Reluctance By Whites Is Cause Of Richwood Problems
The Ouachita Parish study shows white reluctance to attend Richwood High School amid integration. Enrollment fell from 87 whites the first year to 20 this year, with fears of social aspects and building condition cited as primary factors. Officials note programs and staff are adequate but urge white involvement and a possible new school to ease tensions.
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Richwood High School
Ouachita Parish
Richwood
News-Star
Logtown
Logetown
Loetown
Shady Grove
Robinson
Flordy Harris
Harris
J. O. Lancaster
Lancaster
Ray Wright
Wright
Booker T. Washington
Rich ‘Wood
Monroe City
Carroll High School
Bahama Islands Stretch From Palm Beach To Southeast
The Bahama Islands comprise 3,000 islands cays and rocks in the Atlantic Ocean 70 miles off Palm Beach Florida and extending southeast for 600 miles.
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Bahama Islands
Atlantic Ocean
Palm Beach
Fla
Louisiana House approves $2 billion deficit budget bill
The Louisiana House passed a $2 billion general appropriations bill and sent it to the governor. Officials dispute the budget's balance as Gov. Edwin Edwards weighs veto options on a teacher pay raise adding $10.3 million. Authorities insist income estimates remain unchanged.
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News - Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
Louisiana House
Edwin Edwards
Edwards
House
Senate
Charles Roemer
Roemer
Ben Bagert
New Orleans
Shady Wall
West Monroe
Wall
Probe continues into Agriculture Department inquiry
The Legislative Audit Advisory Committee will keep examining the State Agriculture Department after a Senate vote. Proposals to require the State Market Commission to adopt businesslike loan procedures stalled. The panel, sparked by a 1972 inquiry, sees indictments of market staff and suspensions of Agriculture Department officials.
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Baton Rouge
State Agriculture Department
Legislative Audit Advisory Committee
State Senate
State Market Commission
Walter Bigby
Bossier City
House
Senate
Louisiana
Market Commission
Agriculture
Dave Pearce
Agriculture Department
Agriculture Pearce
Audit Advisory Committee
House Votes On Track Bill For Gifted Education
The Louisiana House approved a track bill allocating 100000 from Bossier Parish horse racing proceeds to educate gifted children. The vote split along party and faction lines with numerous names listed for yes and no and a separate group not voting.
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News - Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
House
Bossier Parish
Yes
Abadie
Accardo
Ac‘al
Alario
Baker
Bella
Borello
Brady
Cain
Chabert
Charbonnet
Connor
Coreil
D'Gerolamo
Dischler
Doucet
Dupuis
Folkes
Gregson
Grisbaum
J. Guidry Hainkel
John Landry
Humphries
Johnson
Jones
R. J. LaBorde
Leach
LeBleu
LeBreton
Long
Mills
O'Neal
Reilly
Scogin
Shannon
Sheridan
Stephenson
Strai
Tauzin
Wall
Wilson
Peach Festival Promotion Tour Planned Across North Louisiana
Louisi ana Peach Festival officials led by Elton Pody plan a one day promotional tour June 19 visiting Monroe West Monroe Shreveport Bossier City Minden and Arcadia with potential TV appearances in Shreveport and Monroe The tour will feature Queen Dixie Gem Susan Jerome Princess Denise McCarty and pageant directors Lou May and Lynn Richardson along with Peach Festival Chairman Larry Jarrell The festival runs June 25 July 1 culminating June 30 with the Queen Dixie Gem pageant on the Louisiana Tech campus in Ruston
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Ruston
Louisiana
Elton Pody
Monroe
West Monroe
Shreveport
Bossier City
Minden
Arcadia
Pody
Susan Jerome
Denise McCarty
Lou May
Lynn Richardson
Larry Jarrell
Howard Auditorium
Louisiana Tech
Parishes Win Extra Funds From State Senate
The Louisiana Senate approved 2.27 million in supplemental state revenue sharing for Jefferson, St. Bernard, and St. Tammany Parishes. Jefferson received 1.44 million amid an unsuccessfully amended bid to raise to 2.19 million. St. Bernard's total reached 663,550 after a 200,000 amendment, and St. Tammany gained 167,000.
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St. Bernard’s
St. Tammany
Abortion Laws Face Supreme Court Challenge in Louisiana
New Orleans attorney Benjamine E. Smith predicts eight Republican backed abortion curbs will fail to withstand Supreme Court rulings. He questions licensure risks for doctors and Charity Hospital access for indigent patients while state officials push new red tape to slow abortions amid legal battles.
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New Orleans
Benjamine E. Smith
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
House
Senate
Smith
High Court
Charity Hospital
Charity
William Guste
Gas Station Closures Spread Amid Shortage in Louisiana
Conoco distribution agent T. J. Dubose said two Continental Oil service stations in West Monroe and Cypress were closed for at least a year due to inadequate supplies. Four employees were reassigned to Eastgate Car Wash, while Shell and Exxon warned of June curtailments based on last year’s sales.
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Conoco Co
T. J. Dubose
Continental Oil Company
Dubose
Houston
Eastgate
Louisville Ave
Shell
Exxon
James W. Moore
Moore Oil Co
Monroe
Rainbow Group Heads to Grand Assembly in Baton Rouge
Thirteen Monroe Assembly No. 5 Rainbow for Girls representatives depart Sunday for a five day Grand Assembly in Baton Rouge. Kathy Walters will serve as Grand Worthy Advisor. Attendees include Teresa Walters Debbie Griggs Bettie Griggs Dianne Hammond Jan Baff Dawn Aldridge Vicky Madden Cindy Walters Brenda Morris Cheryl White Connie Alford Shelia Futch as chaperoned by Mrs. Julene Aldridge and Loretha Wheeler.
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Monroe Assembly No. 5
Rainbow Assembly
Monroe
Baton Rouge
International Order of Rainbow For
Kathy Walters
Julene Aldridge
Loretha Wheeler
Atending
Teresa Walters
Debbie Griggs
Bettie Griggs
Dianne Hammond
Jan Baff
Dawn Aldridge
Vicky Madden
Cindy Walters
Brenda Morris
Cheryl White
Connie Alford
Shelia Futch
Knights Templar Meeting Friday at Monroe Temple
The Monroe Commandry No. 7 Knights Templar will hold a regular meeting at 7 30 p m Friday in the Monroe Masonic Temple. The Orders of Red Cross and Malta will be conferred.
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Monroe Commandry
Knights Templar
Monroe Masonic Temple
Orders of Red Cross
Malta
Sympathy Spray Tribute Ad From Local Flower Shop
A local flower shop advertises sympathy sprays as a fitting tribute with mounted pieces priced at 12 to 25 dollars and other offerings including arrangements for 4 5 and 84 dollars. The ad lists contact details and the shop location at 318 No 2nd Monroe in Le.
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Monroe, le
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J. T. Starnes Sr
Cyril Moresi
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Wilbur Starr
USL
School of Art and Architecture
Keith Titsworth
Ennis
Tex
Paul Lemaire
Lafayette
Baily
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Metropolitan Life
Charles J. Cascio
Probe
Henry
Bates
Blount
Booker
Breaux
Brinkhaus
Christian
Cooper
Freeman
Gaudin
R. Guidry
Hollins
J. Jackson
Jenkins
M. J. Laborde
LeBlanc
Leithman
Miller
Munson
Robillard
Rowley
Schmitt
Simoneau
Sour
M. Thompson
Turnley
Villar
Womack
Peach Festival
News-Star News Service
Sony
C.&g.evecraowns
S. Stanley Ave
Monroe, Louisiana
Cypress
Coleman
Rainbow Group
Knights Templar Meeting
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Louisville Avenue
Mary's
Flower Shop, Inc
Burns G Newell
Burns & Newell
Nass
PPAR
Rove's
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