Markets Edge Lower Amid Tax Talks and Middle East Tensions
Mixed late trading on the MLD site followed a small Tuesday loss as investors weighed tax increase talk from Johnson administration leaders and ongoing Middle East turmoil. The 60‑stock AP average slipped 0.1 to 324.3 with small moves across sectors while the Dow fell 0.75 to 68.64 as the American Stock Exchange saw gains in leading stocks.
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Middle East
Associated Press
Dow Jones
American Stock Exchange
Monroe Native Named To Post At Northwestern
Ronald Lee Weir of Monroe was named instructor of business administration at Northwestern State College, effective September. He earned a 1966 bachelor’s from Northeast Louisiana State and completed a master's at Northeast, serving as a graduate assistant in economics and finance. An honor student, Weir will continue his studies.
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Natchitoches
Ronald Lee Weir
Monroe
Northwestern State College
Weir
Northeast Louisiana State
Northeast
Monroe Civic Plaza finish in dispute over dedication plan
Ruston contractor Kilpatrick denies a city agreement to finish 0.3 mile of street by this weekend for a Civic Center dedication set for Sunday at 9 15 p m Mayor Howard says an outside deal violated the contract and that the highway department is not pouring concrete The firm has poured over 400 feet of new street and expects to finish next week with anticipated July 1 target while rain looms and historical Bunker Hill note appears.
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Ruston
G. T. Kilpatrick
Monroe
Civic Plaza
Kilpatrick
W. L. Howard
Southern Excavation, Inc
Seventh Street
Civic Center
Howard
Government
November Trial Set For Arkansas Man Here Today
Frank E. Kirby, 37, of Paris Arkansas, charged with possession of a narcotic drug, was set for trial on November 6 after pleading not guilty in Fourth District Court. Sammie Lee Drummer, 17, of Monroe, arraigned for simple burglary, set for trial September 13, connected to the DeSiard Street burglary. Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1928 piloted by Wilmer Stultz.
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Paris
Ark
Mack E. Barham
Sammie Lee Drummer
S. 19Th St
Monroe
Tower’s
Gaenead
DeSiardt
Amelia Earhart
Wilmer Stultz
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