Greco Announces Nine Diocese of Alexandria Priest Appointments
Bishop Charles P. Greco announces transfers affecting nine priests in the Diocese of Alexandria. Highlights include Rev. Earl Beaulieu moving from Natchitoches to Our Lady of Fatima Monroe and Rev. Murray Clayton becoming business director of the North Central Louisiana Register. Also named are Rev. Blaise D'Antoni as associate editor, Rev. Francis Couvillon at St Marys Assumption Cottonport, Rev. Dennis Curren to St Joseph Monroe, Rev. John Ryan joining from Ireland as assistant pastor in Alexandria, with additional assignments for Rev. Victor Lepsi, Rev. Leo Van Hoorn, and Rev. Wilbur Cloutier linked to Shreveport Pineville Natchitoches and related parishes.
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Diocese of
Alexandria
Charles P. Greco
Earl Beaulieu
Natchi
Toches
Our Lady of Fatima
Monroe
Murray Clayton
North Central
Louisiana Register
Joseph F. Kidd
Blaise D'Antoni
St. Rita’s Church
Register
St. Mary's Assumption Church
Cottonport
Francis Couvillon
Immaculate Conception Church
Natchitoches
Dennis Curren
St. Anthony's Church
Bunkie
St. Joseph Church
John Ryan
Ireland
Victor Lepsi
St. Catherine’s Church
Shreveport
Leo van Hoorn
Sacred Heart Church
Pineville
Wilbur Cloutier
Two Held In Burglary Of Monroe Home
Monroe police hold two men in a burglary case at 2021 South Grand Street. Omer Ferguson, 43, and Joseph Shambro, 28, both of Monroe, were transferred to Ouachita parish jail. They allegedly burglarized J. L. Bloomer Sr. residence and failed to open a strongbox. A bracelet theft from 2006 Sherwood Avenue is also under investigation. West Monroe reports vandalism at 406 Chickasaw Drive.
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Monroe
South Grand Street
James C. Kelly, Jr
Omer P. Ferguson
South 10Th Street
Joseph Shambro
South 4Th Street
Ferguson
South 2nd_ street
Ouachita Parish
J. L. Bloomer
Jack Files
Sherwood Avenue
West Monroe
Chickasaw Drive
Bobbye Galloway
Jackson Street
Chickasaw
U S Urges Follow-Up Pact On Nuclear Arms Control
In Geneva the United States pressed the Soviet Union to extend the limited test ban treaty with concrete steps to curb the arms race and reduce fissionable material. Ambassador Charles C. Stelie presented proposals to the 17 nation disarmament conference calling for ceilings on nuclear weapons powers and shifts of uranium 235 to nonmilitary uses.
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Charles C. Stelie
Monroe Police Handle 278 Cases In July
Monroe police logged 278 total cases in July with 217 closed and 215 arrests. Property recovered stood at 29.2 percent of stolen items, valued at $18,160.41. The month recorded 41 felonies with 24 closed and 21 arrests, including crimes from attempted rape to forgery and auto theft. Twenty two arrests were for DUI.
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Monroe
James C. Kelly Jr
Rotarians to hear W R Martin address at noon luncheon
William Richard Martin, head of International House in New Orleans, will be the principal speaker for the Monroe Rotary Club noon luncheon Thursday. Martin, a Dominican Republic native and Army Korean War veteran, long dealt with Latin America and holds degrees from LSU and Tulane Law School. He and his wife reside in New Orleans.
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William Richard Martin
International House
New Orleans
Monroe
Teen Agers Mob Japanese Singer Arrives in LA
Five hundred screaming teenagers mobbed Japan’s Kyu Sakamoto upon arrival from Tokyo. The 21 year old singer of sukiyaki is in Los Angeles to promote his record and discuss plans for the 1964 Olympics and U S tour.
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Los Angeles
Japan
Tokyo
Kyu Sakamoto
Ics
United
Three Injured In Collision Near Columbia
A head-on crash 12 miles south of Columbia near the Caldwell parish line left three people injured Tuesday afternoon. H. C. Belk of Clarks, in critical condition at St Francis Hospital Monroe, was driving north. Joseph J. Brone of New Orleans and Malcolm Laverne Beckham of Dallas were injured with fractures and lacerations. Details were unavailable as investigators spoke with none of the injured.
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Columbia
Caldwell Parish
St. Francis Hospital
Monroe
H. C. Belk
Clarks
Columbia Clinic
Joseph J. Brone
New Orleans
Malcolm Laverne Beckham
Dallas
Texas
Brone
Beckham
Belk
Bid Opening On Northeast State Dorm Tomorrow
Bids for a 1 million dollar men’s residence dormitory at Northeast Louisiana State College will be opened at 11 a.m. Thursday, announced Dr. George T. Walker, president. The air conditioned facility will house 384 students, with two per room and tile bathrooms. Construction financed by revenue bonds to private enterprisers, no federal underwriting. Bond bids open at Baton Rouge Friday at 11:30 a.m.
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Northeast Louisiana State College
George T. Walker
Bayou DeSiard
Walker
State Department of Education
Baton Rouge
Patrols in Hue After Buddhist Self-Immolation Death
Armored cars patrolled Hue and Phan Thiet after the third Buddhist self immolation in Vietnam. A government curfew was imposed as Buddhist leaders deny political motivation, citing abuses by President Ngo Dinh Diem’s relatives and officials. The Buddhists say Diem’s good faith exists but friction remains.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hue
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Nam
Phan
Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Three-band portable radio doubles as hi-fi tuner
A new 3band portable radio weighs 32 pounds and uses a 10-tube transistor set to receive FM AM and marine broadcasts, offering dual use as a hi-fi component.
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