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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1973
Page
6
An article discusses growing pains as intermittent limb discomfort in children during rapid growth, noting many possible causes and the need to rule out organic conditions. It compares childhood pain to restless legs in adults, with possible emotional or circulatory origins, and mentions a reader question about a 15 year old with unusually long limbs.
The West Monroe City Council approved a rent-free temporary site and one year of free utilities to allow the National Guard to set up a unit by September 1. The old Bell property near Interstate 20 was favored at a monthly rent of $300 and access to required utilities.
American Airlines asked the Civil Aeronautics Board for an 8 percent fare hike on domestic trips with an effective date of September 15. United Airlines plans a 5 percent rise on flights within the continental US and to Canada, filing later this month. Trans World Airlines had already filed for a 7 percent increase to start September 15. The proposed change would lift a New York to Los Angeles coach fare from 168 to 181 dollars with tax.
George Alfred Browning IV, a 21 year old Louisiana Tech freshman and night clerk in Ruston, died from stab wounds after a robbery at a local all night grocery. Attackers fled with 140 dollars and 12 food stamps. Browning died at Lincoln General Hospital after initial improvement following the Aug. 7 incident. Funeral plans are pending Kilpatrick's Funeral Home. He was from Montgomery Alabama and survived by his parents two sisters and a brother.
The House of Representatives passed a constitutional amendment on August 10 1970 prohibiting discrimination based on sex. The measure first appeared in 1923 and now moves toward ratification.
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