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Dunn Commissioned as Richland Parish deputy sheriff. Tatum, Delhi High School graduate and Army veteran, to serve as night dispatcher and jailer in Rayville. Clark-Wood Post 55 Legion elects officers with Humphrey re-elected commander and ChilDress as vice commander. Dalrymple Jr touring Europe visiting 22 countries. Bagley named to district operations committee of soil conservation district supervisors. Catahoula Amateur Radio Club officers re-elected and to host Hamfest and MARS convention in Jonesville on August 23.
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Dunn
Delhi
Bill Tatum
Richland Parish
Earl Hill
Tatum
Delhi High School
Northeast Louisiana State College
U.S. Army
Sheriff's Department
Rayville
Clark- Wood Post No. 55
American Legion
Delhi Community Center
J. B. Humphrey
Bob Childress
Joe Stegall
Rom Vance
Willie Tatum
G. Cherbini
Floyd Bradley
Bill Speirs
Dalrymple
V. P. Dalrymple Jr
West Monroe
Europe
V. P. Dalrymple Sr
ST. Joseph
George R. Bagley
National Association of Soil Conservation District
Jonesville
The
Catahoula
New Sheriff’s Boat Joins Ouachita River Patrol
The Ouachita Parish sheriff's department will add an unnamed patrol boat this weekend to work alongside Gun Smoke on the Ouachita River. The vessel, replacing Doc Adams, reaches about 40 knots and offers unusual maneuverability to manage a summer surge of swimmers boaters and skiers.
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Ouachita Parish
Sheriff's Department
Ouachita River
Doc Adams
Area Girl Hurt In Horse Mishap Is Doing Well
Ten year old Kathleen Parrish daughter of Mr and Mrs James F Parrish of Girard near Rayville was injured Thursday when a horse kicked her while she tried to catch her Shetland pony in the pasture. She underwent an operation Thursday night at St Francis Hospital Monroe and was reported doing well by her mother.
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Kathleen Parrish
St. Francis Hospital
Monroe
James F. Parrish
Girard
Rayville
House approves bills on state prison changes
Rep. Lantz Womack of Winnsboro guided three measures through the Louisiana House on Angola inmates. One bill repeals inmate pay, another raises discharge from 20 to 25 dollars, and a third doubles good behavior credit. All passed with strong margins.
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World Legislative Bureau
Baton Rouge
Lantz Womack
Winnsboro
House
Louisiana
Angola
Womack
Department of Institutions
Billy Graham questions civil rights approach for the South
New York UPI reports evangelist Billy Graham expressed doubt Friday about the wisdom of civil rights workers entering the South to assist Negroes in gaining equal rights. He questioned whether this is the proper method for changing racial attitudes and spoke to reporters in the Billy Graham Pavilion auditorium.
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New York
UPI
Billy Graham
South
The
Bill To Hike Old Age Benefits Passes 65 22
James Smith of Farmerville pushes a bill to raise monthly old age benefits to 83 dollars, costing about 10 million without an appropriation. the House approves 65 to 22. Earlier, a separate measure to set a minimum 125 dollar per month lunchroom worker salary passes 64 to 32, with Governor McKeithen’s floor leaders not backing it.-The chamber debates funding, with critics warning of insufficient money.
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Baton Rouge
James Smith
Farmerville
Smith
Richard Talbot
Terrebonne Parish
Solons Kill Gibbs Bill On Scholarships
Louisiana House Appropriations Committee rejected Rep Lawrence Gibbs of Monroe on a 7-4 vote a bill to allocate 607000 for legislative scholarships. Chairman Rep Robert Munson noted the money would support a student loan program tied to McKeithen administration aims. The panel also approved 408736 to reimburse five parishes for voting machines, effective in 1965-66, including Caddo East Baton Rouge Jefferson Calcasieu and Orleans.
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Smith
Robert Munson
Cheneyville
Rapides Parish
Jesse McClain
St. Tammany Parish
Solons
Lawrence Gibbs
George Wood
Monroe
Benney Christian
Rayville
S. S. DeWitt
Newellton
George Holstead
Ruston
Max Maxwell Urania
James McCormick
Baton Rouge
House Appropriations Committee
John J. McKeithen
Gibbs
Munson
Caddo
East Baton Rouge
Jefferson
Calcasieu
AMA Queries Unfitness Study of Youths
Chicago UPI report says the AMA criticized President Johnson ordered draft examinations for 18 year olds based on a politically motivated fitness report. The AMA division questions the one third unfit claim and urges careful review by lawmakers and experts before such a program proceeds.
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AMA
Chicago
UPI
American Medical Association
Johnson
AMA Division of Environmental Medicine and Medical Services
World’s Fair Observes Billy Graham Day
At the World’s Fair, organizers note Billy Graham Day with ceremonies and remarks honoring the evangelist. Officials from the fair staff highlight his global impact and invite attendees to join in a moment of reflection.
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Billy Graham
Take Home Pay and Wage Power Rise in May
Washington (UPI) The take home pay and buying power of factory workers rose to record peaks in May as living costs leveled off. The Labor Department said lower prices for food and housing offset fractional advances for most goods and services. The consumer price index held at 107.8 of 1957-59 average. $10.78 buys what $10 did then. A BLS spokesman cautioned a slight June rise. A three dependent worker netted $92.18 weekly after taxes. about 190,000 workers will gain one cent an hour due to escalator clauses tied to the index.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
14 Year Old Admits Choking Grandmother in Hazlehurst
In Hazlehurst Mississippi a 14 year old boy, Randy Davis, gave an oral statement in Jackson admitting the stocking strangulation of his 72 year old grandmother Mrs Newton Davis. The victim was found dead behind her home after missing since Saturday. The body showed decomposition after exposure to heat for three days. The suspect underwent a polygraph test Friday.
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Hazlehurst
Miss
Copiah
Hebert Deaton
Randy Davis
Jackson
Newton Davis
Deaton
Miss Louisiana Parade Plans Outlined for Monroe and Shreveport
The 1964 Miss Louisiana Pageant opening parade is set for 4 30 p m Wednesday July 1 in Monroe with current Miss Louisiana Linda Gail Baucum of Springhill and all entrants. The parade runs Pine and Walnut Streets to Five Points with floats and color guard from Marine recruiting stations Monroe and Shreveport. The Pleasure Island Aqua Maids will perform a water ski ballet at Ouachita River show Saturday. John Ensminger is parade chairman.
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Monroe
Shreveport
Linda Gail Baucum
Springhill
Pine
Walnut
DeSiard Street
el Karabah Temple
Monroe Shrine Club
North East
Charles Chantingier
Pleasure Island Aqua Maids
Ou‘chita River
Nancy Talbot
Sally Pierce
Barbara Buckner
Karen Crowe
Brenda Crowe
Jane Touchstone
Mary Joe Simonton
Grady Carroll
Pleasure Island
Lake D’arbonne
Phyliss Pratt
Cypress Garden Aqua Maids
Florida
John Ensminger
Parade
Dean At Tech Is Given Clock
Louisiana Tech department heads presented a glass enclosed electronic clock to Dr. J. B. Wilson as a going away gift. Wilson leaves Tech after 10 years as arts and sciences dean to become dean of the graduate school at West Texas State University in Canyon, effective July 1. He previously served as dean at Centenary College in Shreveport. Gift presented by Dr. Roland Abegg, zoology head. other chairmen listed include Miss Elizabeth Bethea, Dr. Charles H. Smith, Kenneth Hewins, Dr. W. B. Temple, Dr. Marshall E. Bretz, Dr. H. E. Ruff Jr., Dr. G. W. McGinty, and Dr. Paul J. Pennington.
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School of Arts and Sciences
Elizabeth Bethea
Charles H. Smith
Kenneth F. Hewins
W. B. Temple
Marshall E. Bretz
H. E. Ruff Jr
G. W. McGinty
Paul J. Pennington
NAACP calls federal rule for Mississippi politics
The NAACP urged President Johnson to invoke Article IV, Section 4 to place Mississippi under federal administration and guarantee a republican form of government. Delegates adopted the measure at the 55th convention amid plans to send a team to Mississippi to review actions related to three missing civil rights workers and voter registration efforts.
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Washington
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mississippi
NAACP
Board of Directors
Johnson
U.S
Stephen G. Spottswood
Association
Arthur B. Spingarn
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