Jury seeks expanded control over parish garbage dumps
Ouachita Parish Police Jury plans amendments to ordinance 7125 to require disposal at sites approved by the jury and to empower fines up to 100 for each unauthorized dump. The move follows a dispute with West Monroe over an unapproved site near Chenicre Lake. C. W. Whetstone chairs the Sanitation Committee, with June 14 set for potential revisions.
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West Monroe
Parish
C. W. Whetstone
Ward 3
Solon Smuggles Petition From Moscow For Jewish Emigrants
U S congressman Bertram Podell says he carried a copy of a petition signed by 12 Soviet Jewish mothers asking Premier Kosygin to allow their 15 children to emigrate to Israel. He claims hotel harassment and police scrutiny during an unofficial visit, with copies distributed to reporters and the World Federation of Women. The petition urges immediate permission for the children to leave and return to Israel, highlighting language and cultural education needs.
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U.S
Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Israel
Bertram J. Podell
Dn.y
Kosygin
Podell
Soviet Union
State Department
World Federation of Women of
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House Passes $18.5 Million Tax Bill Package
The Louisiana House backed an $18.5 million administration tax package to fund the final phase of school employees pay raise. The vote was 66 for, 29 against, with Rep. Ford Stinson opposing and Rep. Lantz Womack guiding the measure. Two bills advance to the Senate or governor for concurrence and signature.
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Lantz Womack
Winnsboro
Garrett
Angelle
Anzelmo
Bauer
Bickford
Booker
Boudreaux
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Breaux
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Broussard
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Hayes
Henry
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Hollins
Halstead
Laborde
Laperouse
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Leblanc
Lebleu
Marionneaux
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McLeod
Munson
O’brien
Ordeneaux
Patten
Pickett
Sheridan
Simon
Smith
R. H. Strain
Tapper
Taylor
Vesich
Villar
Vining
Wagner
Walker
Wall
Womack
Aulds
Bagert
Beeson
Bigby
Blue
Boesch
Brodes
Branton
Algie Brown
Joe Casey
Tom Casey
Crais
Falco
Gregson
Hainkel
Leithman
Lofaso
Long
Laoattinger
Miller
Mills
Schmitt
Soni
Legislative Wrap Up For Senate Tells Monday Actions
Baton Rouge report lists Senate actions including a resolution to stop weed killer spraying in ditches by the Department of Highways. It notes tax provisions for private foundations and split interest trusts. House concurrent resolutions cover school boards aiding special education, air transport needs, and continuing metropolitan studies. Quitman High School earns state Class B basketball title. Multiple bills touch state employee retirement procedures.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
Department of Highways
Quitman High School
Jaycees Sponsor Motocross Races Here On Sunday
West Monroe Jaycees present a second annual Motocross at Cheniere Lake Area One this Sunday starting at 2 p.m. Registration opens at 10 a.m. with a $1 fee. Five classes run five laps on a varied track. Spectator admission is $1 for adults and 50 cents for ages 6 to 12. under 6 free. Proceeds fund civic projects.
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West Monroe
Europe
Wells Road
The
Jaycees
Plane Crash Kills War Hero and Five Others
The wreckage of a twin-engine Aero Commander carrying World War II hero Audie Murphy and five others was found on Brushy Mountain near Roanoke Virginia. Rescue crews recovered three bodies on site and two others were later identified, with Murphy widely believed among officials to be one of the deceased.
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Lincoln Carle
Murphy
Martinsville
Here
Atlanta
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Claude Crosby
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Jack Littleton
Fort Collins
Colo
Lenoir Corp
Raymond Prater
Chattanooga
Carle
Woodrum
Murphy Party
Federal Aviation Administration
Virginia
C. F. Burnett
Suspect in Mass Slayings Is Kept in Separate Cell
Juan Vallejo Corona, jailed after mass slayings, is housed alone in a small Yuba County cell and kept separate from other inmates due to the severity of charges. Guards describe him as quiet and well mannered. He sleeps in a secured 10x12 foot room with constant light by day and limited visits, while Sutter County Sheriff Roy Whitaker maintains jurisdiction and access rules.
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Calif
Yuba City
Juan Vallejo Corona
Yuba County
Sutter County
Robert Day
Corona
Day
Agnew Blasts FBI Critics In National Speech
Vice President Spiro Agnew defended the FBI against political criticism in a New Orleans address. The speech, dated April 26, circulated in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin to over 60 000 agencies and prosecutors nationwide with a call for nationalistic outrage.
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New Orleans
Spiro Agnew
FBI
Natio
Incomplete Roll Call Buys Time on Votes
Figures list names such as Stinson James Strain Sut terfield Waller Ward Williamson and others not voting include Bel Nejean Gill Gremillion Kon Guidry Hi. The fragment shows an incomplete roll call with ten nonvoters. The identities reflect a local or school board style proceeding.
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James Strain
Sutterfield
Waller
Ward
Williamson
Bel
Nejean
Gill
Gremillion
Kon
Guidry
Crippin Rests at Home After Disappearance Probe
Winn Parish Sheriff says Chief Deputy J. J. Crippin is resting at home with his personal physician after returning from Pensacola. Crippin, missing since March 25, does not recall events of the past two months but says he realized who he was around 4 a.m. Sunday and attempted to contact his son. He traveled from Florida by bus and used the alias John Allen during 17 days of work at a service station. Authorities are also extraditing Lloyd Thomas and Glendle Ray Jones in related burglary cases, with about $4,000 of jewelry recovered and linked to the Tomlinson store theft.
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News - Star
Winnfield
Winn Parish
Sanford Jordan
J. J. Crippin
Crippin
Pensacola
Fla
Jimmy Crippin
New Orleans
Florida
John Allen
Allen
Here
Lloyd Thomas
Tupelo
Miss
Payne
John McKeithen
Jordan
Bombers Attack Reds In Cambodia
U S B82 bombers hit North Vietnamese troop concentrations near Snuol amid heavy air support to cover a South Vietnamese retreat. South Vietnamese losses were high as 900 were killed or wounded, with vehicles destroyed and a major battle noted five miles northeast of Sauol.
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Loc Ninh
U.S
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Saipan
Cambodia
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le Trung Hien
Snoul
Hien
Neuyen van Minh
Associated Press
Mitchell Given Temporary Delay in Clemency Request
Gov. John McKeithen granted a temporary reprieve to H. Lane Mitchell the 74 year old former Shreveport Public Works official convicted of stealing 86000 from city funds. The reprieve cites doctors reports Mitchells infirmities are likely terminal. Mitchells 16 year sentence remains unserved due to hospital confinement and clemency appeals from local delegation and citizens.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
H. Lane Mitchell
Shreveport
Red China Sees Visa Flood for Tourism Rush
British businessman John Keswick, chairman of the Sino-British Trade Council, says China has been flooded with visa applications and cannot accommodate all visitors. He cautions tourism will not be possible for 18 months while allowing limited trade and cultural delegations. He also predicts Britain will win Hawker Siddeley Trident sales to China with little U.S. trade growth.
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China
John Keswick
Keswick
Sino-British Trade Council
Red China
Britain
United States
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