Christmas Plans Planned for Louisiana Baptist Children's Home
The Monroe facility announces Christmas plans for residents. Children will visit relatives or sponsors if no relatives exist. A vesper service led by Dawn Taylor Gandy is set for Dec 21 in Daddy Flowers Chapel. Gifts from Louisiana friends will be opened Dec 22 across cottages. Departures occur Dec 23 and 24 with return before school resumes.
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Louisiana Baptist Children's Home
Monroe
Wade B. East
Daddy Flowers
Dawn Taylor Gandy
4Iome
Louisiana
Home Expresses Thanks For Food Round-Up
The Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home in Monroe thanks Baptist churches for the fall food round-up supplying canned goods and staples for the child care agency. Superintendent Wade B East says the response aids balanced meals for boys and girls and supports ongoing ministry.
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Louisiana Baptist Children's Home
Monroe
Wade B. East
East
Icy Streets Slow Traffic Across Ouachita Bridges
A rash of minor accidents stalled traffic in Monroe and West Monroe as icy spots and ice coated grating on the Ouachita River bridges slowed morning flow. One injury, Mrs Ruby Dean of Downsville, was treated at Glenwood Hospital. Police worked to keep barriers in place and crossings limited. Across Twin Cities and Ouachita Parish 28 accidents were reported Thursday.
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Louisville
Monroe
West Monroe
Troop F
Louisiana State Police
DeSiard Street
Twin Cities
Ouachita Parish
Fireworks warnings renewed statewide and locally
State and local agencies renew fireworks warnings as sales begin December 15. Deputies in Baton Rouge check licenses and proper fireworks types while Ouachita Parish requires local licenses. Violations carry fines up to 5 000 dollars and six months jail. Monroe bans sales inside city limits. The Louisiana State Medical Society urges caution and immediate hospital care for accidents.
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Baton Rouge
S. E. Wall
Garland May
A. S. Tidwell
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Louisiana State Medical Society
Henson S. Coon
State Medical Society
Superintendents Oppose Louisiana Teachers Strike Motion
Supt. Van D Odom and Supt. Milton C. Hall say they will vote against a resolution calling for a teacher walkout as the Louisiana Teachers Association meets in Baton Rouge. Both officials stress they oppose strikes and will act to represent their teachers and districts.
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van D Odom
Milton C. Hall
Louisiana Teachers Association
Baton Rouge
Odom
LTA
Hall
Lsu Coliseum
Shreveport
United School
King Sees Growing Support For Mississippi House Challenge
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr in New York says support is rising for a challenge to Mississippi's congressional delegation. The Mississippi Freedom Democratic party filed the action two weeks ago claiming Blacks are kept from voting. King meets with President Johnson after returning from Norway where he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.
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New York
Martin Luther King Jr
Mississippi
Congress
Johnson
Norway
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Harlem
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Robert F. Wagner
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nelson Rockefeller
George the Singing Turtle Disrupts Music Festival
In a chaotic scene at a Music Festival, George the Singing Turtle clamps Womp’s nose during a performance. The crowd, led by Santa and a Snowman, tries to restore order as George’s jaw locks, leaving him unable to sing or speak. Womp asserts his flute performance, but George’s fate remains uncertain as tomorrow’s events unfold.
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Lucrece Beale
Womp
George
Santa
Fairyland
Santa Claus
Turtle
Womps
Snowman
Boom in Little Cigars New York Sales Climb
New York July sales of cigarette-size cigars reached 28.1 million, up 29 percent from July 1963, marking the 19th straight month of higher sales than the prior year. For January through July 1964 total cigars sold stood at 735.4 million as consumer demand grows. Stefano Brothers introduced a new holder pack with a polyethylene holder attached to each 20-pack.
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Little Cigars
New York
UPT
Tobacco Merchants Association of the
U.S
Stephano Brothers
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