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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1969

Page

9

Welfare Problems Erupt Into National Issues

National Conference on Social Welfare faces protests from the National Welfare Rights Organization demanding a guaranteed minimum income and a revamp of public assistance. The Moynihan plan backs a negative income tax style system with basic annual support and earnings deductions. Dr George A Wiley leads NWRO with about 30,000 members pushing for radical reform to end in-house checks and intrusive investigations.

National Conference On Social Welfare White House FSP Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Robert H. Finch Urban Affairs Council Daniel P. Moynihan Moynihan Social Welfare HEW Arthur S. Flemming National Welfare Rights Organization George A. Wiley Dr. Wiley Associated National Con Gress NWRO Flemming New York Hilton

Mrs. Tom Hoskins Dies in Metairie Rites Held Today

A requiem Mass for Mrs. Tom D. Hoskins of New Orleans and formerly of Monroe was held at St. Catherine of Sienna in Metairie. Burial at 2 p.m. in Brookhaven Mississippi family cemetery. Survived by husband a vice president of Louisiana Power and Light plus two daughters Dr. Emily Vokes and Lucille Hoskins, and three brothers. Her death followed a yearlong leukemia illness at Ochsner Foundation Hospital.

Tom D. Hoskins New Orleans Monroe St. Catherine of Sienna Metairie Brookhaven Miss Tharpe-Sondheimer & Tharp Funeral Home Hoskins Ochsner Foundation Hospital Louisiana Power & Light Company Homestead Emily Vokes Lucille Hoskins Clarence Tom Lundy New York Richard Lundy Louisville

Country Music Concert Draws Small, Warm Monroe Crowd

Bobby Bare and David Houston headlined the Monroe Civic Center show before a small but appreciative audience. Bare won praise for voice and personality despite a cough. Houston drew warm welcomes and the Bossier City Star impressed locals. Emcee Jim Busby kept the three hour show lively, with Billy Barnes Ray Pillow and Billy Jo Spears among the other performers.

Bobby Bare David Houston Monroe Civic Center Bare Houston Bossier City Jim Busby Billy Barnes Ray Pillow Billy Jo Spears

Funeral today for Parley M Perkins victim of shooting

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. for Parley M Perkins 62 of 1597 Nat St West Monroe found shot to death near Oakdale Friday. Survivors include his widow five sons three half brothers a sister six half sisters his father and 13 grandchildren.

Parley M Perkins Nat St West Monroe Hixson Brothers Funeral Home Monroe Lillian. Paugh Mildred Ray Agnes Potts Eloise Stansby Oakdale E. E. Perkins Sr Glenmora

Voter Meeting Slated Tonight For Negro Community

A spokesman for the Negro community announces a meeting at the Marbles Recreation Center this evening. Officials urge as many attendees as possible to join a discussion on a very important topic.

Marbles Recreation Center Keranse

Broadway gossip and society tales span stars and scandals

A sweeping column recounts Bert Lahr’s daughter, marriages and divorces, Jim Crow era connections, and gossip about Cassius Clay, Judy Garland, Mike Burke, and Liza Minnelli. It notes Mayo Clinic treatment, Ed Loew’s alimony, Ed Epstein and Joe Morella’s Judy blog, and a federal probe of Paradise Island gambling. It also mentions Jackie Gleason dieting, Calcutta nudity, and theater premieres.

Cassius Clay Joe H. Chu George Frazier Mike Burke Yankees Mike Polo George Rich Ed Loew Miriam Harold Levy United Metals Roy Cohn Sid Luft Judy Garland Judy Ed Epstein Joe Morella Columbia Liza Minnelli Paradise Island Huntington Hartford Jackie Gleason Joan Fontaine Playboy Club Calcutta Edwy Friar Tuck Juliet Hilly Elkins Claire Bloom

My Answer By Billy Graham

Billy Graham offers a view on Christian faith as a source of inner peace while not erasing external troubles. He argues conversion changes dispositions and that disciples faced persecution after spiritual renewal, yet found strength in Christ to endure.

Christ M.W God Parsons Monroe Corps of Engineers Congress

Your Family And You Self Reliance Is Learned Early

A nurse or columnist warns against overbearing mothering and outlines ten behaviors that hinder a child's independence. The piece urges mothers to prioritize healthy autonomy for boys and avoid excessive protectiveness, late bedtimes, and meddling in schooling and friendships. It emphasizes evaluating one’s parenting style against a scale of restrictions.

Mrs. A Mon Mom Scouts U.M.C.A

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