June Wholesale Prices Rise as Food and Industrial Costs Soar
Government data show wholesale prices up five tenths of a percent in June led by livestock and foods. Unemployment fell seasonally to 5.5 percent with 54 million jobless but the labor force rose, producing a net rise in employed to 88.7 million. earnings climbed, with average weekly pay at 135.39 dollars and hourly wages at 3.62 dollars.
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B. H. Crawford Dies Funeral Slated Saturday
B H Crawford 83 of the Mount Vernon community in West Monroe died Thursday in St. Francis Hospital Monroe after a short illness Funeral services will be Saturday at Cypress Baptist Church West Monroe with Revs George Bonner Everett Geis officiating Burial will be in the church cemetery Mulhearn's Funeral Home West Monroe He was a former Ouachita Parish Police Jury member and Cypress Cemetery organizer Survivors include his widow Mrs Rose Della Crawford a daughter Mrs Jessie Berry of Atlanta Georgia four sons Ireland Chester Crawford of Haviland Ohio Elmer Crawford of Dallas Oscar Crawford of West Monroe Gordon Crawford of Oklahoma and brother Lester Crawford of Pauls Valley Oklahoma nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren Pallbearers listed.
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Paul's Valley
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Cpp. Waggoner Jr
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Record Heat Tops National Weather Service in Needles
New York dispatch notes the day’s high reached 115 degrees at Needles California per the National Weather Service excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Duluth Minnesota reported a low of 38 degrees.
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City School Board Races Set Amid Court Ordered Reapportionment
Democrats seek six seats in district elections to form a new Montocrsty School Board replacing the 1948 five member panel. Districts 1 through 6 nominate candidates with runoffs possible in districts 3 and 4, and an August 19 general election set alongside the Congressional First Primary. Incumbent Henry R. Taylor seeks another term. Mickey Yerger runs unopposed in District 2.
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Three Monroe students earn straight A averages at LSU
The Chit Chat page reports 370 LSU students, including three Monroe upperclassmen, with perfect 4.0 averages for the spring semester. Daniel M Moore H Esther A Sanford and Georgianna Fink are named among the straight A recipients.
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Chuckle: Predicting Today for a Wonky Politician
A light joke notes that a successful politician must forecast today tomorrow and next year and be ready to justify any failure after the fact. The quip hinges on the futility of foreseeing every outcome.
Hearing Set on Mississippi Democrats Delegates
A federal appeals court ordered a Saturday hearing in Jackson to resolve which faction of Mississippi Democrats will seat delegates at the upcoming national convention in Miami Beach. The Regulars seek to block the Loyalists from using the party name and demand seating of their delegation.
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Supreme Court weighs 151 California votes in McGovern race
The fate of 151 California Democratic delegates, seized from McGovern after a Credentials Committee ruling, hinges on a potential Supreme Court special session. Chief Justice Burger weighs whether to convene before Miami Beach convention, while Daley seeks action on a parallel challenge to 59 Illinois delegates.
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Federal Judge Delays Bremer Trial延期
A federal judge granted an indefinite postponement of Arthur Bremer's federal trial due to an upcoming state trial for the Laurel Maryland shooting. Bremer remains at Clifton T. Perkins State Hospital for a mental examination after pleading insanity.
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Weekend Weather Outlook for Northeast Louisiana
The Northeast Louisiana region expects brighter skies this weekend with about 90 percent sunshine today and 70 percent Saturday. Partly cloudy, warmer conditions prevail Friday through Saturday night with highs in the upper 80s and a low in the upper 60s. Monroe Municipal Airport logged a high of 80 Thursday and a 58 morning low. winds will be easterly to southeasterly at 6 to 10 miles per hour.
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Wallace Returns Home Urges Dems to Address Voters Needs
Wallace in wheelchair arrives in Montgomery after 54 days recovering from an assassination attempt. He warns the Democratic Party to win nationwide by adopting a platform that serves the average citizen and ends focus on noise makers while criticizing school busing as senseless.
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West Monroe Considers Half Cent Sales Tax Vote
West Monroe voters face a proposed one half cent sales tax to fund the general fund and avoid service cuts. Mayor Bert Hatten says the city lacks a tax and needs about 75 000 yearly, with costs rising across departments including water sewer and police. The budget totals 1 386 535 this year, and a failed prior attempt in September targeted a full cent tax and bonds.
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Oakland jet hijacker ransom ties to Mideast crisis
FBI identified the hijacker as Francis Goodell, 21, of Manassas Virginia, who seized a PSA jet at Oakland demanding 450000 ransom for two groups involved in the Middle East crisis. The money was recovered and the suspect surrendered to authorities after the plane landed at Oakland International Airport.
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White House bids $2 million push on heroin addiction prevention
The White House announces a major new effort totaling over 82 million in nine research contracts to develop non addictive chemical compounds for treatment and prevention of heroin addiction. Officials say effective narcotic antagonists could prevent youth experimentation from becoming addiction and add a preventive tool alongside medical, psychological, and social strategies.
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