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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1972
Page
4
The forecast calls for warm weather in the East and South and cooler conditions elsewhere. Showers are expected across the southern Plains, the Mississippi and Ohio valleys, and from the mid Atlantic to New England.
Forecast shows partly cloudy and warm conditions across Union Lincoln Bienville Jackson and Winn Parishes with highs near 90 and lows in the low 70s to mid 70s today tonight and Thursday. Thunderstorm chances around 50 percent today, 40 percent tonight, and 30 percent Thursday across regions including Moorehouse Ouachita Richland Caldwell Franklin and surrounding areas.
Gene Thibideau, 48, blind, has walked a morning newspaper route for 24 years in Holbrook Chicago Heights delivering to 92 homes. A street slope and a sewer cover serve as his clues guiding each measured step with no guide dog or companion.
In New Orleans the 5th U S Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the 40 year sentence of Robert Favre for a 1966 New Orleans bar robbery. The court voided the conviction after ruling a police officer testimony based on confidential informants violated Favre’s right to confront witnesses.
Police report ten people dead and six missing after flash floods caused by torrential rains in central Taiwan. More than two thousand residents were affected as waters subsided today.
Monroe City School Board appoints Matthew Williams interim principal of Carroll High School for one year and C W Kulcke as principal of Lexington Elementary School. The move preserves a permanent appointment for a new five to six member board after July elections.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Pohl of 1300 5th St Monroe mark their golden anniversary on June 4. A note received this week from President Richard Nixon acknowledges the milestone and offers congratulations.
Officer B R Wallace on a motorcycle spotted a man crossing toward a car and prepared to issue a ticket when the man surrendered. The Bank of America branch across the street had just been robbed of $700, and the suspect refused to give further details.
The 5th U S Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal conviction of Theodore R Melancon of Port Allen for possession of unlawful weapons. He was found guilty of possessing a Japanese knee marker and a Russian machine pistol and was ordered to serve six months in prison.
The appellant argues that the search was invalid and the evidence insufficient, while serving a three year sentence with balance suspended. The appeal asserts improper search procedures and lack of convincing proof to support the conviction.
Wesley College in Dover plans free evening classes for parents of fulltime students starting next fall. Dean William C. Wright says parental participation helps parents understand students better and improves learning effects.
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