14 Sep 1976
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1976
Page
1
Monroe board of regents member George Laffey proposes state colleges play at least six football games annually against other state schools. Reactions to the idea vary as discussion continues.
Forecast for Union to Concordia parishes calls for partly cloudy skies through Wednesday with a 20 percent chance of rain. Daytime highs in the lower 70s and nights in the upper 60s, winds southeast to easterly 5 to 10 mph, then light and variable.
Mr and Mrs Larry Walker of Visalia California will visit here for two weeks, staying with his parents Mr and Mrs D E Walker of West Monroe and her parents Mr and Mrs J W Traylor of West Monroe. They will be welcomed also by Walker's brother Dennis and sister Judy.
More families rely on News Star World want ads to sell no longer needed items for cash, reflecting a rising trend in local classified commerce and household cleanup.
Seller offers an 18 by 12 rug in almost new condition with foam backing for $50. Contact Dial 322 5161. Low 10 day rate with cancellation privileges advertised.
In New York's Democratic primary a five candidate field faces voters including Rep. Bella Abzug and Daniel Patrick Moynihan as they seek the final nomination to challenge incumbent Sen. James Buckley. Republicans also vote in a Buckley Peyser contest.
A 170000 member United Auto Workers strike appeared possible as talks failed to yield a new contract before the 11:59 p.m. EDT deadline. Leonard Woodcock warned a strike now seems inevitable, with 102 Ford plants across 22 states at risk and Canada facing linked layoffs among 14000 Canadian workers.
The Monroe News-Star corrects a previous Monday report. It states Lee Vanderpool is president of Ouachita National Bank and Jim Altick is president of Central Bank.
The Senate moves to pass a four year extension worth 41.2 billion dollars for states counties and municipalities with added anti discrimination protections. A final vote is set today as negotiations with the House loom before adjournment for the elections.
A public hearing at Monroe City Hall reveals opposition to many 67 street improvement projects. Officials delete 35 projects and approve areas with little or no resistance. Drainage fixes and student traffic concerns shape deletions in the college area and several blocks are removed from planned work.
In a cost cutting move during Monroe’s financial crisis the police department will mothball its $274 608 communications center and resume two channel base station operation as in past years Acting Police Chief R L Johnson announced today
President Ford vetoed Vietnam’s U.N. bid citing about eight Americans listed as missing in action. Ambassador Scranton said the Security Council would vote late today or tomorrow. Jimmy Carter criticized the move as election campaign driven and urged full accounting of MIAs before normal relations.
Mayor names 34 member Law Enforcement Committee recommendations begin Monday. The first to be adopted moves two channel base station to front of the police building freeing seven line officers for patrols and consolidating communications and records. Annual maintenance and operation costs total 120000 while the center cost 274608 with 258063 for purchase. Johnson says switch reduces expenses though duration of old system use is undecided.
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