10 Sep 1976
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1976
Page
1
Experts say understanding assets benefits the business community. A pictorial feature highlights cropdusting as a key agricultural activity in the region. Manuel Orantes bows out of the U S Open after a tough match. LSU plans a Year of Redemption opening with Nebraska. Congress preaches economy yet spends about $2 million per member.
Forecast for Union, Lincoln, Bienville, Jackson, Winn, Morehouse, Quachita, Richland, Caldwell, Franklin, W. Carroll, EB Carroll, Madison, Tensas, Grant, LaSalle, Catahoula, and Concordia parishes calls for mostly fair and cooler conditions today tonight and Saturday. Highs in the mid 80s, Lows in the upper 50s, northeast winds 10 to 20 mph today, diminishing tonight.
A Monroe area toastmasters club seeks new members. It meets the second and fourth Thursdays at Wyatt's Cafeteria at 11 30 a m. Contact Marvin King to join. Author Tony Buttitta visits Monroe Sept 30 to meet family.
Rent 2 bedroom mobile home with bills paid for $65 a month. Contact 322 2557 or dial 322 5161 for the Want Ad Number and 10 day rate with cancellation privileges.
A British airliner and a Yugoslav DC9 charter collided at 35 000 feet near Zagreb. All 176 aboard were killed. The British plane carried 54 passengers and nine crew. the Yugoslav jet 113 passengers and five crew. Cause under investigation. Flight routes connected London Istanbul and Split Cologne. FAA safety upgrades cited.
The Agriculture Department raised its Soviet grain harvest estimate to 205 million metric tons, citing improved outlook for spring wheat and barley in eastern USSR. The 10 million ton upgrade signals the second largest Soviet harvest, past peak 222.5 million tons and above last year’s 140 million. US shipments to the USSR include 4.68 million tons of corn and wheat for delivery in the new marketing year.
Pentagon officials report a large section from Cosmos 854 descended over Washington state Idaho and finally Montana near the Canadian border. Radar tracked the piece as it burned during entry and U S observers search for debris. U S intelligence notes Cosmos satellites often carry reconnaissance gear.
Riverton pilots say crop dusting is risky but accidents are few relative to hours flown. The article notes a pilot flying inches above fields to avoid dispersing costly cargo, with more photos on Page 6B.
The tax bill to extend current income tax cuts is poised for final congressional approval next week and a signing by President Ford. Negotiators settled on sweeping changes affecting individuals and firms, with reforms to child care credits the elderly and pensions for housewives, plus tax on estates and international business.
An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 on a domestic leg from Palam to Bombay with stops in Jaipur and Aurangabad was hijacked and forced to land at Lahore Pakistan. Three of 77 passengers were released at Lahore with six crew aboard. Authorities differ on number of hijackers and the plane remained on the ground eight hours after landing.
Court astronomers determined imperial succession by selecting a deceased emperor’s son born under the correct celestial configuration, guiding the royal lineage through astrology.
George Parsons assumes duties today as Monroe Planning Director, returning after four years away. Howard calls him the architect of Monroe's planning program, tasks him with evaluating ongoing projects, setting priorities, and overseeing planning, programs, landscaping, beautification, and related developments. Parsons, a Ouachita Parish native and veteran planner, previously led the department from 1958 and holds a master's in landscape architecture.
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