Weather brief for Monroe and surrounding areas
The Northeast Louisiana region expects warm weather through Wednesday with highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s and lows around 70s. Scattered thunderstorms are possible mainly in the afternoon and evenings, with variable winds and sunshine about half the time. continuous rainfall totals are uncertain, but chances remain for showers through midweek.
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Monroe
Anteseaires
Po Peseegssee
Louisiana
Delta
Gems Found Near Brown Derby Mine In Colorado
Reported by AP in Parlin Colorado a Gen of a Find notes green white and red watermelon tourmaline crystals near the Brown Derby mine northeast of town. Other minerals including blue berry blue ber yl creamy topaz pink lepidolite and black tourmaline were also in the area.
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Parlin
Colo
Brown Derby
Hatten Delays Hiring Of City Assistant In West Monroe
West Monroe Mayor W B Bert Hatten said he will not hire a new executive assistant by the start of the fiscal year. He plans to meet this week with his two finalists to finalize job details. The chosen candidate would earn about 6500 dollars annually and handle most administrative work to free the mayor for other duties. An announcement is expected next week.
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West Monroe
W. B ‘Bert’ Hatten
Ims
Hatten
Two Acquitted In Assault Case
In Baton Rouge Louisiana State District Court Judge Dono van W Parker acquitted Frank Tickie Sata and his brother Russell Zip Sata of attacking Menuet Menaut director of the state Licensing Board of Contractors. The Jones charge was dropped when he failed to appear. The incident occurred in August 1969 at the board offices during an argument between Frank Sata then a board member and Jones. Menuet testified Sata scuffled and struck him once but the judge found no proof of intent to harm Menuet.
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Donovan W. Parker
Frank “Tickie’ Sata
Russell
Zip” Sata
H. ©. Mennet
State Licensing Board of
Menuet
Lynn Jones
Jones
Frank Saia
Saia
Russel
Senate
Parker
Ossie Brown
Bond and Tax Board Reaffirms Superdome Bond Sale
New Orleans AP bond board reaffirmed approval of issuing 113 million dollars in bonds to finance the Louisiana Superdome. The sale date is set for July with prior April and May dates postponed due to legal challenges. Jurisdiction notes bonds cannot exceed six percent interest.
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New Orleans
State Bond and Tax Board
Louisiana Superdome
Harold B. Judell
Domed Stadium Commission
Park Visit Gaps Between Louisiana and Arkansas
Louisiana residents average about 2.4 million visits to recreation areas per year while Arkansas sees around 21 million. Louisiana has over ten times more park acreage but similar number of park areas, and its population density exceeds Arkansas, helping explain park use. Sunshine percentages are similar.
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Louisiana
Arkansas
Southern Utilities Company
Lousiana
Dowdy Family Reunion Set for Fourth of July at Cheniere Lake
The Dowdy family reunion will be held Sunday July Fourth at Cheniere Lake Area One. About 80 relatives from across Louisiana are expected to attend the eighth annual gathering.
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Cheniere Lake Area
L. L. Deen
Monnie
Louisiana
Patman Paid Talk Fee By Firm
Washington AP report states Wall Street firm Sartorius & Co paid 1500 for dinner and private talk with Rep. Wright Patman, House Banking Chair, about bills and banking policy. Patman defended the fee as justified and said funds aid school books, while guests included five New York banks and pensions, Ford Foundation, and insurers. News notes similar fees by Sen. Sparkman and continued calls for tighter banking regulation amid criticism of government guarantees for private banks.
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House Banking Committee
Patman
Texas
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Sartorius & Co
New York
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Ford Foundation
Senate Banking Committee
John Sparkman
Dala
Sparkman
Senate
House
Thomas C. Sorensen
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Lockheed
First National City Bank
Bankers Trust Co. Bank of New York
Occidental Life Insurancee Co
Irving Trust Co
Girard Trust Co
Loews Corp
General Electric
General Tire
White Speaker to Address Monroe Kiwanis Meeting
Dixie White the athletic director and head coach at Northeast Louisiana University will be the featured speaker at the Wednesday noon Monroe Kiwanis Club meeting. He will discuss changes at NLU since leaving the Gulf States Conference and outline plans for the coming years. The program is sponsored by the Circle K Committee led by J. R. Plaisance.
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Northeast Louisiana University
Monroe Kiwanis Club
White
NLU
Circle K Committee
J. R. Plaisance
Gober Funeral Set Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs Daisy H. Gober 67 of Swartz are at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Mulhearn's Monroe chapel with Rev Karl Tooke. Burial follows in Memorial Park Cemetery. She died Monday at St Francis Hospital after a brief illness. Survivors include husband Leon Gober of Swartz a son Leon Gober Jr of El Dorado Ark a daughter Marie Gober of Swartz and two grandchildren. Memorials to St Mark's Methodist Church building fund.
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Swartz
Mulhearn
Monroe
Karl Tooke
Memorial Park Cemetery
Gober
St. Francis Hospital
Mississippi
St. Mark's Methodist Church
Leon Gober
Leon Gober Jr
el Dorado, Ark
Marie Gober
St Mark's Methodist Church
Butler Freed After Supreme Court Reversal in 1968 Firebombing Case
The Louisiana Supreme Court voided Leon Harold Butler's aggravated arson conviction for firebombing Scenic Highway Lumber on April 8, 1968. It ruled the bill of information was fatally defective and ordered his release, while noting concerns about inflammatory evidence admitted at trial. Justice Barham dissented on the remedy, proposing new trial.
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New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Martin Luther King Jr
State Supreme Court
Leon Harold Butler
Butler
Scenic Highway Lumber Company
Supreme Court
Mack E. Barham
Ellsberg Indicted for Theft of Pentagon Papers
Federal grand jury indicts Dr Daniel Ellsberg on charges of unlawful possession and theft of top secret government documents related to U S Vietnam relations. He surrendered in Boston and faces up to 10 years per count, with a July hearing set.
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Los Angeles
Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon
Vietnam
Elisberg
Justice Department
Elisbere
Boston
Elishere
U.S
Peter Princt
New York Times
Times
Filsberg
Santa Monica
Rand Corp
Rand
Patricia
Court House
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