Thieu narrowly escapes convoy attack near Quang Tri
Communist artillery nearly hit a convoy carrying President Nguyen Van Thieu and three top generals in Quang Tri City amid renewed fighting. Thieu vowed to rebuild the ruined city after its recapture following 138 days of occupation.
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Saigon
UPI
Nguyen van Thieu
Quang Tri
Thieu
Edward Basset
Bassett
Ted Kurrus
Huong Dien
Kurrus
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Saigon Command
Quang Tri City
South Vietnam
Thieh
Trial date set in Louisiana tax assessment challenge
A state district judge scheduled a November 20 trial for a suit by Victor Bussie challenging Louisiana property tax assessment practices. The case targets forcing the Tax Commission to determine parish wide assessed values, amid a statewide equalization debate tied to a proposed constitutional amendment and Gov. Edwards' plan to address tax woes.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Lewis Dogerty
ITE
Louisiana Afl-Cio
Victor Bussie
Louisiana Tax Commission
Edwin Edwards
Tax Commission
Edwards
Chuckle Sign at Maternity Shop Teases After the Fact Accessories
A witty sign in a maternity shop window headlines a humorous line offering accessories after the fact. The quip plays on timing and selectivity, delivering local color with a playful poke at shopping custom.
Walthall Ousted As Superintendent By Monroe City Board
The Monroe City School Board voted four to zero with two abstentions to not renew Dr. J. Harvey Walthall Jr. as superintendent. The action followed private meetings, with board members noting a difference in philosophy and insufficient communication as reasons. Petterson was discussed as acting superintendent, and Walthall accepted resignation effective Sept. 30.
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Monroe City School Board
J. Harvey Walthall Jr
Henry Taylor
Henry Carroll
Paul J. Neal
Walthall
Lynn Snell
Mickey Yerger
News-Star
Neal
Dr. Walthall
Snell
B. A. Petterson
Petterson
Yerger
Yvonne Nash
Henrietta George
Carroll
Education
Taylor
State Warns Tax Evaders of Criminal Prosecution
Louisiana Revenue Collector Joseph Traigle announced a new program to pursue criminal charges against residents who fail to file income tax forms when required. The effort, aided by the federal government and a state computer center, aims to ensure compliance and end past inequities. The open book period from Aug 1 to Sept 8 generated 20,200 inquiries and $710,000 in revenue.
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Baton Rouge
Joseph Traigle
Louisiana
Traigle
Revenue Department
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Secretary Shifts at North Delta Council
Mrs Martha Bacon, former office secretary in the district attorney office at Ouachita Parish Court House, now serves as secretary to the law enforcement assistance department at the North Delta Planning and Development Council. She fills in while Mrs Marilyn Whitten is on maternity leave.
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Martha Bacon
Ouachita Parish Court House
North Delta
Miss Lisa Langston Celebrates Fourth Birthday
Lisa Langston of West Monroe turns four today with her five month old brother Jamie assisting. The birthday event marks a family milestone reported on page 9 A of More Chit Chat.
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Lisa Langston
Jimmy Langston
West Monroe
Jamie
High temp 99 at Wichita Falls leads Tuesday heat report
The National Weather Service record for the contiguous United States shows Wichita Falls Texas reached 99 degrees on Tuesday, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Winnemucca Nevada posted a low of 24 degrees.
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New York
Skylab Isolation Experiment Ends
Three astronauts Robert Crippen William Thornton and Karol Bobko complete a 56 day altitude chamber test ending SMEAT the Skylab Medical Evaluation Altitude Test. They leave the chamber to joyful family welcomes and plan medical debriefing and meals with their loved ones.
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Crippen
Skylab
Thornton
Bobko
Navy Hall
Bobbo
Speck Ordered Resentenced For Slayings
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Richard Speck must be resentenced after the death penalty was voided and a U.S. Supreme Court ruling deemed the punishment cruel and unusual. The case returns to Peoria County Circuit Court for a new hearing on moral character before a new sentence is imposed. Speck has been on death row at Stateville Penitentiary since 1967 for the eight-nurse murders in Chicago.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Supreme Court
Richard Speck
Chicago
Speck
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
U.S. Court
Peck
Circuit Court
Peoria
Stateville
Hebert C. Paschen
Cook County
Highway Board OKs Two Step Pay Hikes Plan
The Louisiana Board of Highways approved a two step pay hike for employees promoted since June 30 despite objections from chairman Lewis Johnson who favored delaying for talks with civil service officials. Warren Landry urged immediate approval with negotiations to follow. The board also heard a civil service representative cite a proposal to help lower wage bracket highway workers was rejected as it exceeded federal standards.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Board of Highways
Lewis Johnson
Johnson
Warren Landry
Landry
Civil Service
Highway Department
Federal Pay Board
Light Rains Bring Relief To Area
Light showers dropped .13 inches of rain in Monroe Tuesday afternoon cooling temperatures in the Twin Cities. Forecasts show highs near 90 and lows in the 70s with warmer weather expected Thursday. FAA at Monroe Municipal Airport reported a high of 97 degrees and a low of 64. The outlook for Friday through Sunday calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures.
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Monroe
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Democratic incumbents sweep primaries in three states
In Massachusetts and Washington, veterans like John J. Rooney Louise Day Hicks and Julia Butler Hansen won renomination. Rooney defeated Allard Lowenstein 15486 to 13071 in a Brooklyn rerun as John Kerry led a crowded Massachusetts field for the 5th District nomination.
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Brooklyn
John J. Rooney
Massachusetts
Washington
New York
Rooney
Allard K. Lowenstein
Louise Day Hicks
Boston
Julia Butler Hansen
Middlesex County
John J. Droney
U.S. Senate
Albert D. Rosellini
Lowenstein
House
Judiciary
Departments of State, Justice and Commerce
Americans For Democratic Action
Johnson
Long Island
Irving Gross
Hicks
John Kerry
Inside The News-Star Highlights
The News-Star sections list shows Abby Lowman Broadway Radio-TV Classified Sports Comics Theater Crossword Van Dellen and an editorial Women Horoscope Weather Jumble across six sections on 56 pages. The layout indicates a full newspaper issue with diverse coverage and features.
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Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Nixon Requests FBI Probe Into Wheat Profits
President Nixon has asked the FBI to investigate possible illegal excess profits in the 650 million wheat sale to the Soviet Union. Agriculture Secretary Butz asked the probe, relayed to Ehrlichman after Nixon discussed the matter at Camp David. The Senate Agriculture Committee rejected compensation legislation for some farmers who sold early, while a House subcommittee forecast procedural changes without major scandal charges.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
FBI
Soviet Union
Ronald L. Ziegler
White House
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Ziegler
Butz
John D. Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
Camp David
Justice Department
Senate Agriculture Committee
Capitol Hill
Graham Purcell
D-Tex
House
EPA asks DOJ to prosecute Ford over test tampering
EPA Administrator William D. Ruckleshaus urged the Justice Department to prosecute Ford Motor Co. for alleged deliberate tampering with antipollution tests on 1973 cars. The EPA said evidence of tampering, first disclosed by Ford, exists and was intentional, in a letter to Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Justice Department
Ford Motor Co
EPA
William D. Ruckleshaus
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
Ford
Station Flood Current Change Stage
Weather data shows Camden at 26 with 7.3 rise and Monroe at 40 and 20.3 rise .1 stage change observed.
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Camden
Monroe
Food Additives Ban Opposed by FDA Chief
FDA Commissioner Charles Edwards testifies before the Senate that expanding the Delaney clause to ban foods that cause birth defects or genetic damage would effectively outlaw many common ingredients and foods. He cites yogurt and milk as examples and warns of enforcement challenges amid uncertain science.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Charles C. Edwards
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
Sen
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Edwards
Senate Select Committee On Nutrition and Health
Mass murder plot blamed on guerrillas outlined in Europe
Authorities report envelope bombs addressed to Israelis were uncovered and defused across Europe and Canada. Israel warns retaliation will target Arab terror networks, naming Libya Iraq Syria Lebanon and Egypt as suspected financiers. Investigations point to the Black September group with mails from Amsterdam and multiple cities including Paris London and Montreal, with over a dozen packages intercepted or found.
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Europe
Yigal Allon
Israel
Jerusalem
Middle East
Libya
Allen
Iraq
Syria
Lebanon
Egypt
Montreal
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Black September
London
Switzerland
Belgium
Paris
Holland
Scotland Yard
Police Examine Devices Mailed To Israel in New York
New York bomb experts removed three devices from the General Post Office. Envelopes mailed from the Netherlands to three officials of Israel's mission to the United Nations contained the devices. Officials said the envelopes were letter-size and the demolition team took them to a safe area for examination.
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New York
General Post Office
Netherlands
Israel
United Nations
New York City
Absentee Voting Continues Fast in Ouachita Parish
Absentee voting in Ouachita Parish moved quickly with 64 ballots cast on Tuesday and 225 by midmorning for the September 30 second Democratic primary. An official said many were in to vote and more balloting is expected before Saturday noon deadline.
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Ouachita Parish
Offfice
Palatable Suggestion for Recycling Household Items
An ad promotes recycling leftovers and unused items including furniture, sporting goods, bikes, and appliances. It urges readers to place low cost News-Star-World Classified Ads, listing contact numbers and a used 14 ft Hustler bass boat with 35 hp Mercury and Roootrol priced at 885 dollars.
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Sunset Blvd
Ruston
Ask About Our Low Ten Day Rate With Cancellation Privileges
This notice promotes a low ten day rate offering flexible cancellation options. Details on availability and terms are limited in the readable text.
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