Officials Warn Of Dangers Of Flu
ATLANTA AP Officials warn swine like influenza could threaten human life backing President Ford’s plan to immunize 213 million Americans The $135 million program approved by the House faces technical objections but advocates stress prevention over human suffering as CDC researchers monitor a Ft Dix outbreak and warn of a possible fall wave
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Atlanta
Ford
House
Associated Press
Hong Kong
U.S. Center For Disease Control
Ft. Dix
N.J
Jim Corning
South Dakota
Edwards owes 5500 in back taxes in tax probe ending
Baton Rouge AP says Gov. Edwards disclosed a $5,500 back tax bill from an improper 1972 deduction. He offered no contest and noted IRS satisfaction. He defended the probe as politically irrelevant and criticized the justice system as having whitewashed him.
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Baton Rouge
Edwin Edwards
Edwards
Internal Revenue Service
U.S
Twin Cities weather outlook turns partly cloudy with warming trend
Residents can expect partly cloudy skies this morning with a slight chance of light rain then clearing tonight. Highs reach upper 70s today and lower 70s Friday while lows fall to the mid 40s. Winds shift from northwest to northeast and weaken tonight. FAA at Monroe reports 78 today and 52 this morning with no rainfall in the last 24 hours. Louisiana outlook calls for little to no rain. cool Saturday followed by warmer Sunday and Monday with highs in the 70s.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Louisiana
Census Forms On Five Year Period Sought
Washington AP reports a House passed bill to add a mid-decade census starting 1985 to update population data every five years. Penalties for nonresponse were removed. current law imposes jail terms and fines for refusals. The measure moves to the Senate for consideration.
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Washington
Congress
House
Patricia Schroeder
D-Cole
Senate
John M. Ashbrook
Rohio
Schroeder
Twin Cities Chitchat Highlights Local Graduates and Birthday
Pvt. Eddie M. DeGrate of West Monroe completed a seven week lineman course at the Army Signal School in St. Gordon Georgia. A 1975 Ouachita Parish High School graduate he also attended Seattle Community College. James Hugh Averitte Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Averitte of West Monroe celebrates his first birthday with family and friends today.
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Eddie M. DeGrate
West Monroe
Army Signal School
St. Gordon, Ga
Ouachita Parish
Seattle Community College
James Hugh Averitte Jr
James H. Averitte
Supporters of Israel fret over possible aid veto clash
Washington AP reports conservative backers in Congress warn they cannot ensure a larger Israel aid package as President Ford threats veto over adding 550 million to the 5.6 billion foreign aid bill. A compromise eyed would add 275 million but Ford insists extra funds are unnecessary and may kill the full bill.
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Washington
Israel
Congress
Ford
GOP
Congressional
House
Carl Albert
Middle East
United States
Senate
Passman
Food price easing may limit rise through mid year
USDA officials say retail food prices leveled off in Jan Mar 1976, defying earlier 1 percent rise forecast. Meat supplies rose helping offset grocery costs, with farm to retail spreads for livestock narrowing. Officials caution about seasonal increases in fruits vegetables and coffee and a possible lower overall rise for 1976.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Don Paarberg
Paarlberg
Department
Rich Man Laments Keeping Up Appearances
A humorous remark notes it may be easier to be wealthy while others try to match appearances. The line implies social pressure and irony about wealth and status without specific individuals or events.
Body Recovered From River Near Vidalia Area
The Concordia Parish Sheriff's Department investigates a body found floating in the Mississippi River at Union Point about 10:20 a.m. The victim is a black man, identity pending, with possible link to a Natchez drowning two weeks earlier. Adams County and Concordia Parish deputies and the coroner are on scene.
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News-Star
Vidalia
Concordia Parish
Union Point
Tom Tolbert
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Adams County
Dennis Mulvihill
Sheriff's Department
Natchez, Miss
Earthquake Shakes Los Angeles Area Early Morning
A quake described as a whopper struck parts of Los Angeles County around 7 20 a m. It was felt in the San Fernando Valley Hollywood Long Beach Santa Monica San Pedro and Burbank with residents reporting two jolts and a rolling aftereffect. Caltech Seismological Laboratory had no immediate magnitude reading.
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Pasadena
Calif
Los Angeles County
Caltech Seismological Laboratory
San Fernando Valley
Hollywood
Long Beach
Santa Monica
San Pedro
Burbank
River Stage Flood Update At Station Areas
River stages reflect rising water as stations report changes with Monroe at 40 and Camden near 26.0 feet, river conditions show shifting flood levels and potential impact along the waterways.
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Monroe
Camden
Widow in Arkansas fights garden ban on federal housing
Mary Summers, 78, a widow in Trumann Ark, says a housing authority bans her two room garden outside her government apartment. She relies on a small garden for vegetables to supplement $177 monthly payments, while officials cite mowing and muddy feet concerns.
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Trumann, Ark
Mary Summers
Trumann Housing Authority
Housing Authority
Summers
Earl Yarbrough
Trumann
Egypt and Michelin Sign $50 Million Factory Deal
Cairo reports confirm Egypt and the French tire maker Michelin signed a $50 million accord to build a factory in Egypt. The 60 to 40 ownership favors Michelin with potential political backlash as Sadat pushes industrial development to reduce unemployment among 38 million.
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Cairo
Egypt
Michelin
Iegypt
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
U.S. Asst. Treasury
Gerald Parsky
Zaki Shafei
Rome
Anwar Sadat
France
Sadat
U.S
Israel
Strong Central Asia quake felt with no buildings destroyed
Moscow reports a strong earthquake centered in Uzbekistan near Bukhara, with tremors in Tashkent. The US Geological Survey lists magnitude 6.9, noting potential damage in populated areas, while Tashkent seismologists credit Uzbekistan’s earthquake research for the lack of destruction.
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Kyzylkum
Soviet Asia
Tass
Uzbekistan
Bukhara
Tashkent
U.S. Geological Survey
National
Golden
Colo
Valentin Ulomov
Soviet Central Asian
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