Ouachita Parish Property Assessments Hit Record High
Ouachita Parish assessments rose by 6.49 million in 1970 to a record 189.19 million with 38 854 property owners up 1 479. Monroe and West Monroe showed big gains while Sterlington declined. Top taxpayers include Olinkraft Inc Louisiana Power and Light Co and Commercial Solvents Corp. Parish officials expect continued growth amid local confidence.
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Ouachita Parish
Odis Russell
Russell
Monroe
West Monroe
Sterlington
Ouachita
Parish
Olinkraft, Inc
Louisiana Power and Light Co
Commercial Solvents Corp
South Central Bell Telephone Co
Tenneco, Inc
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co
United Gas Pipeline Co
Ouachita National Bank
Texas Gas Transmission Corp
Central Bank
State Farm Insurance
Louisiana Tax Commission
Baton Rouge
Oualla
June CPI Jump Marks Largest Rise in 15 Months
U S government data show living costs rose six tenths of one percent in June the biggest monthly gain since April 1970. Grocery transportation and housing costs led gains while eggs fell and pork rose modestly. Average earnings rose to 127.57 dollars weekly, yet purchasing power remained up seven tenths of one percent after taxes. About 41 500 workers with cost of living clauses will receive increases from one to nine cents per hour based on the June report.
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Washington
Nixon
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Veteran Actor Van Heflin Dies After Heart Attack
Hollywood mourns Van Heflin a leading film star and Oscar winner who died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital today at age 60. He had suffered a heart attack June 6 while swimming at his apartment pool and remained unconscious in critical condition until death at 6 43 a.m.
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Hollywood
van Heflin
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Jewish League Leader Is Fined
New York AP reports Rabbi Meir Kahane head of the Jewish Defense League received a five year probation and a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to bomb making conspiracy. He was fined five thousand dollars and barred with two codefendants from handling firearms bombs or other violence related instruments.
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New York
Meir Kahane
Jewish Defense League
Kahane
Record heat top 111 degrees in Needles California
The National Weather Service reported the highest temperature on Thursday excluding Hawaii and Alaska was 111 degrees at Needles California. Lows reached 46 degrees at Laramie Wyoming and Evanston Wyoming.
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New York
Twin Cities YMCA Camp Tours City Government Centers
Thirty children aged seven to twelve from the Twin Cities YMCA Day Camp in Monroe toured government facilities including the Monroe Government Center city court and police department. The Forsythe Park program directed by David Sprague and led by Joe Venello featured visits to Mayor W Howard and Police Chief James Kelly. Rhonda Lynn, born Thursday night at St. Francis Hospital weighing six pounds five ounces, awaits a big sister Robin Ann, eleven, at home of Mr and Mrs Robert McPherson of Rt 2 Monroe.
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Twin Cites
YMCA
Monroe
Forsythe Park
David Sprague
Joe Venello
W. Howard
James Kelly
Rhonda Lynn
Robin Ann
Robert McPherson
Rt 2
Rhonda
St. Francis Hospital
River Stage Changes Reported at Camden Monroe
River stages show fluctuations with Camden at 40 and Monroe at 14.2 as of the latest reading. Observers note rising water levels and potential metro area impact while officials monitor the situation.
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Camden
Monroe
Draft calls to resume. Ouachita boards urge registration
Mrs Marjorie Harding of Ouachita Parish draft boards says young men should not assume a long slack in the draft. Induction prospects depend on Congress action and lottery numbers, with calls likely to resume as 16 000 men are sought in July and August. Local boards will continue registration, classification, and pre induction physicals.
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Marjorie Harding
Selective Service System
Ouachita Parish
Selective Service
Curtis Tarr
Tively
Harding
Massive VEE Vaccination Campaign Expands Across States
Arkansas Louisiana and New Mexico launch mass vaccination against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis as Texas Oklahoma continue efforts. Officials report 17 human VEE cases, 82 suspected, with 1 149 horse deaths since June. Private and Air Force planes wage aerial spray across coastal regions.
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Houston, Tex
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
South Texas
Starr
Hidalgo
Cameron
Bexar
Live Oak
San Patricio
Aransas
Calhoun
Nueces
Texas Health Department
Rio Grande Valley
Houston
Dallas
Corpus Christi
Beaumont
Austin
John Arnold
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Arnold
John Omohundro
Feder
Shower Chance Forecast For Monroe Area
A sun and clouds pattern with a shower and thunderstorm chance this afternoon and evening in Monroe and surrounding areas. Temperatures rise to 86 to 92 with lows near 68 to 74 and winds 5 to 15 mph. On Thursday the high reached 89 after 11 inches of rainfall was reported at Monroe Municipal Airport. Sunday to Tuesday expect little temperature change with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s.
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Monroe
Federal Aviation Agency
Monroe Municipal
Today's Chuckle A home permanent is a moth er with small children
A lighthearted line notes a home permanent as a mother with small children. The quip plays on domestic life and humor in family roles.
Fire devastates hotel killing six and injuring four
A blaze on an unoccupied 12th floor of a three year old Howard Johnsons Motor Lodge in New Orleans forced evacuation of over 450 guests. Six people died including two Baylor University Medical School staff and two hotel guards. Firefighters and a chaplain described rescuing survivors as the cause remained undetermined.
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New Orleans
Rut Ole
Howard Johnson
City Hall
Dave Fontaine
City
Houston
Tex
Baylor University School of Medicine
Charles Simon
Joseph Gauthier
Simon
Peter Rogers
Paul Hyde
Lafayette
Ind
Anthony Stemke
Jack Neel
Hampton
Alvin Johnson
Johnson
Apollo 15 Launch Team Fixes Battery Issue Before Moon Mission
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The Apollo 15 launch team solved a minor battery problem in the lunar module activation system while countdown progressed toward Monday launch. Richard Proffitt said one of two batteries failed during activation and magnesium chips were found. replacements came from a different lot after checks at Elec tro-Storage Batteries in Raleigh NC.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Richard Proffitt
Raleigh
N.C
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Scientists Probe Mysterious Happenings in Durham
A Durham based Psychical Research Foundation team seeks evidence of life after death and investigates ESP and poltergeists. They report no proof yet but note ongoing cases and demonstrations, including a Kentucky house and a Miami warehouse with moving objects under observation.
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Durham
N.C
Bethlehem
The
Psychical Research Foundation
W.G. Roll
Oxford University
Foundation
Kentucky
Robert Morris
Duke Medical Center
Laird Warns on Expiring Draft Deferments
Secretary Melvin Laird warned that the government may have to draft men whose deferments have expired if Congress does not extend draft authority. He said the delay could not be long and suggested September as the latest possible period. He favored avoiding inducting men from the draft manpower pool when possible.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Congress
Laird
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