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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1963
Page
3
Washington UPI report notes the Man Will Never Fly Memorial Society invites to an annual workshop in Kitty Hawk North Carolina. The piece mocks the group arguing two weaknesses in denying flight while joking about anniversaries and Wright brothers history.
Washington AP Henry Cabot Lodge refuses to have his name entered in the District of Columbia presidential primary saying he is not a candidate for the 1964 GOP nomination and has no intention to run. Lodge letter cites position would be false. District residents will vote first time in 1964 with a consent rule for ballot placement.
UPI reports only Lafitte precinct in Jefferson Parish remains uncounted due to electrical trouble, completing the 2,218 of 2,219 precincts in the first primary. Morrison leads with 293,794 votes, followed by McKeithen 155,590, Long 136,191, Kennon 128,401, Jackson 102,542, Michot 37,386, and Kirkpatrick 29,050. The sulfur mining milestone by Herman Frasch in 1909 is noted.
The Ouachita Parish Police Jury weighed joining the Louisiana Police Jury Association as dues rose to 800 annually. Ward 5’s Leslie Hamm called it a racket while run-off candidates for several wards were noted. The body also planned to join the Lovely Louisiana Tourist Association for 50 annually amid a looming general-fund deficit.
Miss Linda Gail Baucum Miss Louisiana will attend the second annual Christmas parade Saturday sponsored by the Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce. Parade chairman Mel Cohn announced she is expected to ride in the parade which starts at 5 30 p m and travels Walnut Street to DeSiard Street and on to the Five Points area.
The parade will feature the spirit of Christmas with the Christ Child and Santa in the foreground. Churches and marching groups are invited to enter and should contact parade master W. B. Higdon at 323-6859.
Rice growers nationwide approve marketing quota and price support for the 1964 crop. The referendum surpassed the two thirds needed with Louisiana results 3,184 in favor to 109 against, a 96.7 percent yes vote.
John Lodge former Connecticut governor admires Henry Cabot Lodge as a potential Republican presidential candidate. He praises Lodge as knowledgeable courageous and hard-hitting while declining to label him liberal or conservative. He challenges the notion of a Rockefeller liberal and notes Lodge’s long political career.
A major blaze in the Laotian capital on Tuesday night destroyed half a business block in Vientiane, leaving about 100 people homeless. No injuries or cause details are provided.
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