10 Aug 1973
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1973
Page
1
The caption notes a head position discrepancy in an AP Wire photo. It asks whether the head appears on the left subject or the right, highlighting the ambiguity of the image. The line suggests observer uncertainty about which figure carries the head in the frame.
A reader letter discusses wage garnishment pressures and potential dismissal under the Consumer Credit Protection Act. Advice notes legal relief depends on timing of garnishments and urges financial discipline and income growth. The second issue covers a screen test for a husband’s company and a ban on wives working there, explaining corporate policy limits and spousal conflicts.
Arcadia resident Bernie Alfred establishes a new world record for hard English cheddar eating. He consumes 18 ounces in four minutes and 22 seconds, surpassing John Lambing by two ounces and eight seconds, and plans to submit the feat to Guinness. Alfred, LSU graduate, learned of the prior 16 ounce mark from the Guinness Book.
The Louisiana Council for Music and Performing Arts announces its fourth annual Play Script Contest with a December 1 deadline. Open to professionals, nonprofessionals, and students, the full length script must reflect Louisiana life and be unpublished. A $1,000 prize and possible production are planned. entries require an official application form.
Dr Stan Jackson explains toad venom can cause profuse salivation, restlessness, and seizures in dogs if swallowed or chewed. Immediate veterinary care is advised as no antidote exists. He also notes vitamins may benefit growing puppies and kittens, depending on diet, with supplements rarely harmful.
Monroe police seek a lone bandit in a cab robbery. Howard Wells of West Monroe reported a black man flagged him down on Pine Street 600 block and demanded $5 and the wallet. The description notes 5 7, 145 pounds, dark clothing and white brimmed hat. a small blue steel pistol was used. An all points bulletin was issued.
The Shongaloo Village Council has under advisement a $13,288.20 bid from Claiborne Construction Co. of Haynesville to build a 2960 square foot metal municipal building with brick front. The facility will house the fire department mayor's office council meeting room a community room kitchen and rest rooms set on a concrete foundation on village land.
Rayville Scout Troop 43 with 26 scouts travels from Rayville on July 24 for a tour of Washington D C Philadelphia and New York before arriving at the National Scout Jamboree in Moraine State Park near Pittsburgh Pa on August 2. The group includes Ken Bowden Joey Chaney Gordon E Davis Jr David Davis James Dupont Fred Scott Franklin Phillip Gammill Scott Harris Craig Herring Lew Hubbard Troy Jones David Landrum Andy Lane Matt Lane Robin McGilton Lamar McMillan William Pipes Ricky Rogers Walter Rogers Tommy Sims George Solomon Danny Stephens Read Yancey plus Mark Neeley Dan Brooks from West Monroe and Howard Ross of Mobile Ala. Rev Henry Bowdon Jr. accompanies them.
A 13 year old Bastrop boy suffered a broken left leg and arm after a minibike collided with a car at the McCreight Street and Cherry Ridge Road intersection around 9 p.m. The boy was taken to Morehouse General Hospital and later to St. Francis Hospital in Monroe. Dorothy W. Lee of Bastrop was driving the other vehicle and did not stop, saying she did not see the minibike which had no lights. Police were investigating.
The Rayville United Methodist Church sponsors Troop 43 with pastor as scoutmaster and B Dupree O Nea l and Edward E Jones as assistant scoutmasters. Boys sold Christmas trees and fruit cakes during the holiday season to fund the trip, with many citizens contributing to expenses.
Agriculture remains Canada's leading primary industry though it employs under eight percent of the national labor force.
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