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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1973
Page
8
TV log lists programs with courtesy to readers but notes possible inaccuracies not guaranteed by the newspaper. Programs are also available on Cable Vision through the stations listed.
The listing details hourly and program lineups for stations KMLB KAGH KREB KRIH KYEA KTOC KTDL and others, noting on air times from sunrise to sunset, music, gospel and country blocks, news slots and syndicated segments, with local and network programming across several towns.
TV Key previews today may feature Maude on channels 8 6 and A5 as its plot unfolds on a rigged tenement, while Hawaii Five O on channels 8 and 1 12 offers a kidnap twist. First Tuesday presents Oakwood in Somerset Kentucky and a chilling bio warfare report.
NBC offers Magic Carpet with Susan Saint James as guide in Italy at 7 pm. ABC presents Getting Away From It All about two New York couples on a Maine island at 7 30 pm. CBS features Gargoyles at 8 30 pm and Terror on a Train at 10 30 pm with Glenn Ford. Channel details listed for 6 5 10 1 3 8 12 and J 12.
Charlton Heston won a single Oscar for Ben Hur. The Greatest Show on Earth features Heston as circus boss who wins Betty Hutton. Dorothy Loudon joined Broadway and TV after Carol Burnett. Roger Moore is Bond in films not TV. Live and Let Die announced. Barnaby Jones led CBS fall lineup after mid season start.
West Monroe firemen fought a blaze at Union Oil Mill Inc. on Trenton Street around 7 p.m. Monday. The small fire in cotton seed storage was snuffed within an hour, with cleanup hours to prevent flare ups. A motor on a conveyor belt overheated and ignited lint, spreading to another belt and half burning one belt in a tunnel beneath the storage bend. Firefighters used oxygen tanks and worked on their hands and knees inside the tunnel.
Winnipeg AP report notes Manitoba welcomed about 3.5 million out of province visitors in 1972, an increase over 1971 estimated at roughly 4.000 more travelers, according to Tourism Minister Larry Des Jardins.
In a Monroe trial, Ethel Washington was found not guilty and Robert L Lloyd was found guilty of possession of marijuana. Both had been charged in a March 24 1973 bill of information. Evidence showed deputies found marijuana in Lloyds car after stopping near Sharp’s Washateria.
Louisiana State Auditor Joe Burris warned that dedicated revenues hinder budget clarity and require General Fund support. He noted a $5 million year end surplus, urged streamlined reporting, and proposed prohibiting fund withdrawals until compliance with DA schedules. Some dedications are constitutional and require referendum.
Minden Medical Center Inc has purchased Minden Hospital and announced plans for an 80 bed facility with future expansion to 200 beds. A six to eight month bid schedule was given for the new three story building. The purchase includes surrounding properties and parking sites with Cedar Street realignment to connect to a landscaped plaza.
The WMJHS choir and ensemble perform tonight at 7 30 in the school gym auditorium. About 185 students participate in four hours of sacred pops and show tunes under director Mrs Janet Russell with NLU student teacher Harold Robinson assisting. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
Mayors Ralph Troy of Troy and W B Bert Hatten of West Monroe declare today through Monday as Respect for Law Week, an Optimist Club led observance. The 110000 member voluntary service organization promotes crime reduction and community involvement nationwide.
In New York City last winter snow was so scanty that the city administration saved about $3 million in snow removal costs. The AP report notes the milder season reduced public spending on plowing and related services.
The Shong-Way-Shi fur factory in Whitefish Bay Ontario held opening ceremonies. Officials say the plant is expected to employ 40 of the 387 Ojibway Indians on the Whitefish Bay reserve. It produces mink coats hats and mink plates.
Mrs. James L. Jones Jr. becomes president of Lexington Elementary School PTA succeeding Mrs. James L. Dennis. Other newly installed officers include Dennis as first vice president Mitchell as second, Elvis Stout as third, Buck Steward secretary Adrian Odom treasurer Mingledorf historian and Cascio parliamentarian. Lee Junior High Orchestra conducted by Roger De Giulian performed a light music concert.
Dr Bennie J Camp environmental toxicologist from Texas A M will speak at Louisiana Tech at 7 pm Thursday in the Electrical Engineering Building. The talk is open to faculty staff graduate students and the public and covers biochemistry and physiology of natural toxins in humans and animals with topics including poisonous range plants pollutants and toxic compounds. He holds a joint appointment at A M and is a member of several professional societies.
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