Trial Dates Set In District Court
Fourth District Court action before Judge Mack E. Barham remained light today. Lawrence Phillips 36 of West Monroe and Bailey Roberson 74 of Eros were set for trial October 9 on felony simple kidnapping charges after pleas of not guilty. They are also charged with simple battery and aggravated assault in misdemeanor court and each free on 3000 bond. Dean Hart 20 and John Leonard 24 of West Monroe were set for trial September 15 on charges of carnal knowledge of a juvenile with bonds of 2500 each. John Smith the English colonist who said he was rescued by Pocahontas died in 1631.
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Fourth District
Mack E. Barham
Lawrence Phillips
West Monroe
Bailey Roberson
Phillips
Roberson
Barham
Dean L. Hart
Oaklawn
John Edward Leonard
Automobile Theft Investigations in West Monroe Area
Local officers investigate a third auto theft this week, seeking a 1958 white over light green Chrysler four door with plate 4F988 stolen from 612 New Natchitoches Rd. Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Dept reports. Thieves also stole from two vending machines at Shell and Say-A-Lot stations.
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Monroe
New Natchitoches Rd
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
18Th St
Shell
John T. Grundy
Breard St
Norman O. Wilson
Cole Ave
George W. Sebren
Otis St
Sebren
Trenton
Claiborne
Danny Frantom
Pine St
Fire Damage Not Determined Yet at Monroe Steak House
Jewel Kampouris owner of Capitol Steak House and Star Hardware annex on DeSiard Street says loss from early Monday fire is not yet determinable. Kampouris at 306 Cole Ave and Star Hardware owners Vincent and Frank Anzalone also expect days to gauge total losses.
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Monroe
Jewel Kampouris
Cole Ave
Capitol Steak House
DeSiard Street
Star Hardware Company
DeSiard
Star Hardware
Vincent
Frank Anzalone
Mid-South Weather Outlook with Scattered Showers
Partly cloudy and warm through Saturday with widely scattered mainly after noon thundershowers. Highs 80s to 90s, lows 60s to 70s, rain chances about 30 percent in the afternoons. Delta and regional conditions show sunshine near 70 percent, with drying conditions good.
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Arkansas
Mississippi
Mid-South
Clerks Of Court To Open Weekends For Absentee Voting
Louisiana clerks will keep offices open on weekends for 13 days of absentee voting before the November 4 primary. Atty. Gen. Jack Gremillion announced the ruling, with offices maintaining regular hours from Oct. 16 to Oct. 29, including two Saturdays and one Sunday.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Atty
Jack Gremillion
Gremillion
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Sixteenth Anniversary Move
Twin Cities residents Jack and Virginia Smith mark their sixth wedding anniversary while planning a quiet move from West Monroe to 1104 S 10th St Monroe. They explain their relocation to friends including a West Monroe city hall employee as Marshal Pete Holcomb hosts his daughter Dorothy Roberts and grandson Kenny visiting from Houston for about two weeks.
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Jack
Virginia Smith
West Monroe
Monroe
S. 10Th Street
Pete
Holcomb
Dorothy Roberts
Kenny
Cadet Buzz Redding Earns Straight A Record at Texas A&M
Cadet P. E. Red ding son of Mr and Mrs G M Marx of Monroe completed his sophomore year with a straight A record in the spring semester of the Pre med curriculum at Texas A&M University announced by Director H L Heaton.
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P. E
Buzz’ Redding
G. M. Marx
Sherwood Ave
Monroe
Texas A & M University
Redding
H. L. Heaton
Connie Marshall Named to Director's List at Mather School Nursing
Connie Marshall of 700 Joseph St in New Orleans is named to the Director's List at the Mather School of Nursing Southern Baptist Hospital for the quarter ending May 14. To qualify a student must have at least a 2.6 GPA. George Gabriel and his four sons George Jr Thomas Richard and Robert visit Monroe next week.
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Mather School of Nursing
Southern Baptist Hospital
New Orleans
Connie Marshall
Joseph St
Monroe
George Gabriel
George Jr
Thomas
Richard
Robert
Bank Declares 30 Cents Second Quarter Dividend
The Board of Directors on June 14 1967 declared a 30 cent per share cash dividend on the banks common stock payable July 10 1967 to stockholders of record June 30 1967. Ralph E. Linton Secretary.
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Board of Directors
Gabriel to Host Party Honoring Flight Incident Hero
Mr Gabriel and his sons visit relatives in town including sisters Mrs Marguerite Bradley and Mrs Lucille Adams prior to a trip to Disneyland California. They will host a party at 3016 Lee Ave for Toni Ketch ell a stewardess injured in an airline crash last year.
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Gabriel
Toni Ketchell
Disneyland
California
Marguerite Bradley
Lucille Adams
Dogs At Monroe Pound Welcome Nine Pups
The Monroe police department reports a litter of nine puppies born in the city pound. They are looking for homes as the dogs have no place to go. Interested parties are urged to adopt these pedigreed mixes.
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Monroe
Rites Saturday For War Casualty Garcia In Vietnam
Funeral services for James Ronald Garcia Specialist 4 U S Army Engineers will be held at 11 a m Saturday at Minden Presbyterian Church. Military rites follow at Garden of Memory Cemetery. Garcia died June 17 when the jeep he rode in struck a landmine near Pleiku South Viet Nam. He was the second Vietnam war fatality from Minden.
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Minden
James Ronald Garcia
U.S. Army Engineers
Minden Presbyterian Church
Richard O. Knott
Garden of Memory
Spec. Garcia
Jackson Hole
Pleiku
Viet Nam
ALERT Committee To Meet Monday
The Long-Range Planning Committee of the Monroe ALERT program will meet at 3 p.m. in the Plans Room of the Monroe Government Center. Otis Johnson announced the gathering to review ALERT needs with City Planner George Parons and staff. He called the meeting the most important and informative, with final reports and a scored status discussion.
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Monroe
Monroe Government Center
Otis Johnson
Johnson
George Parons
Taala Volcano Warms as Experts Warn of Rising Risk
Philippine volcanologists reported an abnormal rise in Taala volcano activity with higher temperature and water level and increased seismic activity. The alert follows an eruption two years earlier that killed nearly 200 people.
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Manila
UPI
Philippine
Taala Volcano
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