Tax plan urged to fund district schools and services
The Monroe Morning World and News-Star urge Fifth District voters to approve a one cent sales tax to raise about 5.2 million annually for teachers and staff, police, and municipal needs. It details district allocations, parish splits, and the impact on Ouachita and other counties with projected raises and regional comparisons.
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Monroe Morning World
News-Star
Catahoula Parish
Concordia
Caldwell
East Carroll
Jackson
Franklin
Lincoln
Madison
Morehouse
Ouachita
Monroe
Richland
Tensas
Union
West Carroll
Ouachita Parish
West Monroe
Sterlington
Lafayette
Orleans Parish
Jefferson
Dallas
New Orleans
West
Mon
Ouachita Police Jury
Decline Pictured In Great United States Office
In a retrospective, the article traces the Attorney General's role from English roots to modern times. It notes the office's prestige under early leaders like Edmund Randolph and Lord Coke, the shift with Tom Clark in 1945, and the view that the post has since become a political patronage position, a decline needing future discussion.
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United States
Lord Coke
Elizabeth
Department of Justice
England
Washington
Congress
Edmund Randolph
Virginia
Randolph
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg
Continental Congress
U.S
Francis Biddle
Supreme Court
U. S
Secretary of Treasury
Navy
War
Tom Clark
Clark
Pere
Howard McGrath
James McGranery
Herbert Brownell
William Rogers
Robert Kennedy
Nicholas Katzenbach
Fils
Farm population and California agriculture loom in 1968 race
The farm population totals 11.6 million, six percent of the nation, and California is now the leading agricultural state with near four billion dollars in 1967 marketing receipts. The piece notes electoral importance of farming regions, discusses California’s history, and urges a one cent sales tax to fund local needs.
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United States
California
Union
Department of Agriculture
San Joaquin Valley
Los Angeles
San Francisco
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Peace Party
World leaders debate Nasser Israel policy in quixotic dialogue
Interior monologues imagine Brezhnev, Faisal, Gandhi and Johnson debating Middle East strategy. The figures weigh keeping waterways open, oil interests, and Western support while considering humanitarian costs and political consequences.
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Brezhnev
Kosygin
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Gus Hall
U.S
Nasser
Joe
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Poland
Reich
Britain
America
Urals
Israel
West
Kattegat
Dardanelles
Bosporus
Straits of Gibraltar
Gulf of Aqaba
Suez
Panama
Palestine
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Nas
How To Keep Well Colds and related health notes
A health column reviews cold transmission and immunity, noting colds are common but less contagious than influenza. It cites rhinoviruses as primary culprits, explains droplet spread during talking and sneezing, and mentions factors like stress and weather in susceptibility. It also includes reader questions on medical specialties, dental care, skull injuries, aspirin allergy, and home safety tips.
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England
Monroe News-Star masthead and policy notes
The Monroe News-Star publishes daily except Saturdays and Sundays from Monroe Louisiana. The paper lists key executives and AP affiliation and notes independence and stance on issues. It provides contact details and advertising representation through Branham Company nationwide.
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Standard Oil
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Canton
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World Bank
Indira Gandhi
India
Suez Canal
Nehru
Bobby Kennedy
Harold Wilson
DR. van Dellen
Sugar Cube
N. W
L. A. HL
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North 4Th and
Olive Street
Robert Ewing, Jr
William H. Bronson
Jack S. Campbell
Edmund G. Brown
Jack C. Gates
William C. Hardin
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