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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1966

Page

16

Broadway Gossip and Deals Stirring in 1960s Media Scene

A collage of entertainment buzz covers Sinatra Warner Bros rumors, Berle and family moves, Raquel Welch hype, Peggy Cass in Rome, LBJ gown talk, Woody Allen and Paul Ford theater plans, Constance Towers praise, and varied New York club life. Notable names include Frank Sinatra, Jack Warner, Milton Berle, Raquel Welch, Lady Bird Johnson, Burt Lancaster, Johnnie Mathis, Barbra Streisand, and Jerry Lewis amid industry chatter.

Bermuda Mort Sahl Ing Frank Sinatra Jack L. Warner Warner Bros Jack Warner Sinatra Jack Milton Berle Frank Sheik Bader Mulla Kuwait London U. S Raquel Welch Candy Messler Chicago Melvin Powers John Patrick Cody Peggy Cass Rome White House Pennsylvania Ave Lady Bird Smithsonian Jack Douglas Paul Ford Westport Country Playhouse Conn Woody Allen David Merrick Books Helen Noga Joan Crawford Cindy James Mason Edwy Constance Towers Anya Lincoln Centre Music Theatre Aubby Gene McGrath

Legislative Digest S16 Summary of Opelousas City Laws Acts

Louisiana bills passed include Act 347 authorizing towing rules in Opelousas, Act 348 clarifying settlement liability, Act 349 funding widow retirement benefits, Act 350 adding judgeships, Act 353 registering laundries marks, Act 354 redistricting, Act 355 transferring clinic property, Act 356 declaring Fondora a statewide event, Act 359 police juror pay, Act 360 distribution of national forest funds, Act 361 federal funds floor, Act 362 Atchafalaya Levee Board residency, Act 364 Jefferson Parish grass cleanup, Act 366 prohibiting piranha sale, Act 367 equalizing official journals, Act 368 Madison Port district creation, Act 372 emergency vehicle signals, Act 374 Sabine River Commission, Act 375 higher education borrowing, Act 376 wildlife rule advisory, Act 378 Lake Long and Lake Field Preserve bonds, Act 379 LSU cattle research, Act 381 deer season extension, Act 382 tax exemptions for scholarships, Act 384 hospital board composition, Act 388 health board leadership, Act 391 military service continuation, Act 393 attorney fees cap, Act 395 public works director on Stream Control Commission, Act 397 allowing parish tax on sales, Act 399 Ra ides Parish tax for teachers.

Fontenot Opelousas Hickey Fontenot Et al Rabin Justice of Peace Davis Secretary of State O'Keefe Louisiana Adcock Louisiana State Board of Education DeBlieux Fondora Baton Rouge Fruge State Board of Education Louisiana Higher Education Assistance Commission Montgomery Bossier Parish Kimball Atchafalaya Poston Mollere Jefferson Parish DuPlantier Fink Moore State Parks and Recreation Commission Claiborne Parish Barham Parish Lee Jones Sabine River Commission LSU Board of Supervisors Lyons Wild Life and Fisheries Commission O’hearn Guidry Adams West Louisiana Experiment Station Rosepine Hoffenan Keogh Et al Causey McLain State Department of Hospitals Commission Greenwell Springs Hospital Appeals Court Beeson Et al Highway Department Gill Et al New Orleans Port Harbor Womack Et al State Board of Health Munson Et al Louisiana Tourist Development Commission McGehee Christian Et al Keogh Garrett U. S Casey Anzelmo Et al Beeson East Bank Consolidated Fire District Wood John Edmondson Department of Labor Angelle Lowe Beeson Atel Cole Elcie King Parker Ouachita Parish Lancaster Et al Halstead Union Parish Lyons Et al State Board of Embalmers Munson Department of Hospitals Cefalu Hammond Lauricella Et al Hillensbeck Ways and Means Womack

White House faces shortage of advance men for Johnson travels

Washington AP reports White House aides fear finding seasoned advance men as President Johnson plans extensive fall travel. Tom Johnson will stay on through November to help arrange appearances, routes, crowds, and press facilities, with the Democratic National Committee aiding as needed.

Washington White House Johnson Bill D. Moyers Tom Johnson Tom Indiana Illinois Kentucky Indianapolis Macon Secret Service Lyndon Democratic National Committee Midlands

Truman says NATO remains best hope for lasting world peace

Former President Harry S Truman told Sen. Henry M. Jackson that NATO offers the best path to resolve postwar issues as the Soviet bloc cooperation would underpin enduring peace. He urged NATO to guard against force to settle lingering postwar issues and noted a newer, more unified European society. The remarks came during questions by a Senate subcommittee on NATO's future amid De Gaulle's defection. In other news, a Senate survey shows rising concern over birth control linked to population growth, with responses from all 50 state governors.

Truman Henry M. Jackson D-Wash North America Western Europe North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO Jackson Senate Charles de Gaulle de Gaulle United States Europe Ernest Gruening Alaska Foreign Aid

Federal suits seek desegregation of Richland and Plaquemines schools

Federal court actions will hear Richland Parish case in Shreveport Tuesday and a Plaquemines Parish injunction Wednesday in New Orleans. The Justice Department seeks to integrate six grades in Richland and the first, seventh, 10th and 12th grades in Plaquemines as of September.

New Orleans APS Richland Plaquemines Parishes Shreveport Plaquemines Justice Department U. S. Atty Nicholas Katzenbach

Two Held After Officer Targeted By Gunfire

Lafayette police say Patrolman Issac Broussard stopped at a car wash when a man by a vending machine fired at him and another man chased the officer in a car. Wilfred Francis of New Iberia was detained, another suspect unnamed.

Lafayette Issac Broussard Broussard Wilfred Francis New Iberia

Two Killed In State Highway Collision Near Brous Sard

Two men died in a two vehicle crash two miles east of Brous Sard Louisiana. Luther Doss 46 of Baton Rouge was driving in the wrong lane and collided with Carl Rollins 20 from California. Rollins truck burst into flames trapping him in the wreck.

Lafayette Broussard Luther Doss Douglas St Baton Rouge Carl Rollins California Doss Rollins

Defense seeks dismissal of federal conspiracy indictments

Defense plans to move to dismiss federal conspiracy charges against 15 Ku Klux Klan members tied to the firebomb and gunfire attack that killed Vernon Dahmer in Hattiesburg Mississippi. The case names Sam Bowers and Mordaunt Hamilton Sr. among the defendants as the judge set arraignments and pleas.

Hattiesburg, Miss UPI US. District Court Harold Cox Sam Bowers White Knights Hattiesburg Mordaunt Hamilton Sr Hamilton Vernon Dahmer Sr National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Dahmer FBI Bowers

Former Wife of Actor Arrested in Rome Drug Case

Countess Alda Franchetti, former wife of Henry Fonda, was arrested at Rome Fiumicino Airport after police found about 1.7 ounces of marijuana in her luggage. Italian pop artist Mario Schifano, 32, was charged as her accomplice. Conviction could bring up to eight years in jail.

del Coleman Atlanta Braves Jill St. John Walter Brennan Mel Torme Columbia Films Lainie Kazan Brooklyn Barbra Streisand Barbra Flatbush Plaza Jerry Lewis Merv Griffin Juvenile San Francisco Circle Star Theatre Rosemary Murphy U. S Robert Murphy 48Th St Rome Aldera Franchetti Henry Fonda Italy Fiumcino London Mario Schifano Countess

Crown Queen Crowned Miss Handicapped America

Sharon McCamman 19 of Lawson Missouri was crowned 1966 Miss Handicapped America at the fourth annual pageant in Denver representing Colorado Iowa Oklahoma Indiana Texas and Wyoming.

Denver Colo Sharon McCamman Lawson McCamman Kansas State Teachers College Emporia Kan Colorado Iowa Oklahoma Indiana Texas Wyoming

Bogalusa Negroes plan night march after murder

In Bogalusa Louisiana Negro leaders plan a night march to the scene of Clarence Triggs 24 who was found shot near a wrecked car linked to a local white woman Officials said an arrest would come within 48 hours but offered no motive for the killing The NAACP seeks Justice Department help and mayoral cooperation while urging calm and productive action.

Our Lady of Good Harbor Burns Archdiocese of New Orleans Parish Commission Council Leander H. Perez Perez St. Bernard Parish Bogalusa UPI Claxton Knight Clarence Triggs Knight Triggs Bogalusa Civic and Voters League Trigg National Asso Ciation For the Advancement of Colored People Justice Department Jesse Cutter Bogalusa Branch William Bailey Roy Wilkins NAACP Wilkins

Emelec Defeats Guadalajara 4 0 in Latin American opener

Club Emelec of Ecuador routed Mexico's Guadalajara Club 4 0 in the opening game of a Latin American tournament at Wrigley Field. The match drew about 7 500 fans and marked the teams' first ever meeting.

LOS Angeles Emelec Ecuador Mexico Guadalajara Wrigley Field

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