Ouachita Parish Doctors Divided Over Malpractice Rate Increase
The Ouachita Parish Medical Society debated Hartford Insurance Company’s plan to raise malpractice rates by about 91 percent in Louisiana. State officials urged action while local leaders warned against dropping coverage, fearing cancellations and loss of doctor licenses for high risk surgeons and anesthesiologists. A nationwide context includes doctors in California and Texas boycotting nonemergency surgery over rising costs.
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Ouachita Parish Medical Society
Hartford Isurance Co
Louisiana
State Medical Society
Paul R. Tennis
Gates
Insurance Rating Commission
California
Texas
House veto of strip mining bill stands after defeat
The House failed to override President Ford's veto of a national environmental and reclamation bill on coal strip mining. Vote 278 to 143, short of the required two thirds, with Republicans mostly backing the veto. Critics warned of higher utility bills and job losses, while supporters claimed the data were exaggerated.
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Washington
House
Ford
Congress
Lord
United States
Zarb
Replacement For Petterson Topic Of Board Meet
Monroe City School Board personnel committee will discuss a replacement for retiring Supt. B A Gus Petterson at a Wednesday night meeting. Sidney Seegers, former assistant superintendent and business manager, may attend and interest in the post is noted. Other contenders include Richard C Miles and George Davis.
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Monroe City
B. A
Gus”’ Petterson
News-Star
Sidney Seegers
Louisiana Teachers’ Association
Baton Rouge
Seegers
Petterson
Richard C. Miles
Media Center
George Davis
J. Harvey Walthall
The
LTA
Coast Guard Reserve Members Cited for Impressive Cleanup Effort
Four members of Monroe's Coast Guard Reserve Unit received commendation for their impressive attitude bearing and performance during oil spill cleanup after a barge struck the Mississippi Bridge at Vicksburg. The letter from Lt. J. L. Echols named EMC C H Zoh MK2 M C White B M LeMoine of West Monroe and PS2 J W Anderson of Monroe.
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Coast Guard Reserve Unit
Monroe
Mississippi Bridge
Vicksburg
J. L. Echols
EMC
H. Zoh
M. C. White
B. M. LeMoine
West Monroe
PS2
J. W. Anderson
Rockefeller Report Urges CIA Overhaul and Publicize Findings
President Ford said the Rockefeller Commission recommends a joint congressional panel to oversee the CIA and an internal executive-branch oversight body. The panel's findings on CIA domestic activities will be made public, while evidence of assassination plots will be referred to the Justice Department and intelligence committees for possible action.
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Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Commission
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Executive Branch
Ford
CIA
Justice Department
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Kennedy
White House
Fidel Castro
Rafael Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Rainfall Tied to Polar Jet Stream Shift in Monroe
A National Weather Service official in Shreveport explains that above normal rainfall in Monroe stems from the displaced upper level polar jet stream moving southward and colliding with the sub tropical jet from the Eastern Pacific. The forecast suggests potential dryer conditions as the jet shifts northward in the late 1970s.
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National Weather Service
Shreveport
Monroe
Ernest Ethridge
Shreveport National Weather Service
Pacific Ocean
Monroe Municipal
Ethridge
Rabin Flies To U S For Ford Meeting
Israeli Prime Minister Rabin flew to Washington to meet with President Ford for talks on Sinai withdrawals and possible Egyptian concessions. Egyptian leader Sadat said the United States must set terms with Arab neighbors as Israel negotiates with Egypt and other states.
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Yitzhak Rabin
Washington
Ford
Hafez Assad
King Hussein
Jordan
Anwar Sadat
United States
America
Israel
Sadat
British Broadcasting Corp
Rabin
Mitla
Gidi
Abu Rudeis
Sinai Desert
Sinai
Henry A. Kissinger
Tel Aviv
Egypt
Mrs. Peggy Ketchell Dies in Monroe
Peggy Womble Ketchel 4 of Duff Dr Monroe died at St Francis Hospital after brief illness. Funeral 10 a.m. Thursday at Mulhearn's West Monroe chapel with Rev. Gerald Lewis officiating. Burial in Hasley Cemetery. Survivors: husband F N Ketchell two daughters Toni Ketchell Covington Ky Shalia Ketchell Monroe four sisters Bobbie White West Monroe J W Porter San Antonio Martha Sims Beebe and Ouida Baker Monterrey Mexico.
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Peggy Womble Ketchell
Duff Dr
Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Mulhearn
West Monroe
Gerald Lewis
Hasley Cemetery
Arkansas
Swartz Assembly of God Church
F. N
Thunderstorms Expected Across Twin Cities With Warm Up
Rainy weather hits Twin Cities with thunderstorms and locally heavy rains today, ending tonight then clearing Wednesday. Temperatures peak near 86 today and in the low 80s Wednesday, with southerly winds 10 to 15 mph and stronger gusts near storms. FAA logs show 81 high and 71 low at Monroe Municipal Airport today, with 1.22 inches of rain in the past 24 hours. Louisiana outlook shows showers and storms Thursday through Saturday with highs in the upper 80s and lows around 70s.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
Louisiana
Governors Seek Share of New Gas Tax Revenue
New Orleans AP report notes 27 6 governors vote to urge Congress for state revenue share if gas taxes rise. Amendment would let states preempt one cent of a three cent rise and 20 percent of future increases. Conference focuses on revenue share while deferring broader energy questions amid Wallace politics.
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New Orleans
Congress
House
Ford
Marvin Mandel
Maryland
Mike O'Callaghan
D-Nev
George Wallace
Wallace
Inside The News-Star section overview and contents
The snippet lists the News-Star sections and page markers including Abby 2B Jumble 9B Broadway 5B Lowman 3B Classified 7B Radio-TV 12B Comics 4B Sports 9A Crossword 4A Theater 5B Deaths 8A Van Dellen 4B Editorial 4A Women 1B Horoscope 5B Weather 6A and section structure across 24 pages.
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Abby
Jumble
Broadway
Lowman
Classified
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Torrential Rains Slam Texas with Flooding and Tornadoes
Unrelenting downpours drenched large parts of Texas with 12 to 17 inch totals in Sourlake Lamberton and other locales. Flooding shut streets and forced evacuations while a tornado was sighted near the Astrodome.
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Texas
Lone Star State
Sourlake
Tex
Lamberton
Devil's Lake
Deneville
Wisebluff
Houston
Beaumont
Texarkana
J&m Poultry Co
Astrodome
Chicago Cubs
Houston Astros
Astros
Doug Konieczny
Konieczny
Texas Panhandle
Louisiana
Missouri
Bayou
Wellington
Kan
Brunswick
Lake Charles
Plains
Mississippi Valley
South Atlantic Coast
Three Convicts Seize Hostages in British Columbia Prison Vault
Three inmates serving life terms for murder or attempted murder at the British Columbia Penitentiary held 15 hostages at knifepoint in a small vault. They demanded a helicopter and airplane to secure their escape, with officials saying the hostages were unharmed and Ottawa must decide.
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Vancouver
B.C
UPI
British Columbia Penitentiary
Ottawa
Dragan Cernetic
My Wife Keeps Diet Balanced and Budget Tight
A light joke about marriage and budgeting. The speaker jokes that their spouse ensures a balanced diet while the family food bill matches both partners’ paychecks, highlighting domestic finance humor.
Electric Power Outlook Cited by Federal Commission
The Federal Power Commission said Americans should have enough electric power this summer if oil coal and natural gas supplies stay steady. TVA may be marginal but can buy needed power. overall 1975 energy supply should ease from 1974 though delays in nuclear plants and fossil fuel tightening loom. Peak demand projected at 373,782 megawatts with 466,932 available, a 24.9 percent reserve.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Commission
TVA
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Tornado Touches Down Across Franklin Madison Parishes
A morning tornado in northeastern Franklin Parish to Madison Parish damaged a mobile home a barn and two sheds but caused no injuries. It struck near the Swampers Community and Tendal area around 7 a.m. power lines were downed and trees uprooted. Crews worked to restore lines as residents evacuated in low-lying Winn parish areas amid flash flood watches.
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Tendal
Swampers
Franklin Parish
Madison Parish
Winnsboro
Buddy Strickland
Lula Gordy
Strickland
R. B. Reece
Hwy. St
Reece
Louisiana Power & Light
Monroe
Claiborne
Calhoun
Ouachita Parish
Lake Providence
Columbia
Winnfield
Natchitoches
Toledo Bend
Natchitoches Winn
Jackson Parishes
Winn Parish
Sheriff's Department
Louisiana
Baby bed and mattress for sale in want ad
A baby bed with mattress is offered for 15 dollars. Also a 21 percent black and white console TV priced at 25 dollars. Call 325-8514 for details.
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Rockefeller Commission
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Bill Waller
Mississippi
Alabama
Waller
Inside the News-Star
United Press International
News-Star News Service
Tation
Camden
Rustaco
Sherpa S. Woods Machine
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