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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1967
Page
5
New York AP reports the midyear economic assessment shows forecasts from last year missing the mark. Some forecasters were overly optimistic, while independent observers lean toward a cautious view of the current trend and potential risks.
The Monroe Police Department logged two theft reports and three arrests with one booking since 9 p.m. Monday. The Citgo on Grand Street reported a nighttime theft from a soda machine. A 46 year old Jonesboro man was arrested for taillights and improper muffler, and a 19 year old from Springfield, Mass. was booked for running a red light and no license. The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office held two juveniles over a May 15 home robbery. nearly $200 in pennies and coins were stolen from a plastic bank and some money recovered.
Partly cloudy and warm with thundershowers across Northeast Louisiana and surrounding states through Wednesday. Highs 92 to 96, lows 72 to 76, with 20 percent afternoon rain and 10 percent other times. Rainfall up to a quarter inch locally. Winds 5 to 12 mph.
Federal Reserve Chairman William McChesney Martin Jr urged a prompt federal tax increase beyond Johnson's January request. He cited rising long term rates and mortgage funding strains and said Congress could consider a higher surtax in July to curb the deficit and sustain economic recovery. The National League of Insured Savings Associations also pressed for tax hikes to keep mortgage funds available.
Lieutenant William B. Awl, a longtime Troop F commander at Selman Field, retires after more than three decades of service. A Monroyan native, he served from the Rio Grande to New York, earning honors from the Louisiana State Police Academy, the Immigration and Naturalization Academy, and LSP command school. He helped found the Retarded Children’s Association and chaired the Junior Troopers League, with earlier posts in Monroe and New Orleans.
The West Monroe police department booked three men on speeding charges after 2:35 p.m. Monday. Eugene E. Morrow, 23, of 107 Ridgeway Drive. James Allen, 19, of 207 Lazarre. and Roy McCaskill, 18, of Rt. 4, Box 392, Monroe were processed at 2:35 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 4:10 p.m. respectively.
Laurie Spatafora recovering after eye injury from a baseball game with a friend. A prior month motorcycle crash left her with a broken finger. In hospital, Mary Jo Inzina in room 764 expects release soon, per coworker Carolyn Beach of a local radio station.
Funeral services are planned for Cpl Kenneth Lee Wassan 20 Holden with burial at Killian Chapel Cemetery in Denham Springs military honors. He died in a midair helicopter collision near Jacksonville North Carolina with 22 others. He was a 1965 Holden High School graduate and attended Northeast State College. Survivors include his mother and stepfather Albert Sullivan and a brother Jim Wasson of Holden. Marines will provide active pallbearers. Born today in 1725 was Jean Baptiste a French general in the American Revolution.
President Johnson will meet with King Hussein of Jordan at the White House on Wednesday to discuss the Middle East situation. Hussein, in New York for UN sessions, aims to press for Israeli withdrawal from Jordanian territory west of the Jordan River and seeks broader peace negotiations. The talks follow Johnson’s Glassboro summit with Kosygin and come as U.S. aid to Jordan faces review amid refugee issues and border tensions.
Monroe Civic Center box office opens July 1 for the holiday weekend with hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday Monday and Tuesday, and after church Sunday until 5 p.m. A special information line is 387-4100. The Symphonic Color Fall dedication is Sunday July 2 at 9:15 p.m. with City officials and dignitaries attending.
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