Readers ask about Louisiana political figures and local issues
The column answers questions on Gov. Davis history 1944 1948 the Morehouse Natural Gas case rates and stockholders education nurse aide certification and two year vehicle tags. It covers Baker resignation details licenses street conditions Wood Street I 20 plans and local party dues and more.
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Morehouse Natural Gas Co. Incorporated
Public Service Commission
Simmons J. Barry
Earl Porter
Baton Rouge
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Louisiana
Davis
Roland Cocreham
Louisiana Department Revenue
Cocreham
Elizabeth Taylor to wed Richard Burton quietly in Canada
Elizabeth Taylor, freed from Eddie Fisher, plans to marry Richard Burton in a quiet ceremony likely in Toronto after a Mexican divorce granted Thursday night. Spokesman John Springer says plans are not finalized, and publicity is to be avoided.
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Toronto
UPI
Elizabeth Taylor
Eddie Fisher
Richard Burton
United States
Miss Taylor
Burton
Fisher
Walker House Hotel
John Springer
New York
Springer
Hamlet
Boston
Broadway
Ontario
Sybil Burton
Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
Brussels Inventors Show Showcases 1000 New Inventions
Close to 1,000 inventions are on display at the Brussels inventors show. Highlights include floating steel devices and bread that stays fresh for two years, illustrating wide innovation in materials and food preservation.
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Brussels
Belgium
Annual Potato Chip Sale By Y-Teens Begins
The YWCA Y-Teens annual potato chip sale runs Friday through Monday March 23. Proceeds fund Y-Teens activities and conferences. Prizes go to top clubs and individuals. a plaque honors the school with the most bags sold. Each girl selling 96 bags receives a Y-Teen bracelet. About 500 youths from Ouachita Parish take part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women’s Christian Association
Bess Sharp
YWCA
Ouachita Parish
Two Monroe Teens Sentenced Then Placed on Probation
Two Monroe teenagers, John Wayne Lofton and Granville Hill, were sentenced to five years in Angola State Penitentiary for simple burglary but suspended and placed on probation. They pleaded guilty to burglarizing Barham's Service Station on December 18, 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Angola
Jesse S. Heard
Fourth District
Heard
John Wayne Lofton
George Breece Manor
Granville Hill
S. 2Nd St
Barham
Early Phillips
Thomas Sledge Jr
N. 18Th St
Sledge
Roy Sturges
Edward F. Koserog
Tyson Bordelon
Madison Ave
Montgomery
Ala
Henry Wilson
Tony's Alley
Wisner Smith
Debussy Manuscript Auction Of Early Work Fetches 4000
An autographed score of The Elected Girl by Claude Debussy, composed in 1887, sold for about 4000 dollars. The piece marked an early work by the composer known for Afternoon of a Faun.
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Paris
Claude Debussy
Time for Plans Judge To Study Local Difficulties In Parish
USS. Dist. Judge E Gordon West said he will study local difficulties and allow St Helena Parish time to work out a plan to end racial segregation. He took under study a request by Negro attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe
Wood Street
Fourth Street
George P. Forman
Fifth District
Louisiana Highway Department
Fifth
Stella Streets
Ouachita River
North Fifth
Earl Duncan
Harold Hill
W. R
Slim) Townson
Townson
St. Helena
Noreman Amaker
National Association Fo&% the Advancement of Colored People
West
Amaker
Jack Gremillion
U.S
J. Skelly Wright
East Baton Rouge
St. Helene Parish
SVS Om
Gremillion
Allen Buys Sam Thomas Stores In Monroe Area
Joe Allen buys the three Sam Thomas Appliances Inc. stores in West Monroe and Monroe, operates under Allen Appliances Inc. Grand opening March 16 from 8 am to 6 pm with sale specials. Allen, a Monroe native and 23-year Air Force veteran, takes over after serving as manager of the Thomas operations.
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Sam Thomas Appliances Inc
Monroe Arena
Joe Allen
Allen Appliances Inc
Allen
Pargoud Blvd
Thomas
McLemore
West Monroe
Louisville Ave
Monroe
Safeway
Plum St
Monroe South
General Electric
Louisville
Air Force
Australian Grazier Harold de Wahl Rubin dies in Brisbane
Harold de Wahl Rubin 69 noted philanthropist and millionaire grazier died in Brisbane after a brief illness. Son of a Melbourne wharf laborer turned pearl trader, he built 14 grazing properties across Queensland to Western Australia and was reputed to have given about 1.12 million to charities. He is survived by his widow and three sons.
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Brisbane
Australia
Harold de Wahl Rubin
Rubin
Melbourne
Queensland
West Australia
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Aig
Morning World
News-Star
Jimmie Hl, Davis
Sam Jones
Earl K. Long
Nancy Carole Tyler
Bobby Baker
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Washington
Baker
Senate
Sen
Mike Mansfield
D.-Mont
Ralph L. Hill
Serv-U
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate Rules Committee
Hill
Don B. Reynolds
Sen. Johnson
Johnson
Reynolds
KTBC
Walter B. Jenkins
Jenkins
State of
Twin Cities
Democratic Party
Lawrence Gibbs
Jamar Adcock
Jack Howard
Bailey Grant
National Democrat Party
Kennedy
Mississippi
National Party
Louisiana Democrats
Democrat Party
Ouachita Valley Trade School
Vermont
New Hampshire
Secretary of State
Legislative Reference Bureau
Forsythe
Monroe Police Department
Montgomery Street
Ransom School
Northeast
Sharon Caldron
Shreveport
Judy Wilhite
Pat Twiner
Sunshine
Pat Ainsworth
Bastrop
George T. Walker
Gunby Hall
Louisiana Department of Public Works
Lake D’arbonne
Armand Rabin
D’arbonne Lake
Ramsey
Highland Shopping Center
Cypress, Wes
Liz
Richard
Debussy’s
Sam Thomas
Westbury
Carlye Dressers
Johnnie West West Monroe
Iverstein
Bodan
Rexall
DeSiar
Monroe, Lo
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