Police In Britain Probing Ray Case
Scotland Yard probes James Earl Ray stay in Britain amid extradition efforts for Dr. King murder. FBI aiding. Ray linked to two London hotels between May 28 and arrest, with a May 17- May 28 gap. British authorities hold Ray on forged passport and carrying a beaded gun. Canada and Portugal travel details noted.
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London
Scotland Yard
James Earl Ray
Britain
Martin Luther King
Ray
Lisbon
FBI
Atlantic
Canada
Portugal
King
Wandsworth
Brixton
Memphis
Tenn
State Department
Washington
Station Tour Slated Thursday At St. Joseph
J J. Joyce County Agent for Ouachita Parish said Tuesday a tour of the Northeast Louisiana Experiment Station at St Joseph will be conducted Thursday at 9 am. The tour will include tests on chemical weed control in cotton soybeans corn grain sorghum and pastures using pre emergence and post emergence herbicides. Many chemicals will be shown alone and in combination plus double treatments for comparison. Joyce noted other labeled tests will be available for viewing and explained that someone would discuss these tests.
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J J. Joyce
Quachita Parish
Northeast Louisiana
St. Joseph
Joyce
Three Wossman Students Attend Governor's Honor Music Meet
Three Wossman High School choral department accompanists Pat Agin Sandra Matthews and Karen Solomon attend the Governor's Honor Program in Music at Northeast Louisiana State College. The session is co-sponsored by the Louisiana Council for Music and Performing Arts and the Northeast Department of Music. Selection ranks top 10 percent of state high school musicians upon director and principal recommendation. Two summer sessions remain, each a one week advanced training.
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Northeast Louisiana State College
Wossman High School
Pat Agin
Sandra Matthews
Karen Solomon
Louisiana Councer For Music and Performing Arts Inc
Northeast Department of Music
Wossman
Paul J. Neal
Joanne Lay
Perez Seeks Big Cuts as State Budget Criticized
Perez told the Legislature the state will lose millions through padding and deadheads. He urged slashing millions from department appropriations not tied to capital construction, citing the highway department’s $229 million blank check for salaries and admin costs. He opposed blue ribbon boards under legislative control as the solution.
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Baton Rouge
Leander Perez
State Department
Perez
Appropriations Committee
Highway Department
Senior Citizens Meet Thursday in Monroe
The Senior Citizens Club of Monroe will hold its weekly meeting Thursday at 1.30 pm at the Benoit Recreation Center. Louise Pitts, spokesperson, invites all members and visitors over 50. The group meets weekly, with a luncheon at 11.30 am on the first Thursday each month.
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The
Senior Citizens Club of
Monroe
Benoit Recreation Center
Louise Pitts
Nixon Wins Most Illinois Delegates
CHICAGO AP Former Vice President Richard M Nixon piled up GOP convention delegates in Illinois while Rep Barratt O’Hara backed the Democratic organization and lost in a primary largely ignored by voters on a hot day. Daley’s machine loomed as uncommitted candidates held the line and Nixon led with 27 GOP delegates as votes rolled in.
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Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Barratt O'Hara
Illinois
Senate
Everett M Dirksen
William Dawson
Richard B Ogilvie
Cook County
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Nixon
Hubert . Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
McCarthy
O'Hara
Democratic Party
Abner Mikva
Dirksen
Roy Johnson
Calumet City
Ogilvie
John Henry Altorfer
Peoria
Traffic Violations Report From Monroe and West Monroe
Monroe police charged Jackie D. Wilson for driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. Investigations included a burglary at Shell Service Station, 2200 Jackson St, with 36 quarts of oil taken valued at 15 dollars. A hearing aid worth 300 dollars was taken from Jesse Scott’s bedroom. A coin bank with 60 dollars and a two dollar bill was taken from Ruby Kennedy’s trunk. Various traffic citations were issued for failure to yield, negligent driving, red light and stop sign offenses, and no driver’s license following accidents on multiple streets. West Monroe police also reported reckless driving and an accident on Cypress and McGuire Streets.
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Monroe
Jackie D. Wilson
Ut. St
Shell
Jackson St
William Hennington
Jesse Scott
Fort Miro
Ruby Kennedy
S 10Th St
Robert B. Winborne
Louise Anne
South 2Nd
Texas Avenue
Mitchell Harris
Rt 5
Winnsboro
Louisville
North 18Th Street
Winborne
Hazel J. Harris
Hart St
North 3Rd
Randie P. McKay
K Street
Pine Street
Plum
South 9Th Street
Judy Ann Hicks
Elbert Simms
22Nd St. Monroe
Renwick
DeSiard
Marva Rae Jackson
Dilling St
Emus Ro Lawrence
DeSiard Road
West Monroe
Leroy Ewing
North 7Th St
Cypress and
McGuire Streets
Lafayette Sees Population Reach 64 371 After Annexation
Lafayette, La with a 64 371 official population after a special U S Census Bureau tally of newly annexed areas. Mayor J Rayburn Bertrand announced the figure noting only the new sections were canvassed and added to Lafayette’s 1963 census total.
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Lafayette
Louisiana
J. Rayburn Bertrand
U.S. Census Bureau
Bertrand
Medical School Aims to Ease Doctor Shortage in Louisiana
LSU President Dr. John A. Hunter told lawmakers the new LSU Medical School in Shreveport will help relieve intern and resident shortages at E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital in Monroe. Legislators pressed for faster impact as Conway physicians urged using Shreveport students. the school will accept its first class in 1969.
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Baton Rouge
John A. Hunter
Louisiana State University
LSU Medical School
Shreveport
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Monroe
Lawrence Gibbs
Hunter
James Dennis
Dennis
Conway
Medical School
Senate Approves Bill Extending Shreveport Limits
Baton Rouge Senate votes 37 to 0 for Sen. Jackson B. Davis bill extending Shreveport City Court jurisdiction to areas annexed from outside Ward 4. Governor’s desk awaits signature after House approval. Johnston wins unanimous approval of a handicapped voting amendment allowing voting in different precincts if in same ward as residence.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
Jackson B. Davis
Shreveport City Court
Ward 4
Sen
J. Bennett Johnston Jr
Johnston
Cigarette Machine Coils A Three Foot Ball Of Smoke
A Jacksonville bar cigarette machine failed for days until Cecil Phillips opened it and found a three foot coil of smoke snarled inside the unit. The fault was traced to an obstruction that created heat and smoke buildup.
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Jacksonville
Fla.ap
Cecil Phillips
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