Jury Deadlocks In Nix Gun Trial In New Orleans
In New Orleans the federal gun violation trial of Kirksey McCord Nix Jr. ended in a mistrial after the jury failed to reach a verdict. The judge declared the mistrial at 3 30 a.m. following a session that began at 7 20 p.m. Nix faces murder charges in state court for the April 11 killing of gro cer Frank Corso while his federal case centered on false identification to buy a firearm and a false statement about felon status. The case featured testimony about a $99.95 carbine purchase and a chauffeur license used as ID, with defense claiming prejudicial publicity.
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New Orleans
Kirksey McCord Nix Jr
WWD
Bfidulilcl Wuule ZU Ee
Jack M. Gordon
Nix
Oklahoma Criminal Appeals Court
Frank Corso
Criminal District Court
Corso
Philip C. Spedale
Crescent Gun and Repair Co
Tom Charles Ward
Internal Revenue Service
Spedale
Atlanta
U.S. Dist
United Givers Set One Day Drive Kickoff in Twin Cities
Ouachita Parish United Givers Fund begins Friday with an early coffee and training session and 300 volunteers hitting the campaign trail. The one Day drive ends at 5 p.m. with a final report hour, aiming to contact all 1330 local names and raise 425700 dollars for 16 health and welfare groups.
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Ouachita Parish United Givers Fund
Twin Cities
UGF
Jim Beaver
Beaver
United Givers Fund
Civic Center
Twin City
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita
United
State Narcotics Laws Ruled Out in Louisiana Ruling
Louisiana Supreme Court declares the 1970 narcotics law unconstitutional. The ruling upholds prior findings that the statute fails constitutional standards. It does not free inmates but grants 30 days to revise charges for those held under the law. The act created separate penalties for possession and sale of drugs.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Supreme Court
Record Heat Top Reading 94 Degrees in Arkansas
The National Weather Service reported the highest temperature of 94 degrees on Wednesday in Jonesboro Arkansas, excluding Hawaii and Alaska. The day’s low reached 24 degrees at Evanston Wyoming.
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New York
River Stage Levels Rise in Several Rivers
Flood stage readings show Camden rising to 264.31 and Monroe to 40 as water levels advance with ongoing stage changes not fully listed. Reading updates indicate current conditions across waterways with emphasis on radar tracking and stream gauges.
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Camden
Monroe
First Ouachita Parish cotton bale fetches price at auction
Grover Travis Howard of West Monroe received a $1168 check after the base auction in the Central Bank lobby. The Monroe News-Star World, with 46 sponsors, backed this year’s cotton auction as part of the community event.
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Ouachita Parish
Grover Travis Howard
West Monroe
Central Bank
Monroe News-Star & World
U S and Soviet Sign Two Disarmament Side A greements
The United States and the Soviet Union signed two disarmament side agreements at a State Department ceremony. They modernize the Washington Moscow hot line via satellites and require prompt consultation to prevent accidental nuclear war.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
State Department
William P. Rogers
Washington- Moscow
Rogers
Vienna
Andrei A. Gromyko
White House
Kremlin
Correction issued on Monroe district court case name
The Monroe News-Star corrects an error from Tuesday identifying William Causey Jr. of Monroe in a district court case. The involved party is Wren Causey Jr., 29, of Monroe. The newspaper regrets the misidentification.
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Monroe News-Star
William Causey Jr
Monroe
Wren Causey Jr
The
News-Star
Soviet Spy Ring Defector Named Oleg Lyalin
London reports the Soviet KGB defector is Oleg Lyalin 34 a trade mission official. The British expelled 90 Soviets and barred 15 others. Lyalin faces a drunken driving charge connected to a court appearance this morning.
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London
Foreign Office
England
Soviet Trade Commission
Oleg Lyalin
Sail Lyalin
London Daily Express
Linline
KGB
Olg Lyalin
Great Marborough St. Court
Daily Express
Lyalin
the Express
Vladimir Pavinov
Lialine
Oleg
Connally seeks removal of trade curbs tied to progress
Secretary Connally said the United States is ready to remove its 10 percent import surcharge if other governments show tangible progress dismantling trade barriers and allow realistic currency exchange rates. He rejected a gold price devaluation and urged timely, constructive action to realign exchange rates and ease the trade impasse.
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Washington
U.S
Connally
Nixon
Sunny Warm Weather With Pleasant Nights In Northeast Louisiana
Forecast calls for clear skies and mild nights in Northeast Louisiana through Friday with temperatures near 90. Afternoon thundershowers possible, highs 88 to 92, lows 66 to 72. Humid drying conditions, dew points in upper 60s, sunshine about 90 percent, light variable winds under 10 mph. FAA Monroe records 91 high, 64 low. no precipitation Wednesday.
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Louisiana
Federal Aviation Agency
Monroe Municipal
Hurricane Ginger Slams Into NC Coast in Severe Storm
Ginger, one of the largest hurricanes on record, struck North Carolina, knocking out utilities, uprooting trees, and flooding streets. About 2,500 sought shelter in 15 Red Cross facilities as the storm moved inland toward Rocky Mount with 70 to 80 mph winds and 90 mph gusts.
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Morehead City
N.C
North Carolina
Atlantic
Red Cross
The
National Guard
Ginger
Reconnaisance
U.S. Weather Service
Norfolk
Beaufort
Rocky Mount
Virginia
Weather Service
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Fla
Cicero Jones
National Guard Armory
Atlantic Beach
Borne Sound
New Bern
Travelock
U.S. 70
Inside The News-Star structure and section listing
The note outlines the newspaper’s sections with page designations including Abby 3B Lowman 2B Broadway 10C Popenoe 8C Classified 8D Radio-TV 11A Comics 2D Sports 5D Crossword 2C Theater 10C Editorial 4A Van Dellen 8D Horoscope 12B Women 1B Jumble 9D Weather 5A. It shows page and section mapping for the four section News-Star edition.
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Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Traylor Qualifies for New Fourth Judicial District Judge Post
Charles A. Traylor, a former Ouachita Parish assistant district attorney, qualified for Division D of the Fourth Judicial District Court covering Morehouse and Ouachita parishes. Gov. McKeithen authorized the post, with a special election set for September 23 to add a fourth judge.
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Charles A. Traylor Fil
Ouachita Parish
Fourth Judicial District Court
Morehouse
Ouachita Parishes
Traylor
John Mckheithen
Fred W. Huenefeld
Monroe
Liberty and
Justice Streets
Forsythe Business Park
Lawrence Fox
Loop Road
Huenefeld
Fourth Judicial District
Vacation Roads for Quiet Spares with Your Wife Reading
A lighthearted note suggests choosing offbeat destinations for vacations, inviting a humorous image of wife reading the road map while the traveler explores quiet places with little crowding.
Plan to Avert Dock Strike
New York Shipping Association proposed a plan to avert a midnight dock strike that could shut most deepwater ports on the Fast and Gulf coasts. The plan would convert Shoremen in New York Harbor to direct employees of carriers and stevedoring firms.
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NEW York
New York Shipping Association Today
James J. Dickman
Association
Sailors Learn Traffic Safety Aboard Pacific Navy Ships
California Highway Patrol officers conduct compulsory traffic safety classes on Navy ships offshore. Since 1963 the program has reached 240000 sailors aboard 178 Pacific Fleet ships, reducing traffic deaths by 60 percent and injuries by 20 percent in 1968. Officers join ships near Pearl Harbor and travel to California.
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San Diego
Calif
California Highway Patrol
Pacific Ocean
California
Pacific
Floyd D. Hassell
Highway Patrol
Pearl Harbor
Hassell
Navy
Hasse
Virginia
Norfolk
Pentagon Sets Quarterly Draft Call For Oct Dec
The Pentagon announced a quarterly draft call of 10 908 for October November and December the first in three months. Secretary Melvin Laird aims to publish future calls quarterly to reduce draft uncertainty and aid personal planning. The year’s total rises to 98 000, the smallest since 1962. The Army will permit re enlistment of qualified veterans, though not all may return as the force shrinks from 1.5 million to about 892 900. Inductions under the new system start mid October as Selective Service must give 10 days notice before reporting.
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Jerry W. Priedheim
Friedheim
Laird
Army
Associated Press
Hs Sayboo
Nixon
State Legislator Allen Gremillion Dies in Crowley La
Crowley attorney and State Rep. Allen C. Gremillion died at 42 after declining health following a lung ailment. He sought a third term and sponsored bills bringing an LSU campus to Eunice and creating a student loan program and the Southwestern Louisiana State School for Mentally Retarded Children at Jota. Survivors include his wife Juds Childers Gremillion and two brothers. Funeral services were set for 7 p.m. Friday in Crowley.
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Crowley
Allen C. Gremillion
Gremillion
LSU
Eunice
Acadia Parish
Southwestern
Louisiana State School
Jota
Juds Childers Gremillion
Workers Becoming Safer as Industrial Safety Programs Pay Off
Industrial safety efforts reduce accidents to the lowest in two decades, down 25 percent from the 1943 peak. Classified ads promote quick sales with cash for unwanted items and special ad rates and cancellation privileges.
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Neuse
Dickman
Thomas W. Gleason
Aft.cio. International Longshoremen’s Association
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W. Usery Jr
Andrew Fr. Gibson
Wastiington
Melvin Ro Laird
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