Goodfellows Drive Seeks Donations for Christmas Aid
The Goodfellows Drive enters its 45th year in the Twin Cities as volunteers led by Jackie Neal prepare 600 Christmas packages of toys clothes and food. Donations aim for 22 500 to ensure all requested families receive a bundle Friday and Saturday as workers log late hours checking requests bagging groceries and assembling gifts.
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Twin Cities
Goodfellows Drive
Jackie Neal
Goodfellows
Neal
Recreation Department
Grain Elevator Blast Kills Five Near New Orleans
A massive explosion at Continental Grain Co in Westwego kills at least five and leaves about 20 missing. Rescue teams race through smoke as officials inspect a burning six million bushel elevator where a ship was loading and the blast toppled the head house. Eleven hospitalized. Authorities say the cause is unknown and dust is highly volatile.
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New Orleans
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Jefferson Parish
al Cronvich
Mississippi River
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Highline
New Orleans Public Service, Inc
City payroll shows raises amid overall belt tightening
The News-Star finds some Monroe city employees received salary raises in 1977 while officials say belt tightening continues. Payroll shows increases from new hires and reclassifications while electrical workers’ resignations cut weekly payroll by 559,864.64. Bi monthly and bi weekly payrolls rose with 78,584.88 and 368,186 annual increases, offset by funds from federal programs and the Monroe Utilities Commission.
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Peae Monroe
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Pione
Monroe Utilities Commission
General Fund
Fire Claims Infant as Neighbor Rescues Sisters
In Baton Rouge Louisiana a neighbor pulled two young children from a burning home but could not reach a seven month old girl who died in the blaze. The death follows another child death in a local house fire within a week. Victim named Scameka Searcy. Clifton Chenevert, 31, witnessed the fire and heard a sister’s scream as three other sisters remained inside.
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Baton Rouge
Scameka Searcy
Clifton Chenevert
Twin Cities Chit Chat Birthday Shoutout for Dee Swope
Happy birthday to Dee Swope of 108 Gumwood Dr West Monroe who turns 20 today. The local note appears in the Twin Cities Chit Chat column celebrating a milestone.
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Chit-Chat
Dee Swope
Gumwood Dr
West Monroe
Thaw of American homes fuels tense strike reports
Digest notes violence and tension in a farmers' strike with a reported delivery truck nearly hitting a picketer. It mentions threats and a hostage incident in a Philippine bank, while weather looks mild with a warming trend and variable winds.
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Index Broadway Classified Cos and Entertainment Loan Horoscope
A compact news index lists sections including Entertainment Loan Horoscope Television Weather Comics and sports notes with page references across four sections and broad listings.
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