Monroe Utilities to install automatic fuel conversion at plant
Roy C. Lange says Monroe power plant will gain automatic fuel switching from natural gas to oil to avoid manual operation during shortages. Bailey Meter Company to provide control panel. 15 days for tubing changes on three generators. No. 2 fuel oil will be burned as needed from a 100,000 gallon storage. Control remains at Forsythe Park plant’s fourth floor main room.
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Bailey Meter Company
Wickliffe
Ohio
Utilities Commission
Park Avenue
Forsythe Park
McKeithen Slashes Half of Legislative Additions
Baton Rouge Gov John McKeithen trimmed 50 percent of additions to the $1.56 billion general appropriations bill. He declined to reveal specifics about reductions in the 1971 72 spending plan, which left over $30 million out of balance by the recently adjourned legislature. A veto or reduction deadline passed today, with details expected by Tuesday at the earliest.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
McKeithen
Record heat hits 107 degrees in Blythe California
New York report states the National Weather Service record highest Sunday temperature outside Hawaii and Alaska reached 107 degrees in Blythe California. Redmond Oregon recorded a low of 33 degrees.
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New York
Twin Cities notes college and military school progress
Glenn Gallaspy of West Monroe earned a biology degree from the University of Mississippi and plans to attend LSU Shreveport Medical School. Andrew Harrelson of Monroe finished his first year at the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell and was named to the Commandant's List for exemplary discipline.
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Glenn Gallaspy
West Monroe
The
University of Misssissippi
Gallaspy
Gladys Gallaspy
LSU - Shreveport Medical School
Andrew Thomas Harrelson Jr
Andrew Harrelson
Monroe
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
Institute
City Hall
Tornadoes Damage Fort Lauderdale and Several States
Tornadoes swept through Fort Lauderdale Florida and the Midwest with severe storms, damaging roofs and structures while uprooting trees and downing power lines. Reports also list twisters near San Antonio Emporia Oshkosh Tupelo Concordia and Clinton County along with heavy rains flooding St John Hospital ER in New York City.
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United Press International
Ft Lauderdale
Fla
Midwest
South
Central Plains
South Atlantic
Fort Lauderdale
San Antonio
Tex
Nebraska
Emporia
Oshkosh
Wis
Clinton County
Tupelo
Miss
Concordia
Kan
Indianapolis
Ind
New York City
St. John Hospital
Pacific Northwest
Montana
Electrical Demand Here Over Average
A nationwide survey warns some areas may face electricity shortages this summer due to inadequate capacity. Ouachita Parish residential use rose 75 percent in five years from 155 million to 272 million kilowatt hours annually, while national per household usage exceeds the local average. Brownouts and reduced appliance use are anticipated as utilities rush to expand capacity.
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News - Star News Service
New York
Ouachita Parish
Federal Power Commission
Department of Commerce
United States
Consolidated Edison Company of
West South Central States
Seven Found Slain In Gang Narcotics War
Police say seven people were killed at a Detroit home in a gangland style narcotics war. Four women and three men died from close range gunfire. an eighth person, Robert Gardner, 28, was critically injured. A large cache of firearms and narcotics paraphernalia was found. The incident occurred about 4:30 am in the 10th Precinct, near sites of past violence.
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Detroit
James Bannon
Robert Gardner
Ford Hospital
Bannon
Gardner
Donald Carter
10Th Precinct
Dan Smith
First Pennsylvania Raises Prime Rate to 5 3 4 Percent
First Pennsylvania Banking and Trust Co in Philadelphia boosted its prime business loan rate to 5 3 4 percent effective immediately. It is the first rise since April 22 when Chase Manhattan added a quarter point to 5 1 2 percent, with major banks nationwide watching the move.
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Philadelphia
UPI
First Pennsylvania Banking & Trust Co
Chase Manhattan Bank of New York
First Pennsylvania
Weather Outlook For Northeast Louisiana
Forecasts show cloudy to partly cloudy conditions with hot temperatures in Northeast Louisiana. Expect highs around 92 to 98 degrees and lows near 70 to 76, with a slight chance of afternoon and evening thundershowers and humidity around 60 percent. The Monroe FAA reported a Sunday high of 98 degrees and a 72 degree low with no precipitation.
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Louisiana
Federal Aviation Agency
Monroe Municipal
River Flood Stages Rise through Camden Monroe
River stage measurements show rising flood threat with Camden and Monroe noted. Report lists stage changes and numeric readings indicating escalating water levels across locations.
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Camden
Monroe
New Mexico Guards Mobilized After Park Disorder
Two battalions of the New Mexico National Guard were mobilized to aid Albuquerque police after a chaotic weekend. About 500 youths clashed with police from Roosevelt Park to downtown, resulting in 13 gunshot injuries and dozens more hurt. Guard Gen. Ed Hooten arrived from Fort Bliss as 1,000 troops anticipated. 150 arrests reported.
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Albuquerque
N.M
New Mexico National Guard
National Guard
Ed Hooten
Ft Bliss
Tex
New Mexico Guard
James LaRue
Roosevelt Park
LaRue
Two Teens Die In Canal Drowning Near Alexandria
In Alexandria Louisiana two boys aged 13 and 15 drowned while swimming with friends in the Chaplin Lake Canal on the city outskirts. Police identified the victims as Roy Lee Moore Jr and Marvin L Moore. it is unclear if they are related. Bodies recovered about two hours after the incident.
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Alexandria, la
Alexandria
Roy Lee Moore, Jr
Marvin L. Moore
Chaplin Lake Canal
FDA halts over 440 shipments of contaminated imported pottery
FDA officials say they blocked more than 440 shipments of lead contaminated pottery from 19 countries in a little over a year. Tests show high lead levels in cups and saucers from Italy and recalls linked to deaths from lead poisoning. The agency tightened screening after a California family nearly died from a Mexican pitcher.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Supreme Court rules cities may close pools under integration orders
The court, in a 5 to 4 decision, held that states may shut public facilities to both races rather than operate integrated pools. Justice Black led the majority stating no 14th Amendment obligation to operate pools. dissenters included Douglas, Brennan, White and Marshall, who was absent for medical tests.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Jackson
Miss
Hugo L. Black
High Court
Black
Nixon Administration
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Wiliam O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Byron R. White
Thurgood Marshall
Justice Marshall
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
U.S Navy
Bethesda
Defense chief seeks DOJ probe into Times Vietnam leak
Secretary Melvin Laird asked the Justice Department to probe how the New York Times obtained parts of a classified Pentagon Vietnam war study. He said the government must determine if national security laws were violated by publishing highly classified documents.
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Washington
Melvin Laird
Justice Department
New York Times
Pentagon
Laird
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
The
Times Sunday
1966 Chrysler Newport Four Door Hardtop For Sale
Clean 1966 Chrysler Newport four door hardtop with power steering radio and air listed for 850 dollars. Contact Helen at 387 6348 after 6 PM.
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Helen
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