Wednesday Digest Weather and world sports roundup
Mostly sunny today and Thursday with highs in the low 80s and fair nights in the 50s. A Ruston senator opposes nuclear waste storage in local salt domes, citing a state gas trade. Louisiana seeks surplus gas from Washington DC to add customers amid curtailments. US stock market, Carter aid vote, international pilots strike, Prince Charles bodyguard tale, Prague Belgrade dispute, Reggie Jackson three homers. NBA season kickoff noted.
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Monroe audits show relief amid looming city money woes
Audits released Tuesday show Monroe posted a $96 441 deficit for the year ending April 29 far better than the expected $2 284 044. City officials credit improvements but warn hard times remain. They cite lost revenue from refunds and one time payments plus potential changes at the Utilities Commission and a pending court case on electrical costs.
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Whetstone to retire as Monroe utilities head
W S Ed Whetstone will retire as Monroe Utilities Commission general manager effective November 1. Appointed in 1976 to steady the utilities crisis, he led during rising fuel costs and the transition toward Louisiana Power and Light. Mayor Howard lauded his service and noted the city is over the rough spots.
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Spring Bridge on DeSiard Street to Reopen Next Spring
Rep Shady Wall says a repair contract for the DeSiard Street Bridge over the Ouachita River will be issued within a month. The contractor must finish in 150 working days, aiming for a spring reopening after the barge collision damage closed the structure.
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Carter May Delay Trip Next Month
President Carter signaled he may cancel or postpone his four continent tour if Congress does not finish a national energy program. House and Senate energy bill differences must be resolved, with action expected by mid November.
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Schleyer Reported Dead Amid European Kidnap Saga
In a Paris Liberation communique a group claimed to have killed 62 year old business leader Schleyer after 43 days in captivity. Police investigated tips that a body in a Mulhouse car trunk could be his as extre mists bombed West German targets and protests spread across Europe.
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Jaworski says Koreans ordered plan to buy influence
Chief investigator Leon Jaworski told the House ethics committee that in 1973 the Korean government ordered a plan to buy off American congressmen. He said KCIA directed Tongsun Park and later recruited another businessman for a second operation named White Snow with $600,000 from the KCIA.
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Hunters urged to prep gear as season nears
Twin Cities readers are urged to ready hunting equipment ahead of the upcoming season. Local hunters, or nimrods as the column calls them, are reminded to ensure guns and gear are in top working order to avoid jams during hunts.
Prince Charles Full Title Listed by United Press International
United Press International records Prince Charles as Charles Philip Arthur George His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales Earl of Chester Duke of Cornwall Duke of Rothesay Earl of Garrick Baron Renfrew Lord of the Isles Great Steward of Scotland Knight of the Garter in official designation.
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Meteor fireball lights up skies over Louisiana and beyond
Pat Seelig reports a bright fireball sighting across the southwest and northeast Louisiana. Bob Ricketts of Northeast Louisiana University, with West Monroe High School students, described the meteor trailing sparks and red flashes, possibly space junk or debris from orbit. He noted speed over 30,000 mph and that the object was likely small, not city destroying.
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