May 3 meeting plans on Ouachita industrial districts
SAM HANNA reports Chief William Hackett of the Department of Commerce & Industry will meet the Police Jury May 3 to discuss industrial district creation in Ouachita Parish. Juror Leslie Hamm says action is expected at the May session. Three firms request district placement for tax exemptions: Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp, Commercial Solvents, and Columbian Carbon. A protest hearing on Columbian Carbon remains pending. The Legislature last summer passed the act to aid industrial inducements. Jury members prepare to attend the Louisiana Police Jury Association convention in New Orleans, with expenses not to exceed 150 dollars.
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Sam Hanna
William Hackett
Department of Commerce & Industry
Ouachita Parish
Leslie Hamm
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Commercial Solvents
Columbian Carbon
Hackett
Hamm
John J. McKeithen
Olin Mathieson
Olin
Louisiana Police Jury Association
New Orleans
T. W. Humphries
Bertha Kincaid
Lloyd Coon
Leland Carpenter
John Ensminger
M. W. Montgomery
A. E. Montgomery Jr
Bernie van
Jesse Wilson
Humphries
Ward 10
Floodwaters Roar Through Five States Amid Rising Mississippi
The Mississippi River flood swelled across Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois and North Dakota causing thousands to abandon homes. Tornadoes struck eastern Tennessee injuring dozens and prompting evacuations as Nixon warned of racism in the Soviet Union and questioned world leadership. Projections put crest levels across Minnesota and nearby states high with dams and dikes strained and crews bolstering defenses.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
U.S. Weather Bureau
St. Paul
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
North Dakota
Red Cross
Tennessee
Cleveland
Tenn
Sheriffs Study Proposal For Second Term
Louisiana sheriffs association backed a resolution to allow governors to succeed themselves. The move gained support from groups including the Louisiana AFL-CIO at its recent convention. Legislators consider a constitutional amendment lifting the ban on a governor being his own immediate successor, with Gov. John McKeith signaling possible reelection if changed. A closed-session discussion outlined proposed legislation to be backed in May legislature.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Sheriff's Association
Louisiana Afl-Cio
John McKeith
Sheriff's Association
Airman Robbins completes radio tech course
Airman 1-C Shirley J. Robbins of West Monroe has finished an advanced radio communications technicians course and will be assigned to a U S Air Force unit in Japan. He is the son of Mr and Mrs George W Robbins of 1002 W Olive St West Monroe and a Ouachita Parish High School graduate.
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Shirley J. Robbins
West Monroe
Robbins
George W. Robbins
W. Olive St
Japan
Ouachita Parish High School
Terrells celebrate 26th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Bob Terrell of West Monroe received congratulations on their 26th wedding anniversary as friends and neighbors noted the milestone with warm wishes. The brief greeting appeared on the CHIT CHAT page and marked a quiet local celebration.
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Bob Terrell
West Monroe
Soviet Type Preparations Underway Near Hanoi
Washington reports a surface to air missile site near Hanoi, North Viet Nam, with six launch pads possibly. No missiles or other hardware confirmed. Russians present but not yet said to be building the site. Arrival of Soviet missiles would heighten risk to U S aircraft over the region.
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Washington
State Department
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Robert J. McCloskey
United States
Cuba
McCloskey
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Planes bomb six bridges in North Viet Nam raids
About 150 U S Navy and Air Force planes hit six bridges in North Viet Nam in around the clock raids. At least five bridges destroyed, the sixth hidden by a dust cloud. No aircraft were lost. Air Force said 70 planes destroyed spans at Kim Cuong Trai Hoi and Phu Dien Chau in the south. One span wrecked on each of the three bridges. Col Edwin J Wittenburger said North Vietnamese will have to regroup after today’s strikes.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Viet Nam
Kim Cuong
Trai Hoi
Phu Dien Chau
Edwin J. Wittenburger
Lusk
Wyoming
Albin P. Sampans
Lassiter
Altrusa Club
Monroe
West Monroe
Morehouse
Ouachita Parishes
National District Attorney's Association
Louisiana Baptist Brotherhood
Fourth Judicial District
Louisiana State
American Bar Associations
Northwestern University
Chicago, Ill
Seoul Riots Force Closing of Schools
In Seoul four universities were shut for two weeks as police clashed with thousands of students protesting concessions to Japan. At least 54 policemen and many students were injured, with 475 arrests as authorities ordered all capital schools closed until April 30.
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Seoul
South Korea
Japan
Chung Hee Park
Kim Chung-bai
Hanyang
Eunkook
Solemn Good Friday Observances Worldwide
Christians across the globe marked Good Friday with solemn rites as Jews began Passover. In Jerusalem worshippers filled the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and Rome hosted Pope Paul VI leading prayers with a toned down stance toward Jews. The pope, amid rites at St Mary Major, planned a torchlit Way of the Cross through the Coliseum.
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Tross
Egypt
Rome
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Jordan
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Christ
Calvary
Old Jerusalem
Paul VI
Fernando Cento
Basilica of
St. Mary Major
Paul
Sunny weekend forecast with mild temperatures
The forecast calls for generally fair skies today and Saturday with sunny conditions through Sunday. Highs around 72 to 76 during the day, overnight lows 50 to 56, and Boeday’s highs near 76 to 78. NE winds 8 to 16 mph.
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Boeday
Chuckle: a grandmother at last catches up to her work
A witty thought reminds readers that when a woman believes her work is finished, she often becomes a grandmother, adding a humorous twist on family life and aging.
Electrified Elevated Railway Debut on Chicago Line 1895
The electrified elevated railway began in 1895 on Chicago’s Metropolitan West Side Line, marking a milestone cited by the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Chicago
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Gems Loot At Sterling Hotel In Miami Beach Heist
Two armed men robbed the Sterling Hotel safes in Miami Beach, tying night clerk Timothy Hayes and bell captain Charles C. Jernigan. Police estimate loot may reach 250000 dollars as guests report losses of jewelry and savings during a peak Passover season. The six story hotel, built in 1953, housed 150 rooms and was at full capacity.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Sterling
Timothy Hayes
Bell
Charles C. Jernigan
Hayes
Jernigan
Katzenbach Proposes Fair Trial Release Rules
Atty. Gen. Katzenbach unveils a code guiding information release by Justice Department officers to balance a defendant s right to a fair trial with the public s right to know. He told American Society of Newspaper Editors the rules formalize existing practices and emphasize press freedom over departmental policy. The code outlines which facts may be released after an arrest by FBI agents marshals prosecutors and other DOJ officers.
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Washington
Justice Department
Nicholas Katzenbach
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Katzenbach
Department
Department of Justice
Bar
Kingdom of Justice
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
FBI
U.S
Johnson shifts Air Force Academy superintendent and Korea post
President Johnson approves a leadership shift at the Air Force Academy appointing Lt. Gen. Thomas S. Moorman as the new superintendent at Colorado Springs replacing Maj. Gen. Robert H. Warren. In Korea Maj. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. will be chief of staff of U.S. forces and UN Command, with Davis nominated for lieutenant general the highest rank for a Black officer. Gordon A. Blake to be permanent director of the NSA.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
U.S. Air Force Academy
Korea
Texas White House
Thomas S. Moorman
Pacific Air Force
Colorado Springs
Colo
Robert H. Warren
Warren
Benjamin
O. Davis Jr
United States Forces
United Nations Command
Hamilton Howze
U.N
Davis
Edwin B. Broadhurst
Seoul
Air Force
Washington
White House
Gordon A. Blake
National Security Agency
Wife Mistaken For Burglar Shot To Death
In Philadelphia a housewife Alice Schrander 26 was shot by her husband Lawrence 31 who said he mistook her for a burglar. He stood beside the body in pajamas repeating Oh my God as their 2½ year old son cried in the crib. No charges were filed.
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Philadelphia
Lawrence Schrander
Alice
Schrawder
Lawrence
Schrander
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