28 Jan 1977
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1977
Page
1
Friday's Digest reports a House committee chair says a full hearing on the Tenry challenge may not be warranted. The note sits alongside briefs on Carter era civil rights concerns and a Madrid police ambush with nine weekly deaths. Local prep basketball games highlight Twin Cities district lead battles tonight.
The forecast calls for a slight chance of rain today then fair and much colder tonight and Saturday. Highs in the upper 40s today, near 20 tonight, and mid 30s Saturday. North winds 15 to 25 MPH today and tonight with a 20 percent rain probability.
Immediate family and friends gather at the Monroe residence for an eighth birthday party for Annette Arender’s daughter. The child celebrated the occasion Thursday with birthday wishes from her brother Patrick.
United Press International reports a deep Arctic blizzard immobilizing communities from Minnesota and Iowa through the Midwest to the Appalachians. Winds up to 50 mph and wind chills reaching 80 below zero cripple highways, industries, and schools across Missouri to Maryland and Virginia.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered a new trial for former United Mine Workers President W A Boyle after ruling that testimony from federal auditor Thomas Kane should have been admitted at Boyle's 1973 trial. The court said other union leaders faced potential conspiracy culpability, affecting evidence of who organized the killings of Joseph Yablonski and his family.
Presidential energy adviser James R Schlesinger urged Congress to act now to ease the natural gas crisis and demanded sacrifices from Americans to keep homes heated this winter. He pressed for emergency gas purchases outside price controls and forced sharing among pipelines as a temporary safeguard.
New York stock moves after Commerce Department shows December leading indicators index rising the most in 17 months. Dow Jones noon average up 3.24 to 957.78 as energy squeeze and cold weather cast doubt on longer term gains.
Los Angeles police report Freddie Prinze 22 in critical condition from a head wound ruled a self inflicted gunshot at the Beverly Comstock hotel. Despondent over his divorce with Katherine Prinze he fired a pistol after friends and his psychiatrist attempted to console him.
Washington AP The House leaders request DOJ intervention in former Rep Otto Passman sex discrimination case citing constitutional immunity and the 5th Circuit ruling on January 3 that Passman is not immune. Shirley Davis alleges he fired her for a male successor and seeks reinstatement back pay and damages.
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