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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1952
Page
10
A fortune teller in Bangkok was robbed of a wrist watch and gold bracelet when two men came to have their horoscopes read. While he studied their charts, one robber drew a knife and demanded valuables.
Julius Boros, the Connecticut Yankee, won the National Open with 281 for 72 holes, four strokes ahead of Ben Hogan. Hogan finished third at 286. Ed Oliver tied for second with 285. Boros will visit relatives and skip the PGA due to ineligibility, planning his next appearance at the Motor City Open in Detroit.
Flood of high school graduates has filled the Marine Corps quota for the month per T Sgt Chuck Standard. Men intending to enlist soon should contact the Monroe Recruiting Station room 312 Post Office Building to join the waiting list and ensure a July departure if desired. Applications are being received daily at the local post office recruiting station.
A Louisiana Senate committee gave an unfavorable report to a bill authorizing LSU to use 2.2 million dollars from a 1950 bond issue for a library, not stadium expansion. Sen Tooke failed to override, as Senators Duchein and Wilkinson moved to table the bill.
The Senate ruled the motion out of order and then passed the motion to table by a 29 to 7 margin. A Detroit law prohibits falling asleep in the bathtub.
The Louisiana Senate killed a bill outlawing strikes by state and local government workers. The 22 to 9 vote tabling the measure prevents reconsideration this session. Senator Eloi Girard of Lafayette proposed related bills targeting hospital and utility employees.
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