Electoral College Casts Votes Today
Washington AP reports the Electoral College votes to formally elect Richard M. Nixon as the 37th President after a close November race where Nixon defeated Hubert H. Humphrey by about a half million votes. The Constitution determines the final selection by electors.
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Electoral College
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
District of Columbia
Lloyd W. Bailey
Rocky Mount
N.C
George C. Wallace
Humphrey
Andrew Jackson
William Crawford
Henry Clay
House
Adams
Jackson
Neglect Charge On Lock and Dam Sparks Response
State Rep. Patten of Jonesville criticizes Rep. Passman over funding delays for the Jonesville lock and dam project. R. Fred Petty of the Tensas Basin Levee Board says federal budget limits and budget cycles forced a temporary halt and notes Passman’s efforts to find funds.
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David T. Patten
Jonesville
Grayson
Otto E. Passman
Fifth Congressional District
Jonesville Lock and Dam
R. Fred Petty
Monroe
Tensas Basin
Congress
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Petty
Congressman Passman
Passman
Louisiana
Tensas Basin Levee
Lafourche Canal
Boeuf River
Monroe city tightens dump rules to curb outside waste
Monroe bans out of city dumping effective today. Building materials leaves grass clippings and stumps must go to Booth Street site while other refuse goes to Eighteenth and Grammont. No dumping after 6 p m on weekdays. Violators face a $100 fine.
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Arthur G. Barker
Booth Street
Eighteenth Street
W. L. Howard
West Monroe
Howard
Barker
Milhaven Road
Eighteenth and
Grammont
Area Airman Earns Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star
Major George B. Ferrington Jr. of Winnsboro received the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star with V for heroism in Vietnam. Flying with Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 12, Marine Aircraft Group 12, First Marine Aircraft Wing, he directed a close air support mission near Da Nang and Chu Lai, locating targets under fire and delivering precise ordnance despite low fuel and darkness.
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Winnsboro
George B. Ferrington Jr
George Ferrington
Viet Nam
Ferrington
Marine Aircraft Group 12
First Marine Aircraft Wing
Republic of Vietnam
da Nang
Chu Lai
Double Slaying In Gretna Bar Baffles Officials
In Gretna Louisiana two victims die in a bar and lounge shooting at Esther's Blue Note LAUite. Cleveland W Lee 55 and Gerte Heller 55 barmaid were found shot with the woman behind the bar shot twice in the head and once in the arm and the man in front of the bar with two head wounds. The cash drawer contained 100. No witnesses were found at the scene by a Marine and his date.
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Gretna
Jefferson Parish
Cleveland W. Lee
Gerte Heller
Jace
Esther
Sheriff's Office
Rites Pending for Accident Victim Kenneth Cloman
Funeral arrangements are pending for nine year old Kenneth Ray Cloman son of Tennie Cloman of 27064 Cypress Street West Monroe. He died Saturday at E A Conway Memorial Hospital after being struck by a car driven by E J Miller of West Monroe Friday.
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Kenneth Ray Cloman
Tennie Cloman
Cypress St
West Monroe
Millers Funeral Home
Monroe
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
E. J. Miller
Lunar soil seen as volcanic rock in science view
Dr Leonard Reiffel explains lunar soil as ground up volcanic rock formed by volcanic spread and meteoroid grinding. The churned layer varies from a few feet to 30 50 feet deep, with possible access to base rocks and samples to reveal moon composition.
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Leonard Reiffel
Moon
Lunar
Surveyor
Earth
Bill of Rights Goes Into Effect After Virginia Ratification
In 1791 the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution known as the Bill of Rights took effect after Virginia ratified them. The move cemented fundamental protections for freedom of speech assembly and religion and limited government power.
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Virginia
Deaths Arlanzo J Gates 84 Monroe native dies after illness
Arlanzo J Gates 84 of 504 Wheelis Street Monroe died Sunday night at Golden Age Nursing Home Jena after a lengthy illness. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hixson Brothers Chapel Monroe with Rev. I A Patton officiating. Burial in Salem Cemetery Eros under direction of Hixson Brothers Monroe. Survived by five sons Delmar Urania Hood Monroe Paul Robert and Billy Gates of West Monroe. one daughter Doris Hayes New Orleans. several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pallbearers: Paul Gates Jr Lynn Gates Rickey Gates Larry Gates Bobby Gates Jerry Hayes.
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Arlanzo J. Gates
Wheelis St
Monroe
Golden Age
Jena
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
Paul Gates
Robert Gates
Billy Gates
West Monroe
Doris Hayes
New Orleans
Paul Gates, Jr
Lynn Gates
Rickey Gates
Larry Gates
Bobby Gates
Jerry Hayes
Funeral services held for Mrs Lillian Maynard in Nacogdoches
Funeral chapel service at 2 p m for Lillian Elizabeth Maynard sixty eight of Nacogdoches with Rev James Hoflin officiating Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Park She died Thursday in Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches Survived by husband J T Maynard four sons and two daughters, one brother, four sisters, and twenty grandchildren.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
Lillian Elizabeth Maynard
Cason - Monk
James Hoflin
Sunset Memorial Park
Maynard
Memorial Hospital
Massey Business College
D.A.R
J. T. Maynard
Carl Maynard
Dennis Maynard
Diboll
John L. Maynard
Monroe
Roy Maynard
Bossier City
J. D. Colley
San Antonio
R. L. O’neal
Fort Worth
Charles W Hornecker
Tacoma
Washington
R. L. Teague
San Saba
G. E. Belew
Muskogee
Okla
C. E. Townley
Compton
Calif
Margaret Hornecker
Frederick Okla
Beethoven’s First Lesson Cost Him Nineteen Cents
In 1792 the 22 year old Ludwig van Beethoven paid nineteen cents for his first music lesson.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Fears of Czech upheaval subside as party sticks to Dubcek
Prague AP reports Czech communist leaders keep Alexander Dubcek as chief and promise a limited reform program. Central committee renews emphasis on economic policy with delayed, weaker plans since the Soviet invasion. No leadership shakeups noted. Workers and students prepared protests if liberal reforms fall away. Some factories would gain limited freedom from central planning.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Alexander Dubeck
Dubcek
National Assembly
Josef Smrkovsky
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