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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1968
Page
4
The western plateaus and Ohio Valley can expect showers and thundershowers tonight. Warmer conditions are forecast for the Northeast and Mid Mississippi Valley, while cooler weather will dominate the northern plateaus, northern plains, and upper Mississippi Valley.
J P Kelly of Monroe Sanitation tried to navigate Lake laFourche in Caldwell parish from John B Whitfield’s camp to George Wood’s property. He struck a tree and sank the boat twice after removing the plug. No report on whether he completed the trip.
Mrs. Claudine Turnipseed and Lt. Col. John E. Shaughnessy Sr. welcomed Elanadenid delays. Jo Ellen Antley and Kelly Lynn Shaughnessy born at Glenwood Hospital and Barksdale Air Force Base. Major White stationed in Vietnam visits family. James D. Keith trains at Marine Corps Officer Candidate School. Also local weather outlook for Monroe and Northeast Louisiana with scattered showers and warm conditions through midweek.
Ross Shirah, News-Star staff writer and Fifth District alternate delegate, shares reflections on the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. He praises Nixon’s qualifications and the convention’s democratic spirit while noting the value of participant engagement and the role of demonstrations in liberty and political process.
Kyle Jefferson McCullen infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ray McCullen of Monroe died early today at Glenwood Hospital. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mulhearn's Funeral Home with Rev. D. C. Black officiating. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include one brother, Michael Troy McCullen, and grandparents from Simsboro and Monroe.
Airman 1st Class Charles W. Whitten son of Mrs Mary L Whitten of West Monroe La arrived at Fort Lee Va for duty after commissioning and will enter a 21 week Basic Officer Course before assignment He is a food specialist in a Aerospace Defense Command unit and previously served at Kadena Air Base Okinawa
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