AMVETS Louisiana State Convention Opens in Monroe
The 30th AMVETS Department of Louisiana and AMVETS Auxiliary convention opens at the Ramada Inn in Monroe dedicated to U S Rep Otto E Passman. Officers for 1974 75 will be installed and a series of registration meetings banquets and installations are scheduled through Sunday June 8.
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Amvets Department of Louisiana
Amvets Auxiliary
Ramada Inn
Monroe
U. S
Otto E. Passman
Louisiana
Amvets
Eddie Barrios
Department
Marie Thomassie
Coach Resigns and Replacement Named at Ouachita High
Ouachita High School confirms Gene Wright has resigned as basketball coach to become a Negreet High School principal. Sidney Smith reportedly will resign to take an assistant role at Sam Houston State College. Gary Armstrong, current Newellton coach, named to replace Wright pending school board approval. Smith previously sought a sabbatical leave but was denied. Smith led Wossman since 1968 with a 211 55 record and multiple coaching honors.
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Focal
News-Star
Ouachita High School
S.T. Howell
Gene Wright
Negreet High School
Sidney Smith
Sam ‘Houston State College
Huntsville
Tex
Howell
News- Star
Ouachita
Gary Armstrong
Newellton
Wright
Gary
Smith
Wossman
Grady Jones
Monroe City School Board
Negreet
Armstrong
Northeast Louisiana University
Wewellton
Area Prep
Gasoline Tanker Explodes At Kingsport Depot
A tanker truck exploded at a gasoline storage depot in Kingsport Tennessee causing a 90 minute fire. Driver Bennie Inman 32 of Knoxville suffered second and third degree burns and was hospitalized in satisfactory condition. The depot owned by Bixxon Corp houses six tanks. A six block area was cordoned off and residents evacuated until the blaze ended. Authorities could not confirm the blast cause though lightning was suspected.
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Kingsport
Tenn
Bennie Inman
Knoxville
Jim Eisabise
Bixxon Corp
Eisenbise
Tennessee
Chit Chat Praises Ouachita Parish Superintendent
Patrick Robinson of Ouachita Parish School System receives praise from H B Dyess State Department of Education for his Senate Education Committee presentation on the CODO FIL French Program. Dyess says Robinson’s remarks helped gain committee approval for the bill.
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Patrick Robinson
Ouachita Parish
H. B. Dyess
State Department of Education
Supt. J. O. Lancaster Dyess
Robingson
Senate Education Committee
Dyess
Patrick
Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.2 Percent in May
The Labor Department reported May unemployment at 9.2 percent, a postwar high, while total employment rose for the second straight month by 320000 to 84.4 million. The labor force increased by 680000 to 92.9 million as more people sought work.
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Washington
Labor Department
Notice on the door of a reducing parlor
A fragment from a historical newspaper reports a doorway notice at a reducing parlor reading Thinner Sanctum with unclear surrounding context and no additional details.
Hijacked helicopter frees inmate at Southern Michigan Prison
A hijacked black and white helicopter with numbers removed lifted an inmate from Southern Michigan Prison yard and sped to the Munith area. The escapee and accomplices fled in a car, with authorities stopping a vehicle but finding only a woman inside. Police continue the manhunt with dogs and a helicopter.
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Floyd Garrison
Richard Jackson
Westland
Hi-Lift Helicopters, Inc
Plymouth
Mich
Mettal
Lansing
Jackson
Garrison
George Weeks
William Milliken
Corrections Department
Perry Johnson
Forrest Jacob
Jacob
Senate Votes To Let Women In Academies
The Senate approved by voice vote the admission of women to the U S military service academies as part of a 30.8 billion authorization bill. House action earlier set a similar amendment, with debate on combat roles, while Senator Hathaway said women should receive the best training and noted Nurses and other staff already serve in combat zones. The measure reserves Defense Secretary discretion to apply changes as needed.
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Washington
U.S
Senate
House
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
U. S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Hathaway
Secretary of Defense
Weather Today in Twin Cities and Louisiana Outlook
Residents should expect cloudy to partly cloudy skies with warm temperatures through Saturday and a chance of mainly afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Highs near 90, lows around 70, with stronger gusty winds in storms. FAA records show 87 high and 75 low at Monroe Municipal Airport. 20 rainfall in last 24 hours.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
Louisiana
Wall accuses judge of deal in Howard sentencing
State Rep. Shady R. Wall of West Monroe claimed after Judge Robert Farr sentenced former Monroe mayor W. L. Jack Howard that a deal had been made. Wall filed a motion to recuse Farr, which the judge denied as the case concluded.
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Shady R. Wall
West Monroe
Robert Farr
Monroe
W. L
Jack” Howard
Wall
Farr
Howard
River Stages Station Flood Present Change Stage
River stage readings show stations at Monroe 40 and 40.9 with a .3 fall while Camden reports 264 and 9.2 rising to stage. The data indicate water level increases at Camden and steadier levels at Monroe.
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Monroe
Camden
Inside The News-Star Abby 1C Jumble 7D
A fragment listing sections and page designations from The News-Star including Abby 1C Jumble 7D Broadway 7C Lowman 4c Classified 38D Radio TV 2D Comics 5C Sports 8C Crossword 10A Theater 7C Deaths 9A Van Dellen 5C Editorial 4A Women in Horoscope 2D Weather 5A 4 Sections 44 Pages
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Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Ford Receives Rockefeller CIA Probe Panel Report
President Ford received the Rockefeller Commission report on the CIA and said it will guide firm recommendations to ensure an excellent intelligence system while protecting individual privacy under the Constitution. He declined to disclose contents or a publication date but guaranteed future agencies will live within the law.
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Washington
Ford
Rockefeller Commission
Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
CIA
Former Monroe Mayor W. L. Howard Receives Suspended Sentences
Former Monroe Mayor W L Howard was sentenced in Fourth Judicial District Court on two counts to suspended jail terms and fines. The misdemeanor for unauthorized use of a movable item carried a $500 fine or 60 days in jail plus four months jailed but suspended, with a consecutive felony sentence of 10 months plus $500 fine or 60 days in jail. He also received two years probation with conditions and restitution to the City of Monroe totaling 923.93, due by July 1, 1975. A motion to recuse Judge Farr by Rep Shady Wall was denied.
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Wall
Farr
Supreme Court
W. L. Howard
Johnny Carl Parkerson
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
W. L
Jack) Howard
Fourth Judicial District Court
Robert Farr
Howard
City of Monroe
Rep
Shady Wall
West Monroe
Rep. Wall
Flood Aid Ordered for Eight Louisiana Parishes After Floods
President Ford declared a disaster for eight Louisiana parishes—Avoyelles Caldwell Catahoula Concordia Franklin Grant Ouachita and West Feliciana—allowing low cost SBA loans unemployment and tax relief. Relief centers will coordinate aid from federal state and volunteer agencies for homeowners farmers and unemployed residents.
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Washington
Louisiana
Ford
Mississippi
Disaster Assistance Administration
Avoyelles
Caldwell
Catahoula
Concordia
Franklin
Grant
Ouachita
West Feliciana
Small Business Administration
U.S. Agriculture Department
U.S. Labor Department
State Employment Security Office
Internal Revenue Service
Four Workers Burned In Gas Well Blaze Near EAATH
A non producing gas well near EAATH Louisiana spouted flaming gas while six workers on a dead rig attempted to dislodge tubing 3 014 feet underground. Four men from Breaux Bridge and New Iberia suffered burns as firemen battled the blaze for about 30 minutes before control.
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Eaath
Here
Texaco
Abbeville General Hospital
Aubrey Baden
Keith Myers
Mickey Seneca
Breaux Bridge
Roland Louvier
Henderson
Dick LeBlanc
Jessie Seameus
New Iberia
Erath
New York Bank Cuts Prime Rate to New Low
New York's First National City Bank lowered its prime lending rate from 7 percent to 6 percent effective Monday, the lowest in the industry in more than two years. The move follows its formula linked to short term rates and may influence other consumer rates.
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New York
First National City Bank
Federal Reserve Board
22 FT travel trailer with central heat and air
Self contained 22 foot travel trailer sleeps six with carpeted interior and a full dining area for six adults. Includes sway bar hitch hookup and standard amenities. price to be discussed.
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Twin City
Bureau of Labor Statistics
David S. Paulson
Missouri National Guard
Kirksville
Ft. Benning
Paulson
Memphis
West Memphis
Ark
Tom Walker
Inside the News-Star
Rockefeller
Dist
New York Bank
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