14 Jan 1977
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1977
Page
1
Fran Hatfield, a former inmate of Alcatraz with five years’ experience, now guides tourists in San Francisco sharing his personal view of the prison tour. In Israel a protest over Abu Daoud’s release grows while France defends it as lawful.
The Harlem Globetrotters played a loose style game Thursday night. The show drew laughs from a smaller crowd as passes and tricks kept the audience engaged.
Decreasing clouds today then partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Highs in the mid 50s today and low 50s Saturday. Colder tonight with a low near 30. North winds around 10 mph today, easing to under 5 mph tonight. More details on page 5a.
A Monroe resident reports two road signs seen on a rural route. One warns against picking up hitchhikers. A short distance away another sign points to the Arkansas State Penitentiary, reflecting local understatement in roadside notices.
Readied for sale many household items. contact today to place your ad. Includes notice that items sold.
Monroe officials report no legal barriers to selling the electrical system and reconvene the Citizens Energy Committee to explore all options including expansion, wholesale power, management deals, and bond settlements. The city faces possible service curtailments if natural gas use is not reduced as cold weather tests the system.
President elect Carter announces a staff built around Hamilton Jordan as assistant to the president with three deputies Landon Butler Rick Hutcheson and Mark Siegel. Jack Watson will be Cabinet secretary and liaison to state and local officials.
Louisiana Rep Henson Moore announced that Federal Highway Administrator Norbert Tiemann would approve transferring 438 million from the I-410 Loop to the North-South Expressway, with a leg to Monroe. Tiemann would not confirm but would hold a Baton Rouge press conference next Tuesday.
In New Orleans tourists savor a bold brew often blended with chicory. Chicory grows cheaper coffee use by 50 cents a pound, as brands like Luzianne push chicory on the Eastern Seaboard amid shortages. Cajun dark roasts amplify wallop while growers wait for price drops.
JoAnna and Mitch Jurgens of Brandon South Dakota watch their polecat named Tiger poised on a tall pole atop a barn on their farm. The pole is planned to be incorporated into the barn structure as a feature.
New York stocks opened mixed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 4.08 to 972.07 by noon after a brief rally. IBM slid about 4 percent following fourth quarter earnings of 4.47 a share, while the NYSE composite edged down and the American Exchange index rose modestly amid higher volume.
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