Yugoslav Chorus to perform twice at Louisiana Tech
The Branko Krsmanovich Chorus of Yugoslavia will give two 8 p.m. performances at Howard Auditorium Ruston on Monday and Tuesday. The group, descended from the Obilich Choir, features 40 men and 40 women students and has earned top prizes in major European festivals and international contests.
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Louisiana Tech Concert Association
Howard Auditorium
Louisiana Tech
Branko Krsmanovich Chorus
Obilich
Belgrade University
Association For Art and Culture
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Ljjubljana
Belgrade
England
China
Germany
Russia
Italy
America
U.S. State Department
Branko Krsmanovich
Vienna
Moscow
Llangollen
Wales
Arezzo
Northside Girl Scout Luncheon Slated Saturday
The second annual Northside Mother-Daughter Birthday Luncheon for Girl Scout Week will be held at noon Saturday at the Hotel Frances Roof. About 600 guests are expected. each troop will present two girls in costumes from 37 countries.
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Northside
Hotel Frances Roof
Juliette Low
Bozo the Clown
Marvin Bank
Earl Graser
Mike Inzina
David Masur
Increased Gasoline Taxes Draw Fire in Louisiana
A Louisiana Petroleum Council district meeting heard E V Phillips say proposed gasoline tax hikes threaten the state's booming economy. Phillips noted motorists already pay 11 cents in state and federal taxes, a burden surpassed by only five states, as legislators consider May proposals. Industry leaders also reviewed a Public Affairs Research Council report criticizing long range highway planning.
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E. V. Phillips
Louisiana Petroleum Council
Paragon Club
Phillips
Public Affairs Research Council
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State Bottles To Be Exhibited In New Iberia
The first bottle exhibit in Louisiana opens Friday at Justine on Loreauville Road New Iberia. Attending officials include J Allen Daigre and Mayor Ridley Bourdreaux with Sheriff J Gerard Wattingy, plus Francis Eldredge and Gaston Mestaver. Bottles range from medicinals to perfumes and inks, with pieces from Everette Gomer and Benjamin Savoy. The exhibit runs one month in a setting including Justine and the antebellum home Justine, moved from Center ville.
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Louisiana
Everette Gomer
Benjamin Savoy
Jeanerette
Justine
Aleen L. Yeuter
New Iberia
Local Businessmen Hear Addresses On State Prosperity
Rep. John S. Garrett and Gov. John McKeithen Sr spoke at the Ouachita Businessmen's Club on state progress and plans. Garrett touted eight years of growth, a major road program, welfare outlays, and education spending as Medicare and Medicaid emerge, noting ethics reforms and a booming economy with thousands of new jobs annually.
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Ouachita Businessmen’s Club
John S. Garrett
John J. MceKeithen Sr
John MccKeithen
Garrett
McKeithen
Louisiana
Paragon Club
State official touts education gains and tax‑free budget
Garrett highlights a 25 percent rise in teacher salaries over four years and a 33 1 3 percent boost in retirement benefits. He cites a 52 percent rise in educational expenditure and asserts no new taxes while urging new revenue sources such as tidelands. He advocates a North–South highway and highway safety to reduce insurance costs.
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Garrett
Tidelands
Penguins Washed Ashore From Oil Spill Off Cape
East London officials report hundreds of penguins found along the coast sickened by oil pollution. The contamination stems from tanker traffic surge after the Suez Canal closure.
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South Africa
UPS
Cape of Good Hope
Suez Canal
Youth Led Revivals Open In June With Evangelist
The Rev. William Smith of Georgetown will lead a three day youth led revival at Emmanuel Baptist Church beginning Friday at 7 30 p m with 7 30 p m Saturday and 11 a m and 7 p m Sunday services. The revival starts a week of church youth activities. Smith is a Louisiana College graduate and will begin studies at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Meanwhile the Louisiana State Board of Architectural Examiners will hold a four day architectural examination June 5 through 8. Applications must be filed by April 5 with H D Ruffin director of the Department of Occupational Standards in Baton Rouge.
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Georgetown
Emmanuel Baptist Church
N. 5Th and
Breard
Louisiana College
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisiana State Board of Architectural Examiners
H. D. Ruffin
Department of Occupational Standards
Ruffin
P.O
Capitol Station
Baton Rouge
Officials Seek Security Car Stolen From Louisiana Tech Campus
Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Department reports a 1967 blue lighted Ford security car stolen Tuesday night from behind Tolliver Dining Hall. The vehicle remained missing Wednesday as a statewide bulletin was issued.
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Tolliver Dining Hall
Lincoln Parish
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