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06 Aug 1971
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1971
Page
1
Congress Passes Department Funds Before Vacation
Congress prepares for a month long recess after Senate action to fund departments with unpassed regular bills until Oct 15. The Senate also advanced a campaign spending reform bill and set aside higher education aid until after the break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
U.S
Vietnam
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Nixon
Congressional
Nixon Urges Pollution Tax to Enforce Environmental Rules
The White House calls for effluent charges on polluters as an automatic enforcer to curb pollution. The 105 billion dollar six year cleanup cost projection covers air water and land, with higher prices fewer goods and taxes shaping the burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPTI
Congress
White House Council On Environmental Quality
River Stage Changes Reported at Camden and Monroe
Flood stage readings show Camden rising to 3.3 feet at 26 and 164 official readings. Monroe drops to 3.0 feet as gauges mark a fall from 3.3 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Monroe
Monroe City high school football players report date set
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT notes that Monroe City School System players aged 12 must report to their schools on Thursday, 19 days before the fall semester begins. The board says student insurance begins August 12 and Carroll Ninth Grade Center will revert to high school status in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe City
Carroll
Chuckle: Moon Atmosphere Joke
A lighthearted quip notes astronauts thought the moon a pleasant place yet lacking an atmosphere. The line plays on the paradox of a welcoming, yet airless, celestial body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moon
Ford Reports Untested Auto Air Bags Encounter Explosions
Ford Motor Co and rivals warn air bag technology is still immature despite federal pressure. Ford disclosed at least two test explosions damaged a lab wall and burned a dummy while planning limited road testing with Mercury models. GM and Chrysler pursue labs and early trials without full street use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
API
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Chrysler Corp
U.S
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Traffic Safety Administration
TSA
John A. Pelue
John Eckhold
Eckhold
General Motors Corp
Chrysler
Egypt arrests two pro Soviet activists in crackdown
A Beirut paper reports Egypt has jailed two prominent pro Communists amid a broader purge of leftist elements under President Anwar Sadat. Diplomatic sources say Moscow may recall its ambassador as Cairo notes a line between Russian aid and Arab communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
An Nahar
Vladimir Vinogradov
Moscow
al Ahram
Mohammed Hassanein Heikal
Sudan
Israel
Joseph J. Sisco
Washington
Jerusalem
Middle East
Suez Canal
Davar
Labor Party
Golda Meir
Sisco
United States
Egypt
Sadat
Executive Council
Egyptian Federation of Labor
Weekend weather for Monroe area showers continue
The Monroe region sees another unsettled spell with partly cloudy skies and showers likely through Sunday. Highs reach 82 to 88 degrees today and Saturday, with 70 to 76 degree lows, humidity around 60 percent and dew points in the low 70s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Federal Aviation Agency
Monroe Municipal
Suit Filed Over Parish Sales Tax Use In Monroe Context
A class action filed in Fourth District Court seeks a ruling on sales tax revenues allocated to the Monroe City School Board. Plaintiff Billy Joe Hodnett of Monroe asserts 88 percent of receipts should fund teachers' salaries and related costs, with the rest unused for retirement or other employer contributions. The suit names the Monroe City School Board and members J Harvey Walthall Jr as defendants and asks for a declaratory judgment plus mandamus and injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth District
Monroe City
Trnahanua’ Natinnnnant Anifarm
Billy Joe Hodnett
Monroe
Monroe City Teachers’ Association
MCTA
Monroe City School Board
J. Harvey Walthall Jr
Hodnett
Wossman High School
Teachers’ Association
Jesse D. McDonald
Quachita Parish
Registration of Students In City Schools Stated
The Monroe City School Board announced that all students must register for the fall semester regardless of prior year registration. Pre registration will be held Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to align with the new neighborhood school plan and ensure every student is enrolled for the coming term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Harvey Walthall Jr
Monroe City
Monroe
City School Board
Walthall
Extreme heat record across Lower 48 with Needles top 109
The National Weather Service logged the highest temperature in the continental United States at 109 degrees in Needles, California. A cool spot was Eagle River, Wisconsin with a low of 39 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
Hawaii
Alaska
Needles
Calif
Eagle River
Wis
New IRS Chief Promises Image Overhaul and Urgency
Washington AP new IRS commissioner Johnnie M Walters vows to shift the agency’s image from heartless to urgent and sensitive toward taxpayers. He aims to curb sensational cases and avoid tunnel vision in tax enforcement while reviewing field instructions to ensure swift, fair tax answers and no favoritism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue
IRS
Johnnie M. Walters
Senate Finance Committee
Walters
Justice Department
Greenville
S.C
Chief Counsel
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Bo Lidshea
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Earth
Mission Control
Worden
Scott
Irwin
Mission Central
Hach
Deep Space
Manned Spacecraft Center
Solar System
Sample Bay No. 196
Hadley Rille
Apnennine Mountains
Bay
Jim
Worder
Jerry Griffin
Cain Tana
Bureau
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
George Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
Ziegler
Shultz
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Totad
Treasury Department
East Executive Avenue
Twin Cities
United Press International
Ouachita Parish
Inside the News-Star
Lowman
Abby Broadway
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
News-Star—World
Bangs
J. B. Rowland
Columbia
Dial
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