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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1964
Page
8
A bandit wearing a gray flannel suit robbed a Baton Rouge National Food Store of about $4,000 Wednesday night. Assistant manager R. D. Smith said the man slipped him a note and a brown bag, reading This is a holdup Dont look at me Put all your currency into this bag and give me back this note.
A forecast indicates rain will arrive Thursday night across the Pacific Northwest, southern Mississippi Valley, and along the mid and north Atlantic coasts. Rain mixed with snow will appear in the Plateau, with snow showers across the Mississippi to Ohio valleys. Mild conditions are expected along the mid and north Atlantic coasts, the Great Basin, and southern Plateau, while cooler air settles from the Plains eastward into the Ohio Valley.
An 18-year-old, Martin Marron, was shot in the right side by a pistol fired from a window at the home of Howard Lee on Holland-Delta Road in East Carroll Parish. Marron, son of banker and alderman P. G. Marron of Lake Providence, was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Monroe for surgery. Sheriff J C Gilbert said Lee heard a window scratching, saw a running figure, and fired.
In Ripley Mississippi the Carpenters for Christmas church rebuilding project plans two biracial Christmas Day services in a shell of a new church still lacking a roof. Professor Paul F Schmutdt led 31 Oberlin College students in the effort to reopen the place of worship despite the damage from racial arson.
Near blizzard conditions sweep the northern plains with arctic cold and strong winds while the Pacific Northwest stays wet and the Northeast sees showers. The central plains face cold and blizzard risk, the South enjoys a dry warm spell, and a cold front brings showers to the Mid-South late Friday night. Louisiana Arkansas and Mississippi show mild highs in the 70s and 80s with variable winds and minor showers. Agricultural advisory notes drying conditions, with no major precipitation expected today. Monroe readings show high 76, low 70, sunset 5 08, sunrise 7 08. Precipitation totals: yesterday none, month 5.77, year 145.60.
Patrolman James E. Stricklin and his wife welcomed their first child a son born at 5 04 a m at Glenwood Hospital weighing six pounds 12 ounces. Officers at police headquarters recall the call to the hospital.
In Whitesburg Kentucky a twin engine plane dropped off nearly $5,000 in quality clothing and 150 hams for Appalachia relief after a CBS program on the region. An anonymous donor from Fort Lauderdale flew in the cargo and sent a message urging aid for children. Contributions from Denver Berkeley and Marietta followed with gifts totaling thousands, including a $7,500 CBS grant.
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