Open Primary Committees Meet Saturday To Issue Calls
Parish and state committees gather in Baton Rouge and Ouachita to issue calls for Nov 1 open primary candidates. Democratic leaders announce noon and 10 am meetings while Republicans set 10 30 am sessions. Sperry Smith and Shirah guide parish and state delegations with qualifying rules and fees for police jury and state races.
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Parish
Baton Rouge
Democratic State Central Committee
House of Representatives Chamber
Ouachita Parish Democratic Executive Committee
Ouachita National Bank
Republican State Central Committee
Chateau Capital House
Ouachta Parish
Republican Executive Committee
State Central Committee
Arthur C. Watson
Natchitoches
Jesse H. Bankston
Ohuachita Parish
Burt W. Sp
John W. Breazeal
Atlarge
Ward
Shirah
Sperry
Smith
Parish ‘Democratic Executive Committee
Wade C. Martin
Quachita Parish
Ouachita Parish
Parish Board of Supervisors of Elections
Don Johnson
Oilmen Bid $171 Million for 80 Gulf Leases Off Louisiana Texas
New Orleans AP reports oilmen bid $171.4 million on 80 Gulf of Mexico seabottom tracts off Louisiana and Texas, with POGO Pennzoil Offshore Gas Operators bidding $13.66 million for the top 5000 acre tract south of Cameron. Sealed bids totaled 179, while 265 tracts drew none.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Cameron
POGO
Pennzoil
Mesa Petroleum Co
Gulf
Department of Interior
Iranians Capture Two Accused of Killing Americans
In Tehran two men charged with killing two U S Air Force officers and three Iranians were captured after a one hour gun battle with security forces. The suspects Vahid Rahman Afrakhteh and Mohsen Khamoushi were seized Monday afternoon in connection with the killings of Col. Paul R. Shatter Jr. of Dayton Ohio and others.
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Tehran
Iran
Pars
Vahid Rahman Afrakhteh
Mohsen Khamoushi
U.S. Air Force
Paul R. Shatter Jr
Dayton
Ohio
Nigerian ruler Gowon ousted in bloodless coup in Lagos
Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria's military leader, is reported toppled in a bloodless coup announced by Col. Joseph Garba from Radio Lagos. Diplomatic and U.S. sources note no immediate successor and indicate Gowon planned to travel, while Lagos radio speaks of a curfew and cut international links. Gowon previously led Nigeria since 1966 after the Biafran war.
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Kampala
Uganda
Yakubu Gowon
Nigeria
Gowon
Joseph Garba
Lagos
U.S
Washington
Garba
London
British Broadcasting Co
BBC
Radio
Assembly of the Organization of African Unity
Idi Amin
Nile Hotel
Cameroon
OAU
New York
Radio Lagos
Mon roe angler Ronnie Walker nets third in first bass tournament
Ronnie Walker of Monroe, a hopeful pledge of the Chauvin Bass Club, outfished most of the season in his debut bass tournament to finish third. When asked why he switched to bass fishing, he quipped that bass fishing often requires less cleaning. The club's next outing is this weekend at Cheniere.
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Ronnie Walker
Monroe
Ron
Cheniere
Birthday wishes for John J. Boyd in Monroe
Happy birthday wishes go out to John J. Boyd of 1505 North McGuire Avenue Monroe. He celebrates with family and friends in a local birthday greeting noted on the Chit Chat page.
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John J. Boyd
N. McGuire Ave
Monroe
Teenager dies after Detroit bar shooting chaos erupts
Obie Wynn, 18, died in hospital after a white bar owner shot him for tampering with a car. In the ensuing night of rock throwing and fire bombing, hundreds of youths clashed with police in the Livernois Fenkell area as tear gas and riot gear appeared. By morning violence subsided to a four block zone as Mayor Coleman Young visited the scene and urged restraint to avoid a repeat of 1967.
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Detroit
Obie Wynn
Livernois-Fenkell
Clairmount
12Th Street
Coleman Young
Farm exports set record high says Butz
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz announced U.S. farm exports reached a record 21.6 billion dollars in the last fiscal year, creating a 12 billion dollar farm trade surplus that helped pay for oil imports. Japan remained the top buyer with 3.2 billion dollars, while shipments to the Soviet Union totaled about 400 million.
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Washington
U.S
Earl L. Butz
Butz
United States
U S Economic Indicators Rise For Fourth Month
Washington reports the government index predicting future trends rose 1.9 percent in June marking a fourth straight monthly gain the highest level since October and suggesting the recession’s bottom may be near after a two year decline.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Weather Today in Twin Cities Cloudy with Thunder Likely
Twin Cities residents can expect considerable cloudiness with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening thunderstorms today through Wednesday. Highs near 90 and lows in the lower 70s, variable winds under 10 mph. FAA at Monroe Municipal Airport logged a 84 high Monday and 73 low today. Rainfall measured at .28 inches in the last 24 hours ending 6 am today. Extended outlook for Louisiana shows widely scattered showers mainly in the afternoon or evening through Thursday and Saturday.
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Twin Cities
Wednesa
FAA
Monroe
Louisiana
Turkey Seizes Control of U.S. Bases in Turkey
Turkish commanders formally took control of all U S intelligence gathering bases in Turkey except Incirlik radar stations. The move follows a U S arms embargo and Cyprus invasion. Twenty more bases were reportedly occupied bringing the total to 25 as Turkish authorities coordinate with the senior U S officer at each site. The action will reduce U S monitoring ability by about a quarter, officials said. President Ford urged Congress to lift the embargo.
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Ankara
Turkey
U.S
North Atlantic Alliance
Incirlik
Brussels
North Atlantic Council
NATO
United States
Congress
Cyprus
U.S. State Department
Karamursel
Istanbul
Sinop
Pirinclik
Belbasi
Karyaburun
Black Sea
Foreign Ministry
Ministry of Customs
House of Representatives
Ford
Warsaw
Poland
House
Carl Albert
Washington
Ford in Helsinki For Summit Meet
President Ford joins 34 world leaders in Helsinki for a three day security summit to set peaceful rules across continents. He tours Auschwitz before departing Poland and plans bilateral talks with Brezhnev and leaders of Turkey and Greece. The draft agreement, though not binding, is seen as a step toward postwar Europe borders and human rights. Critics warn it cedes influence to the Soviet Union while Ford calls it progress for freedom. Heavy security surrounds Helsinki as 5,000 police and troops guard events.
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Helsinki
UPI
Ford
Auschwitz
Poland
Krakow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Canada
Albania
Brezhnev
Turkey
Greece
Europe
United States
U.S
Labor Secretary Dunlop Backs Federal Tax Cut Move
Los Angeles AP report states Labor Secretary John T. Dunlop urged a further tax cut for individuals and business to spur the recovery. He stressed the view was his own and not necessarily administration policy as Ford weighs an October decision on any new tax package beyond the current $33.1 million cut.
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Los Angeles
John T. Dunlop
Ford Administration
Dunlop
Ford
Congress
Milk prices spark cow comedy in today's Chuckle
A punny caption notes cows would be amused if they knew current milk prices. The joke plays on the idea that rising prices would make contented cows look ridiculous and laugh at the market.
Dallas Teens Die In Nitrous Oxide Car Fatalities
Three Dallas teenagers Ken Ribelin Mitchell Rude and Terry Lynne Long all 18 or 19 were found dead in a North Dallas car over the weekend with a five foot cylinder of nitrous oxide on the floor and the valve open. Medical examiners say the victims suffocated while narcotics officers warn of growing use of the gas in local youth culture. Authorities note prior related deaths including a Presbyterian Hospital orderly who died after inhaling the gas.
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Dallas
Tex
Ken Ribelin
Mitchell Rude
Terry Lynne Long
Dake
Presbyterian Hospital
Congress Overrides Ford Veto on Health Bill Passage
Congress approved the 2.0 billion health measure 348 to 43 after Ford vetoed it in a rare session. The Senate override prevailed 67 to 15 in a weekend move. The package funds mental health, nurse training, migrant health aid, and a National Health Service Corps with specific line items and stipulates standards amid a nurse shortage dispute.
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Washington
Congress
Toge
Ford
House
Senate
James T. Lynn
Office of Management, ‘and Budget
Lynn
National Health Service Corps
American Nurses Association
Treasurer Seeks Attorney General Opinion On Tidelands Funds
Louisiana Treasurer Mary Evelyn Parker asked Attorney General William Guste for a formal ruling on whether tidelands settlement funds, totaling $100 million, may be spent on legislators' election year projects. The constitution requires tidelands money to retire state debt, while Gov. Edwards favored using part for projects.
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Baton Rouge
Mary Evelyn Parker
Atty
William Guste
Edwin Edwards
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