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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1967
Page
14
Ouachita Parish celebrates Dairy Month noting about 3,000 dairies statewide with an average $100,000 dairy investment and $1,500 per cow for land, cows, barns. Health Dept checks ensure milk quality while IOU warns of pine beetle Colaspis and recommends DDT or Sevin with proper handling and disposal rules.
Cattle sales last week totaled 5,798 head across ten sales, up 8.6 percent from the prior week and 1.7 percent year over year. Hog receipts reached 2,022 head, up 19 percent week to week and 45.8 percent from last year, with prices weaker across classes. Louisiana poultry markets showed steady broilers and eggs, with hens steady and ready-to-cook demand solid, while cotton and produce markets faced slow spot activity and mixed prices in June.
Congressman Otto Passman hails the House refusal to raise the Treasury borrowing limit to 365 billion dollars as a push toward Great Society budget cuts. He cites total government overdraft at about 1.13 trillion dollars after 178 years, arguing inflation harms fixed incomes and pensioners.
John Paul Duke an LSU agricultural extension specialist will co lead a National 4-H Teen Caravan to Europe for eight weeks starting June 26. He leaves June 19 for orientation in Washington and will work with youth leaders in the Netherlands Denmark and Italy. The trip includes living with European rural families and visits to Switzerland Austria and Germany. Duke’s career with 4-H spans Colfax West Feliciana and Baton Rouge areas with LSU degrees and Navy service.
TERRACINA Italy AP Greek King Constantine's maternal grandmother Princess Victoria Louise 74 the sole living daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II was robbed of jewels worth about 10000 dollars early Sunday. Police said a ground floor window was entered while she slept in an upstairs room of her villa. Thieves took three leather cases containing the jewels and the princess passport.
Louisiana Extension specialists conclude that agricultural chemicals are essential for efficient farm production and that proper selection and application maximize returns. They offer seven precautions including pre season purchases, proper storage, targeted pesticide use, cultural practices, planting dates, high quality seed, and soil testing to reduce costs while protecting the food supply.
Washington farm leaders and critics clash over alleged cheap food policies amid rising debates for next year’s elections. Freeman contends consumer food costs are low, while critics say administration production controls and subsidies depress prices, harming farmers and shoppers alike.
Sheriff C E Hester said four Madison Parish men Edward Grigsby Harold Nev els Melvin Hudson and Devon McNeese were jailed on murder charges after a Friday night gunfight on an abandoned stretch of U S 80 east of Tallulah left Robert Weems and John Stephens dead. The incident began with a money dispute and escalated after a fight. Stephens was found dead Saturday near his car. Weems died from chest wounds while being taken to a hospital. The sheriff said Hudson and McNeese were involved and a preliminary hearing would be held early this week.
A sunken vessel is transformed into an artificial reef, creating a haven for fish and diverse marine species. The reef boosts local biodiversity and offers new underwater habitats for conservation and research efforts.
Louisiana expert warns against storing gasoline in polyethylene plastic containers. He cites NFPA findings that such plastics can ignite under heat, permeate at 140 degrees F, or rupture in cold weather. UL approved gasoline storage containers are advised.
The Ouachita Parish Registrar of Voters office reopens after a 30 day closure before Saturday's sales tax election. Mae Lucky, registrar, said hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and the office will not be open Saturday mornings. State law requires a 30 day registration closure before elections.
A California study shows contented hospital patients feel happier during illness and recovery when served a small amount of wine with meals. The research notes wine contributes to comfort and morale among convalescents.
With rising global tensions may require bigger stockpiles of grains and other food raw materials, but farmers and farm groups oppose expanding reserves without stronger price protections. Critics warn larger stocks could depress prices and cost consumers, while officials suggest 1968 could begin increasing production to widen reserves.
In Quincy Massachusetts Joan Pellegrini 24 who lost both feet in an auto crash last August walked down the aisle for her wedding. She was crushed against a stone wall by a speeding stolen car at her West Quincy home. Doctors amputated her left leg near the knee and her right foot above the ankle.
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