Utilities Profit Hits 3.3 Million Amid Uncertain Fuel Relief
The Monroe Utilities Commission audit shows a 3.317 million dollar profit for the year ending April 29, 1972, with most earnings eaten by debt service and rising fuel costs. Officials say profits would not reduce fuel charges as previously promised, noting unbilled fuel costs and bond reserves.
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Monroe Utilities Commission
Cit
Bradley, Heller & Company
Monroe Commission Council
Utilities Commission
Everett Heller
Commission
the Utilities Commission
Louisiana Power & Light
Water Department
Perry Sues Over City Utility Bond Refunding Plan
W E Perry challenges three lawsuits filed to block restructuring of the city utilities tied to a July election approving LP and L operating changes. The hearing in Fourth Judicial District Court centers on bond validity under the 1972 Bond Validation Act and related issues about taxes and leases.
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Bill Sierichs
W. E. Perry
Fourth Judicial District Court
Perry
City Utilities Commission
City Power
Louisiana Power & Light (Lp&l) Co
State Public Service Commission
City Lp&l
Joyce
McLeod
Harlan Prestridge
Haynes Harkey
Harold Judell
Utilities Commission
Weather Outlook and Strike Fallout Featured in Digest
Tuesday through Wednesday mild temperatures near 80 with cool nights upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shift to northwest 5 to 10 mph. New Orleans waterfront returns to normal as grain elevators run at full capacity after a longshoremen wildcat strike. Federal move to ban curing chemical looms if cancer risk proof isn’t provided by manufacturers.
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New Orleans
Castro draws cheers in Jamaica speech
Cuban leader Fidel Castro drew cheers during a Jamaica speech on Monday. The World Series features Mike Torrez seeking to end the season while Burt Hooton tries to add one more game in a sixth game matchup between right handed pitchers tonight.
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Fidel Castro
Jamaica
Mike Torrez
Burt Hooton
Today’s Chuckle Index Punchlines From The Judge
A lighthearted feature notes a pun filled style of humor centered on judicial phrases. The piece plays with phrases like do not bite the hand that feeds the court and warns against over punning in an otherwise formal setting.
Private Gregory Smith Returns to Hometown to Aid Army Recruiting
Private Gregory S. Smith has come back to his hometown area for the next few weeks as a special assistant to local Army recruiters at 200 Jackson St., Monroe. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs Billy C. Smith Sr. Smith will spread the word about the modern volunteer Army.
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Gregory S. Smith
Jackson St
Monroe
Billy C. Smith
Smith
Volunteer Army
Death of Alexander the Great Costs Record Funeral
The article notes that after 64 horses drew his jeweled hearse over 1,000 miles from Babylon to Alexandria, Alexander the Great received the most expensive funeral in history, costing $600 million in the era described.
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Babylon
Alexandria
Alexander the Great
Audit Shows City Deficit of 96 000 Dollars
Monroe officials released preliminary figures showing a deficit of 96 441 dollars for the year ending April 29, far less than expected. The report credits utility revenues, reduced administration costs, and a budgeting error for free services with closing the gap, while noting previous payroll defaults that drew national attention.
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Bob Hammack
Monroe
W. L
Jack) Howard
Howard
Harlan Prestridge
Henry Little
Luffey, Little & Company
Hijacked Lufthansa Jet Rescue Ends Terror Odyssey
West German commandos stormed a hijacked Lufthansa jet in Somalia, killing three of four terrorists and freeing 86 hostages after a five day 6000 mile journey across three continents. A wounded terrorist woman was hospitalized in Mogadishu. Simultaneously Baader Meinhof leaders died by suicide in prison, complicating the case of industrialist Hanns Martin Schleyer.
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John A. Callcott
United Press International
Lufthansa
Somalia
Mogadishu
Entebbe
Uganda
Baader-Meinhof
Andreas Baader
Jan Carl Raspe
Baader
Gudrun Ensslin
Emgard Moeller
Justice Ministry
Hanns-Martin Schleyer
Car Classifieds Invite Daily Buys For Buyers
Classifieds promote daily lists of new and used cars with eager buyers and sellers, urging readers to check for great deals and model options. The notice signals a sale-oriented environment and a steady stream of vehicle listings.
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