Noted guests highlight Louisiana Police Officers meet
The First General Business Session of the 0th Annual Conference of Municipal Police Officers Association of Louisiana featured speakers including Judge Mack E. Barham Brig Gen O J Daigle and Monroe Mayor W L Jack Rade. They urged funding reform and improved training while outlining national and state law enforcement challenges. The meeting included a memoriam for deceased members and a luncheon for attendees.
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Louisiana
Mack E. Barham
Af Outst
Supreme Court
O. J. Daizle
National Guard
Edwin T
Aved
Justice Barham
Gen
Daigle
Theommon
Rowland Halsted
FBI
Orleans
J. Edgar Hoover
Halstad
Don Hale
Monroe Civic N Club
Tabousse
William D
Billy
Yown
Monroe
Inouisiana
Brown
Baton Rouge
Police Officers Association
Vernon Parish Drug Raid Nets 23 Arrests
A Vernon Parish raid with 12 teams from State police, CID and the Army seized marijuana and other drugs at seven residences near the Fort Polk area. In all 23 people were arrested, including 20 Army personnel, with seven automobiles seized and marijuana plants found.
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News - Star
Leesville
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division
Vernon Parish
Army
John O. Craft
Craft
Army Base
CID
Fort Polk
Poster Child Ross Masier Named For CF Foundation Campaign
Four year old Ross Masier of San Jose California with lung damage is chosen as Poster Child for the National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation. He will represent about five million American children with cystic fibrosis in the Brand of Life drive and plans to meet President Nixon in Washington this spring.
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Atlanta
UPI
Ross Masier
San Jose
Calif
San Francisco Giants
City Planners Approve Subdivision Resubdivision
Monroe Ouachita Regional Planning Commission approved resubdividing five lots of East Parkview into six with 60 foot frontages and a sewer line and sidewalks condition. Hearings extended to March 20 for Lonnie Wilhite open land to general business rezoning and for two zoning matters on Roggerson and Roggerson Road related to future development.
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East Parkview Subdivision
Monroe - Ouachita
R. C. Brown
Winnsboro Road
Wilhite
Commission
L. H. Hamilton
Hamilton
J. Michael Rabin
W. Clifford
LaFrance
Roggerson Road
Roggerson
Rabun
NLU Art Students Display Own Work At Bry Gallery
NLU’s Bry Gallery features a salon display of about 200 works by students across freshman to graduate levels. Faculty organized pieces across media including drawings, paintings, ceramics, sculpture, weaving, photography and prints, on view through March 10.
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NLU
Bry
Northeast Louisiana University
James B. Edwards
Northeast
High Scores At Pistol Shoot Highlight Louisiana Event
Two top scores and several trophies marked the 27th annual Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police pistol matches in Monroe. J Matthews of Alexandria won Quick Draw individual and Tyre class while R A Jackson of Baton Rouge led Camp Perry and overall categories. Monroe and West Monroe placed third and fourth in team standings. Tallulah won the two man guest event.
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Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police
Monroe
J. Matthews
Alexandria
R. A. Jackson
Baton Rouge
Camp Perry
West Monroe
Tallulah
T. O. Bancroft
Melvin Lopez
Ramada Inn
U. S
L. T. Beckworth
Mack E. Barham
Louisiana Supreme Court
Rowland Halstead
Louisiana
FBI
James Bland
Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
New Orleans
M. P. Topousis
Louisiana State University
Don Hale
Civitan Club
Baton Rouge No
Louisiana State Police
C. Baxley
A. Saizon
L. Fontenot
Lake Charles
L. Parker
C. Gomer
J. Walker
Bastrop
Tyre
W. Fincher
G. Fuller
Natchitoches
Shreveport
Ist
H. Sibley
J. Williams
J. R. McGraw
W. Gusko
Batton Rouge
J. A. Richardson
J. Gwatney
A. Vega
V. Breaux
G. LaRocca
H. Sempe
M. Clifton
West Monroe Building Permits For Month Noted
West Monroe issued eleven construction permits totaling 176 550 for February. Eight permits were for new residences valued at 152 050, one for a new business at 20 000, one for remodeling at 4 000, and one for an addition to a residence at 500. Permits went to Standard Enterprises 116 Fairfield Gross Construction 108 Gilbert Gross Construction 106 Gilbert John Coon 401 Cypress R H Taylor 202 Clay St C B Feazel 408 Island Drive G T Peters 601 Island Drive B A Builders 306 Connelly Jo Chisholm Adams 13 N 8th Lula Mae Bowers 407. Humble Oil received a service station permit at 2800 Cypress St.
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West Monroe
L. L. Hislop
Standard Enterprises
Fairfield
Gross Construction Company
Gilbert
John Coon
Cypress
R. H. Taylor
Clay St
C. B. Feazel
Island Drive
G. T. Peters
B & A Builders
Connella
Jo Chisholm Adams
Humble Oil
Cypress St
Lula Mae Bowers
Rules Revision Group Is Named With Brown on Panel
Six state senators including Sen. W. D. Billy Brown of Monroe were named to a Senate rules revision committee. The panel aims to improve decorum and restrict lobbyist access on the floor during sessions. Other members include Adrian G. Duplantier Frederick Eagan Michael O Keefe Claude Duval B Sixty Rayburn and Edgar G Mouton Jr.
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W. D
Billy” Brown
Monroe
Senate
Sen
Brown
Adrian G. Duplantier
Frederick Eagan
Michael O’keefe
New Orleans
Claude Duval
Houma
B. B
Rayburn
Bogalusa
Edgar G. Mouton Jr
Lafayette
Klan Auxiliary to Convene in West Monroe Tonight
The ladies auxiliary of the United Klans of America will hold a 7 p.m. meeting at the Klavern in West Monroe, according to a spokesman.
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Ladies Auxiliary of the United Klans of America
Klavern
West Monroe
Retiring Levee Board Leader Attacks Corruption
Ed ward Lennox announced retirement after 13 years leading the Orleans Parish Levee Board and criticized corruption at all government levels. He supported abolishing regional levee boards and questioned the Orleans board's peripheral roles while noting Huey Long’s Lakefront Airport transfer as a monumental mistake.
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New Orleans
Edward Lennox
Louisiana
Lennox
John McKeithen
Orleans
Huey Long
New Orleans Lakefront
Orleans Parish
Carpeting Plan For New Building Rejected By Agency
The Louisiana Office Building Corp approved a 96258 dollar change order for a parking lot but rejected a 12500 dollar request to carpet the first two floors of the State Land and Natural Resources Building. Officials said carpeting would delay the May 15 opening. The requests came from the State Conservation Department.
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State Conservation Department
Permanent crispness organza curtains laundered quick and fresh
Curtains treated for permanent crispness can be laundered and rehung quickly without starch, remaining sassy and fresh as ever.
Rumor of Abernathy Retirement Reverberates in Mississippi
Mississippi political circles buzz over U S Rep Thomas G Abernethy rumored to retire from Congress after serving since 1942. Reports from the Jackson Clarion-Ledger and WAPT cite reliable sources and possible statements later in the week. Abernethy declined comment when reached in Washington.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
U. S
Thomas G. Abernethy
D-Miss
Congress
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Jackson
WAPT
Abernethy
Clarion-Ledger
Drr. Atty
Harvey S. Buck
West Point
Buck
Antitrust suit near completion cited by Louisiana AG
Louisiana Attorney General Jack Gremillion said a state antitrust case against eight plumbing fixtures makers over price fixing is nearly settled with about 30 000 in damages already paid to the state. A separate drugs case settlement is about 60 days away with 450 consumers and 12 institutions set to share 657 847. He also noted potential 2 million to 3 million from timber sale income dispute and ongoing actions against auto and cast iron pipe makers.
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Baton Rouge
Jack Gremillion
Louisiana
Gremillion
New York
American Standard, Inc
Kohler Co
Crane Co
Universal-Rundle Corp
Rheem Manufacturing Co
Borg-Warner Corp
Wallace-Murray Corp
Briggs Machinery
National Parkland
Surghnor Lodge to Hold Regular Meeting at Monroe Hall
Surghnor Lodge No. 383 F and AM will host a regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the lodge hall at 2012 Auburn Ave in Monroe. Worshipful Master Tim Segars invites all members of other lodges to attend.
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Graham Surghnor
F & AM
Auburn Ave
Monroe
Tim Segars
Johnson Returns To Stand In PSC Fraud Trial
Walter H. Johnson of Monroe testifies in federal court for a second day in a case charging five counts of securities and mail fraud and one count of conspiracy against Professional Services Corp. He details payments, an advisory board, altered sales material, and misused letters while noting he never earned more than 15 percent on sales totaling over 4 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hammack
Walter H. Johnson
Monroe
Johnson
William M. Campbell
U.S
Professional Services Corp
PSC
Campbell
Charles F. Parker
Parker
Northeast
Louisiana
U. S
Ben C. Dawkins Jr
Judge Dawkins
Book on Orient School by Dr. Anderson
Dr. Maurice J. Anderson, acting head of the Northeast Louisiana Department of Sociology, authored Survival Strategies a case study of a Western type religious educational institution in a Chinese cultural setting focusing on the Hong Kong Baptist College. The work a reprint of his PhD dissertation, examines stress in a diverse organization and will be released by Rock House Publishers in July in paperback and hardback.
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Maurice J. Anderson
Northeast Louisiana
Department of Socioty
Hong Kong
United States
Orient
Louisiana Proclaims Nutrition Week Observance
Gov. John J. McKeithen proclaims March 5 to 11 as Nutrition Week in Louisiana. He urges Louisianans to engage in planned activities by the Louisiana Dietetic Association to raise public understanding of nutritional well being.
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Louisiana
John J. McKeithen
Louisiana Dietetic Association
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