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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1976
Page
5
Weather outlook calls for showers in western Oregon and Washington and across the upper Great Lakes into the Midwest and mid-Atlantic while warmer conditions spread over most of the country including northern New England.
The region experiences widely scattered thundershowers mainly in the afternoons and evenings, with accumulations typically under half an inch but isolated spots over an inch. Rain chances are 40 percent today and Wednesday, 20 percent tonight, with drying conditions today and Wednesday and moderate humidity.
The Ouachita Parish School Board and Bi-Racial Committee plan a 7 p.m. joint meeting at the Media Center to decide on a bond issue. The session is closed to press and public after a stalemate over school site plans and potential river-side separate bonds.
Ouachita Parish Schools Superintendent J O Lancaster says the parish distributes books to all local schools but private parish schools receive none from the state. He notes federal HEW cuts target mostly one race private schools and that the parish follows rules against racial discrimination. Transportation for private schools is not provided, but parochial schools receive some bus support with route pickup and dropoff arrangements for students.
Washington DC Americans United and the ACLU criticized a US Supreme Court 5 to 4 decision allowing state aid to Maryland denominational colleges if not used for sectarian parts The ruling in Roemer v Board of Public Works preserves limits on tax aid and faces new challenges to aid for church colleges nationwide led by Americans United executive director Andrew Gunn and general counsel James Respess
Ron LeLeux, president of the Northeast Louisiana University Student Government Association, says the group awaits state legislative action on a bill impacting on-campus alcohol sales. The measure would exempt colleges from a rule banning alcohol sales within 300 feet of a school and could influence the campus project.
Speedy Recovery Chit Chat extends well wishes to Monroe Commissioner of Public Works Luther T. Harper after he left work Monday due to feeling ill and returned home.
Watercolors representing various technical applications are on display at Bry Art Gallery, Northeast Louisiana University, by students in a watercolor workshop taught by Dr Edward E. Schutz. The exhibit runs through June 17, open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
The Louisiana House committee deferred action on a bill to have the state assume relocation costs for municipally owned utilities during road projects. The move followed an amended scope that would cover all public utilities, estimated now at about 6.8 million dollars, seen as costs the highway department cannot absorb. Rep. Alphonse Jackson and Rep. Richard Thompson defended the bill's original intent as reasonable, while opponents warned the larger scope would burden the budget.
Two Monroe LPNs were elected officers of the Louisiana Federation of LPNs at its 30th annual convention in Alexandria. Peggy Wood was named president and Ruby Chancellor secretary, both serving two year terms, with installation by Sammy Griffin of Durham North Carolina after a banquet.
Tommy Thompson of 744 Bayou Shore Dr Monroe earned a reputation for heavy equipment know how yet had to show he could farm. The vegetables he handed out over the past weeks convinced his neighbors he can farm as well.
Albert W. Ivy 68 of Monroe died today at St. Francis Hospital after a brief illness. Kilpatrick's Funeral Home West Monroe will direct funeral arrangements. Survivors include his widow Willie Ivy two sons Charles Ivy and Robert Greer one daughter Mrs. James Sparks ten grandchildren six great grandchildren and several siblings.
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