Nixon maps campaign shift to TV driven bid
Nixon plans a television centered campaign with less door to door rallying and closer coordination with running mate Agnew. He will rest to prepare for TV appearances while Agnew travels and oversees Maryland duties, with talks in San Diego and San Francisco ahead of Labor Day.
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San Diego
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
Mission Bay
Agnew
Tricia
Seattle
Los Angeles
Sen
John Tower
Texas
Herbert G. Klein
Klein
John F. Kennedy
San Francisco
George Christopher
New York City
New York
California
Ronald Reagan
Alumni Meeting Slated Today at Highland Park Country Club
The Northeast Louisiana Tech Alumni Association will host an informal dinner meeting at 7 30 p m in Highland Park Country Club West Monroe Louisiana Tech president Dr F Jay Taylor will attend along with John D Caruthers Jr Berry Hinton Harper Willis Maxie Lambright and W W Winter to discuss current achievements and future plans.
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Northeast
Louisiana Tech Alumni Association
Highland Park Country Club
West Monroe
Tech
F. Jay Taylor
Louisiana Tech
John D. Caruthers Jr
The
Tech Alumni Association
Maxie Lambright
Berry Hinton
Harper Willis
W. W. Winter
Federation of Men's Clubs Sets Alexandria Meet
The National Federation of Men's Clubs plans its annual convention in Alexandria from August 31 to September 2. More than 1,000 delegates from clubs in Monroe New Orleans Opelousas Lake Charles Shreveport and Baton Rouge are expected with over 200 from the Monroe area. Highlights include talks by U S Senator Russell B Long New Orleans Mayor Victor Schiro and Bishop Charles P. Greco. Officials note the NFMC has donated over 330 000 to charities in the past five years including St Marys School in Clarks and services for crippled children Red Cross cancer societies and missionary convents.
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Alexandria
National Federation of Men's Clubs
Monroe
Progressive Men’s Club
New Orleans
Opelousas
Lake Charles
Alexandria Shreveport
Baton Rouge
Monroe - West Monroe
Charles Marsala
PMC
Vincent Sylvestri
Sylvestri
U. S
Russell B. Long
Victor Schiro
Charles P. Greco
NFMC
St. Mary’s School
Clarks
The
Red Cross
District Nurses Meet Wednesday
Dr. Robert G. Jarrell Jr. will speak before the Monroe District Nurses Association on Rhemolytic Disease New Methods of Management at 4 p.m. in the St. Francis Hospital Auditorium. A board meeting of the association will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m.
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Robert G. Jarrell Jr
Monroe District Nurses Association
Jarrell
St. Francis Hospital
Association
Attack Fells Man While Jogging
Bilwood Smith a 30 year old Baton Rouge real estate developer died of a heart attack while jogging on Louisiana State University track He collapsed during his regular exercise Saturday officials said Smith had no prior history of heart trouble
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Baton Rouge
Bilwood Smith
Louisiana State University
Smith
Louisiana official reports European trip yields plant deals
James W. Moore of Monroe announced two major accords after a 16 day European business tour with Gov. John McKeithen. A new $65 million reduction plant was set for Lake Charles and a second expansion near Baton Rouge in Iberville Parish progressed to completion. Moore noted prospects for a German firm considering a U.S. plant and said the trip strengthened Louisiana industrial ties with Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy. The talks included J R Geigy and Stauffer Chemical at the Iberville site, aiming for a total $100 million when final phases are finished. Moore called the delegation’s reception excellent and anticipated further announcements.
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Monroe
Europe
John McKeithen
Moore
New Orleans
Lake Charles
Iberville Parish
Baton Rouge
American Marketing Association
U.S
State Highway Board
England
Holland
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
Zurich
Swiss Aluminum Company
Mississippi
Jackson
Tenn
McKeithen
J. R. Geigy Chemical Company
Stauffer Chemical Company
Frankfort
Louisiana
Amsterdam
Extension For Park Work Is Being Sought
Monroe City Council will meet Tuesday to consider Whitney White’s request for a 23 day extension of Bernstein Park work due to rain in June and July. The zoo reopen date remains September 1969. A contract for concrete junction boxes will also be adopted to close open drainage ditches in five housing projects.
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Monroe
Bernstein Park
Whitney White
Wells and Parker
White
Monroe Zoo
Selman Field
Four Arrested For Gambling In Monroe Parish Raid
A raid on Willie T s No 2 Harlem Club on Millhaven Road near Monroe led to three Monroe men and a fourth suspect being arrested by Ouachita Parish deputies in the early hours of Sunday. Louis Reynolds 37 Willie Slaton Jr 49 Curtis L Wafer and Jimmy L Ephram were booked for gambling or weapons offenses and all but Ephram posted $500 bonds. Ephram posted $500 as well.
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Willie T
Harlem Club
Millhaven Road
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Atkinson St
Curtis L. Wafer
Adams St
Jimmy L. Ephram
DeBerry
Texas
Ephram
Social Security Payments Reach Record High This Year
Social Security payments in the Monroe area hit a record total of 2 453 472 dollars with 38 420 residents receiving benefits. Changes to the law broaden survivor and dependent eligibility including widows, disabled individuals, children, and dependents of deceased workers. For details contact the Monroe Social Security Office or the local representative at Tower Drive.
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J. Dodd Brooks
Social Security
Monroe
Brooks
Social Security Office
Tower Drive
Barnard Cautions On High Mortality In Heart Transplants
Sydney AP report quotes Dr. Christiaan Barnard, pioneer of heart transplants, warning that high mortality is expected due to the extreme illness of patients at the start of surgery.
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Sydney
Australia
Christiaan Barnard
Curfew Imposed After Third Night Of Disturbances in Arkansas
Gov. Rockefeller authorizes a 10 pm to 6 am curfew for Little Rock and Pulaski County after a patrolman is grazed by shotgun pellets and gunfire wounds rise to four. Police report 10 to 12 minor firebombings and several arrests as National Guardsmen patrol with Little Rock police. One man, George A. Pippkins, 22, jailed on assault with intent to kill after a Guardsman is shot in the foot. North Little Rock resident Emmitt Bishop, 30, treated for a groin wound. no arrest linked to his shooting.
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Little Rock
Ark
Pulaski County
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
North Little Rock
Jacksonville
National Guardsmen
George A. Pippkins
National
Emmitt Bishop
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