22 Feb 1977
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1977
Page
1
Northeast Louisiana forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a 40 percent rain chance tonight and Wednesday. Highs in the 70s, lows in the 50s, southerly winds turning northerly. Fire crews busy amid dry conditions. A man and woman allegedly traveled 150 miles with dead children in the back. Mardi Gras near finish in New Orleans.
President Carter signed and sent to Congress a proposal for a 4 billion dollar hike in Ford’s 1978 budget. He says the increase aids the needy and growth while launching his programs. He seeks hospital charge ceilings and broader health insurance, plus more education housing and energy spending and small defense cuts.
President Carter declares 7 North Louisiana parishes Caldwell Franklin Lincoln Morehouse Richland Union and West Carroll disaster areas to reimburse livestock feed costs two cents per pound under USDA programs. Announcement by Rep Huckaby and Sen Johnston and Sen Long cites ice and drought.
The article presents a capsule view of President Carter’s 1978 federal budget by agency. It lists total costs and the proposed changes from President Ford’s plan, noting shifts in spending across departments.
Sunny Fat Tuesday caps two week Mardi Gras buildup as Rex the King of Carnival leads major parade. Truck krewes of Orleanian and Crescent City clubs expect about 2500 in necklaces and doubloons per float festooned with costumes. Revelers in the French Quarter chase sunrise as Lent approaches.
The stock market posted a small advance led by IBM shares. The Dow Jones noon average rose 1.08 to 941.52 with 6 gainers against 5 losers on the NYSE. IBM jumped 5.5 to 275 as buyback plans surfaced. Kodak rose 1.0 to 73 amid new microfilm processing products.
Congressional investigators say Texaco’s Tiger Shoal and Lighthouse Point fields off Louisiana contain over 500 billion cubic feet of gas not pumped this winter. They argue profits-before-gas drove non production, part of a broader probe into energy companies withholding gas for higher prices.
The Supreme Court will hear whether a University of California Davis Medical School admission program favoring minorities violates white rights. Allan Bakke argues the 1969 policy created a racial quota, while civil rights groups urge restraint or reversal to avoid broader integration impacts across professions and education.
Birthday wishes go to Lewis Fitch of 1202 North Third Street Monroe as he marks a birthday Wednesday. The Capt Darrell W Singleton family from Fayetteville North Carolina visits his Swartz parents Mr and Mrs C W Singleton this week with sons D J and Ryan.
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