West Monroe Housing and Construction Committee Meeting
The Housing and Construction Committee of the West Monroe ALERT program met Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in the West Monroe Chamber of Commerce offices. Louis Gruber presided in place of Ray Jones. Reports covered supply of dwellings, availability, and building conditions with scores in each category. The panel requested more time for surveying and planned next focus on minimum housing.
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West Monroe
Louis Gruber
Chamber
Comittee
Ray Jones
Paul Danner
Ray Buce
Utilities
Adam Prion
Housing and Construction Committee
Two Listed As Graduates In Banking
BATON ROUGE Special Two local bank executives were among 180 bankers who graduated Friday from the 18th annual session of the School of Banking of the South Bill King vice-president of the First National Bank of West Monroe and Donald C Tippin assistant vice-president of the Ouachita Bank in Monroe completed the two week course The complete program requires three years with 180 hours of classroom instruction 30 hours of review and written final exams.
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Baton Rouge
School of Banking of the South
Bill King
First National Bank of West Monroe
Donald C. Tippin
Ouachita Bank
Monroe
LSU
Southern Banker's Association
Grant for Ouachita Headstart program announced
The approval of 116460 dollars for the Ouachita Multi-Purpose Community Action Program covers a two month Headstart program serving 485 children. U S Sens Allen J Ellender and Russell B Long said they were advised of the grant by the Office of Economic Opportunity.
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Ouachita
Washington
U. S
Allen J. Ellender
Russell B. Long
Office of Economic Opportunity
U S Attorney seeks to void Louisiana private school grant
U S Attorney in New Orleans says he will press to strike down Louisiana's new private school financing bill if signed by Governor McKeithen. The Justice Department argues the grant program funds a segregated private school system with state money.
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New Orleans
UPS
U. S
Louisiana
John McKeithen
Justice Department
Veterans Group Will Hold Meet at Monroe Legion Home
The Leo Terzia Barracks Veterans of World War I and the Women’s Auxiliary meet Monday at 7 p.m. in the American Legion Home on Forsythe Avenue. Marion F.E. Dupont will report on the state convention in New Orleans June 2 3 4 at the Jung Hotel. Mrs Jeanne Dupont, Auxiliary president, will also report.
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Leo Terzia Barracks
Women's Auxiliary
American Legion
Forsythe Avenue
Monroe
Marion FE. Dupont
Department of Staff
Department
New Orleans
Jung Hotel
Jeanne Dupont
Women’s Auxiliary
Courses Set At West Monroe High School
West Monroe High School will offer several summer home economics courses led by teacher Na dine Miller. Sewing runs June 12 to 15 for freshman economics students, adult clothing construction June 19 to 21, and antiquing furniture June 26 to 27. Classes start at 8 a.m.
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West Monroe High School
Nadine Miller
Youth Concert Choir To Appear In Farmerville
The Ninth and O Gospelers Youth Concert Choir of the Ninth and O Baptist Church Louisville Kentucky will sing at First Baptist Church Farmerville Wednesday at 7 30 p m directed by Billy Foote with 60 voices accompanied by Charline Dunn organ and Marilyn Percy piano The choir will give concerts in Paducah Memphis Farmerville Marshall Longview Houston Garland Tyler Glenwood and Carmi
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Farmerville
Ninth and O Gospeliers
Ninth and O Baptist Church
Louisville
First Baptist Church of
Billy Foote
Louisville Church
Charline Dunn
Marilyn Percy
Paducah
Memphis, Tenn
Marshall
Longview
Houston
Garland
Tyler, Tex
Glenwood, Ark
Carmi, Ill
Convention Of Credit Unions Noted In Louisiana Meeting
The 33rd annual Louisiana Credit Union League convention opened in Baton Rouge with over 800 delegates from more than 400 unions attending through Sunday. Frank Lewis of Central Union moderates a federal bill discussion while league counsel Joseph Barreca leads state legislation talks. Principal guests include J D Nelson MacDonald of CUNA Mutual in Nova Scotia and Paul Deaton of CUMIS in Dayton Ohio. Monroe chapter reps J E Peters Reese Overton and Mrs Burl Hollis attend as league officers.
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Louisiana Credit Union League
Jack Tar Capital House
Baton Rouge
Frank Lewis
League
Central Union
New Orleans
Joseph A. Barreca
The
Federal Employees Credit Union
T. J. Canizaro
Reese Overton
Burl Hollis
U.S. Refuses Comment on Rio Grande Valley Labor Probe
The Justice Department declined to discuss a report on alleged civil rights violations against Rio Grande Valley melon pickers in Texas after FBI on-site investigation. The document, sent to the civil rights division, remains secret. Farmers in the region seek to unionize amid violence and arrests.
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Washington
Rio Grande Valley
New Officers Of Jury Named
Madison Parish Police Jury elected officers for the coming year with Andrew L. Yerger of Mound as president for the 15th consecutive year. R. B. Watts became vice president and Charles A. Sparling was named secretary. The Madison Journal of Tallulah was named official journal and the Southern National Bank and Tallulah State Bank as fiscal agents.
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Tallulah
Madison Parish
Andrew L. Yerger
Mound
R. B. Watts
Charles A. Sparling
Madison Journal of Tallulah
Southern National Bank
Tallulah State Bank and Trust Company
Four Ark Suspects Held in Texas Burglary Case
A woman and three men from Hot Springs Ark were jailed in El Dorado after arrest on a Gilmer Texas warrant. Identified as Mary Alice Richey 21 Gordon E. Richey 28 Raymond L. Norton 28 and Barney B. Norton 42, they face possible extradition.
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EL Dorado, Ark
UPI
Hot Springs
Ark
Texas
Gilmer
Tex
Mary Alice Richey
Gordon E. Richey
Raymond L. Norton
Barney B. Norton
Editors Named For Pow Wow
Summer editors for the Pow Wow the student newspaper at Northeast Louisiana State College have been named Suehana Richmond from Girard will be editor with Dei dre Cruse of Winnsboro as associate editor and Donnie Mc Cullin of Monroe as news editor Chuck Ladd of Monroe will be the new business manager.
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Northeast Louisiana State College
Suehana Richmond
Girard
Deidre Cruse
Winnsboro
Donnie Mc Cullin
Monroe
Chuck Ladd
Red Cross Official to Speak at Ouachita Parish Jubilee
Robert F. Shea vice president of the American National Red Cross will address Ouachita Parish Red Cross chapter at its fiftieth anniversary banquet June 14 at 7 30 p.m. at Bayou DeSiard Country Club Reservations through the ABC office 200 South Grand Street Mrs Taunton Veazey executive director announced Shea has long served in disaster nursing safety and fundraising programs and directed civil defense liaison and management at ARC headquarters. He has witnessed major disasters including the Alaskan earthquake 1964 Ohio River floods 1964 Hurricane Carla 1961 and Hurricane Audrey 1957 He helped with the Cuba prisoner exchange 1962 and 1963. He is a Minnesota native and a St Thomas College graduate.
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Robert F. Shea
American National Red Cross
Ouachita Parish
Red Cross
Bayou DeSiard Country Club
ABC
South Grand Street
Taunton Veazey
Shea
ARC
Woman Dies In Two Car Crash On U S 165
A two car crash on U S 165 north of Columbia Friday night killed Beatrice English 47 Bastrop and injured three others. Eli Tatum 42 Columbia in critical condition with internal injuries and crushed chest. James English 25 Bastrop in fair condition with facial injuries and broken jaw. Clarence English 12 Bastrop in fair condition with broken jaw and facial injuries. Tatum was driver of one car James English drove the other.
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Columbia
U. S. 165
Here
Beatrice English
Bastrop
E. A. Conway Hospital
Monroe
Eli Tatum
James English
Clarance English
Tatum
James Engsh
Thant says U N reports napalm use in Syria attacks
Secretary-General U Thant cites Lt Col R H W Bunworth of Ireland reporting that Israel used napalm in attacks near Lake Tiberias and across the Syria border. He describes continued bombing and napalm strikes from 3 46 am to 8 18 am with a village hit and heavy explosions. Jordanian hospital officials show napalmed casualties near Jenin and Nablus.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
U.N
Thant
R. H. W. Bunworth
Ireland
Lake Tiberias
Syria-Israel
Sqoufiy
Commission
Amman
Jenin
Nablus
Jordan
Two Louisiana Districts Exceed Reapportionment Bill
The U S Senate backed a strict reapportionment bill that would push two Louisiana House districts beyond the 10 percent deviation limit. The 1st District led by F Edward Hebert sits at 10.4 percent and the 2nd under Hale Boggs at 13.66 percent. A conference committee compromise could raise the allowed variation and avert immediate reapportionment.
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House
Snake Rodeo Rescheduled At Lake Providence
The Lake Providence Snake Rodeo is moved to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jaycees president Bob Fain says the event is co sponsored by the East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Department which will provide shotgun shells. Prizes will be awarded for most snakes killed and for the largest snake.
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Lake Providence
Bob Fain
Life Jacket Rules Enforced For Under 15s
The notice states all entrants must wear a life jacket and anyone under 15 must be accompanied by an adult. Regulations emphasize safety in aquatic activities and supervision requirements.
Award Presented to Farmerville Water Department
The Farmerville Water Department and its employees received an Award of Merit from the Southwest Section of the American Water Works Association for a 1966 safety record in the water works industry.
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Farmerville
Lions Club Collects Glasses for South America
Downtown Lions Club members gathered hundreds of eyeglasses for a journey to the needy in several South American countries. The state convention in Alexandria runs through the weekend with Mel Cook as eye glasses drive chairman. The club also funds new glasses and free eye exams for locals in need.
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Lions Club
Alexandria
Mel Cook
Cooke
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Area Department
National Society of Film Critics
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Antonioni
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David Hemmings
Sarah Miles
Robert Vaughn
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Star Drive
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Hope Enterprises Presents
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