Weather forecast for multiple parishes with varied conditions
Forecast covers Union Lincoln Stenville Jackson and Winn parishes with mainly cloudy skies and thundershowers possible today tonight and Wednesday. Highs mid 80s in some areas and mid 60s in others with southeast to variable winds and rain chances from 9 to 50 percent.
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Mississippi
Solons Rally Behind Fitzmorris Amid Senate Clash
In Baton Rouge, Lt. Gov. Jimmy Fitzmorris drew House Senate conference committee scrutiny over a Baton Rouge trade school. Senator Gaston Gerald of East Baton Rouge charged unfair selection, while colleagues defended the lieutenant governor noting his help to the parish despite acknowledged mistakes.
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State Senate
Jimmy Fitzmorris
Baton Rouge
Gaston Gerald
East Baton Rouge Parish
Gerald
Fitzmorris
Sen
Fritz Windhorst
New Orleans
Senate
Jumonville
East Baton Rouge
Heat Wave Strains Power Firms On East Coast
The East Coast faced a second day of extreme heat as utilities struggled to meet demand for electricity. Con Ed cut voltages up to 8 percent and several plants were returned to service, while New Jersey and Connecticut power providers implemented measures that barely affected customers. Hydrant use caused water pressure drops and water quality concerns, with many residents briefly without water. The PJM and other pools coordinated imports to meet load as Michigan also faced outages and temporary cuts.
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Consolidated Edison Co
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Con Ed
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Staten Island
New York State
Public Service Electric and Gas Co
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New England
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Delaware
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Midwest
Michigan
Monroe Opens 18 Hole Miniature Golf Course
The City of Monroe dedicates a new 18 hole miniature golf course in Forsy Park across from the pool and playground. Recreation Director Jackie Neal notes strong youth and adult interest as residents visit the new facility. Also mentions the 1950s miniature golf craze and a light birthday note for Barbara Douthit.
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Monroe
Forsythe Park
Compromise Sought On Baton Rouge Career Education Site
A House-Senate conference committee aims to back a regional site compromise for a 55.9 million career education bill after a bruising dispute over East vs West Baton Rouge parishes. Sen. J. E. Jumonville helped derail House amendments, sparking tempers and a near clash on the Senate floor as sergeants-at-arms intervened before an independent feasibility study is ordered.
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Senate
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Ventress
East Baton Rouge
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Gaston Gerald
Jumonville
Gerald
Asia gains need to raise living standards, ECAFE chief says
U Nyun, outgoing executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East, urged rapid work to raise living standards for millions of Asians. The 63 year old Burmese official retires in July after 22 years. he will be succeeded by Johan B. F. Maramis of Indonesia.
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Thailand
U Nyun
Economic Commission For Asia and the
Far East
Asia
Johan B. F. Maramis
Indonesia
Senate keeps liquor bill alive amid tie votes and lobbying
Lt. Gov. Jimmy Fitzmorris sided with the liquor industry breaking two tie votes in the Senate to temporarily save the anti-Schwegmann bill. The House passed measure would bar wholesalers from buying liquor out of state, targeting John Schwegmann of Metairie. Senate debate featured an amendment gutting the bill, a return to the calendar, and warnings that the industry could be harmed by the new restrictions.
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Baton Rouge
Jimmy Fitzmorris
Senate
John Schwegmann
Metairie
E. J. Nicholson
Marrero
Waller Sees Southern Biden Hope As 1976 Veep Candidate
Mississippi Governor Bill Waller predicted a revival of Democratic strength in the South that could yield a Southern vice presidential nominee in 1976. He said Southerners and others may speak the party language better than McGovern and doubted a Southern president candidate. He cautioned that unity would not be solved by withdrawing a federal suit and noted Mississippi factions remain split between Regulars and Loyalists.
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Jackson, Miss
Bill Waller
South
Ometh
Waller
George McGovern
McGovern
Democratic Party
National Party
Prison Deaths in Bolivian Jails Reported by Catholic Committee
The Committee for Justice and Peace claims torture and mistreatment in Bolivian prisons have killed at least 20 inmates. The papal affiliated group organized earlier this year with church approval is led by former President Luis Adolfo Siles, ousted by a military coup in September 1969.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Committee For Justice and Peace
Luis Adolfo Siles
Face Division Presbyterians Grow More Polarized At Assembly
At the 113th General Assembly in Fort Worth Texas liberal and conservative factions clash over reforms, evangelist Billy Graham address access, and a new seven member committee. Moderator Dr Charles Kraemer questions the committee’s power and favors open floor discussion while Dr L Nelson Bell argues for reunion moves with northern Presbyterians.
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Tex
General Assembly
Billy Graham
Southern Baptist
Charles Kraemer
Richmond
Kraemer
L. Nelson Bell
Montreal
N.C
Bell
Evanglist Graham
Presbyterian School of Christian Education
Theater Closes Over Jane Fonda Film Showings
In Midland Texas the Yucca Theater shut down after having only Steelyard Blues with Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland to show. The marquee and ad stated the house was closed for want of something better to show as distributors were closed over the weekend.
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Jane Fonda
Midland
Tex
UPI
Donald Sutherland
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