Bank president abducted as Edith-borne raid ends in fatal shootout
In Marietta Georgia FBI agents rescued Concord Bank ing Co president T R Smith his wife and two daughters from a motel where they were held two days by gunmen. A man identified as Marvin Grissom of Mcdougal Ark was killed and two FBI agents wounded. Smith claimed he could not open the vault until Thursday morning. The search for a second gunman continued.
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Marietta, Ga
FBI
Marvin Grissom
McDougal
Ark
T. R. Smith
Concord Banking Co
Concord
Atlanta
Smith
Leo E. Conroy
Conroy
Thomas J. Wilson
Grissom
Marietta
Edith Hammers Louisiana Coast As Hurricane Edith Strikes
Hurricane Edith lashed Cameron and the Lafayette Baton Rouge region with 100 mph winds and tornadoes. Schools and residences in Baton Rouge were damaged while Crowley saw 90 mph gusts. The Red Cross evacuated 8,900 people to 8 shelters from Lake Charles to Morgan City as Coast Guard rescued crew from vessels off Cameron.
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Cameron
Louisiana
Mississippi
Baton Rouge
St. Martin’s Parish
Iberia Parish
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge
Texas
Edith
Crowley
Red Cross
Lake Charles
Morgan City
Coast Guard
Morning Star
Battler
World monetary plan proposed at Group of Ten meeting
Pierre-Paul Schweitzer urged the United States and major trading partners to adopt a four point compromise plan. It calls for a broad currency realignment including yen and European currencies, a new IMF reserve system with SDRs, shifting US balance of payments to surplus with allies sharing burdens, and eventual removal of the 10 percent U.S. import surcharge.
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London
Pierre-Paul Schweitzer
International Monetary Fund
United States
Schweitzer
Group of Ten
IMF
U.S
America
Nixon
Connally
Furnace Creek Sees Nation's Hottest Temp 120 Degrees
The National Weather Service logged the top reading of 120 degrees at Furnace Creek California on a Wednesday. Evanston Wyoming recorded a low of 24 degrees that day.
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New York
Tokyo amusement train inspires Monroe park expansion
A wire photo from Tokyo shows children riding a 30 passenger D-51 steam locomotive at the city park, built by Japan National Railways workers. Monroe's Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo officials consider purchasing an additional train, noting the Japanese initiative as a model for local expansion plans.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
Monroe
Louisiana Purchase Gardens
Tokyo Park
Japan National Railways
Monroe’s Park
Auto Industry Promises Price Cuts If Tax Is Repealed
Washington agents report auto industry officials told the House Ways and Means Committee that scrapping the 7 percent auto tax could lower new car prices by 125 to 300 dollars and also reduce used car prices. They urged repeal of excise taxes on light trucks as part of President Nixon’s plan to stimulate the economy.
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Washington
Apt
Congress
Sam Gibbons
D-Fla
Ralph Nader
House
Ways and Means Committee
Nixon
Apparel Industry
White House
Norman Hinerfled
Kayser- Roth Corp
New York
Detention Act Repeal Clears Senate Vote
The Senate approved by voice vote a bill to repeal the 1950 Detention Act, prohibiting the government from creating detention camps without Congress approval. The measure, sent to President Nixon after House passage 356 to 49, ends a heated two day debate with few members present.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
House
Congress
Army Volunteers Fall Short in Intelligence Tests
Washington AP reports less than one-fifth of the Army’s true volunteers scored high on intelligence aptitude tests. Officials plan selective enlistment and higher pay, noting a need for cultural support to attract qualified recruits amid demands of modern gear and training.
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Washington
Army
United States
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Air Force
Navy
Marines
Autopsy Confirms Attica Hostages Died by Gunshot
New autopsies on hostages killed during the Attica prison riot confirm gunshot deaths. Dr. Michael Baden and Dr. Henry Siegel conducted the post mortems after disputes over death causes. The riot ended with about 1,000 armed responders and 42 deaths, while Congress opened a probe into the carnage and prison reforms.
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Attica
N.Y
Attica State Prison
New York Post
Michael Baden
New York City
Baden
Henry Siegel
Westchester County
Richard Lewis
Lewis
Washington
Congress
House Select Committee On Crime
Claude Pepper
D-fFla
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Africa
Rockefeller
Albany
White House
Nixon
Monroe Area Weather Forecast Through Friday
The Monroe area will have cloudy skies with showers and thundershowers through Friday. Highs 80 to 85 and lows around 70. Humid conditions with dew points in the 70s and dry air not expected. Precipitation chances 60 percent today, 80 percent tonight, 30 percent Friday. FAA at Monroe Municipal reports high 90 yesterday and low 70 this morning.
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Roland Tresclair
Civil Defense
Cameron
Cameron Parish
Audrey
Gulf of Mexico
Civil Defense Headquarters
Ione Highway
Chartes
Morgan City
Monroe
Federal Aviation Agency
Monroe Municipal
Tornadoes Slam Into Baton Rouge
Tornadoes hit Baton Rouge as Hurricane Edith loomed. Schools and a shopping center were damaged. injuries were reported as ambulances aided victims. I-10 was closed. floods were feared while officials prepared disaster shelters and warned residents to stay off streets.
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Coltharp
News-Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
St. Thomas Moore Catholic
Episcopal High School
Sherwood Forest
Louisiiana State University
Southern
LSU
W. W
Woody) Dumas
Dumas
Civil Defense
Jet Plane Pollution Findings Reported
Ray mond A. Filippini of the Newark College of Engineering reported jet pollution can equal emissions from 2,500 cars in a day. He cited jets at three major New York airports emitting nearly 10,000 tons of particulates and carbon monoxide yearly. A detector using radioactive electrons traces pollutants over miles and aids tracing smokestack plumes and storm air movements.
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Filippini
Newark College of Engineering
American Chemical Society
Kilippini
New York
Russell N. Dietz
Brekhayne National Laboratory
Long Island
Dietz
Look Magazine Ends Publication
Look magazine will cease publication with the October 19 issue in New York. Gardner Cowles of Cowles Communications cites rising postal costs and falling ad revenue as the reasons despite a strong reader base and good subscription renewals in early 1971.
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New York
Look Magazine
Gardner Cowles
Cowles Communications
Cowles
Look
River stages flood noted with Camden and Monroe readings
Readings show River stage changes with Camden at 265.0 and Monroe at 13.9 while presenting flood conditions and fall stage shifts. Officials monitor potential impacts as water levels vary by location.
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Camden
Monroe
This Time of Year a Voice in the Wilderness
A humorous quip notes that seasonal travelers resemble a lone voice in the wild, driven by a spouse who studies the map. The joke pivots on misread directions and mistaken seriousness.
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Lea
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