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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1973
Page
2
The Monroe Ouachita Regional Planning Commission gave final approval to two subdivisions, Park Avenue near Jesus the Good Shepherd Church and Plantation Park Unit Three, amid neighborhood objections over traffic and boundary disputes.
Second and Third Truck Platoons of the Louisiana National Guard 1087th Transportation Co. remain on standby to move prisoners from Angola to Camp Beauregard. Capt Dolan R Watson said no word on when platoons from Monroe Ruston Minden and Homer will move due to Mississippi River flooding. Adjutant General O J Daigle to survey prison today to decide urgent action. About 275 guards, two days, will provide transport road guards and mess facilities, not act as guards.
Officials report five highways in District Five closed due to rising water. Two more are underwater yet passable. Ouachita Parish lists La 3033 La 15 and La 148 closed near union parish. Morehouse La 592 closed between Pt Pleasant and Parker Bridges. La 834 mostly underwater but open. Richland La 135 closed at Big Creek Bridge. La 576 passable though water covers sections southwest of Mangham.
Dr. Daniel Dupree dean of the College of Pure and Applied Sciences at Northeast Louisiana University announced at the ninth ASC meeting on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville that NLU has 277 building construction students, second to Florida's 475. The ASC collects annual surveys from member schools nationwide.
Bobby Greenbaum is named Neville High School Student Council president for 1973 74 with Jim Fouts as vice president. Jeff Courtman hands over the gavel at induction as Beth Stewart becomes secretary and Kenneth White treasurer. The article lists executive officers and class representatives across grades with remarks on graduation and civic involvement.
Natchitoches Parish Clerk Irby Knotts says the clerk's office will undergo a test case under a 1972 act on uniform disposition of unclaimed property. Two revenue auditors will review records for funds held for unknown owners from 1926 to 1963, with about $133,480 in the Register of Court Fund, much tied to the Black Lake Oil field.
The Pi Sigma Epsilon chapter at Northeast Louisiana University named Tom Nicholson of Monroe, a junior in business administration, its outstanding member at the Founder’s Day banquet. Larry Gregory of Monroe received the Outstanding New Member award and other salesmanship honors went to Wayne Chambless and Richard Brooks.
Captain Phillip W. Childress announced two sophomores at Northeast Louisiana University won two year Army ROTC scholarships. Cadets Walter D. McCormick and John M. Ervine were named by a board headed by LTC John B. Baker. McCormick majors in wildlife management and Ervine in geology. both are sons of local residents. Scholarships cover tuition books lab fees and a tax free 100 monthly subsistence allowance starting next fall.
Dr. Glenn F Powers of Northeast Louisiana University says a program development seminar for faculty is planned Thursday at 8 am in Brown Auditorium. The purpose is to explore cooperative arrangements with state agencies on campus.
A gospel singing session starts at 7 30 p m at Mt Zion Baptist Church to raise funds for a new organ. No admission is charged as explained by fund drive chairman Samuel Douglas.
The 1973 74 executive budget lists Northeast Louisiana University total spending at 10 615 879 with 8 365 879 from the general fund and about 2.2 million from student fees and other sources. Other campus totals include Louisiana Tech 11 442 648 LSU Shreveport 2 742 670 Grambling 6 590 659 Northwestern State 8 576 725 LSU Alexandria 1 507 180 Southern Shreveport 188 681 subject to legislative changes in the 30 day session.
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