Senate weighs eight month daylight saving extension
A bill would extend daylight saving time from March 7 to November 14 and add a removal week in November to avoid changing times during the presidential campaign. Senate support cites energy savings and fewer auto injuries, while House committee inaction shadows passage this year.
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DST
Washington, D.C
Goldwater Criticizes Nixon China Trip Over Logan Act
Senator Barry Goldwater accused former President Nixon of violating the Logan Act by commenting on U.S. foreign policy in Peking. He said Nixon should stay in China and that the remarks did not help President Ford in the New Hampshire primary. Nixon had offered no immediate response.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Richard M. Nixon
United States
China
Nixon
Peking
U.S
Goldwater
ABC
Good Morning America
Ford
Wixor
Henry A. Kissinger
Soviet Union
Helsinki
Inside The News-Star Highlights
A compact listing of page sections including Abby 3B Jumble Broadway 13A Lowman 3B Classified 6C Radio TV 1A Comics 6B Sports 1c Crossword 6B Theater A Deaths 8A Van Deilen 6B Editorial 4A Women 1B Horoscope 8B Weather 5A across the 34 pages of the edition.
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Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv 1A
van Deilen
Ford Narrow Win In Hampshire Primary
In New Hampshire Ford edges Reagan in a tight Republican contest as Carter leads the Democratic field. Ford holds a narrow overall margin with 92 percent counted showing Ford 51 percent to Reagan 49 percent. Carter dominates the Democratic side ahead of Udall Bayh Harris and Shriver.
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Ford
Carter
California
GOP
Georgia
Washington
Morris Udall
D-Ariz
Birch Bayh
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Sargent Shriver
Reagan
Sentenced Man Seeks Election
Santa Ana California AP says Rep. Andrew J Hinshaw Republican faces 1 to 14 years in prison for bribe taking and seeks a fast appeal to run in California’s June 8 primary. Hinshaw says he plans to run if permitted and accepts the conviction but not its impact on his career.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Andrew J. Hinshaw
California
Hinshaw
Orange County
Robert Kneeland
Shack Electronic
Kneeland
California Adult Authority
Tandy
Salse
State Oil and Gas Production Drops Sharply in Louisiana
A Mineral Board update warns oil and gas output is declining faster than expected and wells could be pumped dry within six years. It notes state revenues rely on these resources and that exploration to offset declines is unlikely, with Gov Edwards warning future revenue diversification will be needed after his term.
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Baton Rouge
State Mineral Board
Louisiana
Melvin FE. Landry
Mineral Board
Edwin Edwards
Birthday wishes for Maria Nicolaidis noted in office party
The note marks Maria Nicolaidis birthday today, with a 3 30 p.m. gathering in Commissioner Luther Harpers office. Karl Harrison, Bastrop native turned Baton Rouge attorney, was elected unanimously president of the Police Jury Association for the Sixth Congressional District.
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Maria Nicolaidis
Maria
Luther Harper
Karl Harrison
Bastrop
Baton Rouge
Police Jury Association
Harrison
W. A. Harrison
Mississippi St
Monroe
Bastrop High School
Louisiana State University School of Law
Baton Rouge Parish
Twin Cities Weather Outlook Through Thursday
Residents may expect partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures through Thursday with a slight shower chance on Thursday. Highs mid 70s, lows in the 50s, southerly winds 10 to 15 mph easing tonight. Monroe Municipal Airport recorded a high of 71 Tuesday and a 48 degree morning low with no rainfall in the past 24 hours.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Target Prices Rise for Grains and Cotton in 1976
Washington AP reports that 1976 target prices and loan rates for cotton and major grains rise about 14 percent from 1975 levels. The Agriculture Department reinstates the soybean loan at 2.50 dollars a bushel, with production loan rates set under the secretary’s discretion.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Earl L. Butz
Congress
Butz’ Office
Special Notice For Concert Ticket Holders
Those holding free concert tickets for Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Monroe Civic Center Theatre are urged to be seated in the auditorium by 7:45 p.m. After this time, doors are opened to those with unspecified admission.
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Monroe Civic Center Theatre
Court Told Patty Confused Shattered Girl
In San Francisco the court heard a psychiatrist describe Patricia Hearst as a confused young woman with no identity after arrest. The expert testified Hearst, nicknamed Tania then Pearl by SLA captors, endured a 19 month underground ordeal and showed ongoing anxiety and fear despite progress.
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Patricia Hearst
Lt. West
Miss Hearst
U.S
David Bancroft
West
F. Lee Bailey
Tania
Emily Harris
Pearl
SLA
Los Angeles
Court of Appeal reverses ruling on Monroe mayor race
The Second Circuit in Shreveport reversed a Fourth District ruling that disqualified W. L. Howard from the Monroe mayoral ballot for the April 3 election. The decision may delay a show-cause hearing and opens the door for a writ of certiorari to the Louisiana Supreme Court.
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Second Circuit Court of Appeal
Shreveport
Fourth Judicial District Court
W. L
Jack) Howard
Monroe
Howard
J. A. Bolin
Pike Hall Jr
Charles A. Marvin
Louisiana Supreme Court
Robert Farr
Fourth District Court
Loyd C. Fox
Wade O. Martin Jr
Secretary of State
Farr
Municipal Democratic Executive Committee
Board of Supervisors of Elections
Ouachita Parish
Fox
Executive Committee
W. L. Howard
Tex
Monroe Committee
New Findings Say Diet and Smoking Cut Heart Disease Risk
California researcher Dr. N O Borhani told the American College of Cardiology meeting in New Orleans that coronary heart disease can be prevented by quitting smoking, lowering blood pressure and reducing cholesterol. A National Heart Institute study plans two more years tracking 12 000 high risk men across 20 centers to prove the benefits.
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New Orleans
California
N.O. Borhani
Borhani
American College of Cardiology
American Cancer Society
National Heart Institute
Scranton Named Ambassador To United Nations
President Ford plans to name William W. Scranton former Pennsylvania governor as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. An Oval Office meeting with Scranton and outgoing ambassador Daniel Patrick Moynihan was set for 10:30 a.m. as officials reserve final appointment details. Moynihan resigned Feb 2 citing a return to Harvard and frustrations with Washington support.
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Ford
Wiliam W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
U.S
United Nations
Oval Office
White House
Scranton
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
U.N
Moynihan
Harvard University
State Department
Moynihans
River Stage Changes Reported at Stations
River stages show rising water at Monroe with an increase of 0.2 feet to 24.6, while Camden falls 1.9 feet to 12.2. Station data indicate ongoing change and potential impacts downstream.
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Monroe
Camden
1970 Cutlass Astro Blue Navé Max
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