Ford Veto Keeps Milk Price Rise Hinted by Critics
Washington AP report says President Ford’s veto of a dairy price support bill would have raised milk cheese dry milk and butter prices by small amounts over two years. Supporters argue the veto may push dairymen out of business and raise costs to taxpayers while critics dispute the White House figures.
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Washington
White House
Virginia Knauer
Ford
Senate
Knauer
Agriculture Department
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Guatemalans Urged to Bury Dead to Prevent Epidemics
Guatemala City AP. Government calls immediate burial of earthquake dead to prevent epidemic. Officials warn 2,000 dead may rise. 3,050 injured. relief aid flows from Latin America and beyond as streets fill with personal goods and wrecked homes.
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Guatemala City
Manuel Angel Ponce
U.S
Oil price cuts spread as supply grows and demand falls
Texaco and Getty Oil Co announce reductions after 12 days of declines. Platt's Oil Price Service cites heavy supply and softer demand as the reason, noting gasoline averages across the country are about a penny per gallon lower than last year.
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New York
Texaco Getty Oil Co
Hugo
Platt
Olleram
Edwards Open to Radical Plans for State Property Tax
Gov. Edwin Edwards told Louisiana assessors he will study any plan to craft a new statewide property tax system. He supported self assessment ideas from Jefferson Parish Assessor Lawrence Chehardy and proposed a committee of concerned interests to draft legislation. The 1974 constitution requires reevaluation within three years with residential assessments fixed at 10 percent of fair market value and a $3,000 exemption.
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Baton Rouge
Edwin Edwards
Edwards
Louisiana
Jefferson
Lawrence Chehardy
Assessors‘ Convention
League of Women Voters
Troubadour Nick Lucas Performs for Select Glendale Audience
Nick Lucas gave a special performance in Glendale for a select crowd, serenading with Through the Tulips, the tune he popularized in a 1929 film. The event, organized by California DMV Director Henman Silas, drew a long line outside the Bellflower DMV office as fans waited for renewals before a Friday deadline.
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Glendae
Calif
Nick Lucas
California
Department of Motor: Vehicles
DMV
Henman Silas
N Line : Cothe
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Four Years Old Jerry Willingham
Four year old Jerry Willingham of West Monroe celebrates his birthday with his grandmother. A new face appears at Monroe Police Department as Shirley Prine succeeds Rhonda Sharp as secretary in the checks and forgery division.
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Jerry Willingham
Jimmy Willingham
West Height St
West Monroe
Monroe
Shirley“. Prine
Rhonda Sharp
Rhonda
Police Department
Weather Today Twin Cities Cloudy Skies With Showers Possible
Residents face mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers or thundershowers. Highs mid 70s today, cooling tonight to near 50. Friday remains mostly cloudy and cool with a slight shower chance, highs around 60 and light southerly winds. At Monroe Municipal Airport, Wednesday high reached 71 and morning low 57 with no rainfall reported.
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Twin Cities
MENA
Monroe
California Braces After Unexpected Drought Relief
California finally receives rain ending Southern California's driest spell in 72 years. A cold front brings thunder, snow, and freezing temperatures across the state, with Los Angeles receiving only 0.13 inch overnight. Officials cite $30 million in crop losses and potential higher food prices as drought persists, while Napa and Sonoma vintners report early vine blooming.
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Los Angeles
California
Mexico
Baja California
South Lake Tahoe
National Weather Service
Napa and
Sonoma
Monroe mayoral hopefuls enter race as deadline nears
The Monroe mayoral contest widens with Tommy Trainer and Robert A. Smith entering. two more join for the Commission of Streets and Public Works as the April 3 primary deadline at 5 p.m. approaches. J. Randolph Smith qualifies for the commissioner's post alongside incumbent Luther T. Harper, with M. H. Carroll also filing for the school board and mayoral hopefuls including W. J. Howard and others.
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Monroe
Commission of Streets and Public Works
Republican Executive Committee
Democratic
J. Randolph Smith
Luther T. Harper
M. H. Carroll
Carroll High School
Monroe City
Tommy Trainer
Parkview
Robert A. Smith
Florida
W. J. Howard
H. V. Jones
Ruth Cooley
Record heat in Texas and record cold in Minnesota
The National Weather Service logged the day in two extremes with McAllen Texas reaching 83 degrees the highest non Alaska Hawaii reading. International Falls Minnesota posted a low of 25 degrees below zero.
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New York
Rain Cloud Seeding In South Florida Reported
Scientist William Woodley describes federally funded cloud seeding in South Florida showing increased rainfall over target areas. Seeding, using silver iodide, ran from mid June to mid September with random trials and potential redistribution of moisture to other areas.
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Miami
William Woodley
Florida
Woodley
Cumulus
Petimen
PACE
Fire destroys Choudrant Elementary School in Ruston area
Fire at Choudrant Elementary School on Lincoln Parish Highway 401 caused extensive damage to the cafeteria admin offices and four classrooms. Three Ruston units fought the blaze from about 2 30 a m until 7 15 a m with about 148 students affected and classes suspended pending a Monday restart.
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Choudrant Elementary School
Ruston Fire Department
News - Star
Ruston Bureau _ CHOUDRANT
Choudrant
Ruston ‘Fire Department
Robert Rudy
Lincoln Parish
Thomas G. Judd
Judd
Train Collision Fatal To Four In Northwest Ohio
Four Penn Central crewmen died and two were injured in a head on collision of freight trains near Wauseon Ohio on parallel tracks. Spokesman Howard Gilbert said the trains should have passed each other safely and two killed were in the engines of the eastbound and westbound trains.
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Wauseon
Ohio
Penn Central
Northwest
Howard Gilbert
Gilbert
Toledo
Diet Confusion Keeps Patient Laughing At Clinic
A comical exchange at the Chuckle Doctor clinic shows an overweight patient declaring a diet plan that oddly promises free rein to eat anything. The doctor misreads the list, prompting a humorous moment about dieting guidance.
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