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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1968

Page

5

Weather forecast of widespread showers across western to southern states

Forecast calls for widespread shower and thundershower activity tonight from northern California through the central and southern intermountain region to southern Texas. Temperatures will be cooler in the eastern half of the nation and warmer in the northern states and central plains.

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Weather summary for Monroe and Northeast Louisiana

Partly cloudy today through Tuesday with widely scattered mainly afternoon thundershowers. Highs 88 to 94, lows 70 to 75, with 30 percent rain chance afternoons and evenings. Delta conditions show mostly good drying through Wednesday, near 60 percent sunshine, and similar rain odds. Winds 5 to 15 MPH, not much change in temperatures.

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McGovern Keeps Slim Hopes Alive

Senator George S. McGovern gains momentum as Illinois party leaders shape delegate votes. Endorsement from Illinois Attorney General William G. Clark and a Daley delegation shift bolster his bid to deny Humphrey a first ballot victory. Continuous polling shows Humphrey leading. McGovern aims to assemble sufficient support with McCarthy and favorite sons.

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Broadway gossip and 1968 political chatter mixed in New York

A collage of showbiz flurries and presidential race reflections. Hollywood names like Helen O Connell Jed Harris Burl Ives and Buddy Hackett share the stage with McGovern McCarthy and Clark as city readers weigh celebrity influence and party unity amid war talk.

Jim Camelot Art Barbara Duke Diet Clinic Durham N.C Duke Soverning Board Busty Betty George Jinx Falkenberg Skip Kelly Burl Ives Meyer Schine Buddy Hackett Rockefeller Billy Rose Jed Harris Jed

Let Us Offer Cash For Your Money Needs

Our $500 cash offer could be the answer for clothing, books, tuition, home repairs, furniture, automobiles, appliances or emergencies. See Commercial Securities manager Jony for the cash you need.

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Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Highlights Moves and Honors

Bill Gaiser of Monroe returns from Atlanta and plans to start a new job near September first in Omaha Nebraska. Army Specialist Samuel C Lucas son of West Monroe residents earned the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service near Heilbronn Germany. Lucas 24 serves as a legal assistant with Headquarters 83rd Engineer Battalion and has served in the Army since April 1964. Mr and Mrs Bobby Brice, formerly of West Monroe, move to Lafayette to start graduate study at University of Southwestern Louisiana. Brice, a May graduate of Northeast Louisiana State College, will pursue a master’s in political science. Mrs Brice is Caroll Puckitt.

Atlanta Georgia Bill Gaiser Monroe Bill Omaha Nebraska U.S. Army Heilbronn Germany Samuel C. Lucas John W. Lucas Marsdale Drive West Monroe Lucas 83Rd Engineer Battalion Bobby Brice Lafayette University of Southwestern Louisiana Brice Northeast Louisiana State College Caroll Puckitt

Pear meal tragedy in Salerno claims four family members

Four members of the Noschese family died after consuming pears treated with insecticide in Salerno Italy. An additional five relatives were hospitalized as authorities investigated the poisoning.

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