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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1972
Page
2
International doctors queue at UC Los Angeles Lecture Hall to endure the Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates test. ECFMG failure hovers around 61 percent with 11,916 passers from nearly 30,000 testers in 1970 across about 200 centers.
The House approved a $4.4 billion public works and economic development bill by 285 to 92, sending it to the Senate. It includes up to 78 weeks of benefits for workers displaced by environmental directives and a 60 to 129 per week wage cap, plus relocation and mortgage aid.
Louisiana Supreme Court, in a 4-3 ruling, said the Senate portion of the Democratic primary should be certified as the party nominee. Bennett Johnston, favored to win, welcomed the decision while critics considered possible appeals. The ruling set the August 19, 1972 deadline for certification and left a potential federal challenge open for a later date.
New Orleans police say Leroy Taylor a 23 year old man who could not swim jumped into Lake Pontchartrain after taunting from companions. Lifeguards pulled him from the water and police EMS tried to revive him but he died.
In 1831 the first steam locomotive drawn train in the United States completed a run between Albany and Schenectady, New York, marking a milestone in railway history.
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