Brown Criticizes Highway Board Action at Ratcliff Elevation
State Sen. W. D. Brown of Monroe condemns the State Highway Board for delegating full road construction authority to Highway Director A. B. Ratcliff. The board, by a 7-1 vote, approved changes Brown calls the worst piece of legislation this session, costing the Fifth Highway District about $5 million.
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W. D. Brown
Monroe
State Highway Board
A. B. Ratcliff
Ratcliff
Brown
Fifth Highway District
Newsman barred by governor as bond bill signed
Gov. John McKeithen signed a $107 million capital improvements bond issue and then barred AP newsman Vernon A. Guidry Jr. from the office for what the governor called impertinent questions during the ceremony. The bill allocates about $40 million for ports and the rest to colleges, universities, and other facilities.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
Associated Press
Vernon A. Guidry Jr
McKeithen
W. W. McDougall
Former Monroe Resident Killed in Vietnam
Former Leesburg Florida resident Ronny Garner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil R. Garner of 105 N. 13th St. Leesburg, Fla., was killed in Vietnam this week. His body will be returned to Florida on July 2 and funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Vietnam
Monroe
Ronny Garner
Cecil R. Garner
N. 13Th St
Leesburg
Fla
Florida
West Monroe Educator C E Hardin Receives Ed D
C E Gene Hardin a former West Monroe school administrator and teacher earned the Ed D in School Administration and Supervision from the University of Denver. He served as principal at West Monroe Junior High and Millsaps Elementary and taught at West Monroe High School and A L Smith Junior High. He later worked as a research assistant at Denver and is now teaching at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.
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West Monroe
C. E
Hardin
University of Denver
Millsaps
West Monroe High School
A. L. Smith
Sterlington
Area Residents On World Tour To Lions Convention
Eleven Northeast Louisiana residents travel around the world to attend the Lions International Convention in Tokyo Japan. The 21 day trip includes stops in New York Rome Athens New Delhi Agra Pang kok Hong Kong Honolulu and Los Angeles before reaching Tokyo. Participants include Joe T. Kelly George Moses Bob Sale John ny Parvino Howard Morton Frank O'Neal Gwen O'Neal and Paul Fink.
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Louisiana
Tokyo
Japan
Joe T. Kelly
Oak Grove
Transportation For
District 8
New York
Rome
Athens
New Delhi
Agra
Pangkok
Hong Kong
Honolulu
Los Angeles
Kelly
George Moses
Bob Sale
Johnny Parvino
Howard Morton
Frank O'Neal
Gwen O'Neal
Paul Fink
City crews told to stop pruning private trees in Ruston
Ruston officials warn utility crews they cannot trim or remove trees on private property. The Louisiana Horticulture Commission says only licensed tree surgeons may perform such work, with potential arrest or fines for violations.
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Ruston
Louisiana Horticulture Commission
Leon Marsalis
John Perritt
Mickey Sumrall
Fredrick Hoogland
Marsalis
Hoogland
Sumrall
Ben Clary
Hale Walker
Clary
Perritt
English Form of Bingo Used as Gambling Tool
A British armed forces context notes bingo as the sole gambling instrument available within service tools. The statement implies limited gambling options among military personnel and references an English style of the game.
Jefferson Davis Home Shrine In Montgomery Alabama
The former residence of Confederate President Jefferson Davis is preserved as a shrine in Montgomery Alabama attracting visitors and historians seeking insights into the era and the Davis family legacy.
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Jefferson Davis
Montgomery
Ala
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Ferd Levi
Stationery Company
N. Grand
Diamond Merchants OF America Jewelers
Gordon's
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