Governor plans citizen study group on $75 million funding
Gov. John J. McKeithen announced plans to appoint a citizen committee within 30 days to study ways to raise about $75 million in a special legislative session. He urged tax increases only as a last resort and aims to fund teacher pay, highways, hospitals, institutions, and state employee raises while seeking savings and avoiding new taxes. The move follows calls for redistricting and potential federal reapportionment, with the Supreme Court ordering action at the state level.
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John J. McKeithen
McKeithen
Inter
Northeast State College
Tidelands
MeKeithen
Senate
Howard Backs Concert Drive Endorsement by Mayor Howard
Mayor W L Jack Howard pledged support for the North east State Concerts Association membership drive set for September 9 to 23. He urged community participation, saying Monroe is advancing as a pace maker city while growth must be well rounded. Active association membership is a step forward in Monroe’s improvement plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L
Jack) Howard
Northeast State Concerts Association
Monroe
Lousiana
Northeast Concerts Association
Theortheast Concerts Association
Howard
Jes' Ramblin' Song Festival at Claiborne Church
A song festival featuring ice cream watermelon and cake for participants will be held at 2 pm today at Claiborne Baptist Church on Nelson DeFreese Road West Monroe. The event will run until about 4 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claiborne Baptist Church
Nelson DeFreese Road
West Monroe
Whitman Golden Wedding Open House Planned in Choudrant
Next Sunday August 16 marks the Whitmans golden anniversary with open house from 2 to 5 p.m. at their Choudrant home. Mr and Mrs Idus Whitman will be honored by six children and 21 grandchildren who will attend.
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Idus Whitman
Choudrant
Whitmans
Cyprus Faces New Turkish Strikes As U N Mulls Action
Cyprus ambassador Zenon Rassides told the U N Security Council that Turkish invasion ships came within 15 miles, then turned back. Turkey denies the claim as Council President Sivert Nielsen scrambles to draft a halt in hostilities and seek U N backing.
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United Nations, N.Y
Cyprus
Zenon Rassides
U.N. Security Council
Rassides
Council
Orhan Eralp
Turkey
Nicosia
Nielsen
U.N
Greece
Kassides
Zenon Rossides
New York
Makarios
United Nations Security Council
Final Week Draws Record 109 Entries in Monroe Photo Contest
The Monroe Morning World and News-Star Amateur Snapshot Awards Contest attracted 109 entries in its final week, the most in any week. Winners across four classes include Kit Beecher, Frances Grant, L A Henderson, and Lee Estes with first prizes of five dollars. numerous runners up and a chance at national prizes up to one thousand dollars. Grand award winners will travel with a family member to Washington for November Awards Weekend.
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Monroe
Kit Beecher
P. O
Frances Grant
Pinecrest Drive
Route 5
Box 70
West Monroe
L. A
Syl Breard
Eason Place
J. J. Joyce Jr
North 4Th St
Jimmy King
Valencia
Ronald Mullican
Harold Coates
DeSiard
Carroll R. Rountree
North 9Th St
Washington
Johnson says FBI results in Mississippi murder case near time
President Johnson told reporters at his LBJ Ranch that substantive results are expected soon in the Mississippi civil rights workers murder case. He said he spoke with FBI Director Hoover and that the investigation is going exceedingly well. He refused to confirm arrests.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Mississippi
Here
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Andrew Goodman
Michael Schwerner
New York
James Chaney
Meridian
Miss
Philadelphia
South
North
Lbj Ranch
One Killed Three Hurt In Jonesboro Collision
A Saturday afternoon crash at South Allen and 7th streets in Jonesboro killed 77 year old Dewey Deese and injured three others. Deese’s husband drove the truck. a 17 year old Bienville boy, Jimmy Tobin, was in the car. Eddie Barnes, 13, suffered a broken collarbone. another teen girl was treated and released. Tobin uninjured. No charges filed. Deese family flower growers from Jonesboro. Funeral plans pending. Surviving relatives include two brothers and a sister.
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Jonesboro
South Allen
7Th Streets
Dewey Deese
Deese
Eddie Dean Barnes
Tobin
Dawson Williams
Chestnut
Effie Rikards
Tropical Storm Brenda Hits Bermuda With 90 MPH Winds
Tropical storm Brenda formed unexpectedly in the Atlantic and struck Bermuda with winds over 90 mph. Several airplanes were damaged and a taxicab was hurled 100 yards into the sea. The Weather Bureau said Brenda poses no mainland threat and is likely to weaken at sea.
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Miami
Fla
Brenda
Atlantic
Bermuda
Weather Bureau
Ferriday Youth Killed In Wreck Near Pitkin
A head on collision on La 10 between Pitkin and Elizabeth in Southwest Louisiana killed three Fort Polk soldiers. Andre Marvais 21 of New York City, George Vartan 22 of Union City NJ, and Vance M Osborne Jr 19 of Ferriday LA died instantly. State police say the car likely veered into the wrong lane.
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Pitkin, la
UPI
Fort Polk
Here
Andre Marvais
New York, N. Y
George Vartian
Union City
N. J
Vance M. Osborne Jr
Ferriday
La. 10
Pitkin
Elizabeth
Louisiana
Hollywood youngster boasts about PTA parents
A local joke about a Hollywood child bragging proudly at a PTA meeting, claiming to have the most parents present. The line plays on the idea of a child exaggerating family attendance for attention.
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PTA
House Approves 947.5 Million Antipoverty Bill
President Johnson’s major antipoverty package sailed through the House 226 to 184 amid broad cross party support including Southern Democrats and some Republicans. The measure aims to mobilize federal, state, and local resources to fight poverty, affecting an estimated nine million American families, and now returns to the Senate for final action with veto provisions debated over governors’ authority to reject grants and camp programs.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Congress
Kennedy
Senate
Grandmother of JFK Dies in Boston at 98
Mrs John F Fitzgerald grandmother of the late President John F Kennedy died Saturday in Boston at age 98 She never was told of the assassination last November 22 but her son Thomas said he believed she suspected though they never discussed it
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Boston
John F. Fitzgerald
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Thomas
Thunderstorms Flood Monroe Area Causing Outages and Damage
Heavy rains and fierce winds swept the Twin Cities area causing flooded streets and power outages. A 1300-volt line on Forsythe Avenue and Oliver Road was struck by lightning, cutting lights from 1000 Louisville Avenue to Sterlington Road. Downtown Monroe faced a heavy deluge for about an hour, with Bastrop reporting four o'clock rain. Forecasts predict a weak cold front moving south with continued warmth and scattered storms into Monday. Temperature highs near 89 and lows around 70s to 75s, winds light to moderate.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
Forsythe Avenue
Oliver Road
Louisville Avenue
Sterlington Road
Louisville
Viciny
FAA
Selman Field
Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Morning World
mid-South
Greek Turkish Fleets Sail Toward Cyprus Isle
Cyprus faces a looming Turkish invasion as Turkish warships and jets threaten Greek Cypriot positions. U.N. Security Council debates offer a cease fire as Gen Thimayya seeks calm while both sides report casualties and sustained cross island strikes.
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Isle
Nicosia
United States
Ismet Inonu
Washington
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Greece
Turkey
NATO
Security Council
Cyprus
U.N
Reading tips and features in Monroe Morning World
The Monroe Morning World highlights nostalgic facts about permanents costing a dollar and points readers to a light Page 1B feature. It mentions a Page 3B article with General Farle Wheeler and his views on NATO rockets and Russia, inviting curiosity about military topics.
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Monroe
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Farle Wheeler
NATO
Russia
Back to school bargains dominate today’s ads
Advertisements fill pages with back to school bargains for supplies, clothes, and dorm essentials. Local stores promote discounts, with clear emphasis on school season shopping and special sale periods.
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George T. Walker
Northeast
Ben Bradford
Citizens Group
Sam Hanna
Ment
Jack Gremillion
U.S. Supreme Court
Jes’ Ramblin
Sivert A. Nielsen
Norway
U Thant
Xeros
United Nations
Brenda Rakes
Bermuda Coast
JFK
Twin Cities Area
Nicosia, Cyprus
Ankara
U.S
George Papandreou
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
Pentagon
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