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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1968

Page

5

Growth Removal On Bayous Eyed By Local Group

A Tuesday night meeting at Jack Hayes School examined removing aquatic growth from Bayous DeSiard and Bartholomew. Debates focused on responsibility, method, and funding, with officials from the Army Corps of Engineers and local agencies weighing options and costs.

DeSiard Bartholomew Jack Hayes School Allen Ellender Ellender W. D. Brown U.S. Army Corps of Engineers aByon Bartholomew de Siard Cutoff Loop Watershed

Dr. Ben Rose to Speak at First Presbyterian Church

Dr. Benjamin Lacy Rose, former general assembly moderator, will speak at the 11 a.m. service and at a 3 p.m. community service and open house at the First Presbyterian Church in Monroe. He teaches pastoral leadership at Union Theological Seminary and holds multiple degrees.

First Presbyterian Church Stubbs Monroe Benjamin Lacy Rose General Assembly Presbyterian Church Rose Union Theological Seminary Richmond Davidson College Union Seminary Wilmington Presbytery N.C 113Th Mechanized Cavalry Group Europe U.S. Army Reserve Board of Church Extension General Council Board of Trustees of Peace College Raleigh St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Laurinburg N. C

Mexico Troops Disperse Palace Ground Campers

Army troops and armored cars surrounded the Zocalo in Mexico City dispersing hundreds of student campers in front of the national palace after a peaceful march by about 200000 protesters. The action followed demands for student dignity and the release of prisoners during one of the era’s largest demonstrations.

Mexico City National Palace Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Zocalo Diaz Ordaz Che Guevara Czechoslovakia U.S South Vietnam

Fall Registration For College Told

Northeast Louisiana State College announces fall registration from September 9 for freshmen and September 10 to 11 for regular students. Special evening and Saturday slots run 6:30 to 9 p.m. September 9 or 8 a.m. to noon September 14. Regular student times are arranged by surname blocks on Sept. 10 and 11 with specific 30 minute windows, plus make up periods 4 to 5 p.m. for late registrants. New students are urged to apply early to prepare registration packets.

Northeast Louisiana State College Glenn F. Powers NLSC Powers Northeast

Yugoslav Paper Slams Soviet Czechoslovakia Policy

Borba, the Yugoslav Communist party newspaper, said the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia was a policy of force that failed. It blamed the failure on the united and resolute resistance of the entire Czechoslovak people.

Belgrade UPI Borba Communist Party Czechoslovakia

Local Teenager Booked After Accident Here

Seventeen year old Wanda Hawkins of West Monroe was booked for failure to yield the right of way after a collision at Ridge Avenue and Splane Drive that injured two. Charlene Fulton a 12 year old from Beaumont Texas and Ross A Barfield 26 from West Monroe were injured. Fulton treated at Glenwood Hospital. Farmerville youth Ozie A Redden 27 was booked for reckless driving after a separate crash at Bridge and Cypress Streets. In 1943 Japanese resistance ended on New Georgia in the Solomons.

Wanda Hawkins Janna West Monroe Ridge Avenue Splane Drive Johnny Mitchell Charlene Fulton Beaumont Texas Hawkins Ross A. Barfield Farmerville Ozie A. Redden Ward St Bridge and Cypress Streets New Georgia Solomons

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