Louisiana teachers pay raise split by public opinions
In Monroe and West Monroe, residents weigh whether teachers should receive higher pay if it requires new taxes. Opinions vary from support for raises funded by taxes to opposition due to already high tax burdens, with residents listing concerns about value, cost, and fairness.
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Louisiana
News-Star
Carrie Flexmin
590 Stubbs
Monroe
Flexmin
James Henry
Truman A. Mothershed
Oak St
Monroyan
Patsy Johnson
Marian
Johnson Ford
Elizabeth Harper
McClendon
West Monroe
Features Of Rights Bill Listed
Washington AP outlines the civil rights bill features. It bans discrimination in food lodging gasoline and entertainment, with rooming houses of five or fewer rooms exempt. It prohibits employment discrimination by employers unions and agencies and authorizes federal aid program withdrawal for discriminatory administration. The attorney general can sue for school and public facility integration. A Community Relations Service is created. The Civil Rights Commission life extends to January 31 1968 and powers expand. The attorney general may intervene in enforcement suits.
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Department of Commerce
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Two Arkansas Women Hurt in Area Wreck
FARMERVILLE Special Two Arkansas women were injured in a collision with a log truck ten miles south of Spearsville on Louisiana 15. Mrs. John H. Combs, driving, was in critical condition. Mrs. Lola James of El Dora also injured. Both were taken to Glenwood Hospital West Monroe. The truck driver was unhurt.
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Farmerville
Arkansas
John H. Combs
Lola James
el Dorado
Combs
La.e 15
Herecording
Spearsville
J. T. Xockett
Freighter Eisui Sinks After Collision Near Aomori
The 699 ton Eisui collided with the 698 ton Zuiho about 12 miles north of Hachiohe, Japan. The Zuiho, only slightly damaged, rescued all 19 Eisui crew members.
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Aomori
Japan
UPI
Haciohe
Japanese
Coast Guard
Telephone Cable Is In Service In Ouachita River
Southern Bell installed a 1300 pair submarine cable in the Ouachita River south of the old traffic bridge to meet rising demand for telephone service in West Monroe and the western Ouachita Parish. Engineer Hubert Briley and foreman N Cartez led the project.
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Southern Bell
Ouachita River
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Barge Tragedy Spurs Push For Tighter Laws
NEW ORLEANS citizens push for tighter regulation of lake tug operations after the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway tragedy killed six of eight aboard. Coast Guard probes delay as sailor Milley recuperates. skipper Palmer defends Milley while noting lack of license. Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission urges Congress to pass two bills addressing lake tugs to prevent future bridge strikes and losses. Jockey Pete Moreno’s 1951 Hollywood Park streak ends an era with six straight wins across three days.
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New Orleans
UPS
Lake Pontchartrain
U. S. Coast Guard
Clifford Milley
Rebel Jr
Milley
Greater
Pete Moreno
Hollywood Park
Global arrest sweep hits nearly 100 in Spain crackdown
Nearly 100 suspected Communists are arrested in a Spain wide crackdown by the Franco regime. The police say foreign suspects are included and the roundup begun in May is now complete. Trials are slated for this fall in the National Court of Public Order, which handles political prisoners except violence cases. Some suspects reportedly shuttle between Spain and France as liaison to both Communist parties. Earlier among those arrested was the son of a minister of aviation.
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Madrid
Spain
National Court of Public Order
France
Francisco Franco
Oxford
England
South Africa
Ruston Peach Festival Schedules June 25 26
The 14th annual Louisiana Peach Festival is set for June 25-26 with the highlight of the event the selection of a queen and peach princess. Loyce Garrett is the reigning queen and Karla Barham the princess. A June 24 deadline applies for entrants. A parade is planned for June 26 and the queen and princess selection occurs at 7 p.m. in Ruston. Production valued at half a million dollars is expected for the northeast Louisiana peach crop.
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Louisiana Tech
Loyce Garrett
Dixie Gem XIII
Karla Barham
Peach XIII
Karla
Len
Charles Barham
Ruston
F. C. LeVasseur
Louisiana
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