Monroe Weighs Tax Break To Fund Flood Drainage Project
The Monroe Commission schedules a 2 p.m. Thursday special meeting to review rights of way for a Roselawn Auburn Glenmar Stubbs drainage project. Federal funds from the Capital Development and Investment Program would back the work to reduce flood risk and create jobs in regions with high unemployment. John G. Maroney is named engineer as the city seeks speedy approval and staffing within nine days if funded.
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Monroe Commission Council
Roselawn
Auburn
Glenmar
Stubbs
John G. Maroney
Monroe
George Parsons
Mayors Linked to Carter Cabinet Post Rumors
A list of prominent mayors including Harvey Sloane Maynard Jackson Moon Landrieu Neil Goldschmidt Kenneth A Gibson Tom Bradley Coleman Young and Henry Maier draws attention to a possible mayoral appointment to a Carter administration cabinet.
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Jimmy Carter
Louisville
Harvey Sloane
Atlanta
Maynard Jackson
New Orleans
Moon Landrieu
Portland
Neil Goldschmidt
Newark
Kenneth A. Gibson
Los Angeles
Tom Bradley
Detroit
Coleman Young
Milwaukee
Henry Maier
Sanctions Sought On South Africa by Africa's Nations
Africa's black nations push for Security Council sanctions against South Africa after the General Assembly denounces apartheid. A mandatory arms embargo and a ban on new investments are proposed with Western veto risks likely. The assembly backs antiapartheid votes amid calls to expel South Africans from international sports.
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N.Y
Africa
Black Nations
Security Council
South Africa
General Assembly
United States
Britain
France
Council
Sweden
Assembly
John Vorster
U.S
Robert P. Hupp
Boys ‘Town
Neb
Israel
West Germany
IRS Plans Public Release of Tax Rulings Beginning March
The IRS will publish thousands of tax rulings each year with parties redacted. The change follows pressure from Congress and Tax Analysts, aiming to curb secrecy and reveal substantial interpretations to the public.
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IRS
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
House
Ways and Means Committee
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Hartford
It&t
Congress
Washington, D.C
James S. Byrne
Tax Analysis
Byrne
Carter Faces Tax Cut Clash With Congress Leaders
President elect Jimmy Carter signals a possible tax cut if the economy stalls, while House Ways and Means Chair Al Ullman urges caution. Rep. Giaimo notes any deficit tax move may hinge on worsening growth and budget rules. Both sides expect to reach agreement with Carter aides in January.
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
Congress
House Ways and Means
al Ullman
Ullman
Colorado Springs
Colo
Oregon Democrat
Uman
Robert N. Giaimo
D-Conn
House Budget Committee
Giaimo
Carter Support Watch Gathers Business Backing Signals
Experts monitor signs of business sector backing for President Elect Jimmy Carter as attention focuses on corporate response and potential endorsements. Page 4-D.
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Jimmy Carter
Weather forecast for multiple parishes and days
Partly cloudy today and tonight with high in the mid 70s and low near 50. Thursday brings a high in the upper 60s and a 20 percent chance of rain. Grant and adjacent parishes see similar conditions with temps in the 70s and lows in the 30s tonight. Southerly winds near 10 mph become variable tonight.
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Union
Lincoln
Bienville
Jackson
Winn
Morehouse
Ouachita
Richland
Caldwell
Franklin
W. Carroll
E. Carroll
Madison
Tensas Parishes
Variavie Swingni
Grant, LaSalle
Catahoula
Concordia
Loretta Lynn to Sing in Monroe Amid Noted Fame
Loretta Lynn arrives for a Monroe Civic Center concert as she joins 18 of country music’s most famous modern era performers. An anthology of American music funded by a Rockefeller Foundation grant includes a Lynn recording among 10 records. Birthday wishes go to Max Brandin, senior at Wossman High School, who turns 18 today.
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Loretta Lynn
Monroe
Monroe Civic Center
Rockefeller Foundation
Lynn
Max Brandin
Elmus Brandin
Brandin Road
Wossman High School
Max
Bayou Bartholomew Pumping Halted Over Low Water Level
Water pumping from Bayou Bartholomew to Bayou DeSiard stopped as Bartholomew drops to drought lows. Monroe Utilities’ Ed Whetstone cited gate concerns after raising Lake Bartholomew a foot to keep duckweed from DeSiard. Costs shared by Monroe and several authorities total about $14,000.
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Bob Hammack
Bayou Bartholomew
Bayou DeSiard
Bartholomew
Whetstone
Monroe Utilities Commission
DeSiard
Don Newton
Loop Water Conservation Board
Lake Bartholomew
Whooping Cranes Reach Aransas Refuge Record Count
PORT ARANSAS Texas AP An initial crane census shows 66 whooping cranes arrived from Canada to the Aransas Wildlife Refuge along the Gulf Coast. Refuge biologist Bill Hawthorne called it a record noting 54 adults and 12 young, the first year with more than 10 young. Duplication caveat acknowledged.
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Port Aransas, Tex
Canada
Aransas Wildlife Refuge
Gulf Coast
Bill Hawthorne
Hawthorne
United Way Nearing 75 Percent of Goal in Ouachita Drive
Volunteers report $443 995 in pledges toward a $601 000 goal during a 1976 Ouachita campaign luncheon at Knights of Columbus Hall Monroe. Co chairs Levett and Reed note strong support across Pacemaker divisions and local units with most funds staying in the parish to aid regional agencies.
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Monroe
Newton
IMC Chemical Group
Ouachita Parish
Morehouse Parish
Louisiana Power and Light Company
Sterlington
United Way of Ouachita
Lawson L. Swearingen Jr
Knights of Columbus
Oliver Road
William W. Levett
West Monroe
William H. Reed
al Herbet
Helen LeFebre
Alice Bennett
Richard Guelzow
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