Farmers Strike Bread Distribution In Monroe Area
About 50 farmers from Monroe Parish left the Civic Center at 7:30 a.m. to protest low prices by trying to halt bread movement for up to three days. They planned pickets at Holsum and related centers and hoped to influence Teamsters support for the nationwide AAM action.
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American Agriculture Movement
Monroe Civic Center
Eddie Cox
Carl Batey
Franklin Parish
Wisner
Carlo Sciara
Ouachita Parish
Teamsters Union
Holsum
Sunbeam
Colonial Bread
Monroe
Ruston
Holsum Bakers
S. Grand St
Winnsboro
McLemore
Winnfield
Oak Grove
Monroe Area
Malone and Hyde Inc
Strauss Distributors
Monroe Inc
Congress
Batey
Franklin’ Parish
Terry Sweet
Sweet
South Louisiana
Weather and world briefs mix with dramatic regional events
Partly cloudy today through Tuesday with highs in the mid 70s and a cold night ahead. Gusty southerly winds shift to northerly tonight. Reports note a gunman killed after wounding police and a bail bondsman in Baton Rouge. Divers search the Mississippi for missing tugboat crew. Protein sales dip amid public concern. A deadly bus crash near Nashville leaves three dead and 32 injured. OPEC ministers arrive in Venezuela for price talks. Ethiopia airlifts troops to Eritrea to blunt rebel attacks on Massawa. Suspected Basque attackers target a nuclear plant guard post in Madrid. The Cyprus president's son is released. Liberty Bowl stars Hipp and Lawrence meet in Memphis. Bob Thomas helps the Chicago Bears reach the NFL playoffs as analysts debate Colts’ path.
Christmas gifts look cheap and common this year
The snippet notes that many people will give money as presents this Christmas because it is the cheapest option.
Begin Sadat to Meet on Christmas for Peace Talks
Israeli Prime Minister Begin plans a Christmas Day meeting with Egyptian President Sadat to discuss Middle East peace. They will have lunch at Sadat's Ismailia residence before talks, while the Cairo conference resumes with progress but awaits heads of state decisions. Syria and Saudi Arabia denounce the proposals.
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Menahem Begin
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
Begin
New York
Barbara Walters
ABC News
Egypt
Ismailia
Sadat
Suez Canal City
ABC Evening News
Cairo
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Jerusalem
Nationwide Farm Strike Expands Across States
Striking farmers backed by American Agriculture press for federal parity as they block food distribution hubs in Texas Kansas Illinois and Georgia. Leaders threaten wider picketing while Georgia protest stops a Swift & Co packing plant and Nash Finch deliveries resume amid negotiations.
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Dan Chistar
United Press International
Texas
Kansas
Illinois
Georgia
American Agriculture
Keith Thomas
National American Agriculture
Springfield
Colo
Moultrie
Swift & Co
Farmers
Liberal
Kan
Oklahoma Panhandle
Nash-Finch Foods
Nash- Finch
Carter to Decide on Tax Cuts and Stimulus Plans This Year
President Carter will decide by year end which tax cuts and unemployment relief to submit to Congress to curb inflation. He met with top advisers including Blumenthal Kreaps Marshall and Schultze and then with congressional leaders on timing. Officials noted energy legislation delay and Social Security progress influence the decision.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Congress
Jody Powell
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
Commerce
Juanita Kreaps
Labor
Ray Marshall
Council of Economic Advisers
Charles Schultze
Congressional
Powell
Goodfellows Drive Faces Shortfall Ahead of Christmas
Goodfellows has received a record number of requests but is $6,000 short of its $20,000 goal with $14,000 raised. Over 650 Twin Cities families seek food clothing and toys as Christmas nears. Donors may send contributions to Monroe News-Star World P O Box 1502 Monroe 71201. Jackie Neal of Monroe Recreation Department leads the drive and will publicly acknowledge all gifts.
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Goodfellows
Twin Cities
Monroe
Friends
Monroe News-Star— World
P. O. Box
Jackie Neal
Monroe Recreation Department
Carroll Bulldogs Clinch Back-to-Back Title under Coach Jones
Twin Cities Chit Chat congratulates the Carroll Bulldogs and coach Jimmy Jones on their second straight win in the News-Star-World Basketball Tournament. They defeated West Monroe on the Rebels home floor to claim the championship. Get well wishes go to Max Andrews of Monroe recovering from oral surgery at St Francis Medical Center.
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Carroll Bulldogs
Jimmy Jones
Bulldogs
West Monroe Bunch
Rebels
Max Andrews
Monroe
St. Francis Medical Center
Truck and Van Ads Highlight 1972 Chevrolet and Dodge Maxi-Van
Classifieds showcase a 1972 Chevrolet ton truck sold and a Dodge Maxi-Van listed as fully loaded. Prices advertised around $5750. News-Star-World want ads claim daily effectiveness.
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News-Star-—World
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Jerry Huckaby
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Mississippi River
Nashville
Tenn
OPEC
Venezuela
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Massawa
Madrid
Cyprus
Spyros Kyprianou
Nebraska
North Carolina
I. M. Hipp
Amos Lawrence
Memphis
Bob Thomas
Chicago Bears
Baltimore Colts
Abby
Solomon A
The
Associated Press
State of
Jim Parrish
News- Star—World Classified
Ghevrolet
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