Payrolls Rise in Ouachita Parish Amid Steady Job Growth
A government study shows Ouachita Parish hosts 2,163 business firms with one or more employees, mostly small employers under 20 staff. The report notes 27,282 people covered by social security in the year and payrolls totaling 158,036,000 dollars, up from 131,248,000 three years earlier.
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Department of Commerce
United States
Social Security Administration
Ouacuita Parish
Ouachita Parish
Showers Expected as Cold Fronts Move Through State
Two cold fronts bring a chance of showers to Northeast Louisiana today and Tuesday. Temperatures trend cooler with highs in the 60s to near 70 and lows around 50. FAA Monroe records 71 high Sunday and 62 low today with NW to N winds 8 to 18 mph diminishing by Tuesday. Extended outlook shows showers mainly Thursday.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Louisiana
Monroe Municipal
Twin Cities Chit Chat: Music Teachers Convention
Two Monroe residents and officers of the Louisiana Music Teachers Association Executive Committee will attend the 21st Annual Convention with the Association of Teachers of Singing. The event runs Thursday to Saturday at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette. John Cale is second vice president and Mrs. Ethel Easterling is secretary. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Rankin and Mr. and Mrs. Irby Sr.
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Monroe
Louisiana Music Teachers Association Executive Committee
Association of Teachers of Singing
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Lafayette
John Cale
Ethel Easterling
Robert Washington Irby Jr
Clinton, Miss
Jason Andrew Irby
Mississippi Baptist Hospital
Jackson
Miss
David T. Rankin
Robert W. Irby Sr
Kissinger Leaves Saigon After Intensive Indochina Talks
Henry Kissinger flew to Washington after six meetings with South Vietnam president Thieu as Saigon reported progress toward a settlement though key disagreements remained. A Saigon newspaper described a heated atmosphere and rejection of temporary peace formulas. North Vietnam said the problem remains unsettled and the war is prolonged.
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Saigon
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Neuyen van Thieu
Kissinger
Presidential
Thieu
Tin Song
Paris
River Stage Report Shows Flood Rise at Station
River stage at station 4021.1 rises to nine units indicating flood conditions. Camden area not listed with current stage changes.
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Monroe
Veterans Honored With Observances Across the Nation
Observances marked Veterans Day with parades and ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Medal of Honor Society hosted national rites while President Nixon plans a campaign swing. McGovern visits Philadelphia as veterans react to the date change.
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Associated Press
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
Medal of Honor Society
Congressional
Nixon
Westchester
Suffolk
Nassau
New York
George McGovern
Philadelphia
Washington Square
St. Louis Area
Donald E. Johnson
Veterans Affairs
Search Area Combed For Boggs and Three Others
Anchorage Alaska AP three military planes combed an expanded search area for the missing light plane carrying House Democrat Hale Boggs and three others. The Cessna 310 vanished on a Juneau from Anchorage trip a week ago.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Hale Boggs
Boggs
Juneau
Nick Begich
Russell L. Brown
Begich
Don E. Jonz
Elmensdorf Air Force Base
Coast Guard
Air Force
Sitka
Henry Stocker
Jonz
Stocker
California
New Orleans
Rains Knock Out Hospital Power In New Orleans
Heavy rains disabled Charity Hospital power for about 90 minutes as emergency generators took over in ICU. Fire officials pointed to a transformer explosion as a possible cause while admitting areas went by flashlight.
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Associated Press
New Orleans’ Charity Hospital
Alexandria
Pineville
Colfax
Grant Parish
Cancer group predicts rise in five year survival rates
At the 59th annual meeting of the American Cancer Society Dr A Hamblin Letton urged that about 66 percent of cancer patients could be saved with optimal therapy and early detection. He cited National Cancer Institute data showing survival improved from 33 percent to 40 percent.
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American Cancer Society
A. Hamblin Letton
Georgia Baptist Hospital
Atlanta
Letton
The
National Cancer Institute
Tuesday Deadline for Voting Record Changes in Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish residents may file name or address changes to vote in the November 7 general election. The Registrar of Voters office stays open until 5 p.m. today and Tuesday for changes to name address or party affiliation. Everett Zeagler emphasizes recording changes with the registrar to ensure eligibility.
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Ouachita Parish
Everett Zeagler
Quachita Parish
Registrar of Voters
Cotton Picking Halted by Rains Across Ouachita Valley
Major Winters of LSU Extension reports rainfall stopping cotton picking in the Ouachita Valley Macon Ridge area. Backlog remains in gins though processing continues. One third of harvest done, quality near average, moisture may affect unharvested cotton. Three weeks needed to gauge output.
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Ouachita Valley
Macon Ridge
LSU Extension Service
Monroe
Winnsboro
Ile
Ouachita
Richland
Franklin
Morehouse
Caldwell
West Carroll
No American Planes Lost In Sky Battle
U S jets shot down three MIG21s west of Hanoi eight days ago with no U S losses. The engagement near the capital involved F4 Phantoms escorting bombers from bases in Thailand. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces carried out attacks around Pleiku while air and naval strikes targeted Hai Yen Vinh Haiphong and Thanh Hoa.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
432Nd Tactical Reconnaissance
388Th
Thailand
Air Force
Kitty Hawk
Enterprise
Hai Yen
Vinh
Haiphong
Comrad
Panhandle
North Vietnam
Bung Cau
South Vietnam
Pleiku
Highway 14
Saigor
My Thach
Duc Co
Binh Dinh
Phu My
7Th Fleet
Cochrane
Thanh Hoa
Navy
One way to tell the boys from the girls at marriage
A humorous quip notes how gender roles appear when couples wed and children follow, reflecting dated social expectations. The line plays on stereotypes and reveals a light mockery of assumptions about family outcomes after marriage.
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Nguyen van Thieu
Indochina
News - Star News Service
Inside the News-Star
Abby Lowman
Broadway
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Katrina Janes
Rochdale
Mass
Harold B. Janes
Rutland
Janes
Post Office of
Turk
Ankara
Young Turks
Sofia
Bulgaria
Turkey
BTA
Istanbul
Howie Hustles
News-Star—World
Smith satrAian
Dial
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