Senate Leader Pushes Severance Tax Vote In Louisiana
Baton Rouge reports say Gov. Edwards faces a 2 p.m. Senate floor vote on a one-cent severance tax hike linked to an $80 million parish revenue sharing plan. The measure cleared Finance Committee 11-2 despite industry opposition while House members defeat a related property tax repeal. The tax could raise $46 million yearly, aiding tax reform and revenue sharing.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
Edwin Edwards
Administration
Sen
Billy Brown
Monroe
Edwards
Brown
House
Jackson Davis
Shreveport
George Gibson
American Oil Co
Gibson
Finance Committee
Walter Bighy
Bossier City
U.S. July Trade Deficit Declines to Six Month Low
The Commerce Department reports a July trade deficit of 542.2 million dollars, the seven month total reaching 3.88 billion. Exports rose past 4 billion, aided by machinery and chemicals, while imports climbed mainly in industrial materials and crude oil.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Harold C. Passer
Commerce
Department
Passer
United States
Redink
U.S
Judge Rejects Bremer Request For New Trial
Judge Ralph Powers in Prince Georges County Circuit Court denied Arthur H. Bremer's bid for a new trial in the attack on Alabama Governor George Wallace and the shooting of three others. Bremer faces a 63 year sentence and becomes eligible for parole in 1988. his attorney had argued a juror watched TV news of the shooting. Bremer remains incarcerated at the Maryland Penitentiary in Baltimore with standard inmate treatment.
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Upper Marlboro, Md
Ralph Powers
Prince Georges County
Arthur H. Bremer
Alabama
George Wallace
Benjamin Lipsitz
Bremer
Lipsitz
State Penitentiary
Baltimore
Wallace
Corrections System
Bob Grams
Anniversary marks 52nd year of Woman Suffrage shift
Twin Cities CHIT-CHAT notes the 52nd anniversary of women gaining the vote as voters in 2024 election cycles observe the milestone. The column cites a Cajun politician claiming married women add one and a half votes, attributing influence of the “little lady” on husbands.
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Ouachita
South Louisiana
Cajun Statesman
Record heat tops 111 degrees in Needles California
The National Weather Service reported the day's peak temperature of 111 degrees at Needles California, with a low of 35 degrees in Ely Nevada.
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New York
Edwards predicts bridge site within corridor in New Orleans
Gov. Edwin Edwards said state planners and New Orleans officials will pick an exact Mississippi River bridge site within six to 18 months. A $2.7 million study by the planning office and agencies will guide the choice in a corridor upriver of the current span. Construction could start in about four years with tolls reinstated when bonds are sold.
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Baton Rouge
Edwin Edwards
State Planning Office
New Orleans
Crescent City
Edwards
Mississippi River Bridge Authority
Metropolitan Regional Planning Commission of
Poydras and
Felicity Streets
Planning Office
Bridge Authority
State Planning Commission
Highway Department
Senate
River Stages Monroe Station Flood Update
River levels at Monroe Camden Station show a stage at 20.0 with stationary trend and a 267.6 percent reading, indicating a significant flood condition persists with no current change in stage. Severe impact expected on nearby streets and low-lying areas as authorities monitor the situation.
Agnew avoids 1976 bid questions at Miami Beach news conference
Vice President Spiro Agnew refused to answer questions about a 1976 presidential bid calling the topic not definitive. He said he remains distressed by his public image and will keep the option open while not deciding.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
U.S
Warm Weekend Ahead with Sunshine in Twin Cities Area
Twin City area residents can expect a warm weekend with plenty of sunshine and only a slight chance of rain. A 46 percent chance of rain Friday will decrease through the weekend. Skies will be partly cloudy with temperatures in the lower 90s today and Friday. Widely scattered thunderstorms possible mainly in the afternoons. Lows today and Friday mid 70s. Southerly moist Gulf air continues through the weekend with decreasing thunder showers. FAA Monroe Municipal Airport recorded a high of 87 and a low of 70 with no rainfall.
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Twin City
Gulf
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Youngster Defines Budget as Family Quarrel
A jokey remark frames budget as a family quarrel when a child is asked what the term means. The line captures light humor about financial tension within households.
Nixon Defends Defense Plans at Legion Rally
President Nixon, launching his bid for a second term, labels critics of his military spending as gambling with world peace. He vows to strengthen but economize where safe and urges unity to keep America strong, while Sen. George McGovern calls for defense cuts but promises the U S would not become second-rate.
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Chicago
White House
Nixon
American Legion
George McGovern
McGovern
America
Spiro T. Aznew
Miami Beach
Fla
Minneapolis
Veterans of Foreign Wars
GOP
Utica
Mich
Dwight D. Eisenhower
San
Legionnaires
United States
Major Points Of Nixon Convention Speech
Nixon urged a new American majority including Democrats and independents. He vowed never to abandon POWs and rejected a Communist outcome for allies. He highlighted U S China and U S Soviet arms accords as peace strides and warned against defense cuts. He promised tax cuts inflation control and job growth and pledged to appoint judges who back his law and order philosophy.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Nixon
Vietnam
United States
Peking
Moscow
George MacGovern
America
Classifieds and News-Star Page Highlights
This OCR reads a local newspaper page with sections including Abby Lowman Broadway Popenne and Van Deylen features. It lists Classifieds Radio TV Comics Sports Crossword Theater Editorial Horoscope and Jumble. Weather and Women sections are also indicated.
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Abby
Lowman
Popenne
Radio-Tv
van Deylen
California fires destroy seven homes near Santa Rosa and threaten Ojai
Two large brush and timber fires in California have burned about 13 000 acres since Tuesday. Seven homes were destroyed near Santa Rosa, while five more homes and other structures were razed as the Ventura County fire roared toward Ojai. About 300 firefighters battled the blazes with support from bulldozers and air tankers. no injuries reported among residents.
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Los Angeles
California
Santa Rosa
Ojai
Red Cross
Ventura County
Los Padres National Forest
Ferocious Bees Nearing U S From Brazil Study Warns
A National Research Council and National Academy of Sciences report warns Brazilian honey bees, known for aggression and fast stings, could reach North America within four to six years. They move 200 miles yearly from Brazil toward Central America, complicating U S beekeeping with possible human and animal fatalities.
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Washington
United States
Brazil
North America
Agriculture Department
Apiary
National Research Council
National Academy of Sciences
Amazon River
Central America
Sao Paulo
Hijack Ransom Being Returned
Paris reports the $1 million hijack ransom returned to Delta Airlines by the Algerian government and being escorted to Washington via TWA Flight 891 by two Delta executives. Officials noted the money’s arrival was expected around 4 p.m. MDT.
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Paris
Delta Airlines
Delta
United States
TWA
Washington
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