Weekend Weather Outlook and Local News Digest
Friday forecasts show mostly cloudy skies with a 40 percent chance of showers and thundershowers and highs in the upper 80s. Saturday will be partly cloudy with a 20 percent rain chance and near 90 degree highs, with southerly winds 5 to 10 mph. Local items note budget talks for a 1977 Youth Conservation Corps camp at Lake Cheniere, a Senate income disclosure bill, and other state political notes.
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Ouachita Parish
Youth Conservation Corps
Lake Cheniere
Classified Ads Promise Quick Results for Extras
Advertisers can expect fast returns by placing extras in the classifieds. The notice highlights how timely placement leads to visibility and faster responses from buyers seeking add on items or services.
Louisville Turn Lane Approved
State Sen. Lawrence Gibbs announced securing 1.5 million dollars from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development for a left turn lane on Louisville Avenue between the Missouri-Pacific Railroad and DeSiard Street. Construction is expected to start by March in the coming fiscal year, totaling 2.1 miles in three segments to ease peak traffic and improve flow.
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Lawrence Gibbs
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
Louisville Avenue
Gibbs
Monroe
W. L
Jack) Howard
City Hall
Office of Highways
Louisville
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
10Th Street
DeSiard Street
W. T. Taylor
Department
Howard
Sen
Baton Rouge
Lamy Lane
Highway Department
Senate balks at Korea pullout and Cuba and Vietnam positions
The Senate voted 64 21 on a State Department bill while opposing immediate Korea troop withdrawal without joint decision by President and Congress. Senators warned of risks of instability in Asia and possible North Korean aggression. Carter favors consultation with Congress but pushes for gradual withdrawal.
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Washington
Senate
Carter
South Korea
Cuba
Vietnam
State Department
Foreign Relations Committee
Korea
Congress
Robert Byrd
Howard Baker
Baker
North Korea
South
United States
South Korean
Scientist Von Braun Dies At 65
Washington AP reports Dr Wernher von Braun dies at 65 after a long cancer battle. The German born rocket pioneer aided the U S space program and helped plan the first moon landing. He advised Eisenhower on orbital capability before the Sputnik era.
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Washington
Wernher von Braun
United States
von Braun
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sputnik
Eisenhower
Merica
U.S
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Germany
New Lighter Feature Points to Books of Matches
A novelty lighter debuts with a button that pops out an arrow aimed at smokers who carry a book of matches, highlighting an ironic design twist for lighting up.
Dogs Losing Scent Of Girl Scout Killer
Locust Grove Oklahoma AP reports tracking dogs face slim odds of finding the killer of three Girl Scouts unless scent is found soon. At Camp Scott authorities await evaluation of evidence as two victims were beaten and one strangled with all three sexually molested.
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Locust Grove
Okla
Camp Scott
Michelle Guse
Broken Arrow
Lori Lee Farmer
Doris Denise
Twin Cities Chit Chat Adds New Brother to Harrison Family
Denise nine and Clay seven welcome Jason Wade Harrison born June 1 weighing nine pounds. Parents Jerry and unnamed mother reside at 704 Mill St West Monroe. Maternal grandparents W C Ickett Bastrop. Paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs J B Harrison Sr Grayson are deceased.
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Denise
Clay
Jason Wade Harrison
Jerry Harrison
Mill St
West Monroe
W. Cickett
Bastrop
J. B. Harrison Sr
Grayson
Park Refuses Immunity in U.S. Bribery Probe Testimony
UPI reports Justice Department efforts to bring South Korean lobbyist Tongsun Park back to the United States to testify on congressmen bribery cases. An immunity offer was declined via Park's attorney. Civiletti indicated Park is among limited witnesses abroad, complicating extradition and future questioning.
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Park
UPI
Justice Department
United States
Bejamin R. Civiletti
the Globe
Watergate
William Hundiey
U.S
Britain
Civiletti
Ms. Holtzman
Griffin Bell
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Twin Cities
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Louisiana Senate
Frank Salter
Lake Charles
Calcasieu Parish
Henry A. Reid
State Senate
Aew Watergate
South Africa
Arnold Palmer
Charlie Finley
Bowie Kuhn
D.J
Abby
Meee
Sewer
News-Star—World
Bob Hammack
Bayou DeSiard
Northeast Louisiana University
Ken Purcell
Scientist von Braun
Milner
Tulsa
Don Laken
Philadelphia
Monroe Recreation Department
American National Red Cross
Cliff Lackman
Red Cross
Swayze Pool
Forsythe Park
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