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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1967
Page
1
The Prohibition party moves to gain ballot access as it opens its national campaign. organizers vow to contest state approvals and secure a place on the upcoming election ballots amid efforts to mobilize supporters.
Grants totaling 9 5 998 have been marked for use in expanding recreational facilities in the Northeast Louisiana area. The funds come from Greenspan Agreements under Title VE of the 1965 Food and Agriculture Act and are designated for Coblmmibra Newwellton Oak Grove Rawville and Union and Texas parishes to acquire cropland for parks and water pollution control.
A group of 74 merchants appoints a special committee to study a rising crime wave, seeking a sales tax to fund more police and equipment. The panel will consult with officials including Viewer George Bowden as armed robberies and burglaries rise since January 10 in the city and surrounding areas.
LoL. Price, head of the Department of Agriculture at Northeast Louisiana State College, was named a table teacher on agriculture and conservation at a Kiwanis International convention in Houston. The piece notes Price’s long service with Monroe Kiwanis and various regional leadership roles and discusses a broad political platform on prohibition, education funding, and minor party ballot access, with references to Harold Munnery and George Wallace. The article reflects a historical convention and political context with multiple figures and dates.
U.S. and Soviet Union plan a joint Geneva disarmament proposal to curb nuclear spread. Talks on safeguards and inspection stall but officials hope a Big Two accord follows soon after submission. Rusk-Gromyko meetings at the U.N. focus on Middle East, nonproliferation, and withdrawal dynamics.
Funeral services were held for Lee J. Grigsby 69 vice president of First Federal Savings and Loan in Winnfield. He died Monday in a Houston hospital after a short illness. Grigsby helped organize the Winn Parish Fair and served on the school board. He was a native of Jackson Parish and a Presbyterian. Survivors include his widow, sister, nephew, and niece. Pallbearers named. Burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery.
Funeral services for Cpl Kenneth Lee Wassan of Holden, 20, grandson of Mr and Mrs J D Wassan of West Monroe, were tentatively set for today at Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev H C Parker officiating. Burial will be in Kithan Chapel Cemetery under Hollabaugh Spindle Funeral Home. Wassan was killed in a helicopter collision near Jacksonville North Carolina while stationed at Camp Lejeune Cherry Point Air Facility. Twenty two servicemen died in the crash. Marine Corps members will be pallbearers.
A $298,700 federal grant was awarded to the City of Monroe to overhaul Bernstein Park and zoo facilities. City officials plan immediate planning to use funds for roads, parking, picnic areas, restrooms, and maintenance buildings with a 120 acre park and lagoon area featuring an animal pen and boat rides. Completion is targeted for summer 1969, aiming to rival mid-South parks.
West Monroe Lodge No. 419 will hold a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the West Monroe temple to confer entered apprentice and fellow craft degrees.
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