Monroe Utilities Board weighs fuel cost adjustment clause
General manager Roy Lange told the Monroe Utilities Commission board at the Holiday Inn noon meeting that a fuel adjustment clause may be added to the City of Monroe electric rate schedule. The clause would let the commission pass higher natural gas costs to customers, contingent on approval from the Monroe City Council. Other area utilities already use similar clauses. Lange noted gas cost must stay around 36 cents per 1,000 cubic feet to avoid rate increases, with any deviation potentially raising electricity prices after council approval. The board also reviewed a new water rate structure for schools and public bodies, explaining the city pays 15 cents per 1,000 gallons for water while treatment costs are about 30 cents, a reflection of bookkeeping since the city effectively buys from itself.
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Roy Lange
Commission Board of Directors
Holiday Inn
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Louisiana Power and Light Co
Federal “Power ‘Commission
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Utilities Commission
Slain FBI Most Wanted Robber Foiled in Harlem Bank Shootout
New York AP says rob ber Mace Brown died in crossfire after being identified by fingerprints. He was among the FBI ten most wanted and had escaped a Washington jail last October while appealing a death sentence. Two other bandits held 20 hostages for up to three hours before surrendering.
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Harlem
FBI
Lst
Mace Brown
Chase Manhattan Bank
135Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Brown
Birmingham
Ala
Washington, D.C
Sooners Forfeit Nine Victories By Football Team
The University of Oklahoma Sooners will forfeit nine wins including the Sugar Bowl over Penn State for recruiting irregularities. Kerry Jackson and Mike Phillips had tampered transcripts, and Jackson stayed in the dorm during two campus visits as a high school senior. Offensive line coach Bill Michael was dismissed, and Barry Switzer defended the staff. Big Eight is investigating.
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Walker
River Stage Flood Updates at Station
River stage shows current reading 49.0 with a 2.7 rise near Camden. Station Monroe reports a 43.9 stage and 41 rise, signaling elevated water levels and potential flood risk along the river system.
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Monroe
Camden
Chambers Close For Good Friday Observance
Monroe Chamber of Commerce manager James S Williams and Mercer manager Eugene Smith said their offices will be closed for Good Friday. Both chambers will reopen Monday. Monroe Tourist and Convention Bureau director Robert F Bealle also reported his office will close.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
James S
Jim) Williams
West Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Sugene Smith
Robert F
Bob) Bealle
Monroe Tourist and Convention Bureau
GAO cites annual 22.6 million cost for enlisted aides
GAO surveyed 25 percent of 1 722 enlisted personal aides to officers finding 75 percent Army 49 percent Navy 88 percent Air Force and 16 percent Marines regularly wash officers cars. 53 Navy 39 Air Force aides care for pets 28 percent chauffeured children and six percent babysat. Proxmire pledges to curb wasteful practice and says officers should pay for luxuries.
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Washington
UPI
General Accounting Office
GAO
William Proxmire
Dwis
Navy
Air Force
Army
Proxmire
Boss Seethes At Compliance Asks For Agreement
A supervisor voices frustration with uniform conformity asking if all agree while warning against complacency. The remark signals tension over dissent and leadership expectations within the team.
Floating Fortress Nearing Israel On Passover Cruise
The Queen Elizabeth 2, Britain's floating fortress, carries 630 American Jews to Israel for the 25th anniversary events. About 30 security personnel and Royal Navy shadowing protect the $150 million vessel as it sails through the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean. Passengers enjoy calm seas and sunny weather while crew post the ship's exact position daily.
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London
Britain
Israel
Mediterranean
Middle East
Cunard Line
Russia
Atlantic
Greyhound
Royall
Navy
Cunard
Strait of Gibraltar
Mortimer Hehir
Carroll High Fracas Leaves Students Injured At School
A Monday gym altercation at Carroll High left student Jimmy Hall 15 with minor lacerations and another student John Floyd 18 to be released later. Coach Millard Neyland Jr. also suffered lacerations and bruises and is expected back after Easter. Principal Curtis Armand said all involved are black and no action has been taken yet while details are gathered.
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Jimmy Hall
Carver Street
John Floyd
Cooper Street
Millard Neyland Jr
S. 8Th Street
Carroll
Curtis Armand
Armand
Monroe City School Board
Rainy spell continues with cooler weekend outlook
Rains are expected to continue in the Twin Cities through Thursday with partly cloudy skies later. Highs reach the lower 70s today and upper 50s tonight. Thursday highs in the upper 70s and scattered showers possible Friday through Sunday with mild, mainly 80s by day and 60s at night.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Nixon Ends Oil Import Quotas in Broad Energy Move
President Nixon announced removal of oil import quotas to curb shortages and fund a broader energy plan. He urged Congress to deregulate natural gas prices while protecting consumers, and proposed triple offshore leasing and a Santa Barbara oil sanctuary to boost domestic supplies.
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FPC
Interior Department
Beyon Hde
Santaara
Bara
Calif
Santa Barbara
Inside The News-Star edition details and page markers
The listing shows Abby Lowman Broadway Radio-TV classified sports comics theater crossword and editorial sections i n a four section 48 page News-Star issue with page numbers. It reads like a catalog of sections and feature placements across 48 pages.
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Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Soviets Suspend Emigration Tax on Educated Jews
Sen. Hugh Scott said the Soviet Union notified Washington it has suspended all attempts to collect payments from educated Jews wishing to emigrate. Two decrees outline a policy allowing emigration except in narrow state security cases.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Senate
Hugh Scott
White House
Nixon
Scott
Israel
U S Personal Income Edges Up in March Across Sectors
U S Commerce Department reports March personal income rising by 6.7 billion to an annual rate of 1 0012 trillion, boosted by wage and salary disbursements and higher employment. Gains occurred across commodity producing, distributing, services and government sectors, with rental income down due to Disaster Relief Act end after Tropical Storm Agnes.
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Washington
United States
Minn
Commerce Department
iMarch
Department
Theory May Help Predict Major Earthquakes
Three Columbia University geophysicists report a theory that may forecast major quakes months to decades ahead with good prospects for pinpointing a week ahead the time place and size. They link signals such as seismic acceleration crustal tilting fluid pressure changes and radon emissions to a common dilatancy phenomenon allowing long and short range forecasts, though details remain unspecified and costly to implement.
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Washington
Columbia University
Christopher H. Scholz
Lynn R. Sykes
Yash P. Aggarwell
Columbia
Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory
American Geophysical Union
Governor declares emergency as Morgan City floods worsen
Gov. Edwin Edwards moves Morgan City area to emergency rule ahead of rising waters from the Atchafalaya and Mississippi floodways. National Guard coordinates with local officials to prevent looting and keep roads open for work crews as 600 guardsmen are on scene.
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Edwin Edwards
Baton Rouge
Atchafalaya
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Morganza Spillway
Army Engineers
National Guard
Edwards
St. Martin, Terrebonne
Assumption
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Mary Parish
City Hall
C.R. Brownell Jr
Army Corps of Engineers
National
Adj
O.J. Daigle
Charles R. Brownell
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