Abandoned Milwaukee barracks house 16 families for Christmas
In Milwaukee an Army barracks site houses 16 needy families with 89 children. They seek heaters and hot water as they endure eviction from razed homes. Residents, called expressway gypsies, lease from the city commission at about 45 dollars per unit, hoping to renegotiate after the April 1 contract. Apache the puppy adds a festive note to their wall tree.
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Milwaukfe
Wis
The
Humane Society
Milwaukee
Ronald Brown
Army
Social Development Commission
Commission
Gene Carson
Carson Childrens
Carson
Brown
Indira Gandhi outlines socialist program for Congress
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi previews future rounds in her push to redirect the Congress party leftward with a socialist reform agenda. An economic affairs committee urged nationalizing import export trade and shipping and automobile industries, land redistribution, and curbs on foreign capital. the plan targets mass poverty with redistributive measures and calls for ending payments to independence royalty and restricting private construction. The 13 committees will guide 1970s policy, as Gandhi faces a Dec 26 Mumbai meeting and a rival Ahmedabad gathering from opponents.
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New Delhi
Congress Party
Indira Gandhi
Party Committee On
Bombay
India
Gandhi
Congress
Funeral services held today for Gus Primos Monroe leader
Funeral services for 72 year old Gus K Primos a Monroe business leader who died Thursday at St Francis Hospital were held at 2 p m at St Constantine and Helene Greek Orthodox Church with Rev G Gregory officiating Burial followed at Memorial Park Cemetery under Mulhearn Funeral Home rites Masonic graveside services were planned Primos a founder of Twin City Shopping Center and member of Twin City Merchants Association Monroe Chamber of Commerce a Greece native resided at 1505 Milton St and came to Monroe in 1929 to run a leading local restaurant Pallbearers named Warren Randall C G McElroy R L Vanderpool Jr Gus Antis Dino Kokinos Jack McBee Forrest Stovall and Fred Moses
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Gus K. Primos
Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
St. Constantine and Helene Greek Orthodox Church
Fa. G. Gregory
Memorial Park Cemetery
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Primos
Twin City Shopping Center
Louisville Avenue
Twin City Merchants Association
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Greece
St Constantine and Helene Greek Orthodox Church
Western Star Masonic Lodge
Shrine Club
Milton St
Warren Randall
C. G. McElroy
R. L. Vanderpool Jr
Gus Antis
Dino Kokinos
Jack McBee
Forrest Stovall
Fred Moses
Donation In Memory Of French L. Smith
The late French L. Smith Sr. former Monroe Utilities Commission general manager was honored by a donation to the Ouachita chapter of the American Cancer Society. Roy C. Lange and Connie Cooper presented the gift to Troy T Guillory, unit president, noting it matched Mr. Smith’s charity choice.
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French L. Smith Sr
Monroe Utilities Commission
Ouachita Chapter
The
American Cancer Society
Commission
Roy C. Lange
Connie Cooper
Troy T Guillory
Lange
Cancer Society
Smith
Leon C. Noland Jr
1702
Pine St
Marguerite Gordon
Louisiana Division
the Society
New Orleans
P. G. Grodman
Charles Thacker
Richard Lowery Services Today
Funeral services for Richard Lowery fifty five of Monroe were held at 1 p.m. at Hunts Golden statt Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Coleman officiating. Burial followed at St Matthews Cemetery in Mangham. He died Wednesday at home of an apparent heart attack. Survivors include sister Anette Scoot of Monroe and brother Hent Henry Lowery of Mangham.
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Richard Lowery
Monroe
Hunts Golden Statt Funeral Home
Coleman
St. Matthews Cemetery
Mangham
Lowery
Anette Scoot
Hent Henry Lowery
Girl With No Arms Receives North Carolina Driver License
Carol Burton, 16, Mount Gilead, becomes the first female congenital amputee in North Carolina to hold a driver’s license. She earned a learner’s permit Oct 16 and a regular permit this month after a test drive in a 1966 car fitted with special steering and gear shifting equipment installed by her father.
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Mount Gilead
N.C
North Carolina
Carol Burton
George Burton
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Carol
West Montgomery High School
Low Bidder For Pipe Reported In Jonesboro
Jonesboro officials report S. E. Patrick of Rayville as the apparent low bidder for 3,300 feet of 10 inch main with fittings for the City of Jonesboro. Patrick bid 25,218 dollars to install and tie in the new pipe to the existing water system, increasing capacity by about 50 percent. The city well now pumps around 650 gallons per minute.
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News-Star
Ruston
Jonesboro
S. E. Patrick
Rayville
L. C. Swanner
Patrick
Swanner
Arab Leaders Set Crucial Meeting in Rabat
Reported from Rabat Morocco the Arab kings and presidents gather for a pivotal summit aimed at mobilizing military action against Israel. Officials cite mobilization strength and prepared action as the path forward, with Arab fleets air forces and ground troops detailed across Egypt Jordan Syria and Iraq.
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Rabat
Morocco
UPI
Israel
Arab League Defense Council
Egypt
Algeria
Kuwait
Iraq
Sudan
Suez
Palestine Liberation Army
PLA
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Eastern Front
Syria
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Omar Saqqafi
Suweidah
Mohammed Fawzi
Institute of Strategic Studies
London
Air Force
McCarty to Lead LSU Alumni Drive in Catahoula
Harrisonburg, special report: R. R. McCarty, retired executive and civic leader, will direct the 11th Annual LSU Alumni Fund drive in Catahoula Parish through June 1970. Last year 22 parish alumni gave 590 toward a parish total of 182,109.26. McCarty, a former Harrisonburg Rotary president, aims to mobilize more graduates amid anticipated heavy water demand next spring.
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Harrisonburg
R. R. McCarty
Ail Company
Catahoula Parish
LSU
C. Wardell Leisk
Houston
Tex
Leisk
McCarty
Catahoula
Rotary Club
Serviceman in Vietnam Says He Hopes U S Stays
Nellie Ingram of Jarreau learns from her son Nellie Ingram that in Vietnam an Air Force airman voices that they should not pull out before Charlie stops fighting. He notes many agree and that staying may cause losses to both sides but would force the enemy to quit.
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Jarreau
Monroe
Nellie Ingram
Vietnam
U.S. Air Force
Charlie
Jews Leaving Poland Under Accelerated Exit Papers
In Warsaw, Jews reportedly still receive accelerated exit papers despite a June government pledge to tighten procedures from September 1. Since June 1967, over 10,000 Jews are believed to have left after Poland severed ties with Israel. About 1,000 depart monthly amid a push to align with stricter standards, with processing typically 2–3 months and longer waits for those in sensitive posts.
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Warsaw
Poland
Israel
Middle East
Wladyslaw Gomulka
West
Attacks Mount as Viet Cong Mark Key Anniversaries
In Saigon, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces were put on alert for larger Viet Cong attacks timed to the 23rd anniversary of the war and the ninth anniversary of the National Liberation Front. Viet Cong rockets struck Tan Son Nhut Air Base injuring civilians and wounding Americans, while housing areas and military positions suffered damage. Vietnamese and American forces began searching for rocket launch sites as air raids echoed near the capital. The Viet Cong announced a three day cease fire for Christmas starting next Wednesday.
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Indochina
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
South Vietnam
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Army Barracks
North Side
Gus Primos
L. Smith
Gamal Abdel Nasser
al Ahram
Hassan Ein Heikal
Memorial Park
Serviceman
U.S
South Vietnamese
Mary’‘S Flower Shop Inc
No. 2Nd St
Mary’s Flower Shop, Inc
Sherwin-Williams
TMC
Sherwin-Williams CO
N. Fourth St
W. Lincoln
West Monroe
Front St
Winnsboro
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