Flooding Reported Around Twin Cities
Twin Cities face minor flooding after nine days of rain with streets inundated and a stalled car on the Louisville Ave bridge. Ouachita River in Arkansas and Louisiana nears flood levels as winter rainfall followed by spring rains raises concerns around West Monroe and Monroe.
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Twin Cities
Quachita River
Arkansas
Louisiana
Louisville Ave
Monroe Police Department
DeSiard St
West Monroe
Riverside Missionary Baptist Church Homecoming Service
Riverside Missionary Baptist Church at 505 North 10th Street Monroe invites all to 11 a.m. Sunday services announced by Rev. W H Sanders. The program features Church Choir Bell’s Youth Choir speakers Mrs Shirley W Pine Mrs Yvonne Reed and the pastor with the theme We Know We Have Another Home in Heaven. Mrs Mildred Turner will sing and Mrs Versie L May will host. Executive Committee members named include J A Smedley and several church leaders.
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Riverside Missionary Baptist Church
N. 10Th St
Monroe
W. H. Sanders
Bell
Shirley W. Pine
Yvonne Reed
Mildred Turner
Versie L. May
J. A. Smedley
Yvonne L. Reed
Ora Lee Galloway
Lula M. Harris
Rosa FE. Jackson
E. S. Nicholson
Izora Williams
Cass Walker
Major Harris
Annual Jaycee Yule Parade Slated Today
The West Monroe Jaycees sponsor their second Christmas parade starting at 3 p.m. on North 4th and Pine streets. About 50 units including bands floats marching units and drill teams are expected to compete for trophies. The route runs North 4th and Pine to Natchitoches then Trenton then Pine and back to North 4th.
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West Monroe
State Officials Roll Back Louisiana Salaries to 5.5 Percent
Louisiana sheriffs assessors and clerks of court voluntarily reduce about 70500 in salaries to meet 5.5 percent wage guidelines under the Federal Economic Stabilization Program. IRS regional director Carl Gromatzky notes excess wages totaled 22032 for sheriffs 24149 for assessors and 24233 for clerks of court with refunds to the salary fund planned.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Carl R. Gromatzky
Internal Revenue Service
Gromatzky
IRS
Cretney Lodge Installation Held
The Robert W. Cretney Masonic Lodge No. 420 of Sterling ton held a family night and installation of officers at the Lodge Hall on Thursday night. New officers include Jare ward Dumas as worshipful master and James Bryant as senior warden.
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Johnny Ward
Cub Scouts
Robert W. Cretney Masonic Lodge No. 420
Sterlington
Jareward Dumas
Wayne Odom
James Bryant
John Nolan
Victor Parrish
John Blake
John Burdine
Martel Dumas
Davis Bennett Jr
Roger Lewis
Ray Bonner
Larry Graves
Archie Bates
Tyler
Guste Probe Blames Officers in Southern Universit y Deaths
Attorney General William Guste releases a preliminary report blaming East Baton Rouge sheriff deputies for the shotgun death of two Southern University students on campus. Governor Edwards maintains the students sparked the fatal confrontation and says a state riot squad may lead future responses.
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Baton Rouge
William Guste
Southern University
East Baton Rouge
Guste
Southern
Leonard Brown
Denver Smith
Edwin Edwards
Edwards
al Amiss
Ouachita Parish
Bailey Grant
Shreveport
Jack Dykes
Louisiana Tech
F. Jay Taylor
Israel Augustine
New Orleans
Ray Blanco
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Sidney Cates
Robert Jones
Lake Charles
Theodore Marchand
Edwards Names Likely Successor If Johnson Resigns
Gov Edwin Edwards said Gladney Manuel of Eunice, vice chairman of the state Highway Board, would probably become chairman if Lewis Johnson resigns amid reported ill treatment by the news media. Johnson had indicated he was seriously considering quitting.
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Baton Rouge
Gladney Manuel
Eunice
State Highway Board
Lewis Johnson
Edwin Edwards
Johnson
Governor Edwards Signals Possible Non Run for Governor
Governor Edwin Edwards said he would not seek re election at this time, telling the Shreveport Times he may not run again. He spoke during a news conference in Baton Rouge amid convention deliberations and cited desire to reduce political pressures on the constitutional convention.
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Edwards
the Times
Johnson offers to resign amid highway board tension
Edwards said Johnson had offered several times to resign while denying press falsehoods about his dealings with truck operators. Former Gov McKeithen appointed Manuel to the Highway Board during his first term.
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Edwards
Johnson
John McKeithen
Manuel
Highway Board
Credit Card Rule Extends Protections to Corporations
Federal Reserve expands consumer protection to corporate credit cards used by employees. A court challenge seeks to block the rule before its December 21 hearing. Banks and airlines join the suit arguing the board exceeded its authority while officials say businessmen using corporate cards deserve the same shield.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
U.S
U.S. Dist
William W. Bryant
American
Piedmont
Pan American Airlines
Congress
Measles Shot Urged For Young Children
New Orleans health officials urge a two in one measles rubella shot at the first birthday for all children. Unimmunized preschoolers and early graders should be immunized immediately to curb outbreaks and protect pregnant women from rubella.
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New Orleans
Ramson K. Vidrine
Vidrine
Health Department
PTA
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Eddie Cox
North Seventh St
Stella and
Natchitoches Streets
Cypress Street
Riverside
Morning World
News-Star
Daily & Sun
News - Star News Service
Cretney Lodge
News-Star Capital Bureau
Softens
News-Star News Service
Frantom’s
America
G.E
Glendale
Cypress St
W. Monroe
V.I P
Metropolitan
V.I.P
Brents Witty
Box A
Metropolitan Life
New York, N. Y
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