Christmas Parade Plans Announced by Monroe Sertoma Club
Monroe Sertoma Club announces the second annual Christmas Festival Parade for Saturday December 11 beginning at 10 a.m. at 18th Street and Louisville Ave. The route moves east to Eastgate Mall and lasts about 90 minutes with high school bands, local floats, and civic groups.
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Travis Mayo
Dan Crooks
Monroe
Monroe Sertoma Club
18Th St
Louisville Ave
Sertoma Club of
Ouachita River
Eastgate
Charles C. Allen
Neville High School
Neville Tigerettes
Bengal Belles
Neville
Ouachita High School
Ouachita Lionettes
Wossman High School
Wossmanettes
Carroll
Richwood
Caldwell Parish
LaSalle
Jena
Win
Forsythe Park
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Kilgore Rangerettes
Grambling College
Louisville Avenue
Santa Claus
Louisiana Purchase Gardens
Northeast Louisiana University
Monroe Boat Dock
South
The
Illinois Fireworks Company
U S Reports Small Rise in Living Costs
The government reports a two tenths of one percent rise in the cost of living in October despite a price freeze. Higher prices for 1972 autos winter and fall clothing and shelter push the CPI 3.8 percent above a year ago. Weekly earnings for private nonfarm workers fall to $129.11.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Sraai
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor
Price Panel weighs labor costs in inflation fear
Price Commission Chair C Jackson Grayson warned that increases reflecting full labor costs may be restricted to curb inflation. He said some rises may be kept in check to avoid fueling the inflationary spiral as the panel reviews costs, including a coal wage deal, on a company by company basis.
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Washington (Ap
C. Jackson Grayson
The
Price Commission
Grayson
Pay Board
Senate Banking Committee
Nixon
House Banking Committee
United Mine Workers
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Hackett Named Executive Vice President of Shreveport Chamber
William Hackett, state director of commerce and industry, was hired as executive vice president of the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce at 30 000 dollars a year. A Baton Rouge spokesman said Hackett has not resigned his state job and no announcement exists in Shreveport. He is described as a close associate of Gov John McKeithen and would head staff and coordinate industry inducement.
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Shreveport
William Hackett
Shreveport Chamber of Commerce
Hackett
Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
Record heat and cold snap across mainland states
The National Weather Service logged the day’s high at 84 degrees in New York and a frigid low of 1 degree at Rock Springs Wyoming. The report notes Fort Lauderdale reached 84 while excluding Hawaii and Alaska from the tally.
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New York
Boazs Visit Ouachita Health Unit Aids North Carolina Trip
Dr T D Boaz Jr and wife from McLean Virginia visited the Ouachita Parish Health Unit this week. Boaz, a former Monroe resident and regional medical consultant, is bound for Chapel Hill North Carolina where he will give a speech. His wife joked they were mixed up on geography after routing through Texas to Louisiana.
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Monroe
North Carolina
McLean
T. D. Boaz Jr
Ouachita Parish
Boaz
Chapel Hill
N. C
Texas
Louisiana
McKeithen Proposes State Health System Consolidation
Gov John McKeithen urged consolidating charity hospitals state hospitals and other public health agencies under a single head in a Tulane Medical School speech. He asked the next legislature to study the plan.
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New Orleans
John McKeithen
Tulane Medical School
Voter Registration Surges in Ouachita Parish Ahead of Dec Primary
Ouachita Parish Registrar Everett Zeagler reports a surge in registrations with about 475 added on the last day, pushing total voters toward 45,000. The current tally shows 43,565 qualified voters for the first primary, with Democrats dominating party affiliation. The Dec 3 deadline governs party change and name updates, while the Dec 18 election will be Democrats only except Monroe residents voting on a gas referendum.
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Ouachita Parish
Everett Zeagler
Zeagler
Zengler
Zengier
Monroe
Judge Cancels Order Closing 23 Birmingham Industries
Federal Judge Sam Pointer Jr. dissolved the temporary restraining order shutting 23 Birmingham area industries amid an air pollution emergency. EPA argued the crisis ended as particulate counts fell. industry sources estimate about 25 000 workers affected.
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Birmingham
Ala
U.S. District Court
Sam Pointer Jr
U.S. Attorney's Office
Bill Mallard
Mallard
Pointer
EPA
Justice Department
Cooling Trend Brings Rainfall and Flooding to Monroe Area
A cooling trend brought heavy rain to the Twin Cities with 2.22 inches at Monroe Municipal Airport on Thursday. Flooding hit South 7th Street where pipes and culverts failed, while nearby blocks saw drainage. Residents reported delayed city response and skies clearing with cooler temperatures and highs around 60 to 74 degrees.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Mnroe
South 7Th Street
Monroe
Michot Approved As Demo Nominee
The Democratic State Central Committee in Baton Rouge named Louis Michot of Lafayette the party’s nominee for Louisiana Superintendent of Education for the February 1 election. Noonan, who finished third in the first primary, vowed to sue if Michot is named and alleged a cover up by Dodd and others, claims that Michot and Dodd deny.
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Baton Rouge, la
Democratic State Central Committee
Louis Michot
Lafayette
Louisiana
Michot
William Noonan
Michel
Noonan
William Dodd
Education Department
Central Committee
Atty
Jack Gremillion
Dodd
Arthur Watson
Natchitoches
State Board of Education
Senators vote against ending labor union tax exemptions
Senate rejected a GOP bid to strip unions of tax exempt status for political spending. Sen. Paul J. Fannin argued unions spent about 60 million in 1968 to aid favored candidates, funded by involuntary dues. Sen. John O Pastore countered that illegal expenditures should be prosecuted.
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Washington
Senate
Paul J. Fannin
Fannin
John O. Pastore
D-R.l
Inside The News-Star 4 Sections 36 Pages
A brief note outlines the newspaper’s structure with four sections and 36 pages indicating a standard daily layout. No specific events or people are mentioned in the readable text.
Nixon vows to press on inflation fight at AFL CIO meet
President Nixon told about 2 000 AFL CIO delegates in Miami Beach he would continue his anti inflation campaign with or without labor cooperation. He pledged to push Phase 2 of the program and cited Meany's criticism while asserting gains in living costs and national defense support. He appealed for worker pride and noted talks with China and the Soviet Union as essential for future generations.
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Miami Beach
Nixon
AFL Cio
Labor Federation
Labor-Industry Public Pay Board
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Organized Labor
America
Communist
China
Soviet Union
United States
Red China
Washington
River Stage Flood Updates Across Camden and Monroe
Flood stage readings show Camden rising over 24 hours with stage changes and Monroe reporting a 40 to 144 rise pattern as waterways inch toward higher levels. Officials urge residents to monitor alerts and avoid low-lying areas.
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Camden
Monroe
Women May Join Elite U S Agents
Washington AP reports the Secret Service considers seven women under 30 for chief investigative special agent roles, joining 1,111 men. Candidates include Laurie Beth Anderson and Kathyrn Clark, with others unnamed. eligibility mirrors male standards and pay.
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Washington
Secret Service
Eugene T. Rassides
Treasury Department
Laurie Beth Anderson
Watchung
N.J
Kathyrn J. Clark
Colorado
Phyllis F. Shantz
Rome
N.Y
Denise M. Ferrenz
Washington Area
Sue Ann Baker
Ohio University
Holly A. Hufshmidt
University of Wisconsin
Scouts Collect Salvation Army Clothes and Shoes
Boy Scouts plan a Do a Good Turn Day pickup this Saturday starting about 8 a.m. They will collect bags left outside last Saturday for the Salvation Army, with 9400 bags already delivered. Robert Kostelka, spokesman, says pickups won’t disturb residents and volunteers carry out the effort on a voluntary basis. If a bag is missed, residents can call the Salvation Army to arrange pickup.
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Salvation Army
Robert Kostelka
Chuckle Cartoon Caption About Parents and Children
A humorous line notes that parents spend half their time wondering how a child will turn out and the rest of the time wondering when a child will turn in.
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