Port Commission Paid Firm Linked to Former President
A legislative audit found Lafourche Port Commission paid more than 379 714 to Louisiana Construction and Materials Co Inc owned by former commission president A O Rappelet. It also noted 342 195 to Mark R Guidry who subcontracted work to the Rappelet firm. The audit questioned contract fraud risks and noted ongoing use of Rappelet offices and personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rappelet
Mark R Guidry
Lafourche Co
Rappelet Company
Guidry
Commission
Justices To Hear Appeal Case On Sunday Working
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Robert K. Dewey’s appeal after he was fired by Reynolds Metals in Wyoming Michigan for refusing Sunday overtime due to religious beliefs. He lost over seven thousand dollars in pay across three years and later returned to work Aug. 25, 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Michigan
Robert K. Dewey
Reynolds Metals Company
Wyoming
Mich
Dewey
Reformed Church of America
Federal Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
U.S. District Court
Grand Rapids
Reynolds
Chuckle Home Called Place for Loud Self Expression
A satirical line notes Chuckle Home as a venue where a man can say anything he pleases because no one pays attention to him anyway. The quip emphasizes perceived indifference of the audience to personal remarks.
Dunham Extortion Case Opens in New Orleans Trial
Ted R. Dunham Jr a Baton Rouge concrete maker faces a five count indictment for criminal monopolization and extortion. The case tied to union official Edward Grady Partin and others alleges coercion of industrial buyers to deal only with Dunham firms through strikes and damage at sites. Jury selection began with 70 plus prospects as trial proceeds before Judge William D Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Ted R. Dunham Jr
Baton Rouge
U.S
Tral Svemanax
Durham
Edward Grady Partin
Dunham
Partin
Butte
Mont
Teamsters Union
William D. Murray
Montana
Murray
State Labor Management Commission of Inquiry
Dunham Concrete Products Inc
Louisiana Ready-Mix Co. Inc
Anderson-Dunham Inc
Dunham Companies
Twin Cities Chit Chat Highlights Local Serviceman’s Training
Specialist 4 Thomas P. Heller, son of Mr and Mrs George L Heller of Monroe, completed the Pay and Disbursing Specialist Course at the U S Army Finance School Fort Benjamin Harrison. He is a 1965 graduate of St Frederick High School and also graduated from the University of Southwestern in 1970. Mrs J B Parker of Monroe is back at home after a lengthy stay in St Francis Hospital and Ridgecrest Nursing Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas P. Heller
George L. Heller
Bon Aire Dr
Monroe
U. S. Army Finance School
Fort Benjamin Harrison
St. Frederick High School
Heller
University of Southwestern
J. B. Parker
Rochelle Ave
St. Francis Hospital
Ridgecrest Nursing Home
Government Pay Share in Ouachita Parish Rises to 22.7 Percent
A Tax Foundation study analyzing 1969 data shows Ouachita Parish residents earned about 22.7 percent of personal income from government sources. Federal payments contributed 11.9 cents and state local 10.8 cents per dollar. Nationwide, government payments totaled $161 billion with $93 billion from federal sources and $68 billion from state and local.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
News-Star
Ouachita Parish
Tax Foundation
U.S. Office of Business Economics
United States
Southeast
Washington
District of Columbia
Alaska
U S Gunships Aid Push Along Highway 4 in Cambodia
U S Army AH1 Cobra gunships reportedly support South Vietnamese forces advancing along Highway 4 in Cambodia while Navy ships provide logistics. Six Cobras may operate from a Gulf of Thailand based APD with an 18 000 ton helicopter carrier also present. Casualties include light losses to South Vietnamese Marines and a total of 1 851 U S helicopter losses in South Vietnam and Cambodia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
Highway 4
Cambodia
Gulf of Thailand
Gulf
U.S. Command
LPD
Marine Corps
Navy
Pick Nil Pass
U.S
South Vietnam
Nixon appoints defeated solon to SBA post
President Nixon named Thomas E. Kleppe a $40,000-a-year administrator of the Small Business Administration. Kleppe, former mayor of Bismarck and two-term congressman, succeeds Hilary Sandoval Jr. who resigned for medical reasons. Sandoval had led as the first Mexican-American in the top post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
North Dakota
Thomas E. Kleppe
Small Business Administration
Hilary Sandoval Jr
el Paso
Tex
Sandoval
Kleppe
Bismarck
N.C
Quentin N. Burdick
Congress
House Committee On Agriculture
House
Policics
Minneapolis
Bismarck Imayor
Cooler and Clear Expected Here in Twin Cities
Weather: cooler and drier with partly cloudy skies. Temperatures today 60 to 66, tonight near freezing in the north and 30s to 40s elsewhere. A cold front moves south through the region. minimal precipitation reported by Selman Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Cities
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Gulf
Thhe
FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
Bethlehem Steel Cuts Prices After Rise in Construction Steel
Bethlehem Steel Corp. announces a rollback of recent price increases on steel used in construction to stay competitive with other producers. The reductions follow price hikes announced last Monday, which drew opposition from the Nixon administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem, Pa
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Bethlehem
Record Warmth and Extreme Cold Split Across U.S.
The National Weather Service logged an extreme temperature spread with Roseau Minnesota posting 35 degrees below zero as the coldest reading outside Alaska and Hawaii while Los Angeles reached a Sunday high of 90 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Justices Weigh School Tax Voting in One-Man Rule Case
The Supreme Court considers whether state provisions require a 60 percent vote for school bonds and taxes, delaying judgments on California Idaho and Missouri while awaiting Roane County West Virginia ruling. Roane voters claim the rule violates one-man one-vote. The court is split among justices on broader interpretations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
West Virginia
California
Idaho
Missouri
Roane County
W.va
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Charles C. Wise
J. Henry Francis Jr
Charleston
George M. Scott
Spencer
William C. Douglas
William J. Brennan ,Jr
Byron R. White
Thurgood Marshall
Hugo L. Black
John M.harlan
Potter Stewart
Ecuador Seizes Four More U S Fishing Vessels
Four American tunaboats were seized by Ecuador on Monday, bringing the week’s tally to eight. The Antonina C, Ocean Queen, Cape Codan, and Captain Vincent Gann were taken near SAS Diego by a former U S destroyer and patrol boats while former U S warplanes flew overhead. No shots were fired, says Ed Silva of the American Tunaboat Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sas Diego
Calif
UPD
Ecuador
American Tunaboat Association
United States
Ed Silva
San Diego
Doctor draft urged to bolster military health services
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird consider approval of a renewed doctor draft after Dr Louis M. Rousselot’s recommendation. With Laird’s OK the Selective Service could call doctors early next year to enter two years active duty, aiming to replace aging staff as civilian graduates lag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
Pentagon
Louis M. Rousselot
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Army
Navy
Air Force
Rousselot
Banks Trim Prime Rate In New York City
Three big New York banks cut the prime lending rate to 6 percent and several smaller banks followed. The move, the third reduction this month, was led by Morgan Guaranty Trust Chase Manhattan and Chemical Bank and is expected to lower mortgage and consumer loan rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chemical Bank
Nixon
Thant to Leave U.N. Post When His Term Expires
Secretary General U Thant said he will not seek a second term after his current tenure ends in 1971. In a wide news conference he opposed U S or Soviet peacekeeping in the Middle East, suggested Britain and France might act instead, and noted the UN is preparing for Communist China but does not expect admission before 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
Thant
United States
Soviet Union
Middle East
Britain
France
United Nations
U.N
New York City
China
River Stage Changes Reported at Camden Monroe
Readable notes indicate Camden shows a 2.0 rise in river stage to stage 94 while Monroe records a 1.44 rise to stage 40. unspecified timing and comparison not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Monroe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Port Commission
Salon
Leesville
Louisiana Construction
Jahncke Service, Inc
Pass Fourchon
Bell Pass
Williams-MacWilliams Co
Aron Rosenberg
Hadera
Rosenberg
Ted Dunham
Orleans
U. S
Solon
SBA
Des Moines
Justice Department
Cowles
Bethlehem Steel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!