Snapshot Contest rewards baby photos in 1964 awards
The News-Star and World announce a 1964 Snapshot Awards for amateur photographers with a top $1,000 prize for the best Babies and Children image. Contest runs from mid June, with local weekly awards and a fall final. entries must be black and white and taken since July 1, 1963.
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John R. Benbow
Indianapolis
Benbow
News-Star and World
News-Star
News-Star — World
I 20 Progress Is Reported Today West Monroe Overpass
Concrete flooring for the elevated I 20 section near West Monroe is set to be completed today with the extension of the bridge north of Natchitoches Street. Natchitoches Street remains closed between Plum Street and Jonesboro Road at the Illinois Central crossing for about 30 days. Stella and Mill Streets close west of Cypress as access works continue, with Mill being poured and drainage and utilities laid. Stella Street overpass floor slated to pour Monday.
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West Monroe
Natchitoches Street
Plum Street
Jonesboro Road
Hhnois Central
Stella and
Mill Streets
Cypress
Stella Street
Mayor Howard to Testify on Three Municipal Power Bills
Mayor W L Jack Howard said he will travel to Baton Rouge Monday for a legislative hearing on three bills House 811 812 and 813 dealing with electrical service in areas added to city limits He plans to spend one day in the capital then return to attend Monroe council Tuesday morning The council will hear bids on sale of 54 million dollars in bonds for the capital improvement program
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W. L
Jack) Howard
Baton Rouge
Howard
Monroe
Blind Boy 13 Is Beaverton Student Body President
In Portland Beaverton School Beaumont picks Ben Prows 13 a seventh grader who is blind to serve as student body president. He is a top student and Boy Scout who enjoys ham radios ping pong and swimming. Ben aims to be a lawyer and his mother and teacher praise his determination and memory aiding his studies.
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Portland
Ore
Beaumont School
Ben Prows
Don Prows
Carmelita Johns
Ben
Cotton and grain markets show mixed moves across regions
Cotton futures were inactive with several contracts quoted lower at 11 am as prices fell 32 to 30 cents per bale in some months. In New Orleans supplies were light and trading steady, with prices for beans corn squash peppers and tomatoes listed. Chicago grain futures mirrored weak trends as rains lingered in the Midwest and carlot receipts were reported for wheat oats soybeans and others.
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New Orleans
UPI
USDA
LSU
Calif Wonder
Chicago
Midwest
Stocks Rise at Noon in New York Market List
United Press Intern reports 65 stocks showing a total sales to noon of 1,906,000 with a gain of 1.05 points for New York listed securities. The brief stock list highlights movers and general market tone for investors.
Late Markets Chicago and New York Stocks Rally
Hogs with 5,500 head in Chicago market steady to higher in price segments. Cattle and sheep shows mixed to strong gains with prime and high choice steers, heifers, and slaughter lambs noted. In New York, stocks rallied sharply from the prior session decline, led by steels, motors, airlines, chemicals, utilities, oils, and electronics with the Dow at 807.22, up 4.74 noon.
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New York
Associated Press
Dow Jones
McKeithen appoints tidelands advisory group in Louisiana
Gov. John McKeithen named a committee of law school deans and prominent attorneys to advise on tidelands negotiations. The body includes Dean Paul M. Hebert, Dean Cecil Morgan, Dean A. E. Paple, John H. Tucker Jr., Thomas W. Leigh, Sam H. Jones, James Domengeaux, Laurance W. Brooks, Philip S. Gaharan Jr., and Ashton Phelps. McKeithen, ill in bed, urged the group to meet soon as more than 600 million dollars in federal escrow depends on a settlement benefiting Louisiana citizens. He noted approval from Attorney General Jack P. F. Gremillion.
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McKeithen
Johnson
Washington
Louisiana
Tidelands
Paul M. Hebert
Louisiana State University Law
Chamber Recruits 21 New Members in One Day Drive
West Monroe Chamber of Commerce signed up twenty one new members during a Thursday drive described as very successful by chairman Roy Brooks. Nine two man teams worked from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. First place, with six new members, went to Bert Hatten and Jeff W. Caldwell who shared a $15 gift certificate. Second place went to Roy Tauzin and M. L. Owens Jr. for five new members and makeup kits for their wives.
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West Monroe
Bert Hatten
Jeff W. Caldwell
Roy Tauzin
M. L. Owens Jr
Patchwork Needle Fines Seaman After Botched Sew Job
NEW ORLEANS UPI A judge fined Seaman Joseph Blazio 10 for assaulting a shipmate with a needle and thread. Police said Blazio, 41, and Harry Bodjanski were both drunk when Blazio badly botched an attempt to sew up a cut under Bodjanski's chin with No 4 white thread.
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New Orleans
UPI
Joseph Blazio
Blazio
Harry Bodjanski
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