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Newspaper
Hammond Sunday Star
Location
Hammond, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1978
Page
1
A fragment from a Daily Star staff photo caption mentions a confrontation with SM TENDRE, attributed to Ward, suggesting the subject faced a decisive moment or risk of escalation.
A head on collision on Louisiana 25 near Folsom in St. Tammany Parish killed a mother and her infant in the pickup and a man in the car. James L. Quinn, 33, of Tylertown Mississippi, driving at a high rate of speed, crossed the center line. Darlene Baham, 16, and her infant daughter Stephanie Creel, 3 months, died in the pickup. Robert J. Baham, 23, injured.
Sister Mary Uter, a native of Mobile and resident of Rosaryville Ponchatoula, died Friday. Burial was in Rosaryville Cemetery. Services were at 2:15 p.m. at the Convent Chapel with Father Frank Uter officiating. Survivors include three Baton Rouge sisters and numerous nieces. Thomas Funeral Home in Hammond is handling arrangements.
Washington reports that a radical Civil Aeronautics Board proposal would allow airlines to cut ticket prices by about 50 percent without prior board approval, while ceilings remain. Regular Washington Boston coach fare would drop from 59 to around 29 or 30, with similar cuts expected on cross country routes and round trips, triggering a likely price war and lasting passenger benefits.
At a Thursday council session Perrin Dufreche and others discussed letting residents pick among proposed district plans while PAR may conduct a study and public hearings. Mayor Bonicard emphasized no final plan yet and urged citizens to participate, with a potential final vote after hearings.
Bryan C. Webb 22 died Thursday in Gonzales. Funeral at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Welsh Funeral Home. He was an auto mechanic for Lamar Lane Chevrolet and a native of New Orleans living in Prairieville. Survivors include wife Susan Evans Webb, parents James Vernon and Hazel Daigle, four aunts and two uncles.
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