Martin Luther King Jr Day events planned in Hammond
The Martin Luther King Jr Park Association outlines a MLK Day program themed Making the dream a reality in the new millen nium. A musical program is set January 16 at 5 p.m. at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church led by Maurice Moncure and Troy Blount with Clifford Walker as host musician. rehearsal begins Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the church. A parade resumes activities January 17, starting at Zemurray Park at 9 a.m. and marching to MLK Jr. Park via Railroad Avenue East Morris South Holly and Colorado Street. Parade coordinators are Larry Green and Raymond Bean. Rev. Dr. J. L. Garrett of Macedonia Baptist Church will be guest speaker.
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Railroad Avenue
East Morris
South Holly
Colorado Street
Mlk Jr. Park
Larry Green
Raymond Bean
J.L. Garrett
Macedonia Baptist Church
Leaders halt Elian protests in Miami standoff
Cuban American leaders announce a temporary hold on civil disobedience as a federal bid to keep Elian Gonzalez in the United States advances. About 100 protesters have been arrested since Thursday, with another planned at Miami International Airport.
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United States
Cuba
Ramon Saul Sanchez
Democracy Movement
Miami International
Elian
Dan Burton
R-Ind
House
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Clinton
Janet Reno
Eid al-Fitr Peace Eases Maluku Fighting in Indonesia
Thousands of Muslims put down weapons as Eid al-Fitr prayers mark Ramadan’s end in Ambon and across Maluku and North Maluku. Security remains tight with hundreds of soldiers and armored vehicles guarding wary towns after two weeks of sectarian violence.
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Indonesia
Ambon
Maluku
Sanusi
Lottery Results Unofficial Draws Released for Verification
Powerball numbers 7 28 35 40 48 with Powerball 14. Lotto numbers 2 3 5 21 24 38. Cash Quest numbers 15 22 24 34. Results labeled unofficial as tickets should be held for verification.
Obituaries and community deaths listed for several residents
Community deaths include Jessie Jane Holbrook Blount 85 Conroe Estelle Poche Pittman Brescher 83 Ponchatoula Louis J. Correjolles Sr 81 Hammond Brenda Ann Earlycutt 46 Hammond Michael Wayne Henry 54 Hammond Mattie Parker Rae 91 Baton Rouge Carlee Muse White 71 Amite Obituaries continued on Page 2A with 9C Military News 9A 7C Obituaries 2A Puzzle 8C Sports 4A Stocks 9C
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Conroe
Texas
Estelle Frances Poche Pittman Brescher
Louis J. Correjolles Sr
Hammond
Brenda Ann Earlycutt
Michael Wayne Henry
Mattie Parker Rae
Baton Rouge
Carlee Muse White
Amite
Foster to use inauguration to urge education fight
Louisiana Governor Mike Foster plans a brief Monday inaugural address focused on erasing hatred and inequality through poverty reduction via education. He will press for funds for teacher pay, retraining, and reducing welfare costs, while avoiding tax mentions as lawmakers elect new Senate officers.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Mike Foster
Foster
House
Senate
John Hainkel
New Orleans
Road Work to Widen U S Highway 51 to Five Lanes
State plans to widen 2.6 miles of U S Highway 51 between Hammond and Ponchatoula to five lanes with a $9.5 million project. A public hearing is set for January 27 at Ponchatoula City Hall at 6 p m. Rep Henry Tank Powell calls the project timely and overdue noting its origins in 1996.
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Ponchatoula
State Department of Transportation and Development
Ponchatoula City Hall
Henry “Tank
Powell
Tangipahoa
Livingston
St. Tammany
DOTD
Washington
St. Helena
St. John the Baptist
Karl Haley-Wheeler
Daily Star
Judges to preside over swearing-in ceremony Monday
Tangipahoa Parish President Gordon Burgess will lead the swearing-in of all 11 parish officials at 6 p.m. Monday in the Parish Council chamber. Judges Brenda Bedsole Ricks and Grace Gasaway will preside. A brief meeting to elect the council chairman, vice chairman and clerk will follow. Refreshments will be served. public invited. Include council members: Guy Buckley, Roger Faust, Mike Petitto, Carlo Bruno, Buddy Ridgel, Ronnie Bankston, Carlos Natariano, Bill Fleet, Debbie.
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AMITE
Twenty-first Judicial District
Brenda Bedsole Ricks
Hammond
Grace Gasaway
Tangipahoa Parish
Gordon Burgess
Mulberry Street
Guy Buckley
Roger Faust
Mike Petitto
Carlo Bruno
Buddy Ridgel
Ronnie Bankston
Carlos Natariano
Bill Fleet
Debbie
Grand jury indicts Baiamonte in obscenity case
John V. Baiamonte Jr former director of the Florida Parishes Juvenile Center was indicted by a 21st Judicial District grand jury on an obscenity charge for exposing himself to an undercover Hammond officer but not on an attempted crime against nature charge. He surrendered November 2 and resigned November 11 amid a three week prostitution sting that yielded nine other arrests.
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John V. Baiamonte Jr
Florida Parishes
Baiamonte
Tangipahoa
Hammond
Corbin Road
Wayne Summer Sr
21St Judicial District Grand Jury
Brad Berner
Berner
Duncan Kemp
Scott Perrilloux
Kemp
Troy Smith
Tickfaw
Andrew Messina
Independence
Savage Sanders
Ronnie Estrada
Springfield
Aaron P. Rucker
Arnold Purvis
Albany
Gean D. Jordan
Nature
Col
Johnnie Washington
Florida Parishes Juvenile Justice Commission
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