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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1965
Page
5
The cities of Monroe and West Monroe cap crossing obstructions at five minutes. The article asks how long a railroad train can block a crossing and whether limits exist in both cities.
In the Twin Cities crews switch trains or trains pass through city limits. Officials report crossings are rarely blocked beyond the maximum limit, even though waiting times may seem long.
Neville High announced the spring semester honor roll led by 16 all A students and 72 seniors on the list. Principal Sidney A. Seegers released the names, noting the requirements of a full course load and a B average or better. The roster includes multiple honors by year, with numerous students named across seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen, such as Sue Parsons, Cindy Rowe, Steve Flanary, Will Reardon, and Gayle Crawley.
A Miss Louisiana pageant ticket office opens at 145 DeSiard Street. Jerry Sugar, sales chair, announces hours 9 a.m. to 6 30 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. The Neville High School auditorium hosts July 1 to 3 with reserved three night passes from 4 to 8 dollars. Single night seats sold for chosen nights only. Miss Louisiana will be named July 3 because July 4 is on Sunday.
The Delta Colvin No. 2 well in section 18 town ship 19 north range 2 west northeast of Ruston marks the fifth completed by Arkansas Louisiana Co this year. It tested at 4 500 000 cu ft per day from the lower Hosston A perforations 7 889 to 7 895 feet and 6 750 000 cu ft from the Middle Hosston A at 6 667 to 6 6772 feet. Lower Hosston tested with a 5 eighths inch choke and 1 300 pounds flowing pressure while Middle Hosston used a 3 sixteenths inch choke and 2 100 pounds flowing pressure.
Homer Special Jerry Elmore of Lisbon was arraigned in Claiborne Parish Second Judicial District Court on Thursday. He pled not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity for the death of his eight year old adopted stepson Raymond Elmore. A charge in the death of Mrs Elmore was not set for trial. District Attorney Fred L Jackson will prosecute the state and George H Robinson will defend Elmore.
Sally Simpson, Gayle Tip pit, Ann Vincent, Frank Walker, Mike Weaver, Susan Williams, Dianne Woodruff, Linda Wright appear in a community event roster alongside others with roles listed. The fragment shows participants and organizers in a local gathering.
The first shipment of over 5,500 tons of structural steel for Loui siana Power and Light Co. arrives at Waverly near Delhi. It funds 100 towers across a 25 mile stretch between Boeuf and Tensas rivers for a 100 mile section of a 1,550 mile grid. The project links LP&L's Sterlington station to MS Power and Light at Vicksburg and Arkansas Power and Light facilities, with completion targeted for December 1966.
Robert L. Cason Jr., associate professor of physics at Louisiana Tech, is named among 30 participants in the 1965 College Teachers Conference on Undergraduate Quantum Mechanics at LSU from August 15 to September 10. The program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
The AP reports many woodland areas in Italy remain infested with vipers. Signs posted by the state read Danger: Zone infested by vipers to mark danger areas and prevent venomous bites.
Washington AP Maxwell D Taylor told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee there is no reason for a war declaration in Vietnam. Senator Aiken said Taylor stressed the fighting is a Vietnamese affair and offered no basis for declaring war. Morse and other critics fear undeclared war and seek a formal declaration before escalation.
Two Monroe scouts and nine from Ouachita Valley Council depart Saturday morning for a 15 day Scout Service Corps stay at the New York World’s Fair. Led by Merle Edwards, the group travels by chartered bus June 15 to 24 at Fort Totten, with expected return June 27.
Fortres offers a tapered vented short sleeve shirt with a kingdor short point collar designed to minimize ironing. The fabric resists wrinkles for easy care and a crisp look straight from the closet.
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