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Sulphur High School graduates will receive $200 prizes for the five top grades, $100 for 100 more with 3.0 or better, and $50 for the remaining 169 classmates in the 275-member class.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1965
Page
5
Adult Education Classes Slated for Summer Program
Registration for the Ouachita Parish summer adult education program at West Monroe Elementary School is today. Coordinator J M Waldroup says the program targets residents 19 or older without a high school diploma. Daytime classes run through July, with evening sessions already underway from 7 to 9 pm on Mondays and Thursdays, now expanding to one class on Tuesdays and Wednesdays through June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe
J. M. Waldroup
Ouachita Parish
Jersey Voters Set to Pick Top Gubernatorial Candidates
New Jersey voters select major party nominees for governor with a brisk Republican contest between Wayne Dumont Jr. and Charles W. Sandman Jr. while Democratic Gov. Richard J. Hughes faces a lone challenger William J. Clark. Dumont and Sandman debate a sales tax. Harold P. Poeschel backs abolishing the federal income tax. Both parties nominate 29 State Senate candidates and 60 assembly seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N.J
New Jersey
Wayne Dumont Jr
Charles W. Sandman Jr
Richard J. Hughes
William J. Clark
Dumont
Sandman
GOP
Harold P. Poeschel
Short Hills
Senate
Assembly
California Assembly Moves to Protect Indian Goods Labeling
Sacramento report notes the California Assembly approved unanimously a measure barring traders from claiming goods were made by Indians unless truly produced by them. The 71 to 0 vote aims to curb misrepresentation about blankets and curios from native artisans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
UPI
California Assembly
Monroe Man Dies In Wreck Near Rayville
Wayne G. Holder, 35, of Monroe, was killed when his station wagon failed to negotiate a sharp curve 15 miles east of Monroe and rolled over several times. He leaves a widow and two sons. Local funeral services are set for Highland Baptist Church West Monroe with burial in Jackson Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Baptist Church
West Monroe
Wayne G. Holder
Bastrop Dr
Monroe
Filer J. Seal
Smith Funeral Home
Jackson
Tenn
Highland Memorial Gardens
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Holder
Bryan Brothers Packing Co
West Point
Miss
Shrine Club
Eastern Star
Louis Daniel High 12 Club
Marilyn Holder
Richard Wayne Holder
Scott Wilson Holder
Ellis Holder
Jackson, Tenn
Peggy Jean Love
W. H. Hopper
Richland Parish
Sheriff's Department
Negro Is Booked Following Fracas
A 30 year old Monroe man Billy Tate of 2002 S 6th St was charged after a fracas late Monday night with illegal use of a dangerous weapon. He allegedly struck Mattie Williams with a bottle. Police also investigated hubcap theft from Olcott Motors lot. West Monroe officers booked Kenneth Ford for DUI speeding and no license after a pursuit. Felton Franton and Clyde Rowles were booked for reckless driving. James Emery was ticketed for speeding. Richard Johnson was booked for simple battery. John Clark was ticketed for reckless driving after a N 7th St accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Billy Tate
S. 6Th St
Mattie Williams
Olcott
Kenneth D. Ford
S. Lt. St
North Second
Louisville Avenue
West Monroe
Felton Franton
Cypress St
Clyde R. Rowles
Wheelis St
James Emery
Richard Johnson
Bernstein Park Rd
John P. Clark
S. 1St St
N. 7Th St
Louisville Ave
Masonic Degrees Planned in Monroe Lodge Meeting
Graham Surginor Lodge No. 383 FAM will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Masonic Temple on De Siard and North 4th Streets Monroe. Master Mason degrees will be conferred during the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Surginor Lodge
F&am
Masonic Temple
DeSiard
North 4Th Streets
Monroe
Everglades Drying Up Threatens Wood Ibis In Florida Swamp
In Miami, a UPI report notes the Everglades National Park's 1.5 million acres are parched as canals and levees built after hurricanes halted natural water flow. A 12-foot ladder view reveals vast dry sawgrass plains with no standing water, endangering wildlife including wood ibises. Park officials warn of fire and animal losses as rains fail to replenish. Negotiations are under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
UPT
Everglades National Park
South
Florida
Ralph Maxwell
Carroll Burroughs
Raiders Land In Malaysia Battle Flares
Indonesian raiders landed by sea on Johore in southeast Malaysia amid renewed fighting. One attacker was killed and several captured as air strikes, likely RAF jets from Singapore, pressed the operation. The raid marks a spike in cross border clashes after failed peace talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
Johore
Defense Ministry
Singapore
Sticky Question Debated in Resort Town Greased Pig Race
In San Marcos California residents debate humane concerns as North San Diego County Country Fair plans greased pig races from Thursday to Sunday. The California Humane Society urges sheriffs to stop the event calling it animal harassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marcos
Calif
California
San Diego County
U.S. Humane Society
Open Door Home reports first year in West Monroe
Open Door Home in Cypress community near West Monroe marks its first year of operation. A 25 member advisory board and their wives will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday for a special session in the home's auditorium. Rev Wayne Gentry notes more than 48 destitute individuals have been cared for. The non profit interdenominational rescue mission provides temporary shelter for mothers and destitute children funded by public contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Open Door
West Monroe
Open Door Home
Wayne Gentry
Cypress Community
Columbia Road
Former Assessor Ruffin Spigener Dies in Tallulah
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Capit-Young Funeral Home for Ruffin R. Spigener of Tallulah who died unexpectedly at his home Monday night after an apparent heart attack. A native of the Carolinas, he served as Tallulah assessor and previously as local manager of Louisiana Power and Light Company. He is survived by his widow, Ruth Spigener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallulah
Capit-Young Funeral Home
Ruffin R. Spigener
Spigener
Carolinas
Louisiana Power and Light Company
Ruth Spigener
Man Fined In District Court For DWI and Related Offenses
Judge H. S. Parker in Fourth District Court fined Cornelius Head of Monroe a total of 425 dollars plus costs after guilty pleas to driving while intoxicated reckless driving and no drivers license. He received 300 for DWI 100 for reckless driving and 25 for the license count plus costs. In another action two people were fined 25 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace with arraignments scheduled. Bond forfeiture against Jerry Wayne Greer of Lake Providence was set aside as he faces forgery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Parker
Fourth District
Cornelius Head
Head
Monroe
Jerry Wayne Greer
Lake Providence
Negotiations Seen to Free Water From Canals
Federal officials and the Florida Central and Southern Flood Control District are negotiating a water release. Burroughs said negotiations take time but expressed hope that by next year they will pump out water and allow it to flow over the land as in the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Central and Southern Flood Control District
Burroughs
Aluminum Firms Reach Industry Wide Pact On Eve Of Strike
New York AP report says Alunolds Kaiser Aluminum and others reached a labor accord with AFL CIO chemical and steel unions just before a threatened industry wide strike. The deals cover about 37 000 workers with 52 000 in the Steelworkers union. Alcoa issued price increases framed as partial restorations affecting most fabricated products. Some plants faced strikes or pickets as negotiations with the Aluminum Workers International Union and Reynolds Metal continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alunolds
Kaiser Aluminum and Minum Co
Steelworkers’ Union
Alcoa
Aluminum Workers International
Rey
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Washington
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Federal Power Commission
FPC
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John M. Harlan
William O. Douglas
Rayne Field
Acadia Parish
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
Continental Oil Co
M.H. Marr
Sun Oil Co
General Crude Oil Co
State Business
Baton Rouge
UPID
Louisiana State University
Jersey
Rayville
Negro
Dallas
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Borneo
Honey
Yachita National Bank
Unions Ink Pact
Aluminum
Reynolds Metal
Dewey Seale
West Monroe, la
George Tyner
August Petrus
Teflon
DuPont
Melmac
Texas Ware
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