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eral a G. council submit arose by 1 coun- for in- a ed to the will tion. ter, city's asking mayor Mayor Chamber which as the a council would we the Commerce. can was a of not in or to recom- com- final was con organiza- 2-B Wednesday, November 12, 1969 Monroe News-Star THE ZEBRA, the striped horse of Africa, will be one of the new attractions in cil of be ble ing who nual new given poses The council, council. Caldwell.

sponsible -That Smith to be the comprised in a the said the and a following of board new of provisions can for Monroyans and other visitors when facility for hooved stock, safe forever the city's renovated and vastly ex- from their natural enemy, the lion. panded zoo reopens next year. This pair of zebra are relaxing in a new GIRAFFES KNOW who their friends The giraffe, with a front leg kick capThis female, one of a matched able of felling a lion, can be meaner. are. recently arrived at the Monroe The pair were brought to Monroe from pair Zoo, snuggles Zoo Director Jake Yel- zoos San Francisco, and Coloverton during a photo session today.

rado Springs, Colo. Group Is Named To Study New West Monroe Charter A -man committee today studying nominations for began commission to write a charter new home rule charter for the city of West Monroe. The group is to make its report special meeting Friday at night. The move was urged the West Monroe Chamber of Commerce at Tuesday night's cil meeting. The Chamber, after a lengthy study, endorsed a smaller and a stronger the structure best able the city's meet needs.

Manager Eugene Smith presented the resolution to initiate the from special char- to be prelude of the eventual redesigning governmental W. B. "Bert" Hatten named committee composed Opposition Rises On Fluoridation Public opposition Mavor W. B. "Bert" Hatten rethe first against fluorida- ported.

tion of Monroe's municiWest "I personally am water supply, when sev- the pal on mayor pletely sold citizens appeared at Tues- declared. "You rest assur- to day before the night's council meeting that take ask every person pro the to the step to vote. issue a public have chance be a William Haynes Jr. presented to fluoseven objections ridation. In addition to requestin a referendum, Haynes points included: Fluoridation of the water supply "violates the dividual rights of all citizens; that the government have the power to compel any to citizen to submit unnecessary treatment which violates the dictates of his conscience.

his personal integrity, or his day by day control and responsibility of and for the care of his own Cost of the program could be much better spent on other "urgent" (unspecified) needs of the city. Not all doctors and dentists are in favor of fluoridation. Other means of utilizing fluoride exist, such as tablets, toothpaste, direct application, which would allow voluntary use. Haynes, Fifth District chairman of the Republican Party, acted as spokesman for some 10 fluoride opponents present at the council session. Two months ago the council authorized the city's engineering firm to prepare specifications on fluoridation equipment.

The specifications have not been completed and no further action has been taken, "Jesse sociated is a and from Go will the is of picnic an a zoo's unofficial Indian in ANCIENT DWELLERS along the Nile River made them gods, but at the Monroe Zoo, they're just a pair of imported Egyptian vultures. Even brought down to earth, the birds--black and sickly blue--are interesting to observe. They represent one of several new species at the new zoo, which reopens next New Zoo Animals A Arrive In City With new animals frequently, the Monroe Zoo due to be the "finest in the country in a city of this have stock to match. A tour of the zoo, at Bernstein new additions both birds Park, today up several turned, and hooved stock. Zoo Director Jake Yelverton says much more will be added before the 200 is reopened, possibly by next September.

Prize additions to the animal display include a pair of giraffes. purchased from 2005 in San Francisco, and Colorado Springs, Colo. Also newly acquired are a pair of zebra, two female elk a male will be added a pair of relatively rare secretary birds from Africa, a pair of Egyptian vultures, a number of exotic spoonbill Steen Authors Book About Playwright Set for release this weekend is a book about Tennessee Williams, written by Malcolm Harold "Mike" Steen, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.

M. Steen, 1302 Park Monroe. Steen, long-time friend of the a famous American playwright, has compiled interviews with 24 persons closely associated with Williams and his work into the 317-page book. Look at Tennessee Williams." The book will be released by Hawthorn Books. of New York.

By coincidence. the book will be released about the same time the Monroe Little TheaWilliams' tre's production "Cat on a Hot Tin opens. Friday is opening night. The informal conversations between Steen and the personalities are combined in the book with Williams scenes plays and photos of those interviewed. Steen himself has been aswith number of Wil.

liams' plays, well as with local theatre in Monroe, movies as, and off-Broadway plays. A graduate of Neville School, Northeast Junior College and Louisiana State University, Steen has appeared offBroadway with Shirley Booth in "The Desk Set," in "The Chair," Named Desire" and others. He spent two and one-half years in Madrid, Spain, when he played a part in "55 Days in Peking. Steen also coached Southern dialogue for a number of pictures, such as "Sweet Bird of Youth" and "This Property (both based on Williams' plays). Other movies he has made include "Horse Soldiers" with John Wayne and William Holden.

"Crack in the World." Near the He has also made appearances on television. ducks, a cageful of flamingoes, a baby leopard and two young jaguars. The 200. closed over two years ago for an extensive program of renovation and expansion, is continuing to grow, meanwhile. on the drawing board.

With the park a beehive of activity in accord with earlier plans, the city is revising and adding at the same time. Mayor W. L. Howard dis. closed today that "five or new rides have been added to plans.

A Dallas, firm is preparing a "master plan" for location of the additional entertainment facilities. Bids will be received "probably around the first of the year." Still under construction are three covered "natural habitat" monkey cages, while canal dredging for a major boatride through the park goes ahead as well. Three 20-passenger boats already have been acquired from the previous Hemisfair in Another major ride for zoo patrons will gauge be narrow train ride. The train and track be acquired soon. In other work to do at the park.

officials list rest rooms, concession facilities, in park streets, areas and barbecue pits. Among the major stock yet to come elephant to replace the other elephant died recently, which Tech Plans To Form Aviation Fraternity Soon RUSTON (Special) A new chapter of Alpha Eta Rho, an international aviation fraternity, is now being formed on the Louisiana Tech campus under the direction Curtis Wester of Ruston and Frank Kennedy of Metairie. Alpha Eta Rho, founded in 1929 by Professor Earl W. Hill of the University of Southern California, proposes to foster professionalism among aviation students and to acquaint leaders and executives in the industry with aviation program here at Tech. The Louisiana Tech chapter, Lambda Tau, will also strive to project to the public a favor.

able image of safety aviation. At the first meeting on Oct. 29, the Lambda Tau chapter received support from 73 students and school officials. Royal Masons Meeting Sunday The Sixth District Chapter of Royal Arch Masons will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday in the West Monroe Masonic Temple.

The West Monroe Lodge No. 93 will be the host chapter. The district is composed of from Ruston, Clarks, chapters, Monroe and Bas- trop. District Governor CB'ers Visits Club Here Dinner A visitor Tuesday at the meeting at the Hotel Frances of the Downtown Monroe Lions Club was Lions Dist. Gov.

Bob Lawrence of Alexandria. Both Lawrence and Monroe President Howard Morton paid note to the club's annual Shrimp Boil. The event is set for 5-8 p.m., Nov. 20, at the Monroe Civic Centers convention hall. Road Work OK'd In Farmerville FARMERVILLE (Special) The Farmerville Town Council accepted work on East Street by Terral Construction Co.

amounting to $34,537.50 Monday. In other business, plans for a low income federal housing project for Farmerville were discussed and a cash gift for the Silver Waters Girl Scouts was approved. who near at of for money this so time door, avail- are ran of- TOD AND MARK Yelverton. sons of Yelverton says a male elk will be comMonroe Zoo Director Jake Yelverton, ing when facilities are ready to accomare admirers of these female elk, new modate him and his ultra- wide rack. arrivals at the Bernstein Park facility.

flamingoes, Would-Be Bandit Apprehended Here Monroe police officials Tuesday night apprehended one would be bandit and another one got away after an attempt was made to hold-up the 7-11 Store on Lee Avenue, located in South Monroe. The store's attendant, Jesse Nelson. told officials that two a is Texas. The Northeast Louisiana CB'ers Club will hold a Thanks- giving banquet Saturday at the Benoit Recreation Center, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Pat Feazel, secretary, said a film on the club's recent jamboree will be shown.

Also club activities for December will be announced. Italian Actress Planning To Wed ROME (AP) Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida said today she would marry New York real estate man George S. Kaufman "as soon as possible." wanted to keep it a the brown-haired, 41- year-old actress said. "But now that the word has leaked out on our romance, we might as well bring it out in the open. white youths entered the store and picked up various items.

at which time they informed him that they were "holding up the store." The attendant said he placed money in a paper bag and at that time a customer came in. The youth, who was later, ap- prehended, him back he the could make change the customer. On leaving the store, the identified customer notified ficials, on entering the store were shown by Nelson the two youths. The largest of the youths, the out behind the store and escaped. The, youth was repor tedly armed with what Nelson believed to be a .38 caliber pistol.

The name the youth apprehended was not made able, Monroe officials and currently for searching the armed suspect. gave un two ONE OF a pair of a vanishing species at the Monroe Zoo is this secretary bird. Imported from its native Africa, the colorful bird stands about four feet high. It gets its name from the erectile black feathers at the back of the head which reminded early naturalists of quill pens tucked in a secretary's hair. (Staff Pho- tos by John Fogleman) Councilmen Truett Thorn, L.

0. Yeager, and Jeff City Atty. William Norris III. The group is to re. port with nominations for a charter commission to write a charter.

the chamber pro- included city charter: -That aldermen -That form of govern- three members. ment "strong mayor strong policies and the mayor executing them. with the council mak- permit the mayor to veto coun- -That an administative assistant to the mayor be hired, would be directly responsi- to the mayor. be a provision that would -That policy manual be published, outlining the specific responsibilities of both the board of aldermen and the executive -And that the mayor be re- for anpreparing the for budget approval by the which participated the chamber's study, appear- led receptive to the recommen- dations. Smith pointed out that West Monroe has existed as a special charter municipality since 1926, Any changes or updatings of charter must come through the legislature, which granted the original charter.

"The burden of having to appeal to the for legislature, amendments the charter. in many instances, to be outmoded in these swiftly changing times," the chamber report states. In contrast, Smith said, a home rule charter be amended by local referendum at any time, "I think there's no question but the sentiment of a majority of people favor a change in our form of government to make it more pliable to the needs of our times," observed Hatten. form we have now worked at the turn of the century, when we had 1,500 people, but it doesn't meet the needs of 20,000." Tuesday night's proposal came after months of work by the chamber's municipal government committee, Smith said. The panel is chaired by Dr.

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MONROE NO. 1 AT McLEMORE SHOPPING CENTER W. MONROE heard. Fluoridation mended by the West Monroe It Chamber of has most the solid support American medical and dental societies. Although 10 opposition heard when West Monroe first acted on fluoridation, Hatten said he has been deluged with phone calls from opponents within the past week.

In other the action. council: Authorized bids be advertised for oxidation equipment for the city's new sewage treatment facilities. permit to Granted a beer Harvey W. Johnson, operator of the River Front Cafe at 100 Coleman Ave. Set a public hearing for 6:30 p.m.

Dec. 9 on Gentry Ambulance Service's application for a franchise to operate within the city limits. -Discussed but took no action on the need to regulate the placing of mobile homes in residential neighborhoods. Heard a report by Hatten on efforts to initiate a single group insurance policy for city employes. The mayor said specifications have been sent to insurance firms with a request that bids be returned by Nov.

25. No action will be taken, however, before the council's regular December meeting. council,.