Weather Outlook Signals Showers Across North Nation
Scattered showers and some thundershowers are forecast Wednesday night across the northern part of the nation from the Pacific coast to the upper Lakes region. Additional showers are expected in the southern Plains with cooler readings in the northern Plains, upper Mississippi valley, and the middle and north Atlantic states. Warmer temperatures are likely from the Tennessee valley to the upper Lakes region.
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Pacific Coast
Upper Lakes Region
Plains
Northern Plains
Mississippi Valley
North Atlantic
Tennessee Valley
Upper Lakes
Weather summary for Northeast Louisiana and Delta region
Partly cloudy through Thursday with widely scattered mostly afternoon and evening thundershowers. Highs 90 to 95, lows 72 to 76. Winds 5 to 15 mph. Arkansas mostly cloudy with showers. Mississippi cloudy to partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. Precipitation yesterday 1.67 inches, month total 1.47, year total 24.06. Highs 80 to 96, lows 68 to 74 in Arkansas. Mississippi highs 82 to 88, lows 68 to 72. Sunrise 5:00, sunset 7:17.
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Louisiana
Louisiana Delta
Arkansas
Mississippi
Senate Pay-Raise Bill Sparks Legislative Tension
The bill to raise teacher pay stalled in committee after amendments to strike a closing clause were rejected 4-11. Sen. Jamar Adcock claimed McKeithen planned a special session to fund the raise. Teachers packed the Senate chamber as Rep. Lawrence Gibbs, the House sponsor, was absent. Louise Stone urged passage, citing mounting tensions.
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Jamar Adcock
Monroe
McKeithen
W. D. Folkes
West Feliciana Parish
Danny Moore
Homer
Senate
Lawrence Gibbs
House
Louise Stone
Swartz
Ouachita Parish
Howard Slated At Rotary Meet
Mayor W. L. Jack Howard will address the Monroe Rotary Club at the Virginia Hotel noon lunch Thursday. He will give a progress report on the new civic center.
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W. L
Jack) Howard
Monroe Rotary Club
Virginia
Howard
Deputy Helps In Capture Of Two Juveniles
Ouachita Parish sheriff's department and deputy Rock captured two juveniles after a vending machine burglary at Doc's Lion Station in West Monroe. The youths confessed to entering machines and stealing cookie packages. they were placed with their parents for juvenile authorities.
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Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Apple St
Otis Davis
Otis H. Stratham
West Monroe
Lincoln Parish
Donnie D. Waldrop
S. 2Nd St
Wood St
John White
Coolidge St
Cedar and
DeSiard Streets
Vietnamese Repel Viet Cong Attack Near Saigon
Government troops halted a major Viet Cong assault 12 miles from Saigon in intense house to house fighting. Residents heard gunfire as artillery units fired hundreds of rounds at the rebels who had overrun most of the district headquarters in months.
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Duchoa
Viet Nam
UPI
Saigon
Local military promotion and community events in Monroe area
John Stinson of Fort Polk earns a captain’s rank while serving with the 5th Regiment of the 95th Division. The Northeast Louisiana Archaeological Society meets Friday at 7:30 with officer elections and Dr. Beryl C. F rank lyn speaking on anatomy. Also tonight at 7:30 mothers and sons play at Southside Park in Dixie Youth action.
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John Stinson
Monroe
Fort Polk
Northeast Louisiana Archeological Society
First National Bank of
West Monroe
Beryl C. Franklyn
Northeast Louisiana State College
Anatomy
Southside Park
First National Bank Dixie
McKeithen outlines pay raise plans for state workers
Gov. John J. McKeithen announced roughly 4 million to the 565 million general appropriations bill to fund pay raises for low wage state workers and state police and to boost college budgets to protect accreditation. He said a fall special session is likely to address the pay raise issue and reapportionment. The Northeast State College needs 250 thousand more for land, and Louisiana Tech would gain about 200 thousand. The plan also reduces about 100 thousand in state police positions.
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News Star Legislative Bureau
Baton Rouge
John J. McKeithen
McKeithen
Northeast State College
Monroe
Northeast
Louisiana Tech
No License Testimony On Tug Captain After Pontchartrain Causeway Crash
New Orleans UPI reports Captain Ned Palmer testified he had no license to operate the tug involved in the Lake Pontchar train Causeway crash early Tuesday. The tow rammed a bus, causing six deaths. Palmer faced questions about his credentials as investigators seek accountability for the fatal collision.
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New Orleans
UPI
Ned Palmer
Lake Pontchartrain
Trial Date Set In District Court For Escape Charge
Judge Jesse S Heard set November 4 as the trial date for James Edward Donaldson a 34 year old Quachita Parish man charged with assisting a prisoner to escape from the work detail Donaldson of Rt. 4 Monroe pleaded not guilty to the count Hofler Jr R E 916 S 5th St Monroe was sentenced to six months in parish jail on each of two theft counts the terms to run concurrently Other cases involved minor violations.
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Jesse S
Quachita Parish
James Edward Donaldson
Monroe
Heard
R. E. Hofler Jr
S. 5Th St
McKeithen Eyes Fall Special Session On Teacher Pay Bill
At a packed legislative day in the mansion Gov. George Wallace of Alabama was to speak at noon while the Senate Finance Committee held a 9 a.m. hearing on the House passed 48.8 million teacher pay raise bill. McKeithen suggested a fall special session to fund the raise without new taxes and noted the administration would back pay increases for low paid state workers and state police due to an unexpected 6 to 18 million dollar income. The House approved the bill 74 to 29.
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St. Matthew's High School
W. T. Larroque
Eaden United States
Father Larroque
St. Matthew's
New England
W. J. Miller
Thomas Laws
Skeeter Ritter
Senate Finance Committee
House
George Wallace
Alabama
McKeithen
Committee Lets Thursday Meet West Monroe Education Panel
The West Monroe Chamber of Commerce education committee meets at 8 a.m Thursday to plan a campaign against school dropouts, chaired by Dr. T Scott Strickland. The group aims to coordinate programs and outreach to improve student retention.
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West Monroe
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