Stennis Seeks Immediate Rise in Defense Budget
Senator John Stennis of Mississippi urged an immediate increase in the defense budget due to heavy U.S. involvement in South Vietnam. He warned that peacetime funds are supporting combat operations and that manpower, equipment, and materiel shortages across the Army Navy Air Force and Marines will worsen. The Pentagon suggested a possible supplemental request next year, while the current year’s appropriation was deemed adequate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Stennis
D-Miss
Johnson
U.S
South Viet Nam
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Southeast Asia
McNamara
Stennis
Senate Defense Subcommittee
Senate
Viet Nam
House
Congress
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Pilots in Derby to Make Monroe Stops July 3-5
The Powder Puff Derby all womens transcontinental air race will pass Monroe Selman Field July 3-5. Monroe Chamber aviation chair Louis D. Smith says a local delegation will greet entrants who stop, with hospitality kits and free coffee. Craig committees will arrange motel stays. Ninety entrants span El Cajon to Chattanooga, with $3,000 in prizes for top five and a silver bowl for first place. Monroe will award leg prizes at Leg No 5 from Midland Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Selman Field
Louis D. Smith
Monroe Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
el Cajon
Calif
Cahttanooga
Tenn
Midland
Tex
Monroe Jaycees Plan July 5 Fireworks Display
Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce will sponsor an Independence Day fireworks show at Neville Stadium on Monday July 5 at 8 p.m. chaired by Dave Masur. The hour long event is free to the public with refreshments and donations welcomed. directed by Jack and Doug Singley with safety emphasized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce
Neville Stadium
Dave Masur
Masur
Jack
Doug Singley
Fire Department
State Fire Marshal's Office
Jayceees
Bob Ford
Bob Tucker
Dick Harrison
Henry Holdiness
LSU Law Dean To Present Tidelands Case For State
Louisiana Governor John McKeithen announced Dean Paul M. Hebert of LSU Law School will present Louisiana’s tidelands case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Atty. Gen. Jack Gremillion expects a federal move this fall to fix the coastline or appoint a master, with about $800 million in dispute and potential state revenues exceeding $50 million annually if federal legislation grants offshore production rights. McKeithen noted sympathy from other states after an Interstate Oil Compact Commission meeting in Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Tidelands
McKeithen
Louisiana
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Pittsburgh
Judge Conducts Court Session In West Monroe
Judge John McCormick presided over West Monroe City Court handling traffic violations. J B Ward of Shreveport was fined 300 dollars plus costs for DUI and 100 dollars plus costs for no license. Sam Ross of West Monroe was fined 100 dollars plus costs for concealed weapon and 30 dollars plus costs for public drunkenness. Jeff W Spence of Fairbanks was fined 100 dollars plus costs for theft by check. Reckless driving dispositions included Curtis C Banke of Powriedly Texas for 50 dollars and costs. Leeota P Duke of West Monroe and James P McCall of Sondheim er each 25 dollars and costs. Leo Asley of West Monroe, D Gibson Jr., West Monroe, Chester A Calhoun of Monroe, each 20 dollars and costs. Omer D Adams of West Monroe 10 dollars and costs. M E Blazier and Charles E Chilton of West Monroe had charges withdrawn. Speeding cases included William M Cole of West Monroe and Wayne Hairston of Bastrop, each 20 dollars and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCormick
West Monroe
J. B. Ward
Shreveport
Sam Ross
Oakland St
Jeff W. Spence
Fairbanks
Curtis C. Banke
Powerdly
Tex
Leeota P. Duke
Nye St
James P. McCall
Sondheimer
Leo Asley
Splane St
D. Gibson Jr
Benson St
Chester A. Calhoun
Rt. 1
Box
Monroe
Omer D. Adams
Circle Dr
M. E. Blazier
N. 12Th St
Charles E Chilton
Martin St
William M. Cole
Three Area Men Donate Property As School Sites
Concordia Parish School Board in Vidalia accepted 30 acres of land and 5,000 dollars for school sites. Sen. Jamar Adcock, William Boles donated 20 acres near Ridgecrest. Lee Calhoun donated 10 acres plus 5,000 dollars for Sevier School site. Board bought 20 acres from Calhoun for 65,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vidalia
Concordia Parish
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
William Boles
Rayville
Ridgecrest
Ferriday
Lee Calhoun
Calhoun
Parish
J. O. Lancaster Jr
Sevier
Concord High School
REA
Norma Watson
Minnie H. Martin
Minnie T. Jones
Ruthie Mae Jones
Sevier High
Glen Eades
Carolyn Eades
Vidalia Jr
Elizabeth Shaw
Thelma L. Bryant
Monterey High
Grace Hensarling
Ferriday Jr. High
Judith Brown
Richard Atwood
Benny Milligan
Vidalia Jr. High
Betty Williams
Sallie Hunt
Clayton
L. F. Matulich
Ferriday High School
J. L. Southern
Lincoln Parish Heads Start Registration Today
Lincoln Parish parents may enroll children aged five and a half to six at six sites in a Headstart program. Registrations run 4 to 7 p.m. at Greenwood Elementary Lincoln Elementary George Moore Zion Hill Church Hopewell Dubach and St Best Elementary. Headstart begins Tuesday at 8 a.m. A $65 703 federal grant from the Office of Economic Opportunity funds the parish wide program for 350 preschoolers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkerson
Greenwood
Lincoln
George Moore
Zion Hill
Ruston
Hopewell
Dubach
St. Best
Choudrant
Lincoln Parish
Parent- Teacher Association
Office of Economic Opportunity
Voters On Rolls Decline Slightly in Parish and State
Voter registration in Ouachita Parish and Louisiana fell slightly from April 30 to May 31. State total May 31 stood at 1,188,396 down from 1,190,163. Ouachita had 31,538 voters May 31, down from 31,567 April 30. Democratic share remains the large majority with 1,025,264 May 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
Board of Registration
Louisiana
Ouachita
Caldwell
Catahoula
Concordia
East Carroll
Franklin
Jackson
LaSalle
Lincoln
Madison
Morehouse
Richland
Tensas
Union
West Carroll
Winn
Parishes Praise Signed Bills From Ouachita Legislators
Rep. George Wood and Rep. Lawrence Gibbs of Monroe praised Gov. John J. McKeithen for signing three bills. Wood’s measure places police in municipalities with 7,000 to 13,000 residents under Civil Service. Gibbs’ bill raises tax assessor salaries by 10 percent. A Department of Public Welfare measure allows destruction of checked and microfilmed welfare payments after audit to free space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
George Wood
Lawrence Gibbs
Monroe
John J. McKeithen
Wood
McKeithen
Gibbs
Department of Public Welfare
Girl Scout Camp Bus Schedule Announced for Week
The Silver Water Girl Scout Council released daily bus routes for the day camp chaired by Mrs. Norman Huckabee. Buses start after 7 a.m. Monday through Friday ending July 9, with 15 to 20 minute gaps between stops and 3 p.m. closure, campers home by about 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Water Girl Scout Council
Norman Huckabee
Williams Family Reunion Held at Cheniere Park
Williams family members gathered Sunday for their annual reunion at Cheniere Park. Attendees listed include O. C. Williams of Stamps Arkansas and many relatives from Jackson Mississippi to West Monroe Louisiana, spanning numerous households and generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Cheniere Park
O. C. Williams
Stamps
Ark
Morris Watson
Spearsville
William Ridgen
Johnny
Donna
Springhill
James Beard
Michael
Cullen
Pelton
Ronald Ray Williams
Bernice
R. P. Williams
Greenwood
Bobbie Williams
Susan
Kelly
Mark
Cleveland
Tenn
H. T. Hebron
Merlon S. Williams
Gloria
J. L. Williams
Irby
Linda
Dorothy
Marvin
Randy
Jackson
Miss
H. D. Williams
Myra
Roland
Ray
Maplewood
H. P. Williams
J. T. Williams
Monroe
Oral L. Kennedy
M. L. Graham Jr
Aubry Lyn
Kathy
Sherry
Melvin Watson
Farmerville
Chester Watson
Merle Watson
Clara Williams
W. R. Williams
Debbie
Dawn
W. D. King
Violet
Cordell
Charles L. Williams
Kennan lunch with Soviet Foreign Minister in Moscow
Former U S ambassador George F Kennan met Friday with Andrei A Gromyko in Moscow during a tourist visit Kennan kept the discussion private U S sources declined to comment on talks and said he planned to depart today after arriving Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
George F. Kennan
U.S
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kennan
Services Slated For Area Man Killed Thursday
Funeral services for Billy Ray Brown 26 of Wisner are set for 2 p.m. today at South Central Baptist Church near Wisner with Revs Enon Boyette and Harold Dunn officiating. Brown died late Thursday night in a car crash on a curve south of Chase on La Hwy 15, pinned under a wheel after the vehicle struck a concrete post in front of District 58 Highway Headquarters. Burial at South Central Baptist Church Cemetery near Wisner. Survived by widow Leola Hendry Brown, a son Kevin Ray Brown, two brothers James E Brown Jr and Gary Brown, a sister Peggy Ferrington. Burial by First National Funeral Home of Winnsboro. |
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnsboro
Billy Ray Brown
Wisner
South Central Baptist Church
Enon Boyette
Harold Dunn
Mr. Brown
Chase
la. Hwy
Franklin Parish
A. J. Reynolds
James E. Brown Jr
Loop
Tex
Gary Brown
Angola
Peggy Ferrington
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Radioear
Mrs. H. M. Donald
Ouachita Bank
Kentucky
Oe Howe
Double Spring Distillery’s, Inc
B. S. McRaney
van D Odom
Monroe City
Milton C. Hall
Ben Tarver Sr
McRaney
Odom
Hall
John Fogleman
LSU Law
High Court
Silverstein
Kimberly
Hants
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Desiard
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State
Parish Solons
Northside
Lenwis
Mitchell
Glenwood Hospital
Highland
Kiroli
N. 5Th Street
Georgia Tucker
Forsythe Avenue
Lexington
Forsythe
Oliver Road
Loop Road
Sterlington Roads
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College Area
Clara Hall
Milhaven Road
Lakeshore School
Cole Avenue
Webster
Sterlington Road
Town
Haynes Grocery
Awe Vitel Teytors
North 18Th St
Arkansas Ave
Chinch
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San Francisco
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