Attempted murder charge filed in Ouachita Parish
Virgil Harris 24 of West Monroe is jailed on a single count of attempted murder after a Tuesday night shooting of Carrie Young at 322 Gatley Street. A 12 gauge shotgun was used and Young was wounded in the arm back and legs but in satisfactory condition at St. Francis Hospital. Deputies also cleared a burglary at Henry R. White’s Route 3 Monroe home, arresting two 14 year old white juveniles for theft of 25 cartons of cigarettes.
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West Monroe
Virgil Harris
Gatley St
Ouachita Parish
Harris
Carrie Young
St. Francis Hospital
Henry R. White
Route 3
Box 61
Monroe
Parish Sheriff's Department
White
Solon Seeks Exemption for Farm Product Tax
Baton Rouge UPI Sen Jesse Knowles of Lake Charles plans to ask the Senate to pass a constitutional amendment exempting stored farm products from ad valorem taxes. The measure failed 21 15 Tuesday just short of the two thirds required. Sen Jules Mollere of Metairie argued the bill’s terms are too broad, potentially affecting revenues of schools, parishes and municipalities.
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Mollere
Jones Pushes Abolishing State Ad Valorem Tax in Louisiana
Howard Jones of St. Joseph urged the Senate Finance Committee to abolish the state ad valorem tax and let local governments govern it. He warned that homestead exemptions would rise sharply if property taxes were equalized, noting state gains of 26 million versus 52 million paid out. The committee postponed action pending further explanation from State Treasurer A P Tugwell and will revisit a liquor tax reporting measure in the presence of wholesalers.
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B. B. Rayburn
Bogalusa
A. P. Tugwell
Jones
Criminal Code Amendments Studied by Louisiana Senate Committee
Baton Rouge UPI Senators on the Judiciary Committee examined proposed amendments to a bill revising Louisiana criminal code procedures. Chairman Sen. Jack Fruge named Sens. Adrian Duplantier Jackson B. Davis and Charles Deichmann to a special committee to review for legal irregularities after two hearings.
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Baton Rouge
Medicare Nursing Could Create Jam
Medicare faces a double squeeze as nursing home provisions for those 65 and older begin January 1 1967. Hospitals fear a backlog of elderly patients who cannot find long term care, forced to stay for three days to qualify. Experts warn beds and staff shortages will worsen, swamp hospitals, and drive up acute care demand.
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Medicare
Associated Press
General Hospital
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Johnson
Clarence W. Bushnell
Bridgeport
Conn
Michigan
J. Henry Irwin
Reed City Hospital
Albany
N.Y
Thomas Hale
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Tenero D. Caruso
Burroughs Family Reunion Sunday
The Burroughs Family reunion will be held Sunday at Kidds Boat Landing on Bayou Louie near Sicily Island. Highlight of the event is the election of officers for the coming year. Current officers are Rowe W. Thompson as president, George J. Burroughs as vice president, and Mrs. Gloria Jean Burroughs as secretary treasurer.
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Burroughs
Kidds
Bayou Louie
Sicily Island
Rowe W. Thompson
George J. Burroughs
Gloria Jean Burroughs
Funeral services for Mrs Joe Deal Nappier in Sardis Church
Mrs Joe Deal Nappier 85 of Farmerville dies after short illness in local nursing home. Funeral set for Thursday at 3 p.m. at Sardis Baptist Church officiated by Rev Richard Shreve. Burial in Sardis Cemetery under Kilpatrick Funeral Home direction. Survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
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Farmerville
Joe Deal Nappier
Sardis Baptist Church
Richard Shreve
Sardis Cemetery
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Nappier
Union Ordered To Pay Fines In Four Day Strike
A federal judge ordered the railroad firemen's union and its president to pay 27,500 in fines for violating a court order during a four day strike against eight major railroads in April. The union faced 25,000 per day and Gilbert 2,500 per day after a deadline for ending the strike.
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Washington
Gilbert
Holtzoff
Rest home residents face hospital surge under new rules
A Los Angeles surgeon warned that many rest home residents will move to hospitals to comply with upcoming regulations, creating a temporary, heavy load for hospitals. He cautioned about the strain on inpatient capacity as facilities adjust to the rules.
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Los Angeles
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