Combats Musical Dropouts Aims To Save Kids From This Fate
Los Angeles AP report on Bellflower Unified School District's $73,330 federal pilot program using Orff Schulwerk methods to engage 1st, 2nd, 5th graders in rhythmic activities. Teacher Martha Smith oversees hands on rhythm with drums bells xylophones while stressing form and group singing to reduce musical dropouts and boost overall music education.
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Gertrude Orff
Los Angeles
Lakewood
Johnny
Martha Smith
Mrs. Smith
Bellflower Unified School
Dis
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Births at St Francis Hospital Winnsboro and West Monroe
Birth notices list newborns from St Francis Hospital with parents and addresses in Winnsboro West Monroe Monroe Farmerville Sterlington and Mon … plus a stray quoted line about fears of singing causing a psychological block and cessation of musical participation by a child.
Retirement of House Clerk Under Scrutiny
BATON ROUGE AP The House Retirement Committee held a special meeting after adjournment to determine the retirement status of House Clerk Cole. Earlier in the session Cole asked that a retirement bill be withdrawn following unfavorable editorial comments. The committee planned to summon the board of trustees of the Louisiana State Employees Retirement System to the first meeting.
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Louisiana State
Shreveport Firm Is Low Bidder for I-20 Sign Work
Allied Chain Link Fence Co. and Hy-Co Safety Light Co. of Shreveport were declared apparent low bidders June 15 for an Interstate 20 project from Calhoun to West Monroe to furnish and erect signs and guardrails. The bid amount was 953 097 49 dollars as part of 34 projects opened in Baton Rouge. The June bid total surpassed 22 million dollars.
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Baton Rouge
Highway Department
Calhoun- West Monroe
Allied Chain Link Fence Co. & Hy-Co Safety Light Co., Inc
Shreveport
A. L. Stewart
Amont
Stewart
Campaign Signs To Be Removed In Louisiana Ahead Of Election
Fifth District Highway Commissioner James W Moore urges restraint on campaign signs and placards while selective removals begin along interstate rights of way and bridge structures. Highway officials cite state law and a nationwide beautification push, noting federal interest in the interstate segment. Moore plans to meet Governor McKeithen in Baton Rouge Wednesday to discuss the issue.
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Fifth District
James W. Moore
Aswell
Highway Board
A. L. Stewart
Louisiana
Stewart
Moore
South
John McKeithen
Passman Warns on Social Welfare Again in New Orleans
U S Rep Otto Passman of Monroe, speaking at a noon luncheon at the Fifth District event, warns that social welfare encroachment threatens the Founding Fathers era government. He cites Cicero on balanced budgets and criticizes the Supreme Court, Lyndon Johnson, and Congress for liberty erosion and socialistic proposals.
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U. S
Otto E. Passman
Monroe
New Orleans
Passman
Ancient
Rome
Cicero
America
Washington
Supreme Court
Lyndon Johnson
Martin Luther King
White House
Congress
Five Arrested On Traffic Count In West Monroe
West Monroe police arrested five men on driving while intoxicated charges Sunday. Suspects listed include Henry Roberson 38 of 3302 Lynn Jr Fletcher D Wilhite 20 of Rt 1 Downs ville and Jesse E Gunn Jr 21 of 3511 Madison Apt 4 B Also named on DWI charges were John Edward Bryan 24 of Shreveport and Well A Shaw 25 of 3717 Grammont St.
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West Monroe
Henry Roberson
Lynn Jr
Fletcher D. Wilhite
Rt. 1
Downsville
Jesse E. Gunn Jr
Madison
Apt
Monroe
John Edward Bryan
Shreveport
Well A. Shaw
Grammont St
Woman Pleads Not Guilty To Murder Try Vargin Harris
Vargin Harris of 310 Gatley St West Monroe pleaded not guilty in Fourth District Court to charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery with Judge Mack E Barham presiding Trial set for September 13 Two men were fined 300 each for DUI Harmon Hayes Winnsboro and Jerry Wallace Springfield Jonesboro Fined for accident violations Roy Lee Bonnette 1113 Tulane Ave and Bennie Duncan 316 Camellia Dr Monroe 25 for failure to yield Ora V Reynolds 106 Ridgeway Dr West Monroe sought by warrant for improper backing in an accident Jerry Windell Reeves Bossier City pleaded not guilty to illegal possession of central nervous system stimulant.
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Vargin Harris
Gatley St
West Monroe
Mack E. Barham
Harris
Harmon Hayes
Winnsboro
Jerry Wallace Springfield
Jonesboro
Roy Lee Bonnette
Tulane Ave
Bennie Duncan
Camellia Dr
Monroe
Ora V. Reynolds
Ridgeway Dr
Jerry Windell Reeves
Bossier City
Area Residents Hospitalized After Lake Providence Accident
Two Lake Providence residents were hospitalized after a Sunday collision near Oak Grove. Michael Davis, 16, suffered facial, knee, and tongue injuries. Rev. C A Gulley, 59, had lacerations and contusions. Both cars were reportedly demolished. Davis held at West Carroll Parish Hospital and Gulley at East Carroll Parish Hospital. Trial for Gulley was set for Sept. 2.
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Lake Providence
Oak Grove
Michael Davis
la. Hwy. 2
C. A. Gulley
Davis
West Carroll Parish
Gulley
East Carroll Parish
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St. Francis Hospital
Albert Crawford Jr
Rt. 2
Victor Kevin
John W. Sanders
Jonesboro Rd
Sharon Annette
Edel Blanks Jr
Forsythe Ave
Sophia Rogers
Shirley J. Myers
Linderman Ave
Charity Ann
Gordon D. Gates
Frances Place
Susan Elizabeth
Dale Ramsey
Farmerville
Robert Daryll
Jesse M. la Peitra
Inglewood
Jesse M. Jr
Ollie R. Dean
Dean Chapel Rd
Michele Romae
Michael Treno
N. 2Nd St
Michael David Jr
Wallace L. Roberson
Sterlington
Lisa Michelle
Tyler
Tex
UPI
W.H. Hunt
Hunt
Montgomery St
DuPont
KitchenAid
ROVER
Thoman Motors
Louisville
Pine
Burns & Scalds
Plough, Inc
Purple
Wesson’s Thrift Sliced
Swift’s Premium
Hormel’s Range
Hormel
Domino
ST. Flavors
Lamb
Bologna
Heims
Bonnie Baker
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