School Board Race Shaping Up in Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish voters face a developing school board race with incumbents in wards two, three, and five challenged. Four new candidates filed for wards three and five, while ward one’s Charles G. Drennan runs unopposed. Incumbents McVay and Zeagler seek re election in ward three, and ward five sees a four way fight for two seats. Warren E Palmer faces Marie Evelyn Ramsey in ward two. Zengler plans re election but had not filed by 9:30 this morning. Candidates file with local party leaders. Parish board elects one third every six years.
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Oquachita’s Parish
Ward One
Charles G. Drennan
Henry Hammonds
Charles Frank Pizarro Jr
Fred McVay
Everett Zeagler
Ward Five
Cline Averett Sr
William Lane Stovall
A. P. Burkett
W. J. Pleasant
Warren E
Tom) Palmer
Marie Evelyn Ramsey
Zengler
Ouachita Parish
Oualchita Parish
Democratic Executive Committee
Burt Sperry
Thomas Hayes
Parish
Paris Air France crash near Orly in summer blaze
A four engine Air France jet crashed after takeoff from Orly Field in bright summer weather. Pilot Captain Roland Hoche attempted a emergency stop as engine trouble developed. The plane struck homes at Villeneuve le Roi, with fuel tanks exploding and residents hearing flames and a wreckage search for the flight data recorder.
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Roland Hoche
Air France
Villeneuve le Roi
Robert Metternich
Paris
Orly Field
W L Bonnette Retired Ward 8 Farmer Dies
William Leon Bonnette 68 died after a seven day illness in a local hospital. He lived in Ward 8 and was a retired farmer. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Walnut Grove Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery under Hixson Brothers direction. The body lies in state at the funeral home until noon Tuesday. Surviving are widow Dora Bush Bonnette of Ward 8, a son James A. Bonnette of Ruston, two daughters Ber Nice Futch of Eros and Geneva Friday of Minden, a brother Sid Bonnette of West Monroe, a sister Carrie Tolbird of Eros, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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William Leon Bonnette
Ward 8
Walnut Grove Methodist Church
Church
Hixson Brothers
Dora Bush Bonnette
James A. Bonnette
Ruston
Berniece Futch
Eros
Geneve Friday
Minden
Sid Bonnette
West Monroe
Carrie Tolbird
Louisiana Legislature Debates Finances and Segregation Bills
The legislature considers a $60 million bond to cover a deficit as state finances strain. Rep. John Garrett pushes six bills from a segregation committee to direct grants for private segregated schools and a $200,000 monthly aid, plus bills on ballot numbers discipline and birth certificates for marriage licenses.
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Davis
John Garrett
Segregation Committee
Haynesville
State Sovereignty Commission
District Attorney’s Association
Louisiana
Jackson
Garrett
Shelby M. Jackson
Commission
New Orleans
Rockefeller cites family in ingrained Negro education support
Governor Rockefeller defended his stance on Negro affairs as rooted in a multi generation family commitment. He highlighted his grandfather John D. Rockefeller Sr. funding education for African Americans and the General Education Board and noted his father and sister in law support roles with the United Negro College Fund and Spelman College. He disputed charges of political opportunism linked to opposing a federal urban affairs department.
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Atlanta
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Federal Department of Urban Affairs
Robert K. Weaver
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Congress
John M. Bailey
Spelman College
John D. Rockefeller Sr
General Education Board
John D. Jr
United Negro College Fund National Council
Laurance Spelman Rockefeller
Chit Chat Niag Play At Monroe Little Theatre
A summer production based on the famous Scopes trial debuts through a joint sponsorship by Monroe Little Theatre and Northeast Louisiana State College. The collaboration brings a campus and community event highlighting legal history with a period theater approach and local engagement.
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Niag
Monroe Little Theatre
Northeast Louisiana State College
Girl Scout swimming lessons begin at Forsythe and Highland Park pools
Swimming instruction for girl scouts starts Tuesday at Forsythe Park pool and Highland Park Country Club pool. When Parkview Center pool opens, lessons will move there. Forsythe Park classes run 3 4 and 5 p.m. four days weekly. Highland Park sessions are 7 30 a.m. four days weekly.
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Forsythe Park
Highland Park Country Club
Parkview Center
Highland Park Pool
Conviction Of Negroes Voided At Shreveport Bus Station
The Supreme Court, in an unsigned opinion by Justice Harlan, voided the 6 Negroes' convictions for disturbing the peace at a Continental Trailways bus station in Shreveport Louisiana. Justice Frankfurter took no part in the decision, the vote was 7 to 1. Four defendants were arrested after being ordered to move from a white waiting area to a colored room. two others, Dennis and Blake, were arrested later outside the station.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Continental Trailways
Shreveport
Harlan
Justice Frankfurter
Jackson
Miss
David James Dennis
Harry Blake
Political life I act not from opportunism or newly found principles
A fragment quotes a speaker asserting integrity in political life, denying actions are driven by opportunism or merely newly discovered principles. It reflects a stance of principled conduct in public service.
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Aid Bookiet
Gingham
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Kress
Cabana
Cozeez
DeSiard Eastgate
Thur
U.S
Louisville Ave
Rocky
Johnson Bros
Barber & Beauty Supply CO
National Brand Supplies
Catalpa St. Ph. FA
Memphis
Baton Rouge
Greenville
Souther
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