Davis urges restoration of funds for retarded program
Gov. Jimmie H. Davis said he recommended amending the appropriations bill to restore funding for the retarded children's program, noting it was cut when the budget first appeared. He also discussed scholarships and questioned the Angola penitentiary cash position while presenting parish by parish northeast Louisiana school allocations.
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Baton Rouge
Jimmie H. Davis
Davis
Prac
W. S. Peck Jr
Sicily Island
Lasley Downes
Rayville
Angola
Shelby M. Jackson
Louisiana
Caldwell
Catahoula
Concordia
East Carroll
Franklin
Jackson
LaSalle
Lincoln
Madison
Morehouse
Ouachita
Richland
Tensas
Union
West Carroll
Monroe
John Withdraws Two Bills In House Action
Rep. Mike John Jr of Monroe pulled two bills from committee hearings on Monday. One would shift cigarette tax incidence from consumer to distributor. the other would cut membership on the State Pharmacy Board. John plans to refile in 1963 to allow smokers to deduct cigarette costs from federal income tax. Department of Revenue opposes the tax shift, estimating a $2 million annual cost to the state.
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Baton Rouge
Mike John Jr
Monroe
State Pharmacy Board
John
Department of Revenue
Gilbert Ends Tie On Race Track Bill At Hearing
In Baton Rouge Rep J C Gilbert of Sicily Islands wins a 4 4 tie on a bill requiring all pest control workers at Louisiana race tracks to be state residents except jockeys and judges. Other approved measures include labeling powdered milk by grade and authorizing fringe area eradication programs with farmer landowner consent. A key amendment ensures farmers dusting or spraying on their own land remain exempt. The committee also backs professional standards for horticulturists and pesticide applicators, with cautions on certain farm operations. Women voters league referenced.
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Baton Rouge
J. C. Gilbert
Sicily
Islonsas Land
tojhis_ bil
Louisiana
Sidney Sylvester
Opel
Louisiana House Backs Bill to End Elective State Superintendent Post
The House approved a Senate proposal to abolish the elective state superintendent of education and appoint a commissioner. The measure faced a heated Senate debate before advancing to calendar. Also the House unanimously approved a bill to repeal a 1954 act permitting sale of the penitentiary branch at St. Gabriel Iberville Parish and defined blackmarketing a baby as a new crime.
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Senate
League
Jamar Adcock
Baton Rouge
House
St. Gabriel
Iberville Parish
Risley
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