rajbalais
Bunkie
Chester Wells
Alexandria
King
First Viet Nam air ace DeBellevue earns five kills
Capt. Charles D. DeBellevue of Lafayette Louisiana became a backseater ace with five confirmed kills after his F4D Phantom fired a heat seeking Sidewinder at a MIG 19 near Hanoi. He collected the Air Force Cross and other decorations as he joined Capt. Richard S. Ritchie in earning air ace status during the Vietnam War.
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Steve Ritchie
Reidsville
N.C
Charles DeBellvue
Lafayette
Honolulu
Air Aces
Charles D. DeBellevue
DeBellevue
Layfayette
John M. Madden Jr
Hanoi
Adron Royal Thai Air Force Base
Saigon
Madden
Jackson
Miss
North Vietnam
Ritchie
U.S
Autumn Moves Slowly Into Area Weather Notice
Autumn brings cooler nights in the Monroe zone with upper 60s expected. Monroe Alexandria area sees clear to partly cloudy skies with little temperature change through Tuesday and highs in the lower 90s. Winds southeast 5 to 15 mph. The extended outlook calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temps Wednesday to Friday with possible afternoon thundershowers. A ridge of high pressure to the east guides conditions. Sunday’s high reached 92 and the low 71 with no rainfall.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Monroe- Alexandria
Kissinger Begins Talks In Moscow
Kissinger arrived in Moscow for three day talks with Brezhnev Kosygin and Gromyko amid hopes of progress on Vietnam and Europe security. He met Brandt in West Germany and conveyed Nixon condolences after the Arab attack on the Israeli Olympic team.
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Kissinger
Moscow
Henry Kissinger
le Duc Tho
North Vietnam
Tho
Paris
Nixon
United States
North
South
Vietnam
Saigon
Viet Cong
U.S
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Curity
Willy Brandt
Inside The News Star 4 Sections 28 Pages
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GM Recalls 37,000 Cadillacs Over Axle Shaft Fault
General Motors recalls 37,000 Cadillacs from the end of the 1972 model year after discovering 5,000 defective left rear axle shafts. The shafts may be slightly too long causing wheel bearing noise and possible rear brake failure. One alleged accident reported, no injuries. Recall covers Cadillacs built in June and July.
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Detroit
API
General Motors Corp
Cadillac
Committee trims air force buys amid weight and engine concerns
The committee halves its 30 F15 fighter purchase and scales back a 15 jet option while probing engine weight and performance. It rejects 190 million for three Boeing 747s as airborne command posts and approves 53.2 million for one test jumbo, citing adequate smaller jets until communications are ready. It also trims Navy costs.
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Sljnlyad
Voters Back Bombing Policy in Vietnam
A national poll shows 55 percent of potential voters support President Nixon's bombing policy in Vietnam while 32 percent oppose. Syndicated pollster Louis Harvis notes the public believes mining harbors and bombing will push North Vietnam to terms faster.
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United Press International
Nixon
Vietnam
Peare
Louis Harvis
Solons Cut Funds For Civilian KP Roles
Washington AP report says the House Appropriations Committee rejected plans to hire civilians for kitchen, cleaning, and latrine duties in the Army and other services. It cut 195 million from a 74.6 billion defense bill and urged converting duties back to military personnel. The panel noted higher civilian costs and questioned impact on discipline, while defending the duties as wholesome and character-building.
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Washington
Army
House Appropriations Committee
Marine Corps
Leff
Congress
Military committees approve ammunition requests amid overall cuts
Lawmakers sign off on major ammo programs while trimming the military request by 41. The panel approves 300 million for 500 and 750 pound bombs, 206.2 million for tank artillery and infantry munitions, and 417.3 million for Navy ammunition.
Judge lifts ban on meetings of Louisiana Rating Commission
State District Judge Elven Ponder voided a temporary restraining order barring the Louisiana Rating Commission from meeting without authorization from Insurance Commissioner Sherman Bernard. A Friday hearing was set to determine whether the ban should be permanent. Shelly Berwick argued Bernard could not prove immediate harm while Raymond Vinet warned that dissolving the stay could let the commission issue checks on state funds.
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Baton Rouge
Elven Ponder
Louisiana Rating Commission
Sherman Bernard
Ponder
Bernard
Sun
Shelly Berwick
Edwin Edwards
Raymond Vinet
Commission
Insurance
Rating Commission
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