Explosion at Galena Park Elevator Kills At Least Six
Rescue workers moved debris in Galena Park Texas after a Sunday blast tore through the Goodpasture Inc elevator on the Houston Ship Channel. Six dead, four missing, and about 25 injured as walls collapsed and glass shattered downtown.
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Galena Park
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Russia
Goodpasture Inc
Houston Ship Channel
Goodpasture
Luther Hosch
Hosch
Paul Carr
Houston Fire Department
Pasadena
Carr
Delbert Payne
Houston
Larry Lawrence Lopez Jr
Channelview
William L. Hendry
W.J. Polley
Jose E. Garza
Jesus Garza Leal
Truitt Kennedy
Coast Guardsmen
Grading Of Beef In Effect Today
Federal rules redefine prime and choice beef based on marbling, aiming to cut costs for cattlemen and grain use. Court decisions limit immediate impact with a permanent injunction hearing pending. baby beef, mainly Texas, accounts for 1 percent of production.
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Washington
U.S. District Court
Patrick Higginbotham
Dallas
Texas Baby Beef
USDA
Texas
U.S
It Shem Ike the only time a fan ever tells the truth he calls another fisher
A terse line fragment notes a fan remark about someone named Shem Ike and another fisher. The text reflects a cryptic exchange without clear context or corroborating details.
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Shem Ike
Fisher
Plaza Hotel Fatal Crash Kills Four Pedestrians
A car driven by Philip Cohen 75 of Greenwich Village plowed into pedestrians outside the Plaza Hotel at 2 10 a m injuring others. Police said Cohen refused further comment and no charges were filed. Witnesses described a grisly scene with cars and poles scattered along a 200 foot stretch. The driver remained in Bellevue Hospital with a broken leg and facial injuries.
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New York
Plaza Hotel
Michael Jennings
Central Park
Philip Cohen
Greenwich Village
Bellevue Hospital
Jennings
Cohen
Twin Cities Chit Chat Birthday Wishes
Happy birthday greetings are extended this week to 10 local residents. Names include Lewis Fitch Ann Hargon Bobby Hooton Joan Gill FE B Holland Jean McCall Dan Childers Crusman Gillette C G Pearce Martha Scott and belated wishes to Mrs J B Parker of Monroe for a Sunday birthday.
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Lewis Fitch
Ann Hargon
Bobby Hooton
Joan Gill
FE. B. Holland
Jean McCall
Dan Childers
Crusman Gillette
C. G. Pearce
Martha Scott
J. B. Parker
Rochelle Ave
Monroe
Mud Pies Studied as Serious Science at AAAS Meeting
Boston AP reports Denis Wood of North Carolina State University presented long term field notes from Raleigh backyards observing 10 month to 13 year olds on mud play. He divided children into Big and Little Kids, noting roles, shared play gaps, and that many kids put sand or dirt in mouths and sometimes pretended to eat it.
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Boston
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Denis Wood
School of Design
North Carolina State University
Raleigh
N.C
Wood
Mrs. Elizabeth Powell Dies in West Monroe Rites Set
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Powell of 310 Austin Ave West Monroe will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Presbyterian Church with Rev. Charles Burton officiating. Burial follows at Hasley Cemetery under Kilpatrick's Funeral Home. She died Sunday at St. Francis Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was widow of the late Dr Iris Powell formerly of West Monroe and a native of Biloxi Mississippi. She lived in West Monroe since 1923 and was a Memorial Presbyterian Church member. Survivors include daughter Dorothy Powell of Austin Texas seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Memorials to Memorial Presbyterian Church. Pallbearers: Bill Keighney Sam Willensky Ray Buce Roy Brooks Ted Harper Bailey Grant.
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Austin Ave
West Monroe
Robert FE. Powell
Kmlb Radio
Monroe
Memorail Presbyterian
Biloxi
Miss
New Orleans
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Dorothy Powell
Austin
Tex
Bill Keighney
Sam Willensky
Ray Buce
Roy Brooks
Ted Harper
Bailey Grant
Four Die As Carolina Floods Trigger Dam Collapse
In Canton North Carolina a dam on a private lake failed at 2 30 am sending water and debris down Newfound Creek killing Leonard Bud Ledbetter 43 his wife Laurel 38 son Leslie 15 and his mother Sylvania 77. A fifth family member Allen 21 stayed with friends. About 25 homes were damaged or destroyed and 100 families evacuated as authorities assessed damage ranging from 500000 to 142 million and residents surveyed losses. The Ledbetters home was buried by debris near Asheville. Local officials could not yet determine dam ownership.
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Leonard
Bud’’ Ledbetter
Ledbetter
Laurel
Leslie
Sylvania
Buncombe County
Ledbetters
Allen Ledbetter
David Ledbetter
Leonard Ledbetter
Bud
Rodney Whitted
Sheriff's
Danny Rhodhamer
Whitted
Jack Jones
Jones
Weather Today Twin Cities Sunny Skies and Mild Temps
Residents of the Twin Cities may expect sunny skies and mild temperatures today with a high in the mid 60s and a low near 40. Winds under 10 mph. FAA at Monroe Municipal Airport logged a Sunday high of 55 and a 36 morning low with 171 in weekend rainfall. The short range outlook calls for a warm Wednesday and Thursday with lows near 50 and highs in the 70s, followed by a cooler Friday with 40s for lows and mid 60s for highs, and Louisiana may see a few showers Wednesday in the west. Continuous.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
Louisiana
Inside The News Star 2B Jumble 9B 8A Low
Puzzle page notes a jumble feature titled Inside The News Star with 2B and 9B 8A low hints. Readers are invited to solve a word rearrangement challenge as part of the daily page.
Zumwalt Announces Candidacy for Virginia Senate
Retired Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt formally enters the race for the Democratic nomination to the U S Senate from Virginia. If nominated he would likely face incumbent Harry F Byrd Jr in November. Zumwalt said his state travels show Virginians demand strong, aggressive leadership.
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Richmond
Elmo R. Zumwalt
Naval Operations
U. S. Senate
Virginia
Zumwalt
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Byrd
Zumwyatt
Japan Industrial Production Down in 1975 Decline
Tokyo AP reports Japan's industrial production fell 10.9 percent from 1974, with shipments from factories and warehouses dropping 7.4 percent as the year opened. The Ministry of Trade and Industry released the figures.
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Tokyo
Japan
Ministry of
Appeals Court Receives Howard Case Papers In Shreveport
Hand delivered documents in the election suit involving W. L. Howard were filed with the Second Circuit Court of Appeal in Shreveport within the five day deadline. The court will place the case on its docket and may schedule a hearing within 24 hours. If either party appeals to the Louisiana Supreme Court, that appeal would also be expedited.
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W. L
Jack) Howard
Second Circuit Court of Appeal
Shreveport
Ouachita Parish
Bill C. Downey
Fourth District Court
Second Circuit Court
Howard
Circuit Court
Loyd Fox
Louisiana Supreme Court
River Stage Readings Show Mixed Flood Pressure
Readings near Monroe report river stages rising at Camden 26 with 13.7 and 1.2 figures while other sites show a fall. Changes indicate shifting flood pressure across stations as water levels rebound in places.
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Monroe
Camden
Americans study in Italy for medical training
Growing numbers of American medical students are studying in Italy as U.S. medical schools admit about 4,000 new students yearly. More than 1,500 Americans are at 27 Italian medical schools, aided by the Yale American Medical Education Foundation. A three day Rome symposium discussed student exiles and U.S. Italian education gaps.
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America
Italy
U.S
Europe
Yalo-American Medical Education Foundation
Foundation
Educational Council For Foreign Medicalraduates
The
Bberon
Albert Schrager
United States
John Tesoriero
Manhattan College
Fort Lee
Supreme Court to Rule on Sex Bias in Social Security Benefits
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a test case on whether widowers and husbands receive retirement benefits under Social Security based on sex, potentially cost billions. Lower courts already found the current system unconstitutional, and HEW warned that extending benefits would burden the trust fund. The Goldfarb case from Brooklyn was accepted for review.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Court Lets Stand Polish Joke Issue On Television
Supreme Court lets lower court ruling stand that Polish jokes on TV are not public controversy or personal attack requiring equal response time. Kowalski and Polish American Congress argued ABC should provide free network time to counter jokes told on the Dick Cavett Show.
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UPI
Supreme Court
High Court
Polish- American Congress
Thaddeus L. Kowalski
Chicago
American Broadcasting Co
Steve Allen
Dick Cavett
ABC
Allen
Kowalski
FCC
U.S. Court of Appeals
American Congress
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