Heavy Fog Blamed In 2 Area Fatal Crashes
Mandel C. Selber Sr. of Shreveport, president of Selber Brothers, died at 67 after an aneurysm. He suffered the medical condition Saturday and was airlifted to a Houston hospital. Funeral plans are pending at B N'ai Zion Temple with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. He led the firm since 1957 and had served since 1914. Survivors include his wife Annette Weiss, a son Mandel Jr, a daughter, two brothers, two sisters, and four grandchildren. Memorials to the Caddo Parish Heart Fund are requested.
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Supreme Court Rules Vining Is Rightful Nominee
The Louisiana Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that Charles F. Vining Jr. is the rightful Democratic nominee for state representative from the 32nd district. The writ seeking a new primary election was denied, confirming Vining's nomination after Delany’s death prompted a special election ruling.
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Louisiana Supreme Court
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Supreme Court
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2Nd Circuit Court of Appeal
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Louisiana
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West Monroe Coach Brister Responds to Board Meeting Report
Athletic Director and Head Coach Walter Brister of West Monroe High School issued a statement denying claims of improper action after a Ward Five School Board meeting discussed difficulties at the school. He said only the principal favored change, no resignations were discussed, and he was unaware of potential firing until a newspaper report.
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Cats Roam West Monroe Police Station and City Hall
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT notes residents and officers at West Monroe reporting a brown and white kitten seen under a patrol car and later rolling on its back in front of City Hall. Officials joke about a “purr-fect” right for the felines as cats appear near public buildings.
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Police Say Death Plot is Thwarted
SAN ANGELO Texas United Press International reports an underworld plan to assassinate Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller over his crackdown on vice and gambling was thwarted Police Chief Melvin James confirmed the plot as valid after intensive interrogations The suspect Zakar Garogian 34 was returned to Texas for questioning Rockefeller and state police director Lynn A Davis led raids in Hot Springs and elsewhere with mass seizures of gambling equipment and assets Davis later faced contempt charges for refusing to identify a confidential informant The crackdown began in August with Davis appointed director and continued with raids that seized tens of thousands of gambling devices and equipment worth up to a million dollars
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Tex
UPI
Arkansas
Winthrop Rockefeller
Melvin James
James
Texas
Zakar Garovan
Little Rock
Garoogian
West Texas
Rockefeller
Lynn A. Davis
Hot Springs
Ark
Davis
U S Troops Press Red Forces With Gunship Patrols
American air cavalrymen on helicopter gunships pursued a 600-man North Vietnamese battalion in Binh Dinh Province. The battle left about 159 dead on the latest count, with 61 more killed by Korean troops nearby. The fight marked the heaviest engagement in three months as U S and South Vietnamese forces pressed along the coast to prevent inland movement, while actions continued at Con Thien and Bo Duc amid renewed shelling and night attacks.
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Gospel singer nabbed with $100000 heroin at New Orleans airport
Kenner William Johnson, 27, a New Yorker claiming to be a professional gospel singer, was arrested at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport with a suitcase containing about 3 ounces of heroin worth 50000 and 5000 small vials, plus a loaded 25 caliber pistol. Jefferson Parish narcotics agents say it is their largest narcotics haul. He faces possession charges and a concealed weapon count and is held for federal investigation.
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Don Reed
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Heavy Fog Dampens Northeast Louisiana Travel
Scattered showers and dense fog in northeast Louisiana create hazardous driving conditions. Fog should fade today with more similar weather tonight and Saturday morning. Selman Field reports a 50 degree low, down 24 degrees from yesterday. Tonight's low expected 52 to 58, Saturday high 66 to 72. Southerly winds 8 to 18 mph.
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FAA
Selman Field
Mercury
River Stage Readings and Changes at Multiple Locations
Readings capture river stages at Monroe Camden and Falls with values 40 and 14.3 and notes of present flood changes and unlisted stages at locations on River Street system.
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Monroe
Camden
Falls
Barham Move Sparks Interest in Louisiana Courts
Fourth District Judge Mack E Barham moves to the Louisiana Supreme Court amid strong interest from about 15 or 16 local attorneys in the now-vacant seat. Names linked include Monroe City Judge William L Crowe and Assistant District Attorney Charles Traylor. The governor will appoint a temporary successor, with Barham to be certified to Hawthorne after retirement January 1.
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Louisiana Supreme Court
News-Star Today
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John McKeithen
Monroe
William L. Crowe
Charles Traylor
Crowe
Second Circuit of Appeals
Shreveport
George Hardy
Frank Hawthorne
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DeSoto
Red River
Enos McClendon
Barnham
Louisiana Cotton Crop Estimated
The Agriculture Department estimates the national cotton crop at 7.618 million bales. Louisiana production is put at 430000 bales with Mississippi at 1.1 million and additional yields of 200000 in Alabama and 520000 in Arkansas.
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Agriculture Department
Mississippi
Louisiana
Alabama
Arkansas
Help For Family Is Sought Here
A resident appeals for aid for a mother father sister and brother unable to work after a heart attack and surgery. They survive on a welfare check but rent and bills exceed their funds, leaving little for groceries while the writer has six children of her own.
Christmas Goodfellows Fund Appeals for $7500 Goal
Readers are urged to donate to the Goodfellows Campaign to aid needy area families this Christmas. The article lists donors totaling 2172.57 and shares letters from families seeking food, clothing, and toys, with Campaign Director Jack Hesketh stressing the $7,500 need and donation methods at News-Star-World Publishing Corporation in Monroe.
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Jack Hesketh
Goodfellows
News-Star
Traffic Surge Warns Of Street Crossing Rush
The 1970 outlook predicts over 200 million cars on U S roads signaling greater street dangers and urging pedestrians to cross quickly and carefully before passing traffic grows worse.
Extremist Groups Warn Holy Land Is Not Safe for Visitors
El Fatah warned foreigners that Christmas and New Year visits to parts of the Holy Land will not be safe while promising to protect Bethlehem and Jerusalem. The statement followed gun battles near Nablus in the West Bank, with several raiders fatally shot and others captured. Israeli forces found weapons in a cave as Arab saboteurs were driven off near a farm. Beirut reported new guerrilla group formations including a Popular Front.
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Ahmed Shukairy
Palestine Liberation Organization
Fatal Fog Claims Two In Caldwell Parish Accidents
Heavy fog across Northeast Louisiana caused two Caldwell Parish highway fatalities and multiple minor crashes. Lavelle Brown and James Elder died in a head on collision on U.S. 165 south of Columbia. Bobby West died in Grayson after losing control on U.S. 165. Lessie Reppond was injured in a collision with a truck north of Monroe. Aircraft grounded as Gulf Coast fog persisted. Selman Field reported first flight at 11:50 a.m.
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Caldwell Parish
Lavelle O. Brown
Shreveport
U.S. 165
Columbia
James E. Elder
Cowden
Elder
Caldwell Parish Hospital
Bobby G. West
Rt. 2
Grayson
West
Lessie Carson Reppond
4Th St
West Monroe
Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Reppond
Ouachita Ambulance Service
Sheriff's Department
Thompson
U.S. Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Texas
Georgia
FAA
Selman Field
Trains Collide in Fog Near Baton Rouge
A Kansas City Southern passenger train collided head on with a freight train on the main track at the south edge of Baton Rouge in heavy fog. Several people were injured though none were believed seriously. A passenger car toppled and caved in its side. injured passengers were moved to Baton Rouge for treatment.
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