Clean City Drive Launched in Monroe Cooperation Effort
Twenty seven residents join the Mayor's Committee for Monroe Cleanest City Contest at the Monroe Government Center. City groups including Monroe Jaycees and Garden Club plan drives with sub committees. Mayor Howard presents entry fee check as program kicks off.
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Twin Cities
Monroe Government Center
Monroe Jaycees
Ouachita Parish Boy Scout Organizations
Monroe Garden Clubs
Monroe Beautification Board
City of
Monroe Beautification Committee
Monroe
Vernon Whitlock
Louisiana Garden Club Federation
Martha Henry
John Yeager
W. L. “Jack” Howard
McDermott
Charles J. Edwards
Errol Donovan
Robert F
Bob” Bealle
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Neville High School
Record Heat Tops U S Sunday Readings Across West
The National Weather Service reports the highest Sunday temperature excluding Alaska and Hawaii reached 92 degrees in Phoenix Arizona Needles California and Palm Springs California. Caribou Maine recorded a low of 1 degree.
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New York
UPI
National Weather Service
Alaska
Hawaii
Phoenix
Ariz
Needles
Palm Springs
Calif
Caribou
Maine
Monroe Pursues Second Consecutive Cleanest City Title
Monroe launches its campaign for the Cleanest City Contest with a 10 a.m. Thursday Monroe Beautification Board meeting. Drive chairman Frank McDermott invites slogan ideas such as A Clean View for ’72 and Let’s Win Again Do All You Can. If successful two straight years, the goal shifts to Try for Three in ’73.
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Monroe
Irvings Enter Guilty Pleas To Charges
Clifford and Edith Irving pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge and local larceny and conspiracy charges in a literary hoax involving an autobiography of Howard Hughes. Richard Suskind pleaded guilty to two local charges. sentencing set for June 16. They remained free on recognizance bonds.
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New York
UPI
Clifford
Edith Irving
Richard Suskind
Howard Hughes
New York County
McGraw- Hill
Irvings
Irving
U.S
Robert Morville
Washington to display pandas at National Zoo
President and Mrs. Nixon settled the panda gift issue to place the two giant pandas at the National Zoo in Washington. The White House said the display will be for the nation, with climate and care considerations noted. Zoo director Theodore Reed may travel in early April to present the gift musk oxen to China, with pandas possibly returning later.
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Washington
Nixon
China
White House
Chou En-lai
Chou
Milton
Matilda
Gerald L. Warren
District of Columbia
Warren
Theodore Reed
San Francisco Zoo
Reed
Local Lawyer Seeks Monroe Mayoral Nomination
Monroe attorney Paul Kidd and two others qualified to seek posts in the April 29 Democratic primary. Kidd seeks the office of mayor of Monroe, while J. Wayne Medley and Paul J. Neal run for Monroe City School Board seats. Neal spent 35 years at Neville and led Wossman principal roles before retiring. Incumbents and other candidates fill school board, finance, streets, and party committees as party deadlines loom, with Democratic and Republican deadlines set for Tuesday and Friday respectively.
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Monroe
Paul Kidd
Kidd
W. L
Jack) Howard
J. Wayne Medley
Paul J. Neal
Monroe City
Neal
Neville
Wossman
Henry R. Taylor
William S. Gannaway
Carroll High School
Henry Carroll
M. Brents Witty Jr
Mickey Yerger
Finance
H. W. McSherry
Streets
Ouachita Parish
Curtis Joiner
James Lewis
T. A. Breard
Webb Nix
H. Austin Miller
Anthony E
Tony’’ Anzalone
Vincent R. Sylvesti
Lloyd A. Voorhees Jr
Republican Party
John Cecil Massey
Republican Executive Committee
E. D. Shaw Jr
John C. Massey
John C. Eby
John Birdsong Jr
Frank Spooner
Discoloration in Water May Hit Monroe on Tuesday
Monroe residents may see water discoloration Tuesday as fire flow tests sweep the city. Tests lasting 8 to 9 hours begin after 8 a.m. and are part of a ten year survey of firefighting capability by the Utilities Commission with inspectors from the Insurance Service office.
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Monroe
Utilities
The
Utilities Commission
Warm Weather Ahead For Twin Cities Area
The Twin Cities area expects warm springlike temperatures with a 30 percent chance of rain today and 20 percent tonight. Highs near 80, mid 70s Tuesday, southerly winds 8 to 18 mph, with variable tonight. Friday shows some weather activity and Monroe Municipal reports Sunday high of 80 and low 52.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Senators Seek National Primary to Replace State Contests
Senators Mansfield and Aiken propose a constitutional amendment to scrap state presidential primaries and hold a single national primary in early August. They say the 24 current primaries waste money, exhaust candidates, and confuse voters. Eligibility would require a party to win at least 10 percent nationally and petitions from at least 1 percent of that party’s previous voters.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Mansfield
Florida
Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey
Mansfield-Aiken
River stage changes at Camden and Monroe
Flood stage readings show Camden at 6.2 feet with a fall of 1.0 and Monroe at 15.2 feet with a fall of 1.0. Present stage details reflect shifting river levels and potential impact downstream.
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Camden
I Monroe
Monroe approves new storm water lift station and pipeline
Formal inspection of Monroe's $800000 storm water lift station and drainage pipes on Lamy Lane confirms operation before spring rains. The 650 acre area will benefit as two 72 inch gravity pipes move water to the old Ouachita canal and a 60 inch pipe pumps into Bayou De Siard. Final acceptance set for Tuesday council session.
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Lamy Lane
Louisville Avenue
Monroe
Craft Corporation of
West Monroe
Ford, Bacon & Davis Construction Co
Bayou DeSiard
Loop Road
Bayou de Siard
Gunite Canal
Craft Corporation
City of
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Lynton B
Dick” Culpepper
Ed Aulds
Zoo Opens for 1972 Season This Saturday
The Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo will open for the 1972 season at 10 a.m. Saturday. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, with possible two extra hours when daylight saving time begins. Admission stays the same as last year, with special rates for school groups and other groups.
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Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo
John Hassion
Hassion
Local Debt Burden Shown In Ouachita Parish Share
New York analysis breaks down the national debt ceiling at 430 billion dollars. It says interest will total at least 21.2 billion next year, second only to defense costs, with Ouachita Parish residents paying about 9.0 million dollars and roughly 260 dollars per local family in interest charges.
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News-Star News Service
New York
Ouachita Parish
U. S
Coa
Franklinevelt
Sieuhene
Louisiana trucking law and fees eyed to fund PSC
Baton Rouge AP reports two bills could make the Public Service Commission nearly self sufficient by creating a 20000 per year fee schedule for supervision and a 150000 to 200000 annual range from interstate trucking regulation. The PSC seeks 698397 from the state for 1972 73, up 217516. Tax Commission presents standstill budget of 505402 for 1972 73 while Forestry Commission seeks 5830000 a year, up 2200000.
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PSC
Marshall Brinkley
Commission
Brinkley
General Fund
Louisiana
Dupre Litton
Louisiana Forestry Commission
Tax Reform Advocate Blocks Debt Limit Action
U S debt near ceiling 430 billion blocked by Rep. Philip Burton as tax loophole fixes drive the effort. House Ways and Means chair Wilbur Mills sought quick action to raise borrowing to 450 billion through June 30. Rep. John Byrnes warned of Treasury disruption if delay extends to Wednesday.
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Washington
Philip Burton
D-Calif
House
Wilbur D. Mills
Dark
Ways and Means Committee
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Byrnes
Treasury
Birthday Chaos Sparks Grand Prize for Fast Escaper
A frantic mother announces at a birthday party that a wild children’s game will award a special prize to the first child who goes home. The playful challenge aims to entertain guests and create a memorable moment.
Howie Hustler ad offers quick cash for household goods
The ad promotes selling unused items for fast cash, urging readers to list items and call 322-5161 for a quick spring boost. It touts speed and simplicity as key benefits of using the News Star World Classified Ad service.
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Howie Hustler
News
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