Black Bayou Lake Draws Many Anglers in Ouachita Parish
The 3000 acre Black Bayou Lake in Ouachita Parish yields bream specs and bass. The rain fed lake reaches up to 12 to 14 feet deep and is surrounded by cypress trees. Boats up to 10 horsepower are permitted and anglers may use finger areas that act as canals drainage routes. Boats and tackle are available for rent or purchase at the site.
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Black Bayou Lake
Ouachita Parish
Bill Minor
Minor
Pageant Draws 31 Beauties From State
Lake Providence hosts the 13th annual Miss Louisiana pageant July 1 3 with 31 entrants. The event, run by Lake Providence Junior Chamber of Commerce, features reigning Miss Louisiana Lyndra Pate and the Northeast State Jazz Ensemble. Performances include special numbers by Getty Gibbs and Kirby Jane Mooney. The Miss Louisiana title carries a 1000 scholarship and wardrobe, plus a trip to Miss America and other prizes. Entrants include Elaine Watson Miss Baker and Mary Janet Walker Miss Bienville among a long list of sponsors and titleholders from towns across the state.
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Lake Providence
Joe Titone
Frances Keyser
Slidell
Slidell Jaycees
Beverly Harris
Springhill
Springhill Lions Club
Judith Cathey
Stock Show
Delhi Jeycees
Kay Dianne Smith
Tangipahoa
Amnite Jaycees
Chariscia Katherine Pate
Thibodaux
Thibodaux Jeycnes
Mary Lois Sanches
West Carroll
Oak Grove Jaycees
Miss Baton Revue
Baton Rouge Jaycees
Queen O'Pines
Oakdale Jaycees
Northwesters
Northwestern Student Senate
Union Parish
Farmerville
Jaycees
Washington Parish
Bogalusa Jaycees
Grandmother’s will nets Brunson boy multimillion inheritance
Fifth grade pupil Skipper Inman Jr will receive 30 million dollars at age 21 from his grandmother Nan al ine Duke’s estate, while his aunt emphasizes that knowledge matters more than money. The Georgia-area family lives modestly as the Duke Endowment mediates the New York probate.
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Brunson
S.C
New York
Walker P
Skipper) Inaman Jr
Skipper
Lightseys
Georgia Line
Lightsey
Greenwood
Duke University
Duke Hospital
Duke Endowment Office
Mrs. Lightsey
Daughter of Early Day Official Dies
Mrs. John Charles Buchanan, 99, longtime Lafayette Parish resident and daughter of former Louisiana lieutenant governor Charles Homere Mouton, died today. Her late husband, Capt. John Charles Buchanan, helped survey the route for the first railroad from New Orleans west.
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Lafayette
John Charles Buchanan
Lafayette Parish
Louisiana
U S LABELS FOR HAM WATER ADDED LABELING CHANGE
The Agriculture Department revised its watered ham label rule after a federal injunction blocked the earlier “imitation” label. Under the new rule smoked hams with up to 10 percent water will bear “ham water added” to show added moisture versus dried products.
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Federal
Department
Cash and carry division held up by two bandits
In Kansas City Fleming Co the cash and carry division, a wholesale grocer, was robbed Friday by two bandits who seized cash totaling 150 dollars.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Fleming Co
Reds Protest West Berlin Rally Plans
Berlin reports a major Sunday rally marking the ninth anniversary of East German uprisings amid an East German protest to Western Allies over West German Chancellor Adenauer attending. East German notes claim Adenauer’s air passage would violate international law and fuel anti Communist propaganda as West Berlin plans sitdowns at transport hubs to disrupt beach outings.
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Berlin
East Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West Berlin
Wansee Lake
Communist Wall
Wall
Adenauer
United States
Britain
France
Prague
Antibusiness Charges Aired In Senate Debate
In Washington Senator Mansfield defended the Kennedy administration against antibusiness charges as Senator Goldwater accused the New Frontier of failing to revive the economy. Mansfield called critics surprised by Kennedy's moderate, pro growth program while Goldwater argued New Deal remedies are outdated and risky for inflation.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Barry Goldwater
Harry S. Truman
Senate
Kennedy
Mansfield
Goldwater
New Frontier
Vote Registrars Get Suggestion From Voelker
Baton Rouge AP Frank Voelker Jr chairman of the State Sovereignty Commission told parish vote registrars to begin preparing for a new uniform registration law now before the legislature. The three part package backed by the administration and segregation leaders has cleared the House and awaits Senate action. Voelker also described new grants in aid program directing state appropriations to the child rather than to a school and welfare changes in the aid to dependent children program.
Palermo Gunmen Halt Dozens Of Cars In Highway Holdup
Police in Palermo Sicily pursued two suspected machinegun toting bandits who stopped and robbed over 40 cars on a main highway Thursday night. The two men reportedly carried out the mass holdups and the total haul was estimated at not more than 500 dollars.
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Palermo
Sicily
UPI
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Susan
University of South Carolina
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Ouachita River
Monroe
John Fogleman
Winnfield
U.S
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Supreme Court
Friday
Reds
Montgomery Ward
Hay’s
Trenton West Monroe
3Rd St
Briggs-Stratton
Briggs & Stratton
Monroe Morning World
Tion
Voelker
D. R. Haygood
Ca. Va
SABRE
Bedgood’s
Bedgood’s Pharmacy
Cypress Wermone Highland Shopping Center
Kress
DeSiard
Eastgate
Louisville Ave
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