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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1968
Page
4
The piece highlights the Grand Inspector General of the Scottish Rite Masonry in Louisiana and a past Grand Master. Photographed by W L Orndoff.
Miss Louisiana judge Vir ginia Habermann lauds Susanne Saunders for sparkle and vivacity shown during the four day Miss Louisiana event. Saunders won preliminary swimsuit and talent awards and the grand talent trophy before being crowned Miss Louisiana. Habermann cautions on maintaining consistency in talent and fine tuning hair and wardrobe for Atlantic City Miss America Pageant.
Construction on the Catahoula Parish Hospital in Jonesville was slated to start today. S J Lemoine Inc of Bunkie said work would begin, with Ben Myers of the Department of Hospitals and local officials in a planning meeting. Harper Chilton named clerk of the work to represent the board on site as construction proceeds on land formerly owned by R B Fritz on U S 84.
In Farmerville at 8:45 a.m. Sheriff Dennis Long and seven deputies were sworn in for second terms by District Judge J. R. Dawkins. Deputies taking the oath were Bobby Tucker Eugene Patterson Theron Brantley Joe Lee Brantley Keith Byran W C Harris and Mrs Mario Moore.
The Duke and Duchess of Kent travel from London to Canada for six days of private engagements. A government release says the Duke will open the Calgary Stampede in Alberta and the couple will tour the Canadian Rockies.
Baton Rouge AP reports the Louisiana Legislature enters a last two week sprint with Senate review of Gov McKeithens 1.2 billion general appropriations bill. House moves to lower voting age to 18 and to extend the 60 day session. Special Tuesday focus on prison reform and higher education council. The Governor seeks a 30 member tax study panel as session heads toward adjournment.
NMU agent S. D. Tex George says sixteen Louisiana ships and one in Mississippi are halted on the Mississippi River as NMU demands are unmet. Only military cargo bound for Vietnam will sail, with workers remaining aboard but not moving the vessels.
The Long Island Rail Road felt the strike impact as trainmen refused to cross picket lines after a midnight walkout by maintenance workers. About 90,000 riders daily use the METRO line, with a federal restraining order issued to stop the stoppage.
A Delta Air Lines passenger plane belly landed at Memphis Airport after a landing gear malfunction. No injuries were reported among 23 passengers and 3 crew. The twin prop Connie 440 returned to Memphis from a Houston flight via Little Rock Hot Springs Shreveport and Beaumont with foam applied on the runway aiding a safe arrival. Damage described as slight.
An advertisement touts CALICO family protection covering funeral expenses and extra cash. It claims immediate settlements, no age limit, and possible savings of up to 50 percent on funeral costs with options to pay over ten or twenty years. It emphasizes ease of understanding and broad family coverage.
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