Glad You Asked That Ava Gardner Answers Readers
Hy and Hy Gardner answer reader questions on celebrities, Vietnam casualties, tax rules, romances, and trivia. They cover Ava Gardner, Mickey Rooney, Paul Lynde, Dr. Barnard on brain transplants, Jack Leonard, auto accidents, Sophia Loren, Clark Gable, Polly Bergen, state lotteries, and AFTRA unions. Readers may submit questions to Hy Gardner for the column.
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Marilyn and
Hy Gardner
Gardners
Howard Hughes
Ava Gardner
Vietnam
Geraldine
Flip Wilson
Andy Williams
Ethel Kennedy
Claudine
Andy
Mickey Rooney
Mickey
Paul Lynde
Harry
Christian Barnard
Jack Leonard
Jack
Marocco
Cecil B. DeMille
Polly Bergen
Candice Bergen
Polly
Nellie Paulina Bergin
Bergen
Mimi
AFTRA
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Phat
P. O
Chicago
Hiauul
Aiatuyo
Ty Gardner
Cautionary Look at High Platform Heels Driving Injury Risks
The article warns shoppers about the dangers of high platform heels for drivers and bicyclists. It cites safety groups noting increased fall injuries and advises testing shoe fit in doorway light to spot dangerous heels.
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Australia
National Roads and Motorists Association
Family Safety Magazine
Yesteryear
Mary Anderson
National Safety Council
Motorist Given Six Months Jail For Multiple Traffic Violations
In Monroe City Court the West Monroe motorist received six months in jail and a 400 dollar fine or 85 days for two traffic violations. Additional sentences and fines covered driving under the influence, driving under revocation, and negligent driving with several defendants listed including Moses Jen son, Danny S Martin, Walter L Williams, and Cornelius Smith. A later note mentions a shoe advice column excerpt by Margaret Dana.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Elvis Stout
DWI
Moses Jenson
Olive
Danny S. Martin
Mary St
Walter L. Williams
Circle Dr
Cornelius Smith
Dunlop St
QUICKIES by Ken Reynolds
A light column by Ken Reynolds reflecting on humorous and curious items in the News-Star Want Ads, noting odd vitamin promotions and playful social observations from readers in a dated newspaper context.
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Quickies
Ken Reynolds
News-Star
Franklin Parish Jury Sets Speed Limits and Plans Road Work
Franklin Parish jurors established speed limits in noncity areas and approved radar unit bids from Custom Signals Co at 4500 dollars. They advertised road grader sales, planned road work bids, cleanup funding, and a new road numbering system while gifting 200 dollars to an environmental group.
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Franklin
Parish
Star News Service
Winnsboro
Franklin Parish
Custom Signals Co
North Dela Regional Planning Development District
Ellis Bairnsfather
Pep Eoenialye
Organizaion
Ouachita Parish Board approves discipline policy and bids
The Ouachita Parish School Board approves a new discipline and guidance policy for the coming year and accepts bids for projects including a Jack Hayes school home economics addition worth 61714 dollars. Other actions cover lockers and vehicle bids, highway right of way, and a Monroe lease for Booker T. Washington School recreational use.
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Ouachita Parish
Asst. Dist. Atty
Michael Ingram
Clem Toston
Robert Wilson
Wilson
Jack Hayes
Tommie Clark
Clark’s
Roy C. Brooks
Brooks
Ransom
Ryan Chevrolet
Monroe
Joe Lane
Southern Accreditation Association
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Booker T. Washington
Toston
Sterlington High School
Landmark of stones from Michigan counties in Kezdin
A unique landmark in Kezdin Michigan is built from stones sourced from all 83 Michigan counties, forming a nationwide county mosaic. The sculpture stands as a regional curiosity attracting visitors and local pride.
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Michigan
Kewadin
Mich
Bond Posted After Lincoln Parish Drug Raid
Lincoln Parish deputies released Ruston man Joe Richardson on a 5500 bond after a raid yielded 165 marijuana plants in a 20 by 30 foot hothouse. Richardson faces possession and intent to distribute charges and is linked to motorcycle thefts found at the scene. The operation included heat lamps flasks and bags used for cultivation and three motorcycles, two identified as stolen.
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News - Star
Ruston Bureau
Ruston
Lincoln Parish
George Simonton
Joe Richardson
Richardson
Jim Tuten
Per Diem Payment Okayed For Group
Baton Rouge reports that a Central Louisiana levee board faced ethics scrutiny after audits showed high per diem. The Legislative Audit Advisory Committee referred audits to the attorney general and then to the Ethics Commission. Per diem totals for 1972 ranged into thousands for board members, with criticism that duties could be done by classified staff.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Legislative Audit Advisory Committee
Commission On Governmental Ethics
Rapides Parish
Atty
Edwin O. Ware
Levee Board
Red River
Atchafalaya
Bayou Boeuf
Alexandria
Walter Bigby
Bossier City
Ware
Legislative
Joseph H. Burris
Malcolm Rabalis
Bunkie
Chester D. Wells
Burris
William J. Morel
Melville
Mitchell Napoli
Morel
Ethics Commission
State Levee Boards Increase Meetings for Emergency Times
Legislation raises the maximum levy board meetings from 12 to 24 per year with per diem. In emergencies boards may meet as often as needed to respond to flood risks and water control needs.
Lincoln Nominated At Republican Con vention In Chicago
The Republican National Convention in Chicago nominated Abraham Lincoln for president on May 18, 1860.
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Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Ion
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Hughes
Margaret Dana
Department of Public Works
Lyon Metal Products
Rowley Company
Lane
Sampognaro
St. Francis Hospital
News-Star Capital Bureau
Lincoln
BIC
Renny Nealey State Farm
Optsney
Goleman
Justice Monroe
State Farm
Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Illinois
Penneys
Louisville Ave
Mid-City Plaza
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