Firemen pay bill faces Senate clash after House vote
Sen Ja mar Adcock of Monroe vows to defeat the firemen's pay raise if the bill reaches the Senate as House members prepared a second Senate bid after a 52 to 42 defeat. Monroe and West Monroe mayors oppose the measure while labor groups back it.
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Mews-Star Legislative Bureau
Baton Rouge
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Senate
House
J. Luke LeBlanc
Lafayette
Adcock
Ouachita
Lawrence Gibbs
George Wood
Heavy Docket Acted On Here In City Court
Acting Judge W L Crowe presided over Monroe City Court. Ruthie Lee Rogers and Aubrey Lee Bolden of Foster Homes were cleared of aggravated battery. Several defendants were found not guilty of aggravated battery counts. Aubrey Taylor and others faced discharges or penalties for firearms and traffic violations. A mix of fines, not guilty verdicts, and nol pros were handed down across the docket.
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W. L
Bill) Crowe
Monroe
Ruthie Lee Rogers
Aubrey Lee Bolden
Georgia Jensen
Earl Johnson
Medlock St
J. B. Madison
Epps
George Fortner
Adolph Danny Staten
N. 19
Allen F. Freeman Jr
Grammont Street
Tommie Stewart Jr
S. 21St St
George Allen Jr
Grammont
Vincent R. Williams
Foster Homes
Bimerly West
Carroll
Shreveport
Don Oliver
N. 7Th St
Crowe
Mason D. Farmer
College Ave
Billy J. Johnson
Houston
Tex
Felix J. Harris
Rogers
DWI
Steven Mullis
Lola Dr
S. 8Th St
Larry G. Bagwell
Lamery St
Wayne Acree
Natchitoches
West Monroe
Bobby R. Ponzico
Browning
Clifton R. Griffin
Walters
Linda R. White
Rutledge
William J. Lavalle Jr
Mulberry St
Schedule For Ouachita Parish Library Bookmobile Route
The summer bookmobile schedule covers June 3 17 July 1 15 29 and August 12 26 with stops at Chenelre Stoops Penns Grocery Mrs Mary J Lewis Galegey on Camp Road S Hamiltons Grocery Cadeville Grocery Earl Grown Home Joseph Kelly Home J E Phillips Home Earl Gryder Home W M Murray Home Shirley Fowler Albert A Rogers Home L H Hemphill Ward Five stops Good Hope Baptist Church and nearby routes feature names James A Butler Guice Lee Grove subdivision Drive Stiey Cry band Ark City routes show times through 6 to 20 with multiple household deliveries and places listed for the Ouachita Parish Library bookmobile.
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Ouachita Parish
Chenelre Stoops
Penn's
Mary J. Lewis
Joe Kramberg
Galegey
Camp Road
S. Hamilton
L. H. Hemphill Hore
Davis
A. Z. Davis
Ward
Good Hope Baptist Church
Good Hope Road
James A. Butler
Gsice
Guice
Lee Grove
Ives
Arkansasity
Local Chambers To Discuss Bill For Sales Tax
West Monroe Chamber of Commerce directors plan a 9 a.m. Friday meeting to decide on a one cent sales tax bill aimed at supplementing school salaries in the Fifth District. Rep. Lantz Womack of Franklin Parish, author of the proposal, is expected in Monroe Friday June 10 to discuss the measure. A separate Monroe chamber session was planned for 3 p.m. today.
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Washington
Baton Rouge
Adcock
Monroe
W. L. Howard
West Monroe
J. Allan Norris
State
Howard
Ouachita Parish
West Monroe Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber
Sam Henry
Lantz Womack
Franklin Parish
Monroe Chamber
Sara Lewis
Clyde Greer
The
Area Students Given Degrees at SW Louisiana
Four Northeast Louisiana students will receive bachelor degrees at the 63rd annual commencement at the University of Southwestern Louisiana Blackham Coliseum Lafayette Sunday at 7 pm. Golden anniversary certificates will be conferred on 1916 graduates. The area students are John W. Wilson III Bastrop bachelor of science in agriculture Linda Collette Olla bachelor of arts Richard B. Storms Ruston Bachelor of arts Sheryl Lynn Mixon Winnfield bachelor of science in business administration.
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Northeast Louisiana
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Blackham Coliseum
Lafayette
John W. Wilson III
Bastrop
Linda Collette
Olla
Richard B. Storms
Ruston
Sheryl Lynn Mixon
Winnfield
Monroe Mayors Fire Pay Bill Clash With Gibbs
A public dispute erupts between Monroe Mayor W L Howard and Rep Lawrence Gibbs over a firemen's pay bill. Gibbs defends the measure and criticizes mayoral salaries while Howard accuses Gibbs of being a controlled legislator and questions the city funding. The exchange includes allegations about a city hall payroll and a disputed $240,000 pay raise figure.
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Monroe
W. L. Howard
Lawrence Gibbs
George Wood
Howard
Gibbs
Merchants Get Second Chance Bill Advances in Louisiana
Louisiana merchants may gain a boost from 2 percent to 3 percent of sales tax for collection costs. The House Ways and Means Committee approved the measure and sent it to the House floor. It would tap about 2.6 million of state revenue, part of roughly 150 million generated annually.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
The
House Ways and Means Committee
Theft Fine in V. Monroe Court
In West Monroe City Court Judge John McCormick fined Parnell Dumas 300 for simple theft. Billy Knighten had charges of drawing and displaying and discharging a firearm dropped after police said self defense. Wendell Kennedy was acquitted of aggravated battery and fined 200 on simple battery. Others, Huey Smith Cecil Martin Charles Martin and Ernest Green, received smaller fines for battery and reckless driving.
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West Monroe
John McCormick
Parnell Dumas
Coleman
Billy Knighten
Drew St
Knighten
Drew
Knighton
Wendell Kennedy
Brown
Huey L. Smith
Standifer
Cecil E. Martin
Wilson
Charles W. Martin
Ruston
Ernest Green
Powell Ave
Helps Solve 3 Biggest False Teeth Worries and Problems
An advertising piece touts FASTEETH powder for dentures claiming it holds teeth more firmly and comfortably, enables up to 35 percent stronger biting without discomfort, is alkaline with no sour taste, and is available at drug counters.
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ADV
Fines for DWI and traffic offenses listed in Louisiana and Texas
The report records multiple drivers facing fines for DWI and related offenses. Gloria Longlinall of Jackson Mississippi was fined 300 dollars. William H. Owens of Ruston 325 dollars for DWI and reckless driving. Roy K Adams of Conroe Texas 375 dollars for DWI and no license. Additional fines noted include Robert Larkin 15 dollars, Jimmie D Alfred 10 dollars, Earnest King 10 dollars for speeding and minor violations.
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Gloria Longlinall
Jackson
Miss
William H. Owens
Ruston
Roy K. Adams
Conroe
Tex
Robert Larkin
Emerson
Jimmie D. Alfred
Rt. 3
Box 313
West Monroe
Earnest King
Fairlane
Record heat tops 101 degrees in Texas and Arizona
The UPI report notes the highest temperatures on Wednesday to the U.S. Weather Bureau excluding Alaska and Hawaii reached 101 degrees in Presidio Texas and Phoenix Arizona. The lowest did not drop below 27 at Oakland California.
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New York
Monroe Mayor Pushes Pay Bill For Firemen
The Monroe mayor urged Reps. Wood and Gibbs via telegram to join him on KNOE-TV for a weekend program to explain House Bill 80 proposed raise in firemen base pay from 300 to 400 dollars monthly with a 2 percent annual increase.
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Monroe
George Wood
Lawrence Gibbs
W. L. Howard
Knoe-Tv
Ouachita Parish
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