Olinkraft Wins Honor for Long Safety Record at Bay Operation
The National Safety Council awards Olinkraft Inc for its Standard Bay Operation with five million safe man hours and a ten year record without a disabling injury. The plant, maker of grocery bags, saw 5 259 645 safe hours by May 31 and has funded 66 college scholarships to children of employees.
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National Safety Council
Olinkraft, Inc
Standard Bay
Jerry Blount
Council
Olikraft
M. H. Collet
Glen Laney
Olinkraft
Ouachita Parish weighs five new schools site plans
Eastside steering committee urges rapid bond issue and five new facilities east of the Ouachita River. Suggested sites include a South Ouachita high school near Richwood and a North Ouachita high school with options in Fairbanks Ward 2, plus a Swartz Lakeshore junior high and Swartz elementary schools.
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Ouachita Parish
Eastside
Ouachita River
South Ouachita Parish
North Ouachita Parish
South Ouachita
North Ouachita
South Ouachita High School
Prairie Road
Charmingdale
Richwood
Are of
Fairbanks
Swartz Lakeshore
Swartz
Church Pastors Oppose State Gambling Campaign
New Orleans AP reports pastors statewide urged to preach against legalized gambling on June 15. The Greater New Orleans Federation of Churches mobilizes letters and fact sheets to clergy, led by Leon Soniat Jr., citing moral concerns and fears of organized crime partnering with government under the rushed bill.
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New Orleans
Greater New Orleans Federation of Churches
Soniat
Federation Committee
Monroe Chamber studies local tourism promotion
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce plans a publicity push to aid tourism. A color display of Monroe attractions will be shown at Monroe Municipal Airport, based on the Governor’s Conference exhibit. John Hassion will lead the airport display subcommittee, with Irwin Ellis and Joey McGinn heading other subgroups.
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Monroe Municipal
Monroe
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
James Moore Jr
Chamber
Municipal
Rivergate
New Orleans
John Hassion
Irwin Ellis
Monroe Civic Center
Joey McGinn
Whales Share Human Bone Count Minus Legs
Warren Zeiller of the Miami Seaquarium says whales have about 194 bones, all the same bones as humans except for the absence of lower limb bones.
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Warren Zeiller
Miami
Monroe residents quiz charter panel on home rule
Citizens of Monroe pressed the charter commission during a Thursday session about the proposed home rule charter. Questions centered on the elected versus appointed posts and district representation for blacks, with officials explaining supervision by the mayor and reapportionment after the 1980 census.
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Monroe
Charter Commission
B. D. Robinson
Clark Elementary School
P. Wayne Parker
Robinson
James Worley
James Dennis
Commission
Willie Haynes
Parker
Dennis
Austin Miller
House Approves Homes Aid Bill for Unemployed
The House passed a 1.3 billion emergency mortgage protection and homebuying bill by 253 to 155. It would aid 300,000 unemployed homeowners from foreclosure and offer 1000 dollar subsidies to homebuyers, a feature added from a Senate plan to spur 800,000 housing jobs. Several members warned it would be vetoed by the president due to cost and feasibility.
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Washington
Senate
Henry S. Reuss
House Banking Committee
Wisconsin Democrat
Thomas Ashley
Ohio
House
Fire Destroys Variety Store in Alexandria
A large variety store in Alexandria Louisiana burned early today with firefighters preventing spread to adjacent businesses. The Don Theater was evacuated as a precaution, one firefighter was helped after smoke exposure, and the cause is under investigation. The blaze began around 9 p m Thursday and was controlled about 2 a m.
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Alexandria
Don
Dollar Store
Retailers' Posts Are Announced
Five area men elected to the Louisiana Retailers Association State Board of Directors from the fifth district Howard Griffin Monroe Bryce Franklin Monroe Jacob Seligman Bastrop D F Salles Monroe Montgomery Ward Monroe A J McBee Monroe McBee chair man of LRA has served with Montgomery Ward 34 years and has managed Monroe store since 1963 Sallee elected vice president of LRA began with the Penney Co in 1951 and came to Monroe as manager in 1967
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Louisiana Retailers Association
LRA
Howard Griffin
Monroe
Bryce Franklin
the Palace
Jacob Seligman
Bastrop
D. F. Salles
J. C. Penney Co
A. J. McBee
Montgomery Ward
McBee
Montgo
Mery Ward
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Westside Steering Committee
Eastside Committee
Leon Soniat Jr
Jefferson Parish
Federation
V.A
Sampognaro
Catalpa
St. Francis Hospital
Orange ST. Pharmacy
Orange Street
Louisiana
Moore
D. V. Loftin
Nita Brinson
Joe Bailey Grant
Ron Davies
Frank McDermott
Ed Rutledge
Pat Booker
Miller
Variety Store
Roger Stor
DeSiard
McMillan Mall
Pentecostal Camp Meeting
Civic Center Theater
Bennie S. Triplett
Donald Aultman
Roosevelt Miller
Bible Studies
Churches of God In
Studbes
ONOA
Monte
Sun
Oa Awith
Sat
Rts
Paenpeen
S-M-L-Xl
Eastgate
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