Overabundance Of Courts Problem Of Mississippi
The Mississippi Economics Council lists too many justice of the peace courts as a top problem and urges repeal of Constitution section 171. The MEC also proposes ten progress measures including centralized tax collection, a legislative council, reduced state income tax with higher industrial tax, a unified road district system, and clearer land ownership and workmen compensation rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
Mississippi Economics Council
MEC
State Chamber of Commerce
Justice of the Peace
New Agency On Urban Agriculture Debated In Congress
A House Government Operations subcommittee discussed creating a new Department of Urban Agriculture led by Rep. Martha Griffiths. Critics questioned its impact on farmers and city life, while supporters argued cities face housing, water, and sewage crises and need federal help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House
Department of Urbiculture
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Martha W. Griffiths
D-Mich
Brown
Albert Rains
D-Ala
Agriculture Department
Griffith
Congress
Arciculture
Dante Fascell
D-Fla
Griffiths
Carrick Products to Move Operations from Michigan
Carrick Products Co an auto parts firm with about 200 workers will relocate from Michigan to Greenville Mississippi for better wage and tax conditions. The move begins in September with offered transfers at Greenville wage rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Oak
Mich
Carrick Products Co
Michigan
Mississippi
John D. Scofield
Carrick Products
Greenville
Miss
Scofield
Rayville Woman Hurt In Rear-Impact Crash
A Rayville woman, 57 year old Mrs Mitie Duckworth, sustained slight injuries when the car she rode in was rear-ended by a truck at the Louisville avenue and North Sixth street intersection around 2 30 p m The auto driver, Fred P Duckworth 59 of Rayville, was not charged The truck driver was Julius A Gregg s 42 of Monroe who said brake failure caused the collision. No charges filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayville
Mittie Duckworth
Louisville Avenue
North Sixth Street
Fred P. Duckworth
Julius A. Gregg
Renwick Street
Monroe
Greggs
Senate votes vast farm fund to back crop programs
The Senate approved a 412 billion dollar farm bill by a 74 to 10 vote to fund government farm programs for the next year starting July 1. It goes to the House where conferees will be named to resolve differences. Senator Stennis dropped a bid to ease a 50000 dollar cap on price support loans per farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Senate House
John Stennis
D-Miss
Water resource demands to expand, says Army chief
Maj. Gen. E. C. Itschner, Army Engineers chief, told the Mississippi Rivers and Harbors Assn that water demands will grow greatly in consumption and transportation. He cited progress on Yazoo Basin, Gulf ports, and flood control, and said feasibility of the Tennessee Tombigbee waterway will be studied. Emmett Haining was elected president of the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
E. C. Itschner
Army Engineers
Itschner
Mississippi Rivers and Harbors Assn
Yazoo Basin
Gulf and Mississippi River
Tennessee River
Gulf of Mexico
Mobile
Ala
Tombigbee River
Mississippi
Alabama
Emmett Haining
Vicksburg
Edward A. Khayat
Moss Point
Royal Wedding Set July 2nd
The wedding of Prince Albert of Belgium and Italian Princess Paola Ruffo di Calabria will be July 2 in Brussels. A civil ceremony precedes a Roman Catholic service at the Cathedral of St. Michel and St. Gudule. Vatican plans were dropped after Socialist objections over Belgian civil ceremony requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Albert of
Belgium
Paola Ruffo di Calabria
St. Michel and
St. Gudule
St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican City
John XXIII
Woman Held For Orleans Robbery
In Birmingham, 54 year old Emma Jane Ratliff of Ensley was arrested on charges of receiving and concealing part of the loot from the New Orleans Progressive Bank robbery. Bank branch on Lakeview Canal Street was robbed May 26 of 15 490. Charles Bradley Langford was arrested in New Orleans and pled guilty. Alfred James Ratliff and his wife also face charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
New Orleans
Clarence M. Kelley
FBI
Emma Jane Ratliff
Ensley
Lakeview-Canal Street
Progressive Bank
Kelley
Charles Bradley Langford
Alfred James Ratliff
Explosion Deaths Reduced To Ten In Pennsylvania
Police in Pottsville said ten people are dead and fifteen injured after Tuesday’s propane truck blast on a busy eastern Pennsylvania highway. Investigators linked parts of a body to a man identified by a monogrammed cigarette lighter. the previously unidentified head matched D. Ray Erb of Pottstown, Pennsylvania.
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Pottsville, Pa
Pennsylvania
Here
D. Ray Erb
Pottstown
Wells staked for five new wildcats in Louisiana parishes
The Monroe district office of the state department of conservation reports five new wildcat locations in Concordia Catahoula Franklin and Grant parishes. Wells by R A Campbell Dale Wentworth Cotton-Reeves Justiss Albritton N G Lee Swope and others target depths from 2 000 to 7 200 feet with drill plans in Concordia Catahoula Franklin and Grant parishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
State Department of Conservation, Mineral Division
Concordia Parish
Catahoula
Franklin
Grant Parishes
Duncan
Cook
R. A. Campbell-Dale
E. C. Wentworth
Catahoula Parish
C. C. Steinberger Jr
N. G. Lee
Franklin Parish
Grant Parish
McDowell and Cook
Louisiana
Swope No. 1
Miami robbery victim heads home on National Airlines flight
Mrs. Marilyn Kay Thal of Miami, who was robbed of over one million Cuban pesos in Mexico and deported, left for home on National Airlines Flight 808 with friend Karl Boyeff and her husband Sidney. Also deported was Dr. Nathaniel Ostroff connected to the case. Sidney traveled as a tourist. The pesos, worth a dollar in Cuba, fetch only 33 cents on the Mexican black market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
UPI
Marilyn Kay Thal
Miami
Fla
Mexico
National Air Lines
Karl Boyeff
Tampa
Thal
Cuba
Nathaniel Ostroff
Gulf Coast Commuters Face Higher Train Fares
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad plans rate hikes for New Orleans to Gulf Coast commuter trains. New 10 ride tickets up about 40 percent, 46 and 54 trip books over 100 percent, effective July 6 pending ICC review after a prior protest and possible suspension. The ICC recently allowed discontinuance of the Pass Christian to Ocean Springs run but cited continued need for New Orleans Pass Christian service.
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Washington
Louisville & Nashville
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
L&n
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Ocean Springs
Miss
Pass Christian
West Monroe hospital bonds to be signed in July
Judge Jesse Heard announced that bonds for the new Ward 5 hospital in West Monroe will be distributed early in July. Bonds have been shipped to local officials for signatures. Architects expect plans soon and construction won’t start until next spring. Fred Bennett serves as hospital board vice chairman.
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Ward 5
West Monroe
Jesse Heard
Heard
G. T. Gallaspy
Ouachita Parish
Fred Bennett
Hospital
Hearing Set On Alford Election
A public hearing was scheduled today as a preliminary ballot-checking mission into the election of Rep. Dale Alford. The House Elections subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Robert T. Ashmore, invited Alford, former Rep. Brooks Hays, and Little Rock publisher John Wells to testify at the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dale Alford
D-Ark
Arkansas
House
Robert T. Ashmore
DSC
Alford
Brooks Hays
John Wells
Little Rock
Thals Flight Escape Raises Hush In Mexico City Visit
A flight from Mexico City arrived Wednesday night with Mr and Mrs Thal and two children slipping away from reporters. Thal used a wheelchair for display but boarded the plane without one later. The couple spent the night in a hotel and left separately to hide identities. Mrs Thal denied being Mrs Thal when a reporter questioned her.
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Mexico City
Thal
Boyeff
Real Estate Transfers in Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court
A compiled list shows multiple parcels sold within Ouachita Parish. Transfers include buyers such as Mrs. Bernice Ford Dover, Daniel Walker, Community Homes Inc., Carson Homes Inc., and numerous individuals for properties in Kingston subdivision, New Natchitoches Road subdivision, North Monroe addition, Pargoud Place, Highland Park, and other local subdivisions with prices ranging from 450 to 20 000 dollars and including mortgage commitments.
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Ouachita Parish
Pearl K. Russ
Bernice Ford Dover
Kingston's
Jerald D. Osbonetux
Daniel Walker
Natchitoches Road
Donald R. Thames
Community Homes, Inc
North Monroe
Carson Homes, Inc
Gerald F. Bridges
A. Lee Booth
George Elmer Williams
Lillian V. Williams
Kiroli Woods
C. C. Jimison
Lonnie Blake
Splane Place
Lloyd Rex Harmon
Roy Anderson
Helen Cole Labuoisse
William Lindsey Husted, Jr
Pargoud Place
Katherine Morrison Oliver
Richard Allan Kutner
Louie T. Netherland
Ruth Davis Smith
George W. Conley
Renwick
Greater Monroe Homes Inc
Helen Knighten
Greater Monroe Home, Inc
Terminal Heights
Mack Ferrington
Jack S. James
Louis M. Shaw
J. S. James Construction Company
Walter M. Stokes, Jr
W. Aubrey Skinner, Sr
Highland Park
Tony Marsaliet
Olivia Lawson Hughes
McEnery
Lee Avenue
Chet Coronado
Township 17
Robert G. Harmon
William T. McBroom
Gerald F. Bridges Etux
Durlog Woods
Deborah Ann Hill Herrick
C. Scott Yeager, Jr
Breard Place
Fred McCarty
Wesley H. McCarty
Edward Houston Lyons, Jr
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