21 Jun 1976
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1976
Page
1
Miners killed in March at the Owen Fork Coal Mine are the focus of a search to recover their bodies. Other items include Ford asking Congress to restore 2.3 billion in defense funds and rising cancer patient protests over a substance headed to federal court.
Partly cloudy today tonight and Wednesday with a slight chance of late afternoon thundershowers. Highs near 973 and lows around 7d with southerly winds under 16 mph. Forecast shows 2a percent today and 20 percent Wednesday. More details on page 6A.
Jory Terrell Williams son of Mr and Mrs Jory Williams of Monroe celebrates his birthday with a family party at 4315 Pippin Street Monroe. Charles Mikel Vidrine son of Mrs Edna Antley of 1508 South 3rd Street Monroe has entered the US Air Force Delayed Enlistment Program and begun six weeks of basic training at Lackland Air Force Base.
Viking 1 touched down on Mars at 4 53 a m PDT to search for life and began sending back high quality images. The first view showed Chryse Planitia with rocks and windblown dust as scientists hailed the historic achievement and optimism for future life tests.
A CBS monitor captures a CBS-televised view of Mars shortly after Viking T touch down. The AP wirephoto shows a closeup of the ground a few feet from the spacecraft with part of the craft visible at the bottom right.
The Commerce Department reports GNP at 1.673 trillion annual rate for Q2 with 4 percent inflation and slower growth 4.4 percent inventory buildup aided production. Personal income rose only 0.4 percent in June after a $10.4 billion May gain, signaling weakest monthly rise in some time.
Monroe City School Board member Henrietta George said she will move at the 7 p.m. meeting to require supervisors to return money they received from June sales tax receipts. The measure traces to an opinion by Dist. Atty. Johnny Parkerson and questions about eligibility, with two supervisors already returning funds and others delaying until an attorney general opinion is issued. The board cites lack of information before the May 25 meeting and notes several administrators and supervisors receiving funds during the period.
The president announced a full pardon for Richard Nixon amid White House briefings and a news conference. Analysts weigh political fallout as Democrats criticize the action while supporters call it a necessary step to heal the nation.
AFL-CIO President George Meany announced Monday that Jimmy Carter has won labor's all-out backing. He said Carter aims to change the economic picture and align with the union movement, with major unions like NEA and Teamsters signaling support amid a divided history in 1972. Meany warned of possible disagreements but emphasized labor unity behind Carter as the Democratic nominee.
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