Rain and floodback threaten late harvested crops in northeast
Heavy rainfall and overburdened drainage canals flood fields across Ouachita, West Carroll, Richland and Morehouse parishes. Cotton and soybean crops on marginal and recently cleared lands suffer, with 20 to 30 percent still in the fields and potential losses quoted at up to 20 percent in affected areas.
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U.S. Cotton Classing Office
Winnsboro
Madison
Ouachita Parishes
Ouachita Parish
West Carroll
Pete Godwin
Monroe
Fred Huenefeld, Jr
Milhaven Road
Lafourche
Bennett Bayou
Young Bayou
Lafourche Canal
Boeuf
Huenefeld
Ouachita River
West Carroll Parish
W. B. Aycock
Macon Economic Opportunity
J. D. Sanford
Soil Conservation Service
Aycock
Richland Parish
Morehouse Parish
George Montgomery
Bill to Boost State Oil Gas Taxes Is Killed
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 11 6 against a bill by Rep Benny Christian to raise the severance tax on oil by five cents and increase distillate tax to 25 cents. It would also raise natural gas tax by half a cent per cubic foot. A companion bill faces possible Thursday hearing amid administration opposition.
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Baton Rouge
House
Ways and Means Committee
Benny Christian
Rayville
Charles Vining
Sondheimer
David Patten
Jonesville
Christian
Ways and Means
Gasoline Tax Hike Vote Sought in 30 Day Session
Gov McKeithen mounts new push to approve a one cent gasoline tax as a House vote falls short by nine. Officials say the measure would fund a 200 million highway program and bond issue while cigarette and license fees pass. Two New Orleans reps abstain on gas tax vote.
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Baton Rouge, la
John J. McKeithen
C. H
Sammy” Downs
House
Downs
John Garrett
Guidry
New Orleans
Ernest Morial
Edward Booker
McKeithen
Monroyan Cited Air Force Commendation Medal for Boone
Technical Sergeant Leroy Boone son of Mr and Mrs Nick J Savana of 1620 8th St Monroe received the U S Air Force Commendation Medal at England Air Force Base Alexandria Set Boone was decorated for meritorious service as a supply inventory supervisor at Don Muang Royal Thai AFB Thailand He is a 1957 Neville High School graduate and married to Flora Powell of West Monroe.
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Leroy Boone
Nick J. Savana
8Th St
Monroe
England Air Force Base
Alexandria
Set. Boone
Don Muang Royal Thai Afb
Thailand
Neville High School
Flora Powell
West Monroe
Compensation Bill Clears Committee
The industrial relations committee in Baton Rouge backed a compromise measure on workmen's compensation, voting 5-4 to substitute the bill for a sweeping reform package and 5-3 to report it favorably. The plan would raise the weekly max from 35 to 45 dollars and extend benefits from 400 to 500 weeks, amid continuing opposition from both labor and management.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
Michael O'Keefe
New Orleans
O'Keefe
John McKeithen
Afl-Cio
Labor
McKeithen
O’keefe
U S Reports Increased DMZ Activity by Reds
In Saigon the U S Command said reconnaissance showed 455 indications of North Vietnamese activity in the DMZ since the November 1 bombing halt, with American planes artillery and ships firing 122 times. Fifteen percent of the incidents were labeled significant, including two NVA machine gun attacks on an American reconnaissance plane.
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Saigon
USS
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Dmz
Mills Signals End to Full Tax Surcharge Extension
Rep Wilbur D Mills a Ark Democrat says there likely will be no effort to extend in full the 10 percent income tax surcharge into 1970. He cites possible White House opposition from both Johnson and Nixon and notes Congress cannot pass a tax increase without White House support.
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Little Rock
Ark
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Mills
House
Ways and Means
White House
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Congress
Showers End as Cold Front Moves Out Northeast Louisiana
Forecasters expect showers to end today as an old front exits the area. Cloudy skies give way to cooler, drying conditions by Wednesday with limited sunshine. Dewpoints in the 30s, highs around 54 to 60, lows 32 to 36, and northerly winds 12 to 22 mph diminishing tonight and Wednesday.
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Louisiana
Louisiana Delta Agricultural Advisory
FAA
Monroe
Nixon Names Scientist To Adviser Post
President elect Richard Nixon appointed physicist Lee A. DuBridge president of Caltech as his science policy adviser He plans to begin full time work in Washington and expand basic science while not sharply cutting the space program Also named are policy task forces on science led by H Guyford Stever and a space task force led by Charles Townes DuBridge will work with Dr Donald Hornig in the Johnson administration.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Lee A. DuBridge
California Institute of Technology
Nixon
DuBridge
Washington
Donald F. Hornig
Johnson
United States
H. Guyford, Stever
Carnegie-Mellon University
Pittsburgh
Charles Townes
University of California At Berkeley
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Boy Killed by Brother In Home Shotgun Accident
Edward David Driver aged 12 was accidentally killed at home on Bear Wallow Road by a shotgun blast discharged while his eight year old brother Kenneth Driver handled the weapon. Sheriff Sam House said the incident occurred about 6 30 p m. Funeral arrangements were pending at First National Funeral Home in Oak Grove.
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Lake Providence
Edward David Driver
William Driver
Bear Wallow Road
East Carroll Parish
Sam House
Kenneth Driver
First National Funeral Home
Oak Grove
Child Fears 'Sad' Christmas Appeal Highlights Need
A 13 year old girl asked the Goodfellows for help for her father and brother, warning of a sad Christmas unless aid is provided. The annual Ouachita Parish drive by News Star World Publishing seeks $8000 to aid the sick elderly and needy.
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the Goodfellows
Goodfellows
News- Star — World Publishing Corp
N. 4Th St
Hesketh
Latt Wilson Ewing
B. Martie
Ouachita Parish
Harmon Trophy Awarded To X15 Pilot Knight
Maj. William J. Knight received the Harmon International Aviator’s Trophy from President Johnson for 1968. Knight, 39, piloted the X15A2 rocket plane at hypersonic speeds above Mach 5, the only U.S. manned aircraft to do so, according to the Harmon Trust trustees.
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Washington
Johnson
Harmon International
William J
Pete) Knight
Knight
Clifford B. Harmon Trust
White House
Air Force
U.S
Stolen plane lands in Atlantic after coastal chase
A lone pilot in a stolen Piper Cherokee 140 took off from New Jersey, failed to land at Kennedy Airport after four tries, and ditched in fog off Norfolk, Virginia. Coast Guard helicopter rescued him. FBI to take him into custody. Pilot Danny Hemphill, reportedly inexperienced, reported lost and sought landing guidance before the fuel exhaustion.
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New York
New Jersey
Kennedy Airport
Atlantic
Norfolk
Coast Guard
Danny Hemphill
Vance K. Randle
Elizabeth City
N.C
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kennedy
Port Authority
Randle
Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn
Border clash fuels Jordan Israel artillery duel near Jordan River
The fighting along the Jordan River truce line involved Israeli jets and Soviet 122mm guns in Jordan. Jordan reports 13 civilians killed and 17 wounded in a village bombing at Kfar Assad, while Israel says it hit artillery positions and denies targeting civilians. Both sides accuse the other of starting the clash as the battle spans about 20 miles of frontier.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Jordan River
Middle East
Israel
Amman
Jordan
U.N Security Council
Sea of Galilee
Kfar Assad
Four Students Suspended Over Goat Slaying at NLSC
Northeast Louisiana College suspended four students indefinitely following the earlier slaying of the fraternity goat Gamma the Sigma Tau Gamma mascot. Dean Herman R. Sigler said no further action was anticipated and names would not be released.
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Northeast Louisiana College
Herman R. Sigler
Monroe
Gamma
Sigma Tau Gamma
Brown Hall
Women's foolish acts prompt harsher labels
The piece contrasts gendered reactions to folly, noting that a man’s foolish act is called silly while a woman’s is labeled as being silly about women. It critiques the double standard in everyday commentary.
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Bonibee Bayou
News-Star Capital Bureau
Richard Guidry
Galliano
Twin Cities
Monroyan
U. S
Rep. Mills
Lee Alvin Dubridge
Pointment
Cal Tech
Jack Hesketh
Harmon
Ocean County Aviation
NLSC
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