Ouachita Parish Bond Proposal Outlined for $14 Million Mill Increase
The Ouachita Parish School Board will seek a $14 million bond, adding 6.75 mills to property tax, to fund two comprehensive high schools, two junior highs, six elementary schools, and numerous remodeling projects. The plan aims to add kindergarten in all elementaries, smaller classes, and expanded vocational and academic programs, with prior defeat in May and a promise to refile amid favorable bond market conditions.
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Ouachita Parish
the News- Star
Bob Hammack
J. C. Lancaster
U.S. 165
Richwood Road
West Monroe
Well Road
I-20
Lancaster
Ward 5
Swartz - Lakeview - Lakeshore
North Park Village
Treasure Island
Winnsboro Road
Prairie Road
Tanglewood
Calhoun
Ransom- River Lenwil
Kiroli - Claiborne
Lakeview
Lakeview - Bayou Shores
Crosley
Jack Hayes
Highland
Ouachita Parish Junior High School
P.E
Pinecrest
Richwood
Shady Grove
A. L. Smith
Sterlington
Swayze
West Side
Eastside
Combination Morning and Evening Subscriptions Offer
The notice lists subscription options for COMBINATIO MORNING and EVENING with Sunday, including prices for daily, Sunday and weekend editions. It details monthly and yearly rates such as $32 and $29.60 for morning and evening combined, and $145 for annual Sunday only.
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Morning World
STAR
Daily & Sun
Hanna to keynote Monroe Rotary luncheon talk
Hanna publisher of the Concordia Sentinel and Catahoula News Booster will speak at the noon meeting. A Winnsboro native and LSU graduate, he is immediate past president of the Louisiana Press Association and writes a weekly political column reviewing Louisiana politics from Huey Long to today. Kansas and Nebraska typically lead U.S. states in crop losses from hailstorms.
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Monroe
Stamp Album On Sale Here For 1972 Stamps
The U S Postal Service offers a 1972 commemorative mini album at the Main Office Downtown and North 4th St branch. Priced at 3 dollars the album contains 31 stamps with descriptive text and protective mounts. It folds to 84 by 11 inches in red white and blue. Postmaster Hathorn notes strong demand and suggests it as a Christmas gift. Self Service Centers at the main office and Downtown Station allow after hours purchases.
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U.S. Postal Service
North 4Th St
Woodrow W. Hathorn
Lincoln Parish approves library expansion study contract
The Lincoln Parish Police Jury approved hiring Somndal Smither man Sorenson and Sherman Associates of Shreveport to draft expansion plans for the parish library. The move may include a cost breakdown for a possible contract, while a 12 member Centennial Steering Committee was created to organize parish efforts for the 1973 centennial year. Named members include Maggie Hinton Joe Dickson Neill Kirkland and others. Geoduck clams ranging over six pounds were noted as the largest American clam found from northern California to British Columbia.
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Ruston
Lincoln Parish
Parish Library Board
Robert Snyder
Shreveport
Snyder
Somndal
Maggie Hinton
Joe Dickson
Neill Kirkland
James Franklin
Ira E. Wiltz
Earl Lewis
Clarence Faulk
Virgie Hill
David Wright
Bertha Madden
S. S. Tatum
John W. McCorkle
California
British Columbia
Flamingo Breeding Effort Underway at Slimbridge Reserve
Wildlife Trust scientists in Slimbridge England plan to breed pink lesser flamingoes in captivity for the first time. They will import 100 young flamingoes for next season to stimulate breeding. A brief note recalls President Polk in 1848 announcing California gold finds and the subsequent Gold Rush of 1849.
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Slimbridge
England
UPI
Nature-Reserve Wildlife Trust
James K. Polk
California
US nails production hits 340000 tons in 1971
The United States produced about 340 thousand tons of nails in 1971 marking a significant level of output in the metal goods industry. Major producers include steel manufacturers and hardware suppliers across the nation.
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United States
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