Veteran law officer retires from Ouachita Parish sheriff’s office
Raymond Knowles retires after 26 years as assistant chief investigator with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff Department. He joined in 1948 after time at West Monroe Police, recalling early days with one car and no radios. Knowles cites patience and confidentiality as key, recalls a dramatic escapee pistol encounter, and plans fishing and visits with wife Dolores in West Monroe.
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Raymond L. Knowles
Ouachita Parish
Knowles
Raymond Knowles
Sheriff's Office
Bailey Grant
West Monroe
Raymond
Grant
Sheriff's Department
Delores
State Police Report 75 Fatalities in One One One Drive
Louisiana and State police reported 75 highway deaths during Operation One-One-One over 28 days. Last week 19 were killed and 438 injured in 640 rural crashes bringing totals to 2465 accidents and 1707 injuries with only one belted victim. Police urge careful driving through the Fourth of July weekend and remaining days of the operation.
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News - Star News Service
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Sertoma Club Installs Officers in Monroe
The Monroe Sertoma Club installed its new officers for the coming year. B. Daniel Crooks became president with Richard Harrison Robert Groseclose and Ray Anderson as new vice presidents. Other officers include Charles Allen secretary Ray DePasqual e treasurer William Miller sergeant at arms and directors Stan Boggs Ed Cascio Sam Trinca David Smith Douglas Harkness Jerry Carter. Stan Boggs named Sertoman of the Year for chairing the 1971 regional convention in Monroe in April.
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Monroe Sertoma Club
B. Daniel Crooks
Richard Harrison
Robert Groseclose
Ray Anderson
Charles Allen
Ray DePasquale
William Miller
Jerry Carter
Stan Boggs
Ed Cascio
Sam Trinca
David Smith
Douglas Harkness
Monroe
Meeker Massacre and Leadville Boom Explored
In 1879 Indians killed 11 men and took hostages after federal agents flooded a pony race track irrigation canal. Nathan C. Meeker, the Indian agent, sought farming, sparking hostilities. Leadville’s boom drew about 20 000 residents in 1879, contrasting with today’s about 4 000.
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Meeker
Colo
Nathan C. Meeker
Leadville
Agnew Reports Improved Tone in U S Korea Ties
Vice President Spiro Agnew met with President Park Chung Hee in Seoul and said U S Korea relations are “a lot more relaxed” than in August. He described talks as general, with textile issues and military reductions noted as administrative, and conveyed Nixon’s wish to continue close cooperation.
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Seoul
Spiro T. Agnew
Chunt Hee Park
U.S
Agnew
Park
Nixon
Kim Chong-pil
China
Five Shreveport Tax Renewals Approved
Five ad valorem tax renewals were approved in Shreveport in a Tuesday election. The two year renewals cover street improvements continuing wage scales police and fire personnel levels and participation in pension funds life insurance and hospitalization totaling 2.25 million about 20 percent of the city budget. Mayor Calhoun Allen said 700000 of that amount had already been spent in advance.
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Shreveport
Calhoun Allen
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Frank Kirby
John Fogleman
Sertoma Club
Casablanca
United States
Korea
David Kennedy
America
Zeagler
JEBCO
Dee
Travel Pak
Zebco
Shopper’s
Will Jonesboro Hi) & Smith
W. Monroe
Westgate
North 7Th St
Tench
Rotisserie
Bank Americarc
Southside
Winnsboro
LEBCO
Aunilie
Turner
Propane
Thomas A. King
Billy J. Jordan
Willis St
Billy J. Jordan Calhoun
TUN Toa Vuci Life Insurances
SIETY
Omaha
Nebraska
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