Bolivia Ousted as Military Leaders Take Control in Coup
Gen Alfredo Ovando Candia leads a military uprising that overthrows President Luis Siles Salinas in Bolivia. The new cabinet blends leftist dissidents with independents and young officers, signaling a shift toward heavier industrialization and agrarian reform while retaining Foreign Minister Gustavo Medeiros. Bolivia joins Argentina Paraguay Brazil and Peru under military rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivia
LA Paz
Alfredo Ovando Candia
Luis Siles Salinas
Christian Democratic Party
Nationalist Revolutionary Party
Gustavo Medeiros
New York
U.N
Argentina
Paraguay
Brazil
Peru
Panama
el Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Swiss Arrest Jet Engineer Over Mirage Secrets Sale
Swiss federal prosecutor Hans Walder announced the arrest of Alfred Frauenknecht, 43, head of the jet engine tech department at Sulzer A.G., for selling 20 crates of secret Mirage jet fighter plans to Israel for 200000 dollars. The case, labeled the biggest espionage affair since World War II, involves micro filmed fabrication details and transfer via Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
Hans Walder
Israel
Walder
Alfred Frauenknecht
Gehr
Sulzer A.G
Winterthur
Austria
Frauenknecht
Sulzer Company
State of Israel
Stocks Continue To Slide Lower In Moderate Trading
Stocks fell for a second straight day in moderate trading as oil concerns weighed on the market. The Dow dropped 4.55 to 825.37, while the 60 stock average slid about 4 points to 2789.6 at noon. Industrials and rails declined, electronics rose, and oils, steels, motors, and chemicals trended lower. Investors waited for President Nixon’s Vietnam troop withdrawal announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlone
Nixon
Vietnam
Associated Press
Israel Casualties Rise and Dayan Reports on Front
Israel's casualties have climbed to about 80 a month along cease-fire fronts, with half on the Israeli Egyptian front, Defense Minister Moshe Dayan said. Israeli warplanes struck Egyptian targets near the Suez Canal as tensions persisted. A civilian died from wounds after an exchange with Jordanian forces, and an Arab saboteur was killed near the Jordan River. An explosion at a Jerusalem suburb bus stop injured two as six homes were demolished in Qalqiliya after arrests. Pravda accused Western propaganda of fabricating reports on Soviet aims in Egypt.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Suez Canal
Egypt
Canal
Suez Gulf
Gulf
Jordan River
Dead Sea
Jerusalem
West Bank
Qalgiliya
Moscow
Pravda
Soviet Union
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Olive Miles Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs. Olive Miles of West Monroe has returned home after a brief hospital stay. Reports say she is recovering well and plans to return to work on Monday at the Ouachita Parish District Attorney's Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Miles
West Monroe
Olive
Ouachita Parish
25 law enforcement officers in LSU Institute session
Sgt C D Dulaney of Monroe Police and Deputy Frederick P Mulhearn of Ouachita Parish Sheriff Office are among 25 officers in the 15th LSU Law Enforcement Institute class in Baton Rouge. The 12 week course ends December 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Dulaney
Monroe
Tannehill Criticizes Spock Campus Speech
Fred Tannehill, president of Louisiana state board of education, blasts Dr. Benjamin Spock for speaking at Louisiana Tech. Spock urged US apologies to North Vietnam and the National Liberation Front. Tannehill calls the 1967 speaker ban law ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Fred Tannehill
State Board of Educaton
Benjamin Spock
Louisiana Tech
United States
North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Tannehill
Spock
Giant Snails Eat Paint On Houses In Miami Shores
In a Miami area, up to 20 000 giant African snails infest a 13 block zone eating foliage and even paint. Officials led by Art Calvert report shells up to a fist, bodies almost a foot long, and risk to South Florida crops. They plan granular treatments as plane spraying is unsafe and dumps are quarantined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Art Calvert
Florida Agriculture Department
Calvert
South Florida
United States
Doyle Conner
Miami Shores
Bessie Parkhurst
Mitchell Defends Haynsworth Nomination To Supreme Court
Atty. Gen. Mitchell said opposition to Judge Clement Haynsworth rests on generalities and predicted prompt Senate confirmation. He argued no impropriety or ethics violations by Haynsworth and noted the judge follows Supreme Court decisions. Hearings continued with hostile witnesses citing political and equal rights concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Haynsworth
South Carolina
Nixon
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
Judiciary Committee
Boy Killed by Plane On New Orleans Runway
A 9 year old boy wandered onto a runway at New Orleans International Airport and was struck by an Eastern Airlines whisperjet during takeoff. The pilot J D Ireland circled the field and landed near the scene as investigators identify Barry Robertson, a missing child from a home near the airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Orleans
New Orleans International
Eastern Airlines
Frank Schretter
National Transportation Safety Board
John F. Kennedy
New York
Salvador Lentini
Kenner
Barry Robertson
Lentini
J. D Ireland
Ireland
Weather Outlook for Monroe Area Through Saturday
Weather in Monroe and vicinity remains clear to partly cloudy through Saturday with warm days and mild nights. Highs near 86, lows around 58, no rainfall expected, and dry daytime conditions with fair to poor at night. Dew points in the 50s and winds moderate with no significant weather changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Federal Aviation Agency
Selman Field
Varnstto
Rogers Gromyko Dinner Sets Final U N Talks On Middle East
At United Nations headquarters Rogers and Gromyko hold a private dinner to discuss the Arab Israeli conflict and related topics. They may consider inviting Gromyko to Washington. Vietnam, Belgium and Red China footholds also surface in the broader talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, WY
Middle East
William P. Rogers
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
United Nations
Rogers
U.N. General Assembly
Nixon
Washington
White House
U.N
Canada
Germany
Gunnar Jarrin
U.S
Vietnam
Belgium
Southeast Asia
Pierre Harme
Harmer
Red China
General Assembly
Peking
China
Trade balance climbs in August as exports exceed imports
Washington reports the United States favorable trade balance rose for the fourth straight month in August reaching its strongest level since March. Exports totaled $204.9 billion while imports were lower, with a margin of $215.3 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Six In Family Die As Fire Hits Home
Six members of the Landers family perished in a Wilmington Massachusetts house fire described as a roaring inferno. The victims include Nancy Landers 36 and five of her children aged 13 to 4. the father David 37 and cousin Joseph Casey 22 survived in fair condition. Three older children escaped. the mother returned inside to save others and collapsed. Fire officials suspect heat from aluminum siding fueled the blaze.
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David Landers
Wilmington
Mass
UPI
Nancy Landers
David Jr
William
Kevin
Lisa
Kathleen
David
Joseph Casey
Choate Memorial Hospital
Woburn
Susan
Harry
Michael
Landers
Lehman Collection Gifted to The Met Worth Vast Sum
The Robert Lehman art collection, potentially worth around 100 million, is donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It comprises about 3,000 objects including Rembrandt Botticelli El Greco Goya Van Gogh Renoir Gauguin Matisse Picasso and works spanning the 12th to 20th centuries. Director Thomas P. F. Hoving calls it priceless and nearly unparalleled in private collecting. Robert Lehman of the New York banking family assembled the collection and served as the museum's board chairman when he died at 77.
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New York
Robert Lehman
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rembrandt
Botticelli
el Greco
Goya
van Gogh
Renoir
Gauguin
Matisse
Picasso
Thomas P. F. Hoving
Museum
Chuckle: Best Time for Parents When Kids Grow
A light column notes that the ideal moment for parents comes when children are past tears but before they can borrow the car, a playful reflection on growing up. The piece uses humorous tone to comment on parental patience and timing.
Hitchhiking Australians Bet The Road Will Lead World Tour
Sandy and Keith Hancox, a Brisbane couple on a world tour, hitchhike across the United States. They report about 10 minutes to get a ride and say locals and police have generally been kind. They have seen the Grand Canyon and the moon shot and plan to continue toward Washington and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sandy
Keith Hancox
United States
New Jersey Turnpike
New Jersey
Keith
Washington
Points West
Hancox
Brisbane
America
Grand Canyon
Moon
New Hampshire
Nixon denounces Vietnam withdrawal deadline plan
President Nixon denounces a scheduled withdrawal deadline as undercutting peace talks in Paris. He argues timely moves from Hanoi are now needed and opposes a fixed exit date proposed by Goodell and Scott. He also supports Haynsworth’s Supreme Court nomination, urges a middle path on desegregation, and backs a 10 percent Social Security rise with adjustments for living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
Paris
Charles E Goodell
R.N.Y
Senate
Sen
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Goodell
Scott
United States
Hanoi
Xeon
Supreme Court
Wrether
Clement F.sworth
Haynsworth
Congress
River Stage Changes Reported for Camden and Monroe
River stages show Camden rising to 26 54 and Monroe falling to 13.8 with a 2 rise noted. The note records shifts in water levels and alerts for local authorities.
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Camden
Monroe
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Air Force
Etienne Primault
Defense
Paul Chaudet
Twin Cities
Hawaii
Mr. Landers
Wendell Prosser
Prosser
Attitude
Mighty
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