Airport Authority Begins Master Plan Survey
Monroe's new Airport Authority met at the Government Center to interview seven engineering firms for a 20 year master plan for Monroe Municipal Airport. The board aims to hire an agency within 10 days and coordinate plans with FAA, state and city funds, updating the 1959 plan to reflect rapid regional growth and nearby industrial development.
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Monroe Airport Authority
Monroe Government Center
Monroe
Relnh ‘Troy
Authority
Caty Council
Lebron Sneed
Whitey White
Ray Oliver Wright
Pay
Stephen L. Holzhalb
Howard
Rivers
Federal Aviation Agency
Hover
FAA
Civil Aeronautics
Marionneaux
David Blackshear
Louisiana
State Department of Public Works
Marrionneaux
Rader and Associates
Miami
Fla
Airport Commission
Selman Field
Man Field
American Society of Civil Engineers
Houston, Tex
Commission
State GOP Chief Blasts Guste Over Nixon Power Move
James Boyce of Baton Rouge, state Republican chair, condemned Attorney General William Guste Jr for grandstanding by threatening to sue President Nixon over impoundment of funds. He noted Nixon won 87 percent of Louisiana’s vote last year, arguing voters supported reducing government spending and avoiding tax increases.
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Baton Rouge
James Boyce
Republican Party
Louisiana
Atty
William Guste Jr
Nixon
Congress
Guste
Boyce
Orleans Official Says Investigation Clears Councilman
New Orleans police Superintendent Clarence Giarrusso announced that a police inquiry exonerates City Councilman Eddie Sapir of drugs import allegations. The claims stem from December testimony by Richard Troendle, who faces diamond theft charges. Troendle alleged Sapir offered help for a 20 000 sum to import marijuana and cocaine from Mexico. Troendle refused a polygraph. Sapir volunteered but was not tested. The department's report calls Troendle's testimony triple hearsay and says Sapir is innocent.
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New Orleans
Clarence Giarrusso
Eddie Sapir
Mexico
Federal District Court
Richard Troendle
Troendle
Sapir
United States
Giarrusso
Police Department
Lottery opens for draft as Vietnam era ends
Washington reports the draft lottery 230th draw assigns priority numbers to men turning 19 in 1974. June 27 birth date tops priority one while Oct 19 and Aug 5 births receive low and high numbers. Acting director Byron Pepitone notes shift to an all volunteer force and possible resumption of inductions only in national emergency.
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Washington
UPI
Selective Service System
Army
Byron V. Pepitone
Commerce Department
South Central Bell installs LAMA system in Ruston office
The Ruston bureau reports the Ruston expansion includes an automatic accounting machine, LAMA, to speed DDD calls with no operator on line. The system identifies dialing station and billing data automatically, with Touch Tone calling optional after a $875,000 project completes. It adds 1,470 new lines and 2,000 new numbers.
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News-Star
Ruston Bureau
Ruston
South Central Bell
LAMA
al Deville
Five Die In State Road Autocrashes On I-10 And More
Five persons died in Louisiana auto accidents. An off duty New Orleans policeman Lyle Munsch 31 and two Mississippi women Marilyn Jernigan 19 and Lamela Shields 19 were killed in a head on on Interstate 10 in Gentilly as James McCool Jr. 19 drove the wrong way. Tammy Lee Davis 2 of Marrero died after being crushed under a car. William W. Welch of Gretna died from injuries from a crash Monday on Highway 23 south of Alliance.
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New Orleans
Gentilly
Lyle Munsch
Marilyn Jernigan
Gulfport
Miss
Lamela Shields
Moss Point
James McCool Jr
Hattiesburg
Jefferson Parish
Tammy Lee Davis
Marrero
William W. Welch
Gretna
Alliance
New storm signals over rising farm prices and meat costs
The White House balks at restricting farm prices despite calls from labor leaders and consumer spokesmen as farm prices rise 3 percent month over month and 22 percent from a year earlier. Cattle and hog markets climb with Omaha steers at 44.20 per 100 pounds and Chicago dressed beef at 67.20, signaling higher wholesale and retail meat prices. Rep. Melcher reports a two step plan to stabilize meat prices, increasing cow slaughter and tightening packers margins, not yet sent to the Cost of Living Council.
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St the
Aent
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Ziegler
Agriculture Department
Omaha
Chicago
USDA
John Melcher
D-Mont
Nixon Administration
Food Advisory Committee
Melcher
Cost of Living Council
Food Committee
New Permit Fees To Be Effective Here March 17
Monroe building inspector Dale Martha said new building, plumbing and electrical permit fees take effect March 17 after final council approval. The city also sets fees for swimming pools and underground lawn sprinklers. The Monroe Airport Authority gained five appointees: LeBron Sneed, Whitey White, Ray Oliver, the Rev Stephen L Holzhald and Howard E Rivers, with terms from one to five years. The appointees met with engineers at the Government Center to discuss airport expansion.
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Monroe
Dale Martha
City of
Lebron Sneed
Whitey White
Ray Oliver
Stephen L. Holzhald
Howard E. Rivers
Monroe Government Center
Four Booked On Driving Counts
Local police booked four motorists in Monroe for DWI. Dalton J. Brown, 32, of 308 Sixth St., Monroe, also charged with improper brakes. Bobby R. Loveless, 33, of 1108 South 6th St., Monroe, also charged with running a red light. Earl H. Wigg, 53, of 711 Orange, Monroe, also charged with negligent driving. James F. Wilkins, 48, of Eudora, Ark., negligent driving. West Monroe police booked Brandville K. Kimberlin, 28, of 302 Drago, West Monroe, for DWI.
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Monroe
DWI
Dalton J. Brown
Sixth St
Bobby R. Loveless
South 6Th St
Earl H. Wigg
Orange
James F. Wilkins
Eudora
Ark
West Monroe
Brandville K. Kimberlin
Drago
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Idearc
Ron Marionneaux
Jack Hover
Robert C. Cudd III
John I. Fogleman
Airport Authority
GOP
Orleans
Brown
Associated Press
John ‘ Agon Z
S Alington
American Express
Bank Americard
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