Two City High Schools Show Profit In Athletic Programs
Monroe City School System reports Wossman High in debt about 7000 dollars while Carroll High shows 4391 dollars to the good and Neville High stands 80000 dollars in the black. The board weighed why Wossman trails and if funds could be shifted to balance accounts.
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Two City
Monroe City
Wossman High School
Carroll High School
Neville High School
Wossman
Grady Jones
Jones
Ray Gambino
Henry Taylor
Yvonne Nash
Henrietta George
Sidney Seegers
Neville
Carroll
Richwood
Seegers
Charles Brown
Will Carroll
Henry
Tax Revenue Up In Northeast Louisiana Sales Tax Trends
Northeast Louisiana shows mixed sales tax trends for January with 10 stations reporting gains and seven reporting declines. Monroe leads with 405,754 dollars, boosted by a one cent tax, while Ouachita Parish schools stay even. Other towns like Ruston Lake Providence Winnsboro and Ferriday show varied year over year and monthly changes, and parish boards report a mix of increases and decreases.
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Division of Research
College of Business Administration
Lsu-Baton Rouge
Monroe
West Monroe
Monroe City
Ouachita Parish
Rayville
Ruston
Lake Providence
Winnsboro
Ferriday
Vidalia
Lincoln Parish
Tensas Parish
Lincoln
Tensas
Lincoln Board
East Carroll Parish
West Carroll
Catahoula
Concordia
Winn Parish
Winn
Absentee Voting Totals Reach 47 in Ouachita Parish
By Saturday noon, 471 persons in Ouachita Parish had cast absentee ballots in the open primary. Clerk Bill C. Downey predicted the total would exceed 400. Absentee voting continued for the April 10 Glenwood Hospital bond referendum to fund a new two level medical surgical obstetrics wing.
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Ouachita Parish
Bill C. Downey
Glenwood Hospital
Downey
Inside The News-Star Feature Page Index
A compact guide to the newspaper’s inside sections listing Abby 1B Jumble 11B Broadway 12A Lowman 2B Classified 9B Radio-TV 3B Comics $B Sports IBA Crossword 8B Theater 12A Deaths 9A Van Dellen 4A Editorial Women 1B Horoscope 9B Weather 6A across two sections and 30 pages.
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Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Eligible Voters in Ouachita Parish by Race and Party
Ouachita Parish lists 52 136 eligible voters for the Saturday primary. 6 776 are Black, 42 132 White, 22 787 male, 26 121 female. Of 47 492 Dem registrants, 6 464 are Black and 3 217 are federal. Republicans total 2 603 White and 75 Black with 11 federal. 226 non party Black and 1 648 White. American Party has 11 Black of 81. Foreign born 139, native born 48 769. Recorder Everett Zeagler compiles from parish computer system.
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Ouachita Parish
Registrar of Voters
Everett Zeagler
Index Trends Show Gains In Economics
Washington AP government report shows February leading indicators up eight tenths of a percent, slower than January's 1.5 percent gain revised down from 2.2 percent. Eight of eleven sectors rose. slower deliveries signaled increased demand, with gains in layoffs, wholesale prices, startups, stock prices, money supply, orders, and building permits.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Monroe woman celebrated as 39 again today
Mrs. W. A. Eloise Haywood of 3213 Lee Ave in Monroe is feted on her birthday. Friends say she has long been 39, and Chit Chat joins in to wish her a happy birthday, 39 or whatever.
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W. A
Eloise) Haywood
Lee Ave
Monroe
Chit
Tornado Victims Prompt Monroe City Staff Donation Drive
Monroe City School Board central office workers donate to a coworker after a Kilbourne tornado on March 20. receptionist Rita Garner’s parents were killed when their home was demolished.
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Monroe City School Board
Kilbourne
Rita Garner
Weather Outlook for Twin Cities and Louisiana
Twin Cities expect mostly cloudy skies through Tuesday with a chance of showers and thunder showers today and tonight. Highs near the upper 70s, lows around 60, southerly winds 10 to 20 mph Tuesday. FAA at Monroe Municipal Airport reports Sunday high 78, low today 70, trace rainfall in past 24 hours ending 6 am. Louisiana chances of rain southeast Wednesday, otherwise cooler statewide Wednesday night and Thursday, warmer Friday with overnight lows 50 north to mid 60s south and daytime highs 70s Wednesday and Thursday and low 70s Friday.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
Louisiana
Small Cities Air Service To Continue Under Subsidy Plan
Ford administration asks Congress to reform airline subsidies to keep service in small cities. The plan would grant subsidies to small air commuters that take over routes abandoned by larger carriers, with three year terms through 1985 and full or partial funding depending on local passenger volumes. Coleman says the proposal shifts costs toward efficient, smaller planes and preserves service in smaller markets.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Congress
Transportation
William T. Coleman
Ford
Coleman
Ouachita Parish Tax Payments Rise Across 1976 Forecast
Ouachita Parish residents face higher income and employment tax bills next month as 1976 estimates project a local payment near 89 million dollars. Nationally taxes are expected to rise about 6.9 percent to 217 billion, with Ouachita accounting for about 3. with around 89 million due. Local earners with steady jobs and higher incomes in 1975 likely see larger bills, while part year workers pay little.
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New York
Ouachita Parish
Uncle Sam
Louisiana
Treasury Department
Congress
Hussein Arrives For U S Talks On Foreign Visit
King Hussein of Jordan and Queen Alia arrived in Madrid after a 24 hour visit with King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia. He will meet President Ford and discuss U S missile sales and Hawk aircraft pricing, with plans to visit Mexico Canada Britain and Morocco. Newsweek reports the king may press for Hawk missile deals amid rising prices. Valium is noted as a leading anti anxiety drug entering its 13th year on the market.
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Madrid
Spain
Hussein
Alia of Jorda
United States
Juan Carlos
Sofia
Ford
Mexico
Canada
Britain
Morocco
Newsweek
Henry A. Kissinger
River Stages Station Flood Present Change Stage
River stage readings show a fall at Camden and Monroe stations with 2h 8.3 and 8 fall values. Data indicate shifting stage conditions on River Stages Station network.
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Monroe
Camden
Operations Chief In Argentina Is Assassinated
In Buenos Aires gunmen killed Guillermo Pavon, chief of operations for the Argentine federal police, as he left his home, wounding his chauffeur. The killing comes hours before Gen. Videla is set to take office, amid a spike in political violence by both left and right factions under the new military regime.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Federal Police
Jorge Videla
Guillermo Pavon
Caution Urged In Use Of Valium
NEW YORK UPI Valium a drug for anxiety can cause fatal problems if mixed with other drugs warns Dr Jordan Scher executive director of the National Council on Drug Abuse He notes over 25 million Americans use Valium and about 500 deaths in 1974 were linked to mixing with alcohol or other substances He urges cautious prescribing especially for pregnant women and full drug histories Begin with the lowest dose If a patient demands more a problem patient may be suspected Hoffmann La Roche cautions deaths usually involve other substances or overdoses Scher adds that Valium alone in prescribed amounts is unlikely to cause death but withdrawal must be gradual to avoid convulsions
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New York
UPI
National Council On Drug Abuse
Jordan Scher
Scher
L.R. Hines
Hoffmann-La Roche Incc
First Class Monopol y Debate Shapes Postal Reform
Washington AP reports growing support for ending the Postal Service first class monopoly. Senators Buckley and Archer back repeal to spur competition, while White House and officials weigh economic benefits and potential subsidies. Debate centers on service cuts and rate pressures amid calls for new reviews.
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Washington
James L. Buckley
Con
R-N.y
Buckley
Bill Archer
R-Tex
Ford Administration
White House
Independent Postal Rate Commission
Postal Service
Benjamin F. Bailor
President's Council On
Treasury
William S. Simon
Federal Reserve
Arthur F. Burns
United Parcel Service
Parcel Post
United Parcel
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