Wine tax battle stirs Louisiana House vote
The Louisiana House debated a wine tax as an amendment aimed at funding projects faced opposition from North Louisiana lawmakers. Rep. T. T. Fields urged allocating 50 000 to the Ruston Tuberculosis hospital while critics warned of losses to Ouachita and Morehouse. The measure died amid a rowdy session with reps like John Garrett and John Matassa denouncing the proposal.
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Gan City
Robert
North Louisiana
T. T. Fields
Farmerville
Willie Rambo
Georgetown
Ouachita
Morehouse
John Garrett
Claiborne Parish
Garrett
House
John Lewis
L. D. Napper
Ruston
Woodrow Wilson
Bastrop
Edgar Lancaster
Tallulah
Monroe
Napper
Ruston Hospital
Louisiana Rehabilitation Hospital
C. K. Deshotel
St. Landry Parish
South Louisiana
North
Louisiana
Ford Stinson
Bossier
Roberts
Jasper Smith
Caddo
Senate
John Matassa
Sam Cashie
Jesse McLain
St. Tammany Parish
T. H. Gaharan
Jena
McLain
I. J. Allen
Jonesboro
Ashton B. Collier
Atlanta
Jack Crane
Monterey
Vail M. Delaney
Lake Providence
Ex-SEC Boss Curtis Defends Hearing as Defamatory
Ex-SEC chief Thomas B Curtis charged on the House floor that the inquiries aimed to defame and degrade. The subcommittee planned to question former SEC chairman Sinclair Armstrong about Goldfine expenses for Judge McCarthy, with Goldfine contesting hotel bill coverage.
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Thomas B. Curtis
R-Mo
House
Securities & Exchange Commission
Ds Sinclair Armstrong
William T. McCarthy
Boston
McCarthy
SEC
John B. Bennett
R-Mich
Subcommittee
Goldfine
John Bell Williams
D-Miss
Bennett
Samuel LP. Sears
Sears
New York
McCarthys
Waldorf Astoria
Adams
Meade Alcorn
Paul M. Butler
Butler
GOP
Rescue at Riverfront: Four Rescued After Seamen Drownings
Candido Santiago, a 16-year-old passer-by, leapt into the river to aid two seamen floundering 200 feet from shore. A tug towed everyone aboard a pier and to a hospital. Fireboat William J. Gaynor saved many aboard the Nebraska including three women. One was a 27-year-old radio operator, and the others were wives of the ship’s engineers.
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Candido Santiago
William J. Gaynor
Meeting Set For 1958 59 Band Program Planning
Prospective band members and parents are invited to a 9 a m meeting at the old Ouachita Parish High School auditorium to discuss forming the band program for the 1958 59 school year. This marks the first full time band director for grammar and junior high. Mrs R R Procell named assistant guard for the Louisiana VFW department. Mrs Ruby Hanson installed as president of the 14th district VFW auxiliary.
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Ouachita Parish
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
R. R. Procell
Department of Louisiana
Ruby Hanson
Veterans’ Organization
Burglary Links Cloverleaf and Borden Dairies
Police say two professional safe jobs targeted Cloverleaf Dairies and Borden Company. Entry at Cloverleaf came via an open boiler room window. Borden access was through a north side door. Investigators, including Monroe Chief James C Kelly Jr, pursue all leads with sheriff officials.
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Cloverleaf Depository
Borden's
Cloverleaf Dairies
M. L. Johnson
Borden Company
Jimmy
Monroe
James C. Kelly, Jr
Kelly
Ouachita Parish
Police Fight To Save Extra Pay Bill In Senate
The Louisiana Conference of Police Officers seeks to preserve a $1,050,000 extra pay measure for city police. The pay, up to $50 per month, was added to the $385 million general appropriation bill in the House but faces opposition from Gov. Earl Long's floor leaders and possible Senate rejection. Police official Capt. J. M. Bannister warns removal would burden municipalities and hinder recruitment of qualified officers.
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Senate
J. M. Bannister
Baton Rouge
Police Legislative
School revenue bill for new industries killed in senate panel
Louisiana politics report shows Rep. T. T. Fields failing to advance a bill taxing new industries for school funding. The proposal drew industrial opposition led by MAIDCO’s Walter Koch and Sen. James Sparks, with Fields arguing funds would bolster equalization. Critics warned the tax would deter industrial growth as neighboring states ease burdens.
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Baton Rouge
T. T. Fields
Senate
Nearing
Farmerville
Senate Judiciary Committee
Fields
Coomittee
Walter Koch
Maidco
Monroe
Arishes
Union
James Sparks
Koch
Louisiana
Alabama
Arkansas
Kentucky
Mississippi
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Koc
Indus
Ammonia fumes knock out Hastings family near tank car
Hastings police report a line burst while pumping liquid ammonia from a tank car to a storage tank. Hundreds of pounds escaped enveloping an eight block area in dense gas. A young couple Charles Roscoe and his two infant sons Charles Jr and Kevin were hospitalized in good condition.
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Hastings, Mich
Richard Sunior
Hastings
Charles Roscoe
Charles Jr
Kevin
Rites Tomorrow for Accidental Drowning Victim
Funeral services are planned for Joseph N. Havis 23 of Baton Rouge a former Crowville resident who drowned after falling from a pole into Old River at Sun near Covington Cremation details indicate Chase Cemetery burial under Mulhearn's Funeral Home Winnsboro Survivors include widow Shirley daughter Deborah and son Joseph Jr mother Eva Jones brothers Paul and sisters Mary Cockerham Lola Mae Mason and Kate Lewis Scully
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Winnsboro
Joseph N. Havis
Baton Rouge
Crowville
United Pentecostal Church
Here
G. W. DeLatte
Havis
Power and Light Company
Old River
Sun
Covington
Chase Cemetery
Mulhearn
Shirley Havis
Deborah
Joseph Jr
Eva Jones
Paul
Mary Cockerham
St. Joseph
Lola Mae Mason
Sicily Island
Kate Lewis Scully
Ft. Campbell
The Facts About Menopause in Reader's Digest
Aunt Molly's gossip has harmed many women aged forty to fifty. The July issue offers facts to dispel myths about the change of life and argues misapprehension is the greater hazard. Get July Reader's Digest at newsstands.
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Molly
July Reader's Digest
ADV
Senate money from 3 percent million wine tax revenues
Lawmakers moved wine tax provisions into a large funding bill while new budget discussions left the revenue source untouched. Tax officials note rising pressure to fund state programs as the tax revenue shifts into the budget process.
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Nebraska
East River
Twin City
Famous All Meat
Wieners
Oscar Mayer
Texada-Bailey, Inc
Alexandria, Louisiana
Sam Hanna
Union Parish
E. A. Revelle
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation
Lake Ch +s
Capitol
Sunior
Roscoe's
Tily
Long Senate
A & M-Hunter
Neler Ae
Star Hardware & Furniture CO
DeSiard
John C. Ensminger
St. Dial
Monroe, LA
State Farm Bank
State Farm
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Bloomington
Cbs-Tyv
Plymouth
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