Monroe Imposes Tap Fee for Gas Line Installations
Monroe Utilities Commission plans a standard $100 tap fee for gas lines up to 23 feet from main to the property line. The change, pending City Council approval around Jan 15, affects contractor charges and may include a $50 tie-in in older areas.
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Monroe Utilities Commission
Roy Lange
City of
Monroe
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Lange
Utilities Commission
United Gas, Inc
Orange soil hints at last moon gasps on Taurus Littrow drive
Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt plan a final lunar geology mission in Taurus Littrow. They drive eight miles along a mountain base in the Challenger lander and discover orange soil samples possibly dating to the moon's last volcanic activity.
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Taurus-Littrow Valley
Cernan
Schmitt
America
Earth
Moon
Robin Brett
Manned Spacecraft Center
Lunar
Ouachita Parish School Bond Issue Debated
The Monroe News-Star begins coverage of a proposed 14 million dollar bond issue by the Ouachita Parish School Board. The initial piece outlines background and need, with costs and implications to follow in pages 2-A.
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Monroe News-Star Today
Ouachita Parish
River Stages Station Flood Present Change
River stage readings show brief flood conditions with Station Monroe at 40 and Camden at 26 rising to 29.2 with a 0.6 increase while other stations remain stationary.
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Monroe
Camden
Monroe installs red all weather carpet at city hall
The Monroe Government Center adds two lengths of red carpet outside city hall matching the all weather material used at the Monroe Municipal Airport. The maintenance supervisor says the improved carpet honors visiting dignitaries and helps during inclement weather.
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Bussie Opens Court Battle On Assessing Property Tax
Victor Bussie state AFL CIO president filed a suit in Baton Rouge seeking a court order for statewide uniform property assessments at actual cash value. Tax officials testified current parish by parish variance persists and that the Tax Commission lacks resources to enforce nationwide equalization. Bussie claims the commission must set values itself.
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Afl-Cio
Victor Bussie
Lousiana
Tax Commission
Gordon Johnson
Th Judicial District Court
Parish
Johnson
Bussie
FDA weighs tighter controls on diet pills amid abuse
FDA official Dr. Henry F. Simmons tells Senate panel that amphetamines and related drugs show limited weight loss value and may warrant stricter controls. He notes 26 million prescriptions last year and 70 products on the market, with concerns about dependence and misuse. He cites fenfluramine as a potential exception but warns of adverse psychic effects.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Henry F. Simmons
FDA
Bureau of Drugs
Senate
Simmons
Kissinger to Fly to U S for Paris Talks Schedule
White House says Henry Kissinger will fly back to Washington late Wednesday and jointly decide with Hanoi's Le Duc Tho any Paris peace talks. Kissinger will confer with Nixon Thursday morning, while in Washington and in touch with Paris.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
White House
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Paris
Ronald Ziegler
Kissinger
Nixon
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Xuan Thuy
William Porter
William Sullivan
John Negroponte
Kisinger
William Engel
Winston Lord
Peter Rodman
Ziegler
Army
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Nixon reshuffles high level U S posts in second term
President Nixon named James Keogh to head the U S Information Agency replacing Frank J. Shakespeare Jr. Joseph T. Sneed of Duke Law School was chosen as deputy attorney general. Ronald H. Walker was named director of the National Park Service succeeding George B. Hertzog Jr. William H. Brown remains EEOC chairman as the agency gains new powers to fight job discrimination.
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Nixon
James Keogh
Time Magazine
U.S. Information Agency
Frank J. Shakespeare Jr
Duke Law School
Joseph T. Sneed
Durham
N.C
Sneed
Ralph E. Erickson
White House
Ronald H. Walker
National Park Service
George B. Hertzog Jr
William H. Brown
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Congress
Clearer Colder Weather Window Opens This Week
A cold front moved through the Twin City area bringing clearer skies and colder air. Forecast through Friday shows showers Friday, then clearing and cooler conditions into the weekend. Lows in the 30s north and 40s south, highs mid 40s to low 50s, with tonight's temps in mid 30s and Thursday highs near 50. The Monroe airport logged a high of 72 Tuesday and 36 at daybreak with 0.26 inches rainfall.
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Twin City
FAA
Monroe Municipal
FDA Tightens Limits on Vitamin A and D Dosage
The FDA proposes daily limits of 10 000 IU for Vitamin A and 400 IU for Vitamin D to curb acute and chronic toxicity from high dose supplements. The rule would require reformulation of many multivitamins and OTC products and cover supplements marketed for special dietary purposes. The agency cites acne, night blindness and arthritis claims as unproven and notes some products exceed daily recommendations by up to tenfold.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
National Academy of Sciences
Inside The News-Star Highlights and Sections
The News-Star overview lists Abby 3B Lowman 2B Broadway 10C Radio-TV 6B Classified 6D Sports 1D Comics 8B Theater 10C Crossword 8C Van Dellen 7A Editorial 4A Women 1B Horoscope 7C Weather 9C Jumble 9D across 4 sections and 48 pages.
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van Dellen
Christmas Help Sought for Monroe Widow and Neighbors
Letters to The Goodfellows request aid for a 64 year old Monroe widow needing food clothing and help with rent from welfare. A second note describes a diabetic elder as facing a dim Christmas and a late January widow with arthritis needing a Christmas dinner. Donations urged to arrive by December 20 to ensure delivery before Christmas.
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Goodfellows
Monroe
Department of Public Welfare
Monroe News-Star and World Publishing Co
4Th St
Donations Acknowledged For Goodfellows Fundraising
A list of donors gifts totaling several amounts in memory of relatives and friends. Benefactors include Elledge family members, Audrey Collier, Ernest Allen, Rosemary Sullivan, Dewey White, Humble Cheerful Workers Society, anonymous donors, and multiple individuals from First Methodist West Monroe.
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Marie
Sam Elledge
Elmo
Ben Pomeroy
Herbie B. Ryland, Sr
Mable J. Lake
Harry M. Lemert
Guy Charles Danti
Jon Tanja
W. R. Olsen
First Methodist Church of
West Monroe
Ada Bess Hart
J. A. Bailey
Louise W. Griffith
James L. Hanks
Truman Remains On Serious List In Health Battle
Kansas City AP reports former President Harry S Truman, 88, continues a serious struggle with heart lung chest and kidney problems entering the second week. Dr. Wallace Graham says Truman is semiconscious and his condition remains serious and could fluctuate for some time.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Wallace Graham
Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Ice Storm Hits New England as Midwest Snow Spreads
An ice storm moving from the Midwest into New England caused freezing rain and snow, with ice storm warnings in New Hampshire and southern Maine and heavy travel disruptions across multiple states. Power outages and school closures were reported, while Missouri faced one of the century's major ice storms with continuing damage from falling branches and lines.
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Reluctant Groom Confesses Motive to Marry for Money
The bridegroom explained he did not want to marry for her money but saw no other way to obtain it.
Nixon Aims Major Push to Curb Food Prices
Secretary of Commerce Peter G. Peterson announced a government effort to lower rising food prices by boosting productivity in the food industry. Peterson, head of the productivity commission, said efficiency and output per man hour are key. The commission met with Secretary George P. Shultz to discuss Phase 3 economic controls.
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Nixon
Peter G. Peterson
Peterson
Productivity Commission
Secretary of the Treasury
George P. Shultz
One Hustles Reports Weatherproof Classified Service
In tough weather the One Hustles hard news service promotes its round the clock classified reach. Dial 322 5161 to post or respond, offering room rentals, furniture sales, job seeks, and townwide message delivery amid rain or snow.
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