Businessmen and Solons Hold Twin Cities Legislative Session
H B Balfour of the West Monroe Chamber led a Saturday meeting at the Holiday Inn in Monroe where businessmen and state legislators discussed proposed bills. Attendees included Sen William D Brown and Reps James L Dennis Lawrence Gibbs and Shady Wall.
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Monroe
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Tax Commission
Board of Review
Eugene Smith
Ward 5
Fifth
Baton Rouge
Twin Cities
Excuses Win Battle of the Bands at Monroe Civic Center
The Excuses won first in the Battle of the Bands at Monroe Civic Center with The Shadow of Your Smile. About 1,900 attended as Tousaint McCall took second and Fabulous Dynamics third. fourteen bands and over 100 professional entertainers participated, with a $500 prize for first. Don Louis spoke for the group, praising the support since formation and the honor of beating North east Louisiana acts.
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McCall
Fabulous Dynamics
The
Musicians’ Association
American Federation of Musicians
Don Louis
Excuses
Louisiana
Local Residents Recognized At State Meeting
At the Ninth Annual Convention of the Louisiana World War I Veterans and Auxiliary in Alexandria, Marion F. Dupont and Lettie Condor of Monroe were honored. Dupont became Senior Vice Commander, Condor received a citation for the local auxiliary’s work. Regional officers were named for the Tenth Region including Mrs. Gilbert Descartes of New Orleans, Elmer Burke of Pineville, and Kate Walford of New Orleans. Jeanne Dupont was appointed assistant chief of staff for the Auxiliary.
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Auniliary
Elmer Burke
Pineville
Kate Walford
New Orleans
Jeanne Dupont
Crime rise spurs 1090 more police for Washington DC
President Johnson asked Congress for 1,090 additional police to curb crime in Washington where crime rose about 45 percent in 12 months and tourism fell sharply. The city faces bus robberies, arson, and rising disorder as demonstrations, notably the Poor People Campaign, unfold near Lincoln Memorial amid tourism declines and calls for deeper city reforms.
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Marvin Goldman
Goldman
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