Richwood Sewage District Formed In Ouachita Parish
Under new leadership on Monday night the Ouachita Parish Police Jury voted to form the Richwood Sewerage District after a protest meeting with no opposition. The group approved an air conditioning repair for Greenoaks Detention Home and for the Ouachita Parish Health Unit. A. E. Mont-
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Ouachita Parish
Richwood
Greenoaks
Quachita Parish
A. E. Mont
Comery
Ward
Billy Wilhite
Ward 3
Hugh Balfour
Glenwood Hospital
Billy Abrough
North Monroe
J. Kelly Nix
North Delta Economic Development District
Soviets Condemn Red China At Moscow Conference
At the Moscow meeting of Communist parties, Soviet leaders and most major allies harshly criticized Mao Zedong's regime as anti socialist while stopping short of excommunicating China from world communism. Ceausescu urged removal of foreign troops but avoided direct Czechoslovakia references, and Romania will remain in the summit though hints of a walkout linger.
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Moscow
UPI
China
Romania
Nicolae Ceausescu
Mao Tse-Tung
Ceausescu
Czechoslovakia
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Poland
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Walter Uilbricht
Australian Communist Party
Lorrie Aarons
Aarons
Gustav Husak
Husak
Strike Curtails Helicopters For War In Vietnam
The Nixon Administration faces a possible Taft Hartley injunction as nearly 10,000 United Auto Workers walk out of 13 Bell Helicopter plants in the Fort Worth Dallas area. The strike threatens Huey and other Vietnam war helicopters with a potential production halt debated by Labor and Defense departments.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Vietnam
Departments of Labor and Defense
Pentagon
United Auto Workers Union
Texas
Bell Helicopter Co
Bell
Fort Worth-Dallas
Administration
Labor Department
Army
James D. Hodgson
International Union
Skater Julie Holmes Wears Green String from First Day
Julie Lynn Holmes an 18 year old from South Pasadena California who placed fourth in the world figure skating championships keeps a green string pinned inside her costume. The habit began on her first day of competition at age nine and has continued through her career in Colorado Springs.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Julie Lynn Holmes
South Pasadena
Calif
Final Approval Given Investment Legislation
Louisiana lawmakers advanced a 17 bill package to tighten securities and investment laws after about 20 million was lost due to unregulated savings and loan failures. The House approved, sending most to the governor with some to the Senate for concurrence.
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News - Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
House of Representatives
Senate
Louisiana Loan and Thrift Corp
Affiliated
Satelite
Magnolia Investment Corp
Louisiana
State Securities Commissioner of Securities
Caddo Parish Jury Split Over Sheriff Pay Raises
Baton Rouge reports the Caddo Parish Police Jury faces opposition to proposed sheriff, assessor and clerk of court pay raises. Senator Johnston says the jury’s actions muddied the waters, with Horace Downs resisting a phone poll and awaiting jury direction before deciding.
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News-Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
Caddo Parish
Caddo
J. J. Bennett Johnston Jr
Sinclair Knouns
Caddo Senate
Senate
Johnston
Shreveport
Horace Downs
Downs
Legislative Committee
Kouns
Vacation Bible School Slated at Highland Church
The Highland Presbyterian Church of West Monroe will hold Vacation Bible School June 16 to 20. Classes for kindergarden through the sixth grade start at 9 a.m. and run until 11 30 a.m.
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The
Highland Presbyterian Church of
West Monroe
E. M. Seller
Highway Bridge Plans Defeated in Louisiana Senate
In Baton Rouge the John McKeithen administration failed again to fast track two South Louisiana bridges into the first year highway plan. The Senate Finance Committee added a crippling amendment and battles continued over funding shifts and priorities for Krotz Springs and Morgan City while lawmakers vote on related tax and public works measures.
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News-Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
South Louisiana
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Finance Committee
B. B. Rayburn
Krotz Springs
Morgan City
James Adcock
Monroe
State Tax Commission
Caddo
4Th
Shreveport
Duplantier
Nevermore
Johnston
Highway Department
Fines Imposed In Municipal Court Here
Several Monroe and area residents faced fines or brief jail terms in Monroe City Court on Monday for offenses including simple battery DWI driving without a license and negligent driving. Records show many defendants receiving fines ranging from 10 to 425 dollars and jail terms up to 85 days.
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Issac Caldwell
Wood St
Monroe
William L. Crowe
Caldwell
Milton Young
Joe Lewis Jr
Stone Ave
DWI
Jerry Thomas Hall
Sterlington
Theolas Holmes
Adams St
Ion Engine Sought For Space Probes
Seattle report outlines a proposed ion engine using mercury or cesium ions for sustained thrust in space. Boeing researchers Len Smith and Daril Hahn envision a compact reactor driven system that could push spacecraft for years, with challenges in power supply and a practical projection chamber.
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Len Smith
Boeing Co
Smith
Daril Hahn
Hahn
Fragmentary rinkside string lies on the floor
A small length of string rests just outside the ice rink area. It appears incidental with no incident reported.
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Lost Lagoon
Stanley Park
Vancouver
Richwood Sewage District
Salvador Anzelmo
New Orleans
L&t
Vacation Bible School
Sens
J. Bennethie
Son B. Davis
Adrian Duplantier
Davis
Adcock
Elizabeth Ann Killings
Freddie Lee Green
Lamy Lane
George Washington White
Peach St
Charles Williams
Jackson St
Sol Rosenberg
Indian Mound
David T. Stewart
Oliver St
Apt. B. Monroe
Ray Elridge Hood
Olive St
Gladys K. Frith
Garden
Leotis Jackson
Gayton
Sylvia Ruth Ramey
Lincoln
Des Moines
Iowa
Joel M. Alexander
Ruston
Jimmy C. McCoy
Bossier City
Harold L. Kaplan
S. Washington
Pasansen
Wtsene - Atnweman
NPLUC
APRA
Auasa Rha
Ehas Ase
Highway Board
James W. Moore
Seattle
Wash
Jupiter
William Norris, Jr
Masseur
Norris Lane
Sterlington Bank
Louisiana State University
Tulane University
Houston Astros
Texaco
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