02 Aug 1977
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1977
Page
1
Partly cloudy through Wednesday with a chance of daytime thundershowers. Highs in the lower 90s and lows in the lower 70s with light northeasterly to calm winds. Also notes planning actions in Monroe and ongoing state political concerns affecting Baton Rouge and public information practices.
A new deodorant releases with a chlorine fragrance designed to evoke a swimming pool aroma. The product aims to appeal to those seeking a fresh aquatic scent without a pool.
President Carter met for 45 minutes with the House Ways and Means Committee chair to discuss the welfare package amid debate over emphasis on job creation versus direct payments to the working poor. The White House session followed weeks of negotiations and signals of potential disputes on program design.
The Senate Energy Committee backed a 1980 model car performance standard of 16 mpg with a 10,000 dollar per car fine for shortfalls, rising to 21 mpg by 1985. Administration indicated it would not oppose the move, as debate on a broad energy bill continued and Carter pressed higher taxes and price controls.
President Carter engages as House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Al Ullman D-Ore departs amid debate on welfare program reforms. The exchange centers on funding and eligibility while lawmakers press for fiscal restraint.
Mrs Lillie Young 98, longtime South Second Street resident, celebrated her birthday Thursday with many relatives and friends at Monroe Manor Nursing Home where she may be its oldest resident.
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, after a 32 hour session with President Sadat at his seaside villa, seeks a method to represent Palestinians at the Geneva peace talks. He will brief Egyptian officials before a two hour meeting with Sadat and later announce a joint news conference.
Pittsburgh based report notes 19000 United Steelworkers walkout halts basic steel production for now. Union spokesmen say negotiations began Monday and warn long term risk to the no strike peace. Most strikers work in iron ore mines in Minnesota and Michigan.
New York AP reports Earth passes through debris from Temple Swift comet, producing a Perseid meteor shower visible after midnight August 11 to 13. About 50 meteors per hour stream from Perseus, astronomy experts note the event may spark UFO sightings.
Police report the killer known as Son of Sam has fatally wounded Stacy Moskowitz and wounded Robert Violante in a Brooklyn car shooting. Moskowitz died at Kings County Hospital, Violante lost an eye but survives, as detectives seek the unidentified assailant. Authorities note six killed and seven wounded over the past year by the 44 caliber gunman.
A diagram illustrates a comet orbiting the sun with a trailing icy debris plume. The Earth's orbit intersects the comet’s path periodically, triggering a meteor shower as Earth enters and leaves the debris stream.
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