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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1968

Page

4

Northeast Louisiana Weather Summary

Partly cloudy through Tuesday with a chance of showers tonight and Tuesday. Warmer today, turning colder tonight and Tuesday. highs 62 to 68 today, 44 to 50 Tuesday. Lows 34 to 40 tonight. Southerly winds 8 to 18 mph shifting to northerly 12 to 22 mph. Rain probability 3 percent tonight and Tuesday. Delta area dry with fair conditions, dew points low, near 20s Tuesday. Sunshine around 40 percent today, 20 percent Tuesday. Total rainfall about a quarter inch locally higher. Louisiana region shows locally scattered showers today, then colder Tuesday, with snow flurries to the east and accumulations up to 2 inches north tonight. Highs 50s north to 60s south. lows from the teens northwest to upper 20s southeast.

Louisiana North South

Rebozo’s rise linked to Nixon circle and Florida holdings

The AP reports Rebozo, longtime Nixon associate, as a key arbiter in the president-elect’s circle while detailing his Florida wealth. It chronicles his bank presidency on Key Biscayne, past jobs, and a history of real estate including Fisher Island and undeveloped Key Biscayne lots.

Key Biscayne, Fla Nixon William P. Rogers Defense Melvin R. Laird Rebozo Allen Woods Charles Gregory Rebe Tijuana Mexico Fisher Island Miami Harbor Miami Beach Key Biscayne Rebozo’s George Smathers D-Fla Tampa Havana Key Biscayne Bank Florida Pan American Airways Biscayne Bay Island Key West Clare G. Gentry Fort Lauderdale

State Laws In Outlay For Education

Louisiana spends 596 dollars per pupil this year, below the national average of 680, but higher than most Southern states. NEA 1968 summary shows regional totals and salaries, with classroom teachers averaging 7908 dollars, up from 4797 ten years earlier. Southeast totals list Alabama through West Virginia with per pupil outlays and overall expenditures.

Washington United States NEA Southeast Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia

All Rentals Apply To Purchase Offers With No Down Payment

A sales notice states options for converting rental agreements to purchase plans with no initial payment and no obligation to buy, while highlighting a large stock of items available to choose from.

Tax credits eyed to boost political campaign donations

A plan from the Committee for Economic Development would give individuals a 50 percent credit on political contributions up to 50 dollars and 100 dollars for couples. Mills and Byrnes weighed merits and obstacles while party leaders and lawmakers considered broader changes to campaign financing. The report also urged federal funding for some election costs and repealed limits on political spending. The 1968 campaign outlay exceeded 250 million dollars, roughly double 1952.

Committee For Economic Development Wilbur D. Mills Ways and Means Committee Mills Ways and Means John W. Byrnes Wisconsin Byrnes Congress Republican National Committee Ray Bliss Lawrence O’brien CED

Beatles Hey Jude certified as million selling US record

New York AP reports the Record Industry Association of America certifies Hey Jude by the Beatles as a million selling record in the United States. It marks the sixteenth Beatles single to earn a gold record.

New York Record Industry Association of Record Industry Association of America United States

Public officials cheer Apollo 8 at Monroe City Hall

A Monroe City Hall crowd including the mayor and commissioners watched Apollo 8 splashdown on a TV. Nathan Kern, from the occupational licensing department, has returned home from surgery at Oschner Clinic in New Orleans and is recuperating well. He may visit City Hall in two to three weeks.

Monroe City Hall U.S Nathan Kern Kern Monroe Oschner Clinic New Orleans City Hall

Iceland Telephone Directories List People by First Names

Icelandic phone directories present individuals by their first names only as last names vary with each generation. This convention reflects Icelandic naming practices where patronymic or matronymic identifiers change with each generation.

Iceland

Nixon outlines sound foreign policy method at Florida weekend

President elect Nixon urges systematic staff work and NSC revival to shape U S foreign and defense policy. He stresses deciding from clear goals and evaluating options rather than consensus reports, while relaxing at his Key Biscayne retreat.

Key Biscayne, Fla Key Biscayne Miami Beach Nixon National Security Council NSC

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