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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1963
Page
5
Partly cloudy and mild through Tuesday with widely scattered thundershowers today. Highs in the mid 80s, lows around 60s. Similar patterns in Louisiana and Northeast Louisiana with highs 80s to 90, scattered showers tonight and Tuesday, minimal winds, varying cloudiness.
Joe Beeman, 27, San Francisco native, won the California Federation of Young Democrats presidency 2422 to 2211 over William B. Greene of Sacramento amid a controversy over alleged racist influence and a letters alleging Di mally and Ferrell handpicked Greene. Greene led a faction to threaten a rival group but returned for the final vote in San Francisco.
A one night only Broadway gala at the Majestic Theater celebrated the Actors Equity golden anniversary. Stars like Robert Preston Barbara Cook Vivian Blaine William Warfield David Wayne and Carol Channing performed in a nostalgic revue with numbers from Oklahoma! My Fair Lady Porgy and Bess Guys and Dolls and The Music Man. Proceeds benefited the Museum of the City of New York and the event drew 1400 attendees including four original 1913 Equity founders.
Art Childress of Pack 67 Sterlington and Wayne Leidenspinner of Pack 30 Monroe won the Pinewood Derby semi finals for the Ouachita Valley Council Boy Scouts. They outpaced 20 entrants ages seven to ten and will compete in the council championship Saturday at the Ouachita Valley Fairgrounds in West Monroe during Skil-o-rama.
In Winnfield Dr. John S. Kyser of Northwestern State College urged proof that education meets current needs. Speaking at the Winnfield High School groundbreaking, he argued against claims of inefficiency and noted the South now has better facilities and programs, spending more of income on education than much of the nation.
Ad touts FASTEETH powder for dentures claiming it prevents slipping and wobbling so wearers can eat talk and sneeze with ease. It emphasizes a pleasant non greasy taste and no nausea while reducing denture odor and odor from plates. Available at drug counters everywhere.
Princess Anne the Queen's 12 year old daughter did a 400 yard solo spin in a midget car around Windsor Castle private grounds on Sunday. She cannot drive on public highways until she is 17, five years away.
Construction activity persists across Ouachita Parish with bids opened for multiple additions. Projects include a $103000 administration building addition for Louisiana Baptist Children's Home, a $484785 St. Francis Hospital front addition, and other school and church expansions despite union disputes.
Algie Choate head of the Investment Division of the SBA Dallas office will speak Friday in West Monroe before the Area and Industrial Development committee of the Chamber of Commerce at 9 am in the conference room. He will discuss lending money to small businesses for expansion with Eugene Scott presiding as general chairman.
John James Smith, 16, of Brooklyn, visiting his brother in Limerick, has suffered multiple injuries in four years. A tractor fall caused a severely cut leg the first year, a fall while running broke an arm the next year, and a bike fall last year left another injury.
Brown recalls Bataan siege on Corregidor three mile island, air raids by Japanese bombers, and near starvation as US forces struggled to hold out. He notes MacArthur’s withdrawal saved him to fight another day, describes Japanese humiliation of officers, and contrasts with the death march.
A Sunday incident describes a person wading in a body of water when a sharp cut occurred, causing a severe injury. Details remain sparse in the available text.
The Northeast Louisiana State College Financial Aids Conference features Robert L. Boggs S J vice president of the Southwest Association and Dr Howard M Kreitzer of the health education and welfare department as main speakers. They address the National Defense Student Loan program and association plans at 9 15 a m and 1 30 p m respectively with attendees from multiple regional colleges expected. A round table on wa r rants exemptions and student aid topics follows Boggs talk and a discussion period caps Kreitzer session.
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