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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1969
Page
2
Saigon’s armed forces have more than doubled in size with U S weaponry and equipment, while U S ground troops remain central. By year’s end Vietnamese forces total about 1,045,500, with new helicopters, jet bombers, and riverine navy craft expanding capabilities.
Rep. Silvio Conte of Massachusetts introduced a bill to end the 272 percent oil depletion tax allowance for oil produced abroad and reduce the allowance to 15 percent for domestic production, estimating federal revenues would rise by over 500 million dollars annually.
A thunderstorm struck the Twin Cities area flooding the night sky as lightning hit a house at 1001 Alabama Street. The Monroe Fire Department reports about seven percent damage with the blaze starting at the electric meter outside the front room, said Chief Bill Breeland.
Paris reports Viet Cong officials have launched a missionary drive in communist countries to bolster moral and material backing. The effort centers on Tran Buu Kiem and includes visits by Madame Nguyen Thi Binh to Western capitals. Officials note aims to counter Western aid for North Vietnam and maintain bloc support amid Moscow Peking tensions.
The FAA imposed flight quotas at JFK LaGuardia Newark National O Hare and Washington National to curb summer delays. Kennedy 80 to 90 takeoffs per hour, O’Hare 115, LaGuardia 48, Newark and National 40. Reservations and first come basis assigned slots. LaGuardia busiest 5 to 9 pm.
The City of Monroe will launch its recreation program within a week with local swimming pools opening Friday from 10 to unspecified. Officials say the program will bring activities to residents across the city in the coming days.
Louisiana Tech students begin registration for the summer quarter after a five day break. Orientation for new students is underway, dorms opened Monday, and registration runs through Thursday with classes starting Friday. Free playgrounds open next Monday at multiple schools, and Monroe resumes the Twin City Queen cruises Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available at Civic Center or Monroe Boat Dock.
Sampognard returns to St Francis Hospital as part of a new Sunday opening policy offering free prescription delivery to patients.
Juliet Prowse, the 32 year old singer actress and dancer, married her choreographer Eddie James in a quiet home ceremony in Beverly Hills. The couple exchanged vows with a small circle of relatives and friends before a reception at Prowse's house. James, real name James Edwin Frazier, is 26 and previously married. Prowse came to the United States from South Africa in 1962 to star in Can Can. The ceremony was performed by Municipal Court Judge Blair Gibbon. The couple plan a later honeymoon in South Africa.
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