Swine Flu Program Cancelled in Louisiana After Deaths
Louisiana halted its swine flu vaccination program after three elderly people died shortly after inoculation in Pennsylvania. Health officials cited a possible vaccine lot link and paused all vaccine use for about a week pending CDC review. Wisconsin also suspended shots for 72 hours while investigating similar deaths.
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City Commission considers Forsythe Avenue four lanes plan
City officials take up several resolutions on four laning Forsythe Avenue from North 18th Street to Loop Road. The board discusses project scope, funding, and potential impacts in the latest council session.
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Weather summary for Monroe and surrounding parishes
Mostly fair today and tonight with a high near 85 and a low around 48. Wednesday’s high in the mid 80s and a low near 56 with southerly winds around 10 mph.
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Twin Cities Chit Chat 20th Anniversary of United Givers Fund
The United Givers Fund of Ouachita Parish marks its 20th anniversary after chartering in 1956. Fifty nine prominent citizens formed the first board of directors including Walter Kellogg Thomas M Fayes Jr and Robert H Evans. Chit Chat sends wishes for a speedy recovery to Miss Virginia Mills of Monroe after back surgery in Houston.
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Twin Cities
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Thomas M. Fayes Jr
Robert H. Evans
H. L. Rosenhein
John Breard
Harry H. Hudson
Lee Vanderpool
Clifford Strauss
David Silverstein
H. M. James
A. D. Evans
C. D. McAdams
Fred Fudickar Jr
Chit Chat
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Monroe
Houston
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Young boy views Columbus statue amid Los Angeles observance
Christopher Lamont eight gazes at a Columbus statue at the Los Angeles County Mall after a wreath was placed Monday for Columbus Day observance. The legal observance fell on Monday the Sith as part of the ceremony.
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Los Angeles County
Appeals court upholds Watergate convictions for three aides
The U S Court of Appeals affirmed conspiracy convictions of Nixon aides John Mitchell H R Haldeman and John Ehrlichman while ordering a new trial for Robert Mardian, who was accused of obstructing justice. The decision notes Mar dian should have been tried separately from the others.
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Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Sirica
Supreme Court declines review of equal time for political debates
The Supreme Court refused to hear challenges to an FCC ruling that political debates and news conferences by candidates are exempt from the equal time rule. The 5-2 decision upheld by the D C Circuit last April follows petitions from the Democratic National Committee and others. The case centers on whether broadcast debates require equal access for all qualified candidates.
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Ford
Jimmy Carter
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Commission
Networks skip Ford news conferences amid FCC ruling appeal
CBS and the Aspen Institute challenged the FCC ruling on bona fide news events. The FCC overruled last September as Ford sought re election. Networks paused Ford conferences awaiting Supreme Court review, citing unequal time for declared contenders and a DNC statement alleging incumbent bias.
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Aspen Institute Program On Communications and Society
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Ford
Supreme Court
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Edwards appoints Degelos to Dairy Stabilization Board
Lyle Degelos, who gave $20,000 to Gov. Edwards in 1971, is named chairman of the Dairy Stabilization Board. A former grain firm owner turned Covington dairy farmer, he heads a board scrutinized for possible price controls amid consumer critique by Mary Lou Winters. The board’s power to fix prices was curtailed last year, but it may curb disruptive trade practices.
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James Fitzmorris
Fitzmorris
Louisiana
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Lyle Degelos
Edwin Edwards
New Dairy Stabilization Board
Degelos
Covington
Dairy Board
Mary Lou Winters
Columbia
Selman Field Council Rejects Change Order
The Monroe Commission Council refused to approve a change order for the Selman Field Water Additions project submitted after work began. The $9,000 increase arose from boring through streets to avoid traffic, with debate over prior approval and funding arrangements.
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Bob Hammack
Monroe Commission Council Today
S. E. Huey & Company
Selman Field
Luther T
Dick) Harper
Carter to visit Louisiana as campaign momentum grows
U S Senator J Bennett Johnston said presidential hopeful Jimmy Carter will visit Louisiana likely in the campaign's final ten days. Johnston aims to bring Carter to Monroe and Shreveport while noting Ford leads undecideds in the Fifth District.
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U. S
J. Bennett Johnston
Monroe
Jimmy Carter
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Senate
Democratic Campaign Committee
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Shreveport
Fifth
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