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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1971
Page
6
Tracy Cotten won a poster contest at Swayze Elementary School with a Book Week theme Read in 71 depicting reading as escape from loneliness for soldiers overseas. Judges were JM Waldrap Patrick Robinson and James Warris. other winners included Victor Covington Rena Johnson Rosa Coleman James Nabors and Poges Telheatfy.
AP reports a pricing and capacity clash between U S scheduled carriers and supplementals led by Overseas National Airways. Regulators note shifts in transatlantic traffic as 747 overcapacity prompts rate cutting and aggressive charter growth, with both sides claiming unfair practices and eroding earnings.
The Price Commission approved General Motors to raise prices by 2.5 percent on 1972 cars trucks and equipment as the last major domestic maker to be reviewed. The panel endorsed a 3.1 percent average hike across the Big Four auto makers citing productivity gains and profits. The commission also urged landlords not to raise rents despite Phase 2 allowances and noted a Rent Advisory Board is drafting new residential guidelines. Rollbacks may be needed if increases exceed policy.
A nine month old Patrice Barnette died in a New Orleans fire that left four sisters injured. Five children were alone in the home and three passers by rescued the others. Geraldine Barnette faces counts of negligent homicide neglect of family and four counts of negligent injury.
A reader voice expresses frustration with home meals and seeks dining options in the News Star want ads, signaling interest in local restaurant listings and eateries.
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