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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1968
Page
5
Partly cloudy and warm today tonight and Friday with scattered mainly after noon and early evening thundershowers. Highs 84 to 94 across Louisiana Arkansas and Mississippi. Lows tonight 68 to 78, some areas 71 to 77, winds southeast 5 to 15 mph. Rain chances 20 to 50 percent, mainly Friday afternoon, with 0.25 to 0.50 inch expected locally higher amounts.
National political conventions for major parties have occurred in 15 cities since 1856. Chicago, home to the Democratic meeting on August 26, has hosted 24 times before. The Republicans first held their convention in Miami Beach.
Nixon expands his campaign trip from San Diego into a two day route to New York with public appearances and party unity talks in Lansing Harrisburg and Springfield. He will meet with crime advisory members including Los Angeles Police Chief Reddin as crime and urban violence frame the campaign strategy.
Readings indicate several rivers rising while others fall. Stations include St Louis Memphis Helena Arkansas City Vicksburg Natchez Red River Baton Rouge New Orleans Simmesport Melville Morgan City and more with varying 24 hour changes and stage measurements.
East Carroll Parish School Board accepted the resignations of three teachers Karen Price a music teacher Helen Davis from Transylvania School and Thomas Ramsey from Griffin High School. New school buses were delivered for drivers R Stevenson Roy Sullivan and Ted Mershon. Milk contracts went to Borden s Cloverleaf Green Brothers Dairy for multiple schools.
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