Cost Adjustment For Gas Slated Across Louisiana
United Gas will raise residential bills by about two cents per day in Louisiana via a cost adjustment effective June 20. The change, not a rate increase, passes higher gas costs to customers as pipeline costs rise. Gov McKeithen and industry leaders warn of a growing gas crisis as supplies tighten and demand grows nationwide.
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Bathing wisdom on a ringing telephone omen
A whimsical reflection likens the phone’s ring to a personal summons while one bathes, suggesting existential meditation. The playful line blends humor with a moment of self focus, inviting readers to consider their own sense of fate amid daily interruptions.
Navy Hospital Apprentice Korn Completes Training
Lyde Lynn Korn daughter of Mr and Mrs R A Korn of West Monroe recently finished 19 weeks of basic training at the Naval Training Center Bainbridge Maryland and graduated during a military review The local WAVE reported to the Naval Training Center Great Lakes Illinois for hospital corps school She is a West Monroe High School graduate who attended Northeast Louisiana University before enlisting last March Visiting in Monroe this week are Mrs Jake Taylor and her daughter Tammy of Elizabethton Tennessee The Taylors visit with Mrs Taylor's brother Robert Bob Boyd and sister Mrs Eddie Fleming both of Monroe Welcome to Monroe Mrs Taylor and Tammy.
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R. A Korn
West Monroe
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Great Lakes
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Northeast Louisiana University
Monroe
Jake Taylor
Tammy
Elizabethton
Ten
Quake Rocks Dominican Republic Damaging Buildings
A strong earthquake struck the Dominican Republic and Caribbean region, causing panic in Santo Domingo before 8 a.m. Four buildings were damaged including a church landmark, with a boy and a man sustaining leg injuries from jumps to escape. No extensive casualties reported. aftershocks continued offshore.
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Venezuela
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Haiti
Hispaniola
Wyeth Paintings To Get Showcase At Brandywine Museum
The Brandywine River Museum opening June 19 will display 170 works from the Brandywine River School including 17 new Andrew Wyeth paintings and portraits by James Wyeth. The project, led by George Weymouth, supports conservation of the Brandywine Valley and features the Wyeth family's art amid the garden landscape setting.
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John F. Kennedy
Brandywine River Valley
George Weymouth
Weymouth
Tri-County Conservancy of
Brandywine, Inc
Citizens’ Environmental Group
Phiadelphia
Brandywine Conservancy
Brandywine Valley
Civil Defense Chief Warns of Phenobarbital Thefts
Civil Defense officials nationwide report thefts of about 600 million phenobarbital pills from public fallout shelters. The pills, once stored for calming shelter inhabitants, are deemed unsuitable and should be transferred to hospitals or destroyed.
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Davis
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
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Two Men Dead In West Virginia Coal Mine Roof Collapse
Two men were killed and two other workers were rescued after a roof caved in at a deep underground coal mine near FAIRVIEW West Virginia at about 3 AM. Don Levelle 41 Mannington Marion County and Richard McCauley 43 Cassville Mongalia County died in the incident. Robert Lee Strakal Cassville Mongalia County was removed minutes after the fall and taken to Morgantown hospital in fair condition. Steven Shuman Fairmont Marion County was later evacuated from the mine.
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Robert Lee Strakal
Morgantown
Fair Condition
Steven Shuman
Fairmont
Local Northeast Louisiana Weather Outlook Remains Hot
Forecast calls for continued heat in northeast Louisiana with no rain today through Saturday. Highs reach 92 to 96, lows near 68 to 72, with humidity above 60 percent then easing. Winds mainly south at 5 to 10 mph with partly cloudy skies and a potential shower Monday evening. The Monroe FAA reports 95 as Thursday high and 71 this morning. no precipitation recorded.
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Justices Deny Rehearing On Stadium Suits
Louisiana Supreme Court rejects rehearing requests in suits challenging the New Orleans Domed Stadium financing. The court upholds lower court rulings that hotel motel tax funds were unconstitutional and affirms the Bond Commission as proper bond seller. The stadium commission may file countersuits against parties seeking to block the 113 million construction bond sale.
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Censured Army General Retiring On Schedule
Brig Gen George H. Young Jr, censured for allegedly failing to meet performance standards in investigating the My Lai massacre, will retire June 30 after 29 years of service. Pentagon spokesman Jerry W. Friedheim announced the retirement and a new assignment for Brig Gen Samuel Koster, who was demoted for inadequate investigation after the March 1968 massacre.
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George H. Young Jr
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Friedheim
Samuel Koster
Lockheed Leader Pleads For Loan Guarantee
Lockheed Aircraft Corp chairman Daniel J. Haughton testified before the Senate Banking Committee that a government loan guarantee up to 250 million dollars is the only way to avert bankruptcy. He warned immediate layoffs of 15,500 workers and 19,000 more from suppliers if the L1011 Jumbo jet program stalls, and cited potential losses of about 14 billion dollars invested by airlines, banks, suppliers, and Lockheed.
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William Proxmire
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Grenades Hit Arabs Leaving Gaza Jobs In Israel
Guerrillas attacked Arabs leaving the Gaza Strip for work in Israel today. Grenades struck in Medina Square and a packed bus near Deir el Balah, killing at least two and wounding 66. Other attacks targeted Israeli cars, injuring one more person.
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Medina Square
Gaza
Deir el Balah
Soviets Ask Court To Release Ship From Port
In San Francisco a federal judge heard a cleansing motion by attorney Lester Clark for Prelude Corp to lift an attachment on the freighter Suleyman Starskiy. The case seeks 177055 dollars in actual damages and 200000 in punitive damages from the USSR over lobster trap damage claims near New England.
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Prelude Corp
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Suleyman Starskiy
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Joseph Gaziano
Harris
Far East Steamship, Co
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Nixon endorses nonmandatory open housing efforts
President Nixon announces the federal government will encourage but not require suburban communities to expand housing opportunities for the poor of all races. He rejects coercive integration and emphasizes court actions and conciliation while weighing aid criteria to promote nonsegregated housing without dictating local land use. The Civil Rights Commission accuses FHA of enabling racial segregation through the 25 subsidy plan.
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