Monroe Officials Qualify for April City Elections
Monroe officials began qualifying for the April 3 municipal elections. Harlan Prestridge and Ruth Cooley joined six others seeking offices, with Prestridge aiming for a full term as Commissioner of Finance and Cooley running for mayor. Incumbents and new candidates lined up as deadlines approach.
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Monroe
Harlan Prestridge
Prestridge
City Democratic Central Committee
Ruth Cooley
Cooley
Finance
H. W. McSherry
McSherry
Market basket comparison shows detergent price trends
An AP wirephoto chart accompanies a wire story noting a long period of market basket comparisons as detergent prices generally rise. The visual emphasizes price movement over time and contrasts with other rising costs.
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AP Aaa
North Vietnam cites Nixon promise of billions in aid
North Vietnamese leaders claim a letter from former President Nixon promised 3.25 billion dollars in aid as part of a Paris peace provision. Rep. Paul McCloskey says Hanoi showed no letter and urged reciprocal gestures while offering to share more information on missing Americans.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Hanoi
Nixon
North Vietnam
Paul N. McCloskey
R-Calif
McCloskey
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Groundhog Sees Shadow Returns for Winter Spell
Punxsutawney Phil emerged from an electrically heated burrow in subzero weather and saw his shadow signaling at least six more weeks of winter. The ceremony drew members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club with skeptics accusing the event of staging.
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Punxsutawney, Pa
Phil
Punxsutawney
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Sam Light
Ford Accused of Blocking Report in House Debate
Washington AP Otis G. Pike charged the Ford administration with trying to block a House intelligence committee final report to avoid exposing officials including Henry Kissinger. Pike said Kissinger was involved in planning covert actions as the committee faced a split over public release. The House voted 246 to 124 to decide on secrecy or public release.
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Washington (Ap
Otis G. Pike
Ford Administration Today
House Intelligence Committee
Henry A. Kissinger
CLA
Pike
Kissinger
Nbc-Tv
Today Show
Ford
House
William Brown
Said
CIA
Iraq
Richard M. Nixon
State Department
U.S
Angola
Mobutu Sese Seku
Record Heat and Chill Hit U.S. Weather Span
The National Weather Service logged the highest Sunday reading outside Alaska and Hawaii as 36 degrees in Palm Springs California. A separate low of 38 degrees below zero was reported at International Falls Minnesota.
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New York
UPI
National Weather Service
Alaska
Hawaii
Palm Springs
Calif
International Falls
Minn
Hearst Bank Robbery Trial Juror Questioning Continues
In San Francisco AP reports juror questioning in Patricia Hearst bank robbery case continues with two days to the two year anniversary of her kidnapping. Judge Oliver Carter moves court earlier and bans press coverage of individual voir dire while promising a transcript at the jury swearing in. By week end 16 of 36 prospects named. opening arguments may fall on Wednesday, anniversary date.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
U.S. District Court
Oliver J. Carter
Carter
Symbionese Liberation Army
Miss Hearst
Berkeley
SLA
F. Lee Bailey
Frozen Water Pipes Baffle Vietnamese Refugees in Monroe
In Monroe a Vietnamese Nguyen family faced frozen pipes at their home amid resettlement efforts led by Covenant Presbyterian Church. The tale from a Touchstone committee chair highlights how the tropical climate and sudden cold produced an unexpected plumbing puzzle for the 27 member family.
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Vietnam
Monroe
H. D. Touchstone
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Soviet Union Faces Financial Pinch From Grain Imports
Washington AP report notes the USSR faces a severe money squeeze due to large grain imports including about 2 billion dollars from the United States. Russia has sold gold to finance imports and may offer oil to the US market, though Kissinger cast doubt on new major talks.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Agriculture Department
Judith Goldich
Department
Economic Research Service
Russia
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Moscow
Angola
West Germany
France
Italy
Japan
Weather Today and Outlook Twin Cities and Louisiana
Twin Cities expect fair skies today through Tuesday with mild days and cool nights. Highs in the mid 60s today and low 70s Tuesday, lows upper 30s to 40s, winds 5 to 15 mph. FAA reports 59 high Sunday and 27 low this morning at Monroe Municipal Airport. no rainfall in last 24 hours. Louisiana outlook shows scattered showers Thursday, otherwise dry. temps mid 40s to 70s, cooling Friday with highs around 50s and 60s.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
Louisiana
Merger plans Tentatively Stage Tenneco Anaconda Tie
New York AP says Tenneco Inc and Anaconda Co announced tentative plans to merge with Anaconda to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Tenneco while maintaining current management and workforce. Board and shareholder approvals tax ruling and business reviews needed. Anaconda mines zinc lead silver gold uranium and runs smelting refining brass fabrication. Tenneco makes ships farm and construction equipment and operates natural gas oil and chemical sectors.
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New York
Tenneco Inc
Anaconda Co
Tenneco
Wilton E. Scott
Anaconda
John B. M. Place
Supreme Court may rule compulsory education violates rights
The column notes the Supreme Court could decide soon that compulsory education infringes a child's civil rights, signaling a major legal shift in local and national schooling norms.
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Supreme Court
Gas Deregulation Sessions in Congress and Rice Bill Debates
Congress moves to decontrol natural gas with a five year phaseout plan and to end price controls amid an emergency bill for industrial users. The Senate will vote on rice program reform with a target price and producer payments, facing opposition from established rice states. The Senate also considers Truth in Lending Act extensions for durable leases.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
Bob Krueger
D-Tex
Krueger
Senate
Department Head Resigning from Monroe Beautification Post
S W Carroll head of the Monroe Beautification Department resigns to enter private business. He will leave the city Wednesday and join Carroll Building & Supply Inc as vice president. Carroll has served two and a half years in the Department of Public Works.
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S. W. Carroll
Monroe
Carroll
Public Works
Luther T
Dick) Harper
Carroll Building & Supply, Inc
Department of Public Works
River Station Reports Flood Stage Change
Readable data shows station river stages with present flood readings and change values. Locations include Sage plage Monroe Camden with numeric stage figures indicating fall conditions.
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Sage Plage Monroe
Camden
Fall
Eagle Weekend At Reelfoot Lake Draws 400 In Bicentennial Year
Tennessee conservation officials offer to show visitors bald eagles at Reelfoot Lake Wildlife Refuge during winter tours. About 400 to 500 people attended over the weekend with reports of up to 40 eagles seen on the lake. Eagles migrate here from October to March as tours run year round.
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Reelfoot Lake
Tenn
America
Tennessee Department of Conservation
Reelfoot Lake Wildlife Refuge
Marilyn Williamson
West Tennessee
Saving Offset Partially By Other Rises
The January 1976 AP market basket survey shows butter and egg prices falling while nonfood costs such as detergent rise, tempering grocery savings. It notes a 2.8 percent average drop across 19 of 22 cities, with dairy prices driving most changes and overall food costs up 0.3 percent in December then down in January.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Albuquerque
N.M
Providence
R.I
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Monroe Democratic Executive Committee
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Troy
Awyer
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