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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1973
Page
6
A fragmented forecast notes mostly sunny conditions in Louisiana parishes and surrounding states with highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Tonight remains warm with lows around 60s to 70s and light southerly winds. Mississippi and Arkansas show similar warm to hot conditions with scattered thundershowers in the northeast.
Bristol report tells of Nurse Penelope Hams marrying a boastful patient who claimed big business deals and London flats. The match unraveled when Keith Thompson, 32, a ledger clerk, revealed a wife and two children in Northern Ireland and received a four year sentence for bigamy.
In New Orleans grocers roll back milk to 73 cents a half gallon under IRS Phase 4 rules while other parts of Louisiana hold at 73 cents. The milk price split stems from a Milk Commission order and Guste’s legal challenge argues three processors on the six member board create conflict of interest.
A congressional committee wrapped three days of hearings in Jackson on reorganizing the 5th U S Circuit Court of Appeals. Judges urged splitting the circuit at the Mississippi River and adding two judges to reduce overloads. Recommendations are due by December 1.
A guidance note states rinsing a mold before adding gelatin is unnecessary and does not improve unmolding, aligning with some recipe directions. The advice emphasizes skipping rinse steps to streamline preparation.
Iris Murdoch’s The Black Prince follows Bradley Pearson whose life changes after a fateful phone call and a new love. The narrative blends tragedy with satire and romance as Bradley embraces love as art, with forewords and postscripts framing the epic.
Jean Lacouture profiles Gamal Abdel Nasser as a major Arab and Egyptian figure, a skilled tactician with harsh rule at times, yet not a hero or villain. The review notes strong analysis of leadership and failures against Israel, with critique of translation and French bias.
Dan Wakefield’s starting over tale centers on Phil Potter and Marilyn Cras shaw, both divorced, who become supportive friends after a failed affair. Their shared battle to survive in a society driven by drugs promiscuous sex and alcohol forms a blunt social portrait in the Delacorte novel, exploring modern American disillusion.
The reply notes hurt from people who claim Christianity but urges not to blame all churches. Focus on Jesus, not flawed individuals, and find a church where Christ is Lord. Forgive, read guidance from Matthew and Peter, and trust God to judge.
William J. Herring, associate professor of music at Northeast Louisiana University, earned a PhD in music education from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. A Jackson, Mississippi native, he directs the NLU Singers and has held leadership roles in multiple national and regional music associations. He and his wife Patrice Pruitt are parents of two.
A reader review notes that the collection Stories of the Year edited by Allen J. Hubin features one standout story The Debt by Jesse Hill Ford originally from The Atlantic Monthly, praised for moral complexity and craft. Other stories by Robert L. Fish and Robert Eckels are described as well-written but the remaining pieces as plain and inferior.
The Montreal Catholic School Commission will turn St Eulalie Elementary into an experimental music school for underprivileged students. Opening in September, the school will offer regular academics along with music instruction.
Leaders of the Concerned Citizens for Monroe report they have signatures for a recall election against the current city administration. Louisiana law requires a petition with 25 percent of area electors and review by the Ouachita Parish registrar Zeagler before the governor can issue a recall proclamation.
The notice marks Mrs. Anita Bower’s birthday at her West Monroe home with family plans. It also notes a Gospel Singing session at Center Point Baptist Church in Natchitoches Road beginning at 7 30 p.m. Open to the public with no admission. A 1 p.m. softball game on Bendel Field follows, featuring Monroe Rotary Club eight and nine year olds switching to softball to face their moms. The moms and boys will be joined by dads as the squads travel to Houston for an Astros game.
Fort Lauderdale AP An auto dealer from Falls Church Virginia plans a Labor Day weekend trip to Florida for about 350 workers and their families. John Koons will provide all expenses including hotel rooms two DC-10 flights meals sightseeing and a dinner aboard the Paddle Wheel Queen.
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