16 Feb 1964
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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1964
Page
1
The article reports Phillips rallying support for Lyons in a heated Republican Democratic clash. It details campaign rhetoric, candidate comparisons, and local political strategy across multiple regions and figures.
The Senate considers a three price plan for cotton that could shift farmers from current supports. Ransom, Arkansas-based Farm Bureau leader, argues the USDA proposal would drain Louisiana’s cotton economy, citing $176 million in farm income from the region and warnings of widespread job losses amid political battle. Local figures including George Snell and Lyons White Phillips spoke at a Ouachita Parish event as the debate intensified ahead of a fall Senate vote.
McClendon, retiring Ouachita Parish veterans service officer, will be honored at a 6:36 pm American Legion Post 1 meeting on Forsythe Avenue. Lenard Jackson, former state department commander from Clark, La., will be principal speaker. McClendon served 25 years with the Legion and retires February 29 after decades of VA service. He is a World War I veteran and Marine Corps veteran.
A helicopter crashed and burned near the Intracoastal Canal in New Orleans on Saturday. At least one person was killed and a body was recovered from the wreckage. A second person was believed aboard, but both identities remain unknown.
A chase involving a Negro driver ended in a head on collision near Riverton during a heavy rainstorm. Five injured include Rev. Don Roberts and family. Alrov T. Chargois faces charges of driving while intoxicated negligent injury and speeding. Roberts family treated at St Francis Monroe. Chargois hospitalized in Monroe.
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