Mild Weekend Weather and City Briefs
Monday brings sunny and mild weather with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s and fair cool conditions tonight. Tuesday will see lows around the mid 40s as the region stays settled. Officials from two firms eyeing management of the Louisiana Superdome meet Gov. Ed wards Friday. A Shreveport woman claims she knows who killed advertising executive Jim Leslie. The Louisiana Supreme Court ruling time has shortened from seven months to about three.
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Louisiana Superdome
Edwin Edwards
Shreveport
Jim Leslie
National Auto Industry Sees Big Profits Amid Looming Issue
National Automobile Industry reports strong profits but faces an emerging challenge ahead. The article notes rising earnings while signaling potential regulatory or market risks on the horizon.
Students visit shrine for exam luck in January to March
Japanese students repeatedly visit a shrine of academic success to boost chances in college entrance exams, spanning early January to mid March on pages 7B.
Reed may coach Knicks next season as Holzman exits
Willis Reed, the former Grambling star from Bernice, is expected to guide the New York Knicks next season. Red Holzman declares this will be his last year as coach. Sparky Lyle warns he will not play if not signed by opening day, refusing to opt out.
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Willis Reed
Grambling
Bernice
New York Knicks
Red Holzman
Sparky Lyle
New York Yankees
New York
Conference Board
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Drought Breaks Spirit of North Dakota Farmer
Ron Kmieck left his farm near a North Dakota prairie after two years of drought ruined his corn and soybeans. He expressed a stubborn pride in farming despite leaving behind his farmhouse and few possessions. The drought stretches across 24 states with California reservoirs and the High Plains affected, linked to Pacific fronts along the California coast.
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Ron Kmieck
North Dakota
California
High Plains
Mississippi
Great Lakes
The Lucky 42 Callers From Carter Radio Q&A
Forty two callers were selected from about 9 million attempts to reach the Oval Office during Carter's televised radio program. They expressed high satisfaction and felt heard, while analysts noted the broader dialing activity covered millions of attempts and varied public reaction.
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Carter
Oval Office
CBS
Walter Cronkite
Phyllis Dupere
Rehoboth
Mass
Dale Butkovitz
Peru
Ill
Butkovitz
American Telephone’ and Telegraph
White House
John Drummond
Carter Welcomes Rabin for Low-Key White House Talks
President Carter meets Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin at the White House for a series of working sessions on Middle East peace and U S Israeli relations. A small reception with about 75 embassy members and staff precedes a planned banquet later, as both leaders stress seriousness and shared democratic values.
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Washington
Carter
Israel
Yitzhak Rabin
White House
Middle East
Mexico
Canada
Rabin
United States
James Callaghan
Georgia
US Provides Medical Aid to Romania After Massive Quake
The United States airlifted antibiotics and medical supplies to Romania for quake survivors as officials estimate up to 4 000 dead and more than 80 000 homeless. West Germany pledges 830000 in immediate aid while Bulgaria reports 50 additional deaths.
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Bucharest
Romania
Air
Bulgaria
Red Cross
Pisa
Italy
United States
United Nations
Monroe postman marks 30 years with postal service
Herbert A. Lutz of Monroe completes three decades in the postal service serving downtown Monroe. In other news, Mr and Mrs J M Ramsey of West Monroe announce the birth of their second child a son named Jared Michael born February 28 weighing six pounds at Glenwood Hospital.
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Herbert A. Lutz
Monroe
Lutz
J. M. Ramsey
West Monroe
Jared Michael
Glenwood Hospital
House Ponders Offer as Congress Eyes Carter Tax Debates
The House assassinations committee weighs James Earl Ray testimony on MLK murder amid panel turmoil led by Henry Gonzalez resignation, while the Senate moves to create a Department of Energy and votes on Warnke nomination and chrome import repeal. Ray’s attorney says no contact from the committee.
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House
James Earle Ray
Congress
Carter
Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Henry Gonzalez
D-Tex
Capitol
Senate
Paul Warnke
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
U.S
United Nations
Del
Walter Fauntroy
King
Jack Kershaw
Nashville
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Ronald Adley
Idi Amin
Samjay Gandhi
India
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Skywarn
Charles A. Mazziotti
Ouachita Civil Defense
Bobby Henricks
National Weather Service
Ken Purcell
By Dean Reynolds
United Press International
Navajo
Arizona
New Mexico
Utah
Philip D. Roche
Tooele
Roche
Twin Cities
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Federal Power Commission
Energy Research and Development Administration
Federal Energy Administration
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