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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1975
Page
4
A forecast predicts showers from the mid Atlantic region to the lower Great Lakes and St Lawrence Valley. Cool weather is expected for the Plains while most of the nation should see warm sunny conditions.
Partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms today and tonight areas southern half more active. Highs mostly in 60s to 80s with lows in 60s to mid 70s. Rain chances 30 percent north, 50 percent south today. 40 percent south Thursday. isolated thunderstorms Friday through Sunday. Winds SW 5 to 15 MPH with gusts near storms. Vegetation remains wet after precipitation.
The Rockefeller Commission reports CIA mail interception for over two decades with millions of pieces handled and thousands opened. It details CHAOS surveillance, wiretaps on newsmen, and security-risk probes. drug testing on humans. infiltration of political campaigns. secret funding for Cambodia war replies. and 57,000 plus files on Americans including 75 lawmakers. It states some domestic actions were unlawful but most CIA activity aligned with authority, recommends foreign-focused intelligence, tighter secrecy limits, and a joint congressional oversight committee.
Deborah McClung will perform Bach Beethoven Chopin Liszt and Schubert in a Friday 4 p.m. piano recital at Beidenham Hall on the Northeast Louisiana University campus. She is the daughter of E T McClung of Winnsboro and studies with Larry Walz at North Texas State University and Dr. Donald Cornell at NLU.
Rick Lehrbaum the Transcendental Meditation coordinator for North Louisiana will discuss recent science on how meditation lowers tension and anxiety boosts efficiency and improves health. The talk starts at 6 30 p m at the Saul Adler Recreation Center in Monroe.
Apollo and Soyuz teams prepare for a July linkup amid fire hazard concerns and pressurization issues. Astronauts Thomas Stafford Donald Slayton and Vance Brand guard against depressurization risks while Soviets modify atmosphere and gear.
Washington AP Backers of the strip mining bill say they will try again later this year after failing to override President Ford's veto. Rep. Morris Udall says a large majority of Americans want the bill, while Rep. Sam Steiger argues Congress does not support federal strip mine controls. The House vote was 278 to 143, three shy of a two thirds margin.
Monroe officials report about 600 inquiries after an ad in Southern Living Magazine outlining Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo. The 16th Baxter family reunion is set for Saturday at 9 am at the VFW Hall in Ruston with invitations to relatives of Louis Myles Baxter and Francis Chandler Baxter. Efforts to form a Northeast Louisiana University Alumni Association Washington, DC chapter are underway, with Jack Gillen and Robert Machen of Arlington, Virginia coordinating from the capital.
On June 15 1775 the American Committee of Safety learned British General Thomas Gage planned to occupy Dorchester Heights and decided to counter with a move to the Charlestown peninsula overlooking Boston.
Rex M Ball of Hudgins Ball & Associates tells UPI that Ford and Congress face rising fuel costs and will fund massive public transit projects to reconnect suburbs with downtowns. He predicts bus redesigns and monorail consideration, arguing suburban drift harms family identity and urban centers must be revitalized to sustain America.
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