Millionaire Louie Roussel Built Wealth On Swift Deals
Louie Roussel, a self made New Orleans oil man and financier, shows a life of sharp deals and ruthless efficiency. He chairs Mutual Savings Life and leans on profits from mergers such as Southwestern Life Insurance to grow his empire. He notes he never accepts a salary while directing multiple firms and values trust, time, and a strong personal code as he pursues further gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Roussel
Bank St
New Orleans
Louisiana
Roussel
Southwestern Life Insurance Co
Mutual Savings
Texaco
Humble
Washington
The
Times- Picayune
Roussels
Southwestern Life
Dallas
Canal St
Decatur
Letter Voices War Veterans Plight and Political Critique
A reader protests the use of criminally insane institutions for returning Vietnam veterans with emotional trauma, urging humane care and criticizing war, government, and election finance. The page also carries letters about voting rights, party politics, and a caution against Amendment No. 1, urging a no vote and noting tax assessment concerns and constitutional issues.
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Nixon
Today Show
Phyllis Rea
LWY
Alabama
Troubles At Home Haunt Wallace Amid Alabama Probes
Governor George Wallace faces domestic issues in Alabama as indictments and federal probes target several close allies and his brother Gerald. The piece notes wage, tax, and school funding gaps, plus ties between state business and Wallace campaigns, challenging his image as reformer.
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Martin Waldron
New York Times
Montgomery
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
George
George Wallace
Arkansas
Mississippi
Gerald Wallace
Seymore Trammell
Trammell
Gerald
Harold Martin
Montgomery Advertiser
The
Alabama Journal
Gov. Wallace
Birmingham News
Alabama Air Pollution Control Commission
Alabama Highway Department
E. N. Rogers
Rogers
Bureau of Public Roads
Robert W. Shelton
Ku Klux Klan
United States
Gerald Wasthocuaguly
Bates
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Lee Sentell
DAILY
Hades
FBI
Richard Nixon
White House
Washington, D.C
Viet Nam
Fredrick J. Bonfils
Evelyn M. Jones
Noble Ave
S.W. Decatur
Ala
North St
Decatur Daily
America
Elbert Standridge
League of Women Voters of Alabama
Law and Order
South
Tgomery
Mobile
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Vermont
New York
New Jersey
Minnesota
Frank M. Johnson
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