Ouachita Parish Board Names Two Principals
The Ouachita Parish School Board approved two principal appointments Roy Lee Aston Jr designated Pinecrest principal and Walter L. Slater named Miles High principal for Negroes plus Bobby C. Wilson as assistant principal at Riser School. The board kept silent on a West Monroe High athlet ic department petition.
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Ouachita Parish
West Monroe High School
Roy Lee Aston Jr
Pinecrest School
Bobby C. Wilson
Riser School
Walter L. Slater
Miles High School
Jority
Ouachita Parrish
West Monroe
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Adcock
Milton Hall
C. E. Buckley
George Rorex
Fred Riser
Cypress
Northeast State College
Neva McKay
DeJuana Pitts
Lynda Fay Thompson
George Abbott
Ina Tolbird
Drew
Lean Ford
Ouachita High
Biddy Dupree
John H. Brothes
Riser
Lenwis and
Ransom
Billie S. Joiner
Calhoun
Drucilla Motley
West Monroe Junior
Local Reservists Set to Return After Fort Polk Training
Fort Polk reports 200 Monroe Army reservists completed two weeks of intensive training and will return home Saturday. They qualified in basic Army elements and applied lessons from prior hometown drills. Lt Col J J O'Donnell praised their training record and attendance, noting increased military readiness. Reservists will gather at various rendezvous points by Saturday evening.
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Fort Polk
Monroe
J. J. O'Donnell
Pith
95Th Division
America
Monroyan Hurt In Auto Wreck Near Winnsboro
Monroe man K. D. McMurrian sustained a slight concussion after a collision with Mrs. Emma Nobles and her six children near Winnsboro. Nobles, 27, plus the children were also injured lightly.
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Monroyan
Winnsboro
Monroe
Here
K. D. McMurrian
McMurrian
Emma Nobles
Summer Music Camp Slated
Louisiana Tech announces a two week summer music camp beginning Sunday with 255 high school students registered from Louisiana Arkansas Texas Mississippi and Alabama per Joe G Sheppard of the Tech music department.
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Louisiana Tech
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Mississippi
Alabama
Joe G. Sheppard
The
Tech Music Department
Detroit Shop Plans To Display Topless Bathing Suits
In Detroit at least one fashion shop will display topless bathing suits next month. Paul Milgrim, general manager of the Fashion Shop, ordered six suits to let Detroit women view the latest swimsuit trend. He predicted they won’t last long.
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Detroit
UPI
Paul Milgrim
Deanery Council Hears Children’s House Speaker
Mrs. Virginia M. Evans, liaison worker between the Department of Public Welfare and Children’s House in Ruston, told Monroe Deanery Council members that the state operates Children’s House as a resident school for mildly retarded children with small classes and individualized instruction. She urged area families to host children for weekends and holidays. The gathering at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church also included discussion of foreign relief chaired by Mrs. Janet Chate laine of Bunkie and a lengthy roll call of attendees from Ruston, Monroe, and surrounding towns.
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Virginia Evans
Department of Public Welfare and Children’s House
Ruston
Magdalen Amman
Monroe
Alexandria
National Council of Catholic Women
Children’s House
Virginia M. Evans
Department of Public Welfare
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
George Martinez
Dave Dabria
Earl Provanza
Lucille Stokes
Bunkie
Hubert Belisle
D. D. Roberts
Alice Sanders
Ed Wright Jr
Gorgon Grant
Bastrop
Marguerite Coenen
J. J. Furlow
Rayville
Francella Bedoit
L. W. Kessler
Governors withdraw Louisiana pavilion from New York World's Fair
Gov. John J. McKeithen said Louisiana's sanction is withdrawn from the state pavilion at the New York World's Fair, citing discredit to the state’s culture and heritage. Separate items report bills passing in the House, a 10 point capitol rotunda plan, a ferry meeting, wildlife bill delay, Hooker Chemical plant plans in St. Charles Parish, and two Board appointments.
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Baton Rouge
John J. McKeithen
Louisiana
New York
John J. MccKeithen
Louisiana Architects Association
McKeithen
House Wildlife Committee
Capitol
Benny Christian
Rayville
Lantz Womack
Winnsboro
Hooker Chemical Corp
St. Charles Parish
Hooker Board
F. Leonard Bryant
Commerce and Industry Board
Cale Martin
S. H. Walker
Columbia
Gruber Heads Ouachita Red Cross Chapter
L E Gruber was elected chairman of the Ouachita Parish Chapter of the American Red Cross at the annual meeting. Officers for the coming year include James L Padgett first vice chairman Paul Goldman second vice chairman William Staab treasurer and Mrs J B Kugler secretary. New board members include Mrs David Masur Rev Wayne Gray A J McBee Sidney Seegers Benford Jacka Louis Smith and others. Sister Magdalene was honored as Miss Red Cross of Louisiana for 50 years of service.
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L. E. Gruber
Ouachita Parish
The
American Red Cross
James L. Padgett
Paul Goldman
William Staab
J. B. Kugler
David Masur
Wayne Gray
A. J. McBee
Sidney Seegers
Benford Jacka
Louis, Smith
John Collins
Jeff, Burnett
R. G. Hart Jr
Louis E. Gruber
Harold Hill
Charles A. Shoudy
P. B. Mangum
Jack Steele
C. C. Jones
Miss Red Cross of Louisiana
Sister Magdalene
Magdalene
St. Vincent's Academy
Shreveport
St. Matthew's High School
John Rudisill
Northeast State College Ensemble
iDr
James Padgett
O. N. McNeil
George Walker
A. S. Huffman
Sidney S. Gill
Saul A. Mintz
John J. Stack
William C. Staab
Edd Routt
C. C. Boardman
D. X. Ellett
Jennings Wilkins
Jack T. Jackson
George Wylie
Cambridge lecturer nets grant for canary brain robot project
Cambridge England. The British government awarded a 6507 dollar grant to Cambridge University lecturer Vollet Crane to develop a robot brain for canaries. The project aims to model how canaries begin nest building in a random manner and progressively improve the technique.
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Canary Brain
Cambridge
England
UPI
Cambridge University
Vollet Crane
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Newt Wilds
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