This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1971
Page
2
Monroe City School System reviews a modified neighborhood-school plan. Clark and Lincoln elementaries will become special learning centers in September, using individualized instruction already tested nationwide. Dr. Snell cited meetings in Atlanta for insight into these concepts.
West Monroe police search for a bandit described as 36 to 39, six feet tall with gray blond hair, who robbed the Seven-Eleven on Cypress and Travis around 3:20 a.m. and fled after forcing a worker to fill a brown sack with cash. About $158 was taken. Police also investigated a YMCA burglary in Monroe and multiple local arrests including Matthew Cook, Earl Robinson, and several West Monroe residents on various charges.
Mrs. Cheryl Schmidt of Independence, Ohio, had her purse stolen from a car near a New York theater. A package arrived at her home containing the purse and its items, plus a note from the thief admitting theft, apologizing, and urging support for addicts.
Frank J. McLaughlin age 37 of 314 North 4th Street Monroe was booked by Monroe police today for driving while intoxicated. Bottling spring water has become a $100 million a year industry in the United States.
Joseph Turner 52 of Lafayette was killed in Opeloousas when the Highway Department steamroller he operated was rammed by a tractor trailer Wednesday.
An ancient practice in Egypt uses water to lower indoor temperatures. The ad lists pricing for Morning World Daily and Sunday editions and News-Star Evening subscriptions, detailing one month and twelve month rates for daily and weekend editions.
President Nixon questions wage-price guideline supporters and urges proof their plans would work without harming growth. He says he will study proposals, endorses hearings, and remains doubtful a new approach exists to curb inflation without stifling the economy. He cites past guideline failures and pressures Congress to prove efficacy.
Washington reports the Justice Department reclassifies amphetamines and methamphetamines from schedule three to two, banning refills of old prescriptions. Doctors must issue a new prescription each time, ending five-refill allowances. The shift reflects concerns over abuse potential and affects obesity and ADHD treatments.
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Jefferson Davis Parish to reopen Jamies Ward Elementary at the start of the fall term and transfer fifth graders from Southside Elementary. It left the fate of Southside to district authorities and denied reopening Jefferson Davis High. The case involved Marcus Gordon and others against the school board.
In New Orleans federal court Judge Blake West gave attorneys in two suits challenging the Jefferson Parish Council reapportionment until Friday afternoon to file briefs. The pretrial conference occurred Wednesday in US District Court. The security theft story notes more than $900 million in stolen securities over two years, with $494 million vanished in early 1971, described as a growing national crime drain.
Families of U S prisoners held in North Vietnam voiced cautious hope after a Stockholm newspaper claimed 183 POWs would be released. Respondents cited distrust of rumors, called for confirmation from Washington, and urged patience as they wait for concrete word or faces.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.