Red China Cancels National Day Parade for Economy
London reports Red China canceled its National Day parade on October 1 for economy reasons. A Chinese Embassy spokesman in Paris said Mao Zedong is in excellent health and the decision to cancel the parade was made by top leaders. The only celebrations would be park dancing and productive effort instead of fireworks.
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Red China
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Eee
Foreign Office
Peking
Paris
Mao Tsetune
Mao
Legation
Ex-Students May Be Drafted First
Washington AP. Men with low draft numbers who lost deferments, mainly college graduates in June or dropouts, are expected to be the first called when inductions resume. Officials say draftees would be in uniform within two weeks after Nixon signs the bill, with no date given. The act phases out undergraduate deferments and alters board procedures as 20,000 draftees are projected for the remainder of the year.
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Selective Service
Nixon
Senate
Pentagon
Record Heat Hits Continental U.S. With 98 Degree High
New York reports the National Weather Service top temperature of 98 degrees at Thermal California on Tuesday excluding Hawaii and Alaska. The day’s low reached 19 degrees at Evanston Wyoming.
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New York
Chuckle Notes on Money Slipping Through Fingers
Comic quip jokes that wealth slips away as you stay, a lighthearted reflection on money and time.
Marine Cpl Jimmy Foster Reports For Duty
Marine Cpl Jimmy E. Foster son of Mrs Coy Austin of Route 5 West Monroe has reported for duty at the Marine Barracks Puerto Rico following his graduation from West Monroe High School.
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Jimmy E. Foster
Coy Austin
Rt. 5, West Monroe
Marine Corps Barracks
Puerto Rico
West Monroe High School
Monroe Kiwanians host 15th Pancake Day at Civic Center
The Monroe Kiwanians hold their 15th annual Pancake Day at the Civic Center continuing today until closing. Proceeds support Monroe youth activities, which have previously received about 28 000 from past events.
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Monroe
Lightweight concrete not used on I-20 in Ouachita Parish
State Highway Board chair James W. Moore states none of the lightweight concrete used in about 100 Louisiana bridges before 1963 was employed on Interstate 20 in Ouachita Parish. Only a small Lincoln Parish section over a railroad used it. the I-20 bridge over the Ouachita River, dedicated in June 1963, was not built with the material.
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James W. Moore
Monroe
Twin City
Twin Cities
Moore
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Department of Highways
W. T. Taylor
Lake Charles
Lafayette
New Orleans
Highway Department
Small white feist found after dog scare spares two children
A small white feist or terrier with brown spots and a black collar matched a rabies alert that prompted shots for two children. The dog was captured at Oaklawn after a day of police work, the owner faces charges for an unregistered dog, and the ten day observation period begins with no signs of rabies.
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News - Star
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Natalie
Don Williamson
Crescent Dr
Oaklawn
L. C. Taylor
Monroe
Taylor
Maj. Taylor
Two Hostages Of Convicts Found Slain
In Clairvaux France gendarmes stormed the prison hospital and found two hostages killed their throats cut. The mutinous prisoners Claude Buffet and Roger Bontemps had overpowered a guard and a nurse, held them for 20 hours, and demanded arms.
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France
Jean le Corne
Claude 4Uffet
Roger Bontemps
le Corne
Guy Giara‘dot
Nicole Comte
le Corno
Rene Pleven
Chance Of Rain For Area With Mild Temperatures
Northeast Louisiana expects cloudy to partly cloudy skies through Thursday with a small shower chance. Highs near 72 to 78 degrees and lows around 62 to 68. Humid, dew points in the 60s to 70s, limited sun. Monroe Municipal Airport logged a high of 73 Tuesday and a 53 low with no precipitation recorded.
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Louisiana
Federal Aviation Agency
Monroe Municipal
August Living Costs Rise Despite Nixon Price Freeze
The government reported August consumer prices rose by three-tenths of one percent led by gasoline costs. Wages gained two cents an hour and $1.43 weekly to $129. Food prices were unchanged. housing, transportation, medical care and recreation all rose modestly while clothing fell. The freeze effects may appear later as items not covered by the freeze are priced monthly or less frequently.
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Mae ES Lee Peer Cen
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Inside The News-Star 4 Sections 36 Pages
A brief note about the newspaper issue describes a four section, 36 page edition of the News-Star. The item serves as an index for readers to know the layout and page count. It lists the sections and the overall number of pages.
Six Escape From Orleans Prison With Two Recaptured
NEW ORLEANS (RP) Six inmates escaped this morning from Orleans Parish Prison following a riot a day earlier. Police said two of the escapees were captured within minutes after a patrol car spotted three men on the wall. Three remained at large, with two held for simple burglary and one for a drug violation. The Monday night disturbance had left the prison badly damaged.
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New Orleans
Orleans Parish
State Seeks Supreme Court Stay on Louisiana Reapportionment
Louisiana Assistant Attorney General Tom McFerrin said he will file for a U.S. Supreme Court stay of the court-ordered single member district reapportionment for the legislature. He aims to settle whether a three judge panel should have handled the case to avoid election disruption on November 6.
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Washington
Louisiana
Asst
Tom McFerrin
U.S. Supreme Court
McFerrin
High Court
Reds Cancel Session at Paris Peace Talks Over Bombing
North Vietnam and the Viet Cong canceled the 130th session of the Paris peace talks in protest of U S bombing of North Vietnam. Hanoi cited U S actions as the reason and postponed to Sept 30. The move follows prior pauses and threats to suspend talks until after the South Vietnam elections.
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North Vietnam
Vietnam
Hanoi
Nguyen Thanh le
Nixon
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
U.S
United States
South Vietnam
North
River Stage Changes Reported at Camden Monroe
River stages show rising water at Camden with stage 26 OS and 1 rise, and at Monroe river reading 40 with a 13.9 fall noted. Authorities monitor stage changes as conditions evolve.
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Camden
Monroe
Cost Of Living Panel Opposes October Military Pay Rise
The Cost of Living Council opposes activating a $2.4 billion military pay raise during the wage price freeze. Pentagon officials favor Oct 1 implementation, while the council seeks afterfreeze timing, risking a legal challenge from House Armed Services Chair JF Hebert. The dispute centers on precedence between the executive order freeze and Congressional action, with broader defense budget implications if approved.
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Cost of Living Council
Pentagon
Edward Hebert
D-La
House Armed Services Committee
Hebert
Nixon
Armed Forces Council
Senate
House
Appropriations
Congress
David Packard
Hurricane Ginger Aims At Bermuda As Storm Near Barbados Strengthens
Hurricane Ginger nears Bermuda with gale winds and possible 75 mph gusts. A tropical depression east of Barbados may become Janice, the Atlantic season’s 10th tropical storm, as warnings prompt precautionary actions for Bermuda residents.
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Ginger
Bermuda
Tojay
Barbados
National Hurricane Center
Janice
New York
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