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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1972
Page
20
New York AP reports rising prices for bread, meat, grains, cotton and wool threaten higher costs in 1973. Wholesale price index climbs to a record 232.28 as weather, policy and supply imbalances push costs, with wheat at 2.58 a bushel and cotton up two cents.
Law enforcement extended searches for Sammy Charrier, 29, of Delhi after his submerged car was found on U S 80 near a creek bridge. Charrier had been reported missing after failing to return from Northeast Louisiana University, with investigations led by Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office and aided by neighboring parishes.
Mary Spatafora of Monroe pleaded guilty in federal court to a 10 count food stamp indictment. She allegedly accepted stamps for items not covered by the program and used stamps to pay U N O notes. Maximum penalties include 14 years in prison and a 45000 dollar fine. Judge Nauman Scott will sentence after a presentence investigation.
Judge Harwell Allen installed Warren Chris Allen Jr as worshipful master of Eastern State Lodge No 151 FAAM in Winnfield. New officers include Heney Walker senior warden A S Laurel junior warden J K Harrison treasurer Charles D Fox secretary Harper Terrill chaplain J R Hanson senior deacon John Kerry junior deacon Jimmy Anyan master of ceremonies Jason Bedgwood marshal Thomas R Phillips senior steward Thomas Levi Williams junior steward and Russell Taylor tyler.
Lawrence H. Dickey of 118 Splane Dr was fined 400 or 85 days in Monroe City Court for driving while intoxicated. Judge Elvis C Stout also fined him 30 or 16 days for careless driving with all but 10 suspended.
The Monroe News Star World states a strict advertising honesty pledge to readers and advertisers. It urges reporting misrepresentations to the Better Business Bureau of Northeast Louisiana and provides contact details for the bureau and the paper’s advertising manager.
A dense listing of local nursery and child care ads offering in home care day and night services. Multiple providers advertise rates, meal provisions, open hours, nearby areas, and contact numbers for enrollment or inquiries.
Local ads announce a fresh stock of crafts from Claude's Arts & Crafts and a large selection of yard ornaments at Parker Hardware. Listings include sewing, dressmaking, insurance, private investigators, and numerous lost and found notices along with used auto bargains from area dealers.
An advertisement for American Shelter and Fluidt Mobile Homes GMF Realty lists multiple models with features like 3 bedrooms 2 baths 4 tons of central air and 8 ft ceilings. It promotes end of year sales, finance options, and a separate den with glass patio door alongside a bachelor pad and red Spanish layout.
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