Monroe Council Seeks 200 Acre Selman Field Release
The Monroe city council agreed to amend a federal land release petition for Selman Field from 600 to 200 acres. The Ouachita Parish Development Committee will refile in Washington after a Air Force denial, with plans to target two small tracts near railroad rights of way for industrial expansion. The move follows a trip to D C and aims to secure a better response from authorities.
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Monroe Commission Council
Selman Field
Ouachita Parish
Washington
Defense Department
Butz
John E. Coon
Buzz
Joe Durrett
A. K. Kilpatrick
Allen West
George Trousdale
Dick Kellogg
Garland Shell
Canned Ham Servings per Pound Guideline
A basic rule for serving a crowd is to plan on three to four servings per pound of canned ham. This helps estimate portions for event planning and catering.
Farrow Accepted Into United States Marine Corps
Donald Curtis Farrow son of Mr and Mrs Curtis Farrow of Columbia has been accepted for enlistment in the United States Marine Corps at the Monroe recruiting station He enlisted for two years Farrow has been sent to the Marine Corps recruiting station New Orleans and transferred to the recruit depot for 10 weeks of basic training Upon completion he will receive a 10 day leave then be assigned to a Marine school for training in a job specialty or to a large Marine base for one of more than 400 Marine duties
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Donald Curtis Farrow
Curtis Farrow
Columbia
United States Marine Corps
Monroe
Farrow
Marine Corps
New Orleans
Marine School
Edward Milner Mouser
Vinson Mouser
Marine
Mouser
Louisiana Selectees Scheduled for August Call
The Louisiana selective service system requests 229 selectees for army induction in August, about one percent of the national call of 23,000. Delivery of 239 men to the July call began today at Shreveport and New Orleans stations. Re-exam of 3,000 previously rejected 4-Fs yielded 22 percent eligible for induction. Local boards must rely on registrants' reported changes of residence.
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Louisiana Selective Service System
Army
Shreveport
New Orleans
Deer Hunter Is Given 250 Dollar Fine
A $250 fine plus court costs was imposed on J D Vines of Vicksburg Mississippi by Judge Frank Voelker in Tallulah after Vines was convicted of deer hunting at night with a headlight and gun Wildlife Ranger W D Smith of Madison Parish made the arrest In New Iberia two men received 60 day sentences in Iberia Parish Jail for taking fish with an electric shocking machine Donald Burns of Morgan City and Ernest Lyle Jr of Verdunville were jailed after conviction Special Agent D L Smith made the arrests A total of 50 arrests and convictions for fish and game law violations were reported by John L McGee acting chief of the enforcement division of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission The northeast Louisiana cases included four men fined 12 50 each in Jonesville for angling without a non resident license They were J M Blackwell and F M McElveen of Jackson Mississippi Nelson Johnson Sr and Nelson Johnson Jr of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Rangers Allen Swayze Ray Barron Cecil McGuffee and Willie R Statson made the arrests In Lake Providence R G Wiggins was fined 25 and costs for obstructing the passage of fish with hoop nets suspending the fine Rangers Quinton Fortenberry and J A Ford arrested Wiggins In Pollock Ernest Lemoine of Pasadena Texas was fined 12 50 for angling without a non resident license Rangers Wesley Slay and Edgar Shipp made the arrest In Swartz Clear Lents West Monroe was fined 12 50 and costs for angling without a license Rangers Thurman Shell and Clarence Hood In Haile Elvin Stevens of Ouachita City was fined 12 50 and costs for angling without a license by Justice J O Brown
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New Iberia
Iberia Parish
S. O. Landry
Donald Burns
Morgan City
Ernest Lyle, Jr
Verdunville
D. L. Smith
Louisiana
John L. McGee
Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
Catahoula
Tal C. Gibson
Jonesville
J. M. Blackwell
F. M. McElveen
Jackson
Miss
Nelson Johnson
Wiggins
Grant
Pollock
Drew Bandy
Ernest Lemoine
Pasadena
Tex
Wesley Slay
Edgar Shipp
Ouachita
Clear Lents
West Monroe
Swartz
Jesse J. Mauser
Thurman Shell
Clarence Hood
Elvin Stevens
Ouachita City
J. O. Brown
Haile
Deferments urged to registrants by Colonel Davis
Colonel Davis warns that no deferment lasts forever and instructs registrants to keep local boards informed at all times. He notes some registrants are currently in the armed forces due to failure to report and have become delinquents under the law.
Mouser Enlists in United States Marine Corps
Edward Milner Mouser son of Judge and Mrs Vinson Mouser of Columbia has enlisted for two years at Monroe Marine Recruiting Station. He was sworn in at New Orleans and sent to a ten week recruit training with a ten day leave before assignment to a Marine school or one of over 400 Marine duties.
College Bond Move Faces House Opposition And Other Measures
The House delayed the college bond bill as Rep. Shady Wall returned it to the calendar. A petition by 40 percent of property owners could trigger an election, down from 60 percent. Also, the Oua chita Parish clerk salary was set to rise from 8000 to 10000 annually. Senate revived a 35000 soil and water study appropriation for LSU, after initially voting to kill it. Both chambers continue routine business to clear likely passing money measures before session end.
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House
Shady Wall
Ouachita Parish
Senate
Louisiana State University
Louisiana
Five Fined For Drunk Driving In Fourth District Court
Judge Jesse Heard fines five defendants three hundred dollars and court costs or ninety days in parish jail for operating a motor vehicle under the influence. The five men are Buechl Lee Star Ben Mitchell John Gordon Tilley Mack Williams and John Hugh Henry. Additional fines include John Slack for reckless driving and others for license violations speeding and disturbing the peace. J C Johnson pleads not guilty to disturbing the peace and simple assault with trial set for July 9.
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Jesse Heard
Fourth District
Buechl Lee Star
Ben Mitchell
John Gordon Tilley
Mack Williams
John Hugh Henry
Heard
John Slack
James L. Whitmire
Elijah Warren
Eulas B. Walters
Philip Fink
Frederick Morrow
Walter Abram
van L. Pentecost
J. C. Johnson
Fine Communion Service Donated To First Presbyterian
The First Presbyterian Church receives a handsome communion service in memory of Dr. Daniel M. Moore and his wife Mrs Moore. He led the Men’s Bible class and posed as a church leader while she taught the Alice Millsaps Memorial Bible class and directed women’s circles. The new service will be used at Sunday morning communion.
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First Presbyterian Church
Daniel M. Moore
Tax Overhaul Debate Hits Split Vote In Senate
The tax overhaul plan faced defeat with a 49 to 47 split on two amendments Democratic and Republican sponsored. Long’s proposal for a $20 per taxpayer credit aimed at a $1.4 billion annual reduction failed 50 to 33 as Sen. Millikin rallied all but two Republicans and nine Democrats against it. The administration also sought to preserve dividend income relief but that provision was heavily altered.
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Long
Sen. Millikin
R-Cole
Senate
Hawaii would become 49th state as first island group admitted
If Hawaii gains statehood it would be the 49th state and the first group of islands to be admitted as a U.S. state, marking a historic expansion of the union.
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Hawaii
T J Chambers Attending Fort Benning Course
Capt T J Chambers is at Fort Benning Georgia for a 17 week Infantry Center course. He is one of 21 courses for Regular Army National Guard and Reserve personnel and has prior duty in Europe. He graduated Quachita Parish High School in 1944 and Northeast Junior College in 1945. He is the son of Mr and Mrs T J Chambers of Monroe and has a two year old daughter Virginia Gwen.
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Tuffy Jackson Chambers
Fort Benning
Infantry Center
Regular Army
Organized Reserve Corps
National Guard
Quachita Parish
Chambers
Northeast Junior College
Army
Europe
Capt. Chambers
T. J. Chambers
Grammont Street
Monroe
A Daugher
Virginia Gwen
House Votes On Right To Work Measure
Jones suspends the rules to take up a right to work resolution. The bill bans mandatory union membership, prevents nonunion hiring discrimination, bans lockouts and boycotts used to force union status, bars employer coercion to join or quit unions, and prohibits dues payments. It authorizes damages and injunctive relief for violations, citing Virginia’s right to work law as the model approved by the Supreme Court.
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Virginia
U. S. Supreme Court
New Driver License Law Changes Dates and Fees in Louisiana
Louisiana enacts a new driver license law requiring licenses to expire on the applicant’s birth date two years after issuance. The law sets fees, penalties for late renewal, and directs police pension funding allocations. Armed Forces members retain validity abroad and a chauffeur license is required for commercial drivers.
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Chester B. Owen
State Department of Public Safety
Col. Owen
Board of Trustees
Police Pension Fund
Colonel Owen
Armed Forces
United States
Louisiana
Owen
Guatemala Brutal Crackdown Report Draws International Attention
In Guatemala 60 individuals were killed in terror tactics amid indeterminate motives. Victims faced tied hands and brutal torture, with bodies dumped in streets or before homes as forces linked to Arbenz and Castillo Armas clash over power and anti Communist actions.
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Arbenz
Castillo Armas
Villa Lobos
Guatemala City
Indo China policy drift amid Allied disunity over intervention
The article notes leaders spar over funding and authority for action in Indo China. It suggests US options faded after Dien Bien Phu, predicting a potential partition of Viet Nam with Laos and Cambodia remaining independent. It highlights Britain and France as key players and the muted possibility of major American intervention. Sunday Brunch offers deviled ham toast with chive eggs.
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Nixon
Defense
Wilson
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Britain
United States
Dien Bien Phu
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
El Salvador Junta Ends in Embrace Under Gen Barrios Portrait
The junta that began on Wednesday concluded with Monzon and Castillo embracing beneath a large portrait of Gen Gerardo Barrios, revered as the George Washington of El Salvador.
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Monzon
Castillo
Gerardo Barrios
George Washington
el Salvador
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