Federal figures on city payroll report across 3 390 local governments
The Census Bureau finds January payrolls total about 88 million dollars for 2 580 local governments and their 1 100 000 employees. States reporting cover 32 states with 338 000 employees, excluding schools and contractors. Public service payrolls and city figures for Louisiana locales are detailed.
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Census Bureau
United States
Bureau
State Departments of Education
Louisiana
Monroe
Alexandria
Trotsky assassination attempt cleared in Mexico City
Police report the May 24 attack on Leon Trotsky is solved and an important announcement on the case is to follow. Trotsky had minor injuries after machine-gun forces stormed his home during the raid. The worm of historical note recalls the Turtle, Bushnell's 1776 submarine, which failed to attach explosives to a British ship.
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Mexico City
Leon Trotsky
Trotsky
David Bushnell
New York Harbor
Bible School Opens in Jonesboro
The Jonesboro Methodist church schedules a Vocational Bible School starting June 17 at 8 a.m under director Mrs. R C Jeffress with J F Sneed as secretary and Mrs R V Dufresne and Miss Edith Cox in charge of music. Faculty and department heads listed with multiple organizers and division details.
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Jonesboro
W. D. Milton
Jonesboro Methodist Church
R. C. Jeffress
J. F. Sneed
R. V. Dufresne
Edith Cox
Maude Anders
Buford Rhea
Nancy Sexton
Lucille Roberson
W. S. McDonald
C. T. Woodard
Cecil Garrett
Edna Calloway
Fred Calloway
A. A. Meredith
Effie Smart
W. C. Rundell
Legislative Digest S 170 331 and related Senate bills
A compilation of Louisiana Senate measures with votes. Proposals include constitutional amendments on appointive judges and district offices, tax exemptions for grand lodge buildings, and sunset rules. Notable outcomes: most bills passed by wide margins, several defeated or pending.
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Amy
Orleans Laws Act on State Bills and Local Duties
Legislation records show H 572 requires New Orleans tax collectors to make daily deposits and passed 86 to 0. H 623 mandates state run free clinics provide medicines to patients, passed 90 to 0. H 749 allows Orleans parish civil sheriff fees for conveying insane persons to hospitals, passed 89 to 1. H 1539 endorses Natchez Trace extension across Louisiana, passed 82 to 2. H 761 sets fees for Orleans parish civil sheriff in fury summonses, passed 28 to 0.
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Fouse
Stich and Crais
New Orleans
Stumpf
Stich
Orleans Parish
Blowers
Natchez Trace
Louisiana
Three Injured in Highway Crash Near Minden
A head on collision on the Minden Homer highway at 8 am left three men injured. Harris English of Lisbon and a Blackstock of Liston, WPA workers in the truck, were hospitalized with two described as critical. Carl Crews III of Homer, driver of the auto, was treated in Shreveport for facial lacerations and possible head injury.
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Minden
Minden-Homer
Harris English
Lisbon
Blackstock
Liston
WPA
Carl Crews
Homer
Charity Hospital
Shreveport
Twins Play War Ends in Sister's Death in Arizona
In GLOBE Arizona on June 14 Bobby Lebel 6 armed with a discarded shotgun played war with his twin Vera as enemy. He fired wounding and killing her in a fatal accident near their home. Sheriff Charles Byrne reports the incident.
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Globe, Ariz
Bobby Lebel
Vera
Bobby
Charles Byrne
Louisiana Workers Average Payroll Figures From 1988 Study
The Social Security Board reports 1988 Louisiana covered employment at about 245,787 with total wages of 283.54 million. Manufacturing leads, with 83,877 workers, followed by wholesale retail trade 62,090 and transportation utilities 41,885. The report frames unemployment compensation data as a valuable complement to payroll indexes.
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Washington
Louisiana
Social Security Board
Panerrens Louisiana
Washington Ready 10 Sail Home From Galway
United States citizens prepared for repatriation from Europe as the ship Washington is set to sail from Galway at 2:28 am tomorrow, 9:30 pm Eastern Time. Several travelers lacked passage funds of about 200 dollars and signed promissory notes at the last moment. A Dallas native living in Dublin organized appeals for names of Americans unable to pay.
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Galway
Ireland
United States
Statford
Dallas
Dublin
United
Statement on wartime rescue and sub encounter by Captain Manning
Captain Marty Manning recounts his actions when ordered to stop by a German submarine last Tuesday. He says he kept blinking to shield the torpedo and stall the submarine until daylight revealed the ship with women and children on board, hoping to deter the attack. Gray aided by urging U S permission for passage notes.
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Marty Manning
The
Washington Torlay
Democracy at Work in Auburn School Board Choice
In Forest Mill district four schools chose a new term researcher. Parents supported the decision to elect Mrs. Hazel Rose, who had recently been fired by the school board and then rehired for the post.
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Auburn
Calif
Lala
Perente
Forest Mill
Hazel Rose
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