Monroe City Council approves union bargaining with Police Local No. 48
The Monroe City Council formally approves entering collective bargaining with Police Local No. 48 AFL CIO, replacing earlier representation by Local 775. The meeting also accepts bids for Powell Street Neighborhood Center construction, approves public works purchases, and discusses zoning hearings, park work, and city services.
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Monroe
Afl-Cto
Raymond Clary
Powell Street
Ward 10
Lamar Moore Co
Lincoln Builders of
Ruston
Breck Construction Co
Aubrey R. Walker Construction Co
Don M. Barron
Lincoln
Department of Public Works
Timothy Fapinette
Bill Jackson
Pohlman Electric Co
Audit Findings Prompt Grand Jury Inquiry into Levee District Payroll
State auditors reveal Pontchartrain Levee District workers reported to log up to 18 hours daily while holding other fulltime jobs. Legislative Auditor Joseph Burris calls for grand jury probe into payroll padding amid reports of time reports for unseen levee work. Alexandria city audit cites irregular purchasing and bid-advertising lapses, funded by the city, highlighting governance concerns.
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Baton Rouge, la
Pontchartrain Levee
Legislative
Joseph Burris
Burris
Alexandria
Seven Indicted For Bribery Of Navy Inspectors
A federal grand jury indicted seven top officials of the Norfolk Ship Building and Dry Dock Corp on bribery and conspiracy to obtain favorable safety inspections and Navy contracts. A second indictment charged former president John L. Roper II with evading taxes on scrap metal income.
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Alexandria, Va
Norfolk Ship Building and Dry Dock Corp
Navy
Justice Department
John L. Roper II
Norfolk
John L. Roper III
John W. Roper II
Wesley D. Payne
Brambleton
Edward L. Pickler Jr
Berkeley
Rafael Torrech Tl
Dan H. Knight
Carlos Renese
Payville Junior High Names Honor Roll Students
Principal Ray Jennings releases the second six weeks honor roll at Payville Junior High. All A student William Adcock Melanie Aycock and Lori Wilkerson lead. B average recipients across fourth to eighth years include numerous students from William Adcock to Angela Wright.
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Payville Junior High
News - Star
Rayville
John B. Jennings
Rayville Junior High School
William Adcock
Melanie Aycock
Lori Wilkerson
Dan Brantley
Karla Day
Timothy Morris
Teresa Sanet
Tammie Adcox
Kimberly Allen
Melanie Adcock
Kathryn Baldridge
Natalie Creggett
Ninnette Dillard
Gwendolyn Dixon
Sabrina Goza
Judy Johnson
Catherine Pipes
Terri Roberson
Sandra Walker
Karla Weeks
Monica Abraham
Rebecca Boone
Ann Marie Durham
Judy Lyles
Thomas MacConathy
Kenneth Newsom
William Pipes
Richard West
Luanne Wisener
William Aycock
John Cheek
Dennis Dewitt
William Freeland
Gwendolyn Freeman
George Gladney
Troy Jones
Donna Guice
Beverly Mayfield
Mona Murray
Walter Rogers
Robert Sims
Ralph Stephens
Angela Wright
Community Christmas Fund Totals $2,200.60 From Donations
A list of donors and contributions to the Friends Of Goodfellows fund shows amounts including $10 from the Anna Gray Noe Sunday School Class, $25 from Virgil M. Lee, $5 from Mrs. Emma McNeill, and a final total of $2,200.60. The page notes in memory gifts for Ernest Buddy Oliveaux and Mrs. Anna Gray Noe, alongside various in lieu of Christmas card donations.
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B.A
PRMPS
Ernest ‘Buddy’ Oliveaux
Anna Gray Noe
First United Methodist Church
Walter F. Gion
Palmignon
C. TH. Fulson
Garland Y. Green
Advorginoue
Mien
Virgil M. Lee
Nick. Dimms
Southern Airways cancels Monroe night flights until runway 6,000 ft ready
Southern Airways announces indefinite cancellation of inbound night flights into Monroe Municipal Airport after ruling by FAA on runway shoulders. Two night arrivals from the north and south were halted since the 5,000 ft runways lack visual glide references at night. service will resume when the 6,000 ft runway reopens and shoulders are completed.
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Southern Airways Inc
Monroe
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Southern
L. S
Bob” Lansing
Tom Caswell
Caswell
Lansing
Monroe Municipal
Jack Hover
Hover
Prison doctor calls press conference on Orleans Parish conditions
Dr. Kenneth Birchar, Charity Hospital psychiatrist and medical director at Orleans Parish Prison, held a press conference to expose overcrowding and alleged misconduct. He cited inmates dressed as women, drug use, and lack of cooperation from officials, urging reforms ahead of the political runoff in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Orleans Parish
Kenneth Birchar
Birchar
Louis Heyd, Jr
Charles Foti Jr
Roosevelt Refuses New Nomination on Dec 11 1907
President Theodore Roosevelt announces he will not accept another nomination for the presidency on December 11 1907, signaling an end to his bid for a third term and shaping the political landscape of the era.
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Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Mrs Sadie F Ansell Dies in Monroe Rites Pending
Funeral services for Mrs Sadie F. Ansell of 1302 Spencer Ave Monroe are incomplete but planned under Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe Rabbi Robert Scott of Temple Bnai Israel will officiate Mrs Ansell died early today Survived by husband Jack Ansell Sr a son Jack Ansell Jr of New York a daughter Mrs Alan Sugar Jr of Hawaii a sister Mrs Albert Marx of Monroe and several grandchildren
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Sadie F. Ansell
Spencer Ave
Monroe
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Robert Scott
Temple B'nai Israel
Ansell
Jack Ansell Sr
Jack Ansell Jr
New York
Alan
Jean) Sugar Jr
Hawaii
Albert Marx
NATO Ministers Question Soviet Aims In Europe
In Brussels NATO ministers including Kissinger and Max van der Stoel question Soviet aims behind oil politics and possible support of Arab actions against Israel. They caution that despite peaceful rhetoric the Kremlin is increasing military power while pondering a broader European security role.
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Brussels
Belgium
Henry A. Kissinger
North Atlantic Alliance
Max van der Stoel
Netherlands
NATO Council of Foreign Ministers
NATO
Israel
Britain
France
United States
Kremlin
NATO Secretariat
Alec Douglas Home
Moscow
Geneva
Michel Jobert
Western Europe
Kissinger
Jobert
U.S
Joseph Luns
Nazi Germany
Health Official Seeks Return Of State Money
Dr Charles Mary Louisiana's top health officer requests $700000 be returned by the Family Health Foundation. Federal auditors found 37 clinics contracted, 17 undelivered, leaving $700000 unpaid. Roemer calls for foundation personnel restructuring before renewing health services contracts. Dr Mary holds signing authority. Roemer must approve pacts.
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New Orleans
Charles Mary
Family Health Foundation
Mary
FHE
William Guste
FHF
Charles Roemer
FHS
Roemer
John Beasley
Brennan Assumes IRS State Post in Louisiana
Charles H. Brennan is named district director for the Internal Revenue Service in Louisiana and visited Monroe to meet local officials and inform residents about new filing aids. He was joined by four New Orleans district staff and a Monroe office manager will arrive in January.
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Charles H. Brennan
Internal Revenue Service
Louisiana
Brennan
Monroe
IRS
New Orleans
Cecil Haskins
Herbert Hinehman
Cal Neharan
Bernard Barella
Chad Redding
Carl Gromatzki
New York State
Milwaukee
Wise
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Civil service reform eyed at constitutional convention
Baton Rouge Louisiana AP chairman Bubba Henry says delegates will finish work on the civil service article this week then tackle proposed property tax exemptions. Dennery's alternate civil service plan was adopted Saturday with many amendments expected. blacks and organized labor oppose parts, while governor control over the Civil Service Commission remains a key issue. The convention will then review a revenue committee proposal preserving most current property tax exemptions, likely to be controversial.
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Baton Rouge
ER. Ll
Bubba” Henry
Moise Dennery
New Orleans
Dennery
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Afl-Cio
Committee On Revenue, Finance and Taxation
Henry
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