Sinclair Murder Trial Moves Ahead After Delays
In Baton Rouge the Sinclair murder trial resumes with four jurors selected. Judge Le Blanc denied a delay motion after a federal remand back to state court. Billy Wayne Sinclair of Monroe is tried for the December 5 1965 shooting at the Greenwell Springs Pak A Sak Store.
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Baton Rouge
Billy Wayne Sinclair
Monroe
Fred S. LeBlanc
Sinclair
J. C. Bodden
Greenwell Springs Road
Pak-A-Sak
DeSiard St
Ouachita Parish
Rayville
FBI
California
J. St. Clair Farrot
U. S
Hubert Christenberry
Cornerstone Laid for Kennedy School Near East German Border
Berlin AP reports a cornerstone ceremony for a 3.5 million dollar building complex housing the German American John F Kennedy School. The facility stands about a mile from the Communist East German border, signaling a significant postwar education project amid Cold War tensions.
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Berlin
Governor To Sign Bill Allowing Police Jury Make-Up
Governor McKeithen to sign a bill permitting police juries to choose their form of composition ward or unit, repealing a a state law that tied aid to a unit system. The measure ends 18 years of conflict and shifts parish finances to the police jury office or ward funds. Also mentions Bayeux liberation in 1944.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
FALSE TEETH THAT LOOSEN NEED NOT EMBARRASS
False teeth wearers face embarrassment when plates drop slip or wobble at crucial moments. A powder called FASTEETH is advertised as alkaline non acid to sprinkle on plates to help them stay secure and freshen breath while reducing odor.
City Parish School Boards Oppose Tax Plan
The Monroe and Ouachita School Boards debated a proposed one cent sales tax to raise salaries. Monroe opposed the district wide tax as drafted, while Ouachita supported it in principle but with reservations. A Friday meeting in Monroe will discuss the measure with Rep. Lantz Womack and local legislators.
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Lantz Womack
Monroe
Ouachita
Womack
Howard Jones
B. A. Tarver
Three Southern Bell workers honored for long service
Mrs. H. M. Chatham post 40 years, Mrs. Frank J. Roddy Jr. 30 years, and Mrs. N. A. Taylor 30 years received service pins in a Paragon Supper Club ceremony. Pins were presented by G. D. Henderson of Southern Bell Louisiana. Chatham began in 1925 in Alexandria, later Monroe supervisor. Roddy started in 1935 in Monroe, now district manager’s chief clerk. Taylor began as Junior Operator in Ruston 1935, now Ruston service representative.
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Southern Bell Telephone Company
Paragon
H. M. Chatham
Frank J. Roddy Jr
N. A. Taylor
Ruston
G. D. Henderson
Southern Bell
Louisiana
Chatham
Alexandria
Monroe
Roddy
Taylor
Brumidi Statue Resolution Approved for Capitol Wing
The House gave final approval to a concurrent resolution to place a statue of Italian born architect Constantino Brumidi in the Capitol Senate wing. The Senate approved the resolution on March 25. President W. S. Gannaway. The session will be held in the conference room of the parish school board office building.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Constantino Brumidi
Capitol
Senate
W. S. Gannaway
Parish School Board
Funeral for Lewis Slater Set Thursday
Funeral services for Lewis C. Slater of 605 Wood St Monroe, president of Northeast Louisiana State College 1950 to 1958, will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Mulhearn Funeral Home. Burial in Riverview Cemetery. Slater died Tuesday afternoon at St Francis Hospital after a short illness. He is survived by his widow Eloise Ethridge Slater and sister Opal Slater of Los Angeles. He was born in Severy Kansas and earned degrees from Colorado and LSU. He served Northeast in multiple roles before retiring in 1958.
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Lewis C. Slater
Wood St
Monroe
Northeast
Louisiana State College
Mulhearn
James T. Horton
Ernest Holloway
Riverview Cemetery
Slater
St. Francis Hospital
Eloise Ethridge Slater
Opal Slater
Los
Louisiana State University
Northeast Junior College
Department of Biological and Natural Sciences
Northeast Louisiana State College
Durant University Leader Honored by Alumni Association
During his administration the school of pharmacy at the university was established and the college became a fully accredited senior institution and member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. He was active in civic organizations in Monroe and belonged to several professional fraternities. In 1955 he was named Most Outstanding Alumnus in the Fifth Congressional District by the LSU Alumni Association for his work in developing NLSC.
10th Anniversary Of Church Noted At St John’s Monroe
The 10th anniversary of St. John’s Christian Church on For sythe Avenue in Monroe will be observed with a covered dish dinner at noon and a 1 30 p.m. afternoon service. Charter members will be specially recognized and a history of the church read. Pastor Rev. Raymond T. Watson invites all friends to attend.
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St. John’s Christian Church
Forsythe Avenue
Monroe
Raymond T. Watson
1943 Pay-as-you-go Tax Deductions Enabled for Employers
Congress passed a 1943 act allowing pay-as-you-go income tax deductions and authorizing employers to withhold payments from weekly salary checks of their employees, establishing a new method of tax collection.
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Congress
Modernize Your Office The Easy Way Ad Aids Efficiency
Alfred at Monroe Office Equipment offers expert advice and a wide range of office gear to modernize your workspace. A West Monroe native from Alto, La, Alfred has attended Steelcase and Olivetti courses and now lives at 1426 Cedar St. with his five children.
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Alfred
Monroe
Steelcase
Olivetti
Alto, la
Cedar St
West
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