House Struggles Over 12 Million for Teacher Pay Amendment
The House approved a 12 million dollar provision for teacher salaries from mineral revenue surplus amid debate over constitutional constraints and the potential governor veto. Leaders warned of budget balance tensions as police, trade schools, and public programs faced cuts and possible special sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Davis
John Garrett
Claiborne
Kirkpatrick
Long
House Appropriations
Samuel Cashio
Senate
Ben Holt
Cashio
Algie Brown
Caddo
House
Garrett
Ford Stinson
Bossier
A. T. Sanders
East Baton Rouge
Vernon Gregson
Orleans
Roberts
Memorial Fund Reaches 2827 for Laughlin Memorial Scholarship
The John H. Laughlin Memorial Scholarship Fund total rose to 2827.84 with a new 150 donation from Mrs. Mary Laughlin and John Laughlin Jr. in memory of Sleepy Laughlin and eight others. Laughlin, 38, a Werner Park principal and Tech alum, died in the Gulf crash Jan 19 1958.
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John H. Laughlin
Berry Hinton
Louisiana Tech Alumni Assn
Laughlin
Werner Park
Shreveport
Naval Air
Gulf of Mexico
Tech
Mary Laughlin
John Laughlin, Jr
San Augustine
Waterproof
John
Cascio Funeral Rites Tomorrow
Final rites for Joe B. Cascio, 58, a retired merchant, will be held tomorrow at 9 a.m. at St. Matthews Catholic Church with Msgr. J. D. Marsh officiating. Interment follows at St. Matthews Cemetery. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, two sisters, two brothers, four grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers include Dr. F. P. Rizzo and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe B. Cascio
St. Matthews Catholic Church
Msgr
J. D. Marsh
St. Matthews Cemetery
Peters Funeral Home
Peters Chapel
Rose Mary Tropea
Cecilia Battistone
Monroe
Cecil Pecasting
Chris Slavant
Leon Cascio
Shreveport
Tony Cascio
F. P. Rizzo
Paul Bruscato
Mitchell Bruno
Tony Lewis
C. C. Minard
G. E. “Buddy” Erskine
Thirds Vote for New Taxes Faces Shifts in 1956 Plan
The proposal once backed by the governor in 1956 for a thirds vote on new taxes is now abandoned by Long leaders in the current move, signaling a retreat from the earlier tax initiative.
Riots Near Embassies Prompt Extra Guards Across Europe
Demonstrations at the Soviet and West German embassies drew police reinforcements after crowds of about 1,500 hurled sticks, stones and ink at the buildings. West German Ambassador Hans Kroll pressed for apology and damages. Yugoslavia protested Hungary while Pravda accused the US and Britain of fanning a cold war revival.
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Hans Kroll
A. V. Zakharov
Bonn
Corm
Hungary
Pravda
United States
Britain
Monroe Sees Tax Reduction Aiming At Growth
Mayor touts municipal service benefits and tax relief to draw builders within city limits. The 6.75 mill reduction brings city taxes below Ouachita parish and state rates. Earlier, fire insurance rates fell 35 percent after a city rating upgrade.
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Howard
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Republicans Say No Reprisals For Burke Dispute
Senate Republican Leader Knowland and House GOP Chief Martin said President Eisenhower and Defense Secretary McElroy did not intend any threat of punishment toward Admiral Arleigh Burke after Burke criticized the defense reorganization plan. They spoke after a White House meeting where McElroy attended and asserted no rebuke was meant. Knowledge of the discussion indicated Eisenhower shared that view.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Secretary of Defense
McElroy
Arleigh Burke
Senate
William F. Knowland
California
House
GOP
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Burk
Naval Operations
Burke
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Knowlard
Knowland
White House
Louisiana segregation bills move through House amid protest
A legislative program led by Sen. Rainach seeks to bar racially mixed schools, fund private operation, and empower school governance by parent cooperatives. The House backed five bills despite opposition, while ministers and LSU faculty voiced concerns about integration and court clashes.
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Sen
W. M. Rainach
Summerfield
Rainach
House
Louisiana State University
LSU
Louisiana Civil Liberties Union
Senate
B. R. Patton
Farmervile
Louisiana
West Monroe Civitan Club Attends International Convention
The West Monroe Civitan Club participates in the International Civitan convention in New Orleans. Tonight the group discusses plans for the July 8 officer installation, with Ketchell, the president-elect, set to assume leadership in July.
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West Monroe Civitan Club
New Orleans
International Civitan Convention
West Monroe
Ketchell
West Monroe Club
Monroe summer theatre selects Blithe Spirit for debut
The Summer Theatre players choose Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit as their first production set for July 14 and 15. Cast and crew, Monroe area youths, rehearse three weeks in the Fine Arts Building at Northeast State College under Phillip Lisotta, a recent graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Coward
Monroe
Northeast State College
Phillip Lisotta
Home Safety Talk by Bud Tidwell at Kiwanis Club
Ouachita official Bud Tidwell, state deputy fire marshal, spoke to the North Monroe Kiwanis on Fire Prevention in the Home. He noted the state fire marshal is pursuing a statewide home advisory plan that has saved lives and property in several other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Tidwell
Ouachita
North Monroe
Food Prices and Wages Edge Up as May Index Rises
A Labor Department report shows May prices up 3.3 percent from May 1957 with overall cost of living rising in several sectors. Food prices held with modest gains and rents edged higher while weekly take home pay increased about 35 cents as factory hours rose to 38.6. Unemployment is predicted to climb to a 17 year high in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ors
Labor Department
Arkansas Louisiana expands Calhoun gas field development
The Calhoun field area sees new producing capacity of 1 2 million cubic feet per day and a deeper test showing 2 2 million cubic feet daily in the Causey zone. Surface piping by ALG ties the No 1 Pipes and No 1 Fuller wells into the company system via a 14 mile line to major transmission, with 640 acre spacing for Fuller and 320 acre spacing for Pipes. The field, on a 6 000 acre block, aims to supply gas to Arkansas and Louisiana communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun Discovery
Discovery
ALG
Arkansas
Louisiana
Fuller
Cotton Valley
Cadeville
Calhoun
Arkansas Louisiana
Brasilia to rise at 3500 feet shaping like airplane
Brasilia will be built at an altitude of 3500 feet with an outline resembling the form of a large airplane. The planned capital aims to symbolize progress and modernist design for Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brasilia
Brazil
Epps Woman Bonita Roberts Dies at 80 Final Rites Planned
Bonita Jane Roberts 80 of Epps Louisiana died Monday evening at her home. Services set for 10 a m Wednesday at Epps Baptist Church with interment in Epps Cemetery under Kidder Cox Funeral Home Delhi. Survivors include five sons Cecil G A R L C O Roberts of Epps Lake Providence Winnsboro and Winnfield five daughters Leila Warner Hines Sis Roberts Webb and others three brothers Jim Thornhill Gafford Thornhill Arthur Thornhill and one sister Mrs E Griffin.
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Epps
Bonita Jane Roberts
Epps Baptist Church
Epps Cemetery
Kidder - Cox Funeral Home
Delhi
Cecil Roberts
G. A. Roberts
R. L. Roberts
Lake Providence
H. C. Roberts
Winnsboro
C. O. Roberts
Winnfield
Leila Roberts
C. W. Warner
L. L. Hines
Dallas
Sis Roberts
Jackson
Mississippi
H. G. Webb
Arlington
Virginia
Jim Thornhill
Meridian
Gafford Thornhill
Quitman
Arthur Thornhill
Pollock
E. Griffin
Cuban Sedan Crash Kills 12 Near Santa Lucia
Cuban authorities report 12 dead and four injured when an overloaded sedan returning from the beach at Santa Lucia hits a culvert on the highway near El Salo. Among the dead are six members of one family including both parents and four children.
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EL Salo
Cuba
UPI
Santa Lucia
Here
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