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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1977
Page
2
Leland Myers of Salt Lake City wears a hat reading built the Alaska Pipeline as he tunes in to the start of oil pumping at Prudhoe Bay. Minutes later after 28 months on site, he and other workers hear the oil gurgling toward Valdez signaling the line is underway.
U S Attorney Gerald Gallinghouse forecast an honest election in Louisiana 18st District with no federal pollwatchers at precincts. He cited prior fraud prosecutions of election officials and noted federal agents would handle complaints while local candidates contest the Democratic and Republican primaries on Saturday.
Alexandria and Pineville officials informal accord to accept state guidance to build a spanning link across the Red River to connect downtowns. The 75 year old drawbridge remains serviceable for cars but heavy trucks are barred.
Former White House aide Harry R. Haldeman reports to Lompoc Federal Correctional Facility to serve 2 to 8 years for conspiracy to obstruct justice and perjury. He, once Nixon's top staff man, starts life in prison while his peers Mitchell and Ehrlichman begin sentences elsewhere.
FDA Commissioner Donald Kennedy announced plans to ban all over the counter daytime sedatives including Cope Compoz Miles Nervine Tranquil and Quiet World. He cited drowsiness and safety risks for daily activities and noted no proof these drugs reduce anxiety beyond causing sleepiness. The statement came at a Senate Small Business Monopoly subcommittee hearing.
The FDA delays a planned saccharin ban while evaluating a Canadian study linking high intake to bladder cancer in men. Separate reports note Carter’s veto doubts, airline deregulation plans, Alaska pipeline progress, and abortion funding rulings sparking wider debate.
An unnamed youth leaped from the South Canyon Bridge west of Glenwood Springs into a deep Colorado River hole to beat the heat as temperatures rose into the 90s on the western slope of the Colorado Rockies.
In Vermont, Clyde Wood credits bee venom with saving his life after Hodgkin’s disease spread to his lung spleen and arm. Now 79 he entertains locals at his garage with blunt humor and political quips while recounting a decades long run of state elections.
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