Interest Rates Up In Most Nations
New York AP reports rising interest rates blamed for stock selling and housing hopes cooling but U S rates remain well below most industrial nations. Prime rates vary by country from near 5 percent in France and Japan to 7 34 percent in Sweden, with Latin American rates reaching 10 to 24 percent in Ecuador and Brazil.
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New York
United States
France
Japan
Switzerland
Canada
Netherlands
West Germany
Britain
Belgium
Sweden
Latin America
Ecuador
Brazil
Swimmers Warned To Secure Valuables at City Pool
Assistant Police Chief Sidney G. Martin of Monroe warns pool visitors to lock valuables to prevent loss or theft, noting a yearly problem with reports of theft at the city swimming pool each summer.
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City Swimming Pool
Asst
Sidney G. Martin
Monroe
City
Louisiana House OKs civilian job protection for guardsmen
The Louisiana House passed 95 to 1 a bill guaranteeing civilian jobs for National Guardsmen called to service during state emergencies. The measure, sent to the Senate, mirrors wartime protections and allows district attorneys to pursue mandamus actions to reinstate workers with court costs waived.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana House
Senate
J. Bennet Johnston
Shreveport
State National Guard
Larry Parker
Rapides Parish
Lawrence Gibbs
Monroe
Ford Stinson
Benton
National Guard Service
Price-Fixing Bill On Milk Is Killed
Baton Rouge The House Agriculture Committee killed Rep John Schwegmann s bill repealing price fixing on milk. The panel chaired by Rep Lantz Womack killed the measure as a Senate panel had done a similar bill. Schwegmann plans further action next week against a separate liquor bill moving through the Education Committee.
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News-Star Legislative Bureau
Baton Rouge
House Agriculture Committee
John Schwegmann
Lantz Womack
Franklin Parish
Jefferson Parish
Senate
Jackson B. Davis
Shreveport
Schwegmann
Senate Agriculture Committee
Sen
J. C. Gilbert
Sicily Island
Education Committee
Lawrence Gibbs
Monroe
Womack
Milk Commission
Welfare Bill Seeks Confidential Welfare Records
Sen Ed Mouton of Lafayette re introduces a bill to keep welfare case records confidential. Opposition led by Sen Charles Barham of Ruston cautioned the move. Mouton warned failure could trigger loss of federal funds for Louisiana welfare programs.
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News-Star Legislative Bureau
Baton Rouge
Edgar Mouton
Lafayette
Charles Barham
Ruston
Mouton
Public employees bill protects guardsmen reinstate option
A proposed bill requires employers to reinstate guardsmen within 72 hours of discharge with no loss of pay seniority or status. Discharge within a year is prohibited. Private and public employers would be covered, with 36 representatives and nine senators co sponsoring. Johnston notes current laws shield only public officials and employees.
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Johnston
Liberal New York medical aid plan fuels Washington talks
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller planned a flight to Washington to press federal officials on New Yorks controversial liberal medical aid program for the needy. Democrats and labor leaders oppose major changes though a GOP proposal would add a deductible.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Washington
New York
First Lady and Daughters In New York Social Step
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson and daughters Lynda and Luci arrive in New York for private shopping and a society party at Mary Lasker’s Beekman Place home. Richard Adler assists with plans for a dinner dance as Luci prepares for an August wedding to Patrick Nugent.
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New York
Lyndon B. Johnson
Luci
Trousseau
Beekman Place
Mary Lasker
Mrs. Johnson
Richard Adler
Patrick Nugent
Lynda
Spain
Homestead Bill Seeks Final House Vote Today
Baton Rouge AP reports Rep. Bert Adams presses a second and final House bid to double homestead exemptions for the aged with low income. After a 57-41 floor defeat, he moves to reconsider for one last effort. The bill would raise exemptions to 4000 for those over 60 who are disabled and over 65 for others, with a 3000 annual income cap.
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Baton Rouge
Bert Adams
Vernon Parish
Tammy Grimes to marry TV actor Jeremy Slate
Actress Tammy Grimes 32 and television actor Jeremy Slate 40 wed Saturday at producer William Dozier's home after obtaining a license on Wednesday.
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Tammy
Los Angeles
UPI
Tammy Grimes
Molly Brown
Jeremy Slate
William Dozier
Miss Grimes
Slate
Senate Approves Farm Disaster Aid After Protests
The Senate passed a bill to aid farmers unable to plant due to natural disasters. It includes a $10,000 federal payment cap per farmer and allows planting alternate crops like soybeans when floods or disasters prevent original crops from being planted or destroyed. The measure, supported after lengthy debate and four hours of votes, cleared 56 to 10.
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Washington
Senate
Federal Treasury
Ross Bass
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