Harper Wins Local Runoff for Monroe Public Works Post
Luther T. Harper defeated Henry Carroll in Monroe city runoff for Commissioner of Public Works and Streets. Harper received 7,189 votes to Carroll’s 5,? with 12,453 of 24,321 registered voters turning out, about 57.7 percent for Harper. Harper leads the four year administration alongside Mayor W. L. Howard and Finance Commissioner Harlan Prestridge.
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Luther T. Harper
Harper
Henry Carroll
Monroe
Carroll
W. L. Howard
Harlan Prestridge
J. Randolph Smith
Benny Ausberry
Ralph Troy
Troy
Public Works Department
U.S. Army Reserve
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Landmark hotel faces tax auction as bills loom
The Fountainebleau in Miami Beach owes about 1.3 million in taxes with the Nov 1 payment deadline looming. City, county, school district, and flood control taxes totaling 563,000 to Miami Beach and 297,000 to Dade County schools plus 292,000 to Metro remain unpaid.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Fountainebleau Hotel
Fred Guldstrand
County Tab Collector's
Miami-Dade Metro
Dade County
Metro
Central and
Southern Florida
Teton Dam collapse saves thousands as warning limits toll
Thousands were warned of the impending Teton Dam collapse in Idaho and fled to higher ground avoiding a large death toll. Six people were confirmed dead, about 120 injured and 135 initially missing as the 307 foot high earthen dam released 80 billion gallons, causing extensive property and farm damage.
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Bob Kuesterman
Associated Press
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Teton Dam
Cecil Andrus
Sheriff's Department
Madison County
Ford Smith
Fred Campagna
Rexburg
Bureau of Reclamation
Teton
Snake Rivers
American Falls
Ford
Madison
Fremont
Bingham
Gifted Education Talk by Dr. Dorothy Sisk at NLU
Dr. Dorothy Sisk discusses problems of the gifted student in a 1 to 4 p.m. session in Strauss Hall Room 148 at Northeast Louisiana University for teachers and educators. A $2 registration is charged. a banquet at 6 for social hour and 7 for dinner costs $7.50, reservations due by Monday.
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Northeast Louisiana University
Dorothy Sisk
Strauss Hall
NLU
Sisk
University of South Florida
EPCA
Association For the Gifted
Gate Advisory Council
State Department of Education
Emotional factors linked to cancer in British study
Dr Stephen Greer of King’s College Hospital London questioned 160 women suspected of breast cancer and found 68 percent of cancer patients had a history of suppressed emotions compared with 33 percent of healthy women. He cautioned the study is preliminary and not proof that bottled emotions cause cancer.
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London
UPS
Stephen Greer
King's College Hospital
Greer
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U.S. Commissioner of Reclamation
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Stamm
American Red Cross
Frank Church
Andrus
James McClure
Steve Symms
Congress
McClure
Keith Walker
Conta Daa Corporation
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Credit Life
Monroe Office
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MMOL
AME
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Family Furniture & Appliance
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