Code Of Ethics Bill Clears Senate For State Workers
A proposed ethics code for state employees and officials from governor to police jurors moves to the house after a Senate vote of 28 to 8. The bill creates the Louisiana Commission on Governmental Ethics and bars state employers lawmakers and top officials from accepting anything of value from entities doing business with the state. Debate touched on salaries and honesty with Sen. Rogers defending the measure against accusations of overreach and critics arguing it may be too broad. Northeast Louisiana senators split on the issue with several votes noted.
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Rayburn
Bogalusa
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Aycock
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Rappelet
Davis
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Jena
Jack Fruge
Ville Platte
Grand Cane
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Harold Montgomery
Dayline
Michael O'Keefe
New Orleans
W. J. Cleveland
Crowley
Sylvan Friedman
Natchez
Northeast Louisiana
Learning to Be a Strap Hanger in Bradenton
City tax clerk grows a beard for a local celebration as his five month old daughter grips it and hangs on, pulling him into a wobbling stand. In Tulsa, swimming stars from five foreign countries failed to reach the Water Follies of 1962 due to floods blocking highways in Texas.
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Tulsa
Okla
Texas
U S faces reality of French nuclear ambitions
Washington reports that France will press to build its own nuclear force, prompting U S officials to seek ways to steer Paris toward a NATO nuclear partnership. Secretary McNamara urges coordinated target planning and centralized control to prevent arms drift and avert a fragmented European deterrent strategy.
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Robert S. McNamara
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Judge Denies Estes Appeal as Grand Jury Probes Fraud
Estes appeared to halt no further investigation as UPI reports a federal grand jury in El Paso continues probing 57 counts of fraud. Judge Thoms on denied dismissing the panel while Estes’ lawyers accuse Kennedy press coverage of bias and seek juror interviews.
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UPI
Billie Sol Estes
Agriculture King
Estes
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R. E. Thomason
John Cofer
Austin
Tex
Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Cofer
Baseball Field Plowed Up Over Wage Dispute
An angry bulldozer operator disrupted a Little League game in Albany after clashing over pay. He pushed earth toward home plate, claiming insufficient compensation. Police reported no charges. officials had agreed to $175, the operator sought $350 for the job.
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Joe H. Green Funeral Rites Set Saturday
Joe H. Green 79 died after a short illness at a local hospital. Funeral service at 10 a.m. Saturday in Kilpatrick's West Monroe chapel with Rev H H Hughes officiating. Burial in Marion cemetery. Survived by Norma Green wife two sons Joe L Green Verda La and James H Green Brownwood Texas one daughter Nadine Palmer Albany Oregon three brothers Jess Green Sr Floyd Green Monroe and Terry Andrews Pineville four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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West Monroe
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Bastrop
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Union Parish
Norma Green
Joe L. Green
Verda
James H. Green
Brownwood
Texas
Nadine Palmer
Albany
Oregon
Jess Green
Marion Floyd Green
Terry Andrews
Pineville
Charles Simmons
James Simmons
Eldris Green
Billy Green
Bobby Reeves
Two Arrested For Fighting In Ouachita Parish
Ouachita parish sheriff deputies booked two Negroes in a Berg Jones Lane fracas for aggravated assault and disturbing the peace. Lela Robinson and James A. Hall, both of Monroe, were fighting over a .32 caliber pistol. A Monroe woman Ruth Harvey was jailed on a theft by check warrant after bond set at 350 dollars. Monroe police also booked Carroll E. Hill, 45, for DUI and reckless driving after a DeSiard street stop. bond set at 750 dollars.
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Berg Jones Lane
Bailey Grant
Lela Robinson
Carnava Street
James A. Hall
DeSiard Street
Monroe
Grant
Sheriff Department
Ruth Harvey
Old
Sterlington Road
Carroll
E. Hill
Elizabeth Street
Attention Grabbing Crash In Chattanooga Traffic Blockade
A Chattanooga patrolman halted traffic on a busy street to reveal the cause a pretty blonde driver backing from a driveway in a mid block convertible startled drivers.
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Chattanooga
Skunk delays deputy during night school check in Tampa
A Tampa deputy on a routine night check at a school grounds failed to answer radio calls. The dispatcher worried until the deputy finally explained a skunk had blocked his path and trapped his car, prompting a wait for the animal to move on.
Payless Paydays May End Dispute
Washington AP reports the payless paydays threat may end the Senate House deadlock over funding for the next government year. Key holdouts involve the joint money committees led by Senator Hayden and Representative Cannon. The House seeks rotating chairs and rule changes. the Senate would allow a Senate-led alternation on bills if the House agrees.
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Senate
House Appropriations
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
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Annual Audit Of City Books To Begin July 2
West Monroe to start the annual city books audit on Monday July 2 as City Clerk Harold Hill notes. The three month effort should yield a final report for the October city council meeting detailing every income and expense from water bills to parking tickets. The audit was authorized at the June 19 city council meeting.
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West Monroe
Harold Hill
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