First Step Taken To Merge City, Parish School Systems
The Unity Council led by James H. Rivers seeks to join the Monroe City and Ouachita Parish desegregation suit in Shreveport as an intervenor. The group argues a merged system would end duplicate costs, crossovers, and zoning flaws, proposing a parishwide plan to balance racial composition and avoid forced disruption, with a hearing likely after Judge Richard J. Putnam reviews filings.
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Monroe City
Ouachita Parish
Jimmy Andrews
Monroe
Shreveport
Unity Council
James H. Rivers
Parish School Board
Parish
Louisiana
Neville High
Carroll High School
U.S
Richard J. Putnam
Lafayette
Putnam
Nathanael Greene Born in Warwick on August Fourth Two
Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene was born in Warwick Rhode Island on August 7 1742. His birthplace Warwick Rhode Island is noted with the early date in colonial history.
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Nathanael Greene
Warwick, R.L
Denturite promises quick denture relief and comfort
Run . Denturite refits loose dentures in only five minutes. Cushion of Comfort lets you eat anything. Laugh talk sneeze without worry. No more food under plates. Denturite lasts between visits. Ends daily mess of pads powder or paste. Easy to remove. No taste. No odor. Money back guarantee. At all drug counters. See your dentist regularly. Use Denturite for comfort and economy.
Tuesday Library Film Series Showings Telling Of Arts And History
Two Ouachita Parish Public Libraries host noon free screenings in the series Chat Chew And View. West Monroe Branch presents The Vatican with color city imagery and art treasures. Anna Meyer Branch shows The West of Charles Russell highlighting an artist preserving the old West through historic stills and iconography.
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Ouachita Parish
West Monroe
Cypress
Vatican
Vatican City
Charles Russell
Anna Meyer
Jackson
Russell
North Vietnam spy missions kept secret by Pentagon
The Pentagon disclosed 102 Americans killed on spy missions in Laos and Cambodia since 1965 but refused to say if any died on similar runs in North Vietnam. The covert airdrops, code named Daniel Boone, were run by SOG with Montagnard and Vietnamese teams under American direction, often in disguise, with some crews reported killed or captured and aircraft losses unreported.
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Saigon
Pentagon
Laos
Cambodia
North Vietnam
Daniel Boone
SOG
Vietnam
U.S
Congress
Hanoi
North Viettnam
Central Intelligence Agency
Green Berets
5Th Special Forces Group
South Vietnam
U. S
Delta Sud launched at Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans
Delta Steamship Lines launched the S S Delta Sud, a 893 foot LASH vessel, at Avondale Shipyards. The Brazilian ambassador praised the ship and Brazil's growing naval industry and said barges for the vessel would be built domestically to boost hemispheric trade.
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New Orleans
Delta Steamship Lines
S.S
Brazil
Hughes Invests 250 Million in Ocean Mineral Mining
Billionaire Howard Hughes plans a 250 million system to extract minerals from the ocean floor. A Hughes ship named Glomar Explorer has left Philadelphia to scoop manganese nickel and copper, with underwater processing and a 16 000 foot depth.
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Washington
Howard Hughes
Washington Post
Hughes
Philadelphia
Post
Sun Ship Co
Paul Reeves
Hughes Firm
Summa, Inc
Houston
Democrats Seek Unity as Reform Efforts Grow
In Washington two Democratic reform commissions push for unity amid past factional strife. Fort Collins talks on 1974 convention limit debate to the charter, avoiding broad policy issues. Strauss and leaders aim to keep decisions in the charter, reducing challenges at the Louisville DNC meeting.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Party Charter Commission
Fort Collins
Colo
Delegate Selection Commission
Robert §.Strauss
Kennedy
Decatur
Ala
George C. Wallace
Charter Commission
Strauss
Democratic National Committee
DNC
Louisville
France Declares War on England in 1549
In a dated record, France declares war on England on August 8, 1549, signaling a significant mid 16th century conflict. The announcement marks a formal shift in hostilities between the two nations during ongoing royal and political upheaval.
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France
England
Memory booster promises power and charm in business social scenes
A Chicago publisher touts a memory technique that enhances poise, confidence, and influence by recalling everything seen heard or read. The shop offers a free booklet Adventures in Memory by mail. Send name address and zip to Memory Studies 555 E Lenge St Dept 544-98 Mundelein IL 60060.
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Chicago
Rports
Lenge St
Mundelein
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Monroe Kiwanis
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Bob Bealle
Gail Harkins
Morris Blumenthal
L. L. Price
Cochairman
Bealle
John J. Fogleman
Bob Hammack
DeSiard
Associated Press
Larnest
Tyne
Pacemaker Barbershop Chorus
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