Franks Announces Candidacy for Ward 7 School Board
J T Franks 36, of Ouachita Parish and father of four, enters the Democratic primary for Ward 7 on the Ouachita Parish School Board. He cites a sincere desire to serve, pledges to work with parents and teachers, and notes his roots in West Monroe, church membership, and current employment with Ford Bacon & Davis.
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J. T
Pete) Franks
Ouachita Parish
Franks
Puckett Lake Road
West Monroe
Center Point
Ward 7
Center Point Baptist Church
Ironworkers
Ford Bacon & Davis
Vote On Teacher Pay Bill Sparks Baton Rouge Debate
Legislators clash over a proposed 48.8 million teacher salary package. Senate panel votes 12-3 against the bill amid warnings of school closures and pay cuts, while House Education Committee amendments are defeated 6-9 after a marathon session.
Gibbs Playing Politics Says Sen Adcock
News-Star reports Sen Jamar Adcock of Monroe accuses Rep Lawrence Gibbs of playing politics over teacher pay raises as he backs Gov McKeithen and opposes the Rayburn bill. Gibbs backs a $48.8 million salary schedule, while McKeithen seeks revenue time.
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Baton Rouge
John J. McKeithen
B. B. Rayburn
Bogalusa
Gibbs
Sen. Adcock
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Lawrence Gibbs
Adcock
Senate Finance Committee
House Education Committee
House
McKeithen
Monroe City Bonds Sell at Low Rate for Improvement Plan
Bonds totaling 514 million were sold by Monroe City Council for the 1114 million capital improvement program. The winning bid from Chemical Bank and New York Trust Company offered 3.6151184 percent interest, with total interest about 3,755,385 and a premium of 3,365. The sale drew the largest bid pool to date, with broad participation from major houses. City officials expect faster project progress and plan to bid on city hall auditorium work in Sept or Oct, with construction already underway on an airport terminal and sewage treatment plant.
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Monroe
Chemical Bank and
New York Trust Company and Associates
Howard
Harold Judell
New Orleans
M. J. Cook
New York
Robert H. Evans
Evans
Romney Seeks Clear Choice in GOP Race After Nixon Push
In Cleveland at the Governors Conference Gov. George Romney of Michigan said Richard Nixon urged him to offer a clear choice between moderate Republicans and Barry Goldwater for the GOP nomination. Romney noted several other governors are urging him to run.
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Cleveland
Ohio
George Romney
Michigan
Richard M. Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Romney
Nixon
Senate OKs Jury Trial Amendment Civil rights bill vote progress
The Senate approved a jury trial amendment to the civil rights bill by a 56 to 40 vote and defeated a bid to strike government financed desegregation training provisions. Morton’s amendment guarantees jury trials in most criminal contempts, while Hickenlooper sought to drop training and funding sections estimated at about 10 million dollars yearly. Ribicoff defended the training programs as modest and necessary. Adoption of the amendment signaled a political shift ahead of debate limits on Wednesday.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
U.S. Office of Education
Hickenlooper
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Morton
Army Sgt Hines Jr Assigned to Vietnam Radio Teletype Duty
Army Sergeant Talmage L Hines Jr has been assigned to the U S Army Support Command Vietnam on May 14 as a radio teletype operator. He entered the Army in December 1961 and is from West Monroe where his parents live at 314 Smith Street. He is a 1958 West Monroe High School graduate.
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Army
Talmage L. Hines Jr
Carol
George Breese Manor
Monroe
U. S. Army Support Command
Vietnam
Hines
Smith St
West Monroe
West Monroe High School
Johnson Fortune Set At 9 Million While In Office
Washington report says President Johnson and family are among the wealthiest to occupy the White House with holdings estimated at 9 million dollars. The Star notes investments in television and radio stations, land, banks and stocks and cites a FCC ruling that could boost value.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Washington Evening Star
John Barron
Federal Communications Commission
Senate
Politico Aftermath: Arias Shot by Associate in Panama
AP reports Panama scene as Robert Arias survives initial shooting by a disgruntled party insider. Police hunt the assailant while Arias’s wife Dame Margot Fonteyn plans to fly to his bedside from Bath England. She aims to return by Saturday for Bath festival performances after last meeting him three weeks ago.
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Panama
Robert Arias
Arias
Margot Fonteyn
Bath
England
Winnfield Man Dies In Crash
A Route Goldonna man, 34-year-old Robert L. Wade, died instantly in a one car crash on U S Highway 167 eight miles south of Winnfield Monday night. Wade, driving a 1958 sedan, lost control on a downhill curve, traveled 308 feet, and struck a pine tree. The car was demolished and Southern Funeral Home in Winnfield prepared the remains. funeral arrangements were incomplete at 7 a.m.
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Winnfield
U.S. Hwy
Goldonna
Robert L. Wade
Wade
Southern Funeral Home
Partly Cloudy Skies Forecast For The Week
Partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures with little rain are forecast today and Wednesday. Southerly winds of five to 15 mph with stronger gusts. Highs near 88 to 94 and lows around 68 to 72. Monroe reached 92 with a 69 overnight. A weak cold front may push through northern areas late Thursday bringing a few thundershowers Thursday or Friday.
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Monroe
Johnstown flood of 1889 kills 2200 people
The May 31 1889 flood in Johnstown Pennsylvania killed about 2200 people, per the World Almanac.
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Johnstown
Montana Floods Sweep Dams and Bridges Away
Eight people are dead and at least seventy missing as Montana endures its worst flood. Four earthen dams and twenty five bridges were destroyed while towns including Valier Chateau Browning and Dupuyer suffered heavy damage. Air Force helicopters aided rescues and Governor Manning urged federal disaster status.
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Great Falls
Mont
Montana
Walier
Birch Creek
Loud Complaints In Hotel Lobbies
New York midtown hotels are jammed with reservations and many guests are turned away despite loud complaints. Hotels cite World’s Fair visitors lingering after reservations expire, summer tourists, and thousands of convention delegates with families as causes. The second week in June brings peak out of town buyers and more accompanying relatives.
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New York
Beaverbrook dies at 85 in London suburb home
London AP reports Lord Beaverbrook, Canadian born newspaper magnate, died suddenly at his Cherkley Beaverbrook home outside London. He would have turned 85 on May 25.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
Cherkley
Beaverbrook
Fleet Street
Chuckle Conceit Described as Bizarre Contagion
A quirky riddle in today’s page defines a form of disease that makes everyone sick except the person who has it. The item playfully treats the concept as a paradoxical condition, tying humor to a medical metaphor without naming real-world illnesses or individuals.
Asking for Help With Classified Pets in Want Ad Dept
Call FA 2 516 and ask for the Want Ad Department for help selling buying or giving away extra pets around your home.
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Philadelphia
J.T
J. T. Franks
Sam Hanna
Hardhitting
Mc.Keithen
Gordon Causey
Tangipahoa Parish
Louisiana
Lantz Womack
Winnsboro
Rayburn
Jamar W. Adcock
MacKeithen
Dudley LeBlanc
Abbeville
Dudley
Tidelands
Charles Barham
Ruston
Barham
C. E
Cap) Barham
Ence
Augusta
News-Star Legislative Bureau
Frances Phillips
W. L.jack Howard
Twin City
The
Star
Johnsons
Politico
Bruce Milne
Valier
Air Force
Chateau
Browning
Dupuyer
Blackfeet
Glacier National Park
Great Northern Railroad
Helena
Dave Manning
Col. Howard
A. McKinney
Maj
Larry Kitcheloe
Bulletins
Parkersburg
W. Va
Jefferson City, Mo
E. V. Nash
Missouri Penitentiary
Tuscaloosa, al
Spy
Kansas City, Kan
George John Gessner
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