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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1967
Page
7
A letter column provides concise answers on UN Security Council members and terms, U Thant’s Burma origin, Monroe lot clearance, city election dates since 1963, and bond issues. It explains street work delays, utility bill calculations, Bayou DeSiard pumping station status, stump depth, school bus mirrors, summer tuition funding, and school transportation bid rules.
Pittsburgh AP report tells how Army Pfc. Joseph H. Urmann, 24, of Ross Township, Vietnam wrote A Soldier's Prayer about death and his family. He was killed by a mine the day after his wife learned of the poem.
Moscow AP reports Kosygin’s 66 member UN delegation relies on Soviet experts for East West issues with few Middle East specialists. The lineup lacks Vietnam or Southeast Asia specialists, signaling emphasis on broader geopolitical concerns during the General Assembly. President Johnson potentially to meet Kosygin.
John Zippert and Carolyn Prejean, a white man and a Negro woman, seek to marry in St. Landry Parish as soon as Louisiana law allows after the Supreme Court ruling strikes down anti intermarriage laws. The couple and Louisiana ACLU request a federal court order requiring the parish clerk to issue a license. case filed March 7, 1967, with proceedings stayed until the Virginia decision.
Baton Rouge AP reports City Judge Melvin Shortess sentenced himself to a four hour driver improvement course to spotlight traffic safety. He says his own driving has improved and urges courts statewide to adopt the same penalty for violators with two citations, hoping for a sobering effect. He notes no repeat offenders have appeared in his court after the course.
Humble Oil & Refining Co plans a $50 million project to build two refinery reformer units at Baytown Texas and Baton Rouge Louisiana. Construction begins in September and should finish by early 1969. Each unit will process 50 000 barrels per day and supply high octane blending stock. Arthur G. McKee & Co. of Cleveland is the prime contractor.
In Dakar Senegal ships rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope queue outside the harbor awaiting fuel water and food as the Suez Canal closings trigger a major business surge at the west African port.
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