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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1968
Page
1
Donations flow toward an $8,000 Goodfellows goal with $7,103.33 raised to feed and clothe Twin Cities families for Christmas. Friday marks the deadline for aid requests though gifts may arrive through Christmas Eve.
A list of donations and in memory gifts to Friends Of Goodfellows and related Christmas cards, noting contributors such as Mr. and Mrs. Lea Calloway, Edgar Coltharp, R N Cochran, A C Oxford, J R Roark, Speed, Eugene Drumm, and others from Columbia and West Monroe, with amounts ranging from 1.00 to 100.00 and multiple names for memorials.
Memorial list honors Helen Carr and Charles D Phillips with donations from Fred L Hancock and The Keller Broth. Reads as a small tribute noting contributions in memory of loved ones.
A roll of memorial and in memory donations from individuals and families in Ruston La and surrounding areas totals 7103.33. Names include the Speers Hart Ford Whitehead Koons Gentry Spencer Montgomery Bell Elliott Hesketh Buckhorn Share Croppers and several others with multiple gift amounts noted.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Alvirez of Monroe marked their 13th anniversary with townsfolk noting a festive celebration. Monroe Police Chief James C. Kelly Jr. warns that abandoned or junk cars on city lots violate city code and may be moved at no charge by the Inspector's Office.
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U S and Vietnamese forces logged higher losses last week with 222 Americans killed and 1 199 wounded. South Vietnamese reports showed 190 government troops killed and 815 wounded while allied commands counted 2 059 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese fatalities.
A mountainous, wind driven snow swept the central plains to the Midwest with speeds up to 50 mph and 8 to 14 inch drifts. Severe cold followed, with readings near zero in parts of the Southwest and mid 20s in southeastern Arizona. Seattle airports closed briefly as Pacific Northwest snow spread inland to Nevada and Montana.
The passage notes Mrs Ann Zeigler Mrs Barbara Reeves and Miss Nell Cheek among attendees as juvenile officers and district attorneys relocate to new offices today. A staff photo by John Fogleman accompanies the brief.
Moving trucks congest the St. John Street courthouse as at least five offices including police jury district attorney juvenile and probation and Fourth District Judges start relocation to the expanded building. By weekend all targeted spaces should be furnished and in use with the January 13 police jury meeting the first held there in about two years.
Phnom Penh announced the release of 12 American soldiers held over the past year, with a Viet Cong spokesman offering to free three captives. Prince Norodom Sihanouk said the prisoners would be freed to spend Christmas with their families and to improve ties with the United States.
Weather outlook shows generally fair skies and cooler temps in Northeast Louisiana through Friday. Friday brings partly cloudy to cloudy skies and warmer highs with a slight rain chance. Highs today near 50s and tonight lows 34 to 40, Monroe reports 65/38 with .07 inches rain and light northerly winds shifting to lighter variables by Friday.
In Paris the American delegation said no threats were directed at North Vietnam regarding resumption of bombing. The denial followed Hanoi’s claim that the U.S. warned any Viet Cong attack on Saigon could trigger renewed bombing of the North after a stalled peace conference.
A humorous maxim notes the truly balanced person finds joy in scenery even while navigating a detour. It highlights resilience and humor in everyday travel.”
In Miami police confront two men fleeing a jungle near a waterway after they drop a suitcase with about 500000 dollars. Barbara Jane Mackle, Emory College student, was kidnapped from an Atlanta motel and remains unreturned as authorities confirm the ransom cash was placed by her father, Robert Mackle, in the bay prior to dawn.
A cavernous nuclear test in Nevada produced the most powerful U S detonation to date. Observers viewed the blast on closed circuit TV from 12 miles away as shock waves rattled high rise structures in four Western states. The event released energy equivalent to 1.4 million tons of TNT, about 60 times Hiroshima.
The Monroe Ouachita Parish labor market rose to 38 350 employed in November up from 38 300 in October while total area workforce reached 49 925 up 150 from October. Unemployment at about 2 000 people or four percent of the workforce.
The flu scourge slowns business and endangers Christmas mail as President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey battle flu. New York reports 107 flu deaths last week amid fuel oil strikes and cold weather. Denver sees 100000 cases with 41000 elsewhere in Colorado, while several states impose visiting bans and schools close for holidays.
Norman Thomas, six time Socialist candidate for president and longtime conscience of the nation, died today at Hilaire Farm Nursing Home in Huntington New York. He was 84. The death was announced by nursing home director Margaret Gottsegen.
River stage readings show Camden at 12.0 feet and Monroe at 23.4 feet with no change noted. Reports indicate both stations holding at current levels as flood conditions persist.
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