Monroe officer injured in motorcycle crash on DeSiard Street
A Monroe motorcycle officer was injured Friday night in a collision on DeSiard Street near the five Points intersection. Billy Ray Greer, 28, was admitted to St. Francis Hospital with a compound fracture of the right leg and two fractures of the left leg. Jeffrey Lee Young, 44, of 505 E Carlton St, was booked on reckless driving and negligent injury charges.
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Monroe
de. Siard Street
Five Points
Billy Ray Greer
St. Francis Hospital
Greer
DeSiard Street
Jeffrey Lee Young
E. Carlton St
Young
Landslides kill ten near league city in Colombia
Heavy rains triggered several landslides on the outskirts of a central Colombia city, killing ten people and sweeping ten huts into flood waters. The flooding comes amid persistent winter rains affecting areas around the city of about 27,000 residents, located 80 miles south of Bogota.
Amvets State Convention Opens in Monroe Virginia Hotel
The three day Amvets convention in Monroe begins with 72 Amvets and 20 auxiliary members registered by 5 p.m. Local commander Roy Tauzin says totals should reach about 150 Amvets and 79 auxiliaries after arrivals from New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Louisi ana Amvets Commander A. J. Guidry and national auxiliary commander Mrs. Leah Monster are among expected guests. Activities include executive committee meetings, social events, a riverboat ride, and a 7 p.m. banquet with Roy R. Theriot the guest speaker. The final day features officer elections and installation along with continued meetings.
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Louisiana
Amvets
A. J. Guidry
Baton Rouge
Betty Felders
New Orleans
Monroe
Virginia
Roy Tauzin
Walter S. Savage
Leah Monster
Reg
Ouachita
W. L. Howard
Guidry
Department
Emile E. Greenleaf
Roy R. Theriot
Louisiana Comptroller
Frank McDermott
Louisiana Chamber head lauds swift action on tax bill
President G. Allen Kimball of the Louisiana State Chamber of Commerce praised Gov. John McKeithen and the legislature for quick final passage of the industrial inducement tax credit bill with landslide votes. He urged favorable action on other programs, noting potential tax boosts and reforms under consideration. Lamar Walters warned House Bill 549 could raise unemployment taxes, reducing take home pay and undermining job incentives during the 28 week benefit period.
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Lamar Walters
Chamber
Louisiana
Knapp’s Peach Ridge Farm Miles Out Arkansas Road
Local road watch notes indicate the Knapp property Peach Ridge Farm lies miles out on Arkansas Road with Sion to the right, a brief directional update for travelers.
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Knapp
Peach Ridge
Arkansas
Sion
Maryland GOP to send four for Goldwater
Maryland Republicans named a 20 member National Convention delegation including four Goldwater backers led by John W. Steffrey who claimed three others and possibly nine uncommitted. Sen J Glenn Beall praised Scranton's speech while Baltimore Mayor Theodore McKeldin welcomed Scranton and reiterated support for Rockefeller.
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Maryland
Goldwater
Baltimore
William W. Scranton
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
John W. Steffrey
Newton I. Steers
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Beall
Theodore RocKeldin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
McKeldin
Rockefeller
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Charles V. Calderone
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