Edwards to recall legislature for prison improvements session
Gov. Edwin Edwards announces a special five day session Aug 15 20 to pass a prison improvements package as federal orders require. He ties the defeat of the $460 million capital outlay bill to delaying corrections funding and says the session will be limited to essential prison needs.
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Corrections Department
House
Edwards
North Louisiana
Northeast Louisiana University
Monroe
Highway Department
General Appropriations
Kevin Reilly
Baton Rouge
House’ Appropriations Committee
Reilly
E. Gordon
West
New Orleans
Residents find creative hobby at Monroe nursing home
A Monroe nursing home resident pursues an unusual and creative hobby as readers skim Page 3A highlights. Viking Scoops up second handful of dirt for study today on Page 5A. Social rank has no place in the citizens band radio society with notes on Page 3A. Players ratify a four year MLB pact ending labor unrest on Page 8A. Northeast Louisiana University 1976 football team loses defensive back field only while retaining most experienced linemen on Page 9A.
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Monroe
Viking
Citizens Band Radio Society
Northeast Louisiana University
Weather Outlook for Multiple Parishes Says Mostly Fair
Forecast covers Union to Concordia parishes with mostly fair skies through Wednesday. Highs near 90 today, around 90 Wednesday, lows in the mid 60s. Light northeast winds near 10 mph today, becoming calm tonight. More details on page 5a.
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Union
Lincoln
Bienville
Jackson
Winn
Morehouse
Ouachita
Richland
Caldwell
Franklin
W. Carroll
E. Carroll
Madison
Tensas
Grant
LaSalle
Catahoula
Concordia
Birthday greetings for Gerald Williams and staff changes
Twin Cities notes wish Gerald Williams of Monroe a Happy Birthday. Nancy Touchstone, a summer employee in Monroe’s finance office under Harlan Prestridge, has left City Hall to return to LSU.
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Gerald Williams
Monroe
Nancy Touchstone
Harlan Prestridge
City
Louisiana State University
Want Ads Offer Old Boat Sale and New Boat Buy Tips
A brief ad suggest using Want Ads to sell an old boat and to purchase a new vessel. It promotes classifieds as a quick way to liquidate the current craft and fund a future purchase.
Smallest Horse in World? Inman Owner Says Pumpkin Is Tiny
J. C. Williams of Inman South Carolina tends about 150 ponies and horses while claiming his three year old miniature Pony Pumpkin, at 14 inches tall, perhaps the smallest horse in the world. The horse and his two pets Midnight the cat and The Horse and The Pussycat share a milk bowl at the owner’s home.
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Little Pumpkin
Midnight
J. C. Williams
Inman
S.C. Williams
Williams
Pumpkin
Rescue helicopters sweep Big Thompson for flood survivors
Eight helicopters conducted a followup visual sweep in Big Thompson Canyon as ground teams renewed searches for flood victims amid mud slides and debris. The death toll stood at 82 with fears it would rise. air rescue operations halted after officials said all known survivors desiring evacuation had left.
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Loveland
Colo
Big Thompson Canyon
Canyon
Park Terrace
Estes Park
Rocky Mountains
John Englebert
Larimer County
Air Force
E. M. Stiger
U.S. Forest Service
Big Thompson River
Swine Flu May Have Been Cause Of Deaths
CDC scientists in Atlanta and Pennsylvania epidemiologists work to identify the mystery illness linked to 16 deaths after a Philadelphia Legion conference. Blood tissue swabs are tested as efforts focus on tracing patient activities and comparing to Ft Dix flu cases.
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Atlanta
Pennsylvania
Center For Disease Control
U.S. Public Health Service
CDC
Don Berreth
Berreth
American Legion
Philadelphia
Michael Gregg
Ft. Dix
N.J
Gregg
Food price rise seen in breakfast staples survey
An Associated Press market basket check across 13 cities shows July increases for butter eggs and coffee with an average rise of 1.7 percent. Butter jumped about 10 percent in 11 cities while dairy demand shifts push cheese and milk costs higher, elevating breakfast costs.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Agriculture Department
Mayor halts city ads. billing disputed after cutoff
Monroe Mayor W L Jack Howard ordered an advertising halt for all city purposes on June 29. The Purchasing Department returns a 9536.32 bill to Merriman Advertising for ads run after the deadline, while a 7777.70 charge for back ads is also noted. The city faces 17314.02 in disputed post cutoff charges as it seeks to trim expenses.
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Monroe
Merriman Advertising Agency, Inc
W. L
Jack) Howard
Howard
Grady Merriman
Commission Council
Louisiana Purchase Gardens
Plans For Repair Of DeSiard Street Bridge
Preparations underway to repair the DeSiard Street Bridge after a barge collision closed it. J E Jack Brown of Engineered Explosive Services coordinates demolition with three to four weeks for first phase. State funds and a $1.2 million contract to a Ruston firm support restoration with a February 1977 completion target.
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DeSiard Street
J. E
Jack” Brown
Engineered Explosive Services Department
Monroe Police Department
Monroe Fire Department
Ouachita Parish
Brown
State Highway Board
Ruston
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