Date For Highway Probe Unsettled In Congress
Washington AP reports no hearing date set for Louisiana highway probe. House Highway Investigating Subcommittee chair John Blatnik cites time clashes with Appalachian and Civil Rights bills and upcoming conventions. Hearings may slip to next year if not scheduled before a July 4 recess.
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Louisiana
John Blatnik
D-Minn
House
Congress
Blatnik
Johnson
Drowning and Auto Fatalities Hit North East Louisiana Weekend
Area residents report two weekend fatalities in north east Louisiana an out of state auto crash claimed Miss Theda Ellen Knox 21 of Jigger near Winnsboro and killed by a head on collision in Defuniak Springs Florida. Theda taught in Texas and was en route to a Florida college. Six brothers a sister and both grandfathers are named. Funeral plans directed by First National Funeral Home Winnsboro. Other deaths include Charles Ellis Jr 18 Natchez who drowned in a bayou south of Vidalia, three killed in a two car crash near Kaplan two New Orleans residents killed near Reserve, a New Orleans man Sylvester Russ 19 killed in a crash in New Orleans, August Boudreaux 58 killed near Rayne Sam L Baird 73 of Homer in Haynesville collision and two others injured.
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Paul Knox
Jigger
Winnsboro
Defuniak Springs
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Fort Waldron Beach
Knox
Texas
Florida
Perry
Natchitoches
Billy
California
Roy
Mike
Barry
Randy
Linda
Grady Knox
Bill Erwin
Covington
First National Funeral Home
Charles
Reserve
Joan B. Strange
Buster J. Maggio
Sylvester Russ
New Orleans
Denham Springs
Donald G. Miller
Baton Rouge
August Boudreaux
Rayne
Sam L. Baird
Homer
Haynesville
Finnish Journalist Sets Tub Bath Race Record
Finnish journalist Jorma Virtanen claimed a world bathtub racing record by cruising 31 miles in 12 hours in a fiberglass tub fitted with a small outboard motor and loaded with sausages and beer. He said the previous record of 21 miles was held by an Englishman.
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Finland
UPI
Jorma Virtanen
Virtanen
Special Session in Mississippi Starting Today
Jackson AP report notes a Tuesday noon start for a Mississippi Legislature special session to consider a 15 member education panel plan for tuition grants allowing private school attendance amid desegregation efforts. Lawmakers will decide funding for the program and whether a federal court ruling challenges the grants as racially discriminatory.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
US. Dist
John D. Butzner
Surry County
Governing Construction Under Major Program
A concise note outlining the like governing construction aspects within the expansive multi billion dollar program. It highlights oversight, timelines, funding alignment, and compliance considerations guiding project execution.
Marion Dupont Named To Post In Louisiana Veterans Group
Marion E. Du pont of Monroe was elected vice commander of the Louisiana Department of the Veterans of World War I at the department convention. J. Claud Meraux of Meraux was named department commander. National commander W. R. Kime of Oklahoma City spoke as the main speaker. Dupont leads Leo Terzia Barracks 3279 and serves as commander of the Fifth District Veterans of World War I and a national deputy commander.
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Leo Terzia
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