Louisiana House Approves Pollution Relief and Tax Bills
The Louisiana House approved bills to exempt industrial anti pollution devices from state sales tax and to tax prescription drugs. An amendment linking drug relief to anti pollution drew heated debate and failed. another bill would defer taxes on devices for 10 years. Authorities projected costs over $3 million while claiming industrial retention goals. A separate measure would fund state police operations via license fees and provide parish supplemental appropriations totaling 1.438 million to Jefferson, 463,580 to St Bernard, and 167,153 to St Tammany.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana House
Kevin Reilly
John Alario Jr
Westwego
Reilly
Carl N. Gunter Jr
Deville
Gunter
House
Lantz Womack
Winnsboro
Pension Fund
Highway Department
St. Bernard
St. Tammany and
Jefferson
St. Tammany Parish
Grambling Officials to Tour Libbey-Owens-Ford in Toledo
Grambling College officials Dr W D Cummings head of physics and Lonnie B Smith director of career counseling will join 11 others visiting Libbey-Owens-Ford in Toledo Ohio. They will tour the downtown plant and the Technical Center to learn about employment opportunities for graduates.
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News-Star News Service
Grambling
Grambling College
Toledo
Ohio
W. D. Cummings
Lonnie B. Smith
Wil
Libbey - Owens - Ford
Theompany
Toledo Technical Center
Legislators Add To Appropriations in Louisiana
Senate Finance Committee adds 6.5 million to the General Appropriation Bill with governor backing, shifting revenue estimates and approving funds for education and public works. Governor Edwards signals veto power if the bill falls out of balance. Key figures include Roemer, Gravel, Burris, Carter, Brown, and Guste with added items for dependent children, public works, coastal commission, French language council, LSU programs, and education.
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Baton Rouge
Senate Finance Committee
House of Berry
House
Finance Committee
Senate
Charles KE. Roemer II
Camile Gravel
Edwin Edwards
Gov
Edwards
Roemer
Legislative
Joe ‘Burris
Division of Administration
Burris
C. K. Carter
Shreveport
Department of Public Works
William D
Billy” Brown
Monroe
Comptroller
Louisiana Coastal Commission
Council For
LSU Dental School
Sen. Brown
LSU
William Guste
Guste
LSN
Haldeman Denies Involvement in Watergate Coverup
H R Haldeman testifies after meeting with the intelligence subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee. He states he did not propose or participate in any Watergate coverup and confirms a single CIA contact occurred at the President's direction last June. He says others acted without his or the President’s knowledge.
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Washington
H. R. Haldeman
Intelligence
Te Appropriations Committee
CIA
Messrs. Helms
Walters
Ehrlichman
John Dean
FBI
John Phriichman
Helms
Gen. Walters
Director Gray
Governor's budget battle trims line items and contracts
Roemer said the governor accepts the will of the people as the Administration halted attempts to delete an appropriation in the Senate Finance committee. He notes over 90 thousand dollars is spent this year to renovate his 22nd floor office suite while the committee rejected several money requests including funds for school bus drivers and the Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff's Office.
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Roemer
Senate Finance Committee
Orlleans Parish
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