13 Dec 1963
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1963
Page
1
A 12 year old girl in Capernaum lies near death. Jairus seeks Jesus, who agrees to heal her. On the way a death report comes, but Jesus reassures and revives the girl in her room, bringing great joy to the family. Next The Gift to the Adulteress.
New Orleans political leaders endorse deLesseps Morrison as he battles John McKeithen in Louisiana’s Democratic runoff. Morrison, a former mayor and ambassador, leads in New Orleans with over 99 000 votes while statewide totals approach 300 069 votes. McKeithen secures backing from Plaquemines Parish boss Leander Perez amid segregation debates and Davis administration criticism.
At Louisiana Tech in Ruston nineteen female students compete in the Lagniappe beauty election. Nine men will select finalists for the yearbook. Voting runs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Howard Auditorium foyer.
Baton Rouge Louisiana. State Banking Commissioner J W Jeansonne confirms James William Davis son of the governor held a 600 a month unclassified state job as a special deputy in the department of banks. He resigned to take a post with American Bank & Trust Co in Baton Rouge. Davis worked since Sept 16 on investigative duties including some confidential work. Henry Davis says his nephew's wife recently worked as a student worker in his office and illness kept her from returning.
The Federal Power Commission ruled that an in place sale of natural gas in Louisiana by Pan American Petroleum Corp to Tennessee Gas Transmission Co is subject to its jurisdiction. The gas rights in Bastion Bay field southern Louisiana were sold for 159,463,500 with redetermination possible.
Congress approved an appropriations bill sending 1,300,000 for nine foot channel construction in the Ouachita and Black Rivers as part of a 4.4 billion public works package. Grayson Guthrie of the Ouachita Valley River Association said the year long funding goes to the Army Corps of Engineers in 1964 with initial excavation at Columbia and a service building to begin within ten days. Construction should start soon after contracting.
The Chamber of Commerce presented the Occupational Outlook Handbook to West Monroe High School this morning. Dr. T. Scott Strickland and Principal Shelby R. Braley received the guide from Eugene Smith, noting it details careers across fields and explains future prospects, income, and demand for various professions.
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