Monroe Council Attacks Private Utility Power in State
The Monroe City Council denounces private utilities as a major monopoly and opposes HB 778. They warn the bill would limit municipal independence, raise costs, and hinder annexation and service funding while targeting expropriation rules and future earnings payments. City officials name several impacted towns and urge resistance.
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Monroe
W. D. Rodriguez
Rodriguez
W. L. Howard
REA
H W McSherry
Howard
Minden
Rayville
Lake Providence
Alexandria
Houma
Thibodaux
Deficit Funds Bill Approved in Louisiana Senate
The Senate Finance Committee favored a $9,724,795 deficit appropriation measure but balked at future deficits. Sen. W. D. Brown of Monroe questioned authority for the appropriations while Sen. Jamar Adcock, also of Monroe, defended the administration and said spending was authorized, but acknowledged lack of formal authorization and responsibility rests with the administration.
Blaiberg Condition Sparks Concern After Liver Complication
CAPE TOWN AP doctors treat Philip Blaiberg the world s longest surviving heart transplant patient for a liver ailment doctors warn hepatitis may be involved but condition not considered critical His wife Fileen expressed concern as Blaiberg remains under care at Groote Schuur Hospital since his Jan 2 transplant and a March 16 discharge followed by routine tests on June 4
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Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
Blaiberg
Fileen
London
Christiaan N Barnard
Barnard
Netherlands
Britain
Frederick West
National Heart Hospital
West
Groote Schuur
Louis Washkansky
Washkansky
Offices in stadium plan sparks financing clash
A Senate Finance Committee hearing debated including state offices in a New Orleans domed stadium proposal. Sen. Schwe gmann warned such a move could sidestep the constitution and bind state credit to bonds. The measure to block a stadium lease failed 9-4 in committee.
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John Schwegmann
Metairie
Schwegmann
Louisiana
Senate Finance Committee
Schweemann
John McKeithen
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Dr Parrino earns medical degree
Dr Michael H Parrino received a Bachelor of Arts in medicine from Tulane University in New Orleans. He is nephew of Mrs Roy Colquette of Monroe and son of Mr and Mrs Anthony Parrine formerly of Bastrop. Parrino will intern at Children’s Hospital in St Paul Minnesota.
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Michael H Parrino
Tulane University
New Orleans
Roy Colquette
Monroe
Anthony Parrine
Local Birth Announcement for Leverta Dianne Bradberry
Mr and Mrs Virgil Bradberry of 100 Grayling Lane Monroe announce the birth of Leverta Dianne Bradberry born May 27 at St Francis Hospital. Leverta weighed six pounds at birth and both mother and daughter are reported doing fine.
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Virgil Bradberry
Grayling Lane
Monroe
Leverta
Dianne Bradberry
St. Francis Hospital
Virgil
Northeast Louisiana State College status stalled in Senate
The Senate Education Committee halted the Northeast Louisiana State College university status bill, urging the superboard to decide. The council bill, passed by the Senate, faces House debate this week with LSU supporters and state education boards coordinating higher education programs.
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State Board of Education
Frederick Fagan
New Orleans
Joint Legislative Committee On Higher Education
House
Northeast
Wall
Lawrence Gibbs
James Dennis
Monroe
Louisiana Tech Northwestern Louisiana College
McNeese State College
Southeastern State College
Lantz Womack
Crowville
British Move Ray To Prison Under Guard
James Earl Ray, the escaped convict accused of killing Dr Martin Luther King Jr., was transferred under police guard to Wandsworth Prison in London. Security was tightened after a famous Great Train Robber escaped four years earlier. US authorities sought rapid extradition for trial on murder charges and a provisional British warrant was filed with the State Department.
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London
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther Kine Jr
Wandsworth
Britain
Ray
Brixton
U.S
United States
Atlantic
King
Memphis
Tenn
Nashville
Buford Ellington
Tennessee
US State Department
Bow Street Court
Ramon George Sneyd
Jakier
Ronald Arthur Briggs
Ferriday Men Face Burglary Count In Area
Franklin Parish Sheriff A J Stephens says two Ferriday men Oliver Ted Kersey and Otis Daniel Shadrack are jailed on burglary charges linked to the Winnsboro High School break in on April 10. The vault was damaged and had to be replaced. Bond set at $3,000 each as investigations continue into other break-ins at Crowville High, Central High, Ward 3 Junior High, and Bonners Grocery in For Necessity.
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Winnsboro
Franklin Parish
A J Stephens
Winnsboro High School
Oliver Ted Kersey
Ferriday
Otis Daniel Shadrach
Stephens
Crowville High School
Central High School
Ward 3
Bonners Grocery
Scattered Showers Expected Here in Louisiana
A moist air mass in Louisiana brings scattered thundershowers this afternoon mainly in the northeast. Highs reach 99 to 104 with tonight’s low near 70 to 74, mainly fair through Thursday and gentle southerly winds. Dewpoints stay high and rain chances around 20 percent, mostly under one quarter inch.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
Monroe Monda
Louisiana Delta Agricultural Advisory
French Riots Spark Major Crisis Threat Across France
Paris and provinces erupted as student protests and worker strikes linked to de Gaulle’s government. Beylot, a 24 year old Communist union militant, was fatally shot amid clashes in Sochaux, while Renault and Peugeot plants faced walkouts and scuffles with riot police.
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Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
Labor Ministry
Sochaux
Bernard Vaugon
Beylot
Peugeot Auto
Rot
Flins
Renault Auto
Renault
Lyon
Berliet
Seine
Meulan
National Students Union
Groom Left at the Church Sparks Chuckle Row
A light quip about a groom being left at the church counters the familiar idea that women change their minds often. The joke framing suggests a humorous take on planning mishaps and social wedding norms.
Reds Shell Saigon During Rush Hour
Viet Cong shifted to daytime shelling of Saigon with about 30 rockets strikes during the morning rush. At least 19 civilians were killed and 106 wounded in the latest barrage, the heaviest toll yet in daily attacks that began three and a half days ago. A rocket hit the government communications headquarters, disrupting telecommunication lines used by several American firms.
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Saigon
William C Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Manila
Honolulu
Washington
Westmoreland
Lagoon
West
U.S. 11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Kincaid Gun Co founder Dies in Winnsboro
Franklin Leader Guy Humble Kincaid 76 longtime operator of the Kincaid Gun Co Winnsboro died of an apparent heart attack early today at St Francis Hospital Monroe He was a Fort Necessity native member of First Methodist Winnsboro Masonic Lodge 246 survived by widow Stella daughter Eleanor Moody son John Lee Kincaid brother Or Kincaid five grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral arrangements are at Mulhearn Funeral Home Winnsboro
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Winnsboro
Guy Humble Kincaid
Kincaid Gun Co
St. Francis Hospital
Monroe
Fort Necessity
The
First Methodist Church of
Masonic Lodge
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Stella Kincaid
Fleanor Moody
John Lee Kincaid
Or. Kincaid
Fit. Necessity
House Group Deadlocks On LBJ Proposal
In Washington the House Judiciary Committee deadlocked 16 1 on a proposed tougher gun control bill. The chair Emanuel Celler expects a vote next week after a June 20 reconsideration motion. The measure aimed to curb mail order sales of rifles shotguns and handguns and was part of administration push for stricter gun laws.
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Washington
Johnson
Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler Dny
Celler
Monda
House
Senate
Thomas J Dodd
D-Conn
William Mc McCulloch
Robbie
Republican
Congress
Robert F Kennedy
Dodd
White House
Ramsey Clark
Death penalty ban bill clears Louisiana House panel
A House Judiciary C Committee approved a six year suspend the death penalty bill sponsored by Rep. Ernest Morial. Life imprisonment without parole would replace the death penalty during the period ending Oct. 31, 1974. The measure drew no opposition in committee amid debate on deterrence and due process.
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Baton Rouge
APA
House
Louisiana
Judiciary
Ernest Morial
New Orleans
Benjamin Shieber
Louisiana State University
Supreme Court
Convicts Seize 21 Hostages At Atlanta Prison
Four convicts seized 21 hostages, men and women, in an Atlanta Federal Prison escape attempt. The inmates barricaded inside the administration building, or in the process, five hours into the standoff. Warden Blackwell reported no injuries yet, one released hostage, and officers guarding the scene with rifles while inmates demanded to see a journalist.
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Atlanta
UPS
Atlanta Federal Prison
0 G Blackwell
Edt
William B. Williams
The
Atlanta Journal
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