Hammond Council Rejects Cable Rate Hike For Second Time
Hammond City Council voted down a $2 monthly rate increase sought by Cable TV, keeping the base charge at $7 and fees at $2.50 for either Channel 17 or WGN, or $5 for both. The hearing featured 111 residents supporting the increase and critiques from critics about costs and service, while supporters urged expansion including an earth station.
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Hammond
Channel 17
Atlanta
WGN
Nell Harrell
Mayson Foster
Harrell
W. C. Norris
Cable TV
Norris
Foster
Morris
Coe Council
HBO
Norris’ Company
JoAnn Felix
Woody Hoover
Jean Voorhees
Mrs. Voorhees
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Legion installs officers in Springfield Post 258 ceremony
Springfield American Legion and Auxiliary Post 258 installed its 1978-79 officers on July 16 at the Legion Home. Legion commander Tommy Sykes and other officers were named, with Auxiliary officers led by Juliana Sykes. Felix Boudreaux praised Springfield’s progress, and a buffet dinner followed.
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Springfield
Springfield American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion
American Legion
Tommy Sykes
Mervin Bazile
Terrance Brown Jr
Alex Petho Sr
C. D. Starkey
Chaplin
Robert Fayard
Juliana Sykes
Inez Brown
Judie McIntyre
Franca Petho
Karen Petho
Felix Boudreaux
Boudreaux
Independence Lions to Help Staff Glaucoma Screening Unit
Independence Louisiana Aug. 16 Lions Club members will assist at the Louisiana Lions Eye Foundation Mobile Glaucoma Screening Unit as part of a state wide tour. The program aims to provide free glaucoma screening to residents, with volunteers welcoming adults for a simple test and supporting the professional staff. Glaucoma can lead to blindness if undetected and affects more than two percent of Louisiana residents.
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Independence
Independence Lions Club
Louisiana Lions Eye Foundation
Joe Costa
Independence Club
Costa
Lions
Louisiana
Independence Lions
Accident injures woman on U S 190 in Independence
An Independence woman Linda Hodges sustained minor injuries when her car was hit on U S 190 west Monday afternoon by a Hammond youth driven vehicle. Robert Quave 17 and Rodney Pierce 18 both from Hammond were slightly injured. Quave was charged with failing to yield by Louisiana State Police. Peter Zenger faced libel trial in 1735 for publishing attacks on the colony governor in a weekly New York newspaper.
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U.S. 190 West
Hammond
Linda Hodges
Robert Quave
Rodney Pierce
John Kendall
Louisiana State Police
Quaver
Louisiana
Peter Zenger
New York
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Hammond Airport
North Holly
East Charles Streets
Henry Waters Tractor Co
Old Covington Highway
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Carl T. Wainwright Construction Co
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Daily Star
Ward Grant
Carolyn Brown
Julia Hoover
Ann McIntyre
Mellie Helms
Harriett Rousseau
Glaucoma
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