Medak Seeks Ouachita House Seat In 1962 Primary
Pete J. Medak 46 a sales representative announced his candidacy for state representative from Ouachita Parish in the December 7 Democratic primary. A Monroe resident since 1938, he serves as vice chairman of the juvenile court advisory council, is a lay leader in the Louisiana Methodist Conference and a former professional baseball player. He stresses an independent stance, pledging to serve only the voters of Ouachita Parish, and outlines a platform supporting funding for education, opposing REA expansion, publishing state payrolls, opposing federal and state controls on local government, promoting industrial growth in northeast Louisiana, and resisting higher severance taxes on natural resources. He and his wife Marie have two daughters and reside at 1801 Milton.
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Pete J. Medak
Ouachita Parish
Medak
Monroe
Louisiana Methodist Conference
Louisiana
Southside Methodist Church
Medaks
Judy
Pamela
Milton
Marie Weems
Calhoun
REA
Salons Are Among State's Insurers
Baton Rouge AP report notes 339 Louisiana agencies share 700000 in state fire and wind storm insurance commissions. lawmakers appear as officers in 17 agencies and relatives appear in others. Size of commissions ranges from 3000 to 8750 dollars.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
The
Morning Advocate
Charles Q. Rodriguez
State Division of Administration
Jimmie H. Davis
Insurance Commission
B. H. Rogers
Grand Cane
Prin
James Reunion Set Near Winnfield at New Hope Church
More than 400 relatives are expected to attend the annual James Family reunion Sunday at New Hope Methodist Church 13 miles northeast of Winnfield. Attendees come from Mississippi Louisiana and Texas. J W James of Columbia is president with H M James of Monroe as vice president and Miss Ethel Sowers of Winnfield as secretary. The church sits at the intersection of State Highways 34 and 126. An outdoor lunch will follow the program at noon.
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James
New Hope Methodist Church
Winnfield
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
J. W. James
Columbia
H. M. James
Monroe
Ethel Sowers
Southern State Stance on Federal Overreach and Tax Cuts
A speaker pledges to defend states rights against federal encroachment and to reduce taxes by increasing government efficiency and cutting unnecessary expenditures. The remarks frame a platform focused on fiscal restraint and limited central government authority.
State GOP Leaders To Discuss Campaign
NEW ORLEANS UP I State Republican leaders will meet Sept 7 to discuss their party s role in the Louisiana gubernatorial race The State Central Committee was set to convene in the University Room of the Roosevelt Hotel George J Despot Shreveport executive assistant to the Louisiana chairman said the meeting takes exceptional importance for us From all parts of Louisiana we have received requests that we participate in a campaign for governor.
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New Orleans
UPI
Louisiana
State Central Committee
University
Roosevelt Hotel
George J. Despot
Shreveport
Republican Party
Tulip Beautification Discussed in Fifth District Meeting
West Monroe hosts a Tuesday session with state and local leaders to discuss beautifying state highways in the Fifth Congressional District. E R McDonald of Newellton proposes tulip plantings along highways, following a Tensas parish tulip project that drew visitors from several states. The West Monroe Chamber plans its first Tulip Festival from March 1 to April 15, 1964.
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Fifth Congressional District
West Monroe
E. R. McDonald
Newellton
Lovely Louisiana Tourist Association
Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Department
Ray W. Burgess
Baton Rouge
Fifth District
George P. Forman
Monroe
George Tyner
Jack Bagwell
Eugene Smith
McDonald
Tensas Parish
Lighting Group Schedules Meet for West Monroe Parade
The West Monroe Chamber of Commerce Christmas committee meets at 10 a.m. Wednesday to plan the annual holiday lighting and yuletide parade. Leon Sutton, Retail Merchants Division chairman, announces plans as members discuss parade preparations, additional decorations, and extending lighting to downtown and Cypress Street areas. More lights are slated for purchase.
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West Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Leon Sutton
Retail Merchants
West Monroe Chamber
Sutton
Cypress Street
Beulah Declared Not a Threat to Land Areas
Miami UPI reports Hurricane Beulah, the season’s second tropical storm, moved swiftly southeast of Bermuda and posed no threat to land. No injuries or damages expected as forecasters monitor its path.
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Miami
UPI
Beulah
Bermuda
Nehru Sifts Leadership as Cabinet Resignations Rise
New Delhi AP. Prime Minister Nehru shifts power by accepting resignations from six state heads and several cabinet ministers to revitalize the Congress party. Contenders for succession include Lal Bahadur Shastri Morarji Desai Sadoba Patil and Y B Chavan amid factional strife and corruption charges.
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New Delhi
India
Prme
Nehru
Congress Party
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Morarji R. Desai
Sadoba Kanoji Patil
Y. B. Chavan
Reapportionment Appeal To Open At New Orleans
The Louisiana Supreme Court prepares to hear Attorney General Jack Gremillion’s appeal to overturn a lower court ruling that the House reapportionment law is unconstitutional. The case involves St. Landry Parish voters challenging a cut from three to two seats, while East Baton Rouge Parish gains two seats. The court’s review follows a suspensive appeal that had temporarily blocked the ruling amid election disputes.
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New Orleans
State Supreme Court
Atty
Jack Gremillion
Dist
Nolan Moosa
Opelousas
St. Landry Parish
St. Landry
East Baton Rouge Parish
Gremillion
Moosa
Attorney General
Supreme Court
Baton Rouge
Quake Centered Around Islands
A strong earthquake centered about 5,400 miles southwest of Berkeley in the Fiji Islands was recorded by the UC seismograph at 5:29 a.m. PDT today. Seismologist Don Tocher said the quake measured 6 to 7 on the Richter scale, lower than the 1906 San Francisco quake. It was not known if tremors were felt on populated islands.
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Berkeley
Calif
Fiji Islands
University of California
Don Tocher
San Francisco
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Mike John
Home Insurance Agency
Galliano
A. O. Rappelet
Island Insurance Agency
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Martin Lebreton Insurance Agency
Edward F. Lebreton Jr
Afco Insurance Agency Inc
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W. J. Cleveland Sr
Bernard and Rosenthal Agency
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Beeson + Warner Insurance Agency Inc
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Firmin Real Estate and Insurance
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Lee C. Firmin
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Peter W. Murtes
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T. T. Fields
Twin Cities
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