Ouachita Parish Extends Homestead Exemption Deadline
Ouachita Parish Tax Assessor Odis Russell extends the homestead exemption deadline due to a large number of unreturned cards. About 3,000 eligible homeowners may have not signed. Residents may sign at the Tax Assessor's office during normal parish hours. officials say state changes do not affect homestead rights.
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Louisiana
U.S. Bases Face Closures Across Nation
Navy Secretary John Warner told Congress that 274 military installations, including Boston Navy Yard, would close to save about 1 billion dollars a year. The plan would cost 18,640 military and 21,172 civilian jobs, with Boston Yard slated for closure while Philadelphia and Portsmouth yards would stay open.
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Congress
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Pennsylvania
Senate
Hugh Scott
Philadelphia
Portsmouth
United States
More Showers Expected Here
Twin City residents can expect rain again today with cooler temperatures tonight. Rains will end by Tuesday. Amounts will range from one to three inches before ending Tuesday. Highs near 70, lows in upper 50s. Skies fair to partly cloudy Tuesday through Thursday with upper 40s to upper 50s nights.
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Honors Convocation at University of Southwestern Louisiana
The annual honors convocation will be held at 7 30 p m Wednesday to honor seniors juniors and sophomores with a 32 or better average graduate students with a 4 0 average and those elected to Phi Kappa Phi. Susan Prather Vestal of Newellton will be honored as Vermilion Honor Society member.
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Phi Kappa Phi
Area Vermilion Honor Society
Susan Prather Vestal
Newellton
Nixon Plans U S Defense Stockpile Cut
President Nixon proposed selling 16 major commodities from the strategic stockpile worth 4.1 billion with authority to dispose of 1.9 billion more if Congress approves. He argued a slimmed down stockpile could fund a year-long war and curb inflation while pledging to protect consumer prices.
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Nixon
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Europe
Asia
Douglas fir joke about height from waistline measure
A playful line from Chuckle Wife to husband features a tailor measuring his waist and quipping that a Douglas fir of such girth would reach ninety feet in height. The exchange blends domestic humor with an exaggerated forestry comparison.
Flash Floods Hit Mississippi Areas
Heavy rains pounded central Mississippi with more storms forecast through Tuesday. Four Jackson schools closed as water rose on streets and low areas. Civil Defense evacuated residents while Hinds County patrols assisted stalled vehicles. The Pearl River is expected to reach 24.5 feet by Tuesday.
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J. D. McAdory
Highway Patrol
Hylan Garden Apartments
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Weather Service
Old River Seawall Collapse Triggers Floodgate Openings
The Corps opened 52 of 72 floodgates at the overbank Old River structure near Coochie in Concordia Parish after a seawall collapse and heavy rain. The Morganza Spillway will be opened Tuesday at 6 am to relieve flood pressure, with officials noting six days notice isn’t possible. Opening the gates raises water on the Black River near Acme by about 2.5 feet and shifts floodwater toward Morgan City as levees are shored up.
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US. Corps of Engineers
Concordia Parish
Coochie
U. S. Fifth Dist
Otto E. Tassman
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Morgan
Corps of Engineers
Noble
Morgan City
Richard Hunt
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
Black River
Acme
Concordia
Tahoula
Avoyelles
Hunt
Passman
Fifth District
Fifth Congressional District
Tornado Injures Guard at Angola State Prison
A tornado touched down at Angola State Prison injuring guard Freddy Campbell who was cut in the stomach by debris hurled from the tower. About 40 prisoners were in the cellblock. no other injuries were reported and the wall buckled outward rather than collapsed. Prison operations were not disrupted.
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Angola
Angola State Prison
Murray Henderson
Freddy Campbell
Henderson
Campbell
Closure Of River Dam Impossible
High water in the Mississippi River Valley prompts flood control doubts as Maj. Gen. Charles C. Noble explains the Old River control structure cannot be closed or manipulated like a spillway. He notes only extreme cases would justify acting against the raging river and outlines ongoing spillway operations to prevent further damage.
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Vicksburg
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U. S
Otto E. Passman
Monroe
Charles C. Noble
Missisippi River
U. S. Army Corps
Fifth Congressional District
Gen
Noble
Niagara Falls
Record High Temperature Reaches 94 At Laredo Texas
Highest reading in the nation Sunday excluding Alaska and Hawaii was 94 degrees at Laredo Texas while the morning low dropped to 13 degrees at Minot South Dakota.
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