Louisiana warns on Mississippi River water diversion risks
Louisiana officials caution that diverting Mississippi River water could damage the state's multi million dollar seafood industry and worsen coastal saltwater intrusion. Calvin Watts notes coastal flows are vital to prevent salinity, while Texas seeks study of an export enterprise benefiting all, with experts from Louisiana Mississippi New Mexico Montana participating in the institute event at Louisiana Tech.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Calvin Watts
Watts
Louisiana Tech Water Resources Institute
Texas
New Mexico
Montana
Howard B. Boswell
Texas Water Development Board
Mississippi River
Boswell
S. E. Reynolds
Division of Continuing Engineering Education
Tech
School of Engineering
Water Resources Center
Alex D. McDermott
Western States Water Council
Montana Water Resources Board
R. G. MacDonnell
Mississippi River Commission
Fred H. Baylor II
Corps of Engineers
Vicksburg
Miss
Leon W. Hill
Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior
Amarillo
Tex
Hugh Yantis Jr
The
Texas Water Quality Board
Bobby Price
Center At Tech
S. L. Leonard Dies at 56 in West Monroe
S. L. Leonard 56 of 402 Wheeler St West Monroe died Wednesday night after a short illness. Funeral at Luna Methodist Church Friday at 2 pm with burial in Luna Cemetery. Kilpatrick Funeral Home in charge. Survived by widow Nettie Leonard two daughters Mae McVay and Cora Penny Warner a son Joseph Don Leonard a brother Floyd Leonard two sisters Mavis Myers and Sybil Robert and eight grandsons.
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S. L. Leonard
Wheeler St
West Monroe
Luna Methodist Church
Luna Cemetery
Kilpatrick Funeral Home of
Leonard
Nettie Leonard
Mae McVay
Cora
Penny) Warner
Joseph Don Leonard
Floyd Leonard
Mavis. Myers
Sybil Robert
Guilty Plea to Manslaughter in Stabbing Case
Leonard Taylor, 22, of Alexandria pleaded guilty in Alexandria to manslaughter for the fatal stabbing of Omar Dauzat, a service station attendant. He had previously pleaded innocent to murder, changing his plea as the charge was reduced to manslaughter.
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Alexandria, la
Leonard Taylor
Alexandria
Omar Dauzat
Taylor
Finch Faces White House Tug of War Over Health Post
Washington AP reports Welfare Secretary Robert Finch remains at the center of a political storm over the HEW assistant secretary for health and scientific affairs vacancy. Finch has urged Dr. John H. Knowles of Massachusetts General Hospital for the post, but Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen blocks the nomination amid Nixon-Finch tensions.
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Washington
Robert H. Finch
Caribbean
Capitol Hill
Nixon
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Finch
John H. Knowles
Massachusetts General Hospital
White House
Knowles
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
HEW
Bahamas
Charles Goodell
New York
Goodell
Ingly
American Medical Association
Leaders In House Try To Avert Powell Back Pay Fight
House leaders aim to avert a court test by persuading Adam Clayton Powell not to pursue $55,000 in back pay. They reject partial payment, return of seniority, or restoration of his chairmanship, while awaiting Powell’s response and possible talks with Speaker McCormack. Highway users in the United States pay gasoline taxes at the rate of $1 million an hour and $9 billion a year.
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House
Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
Congress
Supreme Court
House Education and Labor Committee
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
McCormack
Bob Casey
D-Tex
United States
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