Ouachita Division Threatens Parish Unity and Costs
Ouachita Parish School Board plans a 14 million bond for new schools and vocational programs while West Monroe City Council opposes the plan and pushes for splitting the parish. Tax disparities between west and east sides, nonresident board influence, and potential costly municipal restructuring loom over a possible merger or separate parishes.
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Ouachita
Ouachita Parish
West Monroe
J. O. Lancaster
W. L “Bert” Hatten
Monroe
Hatten
Ward 5
Glenwood Hospital
Odis Russell
East Side
West Side
Monroe City
Truman Shows Unstable Signs
Former president Harry S. Truman, 88, was reported by doctors to have somewhat unstable vital signs overnight with increased respiration pulse and temperature. Blood pressure remained normal. The update came from Research Hospital and Medical Center at 10 a.m. EST.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Truman
River Stage Readings Show Flood Change at Monroe Camden
Readings show river stages at Monroe and Camden rising with notable increases. Stations report 40 at Monroe and 28.6 at Camden with a 1.9 rise indicating continued flood conditions.
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Monroe
Camden
Peace Talks Step Up Pace In Paris Subcommittee Meetings
In Paris the 14th secret Viet Nam peace talks session opens with Kissinger hosting a subcommittee in Gif sur Yvette while Tho is absent. A higher level subcommittee meets in Neuilly as both sides hint at a possible agreement within days. Thieu in Saigon calls for prisoner releases and a Christmas cease fire with separate talks to reach a settlement.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Gif Sur Yvette
Tho
Kissinger
Choisy le Roi
Neuilly
Peking
Chou En-lai
William J. Porter
U.S
William Sullivan
Thuy
Neueven Co Thach
Saigon
Neuyen van Thieu
Twin Cities Chit Chat: Bobcats Honor Drew School
A hamburger supper honoring the Drew School Bobcats third graders was held Friday at Tom Shephard's home. Coach Stanley Green aided by coaches Hughie Parker and Gary Williams presented trophies to each player. The team awarded a plaque to Coach Green.
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Drew School
Bobcats
Tom Shephard
Stanley Green
Hughie Parker
Gary Williams
Coach Green
It's Still Easy to Tell the Sexes Apart Chuckle
A humorous quip notes that gender distinction persists despite fashion changes with men sporting long hair and women in long pants. The punchline highlights a listening man as the observer in a light social observation.
Auto ownership surges in Ouachita Parish drawing more cars
Residents of Ouachita Parish show a rising car population with 129 cars per 100 families as of year start, up from 119 five years ago. county registrations climb from 40 010 to 45 830 in five years, while local spending on gas oil and repairs totals 15 565 million versus 12 751 million five years prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Star News Service
New York
Ouachita Parish
Standard Rate and Data Service
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Funds Okayed For Bernard Office Staff
The Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission approved transferring 52 372 to Insurance Commissioner Sherman A Bernard to rehire two staffers moved out of his office. Nine salaries will be paid from Jan 1 to June 30 as Bernard presses for staff restaffing amid his dispute with the commission.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission
Sherman A. Bernard
Legislative Budget Committee
Bernard’s
Bernard
Commission
Richard Britson
Louis Jordan
Rating Commission
Britson
Jordan
Frances Pecora
Louisiana
Ouachita Cotton Production Falls Below Forecast
Farmers in Ouachita Parish submitted 24 800 cotton samples this fall despite poor harvest conditions. The Cotton Division of the U S Depart ment of Agriculture reports slightly higher grades offset by fewer light spotted bales. Prices dipped across markets as buyers remained selective while potential production downgrades may lift prices later. Richland Parish tops submissions with 73 000 samples followed by Morehouse 72 700 and Franklin 71 600.
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Ouachita Parish
U. S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service
Richland Parish
Morehouse
Franklin
Cloudy Cool Weather With Damp Conditions In Area
Twin City residents face cloudy damp weather through Thursday or Friday with dense fog lifting today. Temperatures will reach the upper 50s today then fall to upper 40s Wednesday and lay in the 30s to 40s elsewhere with 8 to 18 mph winds.
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Twin City
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Moon Explorers Begin Two Planned Lunar Mountaintop Ventures
Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt occupied Taurus Littrow lunar terrain aboard Challenger and planned a night drive to a Massif slide for ancient rocks possibly dating to 4.6 billion years ago. Ronald Evans rested aboard America to operate science arrays as the crew prepared for more surface exploration.
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Rover
America
Ronald FE. Evans
Moon
Christmas Spirit Drives Goodfellows Holiday Help
Local residents are urged to support the Goodfellows Drive to fund Christmas aid for needy families. A young couple with an eight month old baby struggles to cover meals while one partner attends college. another Vietnam veteran is unable to work and lacks aid. So far 3,847 of 12,000 has been raised. donations must arrive by Dec 20 at News-Star World Publishing Co, 411 North 4th St, Monroe.
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Goodfellows Drive
Goglfellows
News- Star — World Publishing Co
North 4Th St
Monroe
Moon Explorer Finds Much To Admire
Geologist Harrison H. Schmitt of Apollo 17 shows ardent awe of the moon after Taurus-Littrow landing. Fellow astronauts Eugene A. Cernan and Ronald J. Evans share excitement as Schmitt dubs the scene absolutely incredible and notes vivid rock and crater vistas.
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Jon Evans
Ronald E. Evans
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Moon Explorer
Evans
Schmitt
Taurus-Littrow
Camelot
Friends of Goodfellows Donation List
A local fundraising listing shows multiple donors and amounts including 3,087.00 for mas cards and 25.00 from Dirt and Gravel Inc. along with numerous personal gifts. The table notes in memory donations for several individuals and firms totaling 3,847.00 plus 10.00.
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Mike John, Sr
R. K. Howard
Ben
Sherod McLean
Betty Andy Newcomer
Frances White
Charlotte Lively
J. C. Bryan
Eureka Springs
Ark
J. D. Smith
J. D. Smith Dirt and Gravel, Inc. 25.00 In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. R Scalia
Frank Scalia
P. J. Scalia
Patricia Long
Matteo Scalia
America
Wossman High School
G. B. Studdard
C. H. Hill
Ed Rowland
George Fink
Fletcher G. Studdard
Central United Foundation, Inc
Central Bank
Bob
Daisy Creighton
Jack Wilson
Reagan Wilson
Mary Jefferson
John H. Martin
Darwin Nichols
Mack
Fredericka Merriman
Navy Mothers Club of America, Inc
Monroe
West Monroe
FE. H. (Bing) Miller
W. B. Matthews
Nixon names William Clements as deputy defense secretary
President Nixon designates Texas oilman William P. Clements Jr. as deputy secretary of defense, succeeding Kenneth Bush. Clements, 55, chairs Sedco Inc. of Dallas and has no prior government experience. Defense Secretary Richardson lauds his management skill and national security knowledge as the administration fills the new second deputy post.
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Washington
UPS
Nixon
Texas
William P. Clements Jr
Defense
Defense Department
Ronald JL. Ziegler
Clements
Richardson
Clement
Bill Clements
Ziegler
Agriculture
J. Phil Campbell
Agriculture Department
Richard FE. Lyng
Thomas K. Cowden
Edward M. Shulman
James V. Smith
The
Farmers Home Administration
Carroll G. Brunthaver
Snow and Ice Span Large Central- Southern U S Regions
Storms bring heavy ice and snow from northern New Mexico through the Great Lakes and into the Midwest. Freezing rain blankets parts of Texas to Ohio while Missouri Ozarks schools close due to icy roads. Locally heavy thunderstorms occur from southeast Kansas to Illinois. cold-wave warnings issued for Arizona and chilly 20s to 30s inland.
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Texas
Ohio
New Mexico
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Great Lakes
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Illinois
Tennessee
Kentucky
Indiana
Missouri Ozarks
Gulf States
Carolinas
Arizona
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Twin Cities
Jaime
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Tex
Cernan
Challenger
Mission Control
Earth
Inside the News-Star
Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Goodfellows
Friends of Goodfellows
Associated Press
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