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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1965
Page
3
Weather men predict showers and thundershowers Friday night in the middle and upper Mississippi Valley, northern and central Plains, central Plateau and Ohio and Ten regions. The forecast notes variability and possible localized heavier rain.
Monroe and Delta regions show partly cloudy skies with minimal temperature changes. Highs 88 to 94, lows 68 to 72, southerly winds 5 to 15 mph. Delta foresees 20 percent shower chances Saturday afternoon, no rain tonight, dew points mid 60s to mid 70s, 70 percent sun today and 50 percent Saturday. Midsouth notes scattered thundershowers expected across western Arkansas to eastern regions, with 40 to 60 percent coverage by Saturday and a weak cold front bringing less humid air by Sunday. Continuous warm trend with gradual cooling emphasis through Sunday.
Western newspapers lead with the Gemini mission as Edward White walks in space longer than Leonov and the live broadcast draws viewers across Europe. Moscow and Moscow radio note the 20 minute space stay while Western papers debate who leads in the space race.
Local work on the Monroe Metropolitan Area Transportation Study by Wilbur Smith and Associates for the Louisiana Department of Highways is near completion. Data collection has run six months with final analysis due in about a year. coding of interview data has moved to Columbia for computer processing while other studies on bus loads and downtown parking wrap up in Monroe.
A 37 year old Albert Gordon is held in Ouachita Parish jail on attempted bribery of a police officer. Bond set at 1000 dollars. Other bookings include 17 year old Charles Works for reckless driving and DUI, 54 year old Victor Mauldin for DWI, 27 year old James Whittington for theft by check, 61 year old James Branch for DWI and property damage, and 35 year old Huey Cotton for illegal carrying of a dangerous weapon and resisting an officer.
Mrs. G. Avery Lee of New Orleans, formerly of Ruston, named vice president of the Conference of Ministers' Wives auxiliary to the Southern Baptist Pastors' Conference. Convention meeting in Dallas announced a permanent lay theology studies program at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Newly appointed missionaries included Rev. and Mrs. Doyle L. Bailey of Liberty Baptist Church Linville headed to Argentina and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Green, formerly of Marion, to South Brazil.
May and June honor many groups but a new observance spotlights an often neglected one. Today marks Old Maids Day, urging extra kindness to maiden ladies known in the community.
In Dallas, the Southern Baptist Convention backed joining a new North American Baptist Fellowship and voting to participate in five denominations, signaling a shift toward ecumenism and racial equality. The 15,578 messengers approved the move 4,911 to 2,401, reflecting broader unity within American Baptists.
New York AP Prince Norodom Sihanouk says he would accept international talks on Cambodia only if the conference focuses on Cambodia excluding Vietnam and Laos and if major powers agree in advance on a Vietnamese representation solution. He outlined four possible representations for South Vietnam and said the United States seeks to gauge Vietnamese and Chinese positions.
New York firm Merrit, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith was the low bidder on a sale of 10 million dollars in bonds to cover capital construction at Louisiana colleges and institutions. The issue totals 35 million, with the final 10 million to be sold this fall, per State Treasurer A P Tugwell. Also, the Louisiana Wildlife Federation urged Gov McKeithen to preserve 3.5 million in conservation funds, not transfer to the general fund. Albert Smith, 18, an African American serviceman, drowned at Lake Pontchartrain while swimming with another man from Birmingham, Ala. A federal court hearing on desegregation of St Helena Parish schools was rescheduled for June 18.
NATCHEZ Miss A Rally for Conservatives in a city owned park is planned Saturday by the Americans for the Preservation of the White Race Speakers include Fred Ross formerly director of the State Department of Welfare now chief counsel for the State Welfare Board Also on the program are Kent Courtney of New Orleans publisher of the Independent American Judge Richard Rarick of St Francisville La and Rev A C Everett of Brookhaven
Alana Oxford daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles A Oxford of 2912 N 8th St West Monroe just finished sixth grade at Kiroli Elementary. She received the D A R Good Citizenship Medal the Citizenship Award basketball player award and the High Scholastic Achievement Award plus a two year perfect attendance certificate. Airman Jerome A Nelson guardian lives at 205 Corella St West Monroe completed Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB Texas and is headed for ATC training at Amarillo AFB Texans. Mrs E F Hayward 1800 N 5th St Monroe enjoyed a trip to Holland and Germany with her daughter and family visiting Bonn and Nuremberg along the Rhine sightseeing castles and vineyards.
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