Monroe council moves to annex KNOE-TV site
The Monroe City Council, after debate with James A. Noe, moves to finalize steps to annex KNOE-TV property into city limits. Noe offered annual tax payments plus $500 if not annexed, but Mayor Ralph Troy stressed the principle of bringing the land on the tax rolls.
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KNOE
James A. Noe
City of
Noe
Monroe
Ralph Troy
Knoe-Tv
H. W. McSherry
Cused
Troy
You
Ouachita Parish
Parrish
Gov. Noe
U. S. Soldier abducts four near Saigon
U S Army private Lawrence R Tanner 19 Orange Texas abducted four American soldiers at Long Binh base 14 miles from Saigon forcing them to drive to the city. He was captured after releasing three hostages and forcing the fourth to a house near Tan Son Nhut hospital. One MP was slightly wounded. The incident occurred while Tanner was reportedly a witness in a murder trial at Long Binh.
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Saigon
APID
U.S
Pvt
Lawrence R. Tanner
Orange
Tex
Tanner
3Rd Field Hospital
Tan Son Nhut
Long Binh
Lonnie E. Weck
Bardonia
N.Y
John F. Johnson
Floodwood
Minn
Earl Tilley
Bristol
Steven W. Anderson
San Leandro
Calif
Weck
Johnson
Tilley
Anderson
Record bid tops 77.3 million for Louisiana sea-bottom tract
Oil interests bid 586 million for 74 federal offshore tracts off Louisiana with a high offer of 77.388 million from a Gulf Oil Mobile Oil Pennzoil group for a 5 000 acre site east of Plaquemines Parish. Shell and others followed. total bids about 1.6 billion. The Interior Department will review bids before final acceptance.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Interior Department
Gulf Oil Corp
Mobile Oil Corp
PLATO
POGO
Pennzoil
Texas
Plaquemines Parish
Shell Oil Co
Bureau of Land Management
John Rankin
Land Management Office
U.S. District Court
Amovco Oil Co
Texas Eastern Transmission Co
Amoco
Texas Eastern
Mississippi River
South Pass
Texaco Inc
Hearing Starts On Auto Price Hikes
American Motors Corp criticizes the Price Commission for delaying a decision on its request to raise car prices. Washington report notes the agency’s slow action affects AMC and broader auto market.
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Washington
American Motors Corp
the Price Commission Today
American Motors seeks price boosts to cover safety costs
American Motors testifies at a public hearing on recovering federally mandated safety and pollution costs. The firm seeks about 75.90 extra per 1973 car plus an economic cost rise of 2.5 percent. government warns of serious consequences if denied and promises to delay 1973 model pricing pending decision.
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Lai M. Andersen
American
Transportation Department
Anderson
American Motors
South Viets Claim Gains In Quang Tri Citadel Fight
South Vietnamese Marines pressed into the Quang Tri Citadel amid heavy fire as combat continued. An officer described the fortress as still contested with about 400 North Vietnamese troops entrenched, while jets and artillery from both sides pounded the walls and surrounding positions.
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Quang Tri
Vietnam
U.S
Mienway 1
Senate Leader Calls For Abolishing Olympic Games
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield argues the Olympics serve no useful purpose and should be discontinued citing political and social issues. He cites the Munich 1972 Games and notes upcoming Montreal 1976 and a Denver Winter Games bill of 15.5 million dollars under consideration before year end.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
Munich
Montreal
Canada
Denver
Belated Birthday Wishes for Mrs Kath ern Hammack
Belated birthday greetings are extended to Mrs Kath ern Hammack of 1010 South 3rd Street Monroe on her recent birthday. The Ouachita Parish Regional Lab hires Kathy Breland a junior at Ouachita Parish High School to work three hours daily as part of the vocational education program this school year.
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Kathern Hammack
South 3Rd Street
Monroe
Kathy
Ouachita Parish
Kathy Breland
Breland
Ouachita
Emergency Care Upgrading Urged in Congress
A House public health subcommittee backs a 255 million emergency medical care upgrade to cut delays between accident victims and treatment. It cites training gaps in ambulance staff and limited 24 hour physician staffing, urging federal planning, grants, and research funding despite Nixon administration opposition.
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Washington
America
Paul G. Rogers
D-Fla
House Public Health Subcommittee
Rogers
House
Nixon
U.S
Kissinger Press Talks With Soviet Leaders Continue
Kissinger continued talks with Kremlin leaders for a second day in Moscow amid a tight news blackout. One disclosed item noted President Nixon's national security adviser dining with Foreign Minister Gromyko while Ambassador Beam joined the group. The embassy could not confirm which officials or topics were discussed.
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Moscow
Henry A. Kissinger
Kremlin
U.S
Nixon
Andrei A. Gromyko
Jacob D. Beam
Kissinger
Fair And Warm Weather Stretches Through Midweek
The Monroe and Alexandria zones expect fair and warm conditions today through Wednesday with highs in the low 90s and overnight lows near 70. Southeasterly winds 10 to 15 mph. An extended Louisiana outlook calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temps Thursday to Saturday with scattered thundershowers in the afternoons. Local navy reports show Monday high 93 and low 73 with no rain.
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Monroe
Alexandria
Louisiana
Senate tightens welfare cost cap in revenue sharing plan
Senate votes 60 to 28 to cap state welfare services at 1 billion dollars per year with two items exempted from the cap, as debate centers on how federal funds are distributed. Javits urges urban aid changes but fails, while Pastore critiques apparent bias in the committee's formula.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
House
Mike Mansfield
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Javits
John C. Pastore
D-R.j
Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
Bill and Finance
Nixon drug enforcement adviser blames lag in narcotics convictions
Miles J. Ambrose, top adviser on drug abuse enforcement, says arrests outpace convictions and jail terms. He cites NYC narcotics felony sales study with 93 percent conviction but few jailed, a 1971 sample where only 41 percent were guilty, and an FBI profile showing 40 percent of arrestees had three or more narcotics arrests.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Nixon
Ces
Miles J. Ambrose
Town Hall Club
Ambrose
Justice Department
New York City
New York
Ss FBI
Tropical Storm Dawn Downgraded as It Lingers Off Florida
Tropical Storm Dawn weakened to a low mood with peak winds of 34 mph as it stalled off the Northeast Florida coast. The National Hurricane Center noted no strengthening and an east of Jacksonville position about 225 miles offshore moving west-northwest at 10 mph.
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Miami
UPS
Florida
National Hurricane Center
Jacksonville
Lightning Fires Controls Tested
Scientists from NOAA led by Dr. Heinz Kasemir report successful field tests in Colorado to suppress lightning by dispersing metallized nylon fibers and chaff to dissipate storm electrical fields. Tests ran July 14 for six weeks over 200 square miles, with earlier work near Flagstaff. Findings suggest potential forest fire reduction though urban limits apply due to radar interference.
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Boulder
Colo
Colorado
Heinz Kasemir
Kasemir
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Flagstaff
Ariz
River Stage Readings and Flood Warnings Update
Unclear station data shows river stage changes with mentions of Monroe and Camden. Observed figures include rises and falls in water levels with uncertain units and timestamps. Further verification needed for precise locations and measurements.
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Monroe
Camden
Not many women meet vows says old joke
A humorous quip notes that few women live up to marriage vows as both partners promise to grow old together while the wife lets her husband proceed without her.
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