Hello Dolly to Be Civic Center Feature in Monroe
The Monroe Civic Center will premiere three Broadway hits in its first season with Hello Dolly starring Dorothy Lamour on Dec 7-8 and The Roar of the Greasepaint The Smell of the Crowd with Edward Earle plus The Impossible Years with Tom Ewell. The three shows will come self contained with full orchestras and elaborate scenery. Tickets go on sale July 1 on subscription and mail orders with reduced July rates.
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Dorothy Lamour
Dolly
Monroe Civic Center
Civic Center
New York
W. L. Howard
Knoe Television
James A. Noe
Edward Earle
Tom Ewell
Louisiana
William B. Lillyman
Howard
Knoe Broadway
Monroe
Noe
Antoinette Perry
Kirk City
Ewell
Voice of Broadway Gag Writing and Parker Reverie
Journal notes on Dorothy Parker’s wit and prose with memories of celebrity gatherings at WOR including jokes about tragedy, Parker’s poetry and prose, and reflections on media figures. Mentions Cairo Hilton Bar Mitzvahs, Greenwich Village, and ITT ABC-Paramount merger, plus FCC actions and TV network film acquisitions.
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Radio Station
WOR
Cairo Hilton
Dorothy Parker
Miss Parker
Universal Pictures
Eleanor Holm
Dorothy
Dorthy Parker
Sue
W. Side
Internal Revenue
Midtown Constabulary
W. 68Th St
5Th Ave
8Th Ave
Greenwich Village
Oliver Pilat
Lindsay
City Hall
Oliver
Billy Rose
Manhattan
FCC
ITT
Abc-Paramount
FAA Seeks Flight Data Aide and Air Traffic Specialist
The Federal Aviation Administration announces ongoing openings for flight data aide and air traffic control specialist. Duties include Houston for flight data aides and stations in south Texas and Louisiana for specialists. Applicants must meet experience requirements and pass a written exam. contact Civil Service Office for forms.
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Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Jack Pfrimmer
Selman Field
Houston
Tex
Texas
Louisiana
Civil Service Office
Post Office
Jackson Street
Parish Library Scores High In ALERT Program
The Monroe ALERT Program Education Committee credited Oua chita Parish Public Library staff for a high score across services facilities and organizational support. The panel added 365 points to its ALERT total, now at 746 of 861, still 115 short of the goal. The library ranks with Police and Traffic and Housing and Construction as leaders, all above two thirds of the needed points.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Local Headstart Registration Underway in Ouachita Parishes
About 500 preschool children are expected to enroll in the Head Start program run by the Ouachita Multi-Purpose Community Action Program. Registration runs through June 16 from 8 a.m. to noon at three sites in West Monroe and seven in Monroe.
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Ouachita
West Monroe
Monroe
Calvary Missionary Baptist Church
S. 9Th St
Dyer Chapel Methodist Church
S. Church St
St. Charles Catholic Church
N. 7Th St
Macedonia Baptist Church
Lameyville Sn
Mt. Nebo Baptist Church
Jacksn St
St. James Baptist Church
Richmond Rd
No. 1
St. Joseph Catholic
Benton St
New Light Baptist Church
Atkinson St
Little Flower Academy
S. 16Th St
Real Estate Transfers In Ouachita Parish Court Records
Real estate transfers filed in Ouachita Parish Clerks Court show multiple deeds and mortgages. Transactions include Troy and Nichols Inc to HUD for Lot 20 Block 53 Ouachita Cotton Mills Becore Addition for 7890.56 dollars and 40B Company Inc to Dr Ralph W Einhorn for Lot 13 Flemings Glenwood Estates for 4750 dollars.
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Ouachita Parish
Troy and Nichols Inc
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Ouachita Cotton Mills
Becore Addition
J. &. Farmar
S. M. Sneed
E. P. Moore
Emile Weber
Spencer Brewster
Ovsart
E. DO. Carter
Howitt B. Johnson
BeeDs
A. Lee Booth
Glenn Walker Et Ux
Elfron Land Corporation
Acme General
Louisiana Science Foundation Holds Line On Research Spending
James C. Gardner, chairman, says budget constraints keep the foundation from taking on new major research. The Legislative Budget Committee advised restraint as the group approves over $50,000 in projects funded from current year appropriations.
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Baton Rouge, la
Louisiana Science Foundation
James C. Gardner
Legislative Budget Committee
Ouachita Port Commission Action Retacted By July
A special committee prepared an in depth review of legislation to reactivate the Greater Ouachita Port Commission. President T W Humphries led the effort as the panel gathered details and expected a July report.
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Ouachita Port Commission
Reac
Greater Ouachita Port Commission
T. W. Humphries
Port Commission Reactivation in Ouachita Faces Change
Ouachita Parish Industrial Coordinating Committee meets Wednesday to study new legislation guiding port authority reactivation and bond backing. The move shifts appointing power to local groups and prompts the Police Jury to reconsider participation amid plans for a river commerce center in Twin Cities.
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Ouachita Port Commission
The
Port Commission
Twin Cities
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Police Jury
Port Authority
John Filhiol
Monroe
West Monroe
Quachita Parish
Ouachita Parsh
Asport Commission
John McKeithen
Ward 6
Lloyd Coon
Sterlington
Board of Commissioners of Hospital Service District 1
Glenwood Hospital
Jesse S. Heard
E. M. Watkins
Monroe News-Star
Morning World
State Department of Public Works and Highway Department
Ouachita
Parish
Ticheli Road
Shady Grove
Tichell Road
King Road
Bawcomville
A. E. Montgomery Jr
Parish Fire Protection District
Montgomery
Timber Industry in Louisiana Worth 669 Million in 1966
Timber cut in Louisiana in 1966 generated about 669 million in economic activity, up 10.4 percent from 1965, with landowners receiving 30,392,913 from timber sales. Parishes across the northeast posted varied income from timber, including Ouachita 376,614 and Winn 2,600,540, among others.
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Alexandria
Louisiana
Louisiana Forestry Association
U.S. Forest Service
Ouachita
Rapides
Richland
Tensas
Union
Winn
West Carroll
NLSC Student Dies In Mishap In Shreveport
William C. Spurlock a 19 year old student at North East State College Monroe was killed in an automobile accident at 1 a.m. in Shreveport He was thrown from his vehicle when it collided with another driven by Charles S Blaylock of Shreveport Blaylock was not injured Police said His body was taken to Osborne Funeral Home for funeral arrangements reported today
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Shreveport
William C. Spurlock
Northeast State College
Monroe
Archie Spurlock
Charles S. Blaylock
Blaylock
Osborne Funeral Home
James H. Austin Dies in Canada
M Sgt. James Howard Austin 39 former Monroe resident died Monday in Val Dor Quebec Canada after a heart attack. Funeral arrangements are incomplete under Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. He served 22 years in the Air Force SAC Mason Sunday School teacher and part time pastor of Evangeline Baptist Church Val Dor. Survived by widow Barbara and two sons Kim Ricky of Val Dor mother Emma Austin Monroe sisters Hazel Pickering and Bobbie Reis Monroe.
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James Howard Austin
Monroe
Val Dor
Quebec Province
Canada
Mulhearn Funeral Home of
Memorial Park Cemetery
Sgt. Austin
Ouachita Parish
U.S. Air Force
SAC
The
Evangeline Baptist Church
Barbara Austin
Kim
Ricky Austin
Emma Austin
Hazel Pickering
Bobbie Reis
Fire officers warn against driving over fire hoses at Monroe laundry
Three Monroe City Fire Department trucks answered an 8 30 a m alarm at the Monroe Steam Laundry on 436 S Grand. The blaze started in a laundry dryer causing slight damage. Officials warn the public to avoid driving over stretched hoses due to hose replacement costs and possible firefighting interference. A spokesman noted legal penalties.
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Monroe City Fire Department
Monroe Steam Laundry
S. Grand
Area Writers Earn Awards At Deep South Conference
Charlene Brown of Monroe took third in poetry for The Silver Sword and Michelangelo's Moses in Inspirational Poem. Carol Marie Albritton of Quitman won first in Inspirational Article with Mediocrity, The Stratum Tomb and third in short story for unpublished writers with A Broken Creature, plus runner up for The Wanders in Feature Article. Patricia Maxwell of Quitman earned a second place for What the Library Means To Me feature article.
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Charlene Brown
Monroe
Moses
Carol Marie Albritton
Quitman
Patricia Maxwell
Nuclear Vessel Savannah Remains in Service Through 1968
The nuclear merchant vessel Savannah will stay in operation for another year after protests. Acting maritime administrator J. W. Gulick said the decision follows Senate subcommittee hearings and reflects broad interest in keeping the Savannah active through fiscal 1968.
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Washington
Savannah
Capitol Hill
J. W. Gulick
Senate Subcommittee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
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Voice of Broadway
Jack O'Brian
Industrial Group
Bert Hatten
Twin City
Hatten
Industrial Coordinating Committee
Monroe City Hall
NLSC
James H. Austin
Lafayette
Leroy Hutchinson
Bruce Terminix
Hudson LN
National Society of Film Critics
Carlo Pont
OLOR
Cypress
DeSiard
Michael Caine
Alfve
Great Southwest
Columbia Pictures Presents
Major Dandee Charlton Heston
7Th. St
Mope Enterprises
United Artists
Ween
John Wayne
Kirk Douglas
Paramount
Rock Hudson
George Peppard
Guy Stockwell
Nigel Green
M. P.M. Call
Christopher Plummer
Yul Brynner
Doris Day
Richard Harris
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