05 Sep 1977
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1977
Page
1
The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness through Tuesday with a chance of thunderstorms today. Showers are more likely tonight and Tuesday with high temperatures in the upper 80s and overnight lows in the low 70s. Rain probability is 40 percent today and 70 percent tonight and Tuesday.
Twin Cities Cafeterias in the 18 schools of Monroe City School System serve the same food on any given school day, though the menu varies daily.
The bashful young man weighs himself as a born loser then visits the shore where he holds a shell to his ear and hears a busy signal, a humorous collision of self doubt and coastal noise.
Voyager sits on Pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Florida as awaiting launch. The 8 56 a m Eastern Daylight Time countdown anchor was successful according to AP Laserphoto.
New Orleans reports Hurricane Babe hit the south Louisiana coast with 75 mph winds and eight foot tides. More than 40,000 fled inland as flooding and power outages disrupted coastal communities. Grand Isle suffered high tides and levee damage while Morgan City faced evolving warnings and a festival continued. No deaths reported. scattered injuries from a boat power line incident.
Voyager 1 lifted off on time from Cape Canaveral aboard a Titan Centaur rocket, aiming a direct course toward Jupiter and Saturn. The launch occurred at 8:56 a.m. as thousands watched, with Voyager 2 already underway several million miles ahead.
The Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon began in Monroe tonight and runs until 6 p.m. Civic clubs donate Labor Day to staff the local headquarters and track pledges. Birthday wishes go to Wallace Hargon, manager for the Ouachita Irish Police, who turns a year older on Wednesday.
Americans marked Labor Day with parades, concerts, and community events. In Seattle Dr Patrick Fleege raced his Tough Teeth bed in Mattress Mayhem drawing about 4 000 spectators while Omaha hosted Septemberfest drawing 40 000 to 50 000 attendees. AFL CIO President Meany urged anti union measures and worker friendly legislation. California beach crowds reported normal holiday activity with Sheriff offices noting no serious problems. Grateful Dead concert drew 100 000 fans in New Jersey as authorities warned on drug law violations. Safety council projected 470 to 570 highway deaths during the holiday period.
Four Columbus area women are confirmed to have Legionnaires disease with one death and a fifth possible case. The victims range in age from 39 to 65, with no identified links among them. CDC personnel are aiding the state in the investigation after authorities traced cases from the Philadelphia Legion convention exposure.
In Belle Chasse Louisiana evacuees crowd a high school gym serving as a dozer evacuation shelter for 45 000 people fleeing Hurricane Babe. About 1 000 evacuees are in this gym as portable TVs cast eerie light while families wait out the storm and wonder if their homes will remain.
Billy Graham began his first mission to a Soviet bloc nation in Hungary, drawing about 5,000 at a rural camp near Budapest and 300 at the Central Baptist Church. He avoided East West politics, spoke on open minds and church duty, and noted a message of goodwill from President Carter. Attendees included Hungarians and Protestants from Poland, Czechoslovakia, East Germany and Yugoslavia. U.S. Ambassador Kaiser joined the outdoor service as Graham plans further visits to Pecs and Debrecen.
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