Ouachita Parish Sees Rise in Working Wives
Special to the News Star reports Ouachita Parish now has about 42.7 percent of married women employed, up from 32.4 percent in 1960. National data show 15.8 million wives in 43.3 million married households worked last year. The trend reflects broader economic self sufficiency and shifting attitudes among women.
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Labor force participation among local women rises
The report notes 12,235 local women in the labor force, about 34.1 percent of females over 14, with the share now around 39.9 percent. This surpasses the West South Central average of 36.9 percent and Louisiana at 34.9 percent, indicating a regional rise in female employment.
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Frontier Airlines families visit soldiers at Fitzsimons Hospital
Air line workers raised 1346 to bring four soldiers’ families to the Army hospital in Aurora Colorado on Christmas Eve. Visitors met Set Edwin W Buck Jr of Welch Minnesota who lost both legs in a Vietnam mine blast Pfc Gary Tyrer of Linden Wisconsin struck in the head by shell fragments and Spec 4 Raymond Modlin of Tekamah Nebraska hurt in a November auto crash.
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Plan For Mideast Peace Is Rebuffed
Washington sees limited progress in Nixon admin efforts to settle Arab-Israeli tensions. Secretary Rogers cites no constructive Moscow reply and notes Libyan base pullout agreed, while Rabat summit debates escalatory steps. Israelis denounce Washington proposals as appeasement despite U.S. defense of withdrawal-based solution.
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