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AIR SERVICE PROBLEM
IS SERIOUS HERE
The recent announcement that Texas International will reduce service by 100 seats per day on October 1 magnifies the poor airline service situation that has plagued this community for years.
Lafayette is a thriving community but has probably the worst airline service of any major community in the state. There has always been the hope that Texas International would eventually prosper as an airline and give Lafayette the service that it deserves, but the reduced service announcement has killed that hope.
Members of the airport commission and others close to the situation know that the only solution for Lafayette is to find another carrier and the sooner the better.
SEN. RUSSELL LONG PLEDGES HIS HELP
Powerful U. S. Sen. Russell Long was in Lafayette Friday and when he was informed of the situation, he said his office would do all in its power to help this community remedy the air service problem.
Long said that many com-
munities are suffering from
similar
problems but
did point out
that not many
of those com-
munities are
as vibrant as
Lafayette. He
said that
Lafayette
should seek
'5s- •
help by looking
Long to other major carriers and also seek to remedy the problem by also talking to some of the smaller commuter airlines.
Long's help would be a big boost to any appeals that this community has to make to the Civil Aeronautics Board. Long is one of the most powerful politicians in this country as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and when his office calls, everyone listens.
LONG WILL SEEK
RE-ELECTION IN 1980
Long did put an end to all of the rumors that he might not seek rea-election in 1980.
When asked how he felt about the powerful struggle between President Jimmy Carter and Sen. Ted Kennedy, he said that he did not want to get between Carter and Kennedy. "I will be running for election at the same time they are," Long said.
He did say he was taking the president at his word that he was running for re-election and Kennedy at his word that he was not running. The only problem with that, as we see it, is that Kennedy changes his word almost every day and is now saying that he will decide by Thanksgiving whether to challenge Carter for the Democratic nomination.
Long's aides also just happened to have a copy of the public opinion poll recently published in the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate which said that 63.4 percent of the state's voters believe Long is doing an excellent or good job as senator. "I am very flattered," Long said.
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scenario goes -- more or less in a 1, 2, 3 manner.
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Senator Edward Kennedy from Massachusetts will challenge Jimmy Carter and most likely get the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Reggie. a long-time friend of the Kennedy family, will be Ted Kennedy's leader in the state.
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Edwards named Reggie to be his chief counsel replacing the very competent Camille Gravel who resigned because his family had recently been beset by personal problems.
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Louisiana now has a Presidential Primary and it certainly looks like Edwards and Reggie will lead the fight to get our state delegates for the Massachusetts senator.
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The grateful Kennedy might even tap Edwards as his vice presidential running mate. If not, there would be some spot for Edwards In Kennedy's administration.
The "Crowley Crowd" does not let any grass gi.,.v under its political feet. As an afterthought they openly boast that they plan to keep the 7th District Representative seat for some time to come wit'.) Congressman John Breaux of Crowley. And all along we thought that the Hub City was the seat of political power in Acadiana.
Wake up, Lafayette!
MAKES ANOTHER MOVE
The members of the "Crowley Crowd" look like they are getting ready to strike again -- politically -- and they have raised their sights this time.
You can be assured that when Gov. Edwin Edwards and former Judge Edmund Reggie of Crowley got together again, something political was in the making. Reggie, who had split with Edwards by supporting Jimmy Davis in 1972, was not really on the "inside" until last week. Here is how the political
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