Monroe Mayor to announce citizen committees this week
Monroe Mayor W L Howard said he will begin naming members of citizen committees Tuesday to make city government more responsive. Committees include law enforcement energy finance operations fire and zoo roles with a special bicentennial event planned. He noted resignations and a big inauguration turnout signaling public cooperation.
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May Trade Surplus Emerges On Export Strength
Washington AP The Commerce Department reports May exports outpaced imports by 395.6 million the first surplus this year led by a 24 percent drop in oil imports to 165.1 million barrels the lowest in 11 months. The dip appears temporary as weekly data show imports rising.
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Former Louisiana Gov Noe Returns Stage Coach and Horses
Former governor James A Noe presented the stage coach and horses once at Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo to Monroe amid the inauguration break fast for Mayor W L Howard and Finance Commissioner Harlan Prestridge. He learned the items had been sold to Loretta Lynn Rodeo after Howard left office and kept them at White Hall. Howard resumed office and received the gift back to the city.
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Scientists Review Mars Landing Sites for Viking 1
Pasadena scientists scrap the July 4 Viking 1 landing at the original site and study Chryse Phoenicia 300 miles northwest as a potential smooth basin with fewer hazards. If feasible, landing could shift to July 8, otherwise Tritonis Lacus or August delays may follow as Viking 2 prepares for Mars orbit.
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Colonel Named To Area Post
Col. James Phillips is reassigned from Ft. Leonard Wood Missouri to Vicksburg as Deputy Division Engineer for the Lower Mississippi Valley Division and secretary of the Mississippi River Commission. He will assume office July 19. He currently serves as Director of Plans Training and Security at Ft. Leonard Wood.
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Rhode Island Charter Granted by Charles II in 1663
A royal charter was granted by Charles II to Rhode Island on July 8, 1663, establishing the colony's legal framework and governance under English authority.
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Slogans greet city workers at Monroe City Hall
City workers arriving at Monroe City Hall were welcomed by signs promoting a positive start to the new administration. Mayor W. L. Howard and two city commissioners commissioned the slogans to encourage constructive attitudes around the building.
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