Three Meetings Scheduled Here
Local groups announce meetings and open house events in the near future. The Monroe Commission Council will meet Tuesday at the government center to award a bid for storm drainage along Lamy Lane. The Monroe City School Board has a July 10 session replacing a July 6 meeting. North Delta EDD Council will move to Forsythe Avenue and host open house July 15 with its quarterly board meeting.
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Monroe Commission Council
Monroe Government Center
Lamy Lane
Monroe City School Board
North Delta Edd Council, Inc
Lorsythe Avenue
Oliver Road
Gunite Canal
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
U.S. Supreme Court
Swann
Charlotte
N.C
North Delta
Tech
North Delta Board
North
Louisiana Parishes
Forsythe Avenue
Ouachita Parish
South Grand
U S Troop Levels in Vietnam Dip to 241700
U S Command reports a 3200 drop in weekly American troop strength in Vietnam bringing total to 241700 by last Thursday. Marines dwindled to about 900 with most due to depart soon. Army 192600 Navy 10900 Air Force 37200 Coast Guard 100 remaining.
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Saigon
U.S. Command
Vietnam
U.S
Air Force
Coast Guard
Demonstrators Face Charges Of Unlawful Entry At Embassy
Two protesters identified as Ariellovitz and John Weiss face unlawful entry charges after scaling a fence around the Soviet embassy during a rally. Three others arrested within 500 feet of a foreign embassy, plus Rabbi Meir Kahane among several detained for disorderly conduct as 350 attend a demonstration in Washington.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Ariellovitz
John Weiss
State Department
Meir Kahane
Militant
Jewish Defense League
Kahane
Officer Fatally shoots attacker in New Orleans traffic incident
In New Orleans Patrolman Arthur Levet shot and killed Joseph Sims after Sims attacked during a traffic accident inquiry. Sims, 26, had challenged the officer and tried to grab the pistol, later being shot in the chest after a struggle. Sims had a history of mental illness, according to Police Superintendent Clarence Giarrusso.
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New Orleans
Clarence Giarrusso
Giarrusso
Arthur F. Levet
Joseph Sims
Levet
Sims
Giarrusse
State Pageant Ends Sunday In Early Breakfast
The 1971 Miss Louisiana Pageant closes with an appreciation breakfast at Gundy Cafeteria on the Northeast Louisiana University campus. Monroe Mayor Jack Howard lauded the contestants and presented charm bracelets. former Miss Louisiana Carol Lynn Almand praised her reign and quipped about being a has been. Pageant directors included James N. Dimos and David W. Turrentine with other staff in promotion, advertising, production, and operations.
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Gundy
Northeast
Louisiana University
Monroe Jaycees
Monroe
W. L. ‘Jack” Howard
City of
Louisiana
Carol Lynn Almand
James N. Dimos
David W. Turrentine
Shelley Dickie
Curtis Rape
Samuel A. Trinca
Pascagoula Fire Claims Father and Infant Son
A trailer home fire in Pascagoula killed 25-year-old Dan Newburn and his 14 month old son John. Mrs Newburn was hospitalized for shock after learning of the tragedy. Officials have not yet determined the fire's cause.
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Green River, Utah
UPI
Peter McCarthy
Desolation Canyon
Peter
Jim Bernardino
Green River
Jim
Pete
Bernardino
Jim Batchelor
Salt Lake City
Albuquerque
N.M
Pete McCarthy
Batchelor
Pascagoula
Miss
Dan Newburn
John
Jobs scarce for out-of-state work, Texas pupils struggle
A Texas high school reported it found jobs for technical vocational pupils in out-of-state posts. Letters to 100 local contractors yielded no local openings, leaving pupils from Minnesota Florida and California seeking opportunities elsewhere.
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Austin
Tex
Bill Hamilton
Anderson Ihgh
Minnesota
Florida
California
North Delta seeks new planner and secretary
North Delta Economic Development Agency reports 40 applicants for the HUD planning job opened this month. The agency received 20 000 in federal funds from HUD to hire a planner and a secretary. Mahoney will present recommendations July 8, with appointments announced July 15 and work to begin August 1.
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North Delta
The
North Delta Economic Development Agency
HUD
Ning
Jim L. Mahoney
North Delta Regional Planning Commission
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Mahoney
Executive Council
Forsythe Business Center
Students Should Notify Intents During Summer
Summer vacation prompts social security guidelines for student beneficiaries. An eighteen or older student may receive checks for up to four summer months if intending to return to full time attendance in the fall. A simple notice to the Social Security Administration suffices to avoid delays.
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Social Security
J. Dodd Brooks
Monroe Social Security Office
Social Security Administration
Braille System Origin and Louis Braille
The article explains Braille as the raised character writing system for the blind and credits Louis Braille, a French teacher, with its creation.
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Louis Braille
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Hickam Air Force Base
Daily & Sun
Ening Daily & Sun
U. S
JDL
Young Israel Intercollegiates
Rock Creek
Carbon County
Albert Passie
Hill Air Force Base
Ogden
Utah
McCarthy
Bond
Krauss & Cahn
DeSiard
Cash & Carry
Daisy
Mary's Flower
Marminizine
Louisville Ave
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Kodell
North 3Rd
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