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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1971
Page
9
Monroes north area faced afternoon and evening thundershowers as a previous windstorm caused damage. A truck dodged falling debris near Saul Adler Recreation Center while a 100-foot tree collapsed on Loop Road injuring no one.
Samuel J. Knighten 23 of West Monroe faces negligent homicide charges in Fourth Judicial District Court after the Dec 20 1970 traffic death of Thurman Earl Walpole in West Monroe. A five man jury was seated with Judge Albin P Lassiter presiding and defense by Allen Coon and Jerry Kirby. ASB.
Monroe police booked William E. Nelson aged 48 and Rog er D. Stephenson aged 26 on DWI charges. Stephenson also faced a license violation. The report notes light traffic conditions during the incidents. Antelopes in nine Permian Basin counties are up 15 percent per the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Ouachita Parish Police Jury road committee decides to keep installing long culvert stretches for subdivision contractors despite a parish ordinance limiting culvert length to 30 feet. Drainage committee chairman C W Whetstone, hospitalized for a perforated ulcer, says he is disappointed and aims to find a workable solution when available.
Mack E. Barham associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court will speak at the Monroe Rotary Club noon meeting at the Ramada Inn. A Bastrop native, he was elected to the high court for a Feb 12 1968 term after serving as Fourth Judicial District judge.
Rep. James Strain of Shreveport petitions the Louisiana Supreme Court to review his contempt conviction for refusing to testify to the investigative committee. Judge Elven E Ponder held him in contempt last March over tape recordings of a bribe offer on tax legislation in 1970. The 10 day jail sentence was suspended pending appeal. the 1st Circuit refused relief. The petition questions whether a district court contempt ruling against a legislator is appealable.
Monroe police investigated two burglaries after late Tuesday reports. Earnest Ward of Monroe reported a break in at his home with $30 a 17 jewel watch and several Kennedy 50 cent pieces missing. C O Electronics also reported a burglary by breaking a plate glass door on the west side. A 27 year old local man was booked on aggravated battery. Union Parish authorities charged two Monroe men with two counts of burglary each for burglaries at Parker's Grocery and Billy Williamson's Grocery. Scott Linney, 73, was booked after a disturbance at Georgia Street Nursing Home, with Kinley receiving a minor neck cut. Linney faces aggravated assault, drawing and displaying a dangerous weapon, disturbing the peace and drunk and disorderly charges.
Public prosecutor urged a two year sentence for T D Hafaz 45 editor of Nusantara on charges of insulting and sowing hatred against President Suharto's government after a series of critical editorials cartoons and columns over nearly two years.
The report notes Morocco’s enduring appeal to artists and mentions Sir Winston Churchill as among those drawn to its landscape. It frames Morocco as a magnetic destination for painters seeking inspiration and respite.
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