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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1973
Page
7
Partly cloudy with afternoon and evening thundershowers through Tuesday. Highs mainly in the upper 90s, with lows near 70. Southerly winds up to 18 mph. Rain chances 2 percent today, 30 percent tonight, and 2 percent Tuesday. Humidity high, dew point near 70, sunshine about 70 percent today and Tuesday. Louisiana and Arkansas forecasts note scattered afternoon showers. Mississippi shows isolated thundershowers with little temp change.
Sen Charles Percy of Illinois, a liberal Republican critical of Watergate, forms an exploratory committee to consider a 1976 presidential bid. He trails in polls behind Agnew Connally Reagan Rockefeller and faces an uphill, underdog path in a divided party.
Local recruiters report 13 area men enlisted in U S armed services last week. Air Force enlistees include Charleson Hughes Monroe Ronald Lee Monroe Henry Ward Monroe Clarence Saucer Monroe Lester Allen Monroe Henry Turner Sondheimer Thomas Nicholas St Joseph James McCallum Ruston. Army enlistees are Leonard Allen Monroe Henry Jackson Jr Monroe Raymond Hennings Monroe. Marine entrants are Gary Calloway West Monroe and Dan Westberry Monroe.
San Francisco reports two Navy enlisted men were recalled to testify at the court martial of Fireman Patrick D. Chenoweth 22 of Puget Sound Wash. The panel recalled Firemen Sonnyak and Bailey who testified Chenoweth admitted throwing a paint scraper and bolts into Ranger engine. The July 1 1972 incident at Alameda California delayed Ranger’s return four months and cost $900000 to repair. The Navy says Chenoweth acted after his brother faced Army action in a drug case.
In Tulsa the Liaison Committee of Cooperating Oil and Gas Associations urged immediate congressional action to decontrol well head prices of natural gas sold interstate. Independents fear an allocation plan would block cooperative marketing and curb venture capital for exploratory drilling while seeking open bidding to boost refinery use. President Nixon seeks federal control elimination on new gas prices.
Ten years after the south side movement began local leaders opened Wossman High in September 1966. The push began with a 1963 public vote and a 1964 Mon roe City School Board petition signed by 2 200 residents led by James Smith. Board chairman was J H Scogin Jr with members Billy Gannaway W E Whetstone and Grayson Guthrie Jr. In 1964 Van Dodom led the board. Monroe Recreation Director Jackie Neal announced Forsythe Park now hosts a new 18 hole miniature golf course to be formally dedicated at 2 30 p m along with park improvements including parking street lighting and playground upgrades.
A Monroe woman D M Watts has been charged with negligent homicide and reckless driving in the traffic death of 22 year old Richard F Kelly of Chattanooga Tennessee. Police said Kelly died when his motorcycle collided head on with the Watts car on La 15 about eight miles south of Monroe. Watts and her husband were taken to St Francis Hospital in satisfactory condition.
In the Fourth Judicial District Traffic Court Judge Fred Fudickar fined five motorists a total of 1500 for driving while intoxicated. Clebe Holmes of Ruston Robert M. Jordan of Baton Rouge Kyle Letterman of Monroe and Dean H. Brister of West Monroe were charged with DWI. Charles L. Watson of Jacksonville Florida was fined for disturbing the peace.
In Fourth Judicial District Court Judge James Dennis sentenced 19 year old Sam Underwood of 205 A Washington Monroe to 12 years for three counts of simple robbery. In the same session Floyd Kelly 34 of 1516 Breard Monroe received a suspended six month jail term on two counts of issuing Worthless Checks and one year supervised probation.
A 19 year old cyclist was injured in a motorcycle collision near Bayou DeSiard around 9 15 this morning. Carl Rossina of Lake Village Arkansas was taken to St Francis Hospital for observation. Monroe police said no further details were available pending investigation.
Census Bureau profile shows 11.4 million elderly women vs 8.4 million men over 65 in 1970. Projections to 1990 expect 675 men per 1000 women. most elderly live in central cities, with 6.8 million in that area.
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