Tuesday Digest Weather and Local News Briefs
Tuesday's Digest covers a cloudy stretch with high teens in the upper 80s and nights around mid 60s. Reports include Monroe Utilities gas projection uncertainty, Neville High School commencement, Alexandria police contract protests, and a study on consumer product quality. Also notes Alaska pipeline vulnerability, Mondale and Juan Carlos on democracy, Soviet dissident trend, Alfredo Evista's boxing setback, Ali's future, and Phillies rotation optimism.
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Teachers Get Time To Attend Baton Rouge Rally
Monroe City and Ouachita Parish teachers will take Thursday off to join a Baton Rouge rally calling for higher pay. The board unanimously approved the day off with a makeup day Saturday, with about 900 employees urged to attend and transportation covered at standard bus rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe City
Baton Rouge
Ouachita Parish
Supt
Sidney Seegers
Miles
Christine Coleman
Monroe City Teachers Association
Inez Spangler
Monroe City Classroom Teachers Association
Mae Dee Lacy
Association of Classroom Teachers
Gov Edwards declares school holiday to push teacher pay raise
Gov. Edwin Edwards uses Title 155 to declare Thursday a public school holiday to permit a march on the State Capitol by the Louisiana Teachers Association seeking a pay raise. He notes state employees are excluded by Civil Service rules and plans a possible after-holiday makeup day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Kelly Nix
Edwards
Miles
Oeark City
John Hill
Twin Cities Chit Chat on School Dismissals
The Twin Cities Chit Chat notes schools will dismiss soon and urges motorists to watch for children crossing streets in the Twin Cities area. Most area schools will end classes by next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Cities
Johnston and Long Salaries Highlight Senate Spending Averages
The article notes Louisiana senators John Johnston and Russell Long run costs near average in Washington. Senate allowances total 493 485 per year per state and staff salaries top roughly 309 217 and 314 511 respectively for Jan to Sept 1976.
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Congress
Louisiana
Washington
House
Senate
J. Bennett Johnston
Russell Long
Secretary of the Senate
Long
Johnston
Senate Secretary’s Office
Monroe Council Sets July 9 Election On Power System
The Monroe City Council approved a July 9 ballot to decide whether to transfer operation of the electrical system to Louisiana Power and Light Co with a 60 year franchise and potential purchase option. A second ordinance would shift rate making to the PSC and another would authorize refunding bonds. Utilities officials race to secure enough natural gas for peak summer demand as the city faces possible higher electric bills.
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Bob Hammack
Monroe Commission Council
Utilities Commission
Monroe
Louisiana Over & Light Co
Citizens Energy Committee
Haynes Harkey
Lp&l
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Harkey
PSC
Utility Commission
Gas Transportation Company
W. D
Billy) Brown
W. E
Ed) Whetstone
Whetstone
United Gas Pipe Line Co
Federal Power Commission
Commission
W. L
Jack) Howard
Howard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Monroe Utilities Commission
Neville High School
Alexandria
City Hall
Alaska
Walter Mondale
United States
Juan Carlos
Spain
Soviet Union
Alfredo Evista
Muhammad Ali
Philadelphia Phillies
Lowman
Radio-Tv
Solomon HE
News-Star—World
Tom Walker
Seegers
Capitol
Richard Miles
Monroe City Education Association
Enoy
Seagers
Milton Cormier
University of Georgia
Cormier
Council
Crescent
Louisiana Gas Service
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