Weather outlook and local notes from Tuesday digest
Tuesday’s Digest reports partly cloudy skies today tonight and Wednesday with a 20 percent rain chance mainly in the afternoon and evening. Highs in the mid 90s and lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds light. Also notes Archbishop Lefebvre controversy not yet spreading to Ouachita Parish. Louisiana 15 four-lane funding delayed. Sen James Brown bond bill dies. 1977 legislature session closes with early return planned next month.
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James Brown
National stock market declines and policy costs
National stocks slip as a congressional bill to curb sex bias in employee benefit plans faces potential high costs. The pieces note other stories on Ky in Los Angeles and sports previews on baseball, golf, and tennis from page sections.
Coach’s locker test spots toughest rookies
A football coach uses a blunt system to identify the toughest newcomers by assigning all rookies to the same locker, observing who stands up to the pressure and remains composed under shared space stress.
Want Ad Rates Offer 10 Day Cancellation Privileges
Classified notice promotes low ten day rate with cancelation privileges for Want Ads in the News Star World, inviting readers to call Dial 322 5161 to place ads and noting ads run daily.
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News-Star-World
Carter Backs Funds for Neutron Warhead War Plan
President Carter urged Senate leaders to back funds for neutron warhead production. Senate debate focused on authority to veto warhead decisions and its military target use. Haig said NATO leaders supported production. Byrd sought final Senate approval before August decision.
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Washington
Carter
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
White House
Byrd
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ove
Congress
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Europe
Belgium
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Kent State protester hauled to bus near campus gym plan
About 150 demonstrators gathered on the Kent State University campus to protest a proposed gymnasium on the hill where four students were killed by Ohio National Guardsmen on May 4, 1970. Police arrested several including parents of the slain students.
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Kent State University
Ohio National
National Guard
Monroe electrical workers walk off job after referendum vote
Most Monroe electrical workers quit in a mass walkout saying no future under current system after Saturday’s vote to transfer to Louisiana Power & Light. Linemen criticize city for not preserving retirement and jobs, while officials cite lack of contract and uncertain future under LP&L.
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Bob Hammack
Monroe Electrical
Monroe
Everyona
Louisiana Power & Light Company
Lp&l
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
James Dortch
W. L
Jack) Howard
United Gas Pipe Line Company
14Th St
A. J. Vallery
Kent Protestors Jailed At Kent State University Camp
Police with nightsticks arrested 150 to 180 protesters at Kent State University who refused a court order to abandon a tent city on the site of the 1970 killings. The arrests included Artin Scheuer, father of a slain student, and Alan Canfora, among the wounded, as authorities prepared to remove the encampment tied to protests over a $6 million gym annex.
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Kent
Ohio
Kent State University
Birthday cheers to H D Cartwright in Monroe
Twin Cities Chit Chat offers sincere birthday greetings to H D Cartwright of 907 W Rimes Circle Monroe who jokes he is just old enough to vote and not much more. The note appears on the More Chit Chats page.
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Bert Collier
Fo Bo
H. D. Cartwright
Cartwright
W. Rimes Circle
Monroe
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Twin Cities
Marcel Lefebvre
Ouachita
Louisiana
Sclons
Nguyen Cao Ky
Vietnam
Flambouyant
Midnight
L.A
Will Grimsley
Abby
Solomon
Warhead
Buston
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston City
Illinois Central Railroad
Winnfield
Lincoln Parish
Ruston
Ira C. Bennett
Joseph Fontana
Lee Anderson
Utility Commission
Fontana
Bennett
Collier
Ken Purcell
Dortch
Howard
University
Artin Scheuer
Sandy Lee Scheuer
Alan
Canfora
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