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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1961
Page
7
Commercial fishermen and families crowd the Natchez Under-The-Hill area in a hunt for buried treasure. A search continues as rumors claim a crock of coins may lie at the riverbank near Vidalia.
Researchers in Basle tested thioridazine and perphenazine on pole climbing rats to separate emotional responses from tranquilization. In a separate note, a Civil War era coin cache was found near the Natchez Vidalia ferry area with hundreds of old dimes and half-dimes, attracting collectors and searchers along the river.
LSU veterinary scientists led by Dr. Earl E. Roth isolated the germ causing leptospirosis from cattle, a first in the United States since a 1938 human case in Sumatra. Leptospirosis costs Louisiana livestock about 140 million dollars yearly due to abortions and production losses.
The First National Bank of West Monroe declared the second quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share for stockholders of record June 30, payable July 3. President J. W. Roberson said the bank expects to continue quarterly dividends and growth beyond expectations. The board authorized the payment at a recent meeting.
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