Weather and notices from Tuesday digest
Tuesday's overview notes partly cloudy skies today and Wednesday with a 20 percent rain chance in the afternoons. Highs in the lower 90s, lows in the lower 70s, southerly winds 5 to 10 mph through Wednesday.
21 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1977
Page
1
Tuesday's overview notes partly cloudy skies today and Wednesday with a 20 percent rain chance in the afternoons. Highs in the lower 90s, lows in the lower 70s, southerly winds 5 to 10 mph through Wednesday.
Classified ad offers 12 week old Dalmatian puppies for quick sale. Notes include wormed status all shots and champion bloodlines. Also mentions a price of 35 dollars and a Siberian Musky 244 months, with unspecified details.
The Carter administration weighs a variant of the rejected 3-cent per gallon gasoline tax to replace its standby 5-cent proposal. An administration source says no final decision has been made on the form of the revived plan linked to Rep. Dan Rostenkowski's earlier idea to conserve gasoline and fund mass transit and energy research.
Menahem Begin was sworn in as prime minister in Jerusalem after a parliamentary confidence vote. He cited peace negotiations with Arab states and invited President Carter to Washington to discuss a peaceful settlement. Carter sent a warm message expressing commitment to a partnership for peace and proposed a meeting to exchange views.
The Labor Department reports May prices rose 0.6 percent, yielding a 7.2 percent annual rate. Food costs gained 0.7 percent helped by a 13.5 percent drop in vegetables, while nonfood items rose 0.4 percent and services 0.7 percent. The CPI stood at 180.6 for May, up 6.7 percent from a year ago.
Reporters and pipeline officials wait for the pig plug that separates oil in the Alyeska pipeline at pumping station number one on Alaska's North Slope. The scene captures the pause as operations await the device to proceed.
New York AP reports that signs inflation may be slowing boosted stock prices in active trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 4.07 points by noon to 928.34, with gainers leading losers about 21 to 1 on the New York Stock Exchange to start the session.
Ouachita Parish Highway Department posted new speed limits along the turns of Finks Hideaway Road on Monday. The road, long considered dangerous, was the site of a fatal accident last week, underscoring the safety push.
Treasury Secretary Blumenthal urged a Senate panel to allow banks to pay interest on checking and stated NOW accounts in New England opened the way. The plan would have the Fed subsidize part of the cost. limits on aid and concerns from Sen Proxmire sparked debate on costs to the government and banks.
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