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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1963
Page
11
Chambers of Commerce delegations seek broad support for Senate Bill 40 to empower parishes towns and municipalities with development authority. Local lawmakers assistant to coordinate matches with state officials and spur regional growth.
Televison schedules published as a reader courtesy. newspaper not responsible for any inaccuracies in station supplied listings.
A listing of broadcast days across Louisiana stations from KTRY in West Monroe to KNOE in Monroe shows sign on times from 4:55 to 6:30 a.m. and late-evening sign offs. Programs include farm reports, market quotes, forestry and sports corners, and music varied with NBC world news wrapups and Morgan Beatty segments.
The bill won Senate approval 32 to 2 Monday night and heads to the House. Ouachita Senator Jamar Adcock sponsored it as a step to join industrial foundations. Monroe Chamber leaders praised wide regional support and expect backing to promote industry and attract new business. A 13 parish North Louisiana Industrial Organization is planned, with a similar group for South Louisiana.
The West Monroe Chamber of Commerce legislative committee endorsed the Unpledged Electors Bill in the Louisiana Legislature. Chamber Manager Eugene Smith plans a board poll by 3 p.m. and a news release today. The bill, likely to reach the Senate vote Wednesday, lets voters pick individual electors.
Judge Jesse Heard imposes a five year term in Angola on Billy Ray Reppond for two counts of forgery. Other defendants remanded include J A Mabry for six counts of theft, Charles Maurice Vassell for simple burglary and auto theft, Alford M Debakey not guilty by reason of insanity on one theft count, Sam Lorines set for January 7 1964 trial on theft, Lee Ruther Hopkins pleads simple burglary at the Negro American Legion Building, with a related count nolle pressed, and Bill Eliott Windsor remanded for simple burglary at the Booker T Washington School.
The Supreme Court ruled that a group of Negroes alleging segregation need not exhaust state remedies before seeking federal relief. The Illinois case could, if broadly applied, bypass Southern state procedures delaying desegregation. Negro leaders say state laws aim to delay or defeat integration.
A fourth district misdemeanor session presided by Judge Mack E Barham handled 81 cases with 49 nolle prossed. Most were minor traffic infractions while five DUI cases went to trial. several defendants set for Sept 6 and two fined for speeding. A warrant was ordered for Billy Ray Williams who failed to appear on a reckless driving charge.
Judge Jesse Heard overruled Calvin Gullette Jr. s motion for a new trial in Sterlington. Gullette, 35, was convicted in May for attempted aggravated rape of a juvenile by a 12 member jury, with another count for crime against nature set for January 6, 1964.
Federal Judge Seybourn H Lynne ruled that Birmingham plaintiffs seeking a sweeping desegregation injunction had not exhausted remedies under a 1956 state statute giving boards broad pupil placement powers. He denied the injunction but warned officials to prepare a desegregation plan if they do not apply pupil placement procedures. The Illinois suit, under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, faced dismissal by lower courts for not using state administrative procedures.
Governor Nelson A Rockefeller in Albany said he remains a potential candidate for the Republican nomination next year and rejected the idea his recent remarriage hurts his prospects.
A large black Bentley convertible rolled through Oxford with a driver and two police dogs wearing goggles on Monday, drawing attention from bystanders and prompting curiosity about the unusual scene.
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