18 Oct 1967
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1967
Page
1
A heavily garbled OCR fragment references seeking partners and a dated listing. It mentions male indicators and a list of numbers or items, but most specifics are unreadable. The readable bits point to a contact or notice with unclear context and no clear event or outcome.
New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller ruled out a 1968 presidential run amid moderates’ efforts to draft him. He insisted, I do not want to be president, I do not intend to be a candidate. Spiro Agnew backed him, while Romney positioning and Nixon’s camp speculation loomed. Democrats under Connally pressed for a firm Vietnam stance from any presidential hopeful.
Clear, cool weather spread over Texas as several rivers in the south rose above banks. The Nueces River swelled past Three Rivers and flooded lowlands near Wesley Seale Dam by Mathis after up to six inches of weekend rain.
Jim B. Garrett 79 father of Claiborne Parish Rep. John Sidney Garrett died Monday of an apparent heart attack. Funeral services were held at Haynesville Methodist Church with burial in Old Town Cemetery. Survivors include his widow, son, daughter, four sisters, one brother, and eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
A House antitrust subcommittee staff report accuses auto insurers of poor performance and urges a major federal probe. The study suggests the FTC or a congressional committee oversee the inquiry as Senate panels study the issue and Congress seeks DOT involvement.
The Monroe Credit Union plans a dinner at the Paragon Club in Monroe for International Credit Union Day. Guest speaker will be Harlan C. Moore, president of Telco Federal Credit Union, addressed to all officials and their families. Proclamations mark the observance across the nation.
Miss Betty Jean Henderson of Pilot International spoke to the Pilot Club of Monroe in the Frances Hotel Gold Room. She urged service minded action and noted 47 clubs with 14,902 members, highlighting scholarships for foreign students and local community efforts.
A Monroe American Institute of Architects chapter plans a 7 p.m. gathering at Paragon Chamber to hear Democratic primary candidates. Members, amid signs and chants about renewal programs and wind policies, expect to discuss the contest and local civic issues with visiting hopefuls from across parish regions.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company located at 1 Madison Avenue in New York City is referenced in this historical snippet. The article notes the firm’s address and its prominent presence in midtown Manhattan as part of a larger business profile.
Gov. Lurleen Wallace of Alabama undergoing cancer therapy at the Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute in Houston. A hospital spokesman says the treatment is a precaution against recurrence after her second major operation last July. Doctors report a brief usual reaction and expect therapy to continue two to three weeks.
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