Virtuoso Heifetz Leads Smog Fight With Electric Car
Beverly Hills violinist Jascha Heifetz has embraced the smog crusade and funded an electric car project with Cortok Link. The car, built in Studio City, runs on 12 batteries, needs recharging after 40 to 50 miles, and can reach 60 mph on straightaways. Heifetz hopes others will adopt electric autos to reduce pollution.
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Jascha Heifetz
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Calif
Heifetz
Los Angeles Plain
University of Southern California
L. M
Bud” Cohn
Cortok Link Engineering
Studio City
Teries
Renault
Parish Residence Burned Thursday in West Monroe
A severe fire damaged the Charles Brinson home on Rabun road near West Monroe. Fire Chief Homer Massingill said origin was undetermined but likely started in the hall near the bathroom. The house was nearly destroyed when units arrived at 3 45 p.m. No injuries were reported as Brinson was not home.
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Charles Brinson
Rabun Road
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Homer Massingill
Highway 80
Highway 15
Farmerville
Brinson
McKeithen Opposes DA Pay Raise Suspension Move
Governor McKeithen urges the Louisiana House to suspend district attorney pay raises via a Senate resolution. Debate centers on passage before adjournment, with talk of a veto if approved. The measure would halt $597,000 in judicial hikes, amid House pressure and party tension.
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News-Star Legislative Service
Baton Rouge
Louisiana House Today
John McKeithen
House
McKeithen
Adcock
Sen
B. B
Rayburn
Bogalusa
Cecil Blair
Alexandria
Senate
D.a.’S
Charity Hospital
New Orleans
Recreation Now is Big Business
Recreation has become a major industry as millions seek outdoor escapes. The piece cites eight million boat owners and hundreds of millions spent on gear, with Ford projecting forty billion dollars for Americans to frolic in fresh air. It notes campers now expect running water and electricity and highlights marketing push for camper bodies and versatile station wagons.
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America
Ford Almanac
Ford Motor Co
United States
Ford
Rivers Ford of Monroe Wins Ford Distinguished Award
Rivers Ford of Monroe is named one of the nation’s outstanding Ford dealerships and will receive Ford Motor Company’s Distinguished Achievement Award. G B MacKenzie, Ford Division sales manager, announced the honor in a letter to James H Rivers, president of Rivers Ford, praising progressive management modern sales and service facilities sound merchandising practices and ongoing commitment to Ford owners.
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Rivers Ford
Monroe
Ford Motor Company
G. B. MacKenzie
Ford Division
James H. Rivers
Ford
D A Pay Raise Program Sparks Budget Tensions
The civil service pay recommendations face suspension as McKeithen objects to a nearly $600,000 increase. He supported the D A pay raise proposal but warns it will throw the already precarious budget out of balance.
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McKeithen
D.A
Nine Area Men Enlist in May With Marines
Marines enlist nine area men for May. Enlistees include Willie Thomas James Mathis Lawrence Beard and Jimmy Kimball of Monroe Paul Peoples and Eddy Cropprue of West Monroe Luther Ulmer Winnsboro James Burns Rayville and Larry Vickery Lake Providence. Monroe recruiting office to close Friday for conference in Alexandria.
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Jack Antley
U.S. Marine Corps
Monroe
Willie Thomas
James Mathis
Lawrence Beard
Jimmy Kimball
Paul Peoples
Eddy Cropprue
West Monroe
Luther Ulmer
Winnsboro
James Burns
Rayville
Larry Vickery
Lake Providence
Cadeville Lodge States Meeting At Cadeville Lodge Hall
Cadeville Lodge 229, F and AM, holds its regular communication Saturday at 7 30 p m in the Cadeville Lodge Hall Master Mason Connie Young invites all Master Masons to attend In 1924 Congress conferred citizenship upon all American Indians.
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Cadeville Lodge
F & AM
Connie Young
Young
U.S. Congress
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