Alexandria Mayor Attacks Police Retirement System
Alexandria Mayor George Bowden derides the city’s police retirement plan calling it liberal and unsound. He cites a Det. Lt. Leon Blalock case where after 20 years he retired to join a federal post office job earning $316 monthly in retirement funds while his new pay was $400. Other officers also left for public posts, drawing retirement money plus salaries.
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Alexandria, la
George Bowden
Alexandria
Leon Blalock
Rapides Parish
Ralph Hamilton
Bowden
Wallace Favored as 1968 Presidential Candidate by Louisiana Group
BATON ROUGE Louisiana AP The chairman of the Louisiana Friends of Wallace W O McCraine of Zachary says he hopes Alabama governor George Wallace will run for president in 1968 Wallace scheduled a speech before a joint session of the Louisiana Legislature McCraine notes Wallace popularity rising and potential to win more votes than Barry Goldwater but he does not expect an immediate announcement and expects a meeting with Governor John McKeithen before the capital city event
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Friends of Wallace
W. O. McCraine
Zachary
Alabama
United States
George Wallace
Louisiana
Barry Goldwater
McCraine
Wallace
John McKeithen
Caldwell School Posts Sought By Ten Candidates
Caldwell Parish Democratic Committee Chairman W. J. Perkins says ten candidates qualified for five Caldwell Parish School Board seats. They face Democratic voters in the first primary on August 13. Ward 2 contenders include incumbent S. H. Walker, Leland Kenney, and Jack Keahey. Ward 3 nominees Howard Penecost and Huey Earl Gough seek the unexpired term of J. W. Kinnison. Ward 4 lists I. H. Butler and Oliver Wilson, Ward 5 is unopposed by W. A. Ray, with Mrs. Josephine Howard and Eugene Puckett contesting Ward 8.
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Columbia
Caldwell Parish
Democratic Committee
W.J. Perkins
Ward 2
S. H. Walker
Leland Kenney
Jack Keahey
Howard Penecost
Huey Earl Gough
J. W. Kinnison
Testimonial dinner planned to honor Wal lace aide
Reservations are coming rapidly for a $25-a-plate testimonial dinner at 6 15 p.m. Wednesday. McClaine expects 800 to 1000 attendees. The Louisiana Friends of Wallace is a loosely organized East Baton Rouge Parish group.
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East Baton Rouge Parish
McCraine
Five-Klan members indicted for arson in New Orleans case
Five men identified as Ku Klux Klan members and another applicant were indicted by the Orleans Parish grand jury on arson charges tied to a 1965 firebombing spree in New Orleans. Indicted are Lester Dickerson James Reynolds Lloyd Barnett Nicholas Glover and Donald Cross. William Cross Jr. is named as applicant. Charges include aggravated arson in the Rev. D'Orlando residence fire and simple arson in the Rev. Samuel Henry Jr. vehicle fire. Bond set at 1500 per count. Prosecutors cited evidence from a May 26 residence search yielding fuses gasoline grenades tools while the Rev. D'Orlando linked bombings to civil rights activity. An arson conviction carries 2 to 20 years.
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Grand Jury
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James H. Reynolds
Lloyd Barnett
Nicholas E. Glover
Donald Cross
William E. Cross Jr
Albert D’orlando
First Unitarian Church
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Reynolds
William Cross
Jane Dunn
New Orleans
Glover
Samuel Henry Jr
Asst. Dist. Atty
Ross T.scac
Tech Summer Workshop Draws 88 Entrants From 29 Schools
The Louisiana Tech speech department reports 88 pupils from 29 schools enrolled for the July 5 to 16 debate workshop in Ruston. Participants include students from Fair Park Shreveport and Jesuit New Orleans, among others, to study the 1966-67 national topic on U.S. foreign aid limits.
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Minchew
United States
Larry White
San Bernardino
Calif
Mary Beasley
Tech
Patricia
St. Vincent’s Academy
Shreveport
Eddie Rundell
Alexandria
Ed Widener
Ruston
Jean McHenry
Bossier City
Debaters Kay Lew Is Pam Briney Pat Briney and Sharon Ratcliff
Alexandria and Shreveport residents Kay Lew Is Pam Briney and Pat Briney with Sharon Ratcliff participated in a tech debate. The event highlighted regional viewpoints on emerging technologies and data ethics.
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Tech
Kay Lewis
Pam Briney
Pat Briney
Alexandria
Sharon Ratcliff
Shreveport
Womack invites public to tax hearings on Fifth District sales tax
Louisiana representative Lantz Womack issued an open invitation for anyone to attend a 9 am committee hearing in the House chamber on the Fifth District sales tax proposal. He noted no expected testimony from Monroe business districts and defended rural-urban balance amid Monroe objections citing over 75 million expendable funds in rural parishes.
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Baton Rouge
Lantz Womack
Franklin Parish
House
John McKeithen
Monroe
Womack
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Monroe Chamber
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West Monroe
Monroe City Council
Louisiana
Canvas in Women’s Wear Becomes Popular Trend
A local trend shows cotton canvas fabric once used for tents and awnings gaining popularity in women’s apparel. The shift highlights durable heavy fabric as stylish outerwear and accessories, reflecting broader fashion experiments with utilitarian materials.
Natchitoches Northwestern Symphony Society officers named
The newly formed Natchitoches Northwestern Symphony Society announces officers Mrs Frank Roberson president Jim Bob Key vice president Mrs Sam Friedman secretary and Arthur Watson treasurer. The group plans three concert programs for next season forming the basis for the proposed Natchitoches innit Symphony Orches t.
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Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Society
Frank Roberson
Jim Bob Key
Sam Friedman
Arthur Watson
Natchitochesinnit Symphony
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