Weather forecast for the flood region and midsouth states
The forecast shows light rain over the flood stricken northwest and colder trends across the Great Lakes to the lower Mississippi Valley. Rain and snow are expected across the central and northern intermountain region with showers in the mid south by tonight and much colder temperatures Saturday night and Sunday. Louisiana forecasts partly cloudy with a high near 70 and Arkansas mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms. Precipitation totals and daily highs and lows are provided for Monroe and surrounding areas.
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Carolinas
Louisiana
Atlantic States
Michigan
Illinois
Iowa
Intermountain
Washington
California
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Mid-South
Arkansas
Christmas At McKeithen Home Cited
Gov John J McKeithen and family celebrate Christmas at their Long Lake ranch near Columbia. Preparation began mid December with fruit cake, coconut pie, turkeys with dressing, cranberry sauce, green peas and candied sweet potatoes. The routine starts at daylight with children waking everyone for gifts.
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Columbia
Louisiana
John J. MccKeithen
Long Lake
McKeithen
Luci Johnson Takes Boy Friend to Christmas Mass
President Johnsons younger daughter Taii 17 took visiting boyfriend Paul Betz to Christmas Eve mass at St Francis Xavier Church in Stonewall Texas near the LBJ ranch. The couple arrived with two Secret Service agents and joined about 209 worshipers for the Nativity service. Betz, son of a Washington physician, attends Mount St Marys College in Emmitsburg Maryland.
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Stonewall, Tex
UPT
Johnson
Taii
Paul Betz
Luci
Betz
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Stonewall
LBJ
Secret Service
John Schneider
Fredericksburg
Tex
Washington
Mount St. Mary’s College
Emmitsburg
Local Births and Holiday Army Airfield News
A third child, Nat al ie Ann Buttitta, joins Mr. and Mrs. Jack E Buttitta of Corpus Christie Texas, six pounds twelve ounces. Clyde Spencer Lees of West Monroe plan to visit. Airman Jerry W. Peteh returns home to Monroe for Christmas after two years in Anchorage Alaska, then departs for England AFB Alexandria. Cadet Fred B. Johnson at West Point named Best New Cadet of the Week twice, son of Curtis F E Johnson of Saratoga Springs and nephew of Leo Loviza Monroe residents.
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Jack E Buttitta
Corpus Christie Tex
Twin Cities
Natalie Ann
Jerry W. Peteh
Monroe
Ancorage
Alaska
Joseph Petch Sr
England Air Force Base
Alexadria
Ouachita Parish High School
Fred B. Johnson
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Curtis FE. Johnson
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Leo Loviza
College Ave
Berries Ripen For Yule Feast in Winnsboro
Roy Montgomery and family from Winnsboro supplied fresh strawberries for Christmas dinner. The city clerk brought berries to City Hall to show colleagues that ripe fruit can be produced in North Louisiana despite cooler weather and a springlike spell.
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Winnsboro
Roy Montgomerys
Montgomery
City Hall
Louisiana
Christmas Morning at Governor’s Home In Baton Rouge
Families gather after gifts to share breakfast at the Governor’s parents home near Baton Rouge. The first present noted is a long playing record album from former Governor Jimmy Davis, a local neighbor.
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J. J. Mc. Keithen Sr
Gov
Jimmy Davis
Baton Rouge
Record Year For Ouachita Parish Schools In 1964
Ouachita Parish Schools set enrollment and budget records in 1964 with 17 324 students registered by November and total enrollment at 16 500. The budget tops 5 612 000 with 5 468 113 66 earmarked for expenditures. New campuses include Riser School 1 075 million and Jack Hayes School 375 000 underway. The year features court rulings on I 20 land and ongoing plans for West Monroe offices, plus six new board members and renewed superintendency in January.
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Ouachita Parish
West Monroe
Milton C. Hall
West Monroe Junior High School
Ransom School
Lenwis School
Donald Mack
Jack Hayes
Old Sterling Road
Town & Country Subdivision
Lenwis
Swartz Elementary
Monroe
School Board
City of Monroe
South Grand Street
Louisiana Highway Department
Shreveport
Second Circuit Court of Appeal
Fourth District Court
W. A. Calloway Et al
Roy Cash
Ward Five
George M. Snellings Jr
Milton W. Ford
A. L. Smith
B. A. Tarver
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Ipitation Net
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Lakes
Boy Friend
Twin City
Yale
Teel
Fecal
Tak
Kiroli School
Richwood
West Monroe High School
Logtown
Millsaps Elementary
Central (Negro) High School
Calhoun
Coats
Suede
Mink
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