12 Sep 1977
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1977
Page
1
Monday's Digest reports partly cloudy with highs near 90 and a 60 percent chance of rain Tuesday. Also notes rice-farm conversion projects in Northeast Louisiana, a raft escape after a Mississippi River explosion near Baton Rouge, a Miller Hall dorm fire at LSU evacuating 300 coeds with no injuries, and a stock market decline.
International reports that West Germany will not concede to terrorists holding industrialist Hanns Martin Schleyer. The same edition notes Guillermo Vilas defeats Jimmy Connors to win the U S Open Tennis Championship, dethroning the defending champion.
A young couple took their car to the garage for four shocks yesterday and ended up with five. The lighthearted note highlights a playful miscount as the shop handed over an additional shock package.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee will start hearings on the Panama Canal treaties September 26 with administration officials leading off. The panel will hear from government spokesmen Congress members and public witnesses on political military legal and economic aspects as the administration seeks rapid ratification. Torrijos warned of Panamanian backlash if the Senate rejects the treaties while urging passage during signing ceremonies.
Washington AP. Senatorial testimony shows President Carter was fully briefed in December on a Calhoun First National Bank enforcement agreement and related bank restrictions involving Bert Lance. Bloom testified that Carter or his aides were advised, contradicting Carter's later claim of minimal prior knowledge. The bank accord, tied to overdraft limits, was lifted shortly before Carter announced Lance’s nomination.
The Carter administration nears a call for Palestinian representation at a Geneva peace conference, signaling a shift in Middle East policy. Officials aim to include Palestinians without naming the PLO while urging Yasir Arafat’s group to back U.N. resolutions 242 and 338 and support a peaceful settlement. Israel fears the move, viewing the PLO as a terrorist group.
The Monroe Commission Council approved an ordinance to allow the mayor to sign a franchise with Louisiana Power & Light, but actual signing is delayed until four court cases are resolved. Voters had approved the 60 year franchise on July 9, with LP&L to operate the electric system and have option to purchase after regulatory approvals are obtained.
Twin Cities Chit Chat notes birthday wishes for Henry Camp who supervises junior high schools in Ouachita Parish School System. It mentions his birthday was celebrated last week with unknown date. Also reports Donna Holt, Louisiana's Miss America, returned home to Monroe with supporters at the airport.
South Korea's New Democratic party pushes for a special National Assembly committee to investigate Tongsun Park’s activities in Washington amid 36 indictments for bribery and related crimes. Critics say the affair strains U.S.-Korea relations and jeopardizes defense talks and U.N. General Assembly discussions.
Harvey the five pound rabbit that bit 16 people including a basketball star and two Playboy Bunnies begins a cross country tour with ASPCA executive Duncan Wright. The aim is to show what happens when animals are mistreated while raising funds with tour T shirts.
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