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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1968
Page
2
Relatives and friends across the nation wait by phones and TV for news about the missing submarine Scorpion and its 99 crewmen. Parents speak of hope tempered by fear as Navy officials caution survival odds.
The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry approved 46 new and expanded industry projects totaling 110 million dollars in bond contracts. Projects include a Boise-Southern joint venture to build Kraft paper and liner board facilities, plus apparel facility contracts with Richard Paul Inc and others in Catahoula, Independence, Jonesville, and Natchitoches. Bond issuance requires approval by the State Bond and Tax Board and local property owners.
Ambassador W Averell Harriman plans private discussions with North Vietnam's Xuan Thuy to move talks beyond propaganda toward possible de escalation steps. President Johnson calls for serious discussions while noting no early agreement. Negotiators debate halting bombing and scaling military operations as they discuss Laos Cambodia and broader war issues.
Louisiana House committee approved several revenue and salary measures. A bond issue bill for Franklin Parish industrial parks is slated for a House vote next week. Other bills cover district attorney salaries and a constitutional property tax cap proposal.
North Louisiana senators Charles Brown and Benny Christian oppose a proposed labor measure that would let the Labor Commissioner set a prevailing wage for public and private projects. The bill, filed by 15 south Louisiana representatives, could raise costs and suspend contractors for three years. AFL CIO spokesman calls the bill a key piece of legislation to be heard in committee.
The State Library Internship Program will sponsor 30 library interns in 14 public libraries this summer. Notable selections include Monroe residents Vicki Ann Clark Pahmie Colvin Dor othy Luella Kiper and Linda Louise Gunter of Bastrop working at Ouachita Parish Public Library. The program aims to attract undergraduates to library careers through on the job training and varied assignments.
Peter Klokker, 43, a Danish carpenter, sailed into Chichester Harbor in his 24 foot homemade sloop Tiki to finish a solo voyage from New Zealand covering about 12,900 miles.
Arab builders begin a $1 million ecumenical theology college on land owned by the Vatican near Jerusalem. Funds were raised by Notre Dame, and the buildings were designed by Frank Montana, Notre Dame's architecture dean. The academy will study Roman Catholic, Protestant and Greek Orthodox traditions.
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