Expansion Programs Among Top Lincoln Parish Stories
Lincoln Parish saw major growth in 1971 with road, hospital, and utility projects. The police jury pursued a $3 million bond and a $4.1 million Lincoln General Hospital program while courts handled reapportionment and election validity issues. The Ruston city area expanded power, water, and street work, plus new housing and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
Ruston
Lincoln General Hospital
Arkla Gas
Arkla
Federal Power Commission
Washington
Betwen
Union Parish
Farmerville
West Alabama St
Louisiana Tech
Monroe St
Hodge
Vaughn Streets
West California St
Farmerville Rd
Durnflake South, Inc
Simsboro
Commercial Union
Gulf Regional Department
Calvin T. Watts
State Department of Public Works
Watts
Red River Valley Association
National Waterways Conference Inc
Red River
Bruce Everist
Green Clinic
Senate Health Subcommittee
Building Permits Value Shows Drop in Monroe 1971
Monroe saw total building permits issued in 1971 valued at 13,272,359 dollars, down from 18,706,385 in 1970 due to a late December 1970 housing project. Building Inspector Dale Martha noted the 6 million dollar shift and highlighted month by month totals and key categories including one family dwellings and non residential permits.
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Robin B. Goodwin
Monroe
Dale Martha
Martha
Monroe Builders
Building Activity Surges in West Monroe in 1971
West Monroe issued 116 building permits in 1971 with a construction value of 3 537 030, nearly three times the 1970 total of 83 permits and 1 318 454. The year saw 49 new residences worth 871 450, 19 new businesses 887 230, 6 apartments 1 621 000, 31 additions to residences 73 350, 2 additions to businesses 53 000, and 9 remodels 31 000.
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West Monroe
L. L. Hislop
Hislop
Monroe Transit to Run Saturday Schedule on New Year Day
The Monroe Transit System will observe the regular Sunday timetable Saturday January 1. Buses start at 6 10 a.m. from Charity Hospital Powell Avenue and Bernstein Park routes arriving in town at 6 30 a.m. Service runs every 40 minutes until the last bus at 8 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Detective's daughter helps publish police ID photo
In Bletchley England a police detective daughter Angela Williams aged 3 learned to draft a police identity type picture and arrange its publication in the local paper highlighting early involvement in a crime seeking effort.
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Bletchley, England
Angela Williams
Ouachita Parish Jurors May Gain Commissions Monday
Jurors in Ouachita Parish may receive commissions Monday reducing the police jury and school board from 19 to six members under a six man reapportionment plan. Federal orders required action within days, with certification and proclamations tied to no write in or independent candidates. The school board already received commissions. the circuit court appeal on the plan remains pending.
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Ouachita Parish
Ben C. Dawkins, Jr
Shreveport
Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
Louis Quinn
Secretary of State
Quinn
Quachita
Bill Downey
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Clerk of Court of the Appeal Court
John R. Brown
Houston
Investor column panels stock manipulation and mutual fund questions
Charles J. Elia discusses reader concerns about stock manipulation and how orders below market price fill only as prices fall. He notes not all moves are conspiracies and that large holders and fundamentals affect stock prices. The column also clarifies how mutual fund shares and net asset value determine value and confirms tax rules on Federal Land Bank bonds.
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Charles J. Elias
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Debbie Wright
Tohoka
Tex
Memphis
Dallas
Ted Kennedy
Everist
Louisiana
American Medical Association
CR. Hightower
J. B. Lancaster
Hightower
Attorney General's Office
Grambling
Arkansas
Jan O'Neal
Edwin Edwards
K. D. Kilpatrick
DUPAY
Melvyn Dr
Jack Howard
Associated Press
News-Star——World Pub. Co
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Monroe News-Star
World Pub. Co
the Daily Investor
Elia
Q. I
Harvester
Eastgate Shopping Center
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Monroe, LA
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