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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1968
Page
6
Northeast Louisiana fair today and tonight with mild warmer Saturday. Highs 44-52, lows 28-34. Winds 6-14 mph. Drying conditions good today, fair to poor tonight, and fair to good Saturday. No significant precipitation expected.
A minor fire at Monroe Steam Laundry on South Grand Thursday night was extinguished by Monroe Fire Department crews. Fire officials said the blaze remained confined to a single bundle of clothes with slight damage, after two trucks from Company 1 and one from Company 2 responded.
Friends and coworkers at the Quachita Parish School Board report Supt Milton C Hall is recovering after surgery. He is convalescing at his sister and brother-in-law in New Orleans near the clinic. Release from care was postponed due to slight neck swelling, with a projected home trip to West Monroe early next week.
A family birthday note celebrates Mrs Nick Herlevie of 402 Glenmar and her brother in law Vince Herlevie Jr of 705 Rochelle. The message wishes all a happy birthday and good tidings.
Funeral services for Bobby Joe Moreau twenty of Olla killed in a highway crash four miles north of Olla on Highway 165 were held at Standard Baptist Church with Rev Jessie Garrison presiding Burial followed at Ainwell Cemetery Survivors include his widow Dorothy Franklin Moreau a son David Wayne Moreau his parents Mr and Mrs Joe Moreau a brother William Moreau and two sisters Judia and Linda Kay Moreau The truck driver C L Norman of Olla was injured but survived. a passenger in the Moreau car Kenneth Ford of Monroe was involved in the wreck
Governors Agnew of Maryland and McCall of Oregon urge Rockefeller to enter the GOP race before filing deadlines. They seek broad moderate support and a round-robin petition to sway the New Yorker, predicting a tight Nixon-Rockefeller contest if on ballots. Nixon, left with Romney’s exit, says Rockefeller must enter state primaries to be a factor.
Architect Benford Jacka will prepare preliminary plans for a downtown facelift in West Monroe. A half block area is the initial target with ideas to be presented to property owners March 20, as downtown owners push for better appearance and coordinated signage while considering parking and a possible downtown improvement group.
Ten representatives from the local Salvation Army, led by Maj. Robert White, attend a Young People's Conference in Jackson Mississippi over the weekend. Spirit meeting planned with awards for corps achievements in 1967, as announced by Mrs. Robert White. The delegation includes Rex Bufkin, Tim White, Vermelle White, Jeanette Harris, Ruth Meyer, Mary Nell Henley, Dale McKnight and Johnny Calhoun.
A patient was taken to Caldwell Hospital in Columbia and later transferred to E A Conway Hospital in Monroe where he remains in undetermined condition.
James W. Moore of Monroe says a joint meeting of the Highway Board and Legislative Long-Range Highway Planning Committee will pursue a long range program with an aim of an additional 50 million dollars in annually recurring revenues. He notes a new tax as a possible source and that the final budget request to the legislature starting May 13 will be prepared in April. Sen. A. C. Clemons of Jennings chairs today's Baton Rouge session.
Washington AP reports the first White House style show featured elegant gowns and a gilded setting. President Johnson greeted governors spouses and guests, joking he did not want to stay away from the White House long. Governors' wives praised long gowns, but showed restraint on miniskirts.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Fluker was severely beaten by two men in Scotlandville after stopping to help two men who flagged him down. He was reported in satisfactory condition by the sheriff's office.
Washington AP reports Secretary John W. Gardner resigns after 22 years at the helm of the Department of Health Education and Welfare. Gardner’s last day was Thursday and he will soon chair the Urban Coalition in a non governmental role.
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