Monroe City Debates Christmas Bonus Legality
City officials and employees in Monroe debated a $35 Christmas bonus for 1,100 municipal workers amid a request for a legal opinion from Dist. Atty. Johnny Carl Parkerson. Mayor Ralph Troy and two commissioners defended the plan, while Parkerson investigates bid-law questions tied to prior turkey gifts.
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Monroe
Dist
Johnny Carl Parkerson
Ralph Troy
Troy
Monroe Civic Center
Parkerson
Luther T
Dick” Harper
H. W. McSherry
Civic Center
McSherry
Harper
Department of Public Works
Todd Walker
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Monroe buys turkeys from six firms to meet bid law
Monroe Purchasing Agent E P Rogers testified last Friday that the city split the 5362.70 Christmas turkey purchase into under 1000 dollar bills to comply with public bid law. He defended costs and quality, noting six vendors, Grade A hens, and prior years' single merchants paid 4000 to 6000 dollars without bids.
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Monroe
E. P. Rogers
Dist. Atty
Johnny Carl Parkerson
Rogers
Ruth Cooley
Ase
W. L. Howard
Howard
Cooley
Troy
Jacks Groceries
Hogan’s
Fontana’s
Merchants Co
Fishers
F. Strauss
F Strauss
Gibson’s
Howard Bros
Gibson's
District Attorney’s Office
Commission Council
Resident Fined In Court Here
A West Monroe resident was fined 100 dollars or 10 days in jail on a simple battery charge in Fourth Judicial District Court. Claude Fuqua of West Monroe was the defendant and a local dispute over city turkey purchases is noted in the surrounding discussion.
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West Monroe
Fourth Judicial District
Claude Fuqua
Rt. 5
Box 61
Nixon Committee Extends Nixon Support Petition Drive
Dave McCormick chair of Citizens for Nixon Committee announced the petition drive backing President Richard Nixon was extended to Saturday. He cited strong grassroots response with over 5,000 signatures and projected 10,000 to 15,000 by campaign's end, plus more than 1,000 in small donations. Signatures were available at shopping center booths across the Twin Cities.
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Dave McCormick
Citizens For Nixon Committee
Richard Nixon
McCormick
Twin Cities
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Burglary Probe In Monroe School Break In
Monroe police investigate the burglary at Ouachita Jr. High on Nutland Road with two Coke machines stripped of cash. Entry was gained via rear double doors. Louisiana troopers booked Rodney Robinson and Douglas Waldrop for possession of marijuana and disturbing the peace after a roadside incident near West Monroe and Calhoun. A separate report details youths found in a vehicle with suspected marijuana and a truck stop disturbance. West Monroe officers also probe a jewelry store break-in on Trenton Street with watches taken including a Bulova Accu Quartz.
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Monroe
Ouachita Jr. High School
Nutland Rd
Louisiana
Rodney Robinson
Douglas R. Waldrop
Rt. 2
U.S. 80
West Monroe
Duchesnes
I-20
Calhoun
Identified Body Of 17YearOld Girl Found Near Horseshoe Lake
Ouachita Parish deputies identify the decomposed body found Saturday morning off Horseshoe Lake Road as Jennifer Lynn Stucky 17 of Alexandria Rapides Parish. Dr James Mee Nutty identified her by dental exam. The girl was visiting sister Barbara Duncan of Monroe when missing since Sept 13 last seen at Eastgate Shopping Center. Cause of death not yet determined.
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Ouachita Parish
Horseshoe Lake Road
Alexandria
Reamins
Jennifer Lynn Stucky
Rapides Parish
James M. Mee-Nutty
Monroe
Barbara Duncan
Eastgate Shopping Center
Battery Trial Continues Here
A five man jury in Fourth District Court will continue hearing evidence in the aggravated battery trial of Johnny Lee Butler. The September 1971 incident allegedly involved Robert Shipp being shoved in front of a car on Highway 165 south of Monroe, leading to Shipp's death and Butler's indictment. Judge Lemmie O. Hightower presides with ADA Charles Traylor and defense attorney Paul Kidd. Jurors are William E. Chappell, Melvin Baugh, Huey Newman, Fred R. Kennedy, Joseph T. Lofton. alternate Marvin P. Deen.
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Fourth District Court
Johnny Lee Butler
Butler
Robert Shipp
Highway 165
Monroe
Shipp
Lemmie O. Hightower
Charles Traylor
Paul Kidd
William E. Chappell
Melvin Baugh
School Board Special Meeting Called by Vice President Brooks
Ouachita Parish School Board vice president Roy Brooks calls a 7 p.m. special meeting to discuss the discipline code related to doctors excuses for absences. The action follows the absence of Mrs Marie Louise Snellings.
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Ouachita Parish
Roy €. Brooks
Brooks
Marie Louise Snellings
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Twin City
James Rutledge
Phyllis Hall
Linda Rawls
Gail Irwin
Mary Ellen Holland
Faye Wood
Nixon Committee
Robinson
Lee
Trenton St
S XL
Twin City Mall
Levine
BankAmericard
Beacon
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