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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1973
Page
2
McSherry Com Luther T. Harper Mrs Stout Mayor Ralph T Troy George Luffey chair of the city recreation board and Jackie Neal director are highlighted in a staff photo panel.
West Monroe city attorney John Massey said after reviewing council minutes he suggested renaming a December pay raise as a Christmas bonus to avoid legal issues. Mayor Bert Hatten and Aldermen discussed potential illegality if bonuses violated constitutional limits.
Monroe official H W McSherry states he is considering resignation with final decision likely Friday. He cites poor health and legal problems as reasons while facing theft charges set for Jan 7 in Fourth District Court alongside son Robert.
Thorne and Brooks defend last July bonuses as recognition for "jobs well done" while Duncan says JT would repeat the act. Parkerson's charges are nit-picking and Yeager suggests citizens overreact, with others asserting the heat falls on Parkerson and he is reacting.
The Interior Department opens 147 Gulf of Mexico tracts off Florida Alabama and Mississippi for bids. Judge Hodges denies a last minute injunction, allowing the lease sale to proceed amid an energy crisis.
The text notes gas output potential and an oil shortage estimate of 3.8 million barrels daily. It mentions three Gulf coast lease sales in two years bringing in over $8.8 billion plus one eighth royalty. It also states 47 percent of Canadian agricultural imports come from the United States.
William L. Shepard of Monroe was named co chairman of the 1974 Tactical Missiles meeting in San Diego May 1 to 3. He is vice president at LTV Aerospace Detroit and has worked with NASA Langley and Redstone Arsenal.
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