Weather Digest and Emergency Notice Highlights
Thursday's forecast notes partly cloudy days with fair nights through Friday. Highs near 90, lows in the low 70s, and a 40 percent rain chance today dropping to 30 percent Friday. Also reporting: insurers seek higher premiums than authorized per the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission, and Gov. Edwin Edwards declares a state of emergency in Grand Isle after Hurricane Babe.
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Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission
Edwin Edwards
Grand Isle
Babe
Malnutrition a fast growing problem in America
A digest of scattered notices notes rising malnutrition among Americans and reports a widowed mother of two among shooting victims in Charlotte. Other items reference Panama Canal treaty debates, European kidnapping industry costs, Hanns-Martin Schleyer case, and high school football previews.
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Charlotte, N.C
Government Restores Pubic Business? Chuckle Note
A lighthearted remark suggests people would mind their own affairs if the government returned control. The quip hints at frustrations with public policy and local governance without citing specific names or events.
Park Defies U.S. Bid to Return for Bribery Probe
South Korea cannot compel Tongsun Park to go to Washington to face charges of attempting to influence U.S. lawmakers. Foreign Minister Park Tong jin said Seoul urged Park to return voluntarily, but Korea will act within international law and diplomatic norms. The U.S. seeks cooperation through diplomacy, but no extradition treaty exists, and Park refuses to permit investigators to question him.
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Seoul
South Korea
Tongsin Park
United States
Park Tong Jin
Washington
U.S
Congress
Park
U.S. State Department
Korea
Hapdong News
Hapong
Tokyo
Tongsun Park
America
Baboons Raid Couple's Suitcase at Great Adventure Park
Newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. R. Jackson of Wayne N J visited Great Adventure Safari and Entertainment Park in Jackson N J Wednesday morning. Baboons opened their suitcase and attempted items, despite a park warning. Park insurance covered the loss.
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Great Adventure Safari
Jackson
N.J
R. Jackson
Wayne, N.J
Reagan Leading Treaty Opponents Rise
Carter faces opposition as Panama Canal treaty gains Latin backing but uncertain public and Senate support. Reagan and Rep. Flood plan to press their case before a Senate subcommittee after a ceremony with 27 visiting leaders at the Organization of American States.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Judiciary
Subcommittee On
California
Ronald Reagan
Daniel Flood
D-Pa
Carter
Organization of American States
Lance Bank Deal Order Is Revealed
Washington formal inquiry shows a cease and desist order against Calhoun First National Bank was lifted within hours after Lance met with regulators. Comptroller Heimann testified Lance's Atlanta visit on November 22, 1976, did not affect the decision, though he noted Lance planned to sell bank stock as he prepared for a Carter administration role.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Bert Lance
Lance
Comptroller
John Heimann
Heimann
Senate
Atlanta
Calhoun
First National Bank
Senate Governmental Operations Committee
Comptroller’s Office
Calhoun Bank
Donald Tarleton
Tarleton
Girl Scout volunteers sought as troops organize fall programs
Twin Cities Chit Chat mentions Jennie C Gaines Jr. promoted to senior airman in the VA S Air Force as a communications operations specialist at Chicksands RAF Station in England. Also notes a Silver Waters Girl Scout Council study finding one in seven US girls age six to 17 is a Girl Scout and that the council seeks adult volunteers for fall troop organization.
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Jennie C. Gaines Jr
Ida M. Bracy
White St
Monroe
VA. S
United States
Silver Waters
Girl Scout Council
Louisiana
Grayson Bank Robbed Twice In A Year By Two Bandits
Citizens Progressive Bank of Grayson was robbed by two men today with one brandishing a pistol. One suspect was arrested near Vixen around 1 10 p m, the other remained at large. Money scattered on the floor, car left in a ditch, and roads blocked as officers pursued clues.
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Grayson
Citizens Progressive Bank of
Vixen
Mary L. Douglas
Douglas
Caldwell Parish
Hatten
Amin May Be In Deep Coma After Kampala Surgery
Nairobi AP report cites Robert Astles saying Idi Amin possibly in a coma after surgery in Kampala for an undisclosed ailment. Astles declined to provide further details.
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Amin
Nairobi
Kenya
Idi Amin
Uganda
Kampala
Robert Astles
Pacer
Associated Press
U S 80 Interchange Project Bids Planned for January
Sen Lawrence Gibbs of Monroe announced bids for a U S 80 and U S 165 interchange would be let late January. Estimated cost around 2 872 000 includes ramps overpass and approaches with rights of way secured. The project aims to ease congestion and improve traffic flow in Monroe.
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Lawrence Gibbs
Monroe
U.S. 80
U.S. 165
Gibbs
Ouachita Parish road funding declines push tax proposal
Ouachita Parish Police Jury faces revenue drops as labor and materials costs rise. A one cent sales tax election is set for Oct 15 to fund road maintenance across the parish outside Monroe and West Monroe. Parish Manager Wallace Hargon cites reduced state revenue sharing and stagnant federal funds, warning of about $200,000 less revenue this year and the need to overlay, patch, rebuild, and improve drainage and bridges with new funding.
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Tom Walker
Ouachita Parish
Wallace Hargon
Pease
Monroe
Westonroe
Hargon
Argon
Highway Department
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West Germany
Hanns-Martin Schleyer
Richw
West Monroe
Twin City
Fred Chaffould
Carroll
Crlaians
Abby
Broadway
Solomon Tree
Sterner
Hapdong
Kim Sangkeun
Korean Central Intelligence Agency
Reagan
Twin Cities
Grayson Bank
News-Star News Service
Randy Hatten
Louisville Ave
Forsythe Ave
18Th St
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