Arguments On Tapes Begin In Watergate Case
Nixon's lawyers argued before the U S Circuit Court to overturn Judge Sirica's order allowing the grand jury to hear White House tape recordings. The appeal centers on whether tapes must be turned over to Cox and the court’s ruling. House votes 334 to 11 to pursue contempt against G Gordon Liddy amid Watergate disclosures.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
U.S. Circuit Court
Watergate
Archibald Cox
U.S
John J. Sirica
Grand Jury
Senate Watergate Committee
Sirica
Cox
House
G. Gordon Liddy
Liddy
House Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Watergate Grand Jury
Shreveport Man Slain After Shots Fired At Officers
In Shreveport Louisiana a 100 year old man Henry Stewart was killed by police after firing a rifle at officers responding to a disturbance call at his apartment. A neighbor said Stewart spoke of people watching him and hunting him.
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Shreveport
Henry Stewart
Stewart
Gloria Walpoll
Woman Voices Skylab Prank Stuns Houston Control
SPACE CENTER Houston AP A woman stowaway voice appeared from Skylab prompting surprised exchanges with Rob Crippen and astronauts Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma. Garriott admitted his wife Helen recorded the voice simulating a conversation with the crew describing fires and sunrises.
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Alan L. Bean
Owen K. Garriott
Jack R. Lousma
Skylab
Houston
Bob
Helen
Roger
Crippen
Center
Garriott
California
McGee Resigns City Post Here
Mike McGee the 27 year old youngest civic center manager in the nation announces at Monroe City Council he will take Lakeland Florida duties October 1. He will stay in Monroe through September 30 to oversee Loretta Lynn Longhorn World Championship Rodeo performances at the Monroe Civic Center.
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Mike McGee
Monroe
Lakeland
Fla
McGee
Monroe Civic Center
Ralph Troy
Civic Center
Neal Gunn
Lakeland Civic Center
Florida Center
Birthday Reminders and Engineering Society Meeting
Mrs. Lor raine Townsend had a belated birthday celebrated by friends despite work. The Monroe Chapter of the Louisiana Engineering Society and its Ladies Auxiliary host a joint meeting aboard the Twin City Queen at 6 30 p m with a highlight recognizing George Heller for technological innovations.
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Lorraine Townsend
Monroe
The
Louisiana Engineering Society
Twin City Queen
George Heller
Defense Prepared As Bribery Trial Looms For Gar rison And Partners
In New Orleans federal court defense lawyers ready motions before first witnesses in the bribery trial of District Attorney Jim Garrison and two pinball company executives. Prosecutors described a $1000 payoff and a glow on Garrison’s fingers from florescent powder on marked bills, with undercover informant Pershing Gervais delivering the envelope.
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New Orleans
Dist
Jim Garrison
Garrison
Robert Nims
John A. Callery
Ervin J. Johnson
Internal Revenue Service
Pershing Gervais
Johnson
Gervais
Resident Victim Of Fire In Monroe Home
A 56 year old Monroe man Joseph Edward Knott was found dead after a rear fire at his single story frame house on Ouachita Avenue. Fire crews arrived at 6 05 am three units responded from a box alarm initiated by Claudine Atchison. Autopsy planned to determine cause of death while investigation continues.
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Monroe
Joseph Edward Knott
Ouachita Ave
Claudine Atchison
Knott
Rains Possible Here Late Today
Residents of the Twin Cities may see partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers this afternoon or tonight. The Monroe forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions with possible thundershowers this afternoon and evening. Highs near 90, lows near 70, winds southeast at 5 to 10 mph. Rain chances 40 today, 20 tonight, 30 Wednesday. FAA at Monroe Municipal Airport logged 92 high, 75 low, 0.16 inch rain in 24 hours. Extended outlook for Louisiana shows partly cloudy skies with chances of showers through Saturday.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Louisiana
Senators Okayed to Read FBI Wiretap Summaries
Atty. Gen. Richardson allowed a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee to read FBI summaries of national security wiretaps to aid Kissinger's nomination as Secretary of State. The move aims to inform confirmation hearings while preventing full access to raw files.
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Washington
Elliot L. Richardson
Senate Foreign Relations
FBI
Henry A. Kissinger
Richardson
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Fulbright
Justice Department
Kissinger
Solzhenitsyn Attacks U.S. Democrats In Oslo Letter
Russian novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn published in Aftenposten a broad critique of U.S. Democratic leaders likening recent American years to czarist decline. He urged support for Andrei Sakharov for the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize and condemned Western double standards over Watergate and Vietnam.
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Oslo
Norway
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
U.S
Democratic Party
United States
Russia
Solzhenitsyn
Aftenposten
Andrei Sakharov
Soviet Union
Senate
Nixon
Republican Party
Watergate
Goremykin- Stuermer
Hue
Hanoi
Ramsey Clark
Clark
Postal Rates Rise As World Shrinks In Theory
A light editor's note muses on rising postal costs despite the idea of a smaller world. The quip suggests skepticism about rate hikes and global connectivity.
Ouachita Parish Residents Largely Work Locally
Department of Commerce figures show 87.3 percent of Ouachita Parish workers have in county jobs, higher than the national 74.8 percent. About 81 percent travel by car or car pool, 7 percent work at home or near enough to walk, with national trends favoring autos and mass transit to reduce congestion and pollution.
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News-Star News Service
New York
Ouachita Parish
Department of Commerce
United States
South Central States
Attack on Chilean Palace as Allende Defies Junta
Chilean armed forces revolted demanding President Salvador Allende resign. Allende refused and troops bombed the palace and his residence as curfews and arm bans were imposed. The junta claimed control while banning gatherings and closing borders.
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Associated Press
Chile
Salvador Allende
Santiago
Allende
Argentina
Situatin
Augusto Pinochet
Gustavo Leigh
Adm
Jose Tompio Mborino
Cesar Mendoza
Andean
Carabineros
Buenos Aires
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