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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1966
Page
16
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United Press International reports a cautious session with the Dow Jones index down 0.12 percent as 1,227 issues traded. Gains included Zenith 1 percent and Anaconda Copper 1 percent while IBM fell 4 percent and Kodak and Union Carbide declined about 1 percent. Autos slid with GM Ford and American Motors down around 4 percent.
Four Monroe residents displayed a Confederate flag in Beardstown Illinois near the police station opposite Lincoln speech sites. The incident drew local media notice with a tongue in cheek report and the quartet returned with the newspaper clipping as a souvenir.
Judge John McCormick presided over a traffic court session focused on violations. Billy C. Hollis of West Monroe was fined $300 for DUI. T. W. Farris of El Dorado Arkansas paid $25 for reckless driving. Mary A. Thompson of West Monroe was fined $10 for the same charge. Several others from West Monroe including Charlie Griggs Marvin Lachney etc. received $10 and $15 speeding fines.
Acting Judge W L Crowe presided over Monroe City Court in a light session dominated by traffic matters. Not guilty verdicts were returned for Willie Williams Viola Bynum and Johnny Bayer on aggravated and simple battery charges while James Wyles faced a simple battery case. Traffic fines included 425 for driving while intoxicated against John L Hyett and multiple smaller penalties for negligent and speeding violations across West Monroe.
A bill to impose a two percent tax on advertising sales for newspapers radio and television stalls stalled in the Louisiana House Ways and Means Committee. Author Rep Allen Haley faced opposition from Norman David and Aubrey Moore who argued the tax would hit small papers harder than advertisers and require floor action.
A list of names and addresses including J. W. Bardin Jr. in Lakeview, Jesse Kims Jr. on 50 E Carlton, W. J. Jett Jr. on 300 Duncan Circle, West Monroe, Marjorie Marie Hanson at 306 Auburn Ave, Chas N. Freeman at 2510 Pargoud Blvd, Sybil Y. Stover at 1007 S. 5th St, with amounts noted as $10, $7, and $15 respectively.
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