Re Development Plan Outlined for Monroe Zoo
Mayor W L Howard explained the Monroe re development program for Bernstein Park will use 80 to 85 percent in kind labor and site work to keep drain on the general fund small. The $597 400 project runs to fall 1969 with $298 700 from a state bureau grant and most city outlay as labor and machinery.
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Monroe
Municipal General Fund
W. L. Howard
Louisiana Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Howard
George Parsons
LSU Officials Watch Russian Speaker Closely
LSU will halt if the Russian embassy official advocates violent overthrow. Cecil Taylor approved a Dec. 12 talk by Igor Bubnov with strict conditions and ruled a new speaker ban law not applicable, noting no state funds will be spent.
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LSU
Bubnov
Louisiana
Taylor
Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.2 Percent in 1965
In 1965 the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent of the labor force, the lowest in eight years.
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U.S
Dee Cruse Turns 21 With Surprise Campus Party
Winnsboro resident Dee Cruse a Northeast Louisiana State College student celebrated her 21st birthday with a staff surprise at the college. While she worked on the student newspaper upstairs others gathered in the photo lab to ice the cake and finalize the celebration plans.
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Dee Cruse
Winnsboro
Northeast Louisiana State College
Dee
Weather outlook for Monroe and Louisiana delta region
Patchy showers and cooler air pass through the region as a cold front moves southeast. Highs today 66 to 72 in northeast Louisiana, 64 to 74 statewide. lows tonight 52 to 58. Rain chances 20 to 30 percent today and tonight, then 20 to 3 percent Thursday.
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Monroe
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
United States
Thursda
Prohibition Ends as Americans Buy Liquor in 1933
In 1933 crowds pile into liquor stores and cafes to acquire their first alcoholic beverages after 13 years of Prohibition.
Family Rescued From Gas Fumes In Gretna
Gretna Louisiana victims saved by four day old David Crockett Volunteer Fire Dept rescue unit revived Louis Kathmane 24 Janice Kathmane 20 and newborn Rachelle 2 weeks old after gas fumes from a kitchen stove left them unconscious. The unit carried them to West Jefferson Hospital. The mother-in-law alerted responders around 7 00 p m. The rescue team is part of the oldest volunteer fire department in the United States.
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Gretna, la
UPI
Gretna
David Crockett
New Rescue Unit
United States
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Bernstein Park
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Christian Science
Edward C. Williams, C.S.B
Indianapolis
Indiana
Mother Church
The
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
First Church of Christ Scientist
Auburn Ave
Discount Center
Fedder’s
Gibson's
Piollis Pharmacy
Pirie
Benrus
Jewels Dainty
Jewels
Zales’ Jeweler
DeSiard
Gaymode
Danc
Merry Holiday
Dacron
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