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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1967
Page
7
Two youths from Minden locate a laundry bag in the Dorcheat Bayou overflow canal near Minden containing stocks deeds and other papers from a Hermitage Arkansas bank burglary. Sheriff says no cash from the $17,000 theft was found.
Baton Rouge Louisiana teachers urge the U S commissioner of education to apply federal desegregation guidelines uniformly nationwide. A Louisiana Teachers Association resolution to NEA convention cites potential adverse effects on students and teachers and risks to teacher recruitment and retention.
The Senate sent to Gov. McKeithen a bill barring state board members from conducting business while serving, with no criminal penalty for violations. The measure aims to tighten ethics rules for officials and workers as lawmakers approved it 35 to 0.
Mrs L Simmons 69 of 3107 S Grand St Monroe died early today at St Francis Hospital after a short illness Funeral services under Mulhearn Funeral Home pending and set for Wednesday Rev Wayne Gray to officiate She was a Mississippi native charter member of Covenant Presbyterian Church She is survived by two daughters Marion Simmons and Mrs William H Turner two brothers Frank Love and W M Love and one grandson
Israeli air raids returned this morning with four jets hitting front-line positions as Syrian artillery pounded the frontier. Syria said two Israeli planes were shot down, bringing total destroyed since Monday to 55, while Arab guerrilla forces claimed strikes in Israel near Kvaar Jeladi and near Afula. Mecca Radio said Saudi troops were being reinforced in Jordan.
Voters in Caddo Parish and Shreveport cast ballots to approve two 0.5 cent sales tax requests. The city seeks revenue alongside the parish school board, both aiming to fund services and programs with the new tax.
Baton Rouge lawmakers avert a district attorney pay raise clash by agreeing to delay boosts for a year, with 22 DAs including Albin Lassiter present to press for raises. Senate concurrent resolution suspends all pay increases this session, while Gov McKeithen pledges funding by the next regular session.
The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled the Ethics Commission constitutional and with authority to investigate elected officials and state employees, applying the Code of Ethics to private firms doing business with the state. The decision reversed lower court rulings and upheld the commission’s actions involving per diem payments to State Rep. Lantz Womack. In a second ruling, the court also said the ethics code applies to Kane Jr., Baton Rouge office supply owner cited for improper payments to a state official.
The Monroe-Ouachita Regional Planning Commission approved two map amendments and three zoning ordinance changes. Amendments extend a B-5 district into Layton Avenue area, create a B-3 district at 4800 and 4900 DeSiard, and adjust minimum lot sizes and building site rules. The body also granted site plan approval for a Makedonia Seventh Day Adventist Church project with parking limits.
Rep Steven Dupuis of St Landry Parish mailed hundreds of copies of a bipartisan resolution urging state and local agencies to take immediate and forceful action to reduce highway accidents. The measure, passed unanimously, aims to lower auto insurance rates in 1968 by promoting safety and stricter enforcement across parishes. Co authors include Joseph Coreil Bert Adams Thomas A Early Jr and Benny G Christian.
The Weather Bureau forecasts a slow rise of about six inches in the Oconee River today though gauges are unreadable amid heavy rainfall. Athens suffered 9.93 inches of rain, leaving 28 families homeless and more than 1 million dollars in damage. Trailers and homes along Trail Creek were hit hardest, with at least one trailer destroyed.
The measure aligns state salary limits with that of Court of Appeals judges. Deputy Registrars of Voters see raises from 1200 to 3600 in Catahoula Parish, 3000 to 3600 in Webster Parish, 3600 to 4800 in Rapides. Election Commissioners rise from 12.50 20 a day to 20 30 a day depending on votes cast. Awaiting final Senate vote.
A Picasso painting titled La Belle Hollandaise valued at 224000 dollars was stolen from an art gallery in Brisbane on Monday. Police investigate the theft as gallery security reviews footage and staff accounts.
The board approved moving Calvary Temple Baptist Church from 1600 Hudson Lane to 1715 Canary St with seating limited to 30 to satisfy parking zoning requirements. The applicant was Rev Solomon Johnson, pastor, and the group also reviewed the 6th Street and Peters Street site plan with Louise Whaley listed as applicant.
Police report thieves forced open a gallery window in Queensland stealing the state’s most valuable painting. The work was insured for 156800 dollars.
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