Majority Of Youths Rate Johnson Very Good
A Gilbert Youth Research survey of 1155 teens finds 64 percent rate Lyndon B. Johnson as good and 29.5 percent as poor, with 5 percent calling him great. Boys lean more extreme than girls, and many praise his handling of Vietnam while criticism focuses on poverty programs and foreign aid. Quotes from teens in several states illustrate mixed views and concern over war and policy.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Viet Nam
Johnson
Kennedy
Jfk
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Beverly Cohen
Oceanside
N.Y
Sharon Ackerman
Sadorus
Ill
Bernard Hammer
Passaic
Terry Scott Case
Monroe
Mich
Carl Brummitt
Miami
Fla
Carl
le Sueur
Minn
Mary Doherty
Steve Matthiesen
Baltimore
Doris Ruhle
Dumont
N.J
Sharon Knorr
Phoenix
Ariz
Jane Zemp
Jefferson City
Honolulu
Hawaii
Frank Toyama
Creation Of Schools For Retarded Set Creation Of Schools For Retarded Set
BATON ROUGE Louisiana The House will vote next week on amendments to expand legislation creating schools for mentally retarded children. The Senate amended the House bill doubling bonding power to two million dollars and added a Belle Chasse school to receive funds. The Iota school near Crowley remains funded at up to one million dollars, and the Belle Chasse project is to open in November once enough money is available. Each school is capped at one million dollars.
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Baton Rouge
UPS
House
Senate
Iota
Crowley
Funeral Today for Baldwin Youth in One Car Crash
Funeral services for Benjamin Colvin, 16, son of Mr and Mrs Kent Colvin of Baldwin Missouri and former Ruston resident, were set for 3 p m at Dubach Baptist Church with Rev D A Doughty officiating. Burial followed in Unionville Cemetery near Dubach under Kilpatrick Funeral Home direction. The youth died Wednesday in a one car crash at Baldwin.
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Ruston
Benjamin Colvin
Kent Colvin
Baldwin
Dubach Baptist Church
D. A. Doughty
Unionville
Dubach
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Esoterica cream promises younger looking skin claim
Weathered brown spots on the hands and face signal aging. Esoterica medicated cream claims to break up pigment masses, whiten and soften skin on hands, face, neck and arms. Priced at $2.00 and sold at Waloreen counters with Esoterica Soap also marketed for blemish clearing and dryness relief.
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Waloreen
House Prepares Vote On Record State Budget
Baton Rouge AP reports the Louisiana House will vote next Tuesday on Gov John McKeithens record 1.049 billion state budget after Appropriations Committee approval which added 2.1 million to the original bill. The budget blends federal and state funds for the new fiscal year beginning July 1.
Overtime Pay Bill In Works In Louisiana Senate
Senator W. D. Folkes plans to push a bill granting state workers overtime pay for hours over 40 per week. He moved the House passed measure back to the Senate calendar at the request of Sen. Jamar Adcock as a Monday vote nears.
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Baton Rouge, la
UPI
W. D. Folkes
Senate
Folkes
House
Sen
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Levee Funds Boosted in New Orleans Hurricane Plan
The bill designates a major portion of the increase, about $1 million, for hurricane protection levees in the Greater New Orleans area.
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New Orleans
Parts Peddlers Would Post Bond If Bill Passes
Transient auto parts peddlers in Louisiana could face a 200 license fee to sell wares if a bill passes the Senate and is signed by Gov. John J. McKeithen. The House approved 55 to 38 amid opposition from Rep Risley Triche who warned it targets small operators. Support came from Rep Delos H. Mongan who argued it curbs out of state sellers not paying taxes.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Louisiana
House
Senate
John J. McKeithen
Risley ‘Triche
Assumption Parish
Triche
Delos H. Mongan
East Feliciana Parish
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