Two Amendments Headed For Approval In Louisiana
The article reports that amendments No. 1 and No. 8 show strong voter support, while other amendments trail with varying margins. Amendment No. 1 would cover relocation costs for project-affected residents. No. 8 would fund Vietnam veterans or survivors. Monroe sells $5.3 million gas revenue bonds at an average net interest cost of 5.737 percent, besting a Kohlmeyer bid and yielding about $175,000 in savings over 20 years.
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Monroe
New Orleans
Harold Judell
Scharff & Jones, Inc
Howard, Weil, Labouisse, Friedrichs, Inc
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc
Kohlmeyer & Co
John Nuveen & Co., Inc
Chicago, Jr
Rauscher Pierce Securities Corporation
Dallas
Tex
Hathier Sanford & Reynoir
EK. F. Hutton & Co, Inc
Ducournau & Rees
A. G
American Bank & Trust Co
Ouachita National Bank and Central Bank
Utilities Commission
Nixon Seeks Congress Action to Curb Transportation Strikes
President Nixon urged Congress to pass a permanent law to curb crippling strikes in transportation. He cited the 117 day West Coast dock strike causing over 600 million dollars in export losses and proposed a three member arbitration to end the strike within 18 to 24 months. He reintroduced the Emergency Public Interest Protection Act as The Crippling Strikes Prevention Act offering three options for emergency labor disputes.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Precocious Student Aims to Be a Taxpayer
A playful exchange has a sharp eyed youngster declaring he plans to be a taxpayer when grown. The quip captures a light moment in a classroom setting with no further details.
Temperature Extremes Reported Across U S Regions
The National Weather Service logged the highest Tuesday reading excluding Hawaii and Alaska as 80 degrees in West Palm Beach Florida. In contrast a record low of 29 below zero was recorded at Butte Montana.
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New York
West Monroe Fire Rating Inspections Set To Begin
West Monroe will start a field survey Monday by a Louisiana Rating and Fire Prevention Bureau team to review water supply, fire department capability, alarm facilities and building codes. The inspection follows years of delays and aims to determine a possible reclassification that could lower insurance costs.
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Bob Hammack
West Monroe
Louisiana Rating and Fire Prevention Bureau
S. E. Hottinger, Jr
Hottinger
Joe Allelo
Elmer Triche
W. B
Bert’’ Hatten
Bureau
Hatten
Birthday Greeting for Marie Strickland Turns Seven
Twin Cities Chit Chat notes Marie Strickland turns seven today with a after school party hosted by her friends. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Strickland Jr of 3606 Gordon Ave Monroe. Also salutes Bill Barnett and wife Betty of 603 Oregon Trail Monroe celebrating 15 wonderful years together per Sgt Barnett.
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Marie Strickland
Joe Strickland Jr
Gordon Ave
Monroe
Tset
Bill Barnett
Betty
Oregon Trail
Sgt. Barnett
Groundhog Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter in Punxsutawney
Groundhog Day in Gobbler's Knob sees Punxsutawney Phil shadowed, signaling six additional winter weeks. Town festivities include breakfast at Punxsutawney country club, high school assembly at 1 p m and a 6 30 p m dinner with toast master Doug Riggs.
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Gobbler’s Knob
Punxsutawney
UPI
Punxsutawney Country Club
Punxsutawney High School
Doug Riggs
Pittsburgh
Draft Lottery Numbers For 1973 Drawn
Washington AP reports the 1973 draft lottery assigned numbers to 19 year olds starting with March 6, 1953 births as No 1 in the sequence. The process began with Sept 26 births holding No 29 and included capsules marking Oct 11 births as No 319 and Nov 24 with red capsule No 180.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Nixon
Curtis W. Tarr
British Embassy Stormed and Burned by Ireland Mob
In Dublin thousands of republican demonstrators stormed and burned the British Embassy in Merrion Square after Londonderry funerals for 13 Bloody Sunday victims. A mob of about 25 000 hurled gasoline bombs, breached police, set walls ablaze, and raised the Irish tricolor while burning three effigies of Prime Minister Edward Heath.
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Dublin
Ireland
Londonderry
Merrion Square
Cold Wave Forecast for Twin Cities
Temperatures in the Twin Cities will drop tonight and tomorrow with highs in the upper 50s today and mid 30s Thursday. Winds shift from southerly to northerly up to 30 mph, with 30 percent rain chances today and tonight. FAA Selman Field reported 47 high and 43 low with no precipitation Tuesday, and Friday to Sunday outlook calls for cold, clear to partly cloudy skies.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
Edwards Declares Clear statewide mandate after win
Gov elect Edwin Edwards said his victory over David Treen gives a clear statewide mandate and plans to work with Gov McKeithen on a budget. Unofficial returns show Edwards leading by large margins in Jefferson and Orleans parishes, with North Louisiana closer for Treen.
Treen Fails To Win Louisiana Governor Seat In Tuesday Vote
David Treen of Metairie falls short in his bid to become Louisiana’s first Republican governor since Reconstruction, but wins a record 42.1 percent of the statewide vote aided by Northeast Louisiana. He carried 69,532 votes in the region to Edwards’ 51,094 amid a 71.42 percent Ouachita Parish turnout. Edwards sweeps most of the region’s black precincts while Treen wins several northern parishes. Other results show James E. Fitzmorris leading in the eastern area, with Wil liam J. Guste Jr. carrying all 16 parishes in his district. Michot defeats Frye for state superintendent. Bernard leads in 15 parishes for insurance commissioner. Fowler wins Voting Machines custodian post. Christianes and Arnaud trail in remainder.
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William Guste
New Orleans
Tom Stagg
Louis Michot
Lafayette
Robert Frye
Sheriam Bernard
Westwego
Billy Haynes
Douglas Fowler
Fowler
Republcan
Edward Christiasen
American Party
Louis Arnaud
Edwards
Bayou
Louisiana
Treen
South
Bennett Johnston
Orleans
Jefferson Parishes
Moon Landrieu
Jefferson Parish
Lawrence Che
North
Johnston
South Louisiana
Sam Jones
Lake Charles
Florida
Wheer Treen
Charleton Lyons
Lyons
John McKeithen
Huey Long
David Treen
Metairie
Northeast Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
Ouachita Parish
GOP
Can Morley A. Hudson
Shreveport
Gertrude L. Taylor
Fitzmorris
Hudson
Union
William J. Guste Jr
Louis J. Michot
Robert L. Frye
Hammond
Frye
Franklin
la Salle
Lincoln
Ouachita
Winn
Michol
Sherman A. Bernard
W. G
Billy” Haynes
Bernard
Haynes
Baton Rouge
Edward W. Christiansen
Louis D. Arnaud
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