Mushroom recall hits thousands of food items nationwide
FDA announced a botulism scare linked to Fran Mushroom Co inc Ravenna NY after a mushroom production recall of about 500000 pounds. Included are Cap n John tuna noodle casseroles Macabee Foods pizzas Manischewitz chicken dinners Festive Foods bagels with many products still shelf or consumed uncertain. No illnesses reported yet.
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Washington
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
National Fish Division of Atlantic and Pacific
Macabee Foods Inc
Hackensack
United
Manischewitz Food Products
Corp
Vineland
Festive Foods, Inc
Mount Vernon
N.Y
FDA
Manischewitz
Soviets Ship Jet Planes To Syria
Washington reports Russia has shipped about 40 MIG fighters to Syria since January in what is described as the largest delivery to Syria in a comparable period. The planes, reportedly MIG21s, were said to arrive aboard Soviet cargo ships.
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Washington
Syria
Pentagon
Israel
David Elazar
Soviet Union
Elazar
Middle East
United States
Russia
Anwar Sadat
Wife Questions Absence as Dinner Plans Fray
A humorous quip frames a harried wife scolding her husband for not calling to say he won’t be home to dinner, contrasting his absence with how other men arrange evenings. The line captures domestic tension with a wry, old time newspaper tone.
Quachita Parish Library Closed for Easter Weekend
The Quachita Parish Public Library and facilities including book mobiles and Trail Blaze Library close today through Sunday for Easter. Parish librarian Miss Frances-Flanders says normal operations resume Monday. Rebecca Sue Wiggins and J C Pentecost present senior advertising design exhibits at Northwestern State University NSU Art Center Gallery open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily Wednesday to Friday.
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Quachita Parish
Frances — Flanders
Rebecca Sue Wiggins
Waterproof
J. C. Pentecost
Pineville
Northwestern State University
Art Gallery of the Art Center
NSU
Food Prices Rise to 22-Year High in March
Washington AP report shows the cost of living jumping nine tenths of one percent in March, the sharpest rise since February 1951. Meats and poultry led gains with grocery prices hitting record highs, while overall inflation signals point to an overheating economy and potential policy action beyond meat price ceilings.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Commerce Department
White House
Global Holy Week Observances Mark Easter Weekend
Christians worldwide mark Good Friday with ceremonies as Pope Paul VI leads Way of the Cross in Rome and washes feet at the Lateran. Pilgrims move toward Jerusalem and many flee cities for countryside or seashore while Spain reports varied Easter observances and Tudela cancels a Palm Sunday lunch for lack of participants.
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Rome
Paul VI
St. Peter's Basilica
Colosseum
Temple of Venus
Lateran Basilica
Christ
Jesus
Old City
Israel
Spain
Tudela
Morgan City Fights Flood Threat as Waters Rise
Morgan City area endures rising Atchafalaya River with four to six weeks of danger forecast. Sen. Russell Long forecasts flood fight success while engineers reinforce levees. Public schools close. residents flee. emergency rule issued for LaFourche Parish as 50 roads flood.
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Morgan City
Atchafalaya
Charles C. Noble
Army Corps of Engineers
Russell B. Long
D-La
C. R. Brownell, Jr
Corps of Engineers
Baton Rouge
Edwin Edwards
Lafourche Parish
Here
Continued Cloudy Skies In Area
Twin Cities resident can expect mostly cloudy skies through Saturday with a 30 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms each period. Highs near 80 and lows around 70 with southerly winds 15 to 25 mph. FAA Monroe Municipal Airport reports 0.20 inches of rain Thursday. Thursday high was 80 and morning low 70.
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FAA
Monroe Municipal
Tornadoes Snow and Floods Strike Across The Plains
Severe weather lashed the midcontinent with tornadoes injuring about 25 in Ada Oklahoma and prompting evacuations for 7 000 near Memphis Naval Base. Heavy snows buried parts of the Rockies and northern plains as flash floods hit West Tennessee and Arkansas.
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Oklahoma
Memphis Naval Air Base
Rockies
Plains
Ada
Pauls Valley
National Guard
Pontotoc County
Joe Parsons
David Hall
Cease Ora Anyurign Eeenteen
Memphis
Loosahatchie
Naval Base
National Weather Service
Covington, Tenn
West
Tennessee
Texas
Arkansas
Paragould
Ark
Arkansas College
Batesville
Nebraska
Kansas
Washington Man Pleads Guilty In Stennis Shooting
John S. Marshall 22 in six days pleaded guilty in federal court to four counts including assault with intent to kill a congressman and armed robbery related to the Stennis shooting. He sought to exploit a youth-to-adult sentencing law.
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Washington
UPI
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
John S. Marshall
Proposed Air Pollution Rule Affects New Projects
EPA proposes a regulation empowering states to review new construction and facilities to ensure compliance with clean air standards. Projects such as airports and drive in theaters could be altered, relocated, or blocked if emissions from the site or associated traffic breach air quality goals. The rule follows a 1975 deadline and a NRDC suit prompting the federal court decision.
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Washington
The
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Citizen Environment
Natural Resources Defense Council
NRDC
Station Flood Present Change
A flood alert shows Stage Monroe at 40 to 43.8 with a rise of 1.0 unit and Camden at 26 to 29.8 with a 2.0 rise, signaling increasing water levels. Local authorities issue warnings as monitoring continues and residents prepare for possible impact.
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Monroe
Camden
Levee Fight To Save Eagle Lake Area From Flood Damage
Emergency crews battle wind driven floodwaters to hold levees around Eagle Lake in Warren County Mississippi. Backwaters threaten 53 dwellings and 31 trailers in Haskins subdivision as rains and flash floods loom. Officials warn backwater could persist up to three months depending on rainfall and river levels.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Eagle Lake
Brunswick Levee
Warren County Civil Defense
Kenneth McLaughlin
Haskins
McLaughlin
Mississippi
Central
North
Weather Service
Yazoo
Big Black
Mississippi Rivers
Mitchell says Nixon aides planned Watergate bugging
Former Attorney General John Mitchell says Nixon campaign officials plotted more extensive intelligence operations and bugging of Democrats, and he vetoed the plans. He confirms meetings where bugging was proposed and discusses White House involvement and legal risks while denying approval of illegal acts.
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Washington
Forsomer Atty
John
N.mitchell
Nixon
Mitchell
New York Times
Jeb Magruder
G. Gordon Liddy
Magruder
White House
John W. Dean
Liddy
Deag
ABC Radio
Nixon Committee
ABC
Bill Matney
Matney
George ‘Town
H. R. Haldeman
Frank Tomlinson
Haldeman
AP Today
Dean
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Shetland Pony Up For Sale With Saddle and Bridle
A Shetland pony is offered for sale with saddle and bridle. Price is 60 dollars. Contact 323-3091 for details.
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