Legislator Charges Firing Over Group Insurance Probes
Rep Benny Christian alleges Highway Comptroller Lawes Alonzo was dismissed for asking questions about a controversial group insurance program. A dismissal letter cites deficiencies in accounting and auditing, incomplete records, and inability to track 13 million in contingency funds, amid budget questions on six million in added costs.
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Baton Rouge, la
Lawes Alonzo
Benny Christian
Rayville
House Appropriations Committee
Christian
Division of Administration
Robert Munson
Cheneyville
Munson
Legislative Budg
Gary
Louisiana Senate Bans Mirex Aerial Spraying Pending Controls
The Louisiana Senate approved a resolution to suspend Mirex aerial spraying until the Agriculture Department issues strict monitoring rules. The Environmental Quality Committee warned of acute pollution in Baton Rouge and required prior notice and fallout monitoring if spraying resumes. Senator Samuel Nunez said the measure aims to force adequate safeguards rather than punish farmers.
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Baton Rouge, la
Louisiana Senate
State Agriculture Department
Legislative Committee On
Louisiana
Caddo Parish
Samuel Nunez
Environmental Quality Committee
Agriculture Department
House
State Department of Agriculture
Department
State Department
Environmental Committee
Louisiana Senate Balks On Urging Calley Pardon
The Louisiana Senate declined an immediate vote on a resolution urging President Nixon to grant a full pardon for Army Lt. William Calley. The measure was sent to the Committee on Affairs of the Senate by a 20-12 vote as senators argued over whether the legislature should influence military justice.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Senate
Nixon
William Calley
My Lai
Senate
Committee On Affairs of
The
J. E. Jumonville
Ventress
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Louisiana
J. D. DeBlieux
Chuckle About Tabulated Player Errors Daily
A lighthearted riff imagines daily publication of a ball player’s errors as tabulated data. The conceit sounds like a running scoreboard of mishaps, turning ordinary slips into a humorous public record.
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT William E Goodman Commissioned
William E Goodman son of Mr and Mrs W E Goodman of 211 Lakeside Drive Monroe has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the U S Air Force after graduating from Officer Training School at Lackland AFB Texas He is assigned to Vance AFB Oklahoma for pilot training The 1965 Richfield High School graduate from Waco Texas earned a B S from Northeastern Louisiana University
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William E. Goodman
W. E. Goodman
Lakeside Drive
Monroe
U. S. Air Force
Lackland Afb
Tex
Goodman
Vance Afb
Okla
Richfield High School
Waco
Northeastern Louisiana University
U S Postal Service to trim regional structure
Washington reports the U S Postal Service will replace 15 regions with five and cut some management jobs. Blount said most nonmanagement staff are unaffected, with potential retirement incentives for long time managers. Regions span New York, Eastern, Central, Southern, and Western, with Hawaii and Alaska in the West.
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Washington
U.S. Postal Service
Winton M. Blount
The
Postal Service
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Blount
New York
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Philadelphia
Chicago
Memphis
San Francisco
Hawaii
Alaska
Board of Governors
Schwegmann alleges stadium bond sale plot in Louisiana
Sen. John Schwegmann accuses New Orleans domed stadium officials of plotting a $113 million bond sale to pressure banks and retirement systems to buy bonds. He claims the plan would influence state and municipal pension funds to keep the project solvent, while officials deny the charges and say the Tuesday sale would be halted due to court action.
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Baton Rouge
John Schwegmann
Metairie
New Orleans
Schwegmann
Louisiana
Sen
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District
Domed Stadium
Jefferson Parish
Adcock
Domed Stadium Commission
Nixon proposes slower minimum wage hike to curb inflation
Secretary Hodgson told a House subcommittee the administration backs raising the floor from 1.40 to 1.80 next Jan 1 but opposes a second jump to 2.00 a year later He suggests delaying the second step to 1974 and warns a 95 percent 12 month rise would raise costs, hurt employment, and fuel inflation.
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Washington
Congress
James D. Hodgson
House
Hodgson
Bridge Column Begins Today In News Star
The Monroe News Star runs a new Aceson Bridge column by Ira G. Corn Jr. It promises instructional hands, match results of celebrities, and highlights from tournament play. Corn captains The Aces, world champions who led Bermuda Bowl success in Stockholm.
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News-Star
Monroe News - Star
Ira G. Corn Jr
Corn
Aces
America
Stockholm
Monroe News Star
Airlines Merger Papers Signed for Delta Northeast
Storer Broadcasting and Northeast Airlines signed merger papers in Miami to form a tie with Delta Air Lines. Delta action pending Civil Aeronautics Board approval. Storer would swap 500,000 Delta shares and 500,000 Northeast warrants while relinquishing Northeast management to Delta.
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Miami
Storer Broadcasting Co
Northeast Airlines
Northeast
Delta Air Lines
Atlanta
Delta
George B. Storer Sr
Storer Broadcasting
Bill Michaels
Storer and
Civil Aeronautics Board
Storer
Senator Pushes Cleaning House at Lockheed
Senator Alan Cranston urged a complete shake up of Lockheed Aircrafts top management before any 250 million loan guarantees are approved. He proposed amending the aid bill to require Lockheeds 14 member board to resign, saying past losses and overruns demand accountability.
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Washington
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Lockheed Aircraft
Cranston
Congress
Lockheed
Senate
Earthquake Strikes Burdur Region in Southwest Turkey
The 8.0 quake hit near Burdur at 8 26 a m local time, causing heavy damage in Burdur and surrounding villages. Officials report many deaths, mostly women and children, with up to 85 percent damage in some areas. Rescue teams air and land mobilized to the disaster zone.
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Antalya
Turkey
UPI
Budur
Ie i
Burdur
Esref Ayhan
Yazi
Anatolia
Denizli
Mugla
Isparta
Aydin
Ankara
Manisa
Mt Etna Lava Flow Advances Toward Fornazzo
Lava from a new fissure on Mt Etna's slopes reached within about one mile of Fornazzo, threatening a village previously damaged by eruptions in 1950. Officials and scientists tracked the dramatic flow as Etna, at 10,902 feet, continued rumbling since April 3 and burning trees along its path.
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Catania
Sicily
UPI
Europe
Mt. Etna
Fornazzo
Policeman Helps Stranded Family In Norfolk
Norfolk officer Richard W. Barrow aided a penniless Massachusetts family with five who were stranded, inviting them to his home for nearly two weeks. He helped them find a job for the father and bought new tools after theirs were stolen.
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Norfolk
Richard W. Barrow
Barrow
Massachusetts
Cape Cod
1St Precinct
Rain Forecast and Tornado Watch Across Twin Cities Area
Rain and cooler temps noted with highs 74 to 80 and lows 58 to 64 across Monroe and surrounding parishes. A tornado watch issued for multiple parishes with later storms bringing heavy rain and wind. no injuries reported.
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Monroe
Federal Aviation Agency
Monroe Municipal
National Weather Service
Twin Cities
Ouachita
Richland
Caldwell
Winn
Tensas
Franklin
Madison
Catahoula
Concordia
LaSalle
Catahoula Parish
Weather Service
Houma
Lafayette
Baton Rouge
Natchez
Miss
Opelousas
Lake Arthur
Hammonds
Stonewall
Louisiana
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