Rayburn questions need for tax hikes and session
Sen. B. B. Rayburn of Bogalusa said no clear need exists for a special session to raise taxes and suggested Gov. Earl K. Long may or may not call one. He noted last winter’s session was confusing and embarrassing while hinting at possible gubernatorial bid and a competitive lieutenant governor race with multiple candidates.
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Lafayette
B. B. Rayburn
Bogalusa
Legislative Budget Committee
Rayburn
Louisiana Peace Officers Association
Andi
Bargain Hunters Lift Dow As Market Rallies Early
New York AP report shows bargain hunting giving a buoyant tone to a price uptick. The Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 890.19 midday, up 4.46, after an earlier gain of 6.98, with about 400 issues in the red.
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New York
Dow Jones
Dow
Tax Assessments Suit Is Revived In Louisiana
Baton Rouge Louisiana two year old suit by AFL-CIO state president Victor Buissie to equalize property tax assessments was revived with a trial date set for November 12 in state district court. July 7 was set for a hearing on exceptions to the suit filed by the defendant the Louisiana Tax Commission.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Victor Buissie
Afl-Cio
Louisiana Tax Commission
Chuckle Wife Reading on Tax Form Riles Reader
A reader jokes about deducting beauty treatments as a loss on a tax form. The quip questions the logic of expense deductions in a humorous, light tone. The brief item showcases a witty remark about personal finance and self care.
Lindsay Defeated and Plans New Urban Party
New York Mayor John V. Lindsay, defeated in the Republican mayoral nomination by State Senator John J. Marchi, announces plans to form an independent urban party appealing to independents and liberals. He will remain a Republican and seeks an independent line while on the Liberal party ballot, warning supporters of Marchi.
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NEW York
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
John J. Marchi
Liberal Party
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Marchi
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Robert F. Wagner
Staten Island
Waegner
Mario A
Mailer
Scheuer
Evangelista Returns From Leave At Fort Sill
Robert L Evangelista resumes duties after a 14 day leave spent with his parents at 210 Cottonwood Drive. Neville High School graduate stationed at Fort Sill Oklahoma. District Attorney’s Office momentarily short staffed as Hazel Bolton begins a two week vacation.
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Robert L. Evangelista
Louis Evangelista
Cottonwood Drive
Neville High School
Evangelista
Fort Sill
Oklo
District Attorney's Office
Hazel Bolton
Miss Bolton
Body Of Abducted Girl Identified In Wilton Case
Police confirm the decomposed body found in a Wilton pine grove is ten year old Mary Mount missing since May 27 from New Canaan. Autopsy and hair description link her to the case. area roads Old Huckleberry Road and Route 106 noted. A white man in a white car was seen near the park where Mary and her brother disappeared.
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Wilton, Conn
UPI
Wilton
Mary Mount
New Canaan
Robert Northcutt
Norwalk Hospital
Henry Keller
Mount
Joseph Mount
Alphonse Cotoia
New Canaan High School
Gary Brown
Old Huckleberry Road
Nowhere
Mary
Ratcliff Awarded Broad Authority Over Louisiana Road Projects
The Louisiana State Highway Board voted 7 to 1 to grant director A B Ratcliff Jr full power to determine necessity, advertise bids, and award contracts without board approval. The move, supported to speed five year construction, drew objections from Lionel J Grizzaffi who argued it concentrates power in one man. The resolution also lets Ratcliff enter into personal services agreements and ratifies his past actions.
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Baton Rouge, la
State Highway Board
A. B. Ratcliff Jr
Louisiana
Highway Department
Lionel J. Grizzaffi
Morgan City
Ratcliff
Grizzaffi
A. B. Ratcliff
Deadline Nears For Purchasing Truck Licenses
Ashton J. Mouton urges truck and trailer owners in Louisiana to renew license plates by June 30. Penalties begin July 1. Monroe’s C. O. McDonald notes processing available but delays possible as deadline nears. Forms issued by the State Office building, St John street. Auto filing via electronic data processing to speed renewals. Include complete information and the 1968 pink slip with renewal.
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Ashton J. Mouton
Louisiana
Monroe
C. O. McDonald
St. John Street
Mouton
Continued Warmth Predicted For Twin City Area
Temperatures steady near 86 to 90 through Thursday with highs near 90 and lows 64 to 68. Tuesday logged a high 87 and low 62 at Monroe Municipal Airport with no rainfall recorded. Skies stay clear to partly cloudy and warm, chance of thundershowers Thursday. Winds 5 to 15 mph. Delta advisory cites 70 percent sunshine today, 50 to 70 percent Thursday, 20 percent rain possibility on Thursday.
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Twin City
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Delta Agricultural Weather Advisory
Cadets From Eastern Colleges Rally Amid ROTC Cuts
Cadets from colleges across 15 eastern states gather amid widespread ROTC eliminations in response to campus disorders. The AP report notes organizers highlight training and morale as concerns while acknowledging ongoing campus tensions.
North Viet Nam orders more sapper attacks on bases
U S B52 bombers marked four years in Vietnam as North Vietnamese forces stepped up assaults near Laos and Cambodia. U S analysts cite captured documents showing orders for increased sapper strikes on American bases, with heavy casualties reported on both sides in multiple battles near Khe Sanh War Zone C and nearby areas.
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Saigon
Laos
Cambodia
U.S
Sth Mechanized
Khe Sanh
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Guam
Mekong Delta
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Panhandle
River Stage Flood Report Shows Change at Station
River stage readings indicate a change at the station near Monroe with figures showing 40 and 13.8 and Camden at 26 with 5.0 and 1.0 fall appearing in the data.
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Monroe
Camden
Israel Jets Bomb Jordanian Gun Positions North of Dead Sea
Reports from Jérusalem say Israeli warplanes hit Jordanian gun positions across the Jordan River near Kallia and at the Sea of Galilee region. Witnesses described dark dust and loud blasts as the attack continued for hours.
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Jordan
Jerusalem
Jordan River
Dead Sea
Kallia
Sea of Galilee
Amman
Wadi Alyabis
Jordan Valley
Tiberias
Tirat Sin
Beisan
Gaza Strip
Gaza City
Kalla
Shirley Anderson
Rochester
N.Y
US Central Intelligence Agency
Miss Anderson
Israel
Kinshasa
Congo
U S Units Named To Leave Vietnam
Saigon AP reports the first unit out will be the 3rd Battalion 60th Infantry from the 2nd Brigade 9th Division, airlifted by July 8 for inactivation in the United States. Four nondivisional Army units totaling about 2 000 men will redeploy by August end, destinations to be announced.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
60Th Infantry
9Th Infantry Division
United States
9Th Division
Vietnam
Mekong Delta
86Th Engineer
56Th Artillery
1097Th
Army National Guard
Possible second U.S. troop withdrawal from Vietnam discussed
Pentagon sources say a second 25,000 troop pullout is possible if Hanoi reacts favorably to the first reduction. Officials note a total 70,000 withdrawing by year end depends on developments and Paris talks. Nixon announced the initial 25,000 at Midway Island. decision on August troop cuts hinges on enemy reaction and South Vietnamese capability.
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Washington
U.S
Vietnam
Pentagon
Hanoi
Nixon
Midway Island
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Paris
Surgeons Rebuild Young Girl's Face at Johns Hopkins
Deborah Fox a 13 year old from Tennessee received a landmark facial reconstruction at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Six surgeons moved her eye sockets to center her face and began rebuilding her nose in a 1342 hour operation. Deborah who is home schooled has an IQ around 120 and plans to resume schooling this fall and work with handicapped children.
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Baltimore
Deborah Fox
Deborah
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Edward Fox
Chattanooga
Milton Edgerton
FBI Denies King Wiretap Was Hoover Solo
The FBI called reports that Director J Edgar Hoover acted alone in wiretapping Martin Luther King Jr scurrilous and said the operation was approved in writing in advance by then Attorney General Robert F Kennedy. A Tolson letter defended the action and criticized Carl T Rowan.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert F. Kennedy
Clyde A. Tolson
Carl T. Rowan
Hoover
Sunday Star
United States
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