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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1965
Page
5
A weather notice forecasts light snow flurries for the north Atlantic coast and three Appalachians with light snow in the northern and southern Rockies. Rain is forecast for the southern region.
A four member Atomic Energy Commission onsite team left Louisiana for Mississippi after touring Slidell Mandeville and New Orleans to assess the state's bid for a 300 million proton accelerator. Led by Dr. Spofford G English the group gathered data for a National Science Foundation committee whose findings travel to the AEC with a final selection due in January. Louisiana officials accompanied the team noting strong local support.
Gov McKeithen says he will not intervene in Tourist Development Commission matters or Carroll hiring disputes. He backs Wade Martin and the seven member panel, while noting his anti nepotism policy remains in effect. Carroll withdrew his offer to donate buses and proposed a $200 monthly lease after initial offers were rejected.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Strausser have moved into their recently renovated Monroe residence at 411 Hilton Street. Mrs. Strausser says they are living there but expect months to finish unpacking and arranging belongings.
Kay Berry a 10 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ned Berry of Mitchell Lane West Monroe prepared for a hospital visit the day after Thanksgiving She had her tonsils removed and expected to return to school the following Monday despite the holiday setback
Northeastern Louisiana and Delta forecasts call for clear to partly cloudy skies today with a warming trend and low cold thresholds. Highs in the 60s, lows in the 30s to 40s, with no significant rainfall expected through Friday. rain possible late Thursday night into Friday across the region. Temperatures across the Mid-South remain variable with late-week warming and scattered light precipitation possible in western Arkansas and parts of Louisiana.
A Louisiana legislative committee endorsed higher monthly welfare grants for elderly nursing home residents. The plan would raise top grants from 165 to 200 dollars and from 110 to 145 dollars, aiming to move residents to better facilities and spur higher care standards. Funding would require about 11 million state dollars with federal aid covering the rest, as welfare programs face budget pressures and potential July shortfalls.
The Monroe Rotary Club will host Dr Bruce Graham GSRI president at the Virginia Hotel noon meeting Thursday He will outline the Gulf South Research Institute activities formed to study economic potentials Graham joined Louisiana in July from Stanford where he directed the Life Sciences Institute
Funeral services for W Deck er Moore Sr a retired West Monroe city judge will be Thursday at 2 pm in Mulhearn Funeral Home chapel with ministers from First Methodist and McGuire Methodist officiating Burial will follow at Hasley Cemetery under Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe Moore a native of West Monroe and longtime member of the First Methodist Church West Monroe American Legion Kiwanis Mason and regional bar groups is survived by his widow
Ned Touchstone editor of the Councilor says meetings with Gulf Coast business and civic leaders focus on preserving the U S Constitution. He denies agreeing to speak at a Biloxi Ku Klux Klan rally and says he invited a cross section of people to attend.
A public remark addresses the involvement of Klansmen in future American affairs. The speaker asserts no ban on their attendance while signaling tension over extremist affiliations. The comment underscores broader debates about inclusion and membership in civic discourse.
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