14 Aug 1966
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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1966
Page
1
In Allai area central Sardinia, cattle rustlers shot and killed shepherd Antonio Caboni, 43, and his 15 year old son Salvatore after they reportedly witnessed cow theft. Police say the attackers fired into the shepherd's head and hunted the boy, who died near a cabin.
The Gallup Poll predicts Republicans could gain about 25 to 35 seats in the next congressional elections outside the South where 316 seats lie. It notes Democrats hold a strong base and that President Johnson's declining popularity and Viet Nam ratings influence voter sentiment for House contests.
Louisiana Tech heads into the fall term with three new buildings ready and several under construction. A new eight story dorm for men and another for women, Wilson Cafeteria, and extensive renovations mark a major campus expansion funded by revenue bonds and private gifts. Additional projects include an engineering lab, Madison classroom building with TV facilities, Neilson Hall, and married student housing totaling millions in investment.
The first Watts riot anniversary was marked by a summer festival in Watts Los Angeles with parades floats jazz and a Watts A Go Go discotheque The event drew nearly 2 000 attendees including both Black and white residents exhibitions of Afro American and West Indian art and plans for new community buildings The festival promotes pride development and wholesome entertainment after last year’s violence
J. B. Faulk Post No. 13 American Legion schedules Monday at 7:30 p.m. as committees and officers are named. Commander Marion E. Dupont says the session at the Legion home on Forsythe Avenue will cover a House bill on veteran preference in Foreign Service and launch the membership drive.
Plans outline construction between Memorial Gymnasium and the new cafeteria. A second student project for the next year involves installing a Centrex System by Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. to equip dormitory rooms and campus offices with phones.
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