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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1968

Page

5

Paper Sack System Promises Cleaner Waste Disposal

Richard M. Thomas of Olinkraft urged the Monroe Rotary Club that a new kraft paper bag system can replace metal containers for solid waste. He said sacks reduce odors and disease, speed collection, cut costs, improve sanitation and appearance, and may reach two dozen cities by 1968 with broader consideration afterward.

America Richard M. Thomas Olinkraft Frances Hotel Monroe Thomas United States

Judge open to delaying Sirhan trial in RFK case

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Richard Schauer said he would delay the Sirhan Bishara Sirhan trial if requested by counsel. No formal request has been made by Sirhan's attorney Russell Parsons or District Attorney Evelle Younger to move from the November 1 date.

Los Angeles Superior Court Richard Schauer Sirhan Bishara Sirhan Robert F. Kennedy Russell E. Parsons Sirhan Dist. Atty Evelle J. Younger Schauer Los Angeles County Kenneth Hahn Parsons Hahn Younger

Cleaner Contract Bids Slated

Job cleaner contract bids for the main Post Office Building on Jackson Street will be opened on Sept. 10. The contract runs through June 30, 1969. Applications and information are available at the Post Office.

Jackson Street Monroe Woodrow W. Hathorn

Price Of College Education Rising

The price of a college education is rising again this year with four of five schools reporting increases. Private men's schools show a 7 percent rise, private women's and coed colleges about 6–7 percent, and public state colleges 4 percent for residents. Lifetime earnings projections by the Bureau of Census favor higher education, though costs extend beyond tuition including books and living expenses.

John Cunniff AP Business Analyst New York Life Insurance Agency Management Association Bureau of Census North-Central South West Northeast

Nixon Plans Chicago Campaign Sweep and TV Telecast

Nixon will resume campaigning with a Wednesday motorcade through Chicago's Loop and a Illinois television program. He will stay in Chicago Wednesday night, travel to San Francisco Thursday, and campaign in Oklahoma and Texas. He spent eight days on a working vacation at Key Biscayne and the Bahamas and heads to New York for planning. He aims to focus on issues rather than personalities.

Miami Fla Richard M. Nixon Chicago Illinois Nixon San Francisco Oklahoma Texas Key Biscayne Bahamas New York

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