Louisiana to appeal voter registration test ruling to Supreme Court
Louisiana will seek Supreme Court review next term of a federal ruling voiding its constitutional voter registration test. The New Orleans court blocked the test and 21 parishes from using a newer citizenship test, prompting CORE to plan intensive Black voter drives. The case will join a DOJ challenge to Mississippi laws, with the court noting the test as a barrier to Black turnout since the white primary era.
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UPI
Louisiana
Supreme Court
High Court
New Orleans
U. S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Harvey
Palmer
Ronnie Moore
Congress of Racial Equality
Justice Department
Mississippi
Jackson
Trial Date Set In District Court Case Notes
Judge Mack E. Barham fined Gary Lynn Raines 300 dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated. Edward Coats of Monroe pleaded not guilty and will be tried on September 14. Sylvester Lawrence of Monroe remanded after pleading guilty to two counts of theft. Several other cases involved minor violations.
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Mack E. Barham
Fourth District Court
Gary Lynn Raines
Shreveport
Edward Coats
Rt. 1
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Sylvester. Lawrence
80Th St
Tulip Sale For West Monroe Chamber Opens
The 1964 West Monroe Chamber of Commerce tulip sale is off to a good start with orders for 2,200 bulbs already filed. The campaign runs through July 15 under chairman George Tyner. Jean Elliot began taking orders today at the Chamber office, call 387-1647.
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West Monroe
George Tyner
Jean Elliot
Chamber
Senate Approves Allowance Hike For Assessors
BATON ROUGE AP The Senate approved 37-0 a House bill to raise expense allowances for Louisiana assessors with no dissent. An amendment setting the allowance at one tenth of one percent of assessments failed 2-34. Sen J D Deblieux of Baton Rouge proposed the amendment. Sen B B Rayburn of Bogalusa supported the bill. The measure now goes to the governor as assessors had agreed to drop salary funds but insisted on the expense allowance.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
House
Louisiana
J. D. Deblieux
B. B. Rayburn
Bogalusa
Rayburn
Monroe Clergy Changes Reported By Bishop Greco
Four clergy changes in the Catholic Diocese of Alexandria announced by Bishop Charles P. Greco. Samuel Polizzi transfers from Mansura St Pauls to Monroe St Josephs. Earl Beaulieu moves from Monroe Our Lady of Fatima to Christ the King in Bossier City. New assistant pastors John Kiley to Monroe Our Lady of Fatima and Earl Provenza to Jesus the Good Shepherd Monroe amid Provosty’s Maryhill Youth Camp tenure.
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Alexandria
Monroe
Charles P. Greco
Samuel Polizzi
St. Paul’s Church
Mansura
St. Joseph's Church
Earl Beaulieu
Our Lady of Fatima Church
Christ the King Church
Bossier City
John Kiley
Father Earl Provenza
Father William Provosty
Jesus the Good Shepherd Church
Father Provosty
Maryhill
Bishop Greco
Explosions Shake Negro Residences In Mississippi
In McComb Mississippi three Negro homes were rocketed by separate blasts Monday night one dynamite blast shattered the Bates front porch as a sleeping Freddie Bates narrowly escaped harm. Corinne Andrews and Curtis Bryant residences were also hit. Jesse Lee Wilson a local teacher sleeping near Bates heard a car stop and saw a man approach the vehicle before going to the back of the house to awake others.
Editors and Congressmen Pick 1964 Presidential Candidates
Congressional Quarterly polls show Goldwater edges Scranton in GOP fields with Johnson strongest for Democrats. Humphrey leads among Democratic editors and Congressmen for president, while Kennedy and McNamara gain editor support in the vice presidential and secretary ranks.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Johnson - Humphrey
Goldwater-Scranton
Barry Goldwater
William W. Scranton
R Pa
House
Senate
Goldwater
Scranton
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Lodge
Rockefeller
GOP
Richard M Nixon
Mark Hatfield
R Ore
Thurston B. Morton
R Ky
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
D Minn
Humphrey
Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Eugene McCarthy
Minn
Robert F. Kennedy
Adlai E. Stevenson
Robert S. McNamara
Defense
McNamara
Kennedy
McNamara Tatak Shriver
Stevenson Wa
Robert Wagner
McCarthy
McKeithen Seeks Tideland Talks With U S Solons
Baton Rouge governor John McKeithen to meet Saturday with Louisiana lawmakers to discuss tidelands. Attending will be Rep Edwin Willis Sen Russell Long and Rep Hale Boggs plus aides and officials from Gremillion and Howe. Meeting aims to advance tidelands settlement and potential new revenue.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
Louisiana
Tidelands
Carlos Spaht
Edwin Willis
Hale Boggs
Russell B. Long
Willis
House
Spaht
Atty
Jack Gremillion
Mineral Board
Henry V. Howe
Louisiana State University Geology Department
Merrill Lynch pledge to put customer interests first
A Merrill Lynch policy statement emphasizes that no officer or employee may buy securities underwritten or distributed by the firm until customer orders are filled, prohibits preemptive trading on Research Department information, requires disclosure of officers or firm holdings in covered companies in reports, and limits officers serving as corporate directors.
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Merrill Lynch
Motorist Survives Flood as Bridge Collapses North of Gillette
A motorist named George Wilson drove onto a wooden bridge over the Little Powder River north of Gillette Monday night as floodwaters pounded beams. The bridge collapsed, sending the car downstream with Wilson aboard. He escaped ashore half a mile away and later found shelter in a residence. No injuries were reported.
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Gillette
Wyo
Little Powder River
Here
George Wilson
Wilson
Walter Hauber
Law Violator Launches Drive For Repeal
Leonard Vaccaro owner of Liberty Hardware in New Orleans says he will campaign to repeal Louisiana’s Sunday closing law after his arrest for selling building materials. He argues the law infringes free enterprise and has urged Gov. McKeithen to seek corrective legislation. The law bars Sunday sales of clothing, furniture, appliances and hardware.
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New Orleans
UPI
Louisiana
Leonard Vaccaro
Liberty Hardware
Vaccaro
McKeithen
Louisiana Supreme Court
Keithen
Bill To Close Doe Season OK'd By Committee In House
A Louisiana bill to close the doe season for two years passed the House committee on Game Fish and Oysters 7-4. Sponsors include Rep. J C Gilbert, Rep. Lantz Womack and Rep. Benny Christian. The measure faces a House floor vote for final passage amid mixed views from wildlife officials and police juries.
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Bill
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House Committee On Game Fish and Oysters
George Wood
Monroe
Louisiana Wild Life and
J. C. Gilbert
Sicily Island
Richard Yancey
Wild Life
Wood
Yancey
Lantz Womack
Winnsboro
Delta
Doe
E. R. McDonald Sr
Wild Life Commission
Tensas Parish
Benny Christian
Rayville
Topless Suit Model Seeks All Male Jury at Trial
Chicago 19 year old Toni Lee Shelley famous for introducing the topless bathing suit asked for a 12 man jury at her indecent exposure and disorderly conduct trial. Magistrate Marilyn Konosa granted the request but warned outcomes remain unsure with a July 10 trial date.
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Chicago
UPI
Toni Lee Shelley
Miss Shelley
Hollywood
Marilyn Konosa
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