Senate Bill on Gas Contracts Sparks controversy in Louisiana
The Senate committee narrowly approves a bill to cancel existing natural gas contracts and renegotiate at higher prices. Supporters led by Sen Claude Duval cite depleting supplies and low prices, while opponents fear large revenue shifts and potential plant closures. A Kaiser Aluminum Louisiana official warns of drastic effects and possible Chalmette plant closure. The Education Committee also backs a bill allowing school systems to sell used textbooks up to 25 cents each.
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News-Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
Senate
Claude Duval
Louisiana
Lp&l
Kaiser Aluminum
Chalmette
Senate Education Committee
West Monroe Youth Injured In Train Mishap
A 14 year old West Monroe youth attempting to climb a moving boxcar was injured when his right leg was severed under a wheel. Robert C Boatner 168 S 4th St West Monroe was hospitalized in satisfactory condition after transfer from Glenwood. Witness Patrick Boater 12 reported the incident near the South 5th Street crossing about 11 50 am Wednesday.
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West Monroe
Patrick Boater
Robert
South 5Th Street
Louisiana Senate Approves Hyatt Superdome Contract Plan
The Louisiana Senate unanimously okayed a contract with Hyatt Management Corp subsidiary Hyatt Corp to run the Superdome. The bill aims to cut costs and boost profits, with a five year review and potential cancellation if $15 million in savings isn’t achieved.
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Louisiana Senate
Hyatt Management Corp
Superdome
Hyatt Corp
Brooklyn Burglary Suspects Married Before Sentencing
Robert Inesti and Maria Rivera wed in court just before his three year prison term for burglary. Inesti, 21, and his brother Roger, 18, were arrested last January for stealing a color television set and 1500 in jewelry in Brooklyn. Roger received probation. Pandas are Asiatic meat eating mammals of the raccoon family.
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New York
UPI
Robert Inesti
Maria Rivera
Inesti
Brooklyn
Roger
Supreme Court
Gerald Held
Robert
Cadets Smoke Out Sniper At Willard Training
Police cadets during a training drill set off a tear gas grenade in a barn to smoke out a hidden officer playing the sniper. The grenade malfunctioned igniting hay and burning the barn a small boat and a trailer. No injuries reported.
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Willard
Ohio
Woman Hurt In Wreck Near Monroe
A 20 year old Monroe woman Marcie E. Tidwell was treated and released after her pick up overturned two or three times following a collision with Joanne Cohn 15 of Monroe. Cohn was not injured. No charges were filed pending further investigation. Frances Xavier Cabrini canonized in 1946.
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Monroe
La 139
Marcie E. Tidwell
Park Ave
St. Francis Hospital
Joanne Cohn
Lincoln Road
Cohn
Tidwell
U.S
Frances Xavier Cabrini
Italy
Calendar error at GTE Sylvania calendars causes extra days
Buffalo AP reports GTE Sylvania calendars mailed to customers included 31 days in June and September. No printer name appears on the calendar and a company spokeswoman in West Seneca cannot explain the anomaly. The issue arose in early year mailings and affected May already used.
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Buffalo
N.Y
GTE Sylvania
GTE Sylvania Center
West Seneca
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