Edwards to Name Labor Commissioner and Appointees
Gov. Freet Edwards plans a Baton Rouge news conference to announce more appointees. Ivan Fisk Jr. of Lake Charles is expected to become Labor Commissioner, replacing Curtis Tuttrell who held the post eight years. Doyal Jr. is expected to remain head of the Department of Employment Security.
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Monroe Wins Federal Funds for Park Water and Facilities
City officials announced HUD will provide 1.8635 million in matching funds for three programs Legacy of Parks Neighborhood Facilities and Water and Sewerage Improvements. Local funds cover part of the match with plans for Forsythe Park Terminal Heights two-acre site and relocation of about 25 families. Funds support floodwall planning and Ouachita River recreation site with Army Corps of Engineers.
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Pioneer 10 Speeds Toward Jupiter on Eternal Journey
Cape Kennedy AP Pioneer 10, fastest spacecraft, raced beyond the moon 11 hours 40 minutes after launch. It speeds toward Jupiter 600 million miles away, with NASA officials reporting all systems go and a planned course adjustment to aim for interstellar travel.
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Career Education Plan Is Approved
The Louisiana State Board of Education approved a principle career education plan while omitting a section on appointing a department administrator. Incoming Supt. Louis Michot Jr. objected to loss of power, but the board extended a vote of confidence to him. The proposal aims to provide K 12 students with career oriented education while keeping administration with the superintendent. A board committee chair also proposed an open selection process for architects and engineers with final board approval.
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Louisiana Advisory Council For Vocational and Technical Education
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Sweig Sentenced in Miami Bribery Case
In Miami a federal judge sentenced Martin Sweig, longtime aide to Speaker John Meesen, to three years in prison for accepting a bribe and using influence to secure a person’s release from U.S. district judges. The judge said 30 months would run concurrently with the three years. Sweig is also under perjury investigation.
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Bernstein Park complex to open for spring tourism
Twin Cities chit chat reports ongoing landscaping at the Bernstein Park recreational complex in Monroe as crews plant perennials and tulips along fence lines and in new plots within parking areas. Peat moss is abundant as the city prepares for the spring tourist season.
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Kennedy challenges Kleindienst testimony over ITT gift links
Senate hearing material shows Sen Edward Kennedy releasing a letter he says disputes Kleindienst denial of knowledge about ITT 400000 gift to the 1972 GOP convention. Kleindienst says he does not recall the letter and notes routine handling of justice mail as part of his role in ITT antitrust settlement.
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San Diego
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McLaren
Bob Wilson
R-Calif
Chuckle Promotes Procrastination Motto
A lighthearted slogan urges readers to delay today’s chores and avoid making a mess now. The quip plays on the idea that postponing tasks keeps life orderly, a humorous take on daily routines.
Boy Saves After Seven Hours In Narrow Hole
Six year old Anthony Bernardino spent almost seven hours wedged 27 feet down a dirt hole on a road project in El Monte California rescue workers used a 30 foot shaft to reach him. He told his parents hi mommy and hi daddy and was later flown to a medical center in good condition. Deputy Rathburn carried him to safety and he showed no injuries according to hospital staff.
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Mills Outlines Proposals On Health Care
In Atlanta AP Wilbur Mills proposes a national health plan anchored in private insurance and prepayment, broader than Nixon’s. The plan covers employed persons and their families with employer-funded premiums, extends to the unemployed, and replaces Medicaid with uniform benefits for the poor, aiming for equal care.
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U.S. Jobless Rate Dips In February
The February report shows unemployment dropping from 3.9 to 5.7 percent, the lowest in 17 months, with average weekly earnings up 35 cents to 130.27 due to longer work weeks. Employment rose slightly to 79.3 million, while total unemployment stayed 5.4 million.
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Monroe Weather Outlook Warms With Weekend Rise
clear to partly cloudy skies today with highs in the 50s and mid to upper 30s tonight. winds will be 5 to 15 mph. Saturday brings higher temperatures into the 60s with an outlook for Sunday through Tuesday.
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River Stages Change Elevation Readings
River stage readings show Camden rising to 13.3 feet with a 3.6 rise as Monroe remains at 40 feet and not listed for a change. Coastal water levels prompt alerts as authorities monitor flood risk along River St.
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Monroe
Blind Skier Guides Hope On Sierra Slope Program
Sacramento college student David Swinney, age 20, skis 80 miles weekly with a big red sign reading Blind Skier. The program by San Juan Unified School District aids about 20 blind and 20 deaf youths among 1,500 total participants, with Swinney leading others by following a buddy’s directions and instruction from instructor Joe Hayes.
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Sierra Nevada
Swinney
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Librarian Jailed For Refusing to Testify in Conspiracy Trial
Zoia Horn, 53, a Bucknell University librarian, was jailed in Harrisburg by U.S. District Judge R Dixon Herman for contempt after she refused to testify in the federal conspiracy case against antiwar activist Philip Berrigan and six others. She described the trial as a black charade and remains held until the case ends or she purges herself.
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Philip Bertigan
Henry Kissinger
Zoia Horn
Turlock
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U.S. District Court
R. Dixon Herman
Bucknell University
Lewisburg
Water Wealth Drives Coastline Living Reminder
A coastal living message notes half of the U S population resides within 50 miles of the shore and calls readers to check the News-Store World Classified Ads for boating gear and boots available in the want ads.
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