No Quick End Seen To Price Support Program
Washington AP reports that large farm surpluses such as wheat, feed grains, and dairy are shrinking but Agriculture Department officials see no rapid end to price support programs. An aide to Secretary Freeman says elimination is unlikely soon, stressing benefits to small farmers and ongoing review amid world demand and PL480 exports.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Orville E. Freeman
U.S
United States
Freeman
India
Congress
Johnson
Department
Nine Inch Rains Batter Arkansas Trigger Flood Fears
Severe rainfall drenched southwest Arkansas with up to nine inches over a 30 mile area near Hot Springs causing washed out roads near Amity and Bismarck and threatening the Caddo and Ouachita rivers. Flood warnings were issued as Arkadelphia’s Ouachita rose toward record levels. Tornadoes touched down in Michigan and Ohio as storms spanned the region with continued unsettled weather expected.
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Little Rock
Ark
UPI
Arkansas
Hot Springs
Amity
Bismarck
Ouachita River
Arkadelphia
Little Rock Weather Bureau
Ouachita
Sheriff's Office
de Gray
Caddo
Canada
Plains
Midwest
Battle Creek
Mich
Stryker
Ohio
Burkburnett
Texas
Walters
Ohlo
U.S. Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Gulf South Urges Tax Reform to Boost Louisiana Industry
Gulf South Research Institute reports Louisiana tax structure hinders industrial growth. It notes high property taxes and low state expenditures on development, urging review and expansion of industrial programs. Companies seek stability over tax giveaways and stress fair local taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Gulf South Research Institute
Louisiana
Louisiana State Science Foundation
Executives Urged to Avoid Uninformed Industry Calls
A source urges executives to refrain from contacting clients about topics they do not understand, arguing that contacting matters require knowledge of the subject. The remark highlights the risk of misrepresentation and reputational harm in outreach.
West Monroe Police Book Three Persons
West Monroe police booked three persons in the early hours of Sunday for driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. Thomas Eugene Franks aged 23 from Corning Arkansas was jailed around midnight for DWI and reckless driving. Arthur L. Mathis 25 from Bastrop was booked at 1230 a.m. on similar charges. Larry E. Senn 20 from Monroe was jailed for DWI reckless driving and no drivers license. A motor theft report listed an outboard motor valued at 235 dollars taken from C E Sowell’s yard in the past week.
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West Monroe
Thomas Eugene Franks
Corning
Ark
Arthur L. Mathis
Bastrop
Larry E. Senn
DeSiard St
Monroe
C. E. Sowell
S. 10Th St
Sheriff Slain in Gun Battle in North Carolina
Burke County Sheriff David Oaks was fatally shot and a deputy wounded during a one hour gun battle in Morganton near a cotton mill town. Police from four counties hunted the assailant through the night and trapped a suspect early today in a nearby home.
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Morganton
N.C
UPI
Burke
David Oaks
Here
Light Court Sessions Hearments In 4th District Court
Judge Jesse S Heard presided over a light session in 4th District Court. Marvin White of Monroe pleaded not guilty to cruelty to animals. Oliver Page and John T Self of Monroe also pleaded not guilty on charges of simple battery and reckless driving respectively. Fines were imposed on several motorists including Oscar K Williams 50 for reckless driving Rena J Caldwell 30 for defective brakes Josephine J Yeager 30 for no license Harvey B Simmons and Mable S Caples 25 each for no valid vehicle license. Sheriff Dr John Reece identified Boyce C Livertt 63 of Henry River hospitalised for a gunshot shoulder wound and held without bond on murder charges.
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Jesse S. Heard
4Th District
Marvin White
Monroe
Oliver Page
John T. Self Also
Oscar K. Williams
West Monroe
Rena J. Caldwell
Rt. 3
Bastrop
Josephine J. Yeager
Harvey B. Simmons
Mable S. Caples
Washington, West Monroe
John Reece
Boyce C. Livertt
Henry River
Livertt
Farmers Decide About Assessment
Ouachita County Agent J. J. Joyce Jr. reports on the Cotton Research and Promotion Act allowing a referendum to levy $1 per bale for a national program. Hearings in Memphis Dallas Atlanta set, with two thirds of producers voting and representing two thirds of cotton. Also notes fall garden planting and local garden guides and lawn care pamphlets.
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J. J. Joyce JR
Ouachita County
Johnson
Cotton Research and Promotion Act
Congress
Congressional Agricultural Committees
United States Department of Agriculture
National Cotton Council
Memphis
P.O
West Monroe
Monroe
Eisenhower urges universal military training plan
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower writes in Readers Digest proposing one year of universal military training for all able young men. The program would require 49 weeks of service with limited exemptions and offer an option to enlist or be drafted by lottery if needed. The call up would begin at age 18 to create a large pool of trained manpower for national defense.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S
Readers
Eisenhower
Congress
Fisenhower
White House
Pierre Salinger
CBS
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Kennedy
Salinger
Viet Nam
Sixth Tropical Storm of Season Off Africa Coast
Tropical storm Faith, the sixth in the Atlantic season, formed off Africa more than 3,000 miles from the U S. mainland. Winds were 30 to 35 mph in squalls as it moved westward toward the Cape Verde Islands, with official tracking to begin after the storm enters the Hurricane Center area.
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Africa
Miami
Fla
Faith
U.S
National Hurricane Center
Cape Verde Islands
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
Atlantic
Carolinas
Weather Bureau
Three area dairymen win Silver Medal Awards
Three Monroe area dairymen were honored by the Louisiana Animal Breeders Cooperative for outstanding milk production in 1965-66. William Norman of Rayville J A Nappier of Delhi and Dr Arthur Davis of the North Louisiana Experiment Station Jersey Herd at Calhoun earned Silver Medal Awards at the LABC conference in Shreveport.
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Monroe Area
Louisiana Animal Breeders’ Cooperative
LABC
Shreveport
Monroe
William L. Norman
Rayville
J. A. Nappier
Delhi
Arthur Davis
North Louisiana Experiment Station
Jersey
Calhoun
Louisiana
Guernseys
Newborn Infant Found Abandoned In New Orleans
A newborn baby boy in excellent condition was found in a shoebox on a New Orleans street Sunday night. Doctors said he was born earlier that day, weighed five pounds one ounce, and was discovered by a man walking his dog. The infant was placed in the Welfare Department’s custody.
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New Orleans
Welfare Department
Students cross border into Syria amid missing case in Israel
Israeli Syrian mixed armistice commission says two foreign students who vanished from the Shamir settlement on August 12 likely crossed into Syria. Syria to hand over Briton Jeanette Archer and Frenchman Jules Hirshner to diplomatic representatives in Damascus.
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Jerusalem
Israel
UPI
Mixed Armistice Commission
Shamir
Syria
Jeanette Archer
Jules Hirshner
Damascus
De Gaulle Peace Aid Hopes Held
Senate leader Mansfield says De Gaulle's Cambodia visit could spark tentative steps toward Vietnam peace talks. He notes De Gaulle may press Hanoi and Sihanouk toward negotiations and could encourage Sihanouk to invite Harriman. Mansfield warns of China upheaval and says Russia bears blame for Vietnam fighting.
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de Gaulle
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Charles de Gaulle
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Tions
Mansfield
Norodom Sihanouk
U. S
Hanoi
Sihanouk
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Cambodian
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Webb Roberts
Cadeville
Mrs. Roberts
Davis Baker
Soil Conservation Service
Ouachita Parish
Roberts
D’arbonne
Gulf South
U.S.D.A
Cers
Reserve Officer Training Corps
National Guard
Mark Whitfield
Reserve Finance
Hiram Fong
Hawaii
Haiphong Harbor
China
Lin Piao
Mao Tzetung
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Foreign Relations Committee
Soviet Union
Russia
Britain
Hormel
Franks
Sina Bacon
Faulk-Collier
Allied van Lines, Inc
Monroe. la
Mrs. Tucker
Borden’s
Beautiful Sunshine Park
Channel 8
Maryland Club Coffee
Sac
Lee
Desiaro
Viewin Kaplan Steel AT Work
Kaplan
M. Kaplan & Son, Inc
9Th &G
Adams, Monroe
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