Tax hike bills advance in Senate Finance Committee
New Orleans and Baton Rouge reports say the Senate Finance Committee moved favorably on McKeithen tax measures. Bills to raise the Corporation Franchise Tax and end dual taxation of holding companies advanced, along with cigarette, wine and liquor, and gasoline taxes and truck rental taxes. The panel approved the administration plan to allocate tobacco proceeds to cities and agencies. Governor McKeithen pressed the measures as opposition faced changes and questions about operating revenue and capital funds.
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Senate
John McKeithen
Senate Finance Committee
McKeithen
Claude Duval
Houma
Duval
Sen
Jules Mollere
Metairie
Monticello High School Denied Accreditation
Monticello High School in East Carroll Parish is among five Louisiana schools refused accreditation by the Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. Superintendent B A Bayles cited lack of a school secretary as a possible cause, as 13 southern Louisiana schools were affected, including Arnaudville Cecilia Jennings and Lake Arthur.
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Lake Providence
Monticello High School
Louisiana
Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges
East Carroll Parish
B. A. Bayles
News-Star
Arnaudville
Cecilia
Jennings
Lake Arthur
River Stage Readings Show Flood Risk Shifts
Hydrology bulletin reports river stage changes at Camden and Monroe with rising levels. Data indicate Camden at 13.99 feet and Monroe at 23.0 feet, signaling potential flood concerns as stages trend upward.
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Camden
Monroe
Gremillion Offers to Testify in New Orleans Jury Probe
U S Attorney Louis LaCour will question Attorney General Jack Gremillion in a federal grand jury meeting in New Orleans about the Louisiana Loan and Thrift Corp. Gremillion will submit the ethics board opinion file on his financial involvement and opposes a parish investigation while backing a broader probe into LL T and similar lenders.
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U.S
New Orleans
Gremillion
Baton Rouge
Jack Gremilion
Louisiana Loan & Thrift Corp
U.S. Atty
Louis LaCour
State Board of Ethics
Grand Jury
Ethics Board
LaCour
A&t
Ll&t
House
Leon Soniat
Metairie
East Baton Rouge Parish
Gremi $E
Firemen Package Bill is Blasted by Twin City Mayors
Monroe Mayor W L Howard and West Monroe Mayor W B Hatten blasted a three bill package in the Louisiana House calling it lobbyist driven. They warned higher taxes and urged veto if passed. Bills would raise firemen pay add supervisory staff and up to 30 day paid vacations.
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Monroe
W. L. Howard
Senate
Ouachita Representatives
John McKeithen
Lawrence Gibbs
Jimmy Dennis
Shady Wall
Addi
Howard
West Monroe
W. B. Hatten
Hatten
Twin Cities Marine Home on Leave After Vietnam Service
Cpl. Donald Moore of Monroe is home on leave from the Marines after 13 months in Vietnam. His wife Judy recently gave birth to their son Michael Shane, whom Moore is meeting for the first time. Moore attended Neville High School before enlisting.
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Cpl
Donald Moore
Robert L. Moore
North 5Th Street
Monroe
Vietnam
Judy
Michael Shane
Marines
Moore
Neville High School
Birthday Greetings for Ronald Hobbs in Monroe
Ronald Hobbs of 1505 Ala ama Monroe will celebrate his 38th birthday Friday. Friends and coworkers send best wishes for a happy day.
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Ronald Hobbs
Alaama
Monroe
Auto Dealers Say Warranties Costly
Washington AP reports auto dealers complain of losses from extended warranties introduced in 1962. Warren J. McEleney of the National Automobile Association says manufacturers underpay for warranty repairs, forcing dealers to offset deficits with profits from other areas. He testifies before a Senate antitrust subcommittee.
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Washington
Warren J. McEleney
National Automobile Association
Hai
McEleney
Clinton
Iowa
Senate Antitrust Su
William W. Winpisinger
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Nixon envoy may attend Paris talks after inauguration
W Averell Harriman said after meeting with President-elect Nixon that Nixon may send a personal observer to the Paris peace talks and replace the two main U.S. negotiators shortly after taking office. Harriman noted possible minor staff increases to coordinate with the Saigon delegation. Greenspan named as budget observer between now and inauguration.
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New York
W. Averell Harriman
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Paris
Harriman
Cyrus R. Vance
Vance
Saigon
North Vietnam
Johnson
Ronald L. Ziegler
Alan Greenspan
Budget Bureau
Congress
Henry A. Kissinger
Robert D. Murphy
Johnson Administration
New York School Closed in Controversy Over Union Teachers
In East Harlem PS 39 was ordered closed by the IS201 district administrator after nine teachers were barred from the building by parents and residents. The action follows a dispute over union teachers tied to a broader citywide shakeup and transfers sought by the district and School Superintendent Bernard Donovan.
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New York
East Harlem
Board of Education
PS 39
Bernard E. Donovan
Donovan
Weather Outlook Northeast Louisiana Through Friday
Cloudy cooler conditions expected in Northeast Louisiana through Friday with a partly cloudy Saturday. Highs today 50 to 58, tonight lows 30 to 36. Monroe FAA reported a 57 degree high and 38 low with no rain. Winds shift from southwest to north 15 to 25 mph, then diminish tonight. Delta Agricultural Advisory says drying conditions generally good through Saturday. Dewpoints mostly in the 30s, dropping into the 20s tonight.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
Louisiana Delta Agricultural Advisory
Courthouse Renovation Incident Deemed Minor
Curtis Joiner, chair man of the Ouachita Parish Police Jury courthouse committee, called the fall during renovations a very minor incident. The staff photo credit goes to John I. Fogleman.
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Curtis Joiner
Ouachita Parish
John I. Fogleman
Minor Ceiling Damage Hits Owachita Parish Courthouse
A 20 foot ceiling segment in the renovated Owachita Parish Courthouse sustained damage described as very minor by Juror Curtis Joiner. The incident occurred Wednesday night in the Clerk of Court area with metal hangers and light fixtures involved. No dollar amount was set. contractor Jesse F Heard and Sons of West Monroe will handle repairs, and the jury had recently accepted the building as substantially complete.
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Ouachita Parish
Owachita Parish
Herbert Land Jr
Jesse F. Heard and Sons of
West Monroe
U S Combat Toll Rises After Bombing Halt
U S military figures show 681 American troops killed in the four weeks after President Johnson halted bombing of North Vietnam with October’s 536 dead and a weekly total of 228. The rise follows intensified ground operations in South Vietnam to prevent Viet Cong gains.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Johnson
U.S. Command
South Vietnam
Donations Lagging For Goodfellows Fund Drive
Donations to the Goodfellows Fund totalled 510.50 by Wednesday with 18 days left to hit an 8,000 goal. Sponsored by Monroe News-Star-World Publishing Corp, the drive began 34 years ago by Wilson Ewing and B. B. Martin and continues to grow. Needy families and relatives write in, seeking food and clothing for Christmas, with requests investigated by Campaign Chairman Jack Hesketh.
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Goodfellows Fund
Monroe News-Star
Christmas Fund Drive Totals Reach Five Hundred Dollars
Readers and sponsors in Monroe rally for the Goodfellows drive to aid families this Christmas. Donor list includes Bruce 4.00 and numerous memorials totaling 510.50 with personal appeals for food clothing and shelter. Requests and donations arrive at Monroe News-Star World by December 20, with gifts accepted through Christmas Eve.
Dawkins Orders 5 Elections In East Carroll Area
Judge Ben C. Dawkins of the U S Court for Western Louisiana directs East Carroll Parish Police Jury to hold elections on an at large basis for four school board seats in Wards 1 3 5 and 6 as soon as practicable and requires Ward 7 to seek election at large. other police jury members keep their 1967 terms until 1971 with school board seats to be staggered. A census prompted reapportionment plans and no ruling yet on the jury and school board plan preserving ward lines.
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Lake Providence
Ben C. Dawkins
U.S. Court For Western
Walley
East Carroll Parish
Dawkins
East Carroll
McKeithen Aide Subpoenaed By U.S. Grand Jury
A federal grand jury probing Louisiana Loan & Thrift Corp. subpoenaed Gov. John McKeithen aide W. W. McDougall to testify in New Orleans. Other subpoenas include adviser Carlos Spaht and Joe Kavanaugh, with records tied to the ethics board investigation of Atty. Gen. Jack P. F. Gremillion. The ethics panel cites Gremillion’s ethics code lapses and large loan and fee connections.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Loan & Thrift Corp
John McKeithen
W. W. McDougall
State Board of Ethics
Atty
Jack P. F. Gremillion
A&t
Federal Grand Jury
Carlos Spaht
McKeithen
Joe Kavanaugh
State Banking Commission
Gremillion
Ll&t
Code of Ethics
Chuckles Over Cigarette Ads Shorter on TV
A light note on cigarette commercials. If they were a millimeter shorter they might not sound so silly.
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Fred Rosenbaum
W. E. Leigh
Herbert O. Smith
G. C. Burge
Louise Cason
L. V. Tarver
Ness
Trent
Monroe News
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