17 Sep 1976
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1976
Page
1
News highlights report the cheating scandal at West Point affecting cadets officers and extending to their families and friends. A current tax bill under congressional consideration would cut shelters enjoyed by wealthy individuals.
Monroe area readings show a high of 92 and a low near 68 with a 30 percent rain chance today. Weekend forecast calls for highs around 90, lows upper 60s to mid 60s, and a 20 to 30 percent chance of afternoon thundershowers across multiple parishes.
The J. S. and Mattie Blakeney Laird family reunion is set for Sunday at the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home Park with all relatives invited. A new roof on the Isaiah Garrett Law Office on S Grand St was completed today, preserving a brick historic structure soon to stand as an isolated Monroe landmark as the floodwall work nears completion.
Monroe officials released 1975 76 audit figures at a meeting with Luffey Little and Company and the news media. The city reported revenues of 10 498 468 and expenditures of 10 921 369 a deficit of 422 901 for the year while the General Fund Balance Sheet as of April 30 showed a fund balance of 1 579 242 with only 245 607 in available reserves.
Monroe could cover current payroll with a $176,600 Monday check from the State Civil Defense office to cover Federal Disaster Administration costs. City officials warn this only delays the crisis. auditors note accounts receivable show $1.56 million not yet realized, and the city plans borrowing over a million dollars to meet payroll through December.
City employees in Monroe voiced varied views on the payroll shortfall. Workers described worry and tension, some trusting leaders to secure funds while others blamed officials for inaction and questioned signatures backing support. A mix of optimism and anxiety emerged as payday delays continue.
State law allows right turns on red unless posted. In Monroe and West Monroe little changes expected. motorists must stop at red, check traffic, then turn right if no no turn sign. Officials say traffic will flow more smoothly and fuel use may drop.
Monroe Louisiana, a city of 56,400, failed to meet payroll for about 40 percent of its workers, the first municipal default since 1970. Mayor W L Howard said the city is out of money and cannot pay salaries as scheduled, with bills totaling around 600000 overdue. Officials blame soaring natural gas costs, the cityowned power plant diminishing revenue, and prior extravagance. The city plans to borrow 1 million to cover salaries while delaying other bills.
Shinto practitioners harvest 13,000 cypress trees from a sacred forest to reconstruct the Ise Shrine, the principal sun goddess site, in a ritual performed every twenty years. The ceremony, repeated for six decades, restores the grand temple complex with carefully chosen timber and traditional methods.
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