20 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1977
Page
1
Five judges will select this year's Miss Louisiana at the pageant here June 23 25. Monday's digest notes partly cloudy skies and a 20 percent chance of rain today and Tuesday with highs in the lower 90s and mild evening winds.
Baffled scientists test Mississippi River water to explain New Orleans cancer rate while Cedric promotes the New Orleans food show. The Alaska Pipeline opens as Prudhoe Bay oil flows begin.
A worker jokes about being so underpaid he cashed his paycheck aboard a bus, turning a daily commute into a comic scene about wages and patience. The quip highlights frustrations with payroll delays and urban transit.
A research team drilled 12 900 feet below a Louisiana bayou testing geopressured zones for natural gas and geothermal energy. Early results show 200 000 to 1.5 million cubic feet of gas per day plus water at 240 degrees Fahrenheit, with pressures around 11 000 psi. Analysts see potential Gulf Coast reserves yet warn of development challenges and limited current economics.
Harold Sweet, head of the local Better Business Bureau, will be absent for several days after his father Roland Sweet died in New York. Sweet learned of the death on Saturday. Paul Edward Young of Monroe was named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll for the spring semester at the University of Mississippi.
Nairobi reports a weekend clash near Entebbe amid claims President Idi Amin vanished after an assassination attempt. The Nation cited gunmen attacking Amin, with soldiers and police movements confirmed in Kampala and Entebbe.
In New York the noon Dow Jones average fell to 920.03, down .42, after earlier fractional gains. Overall, gainers led losers 3 to 2 on the New York Stock Exchange, with last Friday’s close unchanged.
West Carroll Parish tomato prices run below normal with one packing shed selling and another weighing reopening today. Ed Bain notes average prices for Saturday and compares to last year while Johnny Bridges cites higher costs and oversupply forcing shutdowns and disposal of 800 logs.
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