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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1977
Page
1
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thundershowers today. Highs in the mid 90s and lows in the mid 60s with variable northwest winds. Also reports on St. Louis Encephalitis checks in northeastern Louisiana parishes and numerous statewide items on court cases politics and sports.
Quick results offered in classified ads. Puppies for sale priced at 10 and 5 dollars. One beautiful male purebred Irish Setter eight weeks old available.
United States and Cuba near a diplomatic exchange marking a first since 1961. Negotiations in New York aim to restore formal ties as Carter signals gradual easing of U S restrictions and possible full friendship in time.
Governor Edwin Edwards attended the dedication of the last 15.7 mile I-20 segment at Madison Parish with 300 dignitaries. The highway, costing over 243 million dollars, completes east west interstate buildup in Louisiana, with future I-10 work in 1977 or 1978 and a 5.2 mile Gonzales to Sorrento stretch pending.
New York shares bounced in a technical rally after a sharp week and a half decline. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 3.48 to 902.14 by noon as gainers led losers 7 to 4 on the NYSE. The Dow ended last week below 900 for the first time in 16 months.
First Lady Rosalynn Carter, visiting Costa Rica, receives praise for diplomacy and human rights advocacy from President Daniel Oduber and Foreign Minister Gonzalo Facio. She plans to visit an elementary school and the supreme election tribunal before heading to Quito, Ecuador.
Superior Court Judge Nicholas Nunzio briefed about 425 prospective jurors in the Hanafi Muslims case at the Pension Building Washington. Defendants led by Haamas Abdul Khaalis sit with lawyers as 650 were called and 425 appeared for jury questioning amid heavy security and sequestration plans.
Washington NP A special House narcotics committee rejected a Carter administration plea to repeal federal penalties for small marijuana possession. The panel released a report saying it would not offer conclusions on reducing penalties. Keith Stroup of NORML viewed the report as expected with little gain. Testimony noted no prosecutions under the law in the past two years.
The last segment of the I-20 corridor, costing 13.9 million dollars, finalizes the interstate across North Louisiana begun July 1958 at the Minden Interchange. It allows non stop travel from Fort Worth Texas to the Mississippi Alabama line, completing about 190 miles.
Benjamin Burns of Monroe son of Rev. and Mrs. Alex A. Burns graduated from the Southern University School of Law. He previously worked for Louisiana State Ten/Employment Security in the Win office and now serves as the District D representative on the Ouachita Parish Democratic Executive Committee. City crews cleaned and repaired the Anna Gray Noe Park fountain and reactivated the water spouts in downtown Monroe.
Millions of married persons will have credit histories carried in both spouses names under new guidelines. Federal Reserve official Ann Geary says this change helps women build credit, benefiting those formerly married, divorced, or widowed. Banks, retailers, and oil firms will include consent statements over four months, with oversight by FDIC OCC and FTC.
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