FBI Seeks Kidnapper Of Child Left In Biloxi Hotel
The FBI hunts a kidnapper who left two and a half year old Diana Canedo Carrion bound and gagged in a Biloxi hotel after a $105000 ransom was paid in New Orleans by her father Rafael Benitez. The suspect Steven Ivan Ross, 31, faces charges. the girl was found unharmed though with tape on her face.
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New Orleans
Miss
Diana Canedo Carrion
Raphael Canedo Benitez
Puebla
Mexico
Gulf Coast
Benitez
Steven Ivan Ross
Memphis
Tenn
Baltimore Md
Donald W. Moore Jr
Ross
Massachusetts
Moore
Canedo
United States
U.S
Russ
Steven Ivan Rossinski
Steven Ivan Rosenblum
Robert Nash
Tot
Local Work Force Shows Increase in Monroe Area
A report from the Louisiana Department of Employment Security shows August 1972 area employment rising despite seasonal declines. The Monroe work force totaled 52,590, down from July but up 1,425 versus August 1971, with unemployment at 2,800, down 375 from July and 350 from last year. Durable and non durable manufacturing edges higher while retail trade and finance real estate show gains as fall hiring begins.
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Ross Shirah
Louisiana Department of Employment Security
Monroe
Department
Station Flood Present Change Stage Monroe Fall
Flood scene notes near Station Flood Present show Stage Monroe reporting 40 20.0 and Camden 26 5.7 with a rise 0.7 in level readings. details unclear due to fragmented text.
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Monroe
Camden
Singing West Monroe judge records in Nashville gospel session
West Monroe City Judge William Norris II active in gospel singing travels to Nashville to cut recordings with a gospel quartet. The town’s famous hang ing judge contrast is noted as the piece follows local arts and school news. John Hammons at NLU recovers from illness and resumes campus activities as SGA president.
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Chit Chat
West Monroe
William “Bill” Norris II
Nashville
John Hammons
Hammons
NLU
SGA
U S and Soviet Progress Reported on Trade Pact Talks
Washington and Moscow issued a joint statement claiming significant progress in drafting a broad secure trade agreement during Kissinger visits. They planned continued negotiations in September to complete a lend-lease settlement and the trade accord, with a target date sooner than Nixon's 1972 aim. Vietnam was noted as discussed but not elaborated. The document also referenced European security talks and balanced force reductions.
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United States
Soviet Union
Henry A. Kissinger
Moscow
Peter G. Peterson
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Kissinger
Communist Party
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Andrei A. Gromyko
Vietnam
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Europe
Absentee Balloting Brisk for Ouachita Parish Primary
As of noon today 69 voters have cast absentee ballots for the September 30 Second Democratic Primary in Ouachita Parish. Balloting continues in the courthouse basement until noon September 23 with weekday hours 5 pm and Saturdays at noon. Eligible residents overseas or absent from parish may vote by mail by following proper procedures including signed affidavits and postmarks from outside Louisiana.
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Ouachita Parish
Bill Downey
U.S
Orleans Parish
Louisiana
U. S. Welfare Rolls Hit Record High in May
Welfare rolls nationwide reached 15.089 million in May, up 40,400 from April as local charity gains offset by federal cuts in New York and California. AFDC recipients rose to 10.9 million with payments averaging 185.49 dollars per month, the lowest in a year.
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UPI
California
New York
Health, Education and Welfare Department
HEW
AFDC
Friday Deadline for Voter Registration Changes
Everett Zeagler Ouachita Parish Registrar warns residents they have one day left to update names addresses or party affiliation to qualify for the Democratic Primary in two weeks Changes allowed within limits include independent to Democrat Republican or American Party but not cross party changes The Sept 30 election will be limited to Democrats with other party candidates not running until the Nov 7 General Election Voting law violations are stressed as illegal.
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Everett Zeagler
Ouachita Parish
Zengler
Mild Nights Continue in Monroe Alexandria Weather Zone
Warm days and mild nights are forecast for Monroe and Alexandria through Monday with highs near the mid 90s and overnight lows in the upper 60s. Variable southerly winds 5 to 15 mph and mostly clear to partly cloudy skies persist as a high pressure ridge holds steady.
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Monroe
Alexandria
United States
Dress Humor Sparks Party Style Debate
A witty quip at a social gathering features a woman complimenting a dress's material and speculating whether the style will return. The remark reflects light party banter and fashion nostalgia in a breezy social scene.
House panel trims HEW funding in new bill
The House Appropriations Committee released a $29.6 billion fiscal year measure for Labor and HEW, cutting nearly $1 billion from Nixon's vetoed package. The bill, still above Nixon's request by about $836 million, faces potential veto again as Senate action looms.
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Washington
House
Nixon
House Appropriations Committee
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Labor Department
Senate
Nison
Board Approves Tax Exemptions in Louisiana
The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry approved 42 property tax exemption applications worth 413.9 million for plant construction and expansion. Four were rejected as 14 of 16 members met for the first time, with chairman Hugh Sherman noting the quick review was possible after hours of prior consideration. The board grants 10 year exemptions to manufacturers locating or expanding in the state.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry
Hugh Sherman
Lake Charles
Sherman
Louisiana
Board of Commerce and Industry
U S Wheat Sales To China Indicated
The Agriculture Department said export payment registrations show 15 million bushels of U S wheat designated for delivery to China. Subsidies apply for sales via direct or third party routes to improve U S wheat competitiveness, with payments to exporters.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
China
Department
Export Marketing Service
Butz
Peking
Senate Approves Limit on Arms Treaty Debate
The Senate ended a month-long stalemate by voting 76 to 15 to curb debate on the U S Soviet arms limitation agreement. A leadership motion to invoke cloture was approved, limiting each senator to one hour for debate and halting 16 pending amendments, with final action expected tonight.
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Washington
Senate
Government Jobs Tie 17 Percent Of Ouachita Parish Workforce
New York dispatch reports Ouachita Parish has about 17.3 percent of its employed residents in government payrolls, below the national 18.2 percent. About 6,810 local government workers exist, with 3,250 in state and local roles and the rest federal. Since 1960 public payrolls rose 59 percent, outpacing private employment 26 percent as state and local jobs expanded dramatically.
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News Star News
New York
Ouachita Parish
United States
Department of Commerce
Tax Foundation
The
Belden to Build 75000 Sq Ft Plant in Jena Area
Belden Corp of Chicago plans a 75 000 square foot manufacturing plant in Jena to start about 200 new jobs. The move complements expected growth at Jena Wire and Cable Co., a Belden subsidiary, with combined employment at both sites reaching about 700 within a year or two.
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News-Star Natchitoches Bureau
Jena
Belden Corp
Chicago
R. W. Hawkinson
Jena Wire and Cable Co
Belden
Hawkinson
Ariz town Buckeye records hottest 104 degrees
The National Weather Service reported the highest temperature on Wednesday excluding Alaska and Hawaii as 104 degrees at Buckeye Arizona. Evanston Wyoming posted the day's low of 25 degrees.
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New York
Elephant evolution and extinction span ages
A brief note outlines that early elephants emerged in Africa during the Eocene and that mastodons in America disappeared thousands of years ago. Scientists suggest human hunting likely contributed to mastodon extinction.
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Africa
America
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