Towery Seeks Ward 2 Ouachita Parish School Board Seat
Swartz resident Jimmy Ray Towery announces his independent candidacy for the Ouachita Parish School Board from Ward 2 in the August Democratic primary. A Columbia Carbon employee and service station operator, he is a 1958 Ouachita Parish High School graduate and father of three with strong local ties.
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Jimmy Ray Towery
Swartz
Quachita Parish
Towery
Columbia Carbon Company
Ouachita Parish
Senate Finance Committee Approves $12 Billion General Funds Bill
The Senate Finance Committee reported the administration's $12 billion general appropriations bill amid calls to wait for September. The measure, already approved by the House, faces floor debate Monday and may see larger appropriations in a full session. Amendments increased the budget by 57,671, leaving a small $900 surplus for general needs. total general appropriations reach $1,217,255,439. The committee trimmed the Sovereignty Commission and set $42,000 for the Joint Legislative Committee on UnAmerican Activities, while funding LSU Shreveport LSU Eunice and Southern University in Shreveport as debated.
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Baton Rouge, la
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
John McKeithen
Jackson B. Davis
Shreveport
Davis
Louisiana State University
Southern University
LSU
Eunice
Finance Committee
US combat deaths drop in Vietnam week
In the week ending last Saturday 299 Americans were killed in action and 2,220 wounded. South Vietnamese casualties rose slightly with 355 killed and 1,149 wounded, while Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses totaled 1,819 killed and 242 captured or surrendered. The period marked the lowest U S action deaths in two months and continued overall casualty totals for 1961 through June.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Gia Dinh
1.S
North Vietnamese Admit First Time Troops In South
The North Vietnamese army declared that the peoples and armies of their country are fighting shoulder to shoulder with South Vietnam to defeat the United States. Radio Hanoi quoted the staff headquarters stating this may be Hanoi's first public admission of troops in the south as U.S. envoys in Paris seek de escalation. The statement pledges continued heavier blows and ultimate defeat of U.S. aggressors for the nation’s independence.
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Hong Kong
Vietnam
Hanoi
Peoples Army of
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Paris
U S Action Breaks Up Interlocking Directorates
The Justice Department announced a breakup of interlocking directorates involving 16 major companies. The move ends control by individuals serving on multiple boards amid the threat of legal action.
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Washington
Justice Department
Local ROTC graduate serves in Vietnam Signal Corps
First Lieutenant John R. Lee son of Mr and Mrs Louie B. Lee 211 Arlington West Monroe a Northeast Louisiana State College graduate and ROTC officer in the Army. He is a 90 day man with less than 90 days to return home and is stationed at a naval facility southeast of Saigon.
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John R. Lee
Louie B. Lee
Arlington
West Monroe
Northeast Louisiana State College
Lee
United States Army
Vietnam
Saigon
Northeast
Army Signal Corps
Soviets Open Door to U S Talks on Missiles and Arms
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko told the Soviet Parliament that Moscow is ready to exchange opinions on curtailing rocket systems both offensive and defensive. He indicated a reference to discussions on nuclear missiles, while reiterating calls for general disarmament. He linked relations to U S policy on Vietnam and warned against U S attempts to “turn the world inside out.”
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Moscow
Andrei A. Gromvko
Gromvko
United States
Soviet Union
United Nations
Johnson
Gromyko
Glassboro
River Stage Readings Show Rise and Fall Across Ports
Reported stages at River Camden rise to 26 and 16.7 with a 3.0 rise while Monroe records 40 and 38.8 with a .3 drop as water levels shift across locations.
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Camden
Monroe
Justice Vacancy Question Raised
In Washington the Senate Judiciary Committee debated whether a Supreme Court vacancy exists for President Johnson to fill. Republican Everett Dirksen said Ramsey Clark may be questioned, with hearings on Abe Fortas and Homer Thornberry candidates to follow if a vacancy is confirmed.
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Clark
Dirksen
Johnson
Earl Warren
Robert P. Griffin
Rhich
Senate
Griffin
GOP
Israeli Leaders Urge Prep for New Arab War
Prime Minister Levi Eshkol and Defense Minister Moshe Dayan told Israelis to prepare for another war with the Arabs. Dayan urged building weapons and airfields and funding a stronger army, while Eshkol warned peace offers from Israel alone risk concessions and blamed Arab unwillingness for peace.
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Jerusalem
Levi Eshkol
Moshe Dayan
Labor Party Central Committee
Eshkol
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Tax Assessing Bill On House Agenda Today
A controversial tax assessment bill under Rep. James Dennis would set assessments at 24 percent of fair cash value and roll back tax millages to curb rising bills while authorizing up to 10 percent parishwide revenue increases but limiting individual hikes to five percent annually. The measure drew strong objections and was deferred, with Dennis planning another run. The House also advanced a constitutional amendment to place Highway Department budgeting under control, while Governor McKeithen vouched for no Division of Administration interference. The chamber will begin Senate bills next week.
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James Dennis
Monroe
Louisiana
Hank Lauricella
Harahan
Dennis
House
Highway Department
Division of
Lantz Womack
Winnsboro
John McKeithen
Womack
McKeithen
Senate
Mild Weather Stays In Area
A weak cold front has moved into the Gulf of Mexico and a high pressure ridge spreads over the state. Partly cloudy skies through Friday with highs 80 to 86 and lows 60 to 64. Dewpoints mid 60s, no rain through Saturday. Monroe records 1.61 inches of rain Wednesday.
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Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana Delta
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
Contract Awarded for Rayville Media Center Complex Bid
Don A. Baxter and Sons Inc of Sicily Island was the low bidder and won the Rayville Media Center Complex contract with a bid of 151,079. The only other bid came from Don Barron of Jonesville at 159,000.
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Sicily Island
Don A. Baxter and Sons, Inc
Rayville Media Center
Baxter
Don Barron
Jonesville
U S Forces Abandon Khe Sanh Base in Vietnam
U S military officials confirm the abandonment and leveling of the Khe Sanh combat base in South Vietnam. Brig Gen Winant Sidle says the move is part of a new mobile warfare concept with the western anchor of the defense line shifted to Landing Zone Stud. Marine engineers have been destroying bunkers and removing gear as the base is closed.
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U. S
Saigon
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Tran Inten Owanhile
Eteilba Caeenne Rewshatin
U.S. Command
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
United States
William CC. Westmoreland
House Withholds Funds for Supersonic Plane Program
The House Appropriations Committee voted to withhold new SST funds and recommended returning $30 million already advanced. If enacted, a one year delay would set back the United States in the race with France and England, which are advancing a similar aircraft.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Congress
United States
France
England
Arkansas Faces Quachita Problem
Arkansas lawmakers led by Rep. David Pryor told a House Public Works subcommittee that deeper Quachita River navigation via higher dams would cost about two million dollars for flood risks at Felsenthal. Local lands and easements are unaffordable, risking abandonment or dredging as planned.
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Washington
Army Corps of Engineers
Quachita River
Arkansas
Arkansans
David Pryor
D-Ark
House Public Works
Pryor
H. K. Thatcher
W Edwin Cox
Camden
Ark
Congress
Guachita
Black
Louisiana
Felsenthal
Thatcher
Union
Ashley
Bradley
Ray testifies in London court over MLK assassination
James Earl Ray told Bow Street Magistrates Court he did not kill Dr Martin Luther King and had no grudge against him. He admitted being the man arrested at London Airport but refused to sign the court record as proceedings wrapped up, insisting some testimony is false.
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London
James Earl Ray
United States
Martin Luther King
Feader
Raymond George Sneyd
Dr Ring
George Jacob Bonebrake
Ray
Ina
King
Lorraine
Memphis
Tenn
Bonebrake
James Bart Ray
Los Angeles
Fet
Bow Street
Roger Frisby Frisby
David Calcutt
U.S
London Airport
Dr. King
Bow Street Magistrates Court
Special Session To Last 15 Days In Louisiana
Gov. John McKeithen announced the fall special session on taxes will run 15 days, denying leaders’ 30 day estimates. He stated lawmakers can complete needed work in that period and agreed to include a Vietnam War veteran bonus bill in the session.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
McKeithen
Chuckle Motto Puzzle Hangs in Research Dept
A simple problem is posed by a Chuckle Motto hanging on the wall of the research department. The device hints at an easy solution once the solver recognizes the wordplay.
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Division of Administration
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Sisson
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