Western Union Hit by Surprise Work Stoppage
A nationwide surprise work stoppage halted Western Union telegraph operations at 10 a.m. with orders to return by 2 p.m. Local six to seven Monroe employees joined the stoppage amid contract talks. Union seeks 7 percent yearly raises and improved pensions while company offers 4 percent over three years.
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Western Union Telegraph Office
Union
W. C. Blair
Monroe
Blair
C.T.U
A. J. Provost
New Iberia
Washington
E. L. Hageman
Afl-Cio Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Afl-Cio
Communications Workers of America
Hageman
Two Wrecks Here Injure Four
Two traffic crashes in the Twin Cities Tuesday left four people with minor injuries. In Monroe at North Ninth Street and Louisville Avenue, Willie L. Deyton and Ruthie Deyton, both from 812 North 7th Street, were hurt, with Holden Jr. also hurt. Holden Jr. received a negligent driving ticket. A bicycle collision on Cypress Street near the Highland Shopping Center injured Charles E. Aerie, 15, of Calhoun. Benton Frost, of West Monroe, was driving and charged with reckless driving.
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Twin Cities
North Ninth Street
Louisville Avenue
St. Francis
Willie L. Deyton
N. 7Th St
West Monroe
Ruthie Deyton
Thomas W. Holden Jr
John Circle
Monroe
Holden
Charles E. Aerie
Calhoun
Benton Frost
Cliice Dr
Frost
Cypress Street
Highland
Singing Convention Set for Louisiana Session in Alexandria
The Louisiana State Gospel Singing Convention will hold its summer session in Alexandria this Saturday and Sunday. President Dave L. Pearce says about 2,000 people are expected to attend.
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Alexandria
Dave L. Pearce
Weather Bureau Prepares For Start Of Hurricane Season
The Weather Bureau readies for the 1966 hurricane season with its master plan to go into effect June 1, realigning weather teletype circuits and linking coastal stations with the bureau Navy Air Force and FAA.
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Miami
Fla
Weather Bureau
Paul Moore
National Hurricane Service
Moore
Atlantic
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
Bureau
Navy
Air Force
Federal Aviation Administration
New Orleans Candidates Named for Federal Judgeships
James A. Comiskey and Edward J. Boyle Sr. of New Orleans are recommended to fill two new federal district court judgeships. Ellender and Long forward the panel to the attorney general after confirming the list, which includes several New Orleans judges and other regional nominees for the expanded Fifth Circuit and district courts.
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New Orleans
James A. Comiskey
Edward J. Boyle Sr
Justice Department
Federal District Court
Court of Appeals
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Russell B. Long
Dla
Attorney General's Office
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Ellender
Long
Comiskey
James E. Comiskey
U.S
Fred Cassidry
Joseph V. Ferguson
David Gertler
Lester Kabacoff
Thomas J. Meunier
Lansing L. Mitchell
William A. Porteous III
Lloyd Hymes
St. James Parish
Elmo Lear
Alvin Rubin
Baton Rouge
Henry Montz
Hammond
Combat Deaths Reach Louisiana Dwellers in Vietnam
The Defense Department announced two combat deaths in Vietnam. Army Pfc. James A. Harkless, son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Harkless of Mathhews Lafourche Parish, and Marine Lance Cpl. Carl D. Viola, son of Mrs. Roseta C. Barry of West Monroe, were killed.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Louisiana
Viet Nam
Army Pfe
James A. Harkless
John J. Harkless
Mathews
Lafourche Parish
Lance Cpl
Carl D. Viola
Roseta C. Barry
West Monroe
Inflation Is Most Pressing Problem
Economists surveyed by Chase Manhattan Bank treat inflation as the top economic threat, with 74 percent of academic and 62 percent of business economists naming it the chief obstacle. Teachers largely favor federal legislation, while business economists oppose wage price guides. The study notes divisions over recession tools, poverty programs, and the minimum wage, reflecting varying views across groups.
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Chase Manhattan Bank of New York
Organized Labor
Milk Price Bill Rejected by Louisiana Senate Group
The House Agriculture Committee rejected Rep. John Schweggman’s bill to repeal price fixing powers of the Louisiana Milk Commission. Schweggmann argued processors profited under current law while prices rose for consumers. Dairy leaders warned elimination would hurt stability. farmers faced closures as milk prices lag behind other foods.
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Commissioner of Agriculture
Schwesmann
George White
Louisiana Dairy Products Association
Fred Ledford
Gulf Milk Association
Franklinton
Ledford
Moore to Speak on Highway Progress for Rotary
James W. Moore vice chairman of the Louisiana Highway Board will address the Monroe Rotary Club at noon Thursday and again at 7 30 p m in Winnsboro He will report on highway progress with emphasis on Monroe T B Godfrey advisor to Gov McKeithen will join Moore in Winnsboro to discuss designating Louisiana Highway 15 from Natchez Mississippi to Monroe as U S Highway 98 The move aims to boost traffic and business along the route through Northeast Louisiana and nearby towns
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James W. Moore
Louisiana Highway Board
Monroe
Natchez
Miss
New Orleans
Louisiana
Moore
Lawmakers Spin Jokes Over Redistricting Bill Snafu
In Baton Rouge legislators teased amid the House voting on redistricting bills. Clerk Clegg Cole read a spoof bill to annex Webster Parish to Arkansas while Speaker Vail Delony floated East Carroll to Mississippi. No actual bills were filed.
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News-Star Legislative Bureau
Baton Rouge
House
Pavey Branton
Shangaloo
Clegg Cole
Webster Parish
Arkansas
Vail Delony
East Carroll
Mississippi
Monroe Police Chief Warns Over Political Posters
Monroe Police Chief James C. Kelly warned candidates that placing political posters on public property is illegal and may lead to prosecution. He noted private property signs require owner permission and cited ordinance No. 1049. Officers will remove signs to prevent hazards and clutter witnessed on poles and yards.
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Monroe
James C. Kelly
Kelly
City of Monroe
Cape Cod National Seashore Park Dedicated
Eastham Massachusetts AP reports the 13 000 acre Cape Cod National Seashore Park was dedicated Secretary of the Interior Stewart L Udall called it a new era of conservation in America
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Eastham, Mass
Cape Code National Seashore Park
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
America
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