Family Of Elvis Fan Files Suit Intention
The Johnson family estate in Memphis files 500000 damages notice against the City of Memphis after a fatal crash near Elvis Presley Boulevard. Driver Treatise Wheeler, 18, faces LWI and murder charges. officers investigated for police negligence in traffic control and crowd management during a vigil after Elvis's death.
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Monroe
Elvis Presley
Memphis
Juanita Joanne Johnson
Johnson
Treatise Wheeler
James T. Allison
Allison
Johnson Girl
Alice Hovatar
Hovatar
Kidd, Katz and Strickler
Art Shea
Wheeler
Missouri
Tammy Bauer
Johnson and Hovatar
Baier
Danny Ferguson
Memphis Public Defender’s Office
Ferguson
Clark Says Congress Would Back Embargo on South Africa
Sen. Dick Clark says Congress would back a mandatory arms embargo against South Africa if President Carter seeks it. He calls it a measured, meaningful action that allows Pretoria to respond, and rejects a broader economic embargo. The House pushed a denouncement resolution to follow Carter’s news conference amid NATO allies’ sensitivities.
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Clark
Congress
South Africa
House International Relations Committee
Carter
Senate Approves Tax Plan Amid Oil Industry Backlash
The Senate supported a tax on oil and gas using industries capable of switching to coal, in a 51-37 vote. The measure mirrors a House tax and aims to back President Carter's energy tax goals with a $40 billion package of credits and incentives for industry, drawing mixed responses from Kennedy and Jackson.
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UPI
Senate
House
House-Senate
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
Finance Committee
Russell Long
Long
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Carter
Metzenbaum
Bayou DeSiard Water Pump Plan Revisited In Monroe
Officials plan a repeat water pumping operation from Bayou Bartholomew to Lake Bartholomew into Bayou DeSiard to avert low supply. Tests show Ouachita River requires treatment due to Arkansas pollutants, and Lake Bartholomew must be raised to prime the pumps.
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Bayou DeSiard
Monroe
The
News-Star
Ouachita River
Ouachita Parish
Arkansas
Don Newton
Bayou Bartholomew
Loop Water Conservation Board
Lake Bartholomew
DeSiard
Bartholomew
Arkansas Louisiana and Missouri
Fairbanks
Treasure Island
Harlan Prestridge
Finance and Utilities
Bayou
Ford Dealers For Bass circuit anglers win Elite Fishermen of the Year
The 15 anglers from the Ford Dealers For Bass circuit arrive in Twin Cities to accept Elite Fishermen of the Year awards. Two locals, Dan Manley and J D McKeithen, did not travel far for the ceremony. Parents warned to check children's Trick-or-Treat candy after Halloween due to reports of tampering.
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Dan Manley
J. D. McKeithen
Gates Named Acting Utilities Head in Monroe
Roy Gates, already assistant general manager of the Monroe Utilities Commission and Gas Department superintendent, will become acting general manager effective Tuesday. He replaces W E Whetstone, who retires the same day after a noted tenure. James O Purvis will take over Gates's prior post as Gas Department superintendent.
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Roy Gates
Monroe Utilities Commission
Joe Marx
The
Utilities Commission
Gates
W. E
Ed) Whetstone
Marx
Roy
Monroe
Whetstone
the Utilities Commission
United Gas Local Distribution
United
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana Tech
Blanche Burpo
James O. Purvis
Disputed Mississippi Louisiana border may go to court
A disagreement over the border location between Mississippi and Louisiana could be headed to court. The item notes page reference 8A for more details.
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Mississippi-Louisiana
Vorster Declares No Yield On Black Sufferage Demands
International South African leader John Vorster says he will not yield to universal sufferage demands for blacks. This stance comes amid political pressure and regional tensions reported on page 12A.
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John Vorster
Kim Young-sam
Tongsan Park
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