Legislature Back Tax Bill Narrowly Passes House
The House approved a tax bill by 68 to 32 and sent it to the Senate after delayed amendments. Sen. Crothers opposed the tax but voted yes. leaders warned it may be unconstitutional. Sparks warned the bill would hit Olin Mathieson Chemical and Commercial Solvents hard while oil and gas income declines pressured state finances.
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Renham Crothers
Ferriday
Monroe Area
Hubert Sims
Mel Rouge
Andrew Sevier
Tallulah
Speedy O. Long
Jena
Ralph E. King
Winnsboro
Senate
House
B. B. Rayburn
Bogalusa
Rayburn
Rep
T. T. Fields
Farmerville
Patton
LSU
Ainsworth
Crothers
Sparks
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation
Commercial Solvents
Louisiana Power and Light
Vetter Resolution Seeks Study of anti-American Currents in Colleges
A seven member interim panel of three senators and four representatives would study whether state college staffs harbor un American activities or links to Communist fronts. The move follows LSU inquiry with a 10 member group examining faculty background and integration views. Senator Rainach heads the LSU probe panel. Middleton defends LSU’s academic freedom and denies communist leanings among faculty.
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Vetter
LSU
W. M. Rainach
Homer
Joint
Middleton
Bandits Haul Jewelry and Cash From Beverly Hills Couple
In Beverly Hills California bandits robbed real estate developer Samuel Hayden and his wife of over 100000 in jewels furs and cash at their mansion. Police reported two masked intruders one with a gun and the other with a knife confronted the couple and seized Mrs Haydens furs and jewelry including multiple diamond rings bracelets and heart shaped pendants valued at about 35000 alone along with nearly 1000 in cash.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
UPI
Samuel Hayden
Hayden
Haydens
Vermont residents win loud wake up call from bus horn
In Richmond Vermont residents, after failing to restore the old 7 am whistle train, persuaded a bus driver on a local route to sound his horn at 7 am to replicate the wake up effect.
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Richmond
UPI
Government reports higher personal income and rail aid bills
The Commerce Department said personal income for last month rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 344.5 billion dollars, up 1.2 billion from April due to increased government payments. The Senate backed a driver for railro ad aid and loan guarantees, while a tax deferred construction reserve was blocked.
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Commerce Department
Senate
House Commerce Committee
Hulse Visits West Monroe and Hosts Southern Airways Event
Southern Airways president Hulse praised the West Monroe Chamber of Commerce and spoke on a radio station. He attended a fifth anniversary observance with station managers at the Penn Hotel and highlighted U.S. Air Mail service and the Civil Aeronautics Act anniversaries. He stressed safety first, public service second, and hinted at new routes to reduce subsidies.
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Joe Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Hotel
Hulse
Southern Airways
West Monroe
Jeff Burnett
Rotary
U. S. Air Mail Service
Chamber groups plan service project and July meetings
The West Monroe Chamber of Commerce organized a membership and finance committee meeting yesterday. D. C. Harper chaired a group to investigate a new service with a report due July 9 at 10 a.m. at the Chamber office. George Cox set the next meeting for July 9 at 2 p.m.
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Rhe Chamber of Commerce
D. C. Harper
West Monroe Chamber of Commerce
George Cox
U N Observers Arrive In Lebanon
The first five U N observers entered Lebanon from Israel to Beirut within a day of a Security Council border watch. Dag Hammarskjold ordered immediate deployment from the Palestine truce force to deter rebels alleged to back President Camille Chamoun. The U A R denied the charges.
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Tom Masterson
Beirut
Lebanon
U.N
Security Council
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Israel
Palestine
Dag Hammarskjold
U.A.R
Camille Chamoun
U.S. Faces Education Spending Leap Amid Soviet Growth
McElroy cites Soviet advances in economy and education and warns the United States may need to boost funding by 50 to 100 percent to sustain educational programs. He notes less than half of Soviet output reaches consumers versus over two thirds in the United States. He also highlights higher taxes or contributions as a possible source of funds.
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Soviet Union
Russia
U. S
McElroy
De Gaulle and Instability in French Government
The record notes ongoing instability in the French government amid debates on nuclear policy. It also discusses plans to study results from U S nuclear tests after Pacific detonations. British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan signaled to President Eisenhower that halting British tests requires access to U S developed information.
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U.S
Pacific
Harold Macmillan
Eisenhower
Britain
Dix Edges Himself in Town Council Battle
In Crewe Pennsylvania W L Dix lost by one vote in a town council race because he cast a ballot for the winning candidate, effectively voting for the person who defeated him. The outcome hinged on one vote cast by the candidate himself.
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Crewe, Pa
W.L. Dixon
Louisiana House approves segregation measures in education bills
A series of bills numbered 942 to 948 pass the Louisiana House with votes from 65 to 77 in favor. Measures authorize closing public schools facing integration, allow private school operation by educational cooperatives, grant education expense aid to private non sectarian schools, and prohibit funds for racially mixed schools.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Garrett to Speak at New Orleans Transit Rally
Jack Ricau of the Citizens Council of Greater New Orleans announced that State Rep. John S. Garrett of Claiborne Parish will be the principal speaker at a mass meeting in New Orleans on June 19. The rally was hurriedly called to respond to demands to restore segregation on transit lines.
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New Orleans
Jack Ricau
Citizens Council of Greater
Monroe Leads In Local Buying Power Index
Monroe shows a strong trading hub status with retail sales surpassing earnings and an index of sales production at 158 about 58 percent above the national average. A national shift toward saving raises liquid assets toward $300 billion, promising a future boost to purchasing power when demand recovers.
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Monroe
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