Radio Editorializing Under Senate Review
Washington AP A House subcommittee will begin July 15 hearings with FCC broadcasters and Congress members to examine radio and television editorializing. Rep. Walter Rogers says the probe will assess policy clarity and whether editorials endorsing political candidates align with safeguards for balanced public viewpoints.
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Washington
House
Walter Rogers
D-Tex
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
FCC
Rogers
Community Chest
Five West Monroe Shop Employees Charged With Theft
Five store employees including Cleve Robinson Jr and Samuel Williamson were booked on felony theft charges for stealing merchandise from Eureka Grocery in West Monroe. Items stolen, mainly cigarettes and coffee, valued in the thousands, date back to 1962 or earlier, with further arrests anticipated.
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West Monroe
Monroe
Arkansas
Ouachita Parish
Cleve Robinson, Jr
Clare Boatner
Grape Street
Thomas Henry Weems
Hinton Street
John Beard
Dick Taylor Street
Cleophus Ethridge
Washington Street
Samuel Palmer Williamson
MacClendon Street
Eureka
Commerce Street
Charles E. Dortch
Dortch
Joe Rogers
Rites Set For Mrs. Dick Ann Smith At Loch Arbor Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Dick Ann Smith 75 were scheduled at Loch Arbor Church in Bastrop with Rev. Jack Borden and Rev. Alton Fleming. Interment in Loch Arbor Cemetery. She died Thursday in Bastrop hospital. Survived by three sons Walter, Gene, and Henry. three daughters Wirt Rodgers Jr., David Cockrell, and John Marsh. a sister Betty Richardson. 17 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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Bastrop
Dick Ann Smith
Loch Arbor Church
Jack Borden
Alton Fleming
Loch Arbor Cemetery
Blackwell-Golden Funeral Home
Walter Smith
Gene Smith
Camden
Ark
Ell
Little Rock Ai Force Base
Henry Smith
Wirt Rodgers Jr
David Cockrell
John Marsh
Betty Richardson
Monroe
Mike Cable
Robert Hurst
Ray Yarbrough
Milton Conrad
R. L. Ray
R.L. Singley
Bernard Duchesne
Eugene Parker
Colonalp Promises Fast Constipation Relief
Tense nerves affect bowel regularity and a new Colonalp tablet claims to relieve constipation overnight with a colon nerve stimulant and pulsing action. The ad promotes an introductory size and urges doctors to recommend the product for gentle, clinically proved relief.
Jaycees Win Polio Award For Campaign
The Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce polio immunization program won national first place for community health and safety projects at the N J C C convention in Louisville Kentucky. Monroe placed in Division Four for cities over 50 000. Joe Maggio Jr chaired the program which also took first in statewide competition. Oak Grove Jaycees earned second in Division One for a youth center project. Louisiana Jaycee President Ken Osterberger of Baton Rouge was elected national vice president.
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Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Louisville
Monroe
United States
Joe Maggio Jr
Oak Grove Jaycees
Louisiana
Jaycee
Ken Osterberger
Baton Rouge
Mack DeWees Dies After Heart Attack
Mack M. DeWees of 8015 Third Street Monroe died Thursday night in a local hospital after a heart attack. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Hixson Bros. Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lea Joyner officiating. Interment in Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by widow Hazel DeWees. Pallbearers listed.
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Mack M. DeWees
Third Street
Monroe
Hixson Bros. Funeral Home
Lea Joyner
Memorial Park Cemetery
Columbia City
Ind
DeWees
Hazel DeWees
J. W
Funeral for Auto Victim Is Pending in Ruston
Funeral arrangements for William J. Holloway Route 3 Ruston who was killed when his automobile overturned on the Old Natchitoches Road Moh. The 36 year old died of a fractured skull and his brother Marvin Holloway 20 and Arnold L Millam 38 were injured. The crash occurred about 6 p.m. near Downing Pine Road.
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William J. Holloway
Ruston
Natchitoches
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Louisiana
Holloway
Glenwood Hospital
Kilpatrick
Marvin Holloway
Arnold L. Milam
John P. Burton
Ouachita Parish
Downing Pine Road
West Monroe
Terry Kincaid
Audubon Street
Natchitoches Street
O. B. Burks
Negro
Route 1
Calhoun
Ninth Street
Monroe Police Warn Drivers On New Traffic Changes
Monroe Chief of Police James C. Kelly Jr. warns motorists about changes at the Ouachita Avenue and South Third Street intersection after the I-20 bridge opening. South Third becomes part of Highways 165 and 15 with right of way shift. drivers urged to watch traffic signs and use extreme caution. Minor incidents occur but overall flow on new one way streets is steady. Major George Whitlow and the traffic division commend drivers.
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Monroe
James C. Kelly Jr
Ouachita River
Ouachita Avenue
South Third Street
Kelly
South Third
George Whitlow
Monroe Police Department
Sympathy Flowers Sprays and Wreaths Offered
Mary's Flower Shop lists sympathy flowers including sprays from 3 dollars and wreaths from 10 dollars with contact at 218 North 2nd and FA 34 3494 for orders and deliveries.
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Jimmie Davis
Senate
Governor
Howard Wellborn
Larry Denham
Rusty Goodman
Police
Area Church
Smith
Jaycees
Mack DeWees
Freezer
Model Echits
Giant 16 Co
Fey Adams
Discount Company
Continental
America
Uly
Steele Motors, Inc
Monroe, la
Cox
Hamilton
Wamittor
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