Servicemen listed on training and assignments abroad
A series of brief notices details Army and Air Force personnel from West Monroe and surrounding areas. Robert Lawrence trains near Grafenwohr Germany as a tank gunner. Jackson Williams completes artillery training at Ft Sill Oklahoma. Robert Cleveland to Ft Monmouth for electronics. Thomas Gilmore graduates refrigeration training at Sheppard AFB Texas. Richard Hodge graduates C 141 Starlifter flight engineer course at Tinker AFB Oklahoma. William Gray completes admin course at Ft Leonard Wood Missouri. Clyde Beaver serves as air policeman at Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam. John Kirby selected for aircraft maintenance training at Sheppard AFB Texas. Virgil Toney assigned to 87th Engineer Battalion near Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Sill
Okla
Jackson E. Williams
A. J. Williams, Jr
Violet St
West Monroe
Army Artillery and Missile School
Oklo
Oklahoma City
Richard D. Hodge
W. E. Hodge
E. Michigan Ave
Delhi
Tinker Afb
Hodge
Military Airlift Command
MAC
Norton Afb
Calif
U. S
FT. Leonard Wood
William C. Gray
Robert L. Gray
Mauldin Drive
Cam Ranh Bay
Vietnam
Virgil R. Toney
Louis E. Toney
Sterlington
87Th
Toney
Service members named in Exercise Path finder Express updates
Army PFC Robert A. Cole of West Monroe participates in Exercise Path finder Express near Zaragoza Spain. Airman Second Class Allie A. Pennington of Bastrop La graduates at Keesler AFB Miss and heads to Minot AFB N D. Captain Louis C. Kincaid of Monroe graduates at Wilford Hall Lackland AFB and reports to Mountain Home AFB Idaho. Airman Willie E. Treadway of Dodson selected for Lackland AFB technical training as air policeman. Sam H. Farmer of Ruston promoted to technical sergeant at Orlando AFB Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zaragoza
Spain
Robert A. Cole
Michael W. Cole
Route 1
West Monroe
San Antonio
Louis C. Kincaid
Edward H. Kincaid
N. McGuire
Monroe
Wilford Hall
Usaf Hospital
Lackland Afb
Tex
Kincaid
Mountain Home Afb
Idaho
Tactical Air Command
Neville High School
Northeast Louisiana State College
Loyola University School of Dentistry
New Orleans
Rhinehart Promoted to Airman Second Class in Air Force
Lloyd D. Rhinehart son of Mr and Mrs Mark Rhinehart Rt 3 Rayville has been promoted to airman second class in the U S Air Force Airman Rhinehart serves as a fuel specialist at Luke AFB Arizona and is in the Tactical Air Command providing combat reconnaissance aerial firepower and assault airlift for U S Army forces
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls, Tex
Thomas F. Gilmore
Thomas J. Gilmore
Fort Necessity
Sheppard Afb
Tex
U. S. Air Force
Francis
Lee Franks
Crowville
Glendale
Ariz
Lloyd D. Rhinehart
Mark R. Rhinehart
Rt. 3
Rayville
U.S. Air Force
Rhinehart
Luke Afb
Tactical Air Command
Airman William Keys Promoted to Staff Sergeant at Norton AFB
Staff Sergeant William Keys of San Bernardino California receive promotion in the U S Air Force He is a vehicle operator at Norton AFB and member of the Military Airlift Command Keys is married to Betty daughter of Mr and Mrs John Harrison of Tallulah Rt 2 and is grandson of Mr and Mrs Will Jackson of Tallulah Rt 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
Calif
William Keys
Betty
John Harrison
Rt. 2
Tallulah
U.S. Air Force
Sergeant Keys
Norton Afb
Military Airlift Command
Will Jackson
Preference Forms Filed By Students in Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish School Board says all signed preference forms will determine school assignment. By June 1 1967 93 percent of 17 037 students had returned forms with 97 percent of whites and 83 percent of Negro students submitting. Board retained same bus routes and noted students may supply own transport if no bus serves their assigned school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton C. Hall
Ouachita Parish
Hall
U. S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
LSU Chancellor warns ban on speakers risks accreditation
LSU Chancellor Cecil Taylor warned that a state bill banning communist and atheistic speakers at colleges could jeopardize the universitys accreditation. Governor McKeithen expressed sympathy but indicated he would not veto. the bill may become law. The ACLU called the move irresponsible and said it would be challenged in court. Dwight Eisenhowers thought of the day accompanied the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Cecil Taylor
Louisiana State University
State College
LSU
John McKeithen
Taylor
McKeithen
Southern Association of Colleges and
Local candidate Rountree seeks State Rep seat for Concordia Catahoula
Vida resident Percy L. Rountree announces his bid for state representative from Concordia and Catahoula parishes in the November primary. The 46 year old cattleman former Vidalia alderman and publisher outlines a three fold plan and vows to work for progress, road and lake linkage and industrial development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy L. Rountree
Vidalia
Concordia
Catahoula Parishes
Delta
Baton Rouge
Jackson
Alexandria
Monroe
Catahoula
Department of Commerce and Industry
Monroe and Columbia fifth in Louisiana Cleanest City contest
In the Louisiana Garden Club Federation Cleanest City Contest Monroe and Columbia each placed fifth in the over 10 000 population and under 10 000 categories respectively Lafayette ranked first in over 10 000 and St Martinville first under 10 000 Lafayette Alexandria Shreveport Bogalusa New Orleans Kenner also ranked. Monroe scored 88 out of 100 in the contest with district judging giving 90 percent earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
St. Martinville
Louisiana
Louisiana Garden Club Federation
Monroe
Columbia
H. J. Chaudoir
Pineville
Garden Club
Alexandria
Shreveport
Bogalusa
New Orleans
Kenner
Marksville
Plaquemine
Colouable
DeRidder
Harahan
Street Work To Begin In West Monroe
Mayor W B Hatten announced next week will start hard surfacing Pear and Hilton Streets. Hilton Street length 2465 feet will cost 5742.86 and Pear Street 1249 feet 2847.72. Property owners cover 100 percent of costs via 13 and 11 owners respectively as projects are coordinated by the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B
Bert) Hatten
West Monroe
Pear
Hilton
Hilton Street
Pear Street
Hatten
Robert Merrill Born 1919 American Baritone
The obituary note marks the birth of Robert Merrill on this day in 1919. The American baritone would gain fame at the Metropolitan Opera and among major stages and recordings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Merrill
The
Metropolitan Opera
Garrison backer claims funds for Kennedy probe total spent
Willard E. Robertson said Jim Garrison has spent all but 386 of 9 418 donated by businessmen to cover Kennedy assassination inquiry costs. He noted the group Truth and Consequences of New Orleans Inc now registers publicly while defense motions seek to dismiss the Shaw indictment. Robertson also said membership lists and records would be released. In Baton Rouge Governor McKeithen said Ohio extradition for witness Gordon Novel is not possible. Rhodes has declined to return calls seeking authority to file a Louisiana complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Dist. Atty. Jim
Jim Garrison
Robertson
Clay L. Shaw
John F. Kennedy
Edward A. Haggerty Jr
Garrison
Truth and Consequences, Inc
Dean Andrews Jr
Robertso
Truth and Conse
Quences
Gordon Noy
Ohio
French Quarter
Grand Jury
McKeithen
James Rhodes
Rhodes
Louisiana
Novel
Columbus
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George Whitlow
Optimist Club of
W. L
Jack) Howard
Bernstein Park
Penn Hotel
John I. Fogleman
Ark-La
Miss Servicemen
Grafenwohr Germany
Robert BE. Lawrence
Henry C. Lawrence
Bancroft St
3Rd Armored Division
Grafenwohr
Germany
Spec. Lawrence
32Nd Armor
Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo
Robert R. Cleveland
Tomie C. Cleveland
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Air Training Command
U.S
Combat Air Forces
Clyde R. Beaver
Hilton C. Beaver
W. Rowan St
Cam Ranh Bay AB
Beaver
Pacific Air Forces
Pacific
Southeast Asia
John M. Kirby
T. C. Kirby
710 Tech Drive
Ruston
Mainz
Biloxi
Miss
Allie A. Pennington
Samuel G. Pennington Jr
Rt. 1
Bastrop
Keesler Afb
Pennington
Forest (la
Minot Afb
N. D
Strategic Air Command
San Antonio, Tex
Willie E. Treadway
C. Treadway
Orlando, Fla
Sam H. Farmer
Fred B. Farmer
Rt. 4
Farmer
Orlando Afb
Fla
Barbara
Cecil A. Jiles
Hilly Ave
Dwight Eisenhower
Rountree
11Th St
Carroll Alumni Association
Eunice S. Nicholson
Resolutions Committee
John McCarter
Myrtle
Chuck” Miller
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co
Madison Ave
H. V. Shaw, Jr
Esquire
Barber Center
Jimmy
Jimmy Davis
Arkansas Road
West
Shaw
James C. Kelly Monroe
Johnny B. Mitchell
James C. Kelly
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