12 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1967
Page
1
The event in Natchez honors a birth anniversary with a ceremony involving VIVE MEN and remarks from national and regional postal officials. Attendees include Memphis delegate Coleman and William M. Alan Washington, with Postmaster General aides present.
A garbled AP wire item suggests debate over Carmichael Acts stirring congressional action. No clear names or dates readable.
A local business was destroyed in a significant incident leaving the community in shock. Witnesses report damage to storefronts and nearby areas as responders investigate the scene. No official details on cause or casualties are available, and authorities urge residents to avoid the area.
A physicist calls for federal controls on U S births urging government oversight of population policy and demographic planning amid calls for policy reform and national considerations.
Article argues government faith and strong economy sustain the dollar not gold. It notes possible removal of the 25 cents per dollar gold backing, freeing gold for sales abroad and shifting to government securities as temporary cover. Policymakers see political and psychological obstacles, with timing unclear.
A local bill at the Monroe Civic Center features the Vesteardemd singing group and Freddie King with a rhythm and blues band. The event is booked by the union board at Northeast Louisiana State College and starts Friday evening with tickets on sale at the campus box office.
The Louisiana Supreme Court orders Associate Justice Hawthorne to sit in any district or city court starting January 2, 1968. The move, requested by Hawthorne, allows continued judicial service across multiple parishes and cities after his retirement from the Supreme Court.
Redwood Ciry Calif voters face a hot run for congress to fill the late Jo Arthur Younger seat. Democrat Roy Archibald and Republican Peter Mevtoskes lead a crowded field in a high turnout primary with Navy veteran McClashes and Mrs Black among others. Polls opened at 8 am and expected county turnout around 60 percent. Archibald, a San Mateo councilman, urges halting bombing in North Vietnam but opposes unilateral withdrawal. Local figures note strong participation in this heated race.
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