Runoff election set for Saturday across parishes
Twenty four candidates vie for 12 Ouachita Parish seats and 275 across 15 parish area plus eight for four statewide posts. Monroe voters decide a 5.3 million gas bond, with 21,160 voters registered locally. Voter turnout in Ouachita includes 75.7 percent in the first primary. results hinge on Fifth Circuit decisions after holidays.
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Ouachita Parish
U.S
Edwin W. Edwards
Crowley
J. Bennett Johnston
Shreveport
Jamar W. Adcock
Monroe
Railway Company
James E. Fitzmorris Jr
New Orleans
William J. Guste Jr
George T. Oubre
Norco
Sherman A. Bernard
Westwego
Dudley A. Guglielmo
Baton Rouge
Insurance
Ward 10
Precinct
Democratic Party
Isnisiana
Public Affairs Research Council of
Louisiana
West Monroe
Pennzoil United, Inc
Houston
Tex
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Bobby Bayles
Charles W. Towers
Senate
Union
Lincoln
Jackson
Bienville
Ouachita Parishes
K. D Kilpatrick
James W
Jake’ Spears
Ruston
John Ensminger
Vesper Jones
Billy Banks
Shady Wall
Lawrence Gibbs
Patrick “Pat” Wright
T. W Humphries
George A. Wood
Huey Lenard
Woo Webb” Roberts
Edwin L. Ritter Jr
John W Wilhite
Curtis
Record Heat Tops U.S. Mainland as Fort Myers and Orlando Hit 86
Weather service reports the warmest mainland temperatures on Thursday reached 86 degrees in Fort Myers and Orlando Florida while Fargo North Dakota recorded a frigid low of 18 below zero.
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New York
India and Pakistan Cease Fire Ends War and Bangla Desh Becomes Nation
India and Pakistan halt hostilities after 14 days of fighting with East Pakistan becoming Bangla Desh. Pakistan's Yahya Khan orders West Pakistan to stop at 9 30 am EST. India reports over 10 000 casualties across fronts and Bhutto poised to push democratic shift in Pakistan.
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India
Pakistan
Bangla Desh
Agha Mohammed Yagha Khan
Subcontinent
Yahya
West
Arlier
Indira Gandhi
New Delhi
Indian Defense Ministry
Yahya Khan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Dacca
Khulma
Sylhet
Comilla
Twin Cities Chit Chat Ashley Anne McMeans Birth
Ashley Anne McMeans is born December 7 at Glenwood Hospital to Mr and Mrs Arthur McMeans. Mrs McMeans resides with her parents at 213 Fernwood Dr West Monroe. Husband is at sea aboard USS White Plains. Paternal grandparents are A S McMeans Jr Bastrop. John Tannehill on Grammont Street Monroe celebrates birthday. he is a councilor with the Louisiana State Department of Education.
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Ashley Anne McMeans
Arthur McMeans
Glenwood Hospital
McMeans
J. J. Patton
Fernwood Dr
West Monroe
Navy
White Plains
A. S. McMeans Jr
Bastrop
John Tannehill
Grammont St
Monroe
Louisiana State Department of Education
Chuckle: Friends Dropping In Expose House’s Usual Look
A humor line notes how a woman dislikes friends visiting to see her home in its ordinary state. The joke plays on expectations of surprise and novelty versus routine appearance.
Ouachita Parish Sets Tight Poll Watch For Runoff
Sheriff Bailey Grant announces a strict poll watch in Ouachita Parish for the Democratic runoff election. Deputies will monitor 51 precincts to curb violations near polling places, including solicitation and display of campaign material within 300 feet.
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Ouachita Parish
Bailey Grant
Grant
Louisiana
Welfare spending dips as August rolls rise in recipients
HEW reports 14.4 million people received cash welfare in August, up 138,000 since July, while total public assistance fell by 15 million to 1.5 billion. AFDC added 95,000 recipients in 42 states and DC, with mixed state shifts and some declines in New York and California.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Social and Rehabilitation Service
Aid For
District of Columbia
Guam
Virgin Islands
New Jersey
Michigan
Ilinois
Florida
Missouri
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
Puerto Rico
New York
California
Hopes For Monetary Pact At G10 Meet
Washington AP Secretary of the Treasury John B Connally opened the Group of Ten talks on currency realignment and voiced cautious hope for a solution. He warned tough negotiations lie ahead and noted a possible devaluation scenario tied to other currencies. French Finance Minister Giscard d Estaing pressed for removal of U.S. import surcharges as part of any bargain, while the Treasury signaled timing remains to be resolved.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Connally
Red Castle
Smithsonian Institution
Nixon
Smithsonian
Valery Giscard-D-D'Estaing
New York
U.S
D'Estaing
Kennedy Airport
Finance
Paris
United States Treasury
Treasury
Clearing Skies To Bring Relief To Soaked Area
Rain drenched Monroe and surrounding areas with over seven inches this month. Weather clears tonight with mild weekend. 39 accidents in 24 hours blamed on wet conditions as floods hamper roads and power outages occur.
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Monroe
Federal Aviation Agency
Monroe Municipal
Northeast Louisiana University
DeSiard Road
West Monroe
Parkwood Drive
Maine Drive
Inside The News-Star Highlights byline and page layout
A brief note lists newspaper sections and page coordinates for Abby Broadway Lowman Popenve Van Dellen and various features. Includes Classified Radio-TV Comics Sports Theater and Weather as read on the page.
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Abby
Lowman
Broadway
Radio-Tv
Sports Ib
van Dellen
Plant To Close As Gas Reduced
Jefferson Lake Sulphur Co plans to close its Plaquemines Parish plant as natural gas supplies shrink. The company says United Gas halted half its Jefferson Lake gas quota next month to meet Federal Power Commission mandates.
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New Orleans
Jefferson Lake Sulphur Co
Plaquemines Parish
Goodfellows Gifts Near Goal as Donations Climb
The Goodfellows fundraiser nears its $9,000 Christmas target with $6,243.14 raised. The News-Star-World asks supporters to drop gifts at 411 N 4th Monroe and mail requests for aid with readable return addresses postmarked by Monday.
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The
Goodfellows
the Goodfellows
Friends of the Goodfellows
News-Star—World
News-Star — World
News-Star — World Publishing Corp
N. 4Th
Monroe
Friends Of Goodfellows Four Anonymous Cash Donation
A notice records a five dollar anonymous cash donation to the Friends Of Goodfellows from Ghen vis Kahn, listed as the contributor.
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Ghenvis Kahn
Foreign Aid Extended In Final Action
Congress adjourned after final approval of a foreign aid compromise spending plan. The House and Senate cleared bills totaling about 3.2 billion in temporary authority and 2.75 billion in authorizations. Leaders Mansfield and Scott and President Nixon discussed messages as attendance neared a quorum and adjournment followed a brief session.
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Washington
2Nd Congress
Senate
House
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Jana
Charles H Percy
R-Nl
United States
India
Pakistan
Harry F. Byrd
Ind.Va
Peace Corps
Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Nixon
Key Biscayne
Fla
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Chamber
Capitol Hill
Imported French Cheese Recalled Over Illness Outbreak
The CDC reports at least 227 people sick after consuming imported French camembert or brie cheeses from a single French factory. Recalled voluntarily by importers, the products include brands L'Extra Le Roitelet and Anco. Symptoms appeared about 24 hours after eating and included vomiting diarrhea fever and headache.
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Atlanta, Ga
U.S. Center For Disease Control
Navy
Anco
France
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KMT
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