Huie recounts failed effort to film Slovik story
Huie describes political resistance to a 1960s motion picture about Eddie Slovik. He alleges White House aides under Jim Haggerty blocked a film with Gen Eisenhower as president, fearing admission of a mistake. A Warner Bros plan stalled for 18 years and finally released in 1973.
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Wallace mulls action after utility rate fight
Governor Wallace has not decide whether to call another special session or pursue other steps to curb rising utility rates. He blames the Senate for blocking his plan after a filibuster, cites Sen. Jerry Powell, and notes $2.8 million in federal aid to help residents pay excessive bills from last winter. The piece also covers Boys State attendees and local arrests for marijuana plants, plus NAACP emergency relief.
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George C. Wallace
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Jerry Powell
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Partying Teens Told to Disperse at Vieux Carre Apartments
About 100 teenagers gathered at Vieux Carre Apartments on U S 31 and faced dispersal after locals complained of noise. Police report 30 teens outside amid beer cans while 80 to 100 in the recreation room, many under 16, drank alcohol with no adults present.
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U.S
E. Keith Russell
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