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Gremillion Attacks Forgotten Man Bill and Labat Case
Louisiana Attorney General Jack P. F. Gremillion said he will seek a rehearing in the Labat Peret case before the Fifth Circuit and may take the matter to the Supreme Court. He criticized the Forgotten Man Committee led by Sam Jones and questioned its pardon recommendations while recalling past governor's ties to Chicago gangsters.
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Forsaken People Organization Forms in Lafayette
A Lafayette businessman launches The Forsaken People of Louisiana Association aimed at defeating a constitutional amendment allowing governors two successive terms. Don Gautreaux states Gov John J McKeithen leads a small favored group driving state interests.
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New Pontchartrain Span Study Aims 90 Day Prep
New Orleans officials say preliminary work for a second Lake Pontchartrain bridge could finish in 90 days pending timely bids and bond sale. The plan outlines an 83 million dollar program including a parallel span beside the existing causeway.
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AP News Analyst Sam Dawson to Retire After 18 Years
The Associated Press reports Sam Dawson, longtime business news analyst, retires Wednesday after more than 18 years. John T. Cunniff will take over as author of Today's Business Mirror, a daily column for afternoon papers. Dawson, 65, began writing in 1948 and shaped a widely read national business voice. Cunniff, 37, brings five years on the AP business desk and a Polk Award in 1960 for reporting on racial discrimination against Negro farmers in Fayette County Tennessee.
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Retired Official of Morehouse Schools Dies
Samuel Gragg Lucky 73 longtime Morehouse Parish Schools leader died after a long illness. Funeral services 10 a.m. Wednesday Blackwell- Golden Funeral Home officiated by Rev. C. E. Pickens. Burial Forest Park Cemetery Shreveport. Survived by widow and brother D. Q. Lucky of Shreveport.
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Bayou Bridges Seen Tied to Legislature Funds
Monroe officials say two four laned bridges over Bayou De Siard hinge on a November special legislative session. James W. Moore notes the current $100 million bond issue is constrained but hopes for extra money. Dam repairs on Forsythe Avenue and Edgewater drive interest in bridge construction for access to Northeast Louisiana State College and new campus facilities.
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Several Fined In City Court In Monroe Municipal Court
In Monroe Monday acting Judge W L Crowe fined Frankie J Robins on a gambling count. Others paid fines for speeding negligent driving and traffic violations including Harris, Bratton, Trichell, May, Leggett, Brown, Swazzer, Howes, Hale, Poland, Ewing, Hudson, Davis, Morris, Riggin, Cattar, Jennings, Thompkins, Rita Wall, Staten, Qdom, and John Crowe.
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Former Resident Debuts as Director in New Orleans
Former Lafayette native George Patterson earns praise for directing Once Upon A Mattress at the Gallery Theatre in New Orleans. A 16 show veteran, Patterson studied Fine Arts Design at Northeast Louisiana State College and the University of Southwestern Louisiana before stints in Charlotte and New Orleans theatre groups.
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Mrs Sally Gunn to Retire as NSC Secretary After 18 Years
NATCHITOCHES Special Mrs Sally Gunn will retire this week after serving as secretary to Northwestern State College presidents for 18 years beginning in 1936. She recounts starting in the library and working through the ranks before becoming secretary to President Joe Farrar in 1948 and later serving under multiple acting presidents.
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Northwestern State College
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Alexandria
City Hall Suffers Power Failure From Short Circuit
Monroe city officials faced a temporary outage at City Hall when a basement motor overheated and shut down power. Electricians, aided by nearby firefighters assessing fire danger, quickly corrected the short circuit in the wiring system.
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