West Monroe voters weigh five cent sales tax for new city complex
Voters decide Saturday on raising West Monroe sales tax from four to five cents to fund a $5.5 million government complex at the old fairgrounds. The plan includes jail, police station, courthouse, city hall and community center with a five year 5 percent growth forecast and a reserve fund. Polling sites are listed across the city.
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Tom Walker
West Monroe
Fairgrounds
North 7Th Street
W. B. “Bert”? Hatten
Hatten
City Hall
Pet
Agriculture
Ransom
Mitchell
Claiborne Street
Boley
A Highland School
CIA eyed Oswald as possible information source
Newly released testimony shows the CIA considered using Lee Harvey Oswald, Kennedy’s assassin, as a possible source of information. The note appears in Page 7-B.
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CIA
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Weather roundup for multiple parishes in Louisiana
Forecast sunny to cool across Union Lincoln Bienville Jackson Winn parishes with highs near 80 today and mid 80s on Saturday. Morehouse Ouachita Richland Caldwell Franklin and others expect low 80s with light northerly winds tonight.
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Monroe
Ieee Aecene
VETTE
Union
Lincoln
Bienville
Jackson
Winn Parishes
Morehouse
Ouachita
Richland
Caldwell
Franklin
W. Carroll
E. Carroll
Madison
Tensas
Grant
LaSalle
Catahoula
Concordia Parishes
Former Monroe Resident Recovering in Shreveport Hospital
Mrs. Milton Jacobs Kelley a former Monroe resident is recovering from surgery at Schumpert Medical Center in Shreveport. She remains hospitalized for several days in Room 323 and reports improvement. Novelist Anthony Buttitta of New York City is in Monroe visiting relatives after arriving Thursday night at Monroe Municipal Airport.
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Milton
Judy) Kelley
Monroe
Schumpert Medical Center
Shreveport
Anthony J
Tony) Buttitta
New York City
Scaria
Italy
Monroe Municipal Airport
Classified Ad: Furniture Bargains and Ad Rates
Old couch sold for 25 dollars and a sewing machine for 20 dollars. A high chair is offered for 10 dollars. Dial The Want Ad Number to place orders. The notice promotes a low ten day rate with cancellation privileges.
Buffington Named Monroe City Police Chief
Willie Buffington was named police chief by Mayor W. L. Howard after a special session. The 36 year old Buffington, with seven years in the department and prior training roles, succeeds Charles Gaushell who resigned in July. He pledges unity and cites his department’s growth and extensive training programs as key to leading Monroe Police.
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Monroe
Willie Buffington
W. L
Jack) Howard
Charles Gaushell
Gaushell
Ralph Troy
R. L. Johnson
Howard
Department
Laws
es ringec + rm
Buffington
Evanston
Phyllis Tubbs
Devon Stacy
Erin St
Woman Dies From Injuries in Columbia pedestrians crash
Mrs. Virgie A. Tucker, 62, of Rt. 2 Columbia, died at St. Francis Hospital Monroe after being struck by a car while crossing La. 4 near Columbia Heights. The driver Harold L. Dulaney, 15, of Hebert, remained at the scene. her grandson Raymond Tucker Jr., 14, was uninjured. No charges filed.
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Columbia
Virgie A. Tucker
Rt. 2
St. Francis Hospital
Monroe
La. 4
Here
Dale Powell
Tucker
Columbia Heights
Powell
Harold L. Dulaney
Hebert
Hebert. With Mrs. Tucker
Raymond Tucker Jr
Monroe West Monroe to gain gas from Hancock Field via 8-inch pipeline
About one billion cubic feet per year will supply Monroe and West Monroe once the 8-inch line is finished in early 1977. The route runs from Hancock Field south of Bastrop to Monroe city gate at Lamkin with crossovers under Black Bayou Lake and Bayou DeSiard. Louisiana Gas Service Co will meter and deliver gas to both cities, with Monroe receiving two thirds of supply and West Monroe first call on the new flow.
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Associated Press
Monroe
West Monroe
Jack S. Gaines
Northwest
Louisiana Gas Service Co
LGSC
Hancock
Bastrop
Ouachita Parish
Morehouse Parish
Monroe City Gate
Lamkin
Missouri-Pacific
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
Swartz- Fairbanks
Black Bayou Lake
Bayou DeSiard
Missouri- Pacific
United Gas Pipe Line Co
Old River Plantation
Smith Road
United Gas and Crescent Drilling Co
City Gate
United Gas
Chauvin Swamp
Idivan Gate
Loop Road
Ouachita River
Rochelle Street
Travis Street
Brian J. Collins
Gerald Laws
Harvey
Gaines
LGS Exploration Program
Louisiana General Services, Inc
LGSI
Louisiana General Services
LGS Exploration
Louisiana
Florida
Louisiana Power & Light Co
United Gas Corporation
American Stock Exchange
Ford, Bacon and Davis Construction
James Brown
South
Morehouse Natural Gas, Inc
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Ford
United States
Washington
Neville
Richwood
Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv Me
Wwe
Twin Cities
By Lau Stovaili
Buffington Ils
Elvis Stout
State of
Northeast Louisiana University
Criminal Justice Administration
NLU
FBI Academy
Quantico
Northwestern University
News-Star News Service
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Gas Company
West Side
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