Education Board Rejects Davis Plan for Parish Funds
Louisiana State Board of Education voiced unalterable opposition to Gov. Jimmie H. Davis plan to distribute state education funds parish by parish. The board asserted distribution is a constitutional duty of the Education Board, while lawmakers push for budget control by parish. The dispute centers on ensuring a full nine month term and full teacher salary schedules amid a $495 million general appropriation package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Education Board
Lnough
Louisiana School Boards Association
William Cleveland
Crowley
William J. Dodd
School Boards Association
Dodd
B. M. Woodard
Lake Charles
Triche
Board of Education
Davis
House Appropriations Committee
House
Mrs Colvin Dies at 70 in Jackson Parish
Mrs Bertha Jones Colvin 70 died Friday in Jackson Parish hospital after months of illness. Mother of Ansley Colvin Jr. and T L Colvin owners of the Jackson Independent, and co owners of radio station KTOC with FCC permits for KCKW and KWLH. Funeral at 3 p m at First Baptist Church Jonesboro with Rev Buckner and Rev Buckner officiating. Burial in Jonesboro cemetery. Survivors include another son Lester, two daughters Monah Johnstone and Leta Bryan, two brothers, two sisters, and 10 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
Bertha Jones Colvin
Jackson Parish
Colvin
Ansley Colvin Jr
T. L. Colvin
Jackson Independent
KTOC
KCKW
Jena
KWLH
First Baptist Church of
J. W. Buckner
Crossett
Ark
Luther Buckner
New Hope
Monah Johnstone
Athens
Leta Bryan
Wiggins
Miss
L. L. Jones
Shreveport
Ira Jones
Waco
Texas
Pearl Hagler
Ruby Hightower
Dodson
Jack E. Emmons
Dallas Henry
Tommy Keelen
Bruce Rochelle
Charles Johnston
Paul Peters
Subpoenas Issued in Texas Agr Officials Probe Death
UPI reports district attorney Bryan Russ issued subpoenas to four US agriculture officials in Texas for grand jury appearances in the case tied to the death of agriculture official Henry Marshall. The panel heard testimony from Billie Sol Estes in Franklin as it widens possible lines of inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
Tex
UPI
Dist. Atty
Bryan Russ
Texas
Henry Marshall
Franklin
Billie Sol Estes
Marshall
Estes
Russ
Henry S. Carder
Pecos
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Reeves County
Ralph T. Price
College Station
State Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Committee
USDA
John T. Gayle Jr
West Columbia
State Asc
James Need
Rosebud
Reuther Meets With Kennedy Over Economic Outlook
UPI reports Walter Reuther, president of the United Automobile Workers, spent about an hour in a White House talk with President Kennedy on the national economy. Reuther declined to detail the conversation but said it covered the overall economic situation and that he and the President had an intelligent discussion.
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Washington
UPI
Walter Reuther
United Automobile Workers
Kennedy
Reuther
Six Legged Frogs Found at Texas A and M Campus
Wildlife professor Richard J Baldauf reports a pond at Texas A and M College with six legged frogs. He estimates about 5 percent of the frog population show the trait and colleagues joke about mass producing the odd amphibians for restaurants. Baldauf doubts practicality as nature would likely curb the mutation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Tex
Richard J. Baldauf
Texas A & M College
Aldauf
Baldauf
Concert Pianist Alfred Cortot Dies At 85
LAUSANNE Switzerland AP concert pianist Alfred Cortot pupil of Ravel and longtime performer with Casals and Thibaud died here Friday night of a kidney ailment He was 85 Cortot directed the Ecole Normale de Musique of Paris and formed a famed trio with Casals and Thibaud He gave about 6000 concerts since 1896 and wrote on Chopin Schumann and Liszt He leaves his widow and one son
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Alfred Cortot
Ravel
Casals
Thibaud
Cartot
Beethoven
Richard Wagner
Maurice Ravel
Cortot
Ecole Normale de Musique
Paris
Pablo Casals
Jacques Thibaud
Frederic Chopin
Robert Schumann
Franz Liszt
Paris Conservatory
Bayreuth
Germany
Wheeler Denies Solvents In Collusion With Estes
Washington AP report on House subcommittee hearings into Billie Sol Estes and Commercial Solvents. Wheeler and executives deny collusion and link to GOP leaders including Goldwater and Rockefeller. Letters from Sorkin cited as showing anti-Democrat strategies and off the record talks to defeat farm bill. Bass accuses 1959 1961 deals of three way collusion. Wheeler and Leonhardt deny charges and describe Estes contract backers as normal business.
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Lewis Hawkins
Ross Bass
Dtenn
James Naughton
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Naughton
Martin Sporkin
Washington
Sorkin
Bass
Wheeler
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Goldwater
William Miller
New York State
National Republican
Bob Wilson
California
House
Republican Campaign Committee
Rockefeller
Sorpe
Estes
Texan
Tennesseean
Agriculture Department
Leonhardt
Texas
Jackson
Water Safety Reminders Issued by Ouachita Health Unit
Ouachita Parish Health Unit officials issue water safety reminders to prevent summer tragedies. Education director Mrs. Lillian Edwards and unit director Dr W Carroll Summer emphasize rules for all swimmers in pools lakes bayous rivers and private pools. Rules include no horseplay no swimming after dark or in rough weather learn mouth to mouth resuscitation obey signs swim only with a lifeguard and in safe places. Avoid swimming alone diving into strange waters swimming while tired and swimming within two hours of eating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Edwards
Public Health
W. Carroll Summer
Assault Trial Of Hoffa Reset
Washington UPI report says trial for assault charges against Teamsters President James R. Hoffa was postponed to July 17. His lawyer H. Clif ford Allder requested the continuance due to scheduling conflicts with Senate investigations and witness preparation. Samuel Baron alleges Hoffa punched him at Teamster headquarters May 17. Hoffa pleads not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Team Ster
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Milton S. Kronheim Jr
H. Clifford Allder
Allder
Senate
American Guild of Variety Artists
Aflcio
Samuel Baron
Teamster
Ford Closes Plants as Strike Halts Car Output
Ford Motor Co. began shutting down all passenger car operations after a strike at the Walton Hills stamping plant near Cleveland. Up to 50,000 workers to be idled as Ford moves to halt car production while unions and management clash over work quotas and contract terms. Henry Ford II warned further plant closings could follow if the strike persists, though five truck plants remain active. Retail inventories should cushion short term effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Walton Hills
Cleveland
Ford
Gene Prado
Ford Committee
Ford National
UAW
Owosso
Mich
Buffalo
Chicago
Dearborn
Monroe
Henry Ford II
Voter rights suit filed in Alabama over registration
The Justice Department filed a civil rights suit in Mobile Alabama against Choctaw County to end alleged racial discrimination in voter registration. It claims Negro applicants faced stricter rules were not notified of rejections and were segregated by race. The action seeks an injunction against racial discrimination by the registration board.
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Washington
Mobile
Ala
Choctaw County
Justice Department
U.S
Daniel H. Thomas
Alabama
Board of Registration
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Art Smith
Nnow
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Oleg Cassini
Elizabeth Stewart
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United Auto Workers Union
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