Louisiana 60 day legislature opens amid reapportionment debate
Baton Rouge AP Louisiana opens its 60 day session as Lt Gov Aycock and House Speaker Delony present a reapportionment plan to Gov McKeithen. Senators and four House members sworn in. Reapportionment and insurance rates emerge as top issues with talk of possible special session to address property tax equalization. Leaders warn public interest runs high as lawmakers file bills on rates and seats.
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Aycock-Delony
Senate
Charles Brown
Tallulah
Frank Falco
Caddo Parish
Marty Hollins
Calca
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
State Assessors Meeting On Tax Equalization
Louisiana Assessors' Association met in Baton Rouge to weigh pushing a legislative package on tax equalization despite Gov. McKeithen’s veto threat. The group debated curtailing the Louisiana Tax Commission to an appellate role and supported bills capping real property assessments at 25 percent of cash value and personal property at 50 percent, with state millage adjustments instead of percentages.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Assessors’ Association
John McKeithen
Assessors
J. M. Smith
The
Assessors Essociation
McKeithen
Bill Introduced By Homer Solon In Louisiana Legislature
Sen Danny Roy Moore of Homer filed a bill to redraw the constitution so five senators would be elected from each congressional district. Other measures include Adrian Duplantier proposing higher Supreme Court salaries and Rep Thomas Hoffman pushing welfare and tax changes.
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Baton Rouge
Danny Roy Moore
Homer
Moores
Adrian Duplantier
New Orleans
Supreme Court
Thomas M. Hoffman
Iberville
Hoffman
Beans Sprout Varied Fate From Planting Day Choice
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT notes the Roberts of Oregon Trail Monroe planted beans on Saturday north-south and Sunday east-west from the same seed package. The Saturday row thrived while the Sunday row barely rose before heavy rain drowned them. An impartial observer jokes about plant timing on a day of rest.
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John and
Laura Roberts
Oregon Trail
Monroe
Roberts
Redistricting Plan Splits Northeast Louisiana Senate Seats
The Senate reapportionment plan by Lt Gov Aycock and Rep Vail Delany proposes district updates in northeast Louisiana. Ouachita would be District 22 with one senator, Union Lincoln Jackson Caldwell as District 25, Concordia Avoyelles Evangeline as District 26, Morehouse West Carroll East Carroll Richland Madison Texas Franklin as District 27 two senators, Winn Grant LaSalle Catahoula Natchitoches as District 29 one senator. House keeps 39 seats unchanged. Plan notes no total Senate population equality achievable yet due to geography and subdivisions.
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Richland
Madison
Tensas
Franklin
Winn
Grant
LaSalle
Catahoula
Natchitoches Parishes
Today’s Chuckle Car Wash Gives Ironing Advice
The garage attendant told the woman driver we only wash cars not iron them. A lighthearted quip highlights the miscommunication and humorous misunderstanding at the service station.
Senator Ervin Seeks Rider to Curb Funds in Desegregation
In Washington UPI reports Senator Sam J. Ervin Jr. proposes an amendment to President Johnson's civil rights bill to block federal aid cuts in desegregation cases until respondents can answer. He argues funds have been misused to push “acceptable integration.” House Chairman Emanuel Celler notes the bill's difficulty, especially the fair housing provisions, amid bipartisan opposition.
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Congress
Equal Opportunity Officer
Ervin
Senate Judiciary
Capitol
Emanuel Celler
D N.Y
House Judiciary Committee
House Debates Pet Johnson Projects and Broad Budget Bill
Washington AP aides report the House opened a $2.7 billion catch-all appropriation bill to fund Johnson era projects including $9.5 million for the National Teacher Corps and $900,000 for rent subsidy admin expenses. Senate action looms on foreign aid and civil rights hearings as committees schedule witnesses.
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National Teacher Corps
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Teacher Corps
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Senate
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Appropriations Committee
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Post Office
Interior Departments
Advisory Council backs massive federal aid to education
The National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children endorsed a large federal aid program but criticized the first year of the program. President Johnson sent Congress a 33 page report noting progress under the 1965 law while urging tougher guidelines and greater equity between public and private school beneficiaries.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Congress
Advisory Council
National Advisory Council
O. Meredith Wilson
Univerlsity of
Minnesota
Office of Education
Cooler Weather Moves Into the Area
Partly cloudy skies hover in the forecast as cooler readings arrive tonight and Tuesday. Expected highs range from 80 to 86 degrees with lows around 54 to 60, and Tuesday's peak should stay between 72 and 78 degrees. In the Twin Cities, Sunday reached a high of 85 and a morning low of 64.
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Twin Cities
Senator Fruge Takes His Seat
Senator Jack Fruge sat in the Louisiana Senate as a recall petition circulated in his district. Two senators introduced a resolution to publish payrolls in the official journal amid Fruge’s district court conviction for a $190 payroll fraud count, now on appeal.
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Baton Rouge
Jack Fruge
Senate
Fruge
Jesse Knowles
Lake Charles
A. C. Clemons Jr
Jennings
Senate Official Journal
Planes Knock Out Red Missile Sites
In Saigon AP reports U S fighter bombers destroyed two Soviet built missile sites in North Vietnam and fended off MIG17s near Hanoi Haiphong area. Navy Skyhawks hit a surface to air site north northwest of Haiphong while Air Force jets hit another north northeast of Hanoi. The strikes came during a break in monsoon rains as planners keep pressure on routes to Hanoi and Haiphong and Red China.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Gahoeten
Hanoi
U.S
Haiphong
Air Force
Viet Nam
Girl Mistaken For Burglar Shot By Father
INDIANAPOLIS IND AP an 18 year old high school girl Lorna Kay Wilson was shot fatally in the kitchen after dawn while quieting the family dog. Her father Jack Wilson 45 a television repair man said he heard a noise by the back door and fired after seeing a silhouetted figure.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Lorna Kay Wilson
Jack Wilson
Wilson
Rusk Faces Senate Clash Over Viet Nam Elections
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee there will be elections in Viet Nam this September. He sparred with Sen. Wayne Morse over U.S. involvement and clarified remarks about Ky stating an Assembly election may be postponed until next year after laws and a constitution are set.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Viet Nam
J. W. Fulbright
Ark
Nguyen Cao Ky
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rusk
U.S
Wayne Morse
Morse
Fulbright
Frank Lausche
D-Ohio
Gemini 9 Launch Testing To Begin
Gemini 9, carrying Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan, faces a week of tests at Cape Kennedy to clear the May 17 launch date. A leaky oxygen bottle issue was fixed as engineers prepare a full countdown dress rehearsal and a sequence of simulated flight tests leading to final launch preparations. The two-launch sequence includes Explorer satellite deployment May 17 and NASA plans for geophysical observatories May 23.
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UPI
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
Cernan
Spaceport
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administron
NASA
China claims its first hydrogen bomb test
Tokyo AP reports Communist China announced it detonated a thermonuclear device, claiming a May 4 test in western China. Peking radio described the airburst as thermonuclear, with observers noting uncertain delivery method. U.S. officials doubted the impact on global tensions, while experts warned China would need advanced delivery systems to threaten neighbors.
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China
Peking
Radio
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sinkiang Province
Peking Radio
U.S
Hiroshima
Robert S. McNamara
Sinkiang
Soviet Union
U.S. State Department
United States
Edward A. Teller
McNamara
First White House Bathtub Installed in 1851
The initial bathtub at the White House was installed in 1851 during Millard Fillmore's administration, marking a notable upgrade to the executive residence's amenities.
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White House
Millard Fillmore
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