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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1966

Page

2

Carefree Vagabond Travels to Monroe Government Center

George Johnson an Australo American 28 with 20000 mile hike from New York to Lima Peru visits Monroe City Hall treading 2000th mile. He gathers city officials reads Civic Center literature and receives bon voyage for journey west to Ruston Shreveport. Johnson plans 20 month trip to Mexico and Lima funds from self savings and Stagg Foundation. He hopes to finish travel in Melbourne and work on two books.

George Johnson New York City Lima Peru Johnson Monroe Vicksburg Miss W. L. Howard Howard New Government Center Ruston Shreveport Points West Deep South Mexico el Paso Tex New York Melbourne Australia Stagg Foundation California

Farmerville Clinic Added to Medicare Hospital List

Norris Brooks announces Farmerville’s Wadlington Clinic is now approved for Medicare, joining 13 other Northeast Louisiana hospitals in the program. Applications for additional hospitals are under review with announcements planned upon approval.

Norris Farmerville Louisiana J. Dodd Brooks Monroe Wadlington Rodgers Winnsboro

Farrar Services Slated For Today

Funeral services for Francis M Farrar 68 of Lillie were set for 2 p m at Union Grove Baptist Church Lillie with burial in the church cemetery Spears Funeral Home Bernice directed the rites Farrar was killed Tuesday in a crash with a transport truck driven by Louis B Weldon 27 of Jackson Miss Weldon was released on 1500 bond after being charged with negligent homicide Khrushchev told the World Federation of Trade Unions in Moscow that the Soviet Union has nuclear bombs more powerful than 100 megatons.

Farmerville Francis M Farrar Lillie Union Grove Baptist Church Spears Funeral Home Bernice Farrar Louis B. Weldon Jackson Miss Weldon Union Parish Nikita Khrushchev World Federation of Trade Unions Moscow Soviet Union

Kaplan Mayor Faces Aggravated Assault Charge

Kaplan Louisiana mayor J D Hanks accuses theater operator Robert Broome of pulling a gun and threatening to kill him. Broome countercharged with malfeasance, which the district attorney says is a state offense, not city law.

Kaplan UPI J. D. Hanks Robert Broome Broome Hanks Dist. Atty Bertrand DeBlanc DeBlanc

Oldest Bolshevik Mi koyan Steps Down as Soviet Leader

One year ago Anastas Mikoyan, the eldest Bolshevik, stepped down as Soviet president and was succeeded by Nikolai Podgorny.

Anastas Mikoyan Nikolai Podgorny

Fatal floods sweep California. hundreds displaced and three dead

Extreme rain in Northern California and mountain snow cause major flooding across the San Joaquin Valley and Sierra Nevada. Damage runs into millions as the Kaweah Tule and Kern rivers surge, hundreds evacuated, and 600 residents isolated at Johnsondale. Army helicopters deliver water, medicine, and food as crews clear roads and restore services.

Associated Press California Central Valley San Joaquin Valley Sierra Nevada Tulare Johnsondale Kernville Springville Tul Kern Kaweah Tule Ota Wyoming Montana Nebraska Panhandle Chadron Casper Wyo Utica N.Y San Antonio Tex Central Gulf Great Lakes New England Cut Bank Mont Rockies Great Basin Virginia Florida Plains Ohio Pennsylvania Maumee River

Oil Well Worker Rufus Knight Dies From Burns

Funeral services were held at 9 a.m. today for Rufus Knight 59 of Sicily Island who died from burns suffered in an oil well explosion near Newellton. Knight burned over about half his body and died Thursday at Concordia Parish Hospital. Survivors include a daughter, four sisters, two brothers and two grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.

Tion Young Ferriday Knight Concordia Parish Hospital Newellton Kenneth Yancey Ir “1Y, Tex Iona Knight Margaret Knight R. A. Fairbanks A. L. Seal Sic Ily Island Barkley Knight Winnsboro Doan Knight Leesville John Barkley Knight John Fairbanks Carey Fairbanks Cook Crawford Roy Evans Lynn Evans Jimmie Stringer

Flowers by wire guaranteed satisfaction

Marys Flower Shop Inc advertises guaranteed satisfaction with flower delivery by wire service. The listing provides a phone number 323-9394 and the shop address 318 No. 2nd Monroe.

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