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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1968

Page

2

Reagan Proposes Creative Society at Chicago Dinner

Governor Reagan unveiled the Creative Society as an alternative to the Great Society arguing government cannot match private sector creativity. He spoke to 1,860 attendees at a $100-a-plate GOP fundraiser noting welfare programs institutionalize poverty and that unemployment is at postwar lows while welfare rolls have grown by about 700,000.

Chicago Ronald Reagan Creative Society California Reagan

Bermuda Vote Shapes Island's Ties to Britain and Race

Bermuda faces a pivotal election as the Negro majority weighs unity or split over autonomy from Britain. The 63 percent Black population backs the PLP’s push for full independence, while the white UBP seeks continued ties. A smaller Bermuda Democratic party could hold power balance.

Hamilton Bermuda Holiday Island Britain Progressive Labor Party United Bermuda Bermuda Democratic Party Leopard PLP Colonial UBP New York

District Court Activity Listed

One man pleaded innocent to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and two were fined in Fourth District Court. Judge Jesse S Heard presiding set June 28 as the trial date for Raymond Bradford of Raye Bradford is charged with traffic offenses.

Fourth District Court Jesse S. Heard Raymond Bradford Rt. 5 Raye Bradford Ohn W. Barkley Rt. 1 Ant Evil Age

Education Bill Showdown Set In Mississippi

In Jackson Mississippi the fate of Gov John Bell Williams education bill rests with the Senate Debates begin on a 50 million financing measure tied to a 76 5 million education package that includes a 1000 teacher raise If not approved the package would be scaled down Senate votes 23 16 to provide a method for districts denied federal aid to raise operating funds via a 10 mill cap Bodron notes broad support while counties near millage limits risk losing federal funds

Senate Bodron

Services For Aaron Selber Set Thursday

Final rites for Aaron Selber Sr. 72, Shreveport business and civic leader, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at B'nai Zion Temple with Rabbi David Lefkowitz Jr. officiating. Graveside rites follow at Greenwood Cemetery conducted by the American Legion. Survived by widow Frances Dreyfuss, two sons Aaron Jr. and Leonard, daughter Nancy, siblings, and four grandchildren. Memorials to Aaron Selber Sr. Memorial Fund Local Voiture 137 40

Shreveport Aaron Selber Methodist Hospital Houston Tex David Lefkowitz Jr B'nai Zion Temple Greenwood Cemetery American Legion Rose-Neath Funeral Home Baton Rouge Charles Mary Selber Isadore, Louis Mandel Selber Selber Charles Selber Selber Brothers Monroe Central High School Draughon’s Business School Shreveport Chamber of Commerce Norwell Council Boy Scouts of America B’nai Zoin Temple Confederate Memorial Medical Center Shriner The Elks Club Petroleum Club Frances Dreyfuss Aaron Selber Jr Leonard Selber Nancy Selber Goldstein Birmingham Ala Louis Selber Esther Rosenthal Shelley Coleman Dallas Aaron Selber Sr

Urgent Silver Certificate Redemption Deadline Looms

Local enthusiast Leslie H. Clark warns that time is running out to redeem silver certificates at government assay offices in Washington New York San Francisco and Denver. The June 20 deadline looms as dealers pay 140 to 180 cents on the dollar, with swamping likely in the last weeks. After June 20 a 1 dollar silver certificate is worth only its face value.

Leslie H. Clark Fannie Monroe Washington New York San Francisco Denver Clark

Pittsburgh Man Drowns In Bayou

Morgan City Louisiana sheriff deputies recovered the body of Ronnie Rogers a 25 year old man from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from Bayou Shaffer about twelve hours after he drowned Police concluded the drowning occurred Tuesday near Bayou Shaffer authorities said

Morgan City Ronnie Rogers Pittsburgh

Annual Scouting Exposition Slated at Monroe Civic Center

More than 2 000 youths from 30 units of the Ouachita Valley Council Boy Scouts of America converge on Monroe Civic Center Saturday at 3 p.m. for the annual Scouting Exposition. The event showcases Cub Pack, Boy Scout Troop, and Explorer Post projects with booths, awards, a continuous stage show, and the Order of the Arrow Dance team. Admission is free for children under 16. committee members and organizers listed.

Ouachita Valley Order of the Arrow Monroe Slidell Maley Dave Agnew Frank Kirby Bill Corne Brents Witty Bert Thurmond Merle Edwards Bob Hanna Bill Smith Floyd Southwell Orrie White Jr Martin Bubba) Katz Frank McDermott Mal Cooley Fairgrounds West Monroe

Louis Daniel Hi 12 Club Luncheon Friday

The Louis Daniel Hi 12 club will hold its regular dutch treat luncheon at noon Friday at the Hotel Frances. Speaker Mrs. Ruth Madison will discuss the upcoming Girls State in Baton Rouge. A. H. Edmonds urged all members to attend.

Hotel Frances Ruth Madison Baton Rouge A. H. Edmonds

Ward 3 juror denies role in Monroe street plan

Ward 3 police juror Curtis Joiner disavowed any connection with re routing five south Monroe streets and claimed he is unjustly blamed. The Monroe City Council declared Egan Moore Malvern Carlton and Pershing Streets one way last week in an emergency traffic move urged by Police Chief James C Kelly. Joiner said he did not request the action and did not know who did while noting he questions the need for one way routes given many complaints.

Ward 3 Curtis Joiner Monroe Egan, Moore, Malvern Carlton Pershing Joiner James C. Kelly Police Department Kelly Ing Malvern South Grand Jackson Moore Lee Avenue Egan Polk

Glenmora Oil Well Fire Injures Five Men

Three of five workers burned in a flash fire at a Texas and Pacific Oil Co. well near Glenmora La. were reported in fair condition in hospitals at Lake Charles and Jennings. One man underwent surgery and others sustained extensive burns. the cause of the blaze was not immediately known.

Glenmora UPI Texas and Pacific Oil Co Lake Charles Jennings Floyd Gatte Evangeline Memorial Hospital Herbert Gatte Th Boone Jennings Hospite Liberto

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