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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1976

Page

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Dual Nationality Causes Headaches Across Nations

The notice highlights that many people hold dual nationality, creating complications for the countries involved and for travelers visiting them as the issue draws attention across the globe.

Weather A Year Ago Today Forecast for Parishes Listed

Partly cloudy today tonight and Thursday with a slight chance of mainly afternoon thundershowers The high today and Thursday will be in the lower 90s and the low tonight will be near 70 Southerly winds at less than 10 MPH The probability of rain is 20 per cent today and 20 per cent Thursday More weather in formation on page 5a.

Union Lincoln Bienville Jackson Winn Morehouse Ouachita Richland Caldwell Franklin W. Carroll E. Carroll Madison Tensas Grant LaSalle Catahoula Concordia

Twin Cities Chit Chat Spanish study trip for Adams

Fredrick Wayne Adams of Monroe heads to Saltillo Mexico for three weeks of intensive intermediate and advanced Spanish study at Universidad Internacional Saltillo. He is a Northeast Louisiana University graduate and pursuing a master's in French at LSU in Baton Rouge. Marine Corp William R Bradley Jr of Monroe participated in Beirut Beirut evacuation with the 34th MAU assisting 270 civilian refugees from 25 nations ferried to USS Spiegel Grove and Athens.

Fredrick Wayne Adams Bernice Sanders Adams Monroe Saltillo Mexico Universidad Internacional Saltillo Adams Northeast Louisiana University Louisiana State University Baton Rouge

State Education Committee Blocks School Transport Bill

The Senate Education Committee effectively killed a proposed measure to require local school boards to transport students attending both public and private schools. The action ends the push to mandate transport for dual enrollment students, with no immediate movement anticipated.

Marsha Shuler News-Star Capital Bureau Baton Rouge Senate Education Committee New Orleans Charles Pepe Bruneau Caddo Parish Walter Lee Caddo

Senate seeks second override of Ford veto on public works bill

The Senate schedules a vote to override Ford's veto on a 3.95 billion public works jobs bill. Supporters say 200 000 jobs would be created and 90 000 local government positions protected, while Ford warns it would fuel inflation.

Washington Senate Ford Robert Griffin Michigan Congress

City Workers Transferred After Mayor Orders Removal

Monroe Mayor W L Jack Howard orders two Sanitation Department staffers Billy McKinney and Frank Fontana removed from current posts while Streets Commissioner Luther Harper seeks to place them in more productive roles. McKinney had surrendered his license for a second DWI offense and Fontana is reassigned to head the Construction Inspection Section with mayoral consent.

Bob Hammack Monroe W. L Jack) Howard Sanitation Streets Luther T. (Dick) Harper Joe Piro Howard Billy McKinney Frank Fontana McKinney Harper Piro Fontana Monroe Redevelopment Agency Department of Public Works Sanitation Department City of

Costs For Groceries Slow Down Slightly

The June Consumer Price Index rose five tenths of a percent led by energy costs up 1.9 percent while food costs edged higher. Gasoline and motor oil fueled inflation though grocery prices slowed after May gains. overall CPI 5.9 percent higher than a year earlier with June CPI at 170.1.

Washington Ford Administration Labor Department Department John Kendrick Commerce Department

Prices Rise in Consumer Price Index for June

The government reported a seasonally adjusted CPI of 170.1 in June, up from 169.2 in May. Grocery prices cooled with beef and pork declines and fruit and vegetables easing, while eggs coffee bakery poultry and dairy costs rose. Beef fell 0.4 percent after a 3.9 percent jump in May. pork fell 1.5 percent. coffee rose 4.9 percent. poultry up 3.5 percent. Nonfood commodities gained 0.5 percent, easing from May and the prior year’s trend.

Washington

House group rejects bridge and stadium funding amendments

The Louisiana House Appropriations Committee turned down $500,000 for Ouachita River bridge repairs at Monroe and $90,000 for Louisiana Tech University stadium repairs. A $500,000 boiler for Tech was also rejected. The panel approved only $10,000 for a Tech fieldhouse roof. Local officials said repairs rely on other state sources or emergency funds.

Baton Rouge House Appropriations Committee Ouachita River Monroe Louisiana Tech University Tech Kevin Reilly Monroe DeSiard Street Ralph Perlman State Highway Department Tech University F. Jay Taylor Taylor Northeast Louisiana University Legislative Joseph Kyle Delano, McGuire and Filhiol Avenues

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