Louisiana sales tax push flashes in special session
In Baton Rouge the Louisiana legislature strained to adjourn a 20 day special session amid a revived one cent sales tax proposal. Senate debate centered on amendments and votes as Sen Harold Montgomery shifted to nay, delaying final action until Saturday.
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Sam Hanna
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Yronn J. McKeithen
Hawaii
Senate
Heachers
Sen
Harold Montgomery
Dayline
McKeithen
Department of Public Works
Angola
State Industrial School
Civil Service
Legislative Un-American Activities Committee
Science Research Foundation
Jules Mollere
Metairie
Rayburn
Bogalusa
Baker Invokes Fifth Amendment in Senate Interrogation
Bobby Baker refused 46 questions from senators investigating a alleged $25,000 DC Stadium contract payoff linked to the Kennedy Johnson campaign. He declined to surrender subpoenaed documents and invoked rights under multiple amendments before again saying his answer is the same. He avoided discussing Elly Rometsch or an East German connection amid cross examination on influence and misconduct.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
Capitol
Baker
District of Columbia
White House
Walter Jenkins
Senate
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Lennox P. McLendon
Curtis
Elly Rometsch
Rometsch
Plans Pushed for January By-Pass on U S 165
Plans push for U S 165 by pass from I 20 north to U S 80 with contract let targets in January 1965 and February at latest. Construction may begin in spring to handle I 20 traffic during Monroe to Rayville I 20 section work. Estimated by pass cost cited between 1.5 million.
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U. S. Hwy 80
James W. Moore
State Highway Board
Moore
Monroe
Rayville
Highway Board
Baton Rouge
U. S
Non Contagious Meningitis Cites SHSTC Student Death
Doctors report a Sam Houston State Teachers College student died from a noncontagious meningitis. About 500 students had received preventive shots of penicillin sulfanimide or erythromycin as precaution after physicians warned of a highly contagious form. Rebecca Layne Thompson, 18, from Houston, died Sunday after leaving campus for Thanksgiving.
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Huntsville
Tex
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Rebecca Layne Thompson
Houston
West Monroe Alderman Hosts Family Visit
Recent visitors in the West Monroe home of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. DeLoach included their son the Rev. Bert DeLoach his wife and two children from Denham Springs. DeLoach the father serves on the West Monroe Board of Aldermen and the son is a pastor in Denham Springs Amite and Port Allen.
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West Monroe
A. L. DeLoach
Bert DeLoach
Denham Springs
DeLoach
Amite
Port Allen
Public Welfare opens new office in Monroe
Ouachita Parish Department of Public Welfare will hold an open house Monday at its new offices 1505 N 19th St in Monroe from 2 to 4 30 p m The unit moved in early November from 305 Louisville Avenue where it had been located for years
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Ouachita Parish
Modern girl hides money where it won’t be seen
A humorous note contrasts old and new habits of concealing cash. It jokes that the traditional method of money in a bodice has given way to modern concealment out of sight.
Lighting contest entries streaming in for Monroe holiday event
Homeowners rush to enter the Christmas Home Lighting Contest sponsored by Monroe News-Star World Publishing Co. and the City of Monroe. Entries close Dec 18 at 5 pm with $550 in prizes across three expenditure classes. judges will tour after dark and winners are announced Dec 23 in the Morning World and News-Star.
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Monroe News-Star — World Publishing Corporation
City of
Monroe City Hall
Morning World
News- Star
News-Star
News-Star World Publishing Company
Olive
North Fourth Streets
Monroe
Rainfall and Warmer Temperatures Forecast in Northeast Louisiana
Rainfall and warmer temperatures are forecast for Northeast Louisiana today and Thursday with mostly cloudy skies and 50 to 70 percent showers. Rain totals range from half an inch to over an inch as southerly winds rise to 8 to 16 mph. highs near 62 to 66 today and 66 to 70 Thursday, with lows 52 to 56.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Santa and the Singing Turtle Christmas Cartoon
A Christmas feature begins in Friday's News-Star with Prince Chad's adventures as he tries to save Christmas. The ongoing comic tale follows Womp’s musical dangers and the disaster it signals, inviting readers to follow the upcoming installments this holiday season.
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Womp
Santa
Turtle
News- Star
News-Star
Prince Chad
Brazil Denies Peron Entry as Spain Becomes Next Target
Juan Peron halted on arrival from Madrid by Brazilian authorities and shipped back to Spain. Authorities signaled he will not be welcomed in Montevideo or Asuncion and Iberia canceled the flight to Montevideo after a lengthy hold at Rio de Janeiro airport. Peron exited the plane calmly with a brief escort.
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Brazil
Juan D. Peron
Madrid
Spain
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Buenos Aires
Peron
Montevideo
Asuncion
Paraguay
Iberia
Joao Lampreia Gracie
Foreign Ministry
Lampreia
Christmas Fund Appeals Grow as Need Surges
Donations for the Goodfellows fund lag behind requests across the Twin Cities as contributions reach 245 while 6 000 is sought to supply essentials to underprivileged families. Mothers describe hungry children, welfare dependence, disabled spouses, and scarce clothing and toys for Christmas.
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Goodfellows Fund
Twin Cities
Christmas Aid Drive Seeks Help for Twin Cities Families
The Goodfellows in the Twin Cities request cash donations to buy food clothes and toys for underprivileged families this Christmas. All labor is volunteered and all donations fund item purchases. Correspondence and aid requests go to the Goodfellows in care of the News-Star-World Monroe.
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News-Star
Twin Cities
Goodfellows
The
News-Star— World
Monroe
Ancient Dice Found in Oldest Archeological Diggings
The Encyclopedia Britannica reports six sided dice numbered one to six were discovered in the most ancient archeological digs, noting their significance in early gaming and ritual contexts.
Haughton Man Fatally Injured in Highway Crash
Leroy Frye a 53 year old resident of Haughton Louisiana died after his car collided broadside with a large truck on U S 80 in Bossier City Police said a witness saw Frye slow as the truck pulled onto the highway but Frye's car passed the witness and struck the truck The fatal crash occurred Tuesday night according to police reports
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Bossier City
UPI
Leroy Frye
Haughton
U.S. 80
Frye
McCone to retire from CIA after three years in post
AP reports John A. McCone plans to retire soon from the CIA directing post he has held for three years. He aims to return to private life and his West Coast business interests.
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New York
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Maine Blizzard Paralyzes Roads As Winds Raze Towns
In Maine fierce winds up to 60 mph piled snow drifts to eight feet, stranding hundreds. A plow driver Elmer Stockpole died at work near Presque Isle. Bangor resident Helen Stoddard collapsed in her driveway. Nova Scotia family reported missing. Coast Guard aided vessel Friars and Fury rescue efforts offshore.
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Hancock
Washington
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Elmer K. Stockpole
Presque Isle
Bangor
Helen Stoddard
Nova Scotia
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Thomson Station
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Appalachians
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Tallahassee
Fla
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Ala
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Lubec
Christian Temple
Caribou
Washburn
Machias
U.S
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Fury
Friars
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Massachusetts
Coast Guard
Black Men Reported Incident In Hicksville Car Theft
In Hicksville New York two Black men allegedly abducted a white woman from a coin operated laundry then confined her in the trunk of her car after earlier thwarted attempts with two other women. A patrolman stopped them downtown and the woman was later found in the trunk at Meadowbrook Hospital she is listed in shock. Detectives said the victim from the Momstead area was driven in the trunk for about an hour by both men.
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Hicksville
N.Y
Meadowbrook Hospital
Momstead Area
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