Metairie Woman Installed as Louisiana Flower Show Judges President
Mrs. Marcel J. Bayhi of Metairie was installed as president of the Louisiana Council of Nationally Accredited Flower Show Judges at a Monroe Civic Center branch meeting. Outgoing president Mrs. Erwin Jordan of Alexandria and officers for a two year term were named. Mrs. Bradburn of Houston led a program on Inspirations of Nature featuring modern floral design and op art elements.
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Erwin Jordan
Louisiana Council of
Marcel Baghi
Metairie
Council
Monroe Civic Center
Louisiana Federation of Garden Clubs
John I. Fogleman
Marcel J. Bayhi
Alexandria
H. L. Pentecost
Lake Charles
John L. Creed
Shreveport
Jettie Barnum
Jonesboro
Joe W. Sanders
New Orleans
John S. Patton
Baton Rouge
Ryan Couvillion
Marksville
M. A Bradburn
Houston
Texas
Bradburn
Flower Show Schools of Texas
Chester Bond
Texas Flower Schools
Juror Removed At Bribery Trial In Baton Rouge
District Court Judge Fred Le Blanc removed juror Dan Taylor from the Dalton Smith public bribery trial after Taylor said he received a threatening phone call. The juror’s absence delays proceedings as attorneys seek a replacement.
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Baton Rouge, la
Fred LeBlanc
Dalton Smith
LeBlanc
Dan Taylor
Smith
Chotiner Named To Federal Post
Murray M. Chotiner longtime adviser to President Nixon is named general counsel for the Office of Special Representative for Trade Negotiations. The White House post carries a salary of 36000 dollars per year and was announced on Thursday after he left a command post with the Republican National Committee.
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Washington
Murray M. Chotiner
Nixon
White House
Chotiner
Republican National Committee
Office of Special Representative
Birthday greetings for Mrs Brice spark light page chit chat
Twin Cities note wishes Mrs Yvonne Brice of 203 Gross St West Monroe a jovial birthday while her husband and she dispute the year. Tryouts for the Little Theatre season finale are set for Monday at 730 pm in the Strauss Playhouse Lanny Lane for the play What Did We Do Wrong two mature men two mature women and four college students needed
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Ben
Yvonne) Brice
Gross St
West Monroe
Strauss Playhouse
Lanny Lane
Reds Hit Vietnamese Towns and Bases in Heavy Offensive
Saigon reports the Viet Cong unleashed the heaviest shelling in three weeks with rockets and mortars hitting 45 towns and bases. Attacks focused on Tay Ninh and Vinh Long near Saigon, killing at least 21 and wounding 200 with about 80 missing in Tay Ninh. US personnel wounded but no American deaths reported.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
Tay Ninh
Vinh Long
U.S
Location Flood Present Change Stage
Camden 26 12.5 2.2 rise Monroe 40 33.3 Stationary
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Camden
Monroe
Southern University Shreveport gets $100,000 emergency funds
The Board of Liquidation approved a $100,000 emergency appropriation for Southern University at Shreveport to keep the new campus open through the fiscal year. Gov. McKeithen’s secretary said the governor promised funds for the sophomore-year opening, while the school seeks additional $68,000 with federal help possible. The appropriation is the maximum the board can grant. legislative approval is needed.
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Quinn
Mc.Keithen
Shreveport
B. B. Rayburn
Bogalusa
Shreveport Southern
Walter Austin
Rayburn
Austin
Southern
Leon Netterville
Flood Crest Passes Sioux City As Big Sioux Flood Eases
The Big Sioux River crest reached 11.7 feet above flood stage at Sioux City Iowa before falling to 10.5 feet. Volunteers guiding sandbag operations helped 1 000 plus youngsters assist in levee protection while evacuations continued in North Sioux City South Dakota and nearby communities.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Big Sioux
Iowa City
Missouri River
Weather Bureau
S.C
Winte
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
S.D
R. G. Clark
Akron
Showers Expected in Northeast Louisiana This Weekend
Showers are forecast to move into Northeast Louisiana Saturday with partly cloudy skies otherwise the weekend. Temperatures will hold steady with highs around 78 to 82 and lows about 60 to 64. In Monroe, FAA data show Thursday high 79 and Friday morning low 57, with easterly winds 8 to 16 mph.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Monroe
McKeithen Proposes Broad Changes In Hospitals Setup
Governor John McKeithen urged sweeping reforms to Louisiana’s hospital system to close or repurpose several facilities. Planned moves include converting Lake Charles Charity to a multi use health center, closing inpatient services at Jonesboro Charity, and transferring tuberculosis beds from Lafayette to Greenwell Springs. The scope covers six charity hospitals, with study on Pines TB, Dickert TB, and expanded services for mentally retarded care.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
Lake Charles Charity
Jones Bane
Mb Mide
Abhabanah bin
Vulu Mnalilyy
Avoulshine
McKeithen
Legislative Committee On
Hospital Department
F. Lee Agerton
Lafayette Charity Hospital
Greenwell Springs
Lafayette
Lake Charles Charity Hospital
Lake Charles
Jonesboro
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Monroe
Agerton
General Hospital
Lake Charles Hospital
Calcasieu Area
Pines TB
Shreveport
Dickert
New Orleans
Department of Hospitals
Early Long Memorial Hospital
Nixon Meets NATO Ministers to Discuss Alliance Reforms
President Nixon held private talks with Atlantic Alliance foreign ministers to push greater allied consultation and respond to a Communist proposal for an East West conference on European security. Reactions varied as delegates questioned possible duplication of NATO structure and expansion of its aims to social issues.
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Washington
Nixon
Atlantic Alliance
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Education Board Votes To Retain Student Fee Hike
The state Board of Education votes 9 2 to make permanent a temporary student fee increase across nine state supported colleges citing lack of other revenue sources. Legislative Budget Committee members describe the financial condition as critical.
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Education Board
Baton Rouge
State Board of Education
Legislative Budget Committee
B. B Rayburn
Bogalusa
Robert Munson
Cheneyville
Chuckle on nickels and taxes over time
A light joke notes how a nickel today equals a dollar after tax, recalling a past era when the same amount was a dime. The quip highlights changing purchasing power and tax effects across years.
Art lover fights Muskegon over earth garden display
Mrs J Kelly Kaufman, wife of an industrialist, defies a city order to remove old transformers clinkers and metal scraps from a vacant lot she calls the earth garden. Officials cite safety concerns while she pledges legal resistance and garners support from art experts.
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Muskegon, Mich
J. Kelly Kaufman
Muskegon
Kaufman
American Store Equipment Co
New York
William Wegman
University of Wisconsin
New Directions
John Parker
Art Institute of Chicago
Earth Garden
Resignations Sought for Neville High Leaders
Monroe City School Board asked for the resignations of Neville High School principal Jerry Lee and assistant principal John Turner after an executive meeting. Superintendent Van D. Odom said he was instructed to request the resignations but offered no reasons. Board president Wesley S. Shafto Jr denied confirming the move, and Odom announced his retirement effective June 30.
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van D. Odom
Miami
Fla
Monroe City
Neville High School
Odom
Jerry Lee
John Turner
Lee
Turner
Wesley S. Shafto Jr
Derwood Cann
Shafto
James H. Rivers
William Gannaway
Frank Breese
Cann
Mixed Trend In Early Stock Trading Session
The market drifted in a narrow range in moderate activity as it consolidates gains from a three day rally. The Dow rose 0.07 to 932.96 at 1 p.m., with about 75 more issues up than down and the Associated Press average up 0.1 at 335.0.
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New York
Dow Jones Industrial Av
Associated Press
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