Christian Science leader urges counter to materialism
Otto Bertschi chairman of the Christian Science Board urged spiritual power to counter materialism. He said obedience to God's law illuminates consciousness and protects individuals from oppressive institutions. The keynote addressed 12,000 members at the Mother Church meeting in Boston marking the 80th annual session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Bertschi
First Church of Christ
Bertschi
Zurich
Christian Science
Louisiana
Monroe
W. G. Haynes Jr
Jules Cern
New York City
Georgina Fennant
London
Mary Baker Eddy
East Carroll Parish School Board Accepts Finance Unit Plans
East Carroll Parish School Board approved finance committee recommendations. If state funds balance the budget the $15,000 sales tax transfer from the last meeting would be avoided. Other actions include $400 teacher salary adjustments, hospitalization at $15.95 monthly for singles, four new teacher contracts with varying experience pay, and retirements resignations of four staff. Summer hours and bids for official journal lunchroom gear and paint quotes were authorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Providence
East Carroll
Parish
Nellen A. Erwin
Transylvania School
Leroy J. Hendrix Sr
Muriel Lovell
Kay Russell
New Head Coach and Principal Named in Morehouse Parish
Bastrop Junior High West Campus will have Billy Rabon as head coach, moving from Oak Ridge Elementary assistant principal duties, while Eugene Davis becomes principal at Oak Hill Elementary. The Morehouse Parish School Board announced the changes at its Tuesday meeting. The board also set up guidelines for educational trips, approved selling two houses on school property in Bonita, and scheduled a June 16 auction for old school buses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Williams
Elijah Brass
Bonita
Randy Land
Ernest Choyce
Bob Brasher
L’vonne ‘Anderson
Irene Atkins
Bernard Duncan Jr
Glen
Dora Goree
Sarah Harris
Evelyn . Holloway
Jarutha Jones
Mildred Lee
Neva Noah
Jean Russell
Virginia Sasser
Award Presented To County Agent In Morehouse Parish
County Agent John Andrews received a high USDA honor from Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz in Washington for organizing a vegetable marketing cooperative in Morehouse Parish Bastrop. He started aiding small farmers in 1960 encouraging vegetable production and helped 400 families share about a half million dollars through the parish market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Star
Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
John Andrews
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Andrews
Washington, D. C
Rayville Backs Road Widening Across Parishes
The Rayville Town Council passed a resolution urging Gov. Edwards and Northeast Louisiana lawmakers to approve four-laning of La. 15 and 137 from Rayville to Ferriday. They cite a 5,000 cars per day count on La. 15 and argue the project would connect Monroe to Baton Rouge and New Orleans with modest cost and swift completion.
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Rayville
Ferriday
Edwin Edwards
Northeast Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Highways
La.15
La. 15
Vidalia
Monroe
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Winnsboro schools approve cafeteria chairs and bids
The Winnsboro school board set July 26 as election date for a bond issue to build classrooms and a cafeteria at Fort Necessity High. A retirement plan change under Act 391 of 1974 Louisiana was approved. Completion is targeted for June 30, 1977. The board approved 30 teachers for a Title Reading and Math Summer Program. Monroe Office and Equipment Co. bid $7,641.74 for 300 Bentwood cafeteria chairs, 170 for Winnsboro Elementary and 130 for Winnsboro Junior High. Interstate School Supply bid $5,400 for a Baskin High School tool technology lab, the only bid received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Necessity
Louisiana
Monroe
Bentwood
Winnsboro
Interstate School Supply of
Baton Rouge
Baskin High School
Lincoln Board Approves Girls Basketball Clinic
Lincoln Parish School Board approved a July 16 to 26 girls basketball clinic led by Sonja Hogg of Louisiana Tech and Leon Barmore of Ruston High, charging 10 per student with a 60 student cap and 20 already enrolled, at Ruston High Gym. The board also authorized bids for typewriter repairs and ditto paper, plus 30 new typewriters to replace used ones, and set 1975 tax millage reducing Downsville District to 1.5 mills for bond retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barmore
Ruston High School
Downsville
Four Area Teachers Attend Workshop At University
Four area teachers participate in a one week in service workshop for occupational food service programs conducted by Nicholls State University and co sponsored by the National Restaurant Association the State Department of Education and the university. Dr Margaret Jolley reports 40 teachers from 22 parishes engaged in the program ending Friday. Leaders note the institute aims to train teachers in restaurant industry concepts for school programs. Participating teachers include Lillian S Aplin Harrisonburg High Lodi Pearce Black High Gloria Livingston McCall Senior High Inez Riser Delta High Katherine Webb Newellton High.
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Thibodaux
Nicholls’ State University
National Restaurant Assocation
State Department of Education
University
Margaret Jolley
College of Life Sciences and Technology
Richard Gavin
National Restaurant Association
Lillian S. Aplin
Harrisonburg High
Lodi Pearce
Black High
Catahoula Parish
Gloria Livingston
McCall Senior High
Madison Parish
Inez Riser
Delta High
Morehouse Parish
Katherine Webb
Newellton High
Tensas Parish
School bond bids and district projects approved
The district reports 225000 in school bonds bid by Consolidated School District No. 2 at 7.7844 percent and another bid by Sharps and Jones Co of New Orleans at 6.9813 percent. Revenue from Epps District No. 1 bonds funds a new elementary school building and Consolidated No. 2 bonds fund Kilbourne High School additions and renovations. The board also approves a new supplementary retirement plan for school employees.
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Sharpsand Jones.Co
New Orleans
Epps
Kilbourne High School
Assessor Expense Bill For Caddo Approved in Senate
The Senate approved a bill to raise the Caddo Parish tax assessor's expense allowance from 410000 to 450000. Sen Don Williamson of Vivian said the increase had already been approved by the Caddo Police Jury and Caddo School Board and moved to final passage. The House sponsor is State Rep Jimmy Wilson, also of Vivian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton ‘Rouge
Caddo Parish
Senate
Don Williamson
Vivian
Caddo School Board
Jimmy Wilson
Cattle Breeders Workshop Slated at Northwestern State
A three day artificial insemination technicians school for beef cattle breeders in North Louisiana is set for July 9 to 11 at Northwestern State University. The free workshop is sponsored by NSU Earth Sciences and the Louisiana Animal Breeders Co Op with coordinators Dr. Jack Pace and Wilfred Broussard leading the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natchitoches
North Louisiana
Northwestern State University
University
Department of Earth Sciences
Louisiana Animal Breeders Co- Op
Baton Rouge
Jack Pace
NSU
Wilfred Broussard
National Association of Animal Breeders
Louisiana Animal Breeders Co-Op
Blood Pressure Clinic To Be Held In Farmerville
The Unemployment Claims Center in Farmerville will host a free blood pressure clinic Friday. The Northeast Louisiana Area Health Planning Council and the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service organize the event with J. D. Gillum noting the high death toll from hypertension, especially among Black residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News - Star
Ruston Bureau
Farmerville
Northeast Louisiana Area Health Planning Council
Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service
J. D. Gillum
Gillum
Class Stated Caldwell Parish Nurses Aide Course
Mrs. Helen Cooper coordinator of the Caldwell Community Development Center announced a nurses aide class for Caldwell Parish residents to be held in late August. Enrollment begins now via the CDC office and exact date and location will be announced later. Norman Tison LaSalle Community Action Agency executive director sponsors the CDC office and the Puree Aide Class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News - Star News Service
Columbia
Caldwell Parish
Helen Cooper
Caldwell
Bastrop Police Jury elects new officers and sets projects
Bastrop Morehouse Parish Police Jury chose D W Thomas as president replacing four year leader Frank Holloway and Earl Pickett as vice president replacing Arnold Smith. The panel agreed to study a Delta High School summer program and approved a resolution urging state highway construction between Bastrop and Oak Ridge and a two year drainage plan to move water north after city canals.
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News
Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
D. W. Thomas
Frank Holloway
Thomas
Earl Pickett
Arnold Smith
John Bond
Bonds
Internationale Co
Stalkinghead Creek
Bond
Oak Ridge
Interstate 20
La. 15
Delta High School
Thomas Wilmore
Met Rouge
Collinston
Bonita
Art Instruction Workshops Planned for Tensas Parish Schools
The Council for Music and Performing Arts and the Tensas Parish School Board announce three one week art instruction workshops for elementary and high school students. Sessions run at Gabaas School 16-20 Newellton High June 23-27 Davidson High July 7-11 Waterproof High. All supplies and equipment supplied by the parish board and LCMPA at no cost to students.
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Newellton
Louisiana ‘Council For Music and Performing Arts
Tensas Parish
Davidson
Waterproof
LCMPA
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Monroe, N. Y
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Morehouse
Lincoln Board
Om Ra
News-Star Capital Bureau
News-Star News Service
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S & Boys
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