Immunity bill eyed for reporters amid libel concerns
A committee approved measure to grant limited immunity to news reporters from being forced to name unidentified informants. An amendment requires proving good faith in libel cases, with a judge able to revoke immunity if disclosure is not in the public interest. The bill aims to curb harassment of reporters’ sources.
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Baton Rouge
House
House Judiciary Committee
Ken Walker
LIA Legislative
Birth Control Bill Moves To Education Programs
Baton Rouge House committee reported a birth control education bill favoring free public classes for economic reasons. Rep Fred Schiele of Vidalia sponsored the measure opposed by John J Kennedy of the Louisiana Catholic Conference. The panel approved a related demonstration permit bill 87 to 3, requiring bonds for marches, with certain exemptions.
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Baton Rouge
House Committee On Public Health, Welfare and Charitable Institutions
Fred Schiele
Vidalia
Schiele
John J. Kennedy
Louisiana Catholic Conference
James Smith
Farmerville
New Orleans
New Northgate Area To Open During Summer
The first North Gate Development section will open in late summer. Located on Forsythe Avenue, it spans 56,000 plus square feet with 12 to 15 retail outlets and over 500 parking spaces. Ed West, at Marie Place in Monroe, signed to operate Globe Foods, a Triple S Cooperative Food Store member.
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New Northgate
Northgate Development Corp
Forsythe Avenue
North 19Th Street
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Forsythe
Ed West
Marie Place
Monroe
Globe Foods
Triple S Cooperative Food Stores
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
David M Kaplan Named Head of Monroe Utilities Commission
Monroe businessman David M Kaplan was named chairman of the Monroe Utilities Commission succeeding Robert Cowden who resigned last month Kaplan took over the post June 11 and was named vice chairman is Charles Bird He has served on the board since October 1957 and was appointed to a full five year term starting September 1960 His term expires next September Cowden resigned in May for health reasons Others on the commission are F J Jones secretary and Harry Stone
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David M. Kaplan
Monroe Utilities Commission
Robert Cowden
Kaplan
Monroe
Commission
Charles Bird
Cowden
F. J. Jones
Harry Stone
State May Close Television Station
Louisi ana education television station KLSE-TV may close for lack of funds according to Supt. William J. Dodd. The Legislature has never appropriated funds for the station and must do so now or seek other means. The Department of Education requests $50,000 in the current budget.
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Baton Rouge
Monroe
Klse-Tv
Louisiana
William J. Dodd
Dodd
Department of Education
Tokyo Population Tops 10.57 Million as May 1 Count
The Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau announced a May 1 population of 10,572,062 for the world’s largest city, up 83,766 from the previous month. Grows reflect continuing urban expansion in the Japanese capital.
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Tokyo
UPI
Scranton Moves Fight To Kansas For GOP Support
Des Moines AP dispatch says Pennsylvania Governor William W Scranton campaigned in Kansas for the Republican presidential nomination, seeking Iowa delegates and momentum. Despite a large reception and Rockefeller’s withdrawal backing, only five Iowa delegates were openly aligned, with nine for Goldwater and ten uncommitted. Scranton praised moderates and urged steady leadership on foreign policy.
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William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Des Moines
Barry Goldwater
Nation
Scranton
Iowa
Kansas
William W. Scranton
Arizona
Associated Press
Goldwater
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
John Anderson
Bill
Barry
Lawa
White House
Republican Party
Rockefeller
Teachers Push Pay Raise Bill At Ouachita Meeting
A joint Ouachita Parish Teachers and Classroom Teachers Association meeting endorsed an effort to raise teachers pay. Resolutions praised Reps. Gibbs and Wood and urged Gov. McKeithen and Sen. Adcock to back the bill while detailing a Senate Finance Committee hearing delegation. Parish groups planned ads and urged continued correspondence to lawmakers.
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Ouachita Parish
Louisiana Power and Light Company
Lawrence Gibbs
George Wood
John J. McKeithen
Jamar Adcock
Senate Finance Committee
Wamal Owens
Parish
Frank Woolfe
S. T. Howell
OTA
Yvonne Warner
Helen Ortis
Millsaps
J. W. Walters
Irene Smith
Lakeshore
Gene Hardin
West Monroe
Eleanor McClendon
Highland
Teresa Lomax
Lenwil
Ortis
AP Defense to Open in Walker Libel Suit
The AP is to begin its courtroom defense in a $2 million libel suit by former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker. The case centers on alleged false reports from Oxford about Walker leading a riot against U.S. marshals during the Ole Miss integration episode. The trial, in Fort Worth, includes witnesses and midtrial motions. Judge Murray overruled motions to dismiss, keeping the case alive.
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Fort Worth
Ole Miss
James H. Meredith
Walker
Chambers
Dist
Charles Murray
Rail Strike Halted by Court Order in Louisiana
Missouri Pacific Railroad workers who walked off the job, prompting a six rail line stoppage in the Midwest, ended the stoppage at 6 p.m. after a federal court restraining order. About 8,000 union members participated, including 150 in northeast Louisiana, with service disrupted in Lake Charles New Orleans Alexandria New Iberia Shreveport and Monroe. The Monroe Trainmen spokesman said workers would return to work under the court order though no settlement has been reached.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
Monroe
Missouri Pacific
Louisiana
Lake Charles
New Orleans
Alexandria
New Iberia
Shreveport
Monroe Brotherhood of Railroad
M. 8S
Minor
Planners Approve Sites and Hearings in Monroe Meeting
Monroe Ouachita Regional Planning Commission held a Monday session approving a beer packaged sale site plan for Globe Foods 1815 Forsythe and a church use rezoning at 3805 Bon Air DP. A public hearing on a reclassification by Victor J. Ditta is set for July 20 at 8 p.m. in city court. The commission also approved the Gordon and Polignac property sale to Central Baptist Church with parking plan to follow. Next regular meeting scheduled for June 20.
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Monroe- Ouachita
Edward L. West
Globe Foods
Forsythe
Board of Adjustment
Gordon and Polignac
Central Baptist Church
Rail strike continues as unions resist federal orders
Officials said the union would not negotiate and linked the strike to a prior restraining order. Judge Holtzoff had issued a 10 day injunction in Washington, which Missouri Pacific and other rail leaders challenged. The union claimed lawful action while responding to new restraining orders, while Missouri Pacific called the strike unauthorized. Rail service resumed by 6 p.m. Monday.
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U. S
Alexander Holtzoff
Union
Washington
L. H. Miller
Missouri Pacific
Monroe
Holtzoff
Junction
Minor
Miller
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