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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1968
Page
11
The column notes BS courtesy service for radio and television schedules. It mentions color program indicators and that TV segments are available on Cablevision.
Radio listings from Monroe and nearby towns outline sign on times from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. with gospel, news, and various music formats. Stations include KC Crossett Arkansas and KMLB 1440 with hourly news, sports, and farm reports, plus country and modern pop shows through the day.
Historians declare Whittier and Yorba Linda reached a settlement over which town is Nixon's hometown and birthplace. Officials note Nixon’s birth in Yorba Linda on January 9, 1913, with moves to Whittier at age nine. Leaders from both towns call the pact for the good of Dick Nixon.
New York trading opens with a narrow edge for gains in some issues while blue chips lag. The Dow falls 1.74 to 977.62 as investors weigh possible Federal Reserve action after banks raise the prime rate.
Monroe Mayor W L Howard told the City Council that leaf collection is a courtesy and profanity will not be tolerated after a flood of calls about missed pickups. He said the sanitation fee does not cover all costs and urged residents to curb trash in containers to speed handling. The council approved a 58452 dollar paving bid for Bernstein Park areas as part of a park zoo expansion and reappointed Henry Poulan to a new five year Board of Adjustment term.
NBC television’s top rated Laugh-In was pre empted Monday night for a Diana Ross and the Supremes special. The program was produced by the same film behind Laugh In and the Souls musical comedy program, directed by Mark Warren who also directed Soul.
Dr. John Goorley, professor of pharmacy at Northeast Louisiana State College, will address the Jaycees at Piccadilly Cafeteria at 7 30 p.m. tonight. His career includes posts at Inland Alkaloid Co. Tipton Indiana and degrees from Ohio State Purdue.
Graham L. Humble district manager of a mutual funds firm will be guest speaker at the Y's Men's Club meeting tonight at 6 30 p m at the Y M C A. He will speak on financial planning and capital accumulation with reports on the Christmas tree sales project and the brotherhood fund to follow.
A reader criticizes the News-Star Want Ads for a used car purchase and blames the ad for complications. The remark frames the transaction as unfair and cites health concerns linked to the issue.
The Louisiana House passed a bill directing the state Board of Education and LSU Board of Supervisors to raise nonresident tuition to a minimum of $1,000 annually. The measure, by Rep. S. S. Dewitt, passed 94 to 0. The LSU board had raised both resident and nonresident fees. the state board met but took no action last weekend.
Tension harms sleep and work, but BT Tablets offer safe daily relief without a prescription. An introductory offer provides a free pack with a purchase, advertised by Barker's Prescription Pharmacy at 1900 Louisville Ave.
Clara Ann Taylor 18 daughter of Mrs Clara Taylor of Monroe has joined the United States Marine Corps for four years She will leave January 24 for Paris Island South Carolina for Woman Marine recruit training Clara Ann is a 1968 Carroll High School Monroe graduate
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Allgood aged 84 of 306 Stone Ave Monroe will be at 10 30 a m Thursday in Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Leon Ivey officiating Burial will be in Springhill Cemetery at Swartz Survivors include her husband James H Allgood of Monroe one daughter Mrs Nancy Anderson of Monroe one son J L Allgood of Mesa Arizona one brother Robert Hughes of Mississippi four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren
A new study clarifies giant pandas are not bears but members of the raccoon family along with the cacomistle coati and kinkajou.
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