Vacation ramble sparks wanderlust in Natchez foil
The writer muses on travel fantasies sparked by Natchez brochure and river lore. He recalls Jim Bowie, Mark Twain, and Natchez Under the Hill stories, then shifts to Arkansas scenes and a 1922 farmer’s plane dream in a playful column.
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de Queen Daily Citizen
Canatis Charged With First Degree Murder In Slaying
Gregory W. Canatis, 21, accused of killing his father Theodore Canatis, 47, and eating part of the body, was charged with first degree murder. He was ordered to Central State Griffin Memorial Hospital for 60 days psychiatric observation.
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Gregory W. Canatis
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Creston Williamson
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Here
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Hawaii
Voters favor 10 percent raise for Louisiana teachers
About 77 percent of Louisiana voters surveyed by The Times Picayune support a 10 percent pay raise for teachers this year. A majority would back a tax hike to fund it, but Governor Edwards says no special session will be called. LTA leader warns of possible drastic action if lawmakers do not act.
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Times-Picayune
Edwin Edwards
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Louisiana Teacher Association
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William Stephens
Stephens
Association
Baton Rouge
Wives on Legislative Payroll Raise Old Patronage Echoes
The 71st General Assembly employed 21 wives among about 48 full time staffers earning roughly 28000 dollars. Hiring decisions rested with the Efficiency Committee in the Senate and the Management Committee in the House, with leaders defending that many wives had prior work proven. Past disclosures about relatives on payroll prompted calls for change and renewed scrutiny.
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Agency boss Rice lands Carter as top act in Nashville
Tandy Rice, agent for Billy Carter and booker for about twenty country stars, runs Top Billing Inc. as a force in Nashville. He touts Carter as a serious, disciplined man who turned down most opportunities while Rice pushes hard to maximize credit and sales.
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Tandy Rice
Billy Carter
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Top Billing, Inc
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Grand Ole Opry
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Billy
Ehrlichman claims Nixon lied and offered hush money
John Ehrlichman says Richard Nixon lied to him and offered a huge sum of money when he was fired. Ehrlichman writes for New York magazine after Nixon's Frost interview and describes events at Aspen Lodge on April 30 1973 and San Clemente years 1971 1975 as revisionist history.
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Richard M. Nixon
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New York Magazine
Ehrlichman
David Frost
New York
Aspen
Lodge
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Presi
San Clemente
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