Monroe Council Accepts Street Work Bid and Joins Council of Governments
The Monroe City Council approved a 206 726 contract with Bentz and Elmore for the 11.22 mile street improvement program to begin within 20 days and finish in 270 days. The meeting also endorsed forming a parish wide Council of Governments with weighted voting for Monroe and West Monroe and discussed weed cutting costs and enforcement under a new state law. Mayor W N Howard praised CAP and agreed to join CAP's board, while license action on Office Lounge was deferred.
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W. N. Howard
Ouachita Parish
Bentz and Elmore
W. Do H Rodriguez
Council of Governments
City Attv
Haynes Harkey
Okay Today
Monroe
West Monroe
Ouachita Police Jury
Parish — School Board
U.S
Howard
Non-Governmental
Community Action Program
CAP
Anti-Poverty Agency
Twin City
P. Rayfield Brown
Brown
Tower Dr
Sheriff Defends Office Finances Amid Audit Criticism
Evangeline Parish Sheriff Elin Pitre rejected a state audit that accused his office of excess staff and a $47,935 deficit to end his term. Auditor J B Lancaster said staff rose from nine in 1964 to 194 recently. Pitre blamed part time hires and noted deficits in prior years were not tied to his four year term.
Young Girl Dies After Liver Transplant Cancer Ends Her Life
Julie Cherie Rodriguez died at the University of Colorado Medical Center from cancer, weeks before the first anniversary of her July 23, 1967 liver transplant. Her parents expressed gratitude for the chance to help others, noting the transplant extended her life and advanced medical knowledge.
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Denver. Colo
Julie Cherie Rodriguez
University of Colorado Medical Center
Julie
Rodriguez
Airman Caldwell Jr. Completes Basic Training at Amarillo AFB
Airman Leon H. Caldwell Jr. has completed basic training at Amarillo Air Force Base Texas and is assigned to Chanute AFB Illinois for liquid oxygen specialist schooling. He is a 1966 West Monroe High School graduate and attended Northeast Louisiana State College. He is married to Linda A Williams of Crossett Arkansas.
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Amarillo Air Force Base
Texas
Leon H. Caldwell Jr
Leon H. Caldwell Sr
D’arbonne Road
West Monroe
Caldwell
Air Force Technical Training Center
Chanute Afb
Illinois
West Monroe High School
Northeast Louisiana State College
Linda A. Williams
Crossett, Ark
Pakistani saboteurs sentenced in Kashmir secret trial
A special magistrate in Srinagar sentenced two Pakistani saboteurs to death and two to life imprisonment after a secret trial. Chief Minister G. M. Sadiq said they were tried for murdering a chief constable and for burning and looting a village.
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Spinagar
Kashmir
Monroe’s Twin City Queen ready for Sept. 7 8 voyages
The City Council announced public runs of the Monroe based Twin City Queen will debut Sept 7 and 8 with 3 hour river cruises. Fares set at 1.25 for adults and 0.35 for children under 12. The vessel, purchased for 64000 from Twin Lakes Excursion Inc, sails under its own power from Cairo to Monroe and will dock at Monroe Boat Dock for crew led operations. Charter rates listed for civic clubs 100, schools 60, churches 60 with 20 per extra hour.
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Monroe
W. L. Howard
Twin Lakes Excursion Inc
Paducah Ky
Twin Lakes Queen
Cairo
Ill
Old River
H. L. Howard
Hales
Monroe Boat Dock
Ouachita River
Howard
Council
Protestor leaps into Lords chamber during Czechoslovakia invasion debate
A man jumped from the public gallery into the House of Lords floor as MPs debated the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. He claimed a political protest but would not elaborate. Police detained him for questioning.
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London
UPI
A _ negro
House of Lords
Czechoslovakia
Democratic Convention Weighs Johnson Record at Chicago
A Chicago convention preview outlines Democratic splits over Johnson policy in Vietnam and the party’s path to Humphrey nomination. Concerns about Chicago as a site include transport strikes and heavy police presence, with talks of Kennedy or Hughes as VP contenders and debate over law and order rhetoric.
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Chicago
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Eugene McCarthy
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Vietnam
McCarthy
Humphrey
Richard Hughes
New Jersey
South
Edward Kennedy
Miami Beach
Claiborne 4-H Winners Named
Winners in the Claiborne Parish 4 H records contest were announced by Mrs Elaine A May associate home demonstration agent A study of more than 1000 records kept by 4 H members statewide accompanied the award event
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Homer
Claiborne Parish
Elaine A. May
Scogin resigns State Board post for Highway Safety Chair
V J Scogin withdraws from the second primary to accept McKeithen’s appointment as chairman of the Highway Safety Commission. He leaves Jesse Bankston unopposed for the 6th Congressional District seat on the board. Scogin will serve until December 31 and cites reducing accident rates as his motive. The race for the Public Service Commission district 2 involves Louis Michot and Fulton Bacon.
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Baton Rouge
V. J
Scogin
McKeithen
State Board of Education
Highway Safety Commission
State Hospital Department
Jesse Bankston
State Board
Highway Commission
Bankston
Louisiana
Louis Michot
Lafayette
Fulton Bacon
Basile
Louisiana School Board Association
FBI reports rise in major crimes across the nation
The FBI Uniform Crime Reports show an 89 percent rise in serious crime since 1960 and a 73 percent jump in crimes of violence. Firearms were used in 63 percent of murders, with gun deaths highest in states lacking strict controls and lowest where controls are strict.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Rhode Island
New York
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Texas
California
New York State
Permission To See Inside Palace
Queen Elizabeth II allows unprecedented TV access to Buckingham Palace to document her daily private duties. BBC and ITV co-produce a historic film showing the monarchy behind the scenes and its modern role, led by producer Richard Crowston.
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London
UPI
Buckingham Palace
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Independent Television
ITV
Richard Cawston
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Pitre
News-Star—World Publishing Corp
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John C. Rodriguez
Pueblo, Colo
Twin Cities
Ouachita
Moscow
Free America
Barker's Prescription Pharmacy
Louisville Ave
Claiborne
V. J. Scogin
Washington
St. John St
National
Ouachita National Bank Building
Durrett
Louis Masur, Jr
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co
Madison Ave
N.Y.C
Gaymode
Haly
Penneys
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