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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1968

Page

15

Pulitzer Prizes Awarded to Knight Group for 1967 Coverage

New York AP reports three 1968 Pulitzers to Knight Newspaper staff and individuals. John S. Knight wins for editorials, Eugene Gray Payne cited for editorial cartooning, Detroit Free Press staff honored for 1967 riots coverage. Also awards for fiction, biography, public service, photography, and international reporting.

NEW York Knight John S. Knight Knight Newspapers Eugene Gray Payne Charlote N.C Observer Detroit Free Press Detroit William Styron Nat Turner Riverside Calif Press-Enterprise California George F. Kennan U.S Soviet Union Grayson Kirk Columbia University Joseph Pulitzer Pulitzer St. Louis Post-Dispatch New York World Frank Angelo Rocco Morabito Jacksonville Fla Toshio Sakai United Press International Alfred Friendly The Washington Post Anthony Hecht George Crumb Chicago Symphony Orchestra Akron Ohio Free Press Payne Styron

Griffin elected vice president of Louisiana retailers

Howard Griffin of Monroe was elected vice president of the Louisiana Retailers Association at the Baton Rouge convention. Frank Buescher of New Orleans was re-elected chairman. newly chosen officers include Harry Silver of Alexandria Edward I. Sehorr of Shreveport E. R. Bordelon Jr. of New Orleans and L. W. Baton Jr. of Baton Rouge as vice presidents and treasurer M. L. Mapes of Baton Rouge was re-elected president and executive trustee of the LRA insurance trust.

Louisiana Retailers Association Howard Griffin Monroe Baton Rouge Frank Buescher New Orleans Harry Silver Alexandria Edward I. Sehorr Shreveport E. R. Bordelon Jr L. W. Baton Jr M. L. Mapes LRA Insurance Trust

FAA officials complete two day civil defense course

Thirteen Federal Aviation Administration officials from Monroe Municipal Airport attended a 16 hour Civil Defense course at the Naval Reserve building at Selman Field. Fenney, a local bank building manager, taught the course. All participants are now qualified fallout shelter monitors. Capt. James Scruggs heads the Civil Defense office here.

Federal Aviation Administration Monroe Naval Reserve Building Selman Field CFE Fenney FAA James Scruggs Civil Defense Office

Crossword Puzzle Clue List A to C

A dense list of crossword clues and partial answers covering various definitions across many categories including verbs adjectives nouns and abbreviations. It presents numbered entries with hints for words such as money sedative pine tree state and river channel among others.

Markets Edge Higher as Tax Plan Lifts Stocks

The Dow rose to 920.08 at noon, up 5.55 points, with the AP average at 329.9 up 1.5. Traders credited Ways and Means Committee support for a spending cap and improved balance of payments data for the session.

New York New York Stock Exchange House Ways and Means Committee Associated Press Howmet Corp Hooker Chemical Youngstown Sheet & Tube Talcott Inc High Voltage Aeroquip Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe U.S American Stock Exchange

Driving Counts Dominate Court

Judge Jesse S Heard presiding over Fourth District Court misdemeanors today heard Jethro Newton 43 of Rt Choudrant plead guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a $300 fines and 60 days in jail plus costs. Two pleaded not guilty to DWI. Roy A Dison 39 of Rt 3 Box 104 B West Monroe and Roosevelt Douglas 29 of 924 Bethame St Monroe faced trial set for June. Johnny Hall 37 of Calhoun pleaded not guilty to aggravated battery with trial set for June 14. Sidney M Lancaster 812 S 6th Monroe and George R Johnson 113 Patton Dr West Monroe were fined $25 plus costs or 10 days in jail for speeding.

Jesse S. Heard Fourth District Jethro Newton Roy A. Dison West Monroe Roosevelt Douglas Bethame St Monroe Johnny Hall Calhoun Sidney M. Lancaster S. 6Th George R. Johnson Patton Dr

Sergeant Roosevelt Sanders on duty in Vietnam air base

Vietnam based Sergeant Roosevelt Sanders, son of Mrs Maggie Sanders of 115 Railroad St., Oglethorpe Ga, serves as material specialist in the Pacific Air Forces at Binh Thuy AB. He previously served at Andrews AFB Md and attended Roswall High School.

U. S&s Combat Air Forces Vietnam Roosevelt Sanders Maggie Sanders Railroad St Oglethorpe, Ga Binh Thuy AB Sanders Pacific Air Forces Andrews Afb Roswall High School

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