House Puts In Grandfather Clause In Liquor Bill
Rep John Schwegmann a supermarket owner from Jefferson parish wins a floor fight on T T Fields wholesale liquor bill by amending to include a grandfather clause. The House approves Schwegmann amendments 59 to 31 and passes Fields bill 3 to 17 with Schwegmann voting yes after the change. Fields grins when asked about Senate fate.
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Baton Rouge
John Schwegmann
Jefferson Parish
T. T. Field
Schwegmann
Jesse McLain
St. Tammany Parish
Field
McLain
Mr. McLain
Schwegman
House
New Orleans
Fields
Senate
Tax Commission Approves Parish Assessments Here
The Louisiana Tax Commission reviewed Ouachita Parish property assessments set by Bert Coverdale and found no complaints this year. Bill Powell commended Coverdale and staff, noting repeated owner satisfaction. other members included Charlie Popora, Gordon Johnson, C. H. McDonald, Frank Husband, Lee Denman, Roy Sellers, and Yelberton Bondu rant.
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Louisiana Tax Commission Today
Ouachita Parish
Bert Coverdale
Coverdale
Parish Court House
Bill Powell
Commission
Charlie Popora
Gordon Johnson
C. H. McDonald
Frank Husband
Lee Denman
Roy Sellers
Yelberton Bondurant
Shelby School Funds Agreement Hoped By Next Wednesday
Senator W. J. Cleveland said Gov Jimmie H Davis budget committee aims to reach a deal with Supt Shelby Jackson's forces on next year's school funds by next Wednesday A joint meeting will consider a Division of Administration formula for fund distribution The plan would shift local fund control away from Jackson and faces opposition from him The Senate adjourned for the weekend as debate continued on other measures including the Little Hoover Commission bill targeting term limits for the governor.
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Sam Hanna
Baton Rouge
W. J. Cleveland
Jimmie H. Davis
Shelby . Jackson
Crowley
Senate Chamber
Division of Administration
Cleveland
Jackson
Senate
House
Davis
Hoover Commission
Speedy O. Long
Jena
Long
Labor and Industry Committee
Too many kittens haunt Mrs West Stahl home
Mrs Annie Lee West Stahl, journalism professor at Northeast Louisiana State College, seeks homes for the eleventh kitten in five months. She notes prior litters from Smudge, Snowball, and Calico, who have left some kittens with her and daily visitors at the house.
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Annie Lee West Stahl
Northeast Louisiana State College
Lady Stahl
Smudge
Snowball
Calico
Solon Charges Collusion In Solvents Deal
Washington congressman Rep. Ross Bass, D-Tex., alleged collusion among Commercial Solvents Corp., Billie Sol Estes, and the Agriculture Department over grain storage. Commercial denied the claim as executives testified to a $900,000 loan to Estes on December 1, 1958, with earlier department inquiries and a revenue assignment dated March 4, 1959 preceding the March 9 storage agreement.
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William S. Leonhardt
Commercial
Estes
Jackson
Texas
Leonhardt
Bass
Texan
Department
Man Who Refused Transfusion Dies in Mississippi
Billy Faulkner a 22 year old grocery clerk and Jehovahs Witness died in Meridian Mississippi from excessive internal bleeding after he refused life saving blood transfusions following ulcers. Doctors ordered transfusions but Faulkner refused. Lauderdale County Chancery Court declined to force the transfusion, noting his religious beliefs.
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Meridian
Miss
Billy Faulkner
Anderson's Infirmary
Faulkner
Jehovah's Witnesses
Lauderdale County Chancery Court
Open Prison Drama Allows Outsider Actresses
London AP The Home Office said it has no objections to girls from outside acting love scenes with convicts in plays staged in prisons. Two amateur actresses joined a cast at Haldon jail near Exeter. The policy permits reputable local women to take parts in drama in open prisons. Halden open prison houses 136 inmates serving sentences of two years or less.
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London
Home Office
Haldon
Xeter
Halden
Europeans Flee Algiers as Secret Army Threatens
Thousands of Europeans crowded Air France and Air Algeria offices in Algiers after a Secret Army Organization broadcast urged them to flee. By midmorning about 4,000 waited under the sun as military control over civilian flights ended the ban. The group claimed it would leave Algeria barren, while attacks continued and a European settler was killed with another wounded.
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Air France
Algiers
Algeria
Air Algeria
France
Secret Army
Sahara Administration
Mines and Hydraulics Service
Sheriff Finn Sees Jail Empty for First Time in Eight Years
ST. ALBANS Vt UPI John R Finn sheriff who runs Franklin County Jail says business is so bad his establishment was empty Wednesday for the first time in eight years indicating strain on the facility and local crime issues.
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ST. Albans
UPI
John R. Finn
Finn
Franklin County
Pravda Warns of New Provocation in West Berlin
The Soviet Communist party newspaper Pravda charged that a new provocation against peace is brewing in West Berlin as U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk and other Western leaders plan visits, calling the visits highly suspicious.
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Moscow
West Berlin
Communist Party
Pravda
U. S
Dean Rusk
U Thant Proposes 10-Year Plan to Raise Living Standards
United Nations Acting Secretary General U Thant outlined a 10-year program to lift millions from hunger and poverty by improving clothing, literacy, and living conditions. The plan aims to boost basic needs access and development across nations.
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United Nations, N. Y
U Thant
U. N
U.S. Resumes Cash Payments to Laos to Bolster Economy
The United States announced it will immediately resume suspended cash payments to Laos to bolster the kingdom's economy. The move signals renewed aid amid regional economic concerns and involves government financial support and international aid channels.
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Vientiane, Laos
United States
Laos
So viet Union rejects Western disarmament proposals
Geneva report states the Soviet Union categorically rejected virtually all western proposals for general and complete disarmament. The exchange reflects mounting tension between East and West as talks proceed.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
President Chiari of Panama Arrives in New York Amid Parade
President Roberto F. Chiari of Panama arrived in New York today and was greeted by a ticker tape parade on Broadway. The event showcased the warm welcome from the host city as Chiari's visit commenced.
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New York
Robeert F. Chiari
Panama
Broadway
Market Sees Slips Then Gains Amid Turbulent Session
New York AP report describes a volatile trading day with the market opening down and then turning mixed as gains offset losses. The Dow Jones average fell to near May 28 lows and closed around 574, with the broader AP and S&P indices hovering near their own May levels amid heavy trading and two late selling waves.
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New York
Associated Press
Standard & Poor
Jailer Shot as Women Prison Break Fails in Arkansas
In Little Rock Pulaski County jail, two women prisoners led a five hour escape bid, firing a pistol at jailer Jess Anderson in the back. Leader Dianne Lambert, 23, aided by Carol Pickett, 15, sparked the plan and a guard was wounded. the escape ended with surrender after Johnny Fields and officials halted the riot. Anderson was hospitalized in satisfactory condition.
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Little Rock
Ark
UPI
Pulaski County
Carol Pickett
Dianne Lambert
Joe Barthetti
Eddie Massingale
Miss Lambert
Johnny Fields
Jess Anderson
Anderson
J. W. Cox
Cox
Partly cloudy skies forecast with cooler temps
Ol Windy Whiffandbiff reports partly cloudy conditions through Friday with little temperature change. Expected highs 85, 85 and lows around 65, 67. Wind remains five to fifteen mph and no rainfall mentioned. humidity index peaks at 77.
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Mercury
Gunman Robs Senatobia Bank
A young blond gunman wearing sun glasses robbed the Bank of Senatobia of about $8,500 using a small caliber automatic pistol. He fled in a stolen car as roadblocks were set up around Senatobia Mississippi. the getaway car was stolen in Tate County. The suspect, about 17, demanded all the money and aided by a cashier who added funds from the adjoining teller window.
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Senatobia
Miss
Bank of
Mississippi
Ate County
Flag Day Observed in Twin Cities with Mini Flags
Children of the American Revolution members are selling lapel size flags in downtown area West Monroe and at the Twin Cities shopping center on Louisville Avenue as Flag Day activities unfold. CAR youngsters offer miniature 50 star flags to shoppers and local businesses today in observance.
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Twin Cities
West
Monroe
Louisville Avenue
Negotiations Collapse Amid Looming Airline Strike
Washington AP reporting that government mediation failed to settle long standing disputes with three major airlines and the International Association of Flight Engineers. AFL-CIO president Ron Brown said a strike appeared inevitable.
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Washington
Light Engineers International Association
Ron Brown
Afl-Cio
Brown
Pan American World Airways
Trans World Airlines
Easter Air Lines
Arthur J. Goldberg
Airlines
Blondes Testify About Coercion in Night Clubs
Two blonde entertainers testified before a Senate Investigations subcommittee that they faced coercion to engage in prostitution while working in Calumet City Illinois and Miami Florida clubs. Corinne Stein a Pittsburgh born showgirl described long union neglect and a refusal to be pushed around. Joan Gainsley testified about dancing and B girl work at the 21 Club in Calumet City.
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Washington
Senators
Calumet City
Miami
Fla
Corinne Suzette Stein
Pittsburgh
Afl-Cio American Guild of Variety Artist
AGVA
Ron
AGWA
Chicago
Stein
Joan Gainsley
Actor Convicted Of Drug Charge In Santa Monica
Television actor Billy Gray known for Father Knows Best was convicted of illegal possession of marijuana. Superior Judge Mervyne Aggeler released him on $2,625 bail and set July 13 for sentencing.
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Santa Monica
Calif
UPV
Billy Gray
Mervyne A. Aggeler
Monroe Area Public Works Slowed by Freeze and Rains
Ellis Ross fifth district engineer Louisiana Highway Department says most main projects are behind schedule due to 1961 rains and January freeze. 75 miles of roads torn up in Ouachita and Jackson parishes. Federal funds cover 90 percent of interstate costs. state share ten percent.
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Mary Anne Corpin
Ellis Ross
Louisiana
Highway Department
Ross
Fifth District
Ouachita
Jackson
All Gambling Places Ordered To Close Down
In Biloxi Mississippi night clubs along the Gulf Coast were ordered to shut by Sheriff Curtis O Dedeaux after National Guardsmen raided three spots by Gov. Ross Barnett s orders. Four men were arrested and equipment liquor valued at about 25000 dollars was destroyed. The closures target gambling and liquor sales as the governor pledged raids until gambling is cleaned out on the Gulf Coast.
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Biloxi
Miss
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Curtis O. Dedeaux
National
Ross Barnett
Jackson
Gulf Coast
Adjt
William T. Wilson
National Guard
Wilson
Dedeaux
Harrison County
Mississippi
Barnett
Olin Gas Sale Changes Name Of Operation Here
The Olin Gas Transmission Company becomes Humble Gas Transmission Company after Humble Oil and Refining compra to acquire Olin Oil and Gas. Local offices stay in the Quachita National Bank Building with plants at Fowler. The Mississippi River industrial area serves New Orleans to Baton Rouge including Humble Baton Rouge refinery. Directors include Miles Blanks Anderson Schilthais Herrington. Brimberry named vice president and manager of operations Winn assistant treasurer.
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Olin Oil and Gas Corporation
Humble Oil and Refining Company of
Houston
Douglas J. Miles
Olin Company
New Orleans
Olin Gas Transmission Company
Humble Gas Transmission Company
Quachita National Bank
Fowler
Gas Transmission Company
The
Oil and Gas
Glen Anderson
Ralph J. Schilthuis
C. G. Herrington
Earl ©. Brimberry
Herbert B. Winn
House RENTED 3 BEDROOM furnished 1 home in WA
Rent notices advertise a furnished three bedroom house at 11 Gariana WA 56093 with a test of room rental for a girl in a college area near bus routes and a seven day cancellation option seeking inquiries about low rates.
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Gariana WA
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