Expressway supporters seek backing from Twin City groups
South Arkansas Development Council members promoting a Kansas City to New Orleans north south expressway met in Monroe with the North Louisiana Expressway Council and Twin Cities chambers of commerce to drum up support for the project.
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South Arkansas Development Council
Monroe
Kansas City
New Orleans
Ralph Troy
H. K. Thatcher
The
Ouachita River Valley Association
Wec
Alley
John Luffey
North Louisiana Expressway Council
James Earnest
Bradley
County
Ark
Max Taylor
Arkansas Group
John Fogleman
Twin Cities
W.C. Alley
Ford
Arkansas
Department of Transportation
Arkansans
Gov. Edwards
Mississippi River
Troy
North Louisiana Council
Washington
Senate Finance panel flags state overbudget spending
Baton Rouge reporters say the Senate Finance Committee warned about deficit spending by multiple state agencies. Budget chief Ralph Perlman testified eight of seventeen divisions bypassed required approval, including a $1.5 million request for Southern University.
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Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
Senate Committee On Finance
Health
Ralph Perlman
Carl Bauer
Franklin
Southern University
Perlman
Southern
Bauer
Sen
B. B
Rayburn
Bogalusa
Louisiana Rep. Rigby pushes liability provision for agency heads
In the House, Rep Walter C Rigby amended a bill to add a clause making state agency heads personally liable for any deficit that lacks prior approval from the legislature. The move targets governance and accountability in executive agencies.
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Bossier City
Walter C. Rigby
Action Deferred On Measure For Monroe Employes
The House Retirement Committee deferred a three bill package creating a Monroe Municipal Employes Retirement System. Rep Lawrence Gibbs would merge the Monroe Bus Drivers Pension and Relief Fund Electrical Workers Pension and Relief Fund and Firemen's Pension into one system with funds transferred accordingly.
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Monroe
News-Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
House Retirement Committee
Lawrence Gibbs
Monroe Bus Drivers Pension and Relief Fund
Electrical Workers Pension and Relief Fund
Firemen’s Pension and Relief Fund
Clerks Salary Bill Approved in Louisiana House
The Louisiana House Judiciary B Committee approved a bill to grant a 20 percent pay raise for district court clerks effective July 1 1976. Clerk Perry Johnson said clerks are two steps behind peers in pay, with the hike adding about $283 a month for clerks in the smallest parishes. Current law provides 5.5 percent annual increases and salaries vary by parish population.
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News-Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
Senate
House
Judiciary B. Committee
East Baton Rouge Parish
Perry Johnson
Jury Selection Continues in DUI Third Offense Trial
Jury selection stretched to noon in the Fourth Judicial District Court for David E. Gerald charged with a third DUI in toxicant offense. The trial had been moved from June 17. Defense attorney is S. Stevens. state prosecutor is Assistant District Attorney Cliff Lawrence.
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Fourth Judicial District Court
David E. Gerald
Gerald
Atty. S. Stevens
Asst. Dist
Atty
Cliff Lawrence
Fossils Found at Barrydale in South Africa
The South African Museum reports fossils of placoderm fish that lived about 350 million years ago discovered at Barrydale, near Cape Town, shedding light on ancient marine life in the region.
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Cape Town
South Africa
South African Museum
Barrydale
Regents Oppose Stadium Bond Switch in Louisiana
In committee testimony, Ways and Means Chair Leach said the Board of Regents rejected revenue bonds for the McNeese student center and switched to cheaper general obligation bonds. Arceneaux backed the board action, while Karns noted no formal recommendation from the Bond and Building Commission. The panel later voted 8-6 to reject the stadium amendment and approved college projects 10-4.
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New Stat
Claude
Buddy’’. Leach
Leesville
Board of Regents
William Arceneaux
Bond ‘and Building Commission
Barry Karns
Commission
Regents
Shady Wall of
West Monroe
Ways and Means Committee
LSU
Ensminger
Arceneaux
C 'Harger
Senate OKs amendment on campaign reform reporting
The Louisiana Senate approved an amendment that would require reporting of all campaign contributions, threatening the financial disclosure bill. Lawmakers debated thresholds set to discourage large contributions, with sponsors and opponents voicing concerns over constitutional rights and bill workability. Debate to continue at 11 a.m.
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Stat ‘Capital Bureau
Baton. Rouge
Senate
House
Bob Jones
Lake Charles
Jones
Ned Randolph
Alexandria
Walter Bigby
Bossier City
Paul Hardy
St. Martinville
Claude Duval
Houma
Hardy
Duval
Sen. Mouton
Fontenot
Sens
Harold Montgomery
Dayline
Joseph Tiemann
New Orleans
E. J. Nicholson
Marrero
Billy Brown
Monroe
Brown
Oregon
Supreme Court
Legisla
Final Arguments Stated In Sniper Case At Orleans
Final arguments aired in the consolidated six suit trial stemming from the 1973 Downtown Howard Johnson Hotel shootout in New Orleans. Attys urge $11 million in damages while jurors weigh hotel liability for guests amid claims of poor warning and security.
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Orleans
New Orleans
Howard Johnsons
U.S
Mark Essex
IRS Deluged by Calls Over Rebate Checks Delays
New Orleans AP report says all rebate checks mailed but delays due to telephone inquiries. IRS Louisiana district office logged 9 000 calls this week but answered 3 000. Director Roger Shockcor notes many callers have no federal tax liability last year and thus no rebate. Some cases still awaiting checks. others due rebates not yet sent.
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New. Orleans
Revenue
Roger Shockcor
IRS Operations
Louisiana
Shockcor
Roosevelt Declares Bank Holiday and Gold Embargo
On March 6, 1933, President Franklin D Roosevelt proclaimed a bank holiday and ordered an embargo on gold transactions to stabilize the economy and curb bank runs. The move signaled a decisive shift in U S monetary policy amid the Great Depression.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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