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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1971
Page
6
Northeast Louisiana shows clear to partly cloudy skies with a slow warming trend. Highs mid to upper 70s this afternoon and near 80 on Saturday, lows in the mid to upper 50s. Delta area humid with 50 75 percent sunshine. dew points in 50s and light SE to S winds.
Israeli troops sealed off Bethlehem as guards patrol the town of 30,000 amid Christmas Eve pilgrim crowds. Officials say tourism remains steady despite threats of renewed fighting and past attacks.
Washington AP top Asian expert Marshall Green forecasts a shift of U S focus northward to China Japan and Korea in 1972 as U S Vietnam role recedes and Nixon prepares for talks with Japan and a China visit He notes Northeast Asia central to security interests and outlines evolving U S diplomacy with allies while Vietnamization continues and Hanoi grows stronger in the South
The column notes Karl Banks and Charles Drake, longtime friends from World War II, in real estate and entertainment respectively. Visitors J I Flores and family plan a Houston trip to Monroe for Christmas with grandson Michael Allen, while Mrs Gertrude Vawter marks a Dec 25 birthday. A rehabilitation office Christmas party at Monroe City Hall features snacks and a humorous scene with Earl Jackson and tiny signs.
Workplace signs read Slow down and live and Stop Count your calories in Jackson’s path at 100 Gay Drive Monroe. Monroe, recovering from illness, took the hints lightly and noted only a small candy cane.
Mr and Mrs 7 C Nicholson of 407 Otis Street West Monroe celebrate their wedding anniversary alongside Christmas. They have been married for 58 years and will host a dinner at the home of Mrs C C Driskill in Calhoun.
Mr and Mrs A B Murry Jr of 216 Madison St West Monroe celebrate their 18th anniversary with their children Thomas Lane Evelyn Roy Allen Darryl and Diane joining the celebration. Christmas Eve birthday wishes go to Kaye Whitten 18 daughter of Mr and Mrs N F Whitten of 105 Cryer St West Monroe with a party at her home tonight.
In Transkei South Africa tribesmen walked 60 miles to reach a group of university dental students in their final year. Over eight days the 18 students treated 400 patients and extracted nearly 5 000 teeth. The region has about three million people and only one dentist.
Mrs Rebecca Keals 76 of 711 Louise Anne Ave Monroe died Wednesday after a lengthy illness at St Francis Hospital Funeral services set for 2 pm Sunday at Tabernacle Baptist Church Monroe with Rev W L Ellis and Rev W R Ellis officiating Burial at Richwood Gardens Cemetery Monroe under Miller s Funeral Home Monroe Survivors include her husband Rev P C Keals three sisters Mrs Annie Smith Oak Ridge Mrs Daisy Moore and Mrs Lucille Thox ton both of St Louis Mo three brothers Madison Thoxton St Louis Mo Eugene Thoxton and Phil Thox ton both of Oak Ridge six nieces and 13 nephews
In 1835 the American Bible Society introduced its first Scriptures for the blind, marking an early effort to make religious texts accessible to visually impaired readers.
Fayette Mayor Charles Evers announced contracts totaling 38783 for Fayette's first public swimming pool and play area equipment. Funds come from the U S Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and the Medgar Evers Fund, of which he is president. The pool contract for 37533 was awarded to Larry Draughn Inc. of Jackson.
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