Welfare rolls grow as costs rise in 1975 report
Washington AP reports 1975 saw a 21.4 percent rise in total welfare costs to 24.8 billion dollars. AFDC added 266,000 families and 479,000 members, totaling nearly 3.5 million families and over 11.3 million people. Medicaid costs rose 23.7 percent to 13.9 billion, while average monthly benefits stood at 220 dollars per family and 68 per individual.
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U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Department
Washington
Aid
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
AFDC
Birthday greetings for Dianne Holloway in Monroe County
Chit Chat notes related birthday wishes for Dianne Holloway of the Monroe Accounting Department. Holloway, secretary to Chief Accountant Douglas Haynes, marked another year Sunday. Also reports Terri Redding of the Monroe Programs Department is leaving City Hall for Dallas, Texas.
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Dianne Holloway
Monroe Accounting Department
Ms. Holloway
Douglas Haynes
Chit Chat
Terri Redding
Monroe
City Hall
Ms. Redding
Dallas
Tex
Woman Killed and Three Injured in Parish Car Crash
A two vehicle collision at La 585 and La 588 south of Goodwill left Sally Browder 69 of Pioneer dead and three others injured. Rener Browder 57 of Bastrop was cited for running a stop sign. Rufus Trammell of Pioneer drove north. Injured Opal Richer 55 and Annie Mae Trammell 55 were hospitalized with bruises, fractures, and facial injuries.
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News-Star News Service
Goodwill
West Carroll Parish
Sally Browder
Pioneer
Rener Browder
Bastrop
Rufus Trammell
Trammell
Annie Mae
Browder
Opal Richer
West
Americans Aboard Israelis Force Plane To Land
Israeli jet fighters intercepted a Saudi military transport with three Americans aboard near the Lebanese border and forced it to land at Ben-Gurion Airport. The three Americans Arthur Phillips Larry Chandler and Charles Smith were released to U.S. Embassy custody. The plane carried 23 civilians and Saudi soldiers.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Ben-Gurion — International
U.S
Arthur Philips
Larry Chandler
Charles Smith
Sinai Desert
United States
Saudi Arabia
Rosh Haniyra
Mediterranean
Lebanon
Syria
Ben-Gurion
Armed Robbers Kill Guards in Broadway Theater Heist
Three masked gunmen storm a West 42nd Street theater and fatally wound two armored car guards during a pre show holdup. No witnesses, no money taken, gunmen fled after forcing a cleaning man inside. Theater officials report the entry and timing, with one guard dying in surgery and another in recovery hours after the shooting.
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New York
West 42Nd Street
St. Clare's Hospital
Paralator Security Inc
William Duggan
Cinema Circuit Corp
Jack Reby
Parish SS Trust Fund Is Healthy
Ouachita Parish residents rely on Social Security for current and future retirement. Local stakes total about $20 million, part of Louisiana’s $621 million statewide interest in the $44 billion reserve fund. Federal plans consider payroll tax increases, but lawmakers seek alternatives while assuring retirees their interests remain secure.
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Ouachita Parish
Congress
Social Security Administration
Louisiana
Ford
Weather Outlook for Twin Cities and Monroe Airport
Partly cloudy today with a slight chance of showers or thunderstorms. Increasing clouds Tuesday with continued shower chances. Highs near 80 today and upper 70s Tuesday. tonight's low in the upper 50s. Winds 10 mph or less today, veering easterly tonight and southeasterly Tuesday. Monroe Municipal Airport records 84 high Sunday and 56 low today, with no rain in the prior 24 hours. Louisiana outlook shows showers Wednesday, dry Thursday and Friday. Wednesday lows in the low to mid 60s, highs in the upper 70s, cooler Thursday and Friday with mid‑50s to upper 50s lows and mid‑70s highs.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Louisiana
Vaccine makers face liability clash over swine flu plan
C Joseph Stetler, president of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, warned that a Senate panel draft linking vaccine liability could derail planned mass swine flu immunization. He said House action must remove the liability language, or risk severe disruption to the program and manufacturers’ finances. Merck Sharp & Dohme and other firms face questions about contract terms and potential coverage for injuries.
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Washington
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Association
C. Joseph Stetler
Merck Sharp & Dohme
Stetler
House
Hearst Sentencing Delayed Judge Orders 90 Day Psychiatric Study
In San Francisco AP report, Patricia Hearst’s judge reserved final sentence on armed bank robbery and ordered her committed today for a 90 day psychiatric evaluation to assess her mental state.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Inside The News-Star summary tease
The brief page rail summarizes contents across sections including Abby Jumble Broadway Lowman Classified Radio-TV Comics Sports Crossword Theater Deaths Van Dellen Editorial Women Horoscope Weather and other features across 30 pages of the News-Star edition
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Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Evacuation Begins In Minot As Souris River Rises
Dust clouds roll as dikes rise and Minot faces a potential flood from the Souris River. Officials plan evacuations for about 4,200 homes, with a crest expected near eight feet above flood stage next Sunday. Mayor Chester Reiten says authorities are not panicking, and flood control centers are strengthening dikes up to 25 feet high. Heavy equipment and furniture are moved to storage at the Civic Auditorium as residents evacuate and await further guidance.
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Souris
Minot
Army Corps of Engineers
N.D
Jim Larson
National Weather Service
Chester Reiten
Civic Auditorium
Vote Set For Federal Ceiling
In Washington the Senate plans a quick vote on federal spending ceilings for the 1977 fiscal year before an Easter recess. Efforts to raise ceilings above 412.6 billion appear to have stalled after two lopsided defeats, with Democratic and Republican leaders pledging to oppose any increase.
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Washington
Senate
Hen quip sparks feathered math in barnyard chatter
A light hearted line from the coop has one hen joking to another about their egg production. The punchline implies there should be more hens to match the eggs laid, delivering a simple rural humor moment.
Dortch Pleads Guilty to Monroe Extortion Case
Johnny R. Dortch pleaded guilty in Federal Court to extortion tied to a November threat to bomb Monroe sites unless paid 150000. Judge Tom Stagg accepted a plea bargain record reducing potential max from 20 to five years but reserved ruling on its terms. Competency hearing found Dortch sane. he requested new counsel and said he acted under coercion. Probation officers will investigate before sentencing.
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Johnny R. Dortch
Monroe
Dortch
Tom Stagg
Pierre Dwyer
U. S. Medical Center
Springfield
Stagg
Jesse Heard Jr
Dorth
Demonstrators clash with police at U S Embassy in Nicosia
Hundreds of anti American demonstrators ripped barbed wire from around the U S Embassy in Nicosia and clashed with helmeted police defending riot shields. Police dispersed rioters after two hours as clashes continued in nearby streets amid protests over a proposed 1 billion military aid pact with Turkey. Crack Greek Cypriot guards stood by near the embassy.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
U.S
Turkey
Rodger P. Davies
Five Die In Louisiana Weekend Traffic Toll
State fatalities totaled five after a weekend of accidents across Louisiana. In Shreveport a one vehicle crash Sunday killed Elizabeth Hale 26 Marie Annette Bolden 17 and Cleveland Smith 19. Frank Mayweather lost control believing a stuck accelerator and crashed into a ditch injuring a passenger. Levy Beckham 24 of Farmerville died in a head on on La 2 Saturday while Robert Whatley 18 of Columbia died in a south of his home collision. Three Monroe men drowned Saturday Arthur With Taylor 16 James Vernon Delaney 30 Elbert Smith 32 died in boating incidents.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
Frank Mayweather
Mayweather
Elizabeth Hale
Marie Annette Bolden
Cleveland Smith
Levy Beckham
Farmerville
Robert Whatley
Columbia
Monroe
Arthur With
Taylor
James Vernon Delaney
Elbert Smith
Classified ad for a Bug 18x12 sale
An almost new 18 by 12 inch Bug spare item offered in immaculate condition with foam backing. Seller asks 50 dollars and invites buyers to frequent Classified It Pays for items to buy or sell.
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