Cities Warned Over Misuse of Federal Unemployed Funds
Washington says some cities use federal CETA money to bail out finances by rehiring laid off municipal workers rather than aiding the long term unemployed. Detroit faced a 10 percent rule dispute, now settled, with new limits tied to a city’s unemployment share and overall job slots.
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Washington
Labor Department
U.S
Department
Congress
Detroit
W. J. Usery Jr
CETA
New York
Columbus
Ohio
Esther Friedman
Asst
William Kolberg
Chicago
Gulf Oil and peers raise gasoline price by one cent
Gulf Oil Corp. raises its gasoline price by one cent a gallon with similar moves expected from major producers including Ashland Oil Marathon and Amoco. Industry analyst Herb Hugo says a broader spring upward trend is likely though prices may not exceed 62 to 63 cents per gallon nationwide.
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Chicago
Gulf Oil Corp
Petroleum Industry
Gulf
Pittsburgh
Ashland Oil
Marathon
Pasco
American Petrofina
Herb Hugo
Platt’s Dilgram
Hugo
Washington
Mobil Oil Corp
Amoco
River Stage Readings Show Flood Risk Shifts
River stage data indicate changing flood dynamics with stations at Monroe 40 and Camden 26. Stage measurements include 27.1 est at one site and 5.0 at another, signaling a drop in some locations while others rise.
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Monroe
Camden
Syria Eyes Military Move in Lebanon Amid Civil War
Beirut AP reports Syria's Assad backs Christian factions in Lebanon, warning Kamal Jumblatt of force if needed. Phalangist Pierre Gemayel praises intervention as Christians shift leverage. US tacit support evident, Rabin signals caution. ceasefire extends to late April as fighting persists and a successor to Franjieh is sought.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Hafez Assad
Assad
Suleiman Franjidi
Pierre Gemayel
Phalange
Kamal Jumblatt
Jumblatt
Israel
United States
Yitzhak Rabin
Jerusalem
Theitani River
Franjieh
Cities urged to require police to live in their jurisdictions
Washington based officials and scholars at a Police Foundation conference forecast a nationwide push for residency rules. Mayors and police chiefs say local living improves policing while unions counter that officers should live where they choose. The Supreme Court ruling on city residency spurred renewed interest and several cities rethink past repeal of such requirements.
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Washington
Edward J. Kiernan
International Conference of Police Associations
Police Foundation
Gibson
Supreme Court
Alan Beals
National League of Cities
Patrick V. Murphy
Murphy
James C. Parsons
Birmingham
Ala
Last Minute Tax Rush For Twin Cities Residents
Twin Cities residents face the April 15 deadline for state and federal income tax returns. Thursday marks the filing cutoff as taxpayers scramble to complete forms and avoid penalties.
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Twin Cities
Last Day of School Before Easter Break Alerts Drivers
Today marks the final school day before the Easter break for Twin Cities pupils. Motorists are urged to watch for children near streets as activity increases in the area.
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Twin Cities
Weather Today and Extended Outlook Twin Cities and Lou isiana
Partly cloudy skies expected today through Thursday with a slight chance of showers Thursday. Highs today in the upper 70s, tonight lows in the mid 60s, Thursday highs near 80, southerly winds 10 to 15 mph. FAA data: Monroe Municipal Airport high Tuesday 75, low this morning 57, rainfall .01 in last 24 hours. Extended outlook for Louisiana calls for showers Friday through Sunday, warmer lows in mid 60s and highs around mid 80s, then cooler Saturday and Sunday with lows 50s to 60s and highs 70s.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Louisiana
Beet Growers Sign Contract With Refinery
Great Western Sugar Co and 4000 beet farmers across Nebraska Colorado Wyoming Kansas and Montana reached a tentative three year contract after a 54 hour session called by Governor Lamm. Details were not released but terms mirror last year with per ton payment debated for quality based sugar extraction.
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Denver
Great Western Sugar Co
Colorado
Richard Lamm
Nebraska
J.J. Exon
Great Western
Wyoming
Kansas
Montana
Sexon
Lamm
Exon
Illinois
Rocky Mountain States
United States
Pelican Colony Established at Louisiana Zoo
The brown pelican population in Louisiana will rise by 25 with a new pelican colony at a local zoo. Louisiana’s brown pelicans had dwindled from thousands to under 200 in recent years.
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Baton Rouge, la
Louisiana
Vandals Destroy Bypass Sewage Pump On Loop Road
Commissioner Luther T Harper says vandals ignited a bypass pump used after a sewer collapse between Indian Mound and Bramble drives. The act endangered homes by risking raw sewage backup. a new pump will cost 1200 dollars and was being installed.
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Public Works
Luther T. Harper
Bob Witt
Harper
Indian Mound
Bramble Drives
British Colonel Arrested For Bribery Counts
London AP reports Lt Col David A C Randell of the Royal Signal Corps was arrested on two conspiracy charges amid a probe into hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from arms makers to British defense officials. The two year inquiry found nearly $1 million in bribes tied to about $185 million in contracts for electronic equipment involving American and other firms.
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London
Scotland Yard
David A. C. Randel
Royal Signal Corps
You Know By United Press International on shampoo origin
The United Press International item explains that the term shampoo derives from the Hindu word shampu meaning to press, tracing the linguistic roots of grooming language.
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United Press International
New Cancer Test Promises Quicker Cheaper Safety Checks
Anaheim California AP reports a UC Berkeley scientist unveils a rapid cheap test to identify potential carcinogens. Using a bacterial mutation assay, the method could shrink testing from years and large costs to days and modest expense, aiding industry and research amid concerns environmental agents cause most cancers.
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Anaheim
Calif
University of California
Bruce Ames
Berkeley
Ames
Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology
Filipinos Release 12 Hostages in Libya Hijacking End
Three Filipino Muslims released 12 PAL hostages and gave up a PAL jet after Libya promised asylum. The hijacking, the longest on record, began over the southern Philippines and ended in Benghazi after negotiations led to the plane's departure to Rome with hostage rest.
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Libya
Philippine Airlines
Philippines
Manila
Pail
Benigno Toda Jr
Toda
Rome
PAL
Khadafy
Gastone Nardoni
Moro Liberation Front
Front
Cairo
Bangkok
Philippine Constabulary
Jose Nur Madulay Ingersol
Last words of famous men recalled in quirky line
A concise line notes that famous last words are not always remembered, citing Noah Webster and playful wordplay with zymology zymotic and zmurgy to illustrate language quirks and memory.
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Noah Webster
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