House Hikes Debt Limit to 358 Billion Dollars
The House passed a 22 billion dollar increase in the national debt ceiling to 358 billion, raising from 336 billion. The measure moves to the Senate where debate will follow amid a censure crisis involving Senator Dodd and ongoing fiscal debates.
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Washington
House
Senate
Treasury
Congress
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Russell B. Long
Senate Finance Committee
Long
Johnson
Farmerville Firm Wins Ruston Bridge Underpass Project
Robbie A. Sims Construction Company of Farmerville was awarded the underpass contract at Louisiana Tech in Ruston for 220 351 05 dollars by the Louisiana Department of Highways. The project will widen Tech Drive and add four lanes under the ICRR tracks linking Techs south and north campuses.
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Robbie A. Sims
Tech
Cooktown Road
ICRR
F. Jay Taylor
T. L. James and Company of
Ruston
Moore
Cenla Asphalt Corporation of
Alexandria
Port Allen - Mississippi River
West Baton Rouge Parish
Girl Scout Camp Oneni Still Available In Sterlington
Pinewood Girl Scout Camp offers day camps for juniors cadettes and Brownies in Sterlington the weeks of July 10 14 and July 17 21 daily 9 am to 3 pm transportation provided nature crafts and outdoor skills development overseen by Mrs Norman Huckaby and Mrs A R Gregory camp directors from Monroe and Sterlington call the Girl Scout office for details
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Pinewood Girl Scout Camp
Sterlington
Ronnie Gunn
Girl Scout
Guon
Norman Huckaby
A R Gregory
Monroe
F M. Waren
West Monroe
Melvin Short Sterlington
Roark Renamed As Official of State Group
West Monroe postmaster Homer B Roark was re elected secretary treasurer at the Louisiana State Convention of the National Association of Postmasters of the United States Others elected for the coming year were Henry Pens tein Chalmette president Henry Parham Mangum Billa Defour Girard Mrs Nel Dom inique Belle Rose Dwight Spates Sulphur and William Broussard Corencro as vice presidents The group plans to hold its 1968 convention in Monroe Broussard hosted the Lafay ette convention at the Evangeline Hotel
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West Monroe
Homer B. Roark
Louisiana
National Association of Postmasters of the United States
NAPUS
Henry Penstein
Chalmette
Henry Parham
Mangum
Billa Defour
Girard
Nel Dominique
Belle Rose
Dwight Spates
Sulphur
William Broussard
Corencro
Roark
Monroe
Broussard
Evangeline Hotel
Lafayette
Goldwater urges Reagan Nixon talks to avoid Romney GOP clash
Barry Goldwater told the Young Republican National Federation that Reagan and Nixon should meet soon to map paths and prevent a moderate like Michigan governor George Romney from winning the 1968 GOP nomination. He backed Nixon but warned conservatives would support Reagan if Nixon is out.
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California
Ronald Reagan
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Young Republican National Federation
Reagan
Nixon
Michigan
George Romney
GOP
Barry
Young Republican Federation
Romney
James Rhodes
Ohio
Charles H. Percy
Ilinois
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Johnson
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Parish FHA Hosts Freshmen Friday Tea at Ouachita High
Ouachita Parish High School FHA chapter invites entering freshmen and their mothers to a tea to discuss next fall home economics classes. The event runs 10 to 11 30 a m in the school building with sponsor Dorothy Evans and chapter president Linda Jinks among attendees noted from a recent district FHA meeting in Bunkie.
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Ouachita Parish
The
Future Homemakers of America
Ouachita Parish High School
F.H.A
Bunkie
Dorothy Evans
Linda Jinks
St. Mark's Methodist Church
Gillespie Cleared and Promoted at Louisiana Commission
William J. Gillespie Jr., supervisor of the Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission, was cleared of fish violation charges by Director Leslie L. Glasgow. He was promoted to assistant chief of the enforcement division, effective June 1, and based in New Orleans.
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William J. Gillespie Jr
Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
Leslie L. Glasgow
Parnell Barfield
Gillespie
Tensas River
Glasgow
Barfield
Newellton
Commission
New Orleans
Funeral services set for Rev Tony E. Howard in Columbia
Funeral services for the 81 year old Rev Tony E. Howard of Columbia are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at the Riser and Son Funeral Home chapel with Rev Mae Dean officiating. He died Wednesday in Caldwell Parish Hospital after a lengthy illness. Burial will be in Phoenix Arizona. Survivors include his widow Ina Eden Howard two sons Paul and Everett two step daughter Mrs James M Lafferty three daughters Mrs Leona Beer Mrs Lula Morton and Mrs Lorene Dressier two brothers Austin and Art two sisters Mrs Ben Perley and Mrs Jane Gaston and several grandchildren.
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Columbia
Tony E. Howard
Chapel of Riser and Son
Mae Dean
Phoenix
Ariz
Howard
Caldwell Parish
Ina Eden Howard
Paul Howard
Kansas City
Kan
Everett Howard
Wichita
James M. Lafferty
Leona Beer
Alameda
Calif
Lula Malton
Anderson
Ind
Lorene Dressier
Austin Howard
Burnaby
B.C
Canada
Art Howard
Edmonton
Alta
Ben Perley
Thorsby
Jane Gaston
June 22 highlights from world history in 1967
On this day in history several events are noted. In 1941 Germany invaded Russia in World War II. In 1815 Napoleon abdicated for the second time. In 1870 the U S Department of Justice was formed. In 1911 King George V and Queen Mary were crowned. In 1940 France and Germany signed the armistice.
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Associated Press
Germany
Russia
Napoleon Bonaparte
U.S. Department of Justice
Britain
George V
Mary
London
France
Johnson kinsman Nugent welcomes first child
Luci Johnson Nugent gave birth to Patrick Lyndon Nugent at Seton Hospital in Austin. The 8 pound 10 ounce baby boy, 21 inches long, arrived Wednesday morning as doctors called the delivery normal. Father Patrick J. Nugent praised fatherhood while First Lady and President Johnson sent good wishes.
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Austin
Tex
Luci Johnson Nugent
Patrick Lyndon Nugent
Seton Hospital
Patrick J. Nugent
Luci
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
White House
Nugent
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Louisiana Board of Highways
Baton Rouge
Girl Scout Office
Jack Bell
Omaha, Neb
Richard M. Nixon
Parish Chapter
FHA
Zale
DeSiard
Rev. Howard
LBJ
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co
Madison Ave
Nyc
Nort East
Te: Inc
Breard
Pel
Northeast Finance
Lau Atty
TOM Peters Discount CO
W. Monroe
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