Weather Outlook Across Parishes and States
Partly cloudy through Saturday with a 40 percent chance of rain today and Saturday. Highs near 90, lows in the 70s. Winds mostly south to southeast 5 to 10 MPH today, increasing above 10 MPH Saturday. Louisiana and Mississippi climates show scattered afternoon thunder showers with near 60 percent humidity and moderate dew evaporating by mid morning.
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Morehouse
Quiochita
Richand
Caldwell
Franklin
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Ensas
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LaSalle
Catahoula
Concordia
Louisiana Delta
Saturda
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
River Stages The Shrew Identification
A field note describes the shrew as a small mammal with a long pointed snout minute eyes and chestnut color. The description links its small size to its identification and notes its relation to the male.
Northern Ireland Duty Is Hard For British Soldier
A UPI report from Belfast details daily danger for 16,500 British troops in Ulster. It highlights young recruits, IRA dynamics, spitting incidents, restrictions on civilians, and morale amid months of bombing and shootings.
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Northern Ireland
Colin Baker
Belfast
UPI
Springfield Road
Coldstream Guards
Ulster
Betwen
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Londonderry
London
Army
The Buzz Won't Bring The Fuzz
Houston detective says anti theft devices on new cars offer little protection as thieves adapt. He notes steering wheel locks and alarms are often bypassed and that ignition systems still allow starting without a key in some cases. The main advance was removing ignitions that started without the key.
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Houston
J. D. Hunt
Hunt
Bronze cannon netted by two boys off Southwold
Two boys fishing near Southwold in Suffolk net a bronze cannon two feet long and weighing 28 pounds. Decorated with a crest lion griffin two seahorses and a phoenix the relic is thought to date to the 1672 Battle of Sale Bay.
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Southwold
Suffolk
England
Sale Bay
Population Doubling Forecast by World Bank
The World Bank projects that at current growth rates the global population will double in about 35 years. This projection highlights rising demographic pressures and potential impacts on resources and development policies.
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World Bank
Seniors plan fall 10 day tour to Austria and Switzerland
Rev Wayne Gray leads a group of touring seniors planning a 10 day trip in early November to Vienna Lucerne and Zurich. They will attend a folk opera the Vienna Woods tour a Lipizzans show and a Vienna Boys Choir concert with a pastry shop visit. En route home a stop in Zurich with a Lucerne side trip.
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Austria
Switzerland
Wayne Gray
Vienna
Lucerne
Zurich
Vienna Woods
Vienna Boys’ Choir
Spanish Royal Academy
Demi
Gray
A Great Fishing Method Promises Easy Catches
A fisherman recounts developing a simple fishing method with early trials by a professional guide. He offers a 60 day risk trial for $3 plus 25 cents postage, then refunds the full purchase price if not satisfied, with a $5 implied investment and mail order details to K & S Sales in Monroe Louisiana.
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K & S Sales
Monroe
ADV
England Plants Tree Planting Spree Year of the Tree Initiative
London authorities launch a nationwide tree planting drive with leaflets posters and a 50 percent cost subsidy for local authorities. Silviculturist R St Barbe Baker warns England lags Africa in reforestation and urges mixed hardwood planting to boost air purification.
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London
UPT
Department of the Environment
R. St. Barbe Baker
Monroe to Plan Christmas Festival Decorations
Monroe chamber president William Sanders will work with the City Council to plan the annual Christmas Festival featuring a fireworks display and silhouette lighting of downtown buildings. Ridgedale Academy in West Monroe forms a Parent-Teacher Organization and will hold its first general meeting on Thursday September 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the school gym. Dr Gene Southern urges parents and teachers to attend.
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Chambers of Commerce
West Monroe Chamber of Commerce
John Grantham
West Monroe
Ridgedale Academy
Gene Southern
Britain Transitions to Local Roots in Reforestation Effort
The Department of the Environment funds tree planting along roads and new housing areas as estates decline. It planted 1.25 million trees in 1971-72 and started 42000 trees at Catter Nick military camp, costing 1.6 million dollars. It also maintains royal parks including 15000 trees planted in Richmond Park over six years and notes Saskatchewan operates 14 provincial parks totaling 2248 square miles.
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Stockholm
Orly
Paris
Fontainebleau
Kenya
The
Men of the Trees
Africa
England
Europe
Ulster
Britain
Department of the Environment
Catternick
Royal Parks
Richmond Park
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