Nixon Aims Slow Start on Major Legislation
In Washington the Nixon administration signals focus on improving Great Society programs with a slow approach to new laws. A two hour meeting with Spiro Agnew and 13 GOP leaders set the tone for awaiting studies, Johnson’s recommendations, and task force results before acting.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Spiro T. Agnew
House
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Gerald R. Ford
Johnson
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Great Society
Divers Resume At White Castle
Divers planned to resume near White Castle after suspending due to river conditions. Fifteen bodies were believed aboard the sunken Coast Guard cutter White Alder which sank December 7 after a collision with the freighter Helena in the Mississippi River. Two bodies had been recovered earlier.
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White Castle
New Orleans
UPI
Coast Guard
White Alder
Helena
Mississippi River
Monroe City School Board Explains Half-Cent Tax Plan
The board plans a written Q and A on the recently implemented half-cent sales tax and its impact on teacher pay raises. A facts sheet will be distributed. retiring teachers will be paid for summer months. A traffic study for city schools is under way and flag ceremonies will be held after pole repairs.
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Monroe City
Frank Francis
van D. Odom
Shafto
Odom
John Ball
Wossman High School
Jimmy Rivers
Thunderstorms Pack Vast Energy Compared to First Atomic Bomb
National Geographic notes that an average summer thunderstorm releases energy about fifty times the power of the first atomic bomb, illustrating the immense scale of natural atmospheric storms.
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The
National Geographic
Yule Festival Debuts as Annual Community Event
The Christmas program at the Civic Center drew a near full house as Monroe leaders announce plans to make the Yule Festival an annual event. Mayor Jack Howard received strong support for the proposal after a pageant featuring Northeast Louisiana State College groups and church choirs. The program, conducted by Bingham with Brian directing, highlighted carols, instrumental solos, and the Madrigalians in Tudor costumes, until technical glitches interrupted the finale.
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Civic Center Theatre
W. L
Jack) Howard
Monroe
Metro - Monroe
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Northeast
Louisiana State College
George Brian
E. J. J. Kramar
Northeast Speech Department
Northeast Concert Choir
Nelda Emfinger
Marty Stone
Jesu Bam‘bino
Jerry Ann Vann
College m Music
First Methodist Church
St. Paul's Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Louisiana ‘Brass Quintet
Davis Bingham
Miss Vann
Festival
Laura Twist
Northeast Tritones
Cindy Rowe
Christmas Island
Bingham
Brian
Sheila Armstrong
Gerald Mummettt
John Francis
Thad Mullins
Well-Performed Festival Hit By Technical Glitches
The festival suffered from lighting failures that disrupted several numbers including Bing ham s solo and the Madrigalians three songs. The spotlight frequently misfired and failed to hit targets. Faster transitions could have trimmed at least 30 minutes from the over two hour program. Despite the issues, the singers delivered solid performances that kept the show alive.
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Bingham
Madrigalians
Cloman Services Slated Saturday
Funeral services for Kenneth Ray Cloman 9 of West Monroe are set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Olive Branch Baptist Church with Rev. S. L. V. Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Hope Well Cemetery in Corey under Miller Funeral Home. He died from injuries after being struck by a car on Cypress Street. Survivors include his mother Teenie Cloman.
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Kenneth Ray Cloman
Cypress St
West Monroe
Olive Branch Baptist Church
S. L. V. Johnson
Hope Well Cemetery
Corey
Miller Funeral Home
Cloman
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Cypress Street
Teenie Cloman
Youth Program To Be Discussed By School Board
The Quachita Parish School Board plans to discuss the Neighborhood Youth Corps NYC program at its final meeting of the year. Assistant Superintendent P B Mangum says the program allows qualified students to work up to 10 hours weekly and will be presented by the policy committee led by Milton Ford. The agenda also includes bids on instructional supplies for the federal program, approval of new teachers, two resignations, and committee reports.
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Quachita Parish
P. B. Mangum
Mangum
Nyc
Milton Ford
Ward 10
Winkin Blinkin Nod Sale Promises Free Ford
Joe Thornhill sells Ford cars during a nonstop sale advertised as Winkin Blinkin Nod. The stunt features sleeping on a Mustang hood and promises a Ford of your choice free if he is caught, with hours from Thursday morning to Saturday night and sensational low prices on the Tough Competitor 69 Ford.
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Rivers
Joe Thornhill
Ford
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Roger Kelly
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Montana
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North Dakota
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Back of
St. Francis Hospital
Kratt
Adc
U.S
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Iss
Washington, Monroe
Winnsboro Rd
Deidre Cruse
Don Bailey
Freddy Zengler
Ronald Dana
Noel Bell
Irvie Lee Temple
Melinda Crawford
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co
Madison Ave
N.Y.C
Joe ‘Slumber
Thornhill
Rivers Ford
Winkin, Blinkin, Nod’ Sale
Fabulous
Golden Touch
Singer
Bastrop
Franklin
U.S.A
Singer Company
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