New Orleans Faces Higher Unemployment Than Government Rates
An upcoming study led by Dr. James R. Bobo of the University of New Orleans argues New Orleans joblessness is far higher than official figures. He cites 7.2 percent April unemployment plus an estimated 75 000 to 100 000 residents who are virtually unemployable, house poverty, and a downshift since 1966 at the Michoud Space Facility. The report notes manufacturing share shrinking, port and Superdome employment low paying, commuting jobs up 20 percent, and income concentration with 36.8 percent of families earning 10 000 to 24 999 versus higher shares nationally. It references a 1969 Tu lane analysis warning of lagging economy and weak leadership.
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New Orleans
James R. Bobo
University of
Bobo
Michoud
Superdome
Atlanta
Dallas
Houston
James T. Murphy
Tulane School of Business
Dry Prong Keeps Fiscal Balance On Small-Town Thrift
Dry Prong Louisiana runs a cash based village government with a strict pay as you go policy. Mayor Norman Garlington says water is kept in the black by cutting off service for nonpayment and charging reconnect fees. The town operates with two budgets totaling about 25 thousand dollars and maintains a surplus around 12 thousand per budget. The major upcoming cost is a 700 thousand dollar EPA sewer conversion financed by a revenue bond.
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Norman Garlington
New York City
Garlington
Alexandria
Mary Goff
Environmental Protection Agency
Plunger Brauner Fails at Spokane River Falls Attempt
Waterfall plunger Terry Brauner failed Sunday in a bid to ride the river's 75 foot lower falls. The 26 year old carpenter from Kettle Falls was pulled from backwash at the upper falls by firemen after his red white and blue innertube craft covered in stars stalled. Brauner previously tried the falls in May 1974 and said he will not attempt it soon again.
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Spokane, Wash
Terry Brauner
Brauner
Kettle Falls
Saigon forms informers network as district rallies reported
South Vietnam reports a new informer network in Saigon with 246000 people in District 10 joining unity cells and women helping arrest henchmen. Postal service in Central Vietnam returns to normal. Phnom Penh and Bangkok broadcasts discuss Cambodian and Vietnamese actions, border clashes, and refugee hardships.
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Bangkok
Thailand
South Vietnam
Saigon
Saigon Radio
Unity
Vietnam
Hanoi
Cambodia
Kampot
Phnom Penh
Samrong
Committee of Solidarity For Production
Bus Driver Transforms Route Into Ambulance
Miami. Walter Wider, a Dade County transit driver, ordered passengers off his bus and rushed 75 year old Gussie Granate to Osteopathic General Hospital after she suffered a heart attack. Doctors listed her in serious condition in the ICU. Wider later visited the woman and her daughter Zelda Monk.
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Miami, Fla
Dade County
Walter Wider
Widger
Gussie Granate
Osteopathic General
Wideer
Zelda Monk
Preparation H Relief for Hemorrhoids Reaffirmed
Doctors report Preparation H ointment and suppositories shrink inflamed hemorrhoidal tissues and relieve pain and itch for hours without a prescription. Tests show many cases respond with temporary relief from discomfort.
Explosion Damages Yugoslav Mission and Nearby Buildings
A bomb exploded early today outside the Yugoslav mission to the United Nations on Fifth Avenue, damaging the mission and two adjacent apartment buildings. Police said there were no injuries and most windows in the three structures were broken.
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New York
United Nations
Fifth Avenue
Bomb injures diplomatic mission at 67th Street
A blast damaged the first floor interior of the Yugoslav diplomatic mission near Central Park at 67th Street. A Yugoslav official said a formal protest would be filed with the U.S. State Department. Police said the high yield explosive targeted the mission.
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Central Park
67Th Street
U.S. State Department
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