Coops Put Under Public Service Commission Debate
Louisiana House backed a bill to place Rural Electrification Administration cooperatives under the Public Service Commission by a wide 82 to 18 vote. Opponents warned it would push co-ops out of business and hinder rural development.
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Baton Rouge
Rural Electrification Administration
Public Service Commission
Lantz Womack
Winnsboro
Robert Munson
Cheneyville
McKeithen
Munson
Ordeneaux
Max Maxwell
Urania
Stinson
Bennett Johnson
Shreveport
Rep
Commission
Johnson
Legislators pass blue lights for police vehicles in state
In Baton Rouge the House approved a Gibbs and Wood bill to add blue emergency lights to police cars to distinguish them from other responders. Elsewhere a Citizens Advisory Committee urged higher teacher salaries and Senate actions included bills on city annexations, a Ville Platte city court, and Monroe fire pension funds. Alabama Governor Wallace to address the legislature at noon, with a $25 dinner later. Governor McKeithen plans return to work after mumps illness. A Concordia Catahoula Tensas college feasibility amendment advances, and tidelands settlement talks begin with the State Mineral Board named to negotiate.
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Baton Rouge
Lawrence Gibbs
George Wood
Monroe
Gibbs
Citizens Advisory Committee
William J. Dodd
Senate Finance Committee
Alabama
George Wallace
Louisiana
Wallace
Senate
John J. McKeithen
State Mineral Board
Loan Program Bill Passed Despite Protests In House
The House approved J. McKeithen's student loan program 98 to 2 after protests over ending legislative scholarships. An amendment by Norman Ordeneaux to keep college fee exemptions failed 85 to 14. The plan would back 90 percent of bank loans to students, with colleges pre approving then a state commission.
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Fred Schiele
Vidalia
Baton Rouge
John J. McKeithen
House
Norman Ordeneaux
Jennings
Ordeneaux
Lawrence Gibbs
George Wood
Monroe
Allen Haley
Oak Grove
Rep
S. S. DeWitt
Tensas Parish
Robbery Report In Kannapolis Involves Missing Watchdog
Jerry Griffin told Kannapolis police someone broke into his home while he slept. The only missing item is his watchdog Susie, an anomaly that puzzled investigators as they surveyed the scene for clues.
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Kannapolis
N. C
Jerry Griffin
Griffin
Susie
Rutledge Named Chief At Cooley Replacing Calvin
Rutledge, principal of Ouachita Parish Cerebral Palsy School at Selman Field, will become administrator of G. B. Cooley Hospital for Retarded Children on July 25. Announcement by William P. Heard, board chair, notes Rutledge succeeds William A. Colvin II who resigned last month for a private business post.
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Rutledge
Cooley
Calvin
James 8. Rutledge
Ouachita Parish
Selman Field
G. B. Cooley Hospital
William P. Heard
Organization
Board of Commissioners
William A. Colvin
Heard
Colvin
Louisiana State College
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
Guaranty Firms Not Selling Stock Warn Imposters
Guaranty Group Not Selling Stock Guaranty Bond and Finance Company Inc Guaranty Income Life Insurance Company and Guaranty Broadcasting Corporation are not selling stock and none of them are soliciting stock sales. Anyone claiming to act as an agent of these firms in stock sales is an imposter.
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Guaranty Group
Guaranty Bond & Finance Company, Inc., Guaranty
Rutledge Named Selman Field Chief in Louisiana Star
Danny Sullivan announces Rutledge will take over Selman Field as principal. Rutledge resigns from Crosley Elementary effective July 24 and previously worked near Colvin. A Louisiana educator with degrees from Louisiana Tech and Ole Miss, he is married with three children.
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Tion
Danny Sullivan
Not One Thing If It’s Another Savannah Go
AP reports in Savannah a man named Albert L. Mc Coy discovered that changing or repairing flat tires can be dangerous even inside a service station. He faced risks while working on tires and advises caution in such repairs.
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Savannah
Albert L. McCoy
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News-Star Legislative Bureau
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Bossier Parish
Womack
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Haynesville
Garrett
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Howard M. Jones
St. Jospeh
Co-Op
Washington
Bossier Co-Op
REA
Northeast Louisiana
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Jonesville
James Smith
Farmerville
Sen
Jamar Adcock
Ville Platte
Gov. Wallace
Louisiana State Chamber of Commerce
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Concordia-Catahoula - Tensas
Tidelands
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Mary's Flower Shop
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Ilverstein
DeSiard
Tech
University of Mississippi
Helen Price
West Monroe
Roger A. Davis
Wood Street
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Colorful Club
Fabulous Phonola Stereo
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CmesTay
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Ronson
Remington
Schick Eterna Power Man’s Shaver
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