Monroe Officials Begin New Term In Sworn In Ceremony
Monroe City Council began a new term with oath ceremonies for Mayor W L Howard Finance Commissioner H W McSherry and Street Commissioner W D H Rodriguez. The group pledged progress through cooperation while maintaining a conservative but steady path. The program includes a $114 million capital improvement plan with completion expected in 24 months featuring sewer plants city hall civic center airport terminal and police city court offices and jail. The three incumbents were re elected last May and highlighted improved streets drainage and public safety as foundations for ongoing development.
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Monroe
B. S. McRaney
McRaney
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Fin
Ance
H. W. McSherry
W. L
Jack) Howard
Rodriguez
City Hall
John Fogleman
Howard
McSherry
Wayne H. Huckaby
Union Parish
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Civic Center
America
Wayne Gray
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Hardy Howard
Rocky Branch
Rep
James Smith
Farmerville
Hiroshima Marks 19th Anniversary Of Atomic Bomb
Hiroshima residents laid wreaths to honor nuclear dead as the city marked the 19th anniversary of the Aug 6 1945 US atomic bombing. About 240000 fatalities were caused by the attack. Delegates from 40 foreign nations attended the memorial services at the Socialist sponsored ban the bomb conference.
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Hiroshima
Japan
Birthdays Rise At Local Nursing Home In Big Celebration
At Georgia Street Nursing Home the birthday season brings milestones for two residents. Jim Baker, 99, the eldest resident and father of ten, traces descendants across the nation with 32 grandchildren and 75 great grandchildren. John Jinks, 95, and his daughter mark 102 descendants, including 26 grandchildren and 46 great grandchildren. Both born locally in Webster and Union Parishes, they share long family roots with multiple generations living nearby.
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Jim Baker
Georgia Street
Baker
United States
Shongoloo
Webster Parish
Monroe
Swartz
John Jinks
Louisiana
Jinks
Alberta Taylor
Taylor
Spearsville
Union Parish
West Germany backs U.S. Viet Nam action leader expresses support
Bonn Germany AP West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard cabled President Johnson praising the American military action in Vietnam in response to a U S message from Ambassador George C McGhee. A government spokesman said Erhards note shows Germanys understanding of the American reaction to North Vietnamese challenges.
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Bonn
Germany
Ludwig Erhard
Johnson
Viet Nam
Erhard
United States
U.S
George C. McGhee
Army Troops Fight At Stanleyville Congo City Falls to Rebels
Congolese army troops reportedly still battle rebel forces near Stanleyville as rebels claimed control of the city. The airport tower was knocked out after rebels seized the airport area. U S Consul Michael Hoyt and four Americans were reported alive and well in Stanleyville.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Stanleyville
Congo
Brazzaville
Bujumbura
U.S
Michael Hoyt
Chicago
Hoyt
David Guin- Stauffer
Donald Parkes
Ernest Mule
Officers Meet On Rights Law Explained At FBI Session
Law enforcement officers from north Louisiana attended a 9 30 a m briefing at Ouachita Parish courthouse on civil rights law conducted by FBI agents. The three hour session covered the Civil Rights bill effects and its relation to policing, with similar meetings held in New Orleans and Alexandria.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ouachita Parish
FBI
New Orleans
Alexandria
H. B. Maynor
Louisiana
Patterson cancels two exhibitions in Sweden on doctors' advice
Former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson pulled out of two planned exhibition bouts in Mora and Naas Sweden after doctors advised against further strain due to a back injury. The cancellation ends the tour which was meant to showcase his return to the ring.
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Falun
Sweden
UPI
Floyd Patterson
Patterson
Mora
Naas
Lawmaker pledges aid for Conway Memorial Hospital expansion
Rep. Lawrence Gibbs said he would support a $1.8 million expansion for the E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital after a study by Metrailer & Associates. Officials described overcrowding as dangerously high with 30 beds beyond space, while Gov. McKeithen proposed a fall special session to fund hospital needs and other state programs.
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Lawrence Gibbs
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Monroe Salon
John J. McKeithen
News-Star
Ray Rhymes
Gibbs
George Wood
Ouachita Parish
House Appropriations Committee
McKeithen
Conway Hospital
Metrailer & Associates, Mechanical and Electrical Consultants
Baton Rouge
Conway
Louisiana
Rhymes
H. K. Sweeney
Department of Hospitals
National Hospital Association
Louisiana Hospital Association
Metrailer & Associates
Texas Oklahoma gridiron sellout in Cotton Bowl clash
The 1964 Texas Oklahoma game set for October 10 at the Cotton Bowl is a sellout with all 75,544 tickets sold. The University of Texas Athletic Department announced the nationwide telecast of the game.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
University of Texas Athletic Department
Conservative Democrats for Goldwater planned in Louisiana parish
Jonesville special report: Ted Husser of the Louisiana State Central Democratic Committee said plans are underway to form a Conservative Democrats for Goldwater group in Catahoula Parish. He criticized the national Democratic leadership and urged action to reclaim rights, insisting Goldwater is the only chance.
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Jonesville
Ted Husser
Louisiana State Central Democratic Committee
Goldwater
Catahoula Parish
Husser
National Democratic Party
Sen
Barry
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Rep. Gibbs
Cypress St. A& W
Cypress
West Monroe
Oxford
Ivy
Sears
Roebuck
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