Lyons Contends Voters Will Back Him In Louisiana Gubernatorial Race
GOP hopeful Charlton Lyons Sr. campaigns across northern Louisiana asserting he can unite losing Democratic primary voters in the March 3 general election. He argues Morrison and McKeithen offer no clear plan, promising instead to build good government. Lyons cites polling interest and talks with voters statewide.
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Charlton H. Lyons Sr
GOP
Louisiana
Lyons
Morrison
McKeithen
Robert Kennon
Louis Michot Jr
U.S
Gillis Long
Shelby M. Jackson
Claude Kirkpatrick
Rpublican
Former Monroe Man Remanded In District Court
Judge Jesse S. Heard remanded Billy Wise to Ouachita Parish jail after Wise pled guilty to four counts of theft by check in Fourth District Court. Checks included amounts of $20 and three for $30 each.
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Jesse S. Heard
Monroe
Billy Wise
Ouachita Parish
Fourth District
Wise
Jackson
Miss
Heard
Gayle Noble
Route 1
Hamburg
Ark
Monroe D. Hilton
Box 206
Lawrence E. Luzader
S. 1St St
Francis W. Thompson
Watkins St
West Monroe
Hilton
Luzader
Myrtle L. Miles
Erin St
John F. May Jr
Prairie Road
Status Unchanged In Mill's Offer To West Monroe
Union Oil Mill's $72,000 offer for West Monroe city property remains unchanged. Union manager G Foster Wallace will not attend tonight's City Council meeting. The board will meet Friday and no action will be taken until then. The city demands $106,000 to relocate utilities and pay a judgment balance of $36,000, with the Hinkle estate claiming the remaining surplus from any sale. Wallace notes only a small usable portion of the site for Union's expansion.
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Union Oil Mill
West Monroe
G. Foster Wallace
Wallace
Union
Charles Traylor
Hinkle
Y Union
City Council Auctions 12 Monroe Homes in Bid Session
Monroe officials sold 12 houses today in an open bid session as part of the $11%-million capital improvement program. Bidders included M. H. Carroll W. H. Beckstrom G. W. Welch Rufus Beckwith Shelby Cann C. O. Boyd Raymond O. Ware Albert F. Scarborough and others with varied totals. The council also approved zoning changes on N 7th Street and extended city limits to include 60 acres bought for Northeast State College. Mayor Howard noted the city is not seeking to sell land near a drainage canal by Oakpark. Louisiana ranks twelfth in chemical manufacturing.
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Civic Center
Monroe
M. H. Carroll
W. H. Beckstrom
G. W. Welch
Rufus Beckwith
Shelby Cann
C. O. Boyd
Raymond O. Ware
Albert F. Scarborough
Utilities Commission
N. 7Th Street
C. W. Thompson
Bayou DeSiard
Northeast State College
D. C. Bernhardt
Civil Service Board
Bernhardt
W. L
Jack) Howard
Bill Oliver
Oakpark
Winter Storm Sweeps Wide Regions From Plains To Northeast
A pre winter storm spread across the central plateau into the central Rockies and northwest Midwest. Snow fell heavily in western New York and western Pennsylvania. Salt Lake City and Sanders Wyoming saw three inches in six hours. High winds caused drifting and travel slowdowns across multiple states with bitter cold in the Dakotas and Montana.
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Tral Rockies
Midwest
New York
Pennsylvania
Pontine Ohio
Salt Lake City
Sanders
Wyo
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
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Cambria
Somerset
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Geauga County
Cleveland
Ashtabula
Lake Counties
Weather Bureau
Buffalo
Dakotas
Montana
Minot
N.D
North Carolina Man Held On Check Charge
Monroe police hold Billy M Wise of LaGrange North Carolina on theft by check charges for cashing five checks totaling 145 dollars at Monroe businesses in October. He was arrested in Jackson Mississippi and returned to Ouachita Parish. Also in custody is Clayton L Robinson for theft in Oak Grove. William Jones of West Monroe booked for DUI.
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Monroe
LaGrange
N.C
Billy M. Wise
Wise
Jackson
Miss
Ouachita Parish
Clayton L. Robinson
6Th St
West Carroll
Oak Grove
West Monroe
William Jones
Jonesboro Road
West Monrroe
Cypress Street
Park Gets New Look With Camellias at Forsythe Park
Forsythe Park receives eight camellia plants donated by Mrs. A J Armstrong of 1497 Park Ave. City crews with Northeast Louisiana Camellia Club supervision move the hardy, older varieties to form a line between Riverside and the Swayze Natatorium. The club plans to extend plantings toward Sycamore Street and maintain the beds.
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Forsythe Park
Northeast Louisiana Camellia Club
A. J. Armstrong
Park Ave
Camellia Club
Philip F. Bernhardt
H. W. McSherry
Phillies name Wellman to manage Eugene farm team
Bob Wellman, long serving Bakersfield skipper since 1962, is named to manage the Philadelphia Phillies farm club in Eugene Oregon for the Northwest League season next year. Announcement comes from Phillie farm director Clay Dennis.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Bob Wellman
Bakersfield
Calif
Philadelphia Phillies
Eugene
Ore
Phillie
Clay Dennis
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Tonka
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