Weather and Local News Digest Highlights
Tuesday's Digest notes cloudy skies with possible showers or thunderstorms and a high in the mid to upper 80s. Easterly winds near 15 mph shift to northerly tonight and Wednesday with lower rain chances. Also state news covers eight Louisiana traffic fatalities over Labor Day, a Watergate figure nearing freedom, GM engine switch concerns, and a Ku Klux Klan rally-turned-brawl at the Ohio State Capitol.
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Ku Klux Klan
Ohio State Capitol
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Blaze Hits The Firm By Lou Stovall taff Writer
Billows of black smoke and leaping flames poured from the roof of the Goodyear Co. Service at 1514 Louisville Ave as Monroe investigators worked through the scene. Firefighters battled the blaze as bystanders watched, and authorities began coordinating efforts with local emergency services and the property owner.
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Goodyear Co
Louisville Avenue
Monroe
Lou
Monroe residents celebrate safe summer holiday turnout
Twin Cities Chit Chat celebrates a safe final summer holiday with neighbors looking out for one another and avoiding serious incidents. In Northeast Louisiana, the Jerry Lewis Telethon raised over $63,000 toward a national goal of more than $26 million, a major local push. Firefighters battled a two-story blaze in a Louisville street area starting around 10:30 a.m. and under control after about ninety minutes, with the repair shop and front building portions saved despite heavy smoke and damage to Harper Brothers Carpet.
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Louisiana
Peseone
Bank Run Creates Firestorm Over Lance Allegations
A House subcommittee chairman accused Bert Lance of treating Calhoun First National Bank as a playpen for family and friends. Carter resisted calls for Lance to resign as Senators Ribicoff and Percy urged removal amid new alleged illegality. Lance denied wrongdoing and said exoneration is likely. The investigation examined overdrafts and an prior agreement with the bank, with acting comptroller Bloom saying he did not relay details to Congress.
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Washington
House Subcommittee
Bert Lance
Georgia
Fernand St Germain
Calhoun First National Bank
St Germain
Rhode Island
Carter
Lance
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
Charles H. Percy
R-Il
Congress
Ribicoff
Percy
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
CBS News Today
House
Comptroller of the Currency
Senate
Calhoun Bank
Comptroller’s Office
President Carter Welcomes Torrijos Before Panama Canal Treaty
President Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos prepare for the landmark treaty signing after 13 years of talks. Torrijos arrives with a warm welcome at Andrews AFB and will meet at the White House ahead of the ceremony. Secretary Vance lauds the accord as open, neutral, secure, and efficiently run for all nations. Dozens of regional leaders join the event seeking private audiences with Carter.
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Carter
Omar Torrijos
Panama Canal
Torrijos
White House
Andrews Air Force Base
United States
Canal
Cyrus R. Vance
Vance
Organization of American States
Labor Day Across Nation Fueled by Parades and Peril
Labor Day drew vast crowds from Coney Island to Southern California with 1.5 million on beaches and 600000 at Coney. Violent episodes included a Ku Klux Klan rally clash in Columbus and a church picnic shooting in Charlotte. Hurricane Babe disrupted the South with tornadoes and wrecked homes in Louisiana and Mississippi.
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California
Columbus
Ohio
Ku Klux
Charlotte
N.C
Vietnam
America
Howard Johnson
Baja California
Mexico
Ventura County
Los Angeles
National Safety Council
Council
Babe
Louisiana
Florida
Mississippi
Pass Christian
Miss
Ponchatoula
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Goodyear
Robert A. Bloom
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Kth R. Clark
United Press International
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George Meany
CBS Morning News
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