Weekend Weather Outlook and Local Notes
Friday brings partly cloudy skies with a high in the mid sixties and a 20 percent rain chance tonight and Saturday. Lows near 50 tonight, highs in the upper sixties Saturday, with northwest winds easing. NSU-Nicholls State football game and LSU Alabama kickoff details noted, plus a Bonded Indebtedness rate drop for Ouachita Parish School Board. Ridgedale earns first win over River Oaks and clinches a LISA playoff spot.
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LSU Alabama
Baton Rouge
Grambling
Ouachita Parish
Ridgedale
River Oaks
Helms Given Suspended Term and Fine in Chile Inquiry
Former CIA Director Richard Helms received a suspended two year sentence and a $2000 fine for refusing to fully disclose covert U.S. efforts to influence Chile’s election. Judge Barrington Parker condemned Helms for placing CIA secrets over truthfulness to Congress. Helms said he does not feel disgraced as he left the courtroom.
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Washington
UPI
CIA
Richard Helms
U.S
Chile
Barrington Parker
Helms
Parker
Congress
Edward Bennett Williams
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S. District Court
Korean Probe Says No Agreement Yet on Park Questioning
Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti said there is no agreement for questioning central figure Tongsun Park at the U.S. embassy in Seoul. He noted reports of a Seoul newspaper proposal are hollow and fall short of U.S. requirements, and refused to discuss details of Korea’s latest offer.
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Washington
UPI
Justice Department
Cc Eeon
Tongsun Park
U.S
Seoul
Chosun Ilbo
Park
Capitol Hill
Benjamin Civiletti
Civiletti
Korea
United States
Unemployment Rate Edges Up in October
The U S unemployment rate rose from 6.9 percent to 7.0 percent in October as the labor force grew faster than job creation. About 6.9 million Americans were unemployed, with higher joblessness among black workers and offsetting gains in construction and some services.
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Washington
Labor Department
Carter
Public Service Commission Eyes Telephone Refunds Over Rate Ruling
The Louisiana Supreme Court overturned most of a district court award to South Central Bell, setting the stage for refunds to customers. PSC Chairman Louis Lambert expects about two thirds of paid increases to be refunded, with hearings to refine the final amount.
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New Orleans
State Public Service Commission
South Central Bell
Louisiana Supreme Court
Supreme Court
District Court
Lewis Doherty III
Baton Rouge
Louis Lambert
Public Service Commission
Lambert
PSC
Carl Bailey
Louisiana
Bailey
U N Panel Approves Comprehensive South Africa Arms Embargo
The United Nations Security Council unanimously imposes a mandatory arms embargo on South Africa amid crackdown on black leaders and press. It bans sales of military equipment, ammunition, and related tech by all 148 member states, with no formal penalties outlined.
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United Nations
UPI
U.N. Security Council
South Africa
Council
Blac
Steve Biko
U.N
Rhodesia
Kurt Waldheim
Pretoria
Mongay
United States
France
Britain
West Monroe Choir to Perform at City Hall Cornerstone Ceremony
The West Monroe High School Rebel Choir and Ensemble directed by Dr. Lloydell Higgans will entertain at Sunday’s 2 30 PM cornerstone laying for the new West Monroe City Hall. Also late birthday wishes to Joe Lane, Ouachita Parish School Board business manager.
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West Monroe High School
West Monroe City Hall
Rebel
Lloydell Higgans
Joe Lane
West Monroe
Lane
Ouachita Parish
Grand Prix for sale by owner with 9000 miles
Vehicle is a 1976 Grand Prix offered by the owner with 9 000 miles on the odometer and a price of 4695 dollars. Sale is noted as closed.
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