Baton Rouge Opens Nuclear Attack Planning Project
Louisiana Office of Emergency Planning convenes in Baton Rouge to organize state resources for nuclear attack or natural disaster. over 60 agency heads and industry reps hear John Cosgrove of OFP discuss emergency management to shield food, water, health, economy, manpower, transport, energy and production. Governor McKeithen formed OEP after Hurricane Hilda to provide long term recovery guidance beyond civil defense.
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Baton Rouge
UPT
Louisiana Office of Emergency Planning
OEP
John Cosgrove
Nations Ofp
Leon Gary
Louisiana Oep
Louisiana
McKeithen
Banquet Honors New And Old City Administrations
A joint Bastrop banquet at the Kraft Room of the Louisiana Hotel honored the outgoing City of Bastrop administration and the incoming leaders. Mayor Jimmy Holt highlighted the $1 million sewer expansion with two oxidation ponds, the creation of a first class street on the South Marable Extension, debt relief, bond millage reductions, and fire protection district progress. New Mayor John Tully acknowledged Holt’s cooperation as he begins his term. Howard Yates received a school board service certificate, while Holt, Inar Perry, and Harry Fox were awarded silver cups. Five new council members—Billy Hayman, John Croft, Charles Patrick, Jerald Summerville, and John Bond—were present and ready to assume duties July 1.
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Bastrop
South Marable
North Washington
John Tully
Holt
Tully
Howard Yates
Morehouse Parish
Inar Perry
Harry Fox
Doris Mallory
Perry and Fox
Mercer King
Bastrop Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Chamber
Billy Hayman
John Croft
Charles Patrick
Jerald Summerville
John Bond
Hospital Tax Is Continued In Lake Providence Vote
In Lake Providence voters approved continuing the one mill hospital maintenance tax with 124 in favor and 15 against. The East Carroll General Hospital board met to publish returns, showing property evaluation of 992,965 for the issue and 65,900 against.
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Lake Providence
East Carroll General Hospital Board
Striking Inmates Return To Work At Louisiana Penitentiary
Louisiana State Penitentiary warden J Wayne Allgood said 65 inmates who struck on Saturday returned to work on Wednesday. They are in isolation during spare time until they accept the prison administration's authority.
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Baton Rouge
Upt
Louisiana State Penitentiary
J Wayne Allgood
Wayne Allgood
Allgood
Habeas Corpus Hearing Set Tuesday In Bogalusa Slaying
In Bogalusa Louisiana a judge will hear a habeas corpus request for Ernest B McElveen the white suspect in the slaying of deputy Oneal Moore a Black officer killed near Varnado June 2 Moore was buried in a storm battered ceremony as police and community leaders described the tense racial climate surrounding desegregation efforts The hearing was requested by Ossie B Brown a Baton Rouge lawyer with the Franklin ton Washington Parish proceeding noting the detained man’s rights and need to show cause for custody
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Bogalusa
Ernest B McElveen
Oneal Moore
Creed Rogers
Varnado
Rogers
Ossie B. Brown
Baton Rouge
Jim Warren Richardson
Franklinton
Washington Parish
McElveen
Moore
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church
John McKeithen
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
National Council of Churches
Dorman Crowe
Crowe
Prisoners Suits To Be Filed In District Court
Baton Rouge UPI Sylvia Roberts said 28 suits against the state on behalf of inmates at East Louisiana State Hospital would be filed in district court next month. The attorney, legal counsel for 130 of the 340 patients, won legislative permission to file the suits and met with the East Feliciana Grand Jury to discuss the action. She said the cases allege negligent treatment and aim to highlight the colony's lack of professional staff. Roberts plans more suits, seeking about 2.8 million dollars in damages.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Sylvia Roberts
East Louisiana State Hospital
Miss Roberts
East Feliciana Parish
Richard Kilbourne
Senior Citizens Club to Offer Special Entertainment
The Senior Citizens Club planned a special entertainment segment during their regular meeting today. The session was slated for 1 30 p.m. at Benoit Recreation Center.
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Senior Citizens Club
Benoit Recreation Center
McKeithen Expected To Sign Measures
Gov. John McKeithen is poised to sign several of the 151 bills on his desk, including the $911 million general appropriations bill and a $140 million bond issue, by Sunday. Leaders deny plans for a fall special session. most action hinges on tide lands revenue discussions and the calendar for bills reaching ten days on his desk.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
Tidelands
39Th Infantry Division
Fort Chaffee
Ark
Louisiana-Arkansas National Guard
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
McKeithen
Shreveport Medical School
Louisiana State University
T-4-L Promises Quick Relief for Athlete’s Foot
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Russell Rowe
Santo Domingo
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
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Dorothy Harkness
Dora Compostella
Zion
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Ua Au Sy Wees
Prince Gardner Billfords
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Hever
van OS
DeSiard
Gibson’s Discount
Discount Center
Gibson's
Lorena
NORGE
Freezer
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Memphis
Tenn
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