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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1968

Page

12

Second child receives heart transplant in AP report

An 11-year-old boy receives a heart transplant, becoming the second child to undergo the procedure as reported by AP Wirephoto.

Memorial notices from multiple towns mark funeral rites

A series of funeral services are announced for Mrs. W. E. McCoy in Monroe, Mrs. Auguste Cahn in Monroe, L. H. Ashcraft in Herbine, Drew E. Strickland in Bernice, and Mrs. Clarence Hicks in Ruston. Details cover ages, burial sites, churches, funeral homes, and surviving relatives across Arkansas and Louisiana communities.

Auguste Cahn Chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe L. H Ashcraft Herbine Ark W. F. Lovelady Frank Glover Bethel No. 1 Bernice Drew E. Strickland Homer Monroe F. Copeland Oscar Bradford First Baptist Church Bailey Ruston Clarence Hicks Lincoln General Hospital W. W. Bowman Kilpatrick Antioch Cemetery Alabama Barnett Springs Baptist Church Jessie Hood R. C. Audrisch Dubach Roy Dumas Vivian Annie Hicks Houston Tex

Sun Oil Grants Two Scholarships to Louisiana Tech

Sun Oil Co. awards two $300 scholarships to petroleum engineering students at Louisiana Tech. Tech officials Rhesa Allen, Robert Caruthers, R. E. Storms, J. J. Thigpen, and Elenora Cawthon received the awards, with Sun Oil reps Cecil Dearman, Robert Matteson, and Walter Sanford presenting. Dearman cited Sun Oil’s support for higher education and the company’s role as a major employer in science and engineering.

Buston Louisiana Tech Sun Oil Co Tech Rhesa Allen School of Engineering Robert M. Caruthers Petroleum Engineering R. E. Storms J. J. Thigpen Eleno Dearman United Sates

Education Exodus From State Seen

Louisiana Education Board member Enoch T. Nix warned of an exodus of doctor’s degree holders to other states if higher education funding remains short. He noted the board sought 66.9 million for 1968-69 but got 51.5 million, with budgets set for Louisiana Tech Northeast Northwestern Grambling and Southern University Shreveport. Tech President F Jay Taylor decried the funding shortfall as probably the most inadequate ever.

Baton Rouge Enoch T. Nix Bossier City Louisiana Tech Northeast Northwestern Grambling Southern University Shreveport Tech F. Jay Taylor Nix

Tech Sponsors Workshop For Businessmen

A three day Inventory Control workshop at Louisiana Tech runs through Aug. 22. Dr. Bob R. Owens directs with Roland D. Gatlin as lecturer. Sessions run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the School of Business Administration Building.

School of Business Administration Tech

Mail Service Restored By Post Office Officials

Full mail service has been restored to Canada after an embargo announced by Postmasters W. W. Hathorn Monroe and Homer B. Roark West. Partial restoration was earlier noted on August 9 with prints newspapers magazines and samples still withheld.

Canada W. W. Hathorn Monroe Homer B. Roark West Monroe

Bryce Canyon National Park Size In Utah Measured

Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah covers 36 010.38 acres as listed in the regional land records. The figure reflects the park's extensive terrain across high desert plateaus and surrounding public lands.

Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

West Monroe Teen Becomes Army Band Service’s First Applicant

George Cheeks son of Mr and Mrs John Houston Cheeks of West Monroe passed the Army Band Test in 21s years becoming the first applicant to join without schooling. A West Monroe High School graduate he began band work in Drew Elementary and continued through junior high and high school. He will train at Fort Polk.

George Cheeks John Houston Cheeks West Monroe Army Cheeks Is West Monroe High School Drew Fort Polk

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