House Ethics Panel Ties Schorr Source to Congress
The committee report states Daniel Schorr’s information came from a source connected with Congress rather than the White House, indicating the origin of his data. Economic activity slows nationwide though causes remain uncertain. Michigan remains Ford country amid Carter supporters. Some Americans vacation by working, especially midwest lake regions. A bipartisan compromise yields a clean air bill approval by House and Senate.
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House Ethics Committee
Daniel Schorr
Congress
White House
Weather Outlook for Parishes and Concordia
Fair today through Friday with mild daytime temperatures and cool nights. Highs today in the upper 70s, tonight's low mid 50s, and Friday's high in the low 30s. Northeast winds under 10 mph becoming light and variable tonight. Page 6b for more details.
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Union
Lincoln
Bienville
Jackson
Winn
Morehouse
Ouachita
Richland
Caldwell
Franklin
W. Carroll
E. Carroll
Madison
Tensas
Grant
LaSalle
Catahoula
Concordia Parishes
Retired Monroe engineer Charles Copeland Makes Retire Comment
Twin Cities Chit Chat notes Charles Copeland, a Monroe Engineering Department retiree, joked that a fastball without dip signals retirement. The piece also greets R. Dean Farr Jr. of 435 Howard St., Monroe, a veteran insurer and brother of Judge Robert T. Farr.
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Charles Copeland
Copeland
City of Monroe Engineering
R. Dean Farr Jr
Howard St
Monroe
Fourth District Court
Robert T. Farr
Monroe Cuts Fire and City Departments to Trim Budget
Monroe Mayor W L Howard and Finance Commissioner Harlan Prestridge announced widespread cuts across departments to avert service losses. Fire furloughs 21, Recreation 12 positions, Bus routes trimmed, and 10 percent Streets, 30 percent Cemetery staff reductions.
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Monroe
W. L
Jack) Howard
Harlan Prestridge
Recreation Department
Howard
Neighbors Stage Prank Object on Lawn
Gary Hutson awoke to odd sounds and found a mysterious object on his lawn, later identified as a prank by neighbors. Hutson’s son Chad, twelve, viewed the object the following day, with AP Wirephoto credit noted.
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Gary Hutson
Right
Hutson
Chad
Monroe to Name New Police Chief Friday at 10 A.M.
Eight candidates remain for the Monroe police chief post as Mayor W. J. Howard prepares to announce the chosen candidate Friday at 10 a.m. in City Hall. A public reception will follow in the council chambers with the department and public invited.
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Prestridge
Oak Park
Loop Road
Powell Ave
Bernstein Park
E. A. Conway
Monroe Municipal
Monroe
City Hall
W. J
Jack) Howard
Howard
Denel Smith
James Deal
Danny Miller
Willie Buffington
Billy Copeland
Jerry Roden
R. L. Johnson
Larry Ellerman
Jack Howard
Air One
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Medicare boosts patient hospital costs by 19 percent
The Social Security Administration announced a 19 percent hike in patient out of pocket costs for Medicare in 1977. The first 124 of the bill for up to 60 days will be covered, with daily charges rising to 31 dollars for days 61 to 90 and 15.20 dollars per day for 21st to 100th days in skilled nursing stays. Lifetime reserve days remain, but daily costs rise to 62 dollars. Overall Medicare hospital insurance is projected to rise from 13.6 to 16.1 billion dollars, with beneficiaries growing from about 24.7 million to 25.3 million next year.
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Washington
Social Security Administration
Social Security
James B. Cardwell
Medicare
Guerrillas Forced Out Of Position Near Beirut
Syrian troops and tanks drove Palestinian guerrillas from a 20 square mile salient east of Beirut in a major setback for the guerrilla and leftist alliance. The fall of positions north of the Beirut Damascus highway was confirmed by a guerrilla communique as Arab mediation efforts surged to end Lebanon's civil war.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Beirut- Damascus
Mount Lebanon
Arab League
Hassan Sabri Khali
Damascus
House Overrides Veto On Appropriation Bill
The House voted 312 to 93 to override President Ford's veto of a 56.6 billion HEW Labor appropriation, 42 votes over the two thirds. Senate action was expected promptly as lawmakers moved toward a revenue sharing measure to fit a weekend adjournment deadline.
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Washington
House
Ford
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Senate
Congress
Thomas P. O'Neill
Ouachita Parish Unemployment Drops to 8.3 Percent in August
Ouachita Parish 8.3 percent unemployment in August, down .3 from July, with about 3,975 jobless of a 47,075 labor force. Government sector leads losses while retail trade shows a 475 gain. mining remains stable at 350. Data compiled with Bureau of Labor Statistics and Manpower Administration.
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Ouachita Parish
Louisiana State Employment Service
Monroe
State Employment Service
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Manpower Administration
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Mid-West
Sas Boi
Abby Ole
Broadway
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Lowman
Seleak
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VanDellen
Apa
Twin Cities
Happy
City Firemen
Bob Hammack
Luther T
Dick) Harper
Signor Veto
Camden
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