Fees Of State Livestock Law Win First Skirmish
In Baton Rouge on May 17 proponents of bills to bar livestock roaming Louisiana highways lost a House skirmish. A 46 to 36 vote sent the measure to the agricultural committee after Rep. Percy Roberts urged judiciary referral. Opponents urged keeping it with agriculture citing rural support. The bills seek to curb roaming livestock and assign fault to owners in accidents. public hearings were scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday with a potential constitutional amendment for November.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House of Representatives
Percy Roberts
East Baton Rouge
Judiciary Committee
House Agricultural Committee
Agricultural Committee
Agriculture Committee
Mike Ohlson
Concordia
Vale Delany
East Carroll
Roberts
Ohlson
Sidney Sylvester
St. Landry
House
Ways and Means Committee
East Baton Rouge Parish
Ferriday
Senate Finance Committee Approves Expanded Social Security Bill
The senate finance committee approved a revised social security bill to extend coverage to about 8 million people on a compulsory basis and nearly 2 million more voluntarily. Existing retirees would see average benefits rise about 90 percent, while future retirees would receive roughly double current levels. Committee chairman George indicated support and potential objections by some members, with a written report due next week and action possible the following week.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
George
D.-Ga
Senate
House
Big Jim Duff Wins Pennsylvania Senate Primary Early
Big Jim Duff, Pennsylvania’s red haired governor, wins a decisive Republican primary. Duff claims a nearly three to one win and endorsements for governor and four statewide offices. He vows aggressive policy nationally if carried nationwide. Grundy allies oppose Duff, while turnout reports show Duff leading in the Senate race.
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Philadelphia
Big Jim Duff
Pennsylvania
Duff
United States Senate
John C. Kunkel
Grundy
John&. Fine
Jay Cooke
United States
Truman struggles to fill top government posts in Washington
President Truman returns to work after a nine day West Coast trip to find 18 top level vacancies with salaries from 12 000 to 17 500 dollars a year. Several posts remain open including undersecretaries and district judges while an interdepartmental committee reviews candidates for key positions.
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Truman
White House
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Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
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Interior
Mutual Defense Assistance
Air Force
National Science Foundation
California
New York
Ohio
New Jersey
U. S
New Science Foundation
Foundation
Armed Forces Day Proclaimed by Twin City Mayors
Mayors John E. Coon and C. C. Bell Jr proclaim May 19 1950 Armed Forces Day in Monroe and West Monroe with flag raisings at 7 am and a large parade at 11 am. Events include open house at the National Guard armory, a military ball, Legion ceremonies, and a public motion-picture showing. The proclamation urges citizens to honor service members.
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Twin Cities
John E. Coon
C. C. Bell, Jr
Monroe
West Monroe
Northeast Junior College
Optimist Club
National Guard Armory
Selman Field
Legion Memorial Park
Monroe-El Dorado
United States
Secretary of Defense
Armed Forces
America
Verret Proposes Love Committee in Louisiana House
Baton Rouge May 17 Rep Jesse Verret of Lake Charles proposed a new standing committee named the Love Committee. He said the idea stems from indications that dormant affection has blossomed between New Orleans and the state administration during this legislative session.
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Baton Rouge
Jesse Verret
Lake Charles
Louisiana House
New Orleans
Allied Army urged by U S as European talks shape defense
London reports the United States pressing its 11 north Atlantic allies to form an international army under the Atlantic pact to deter Russian aggression. Washington urges faster European action, stronger production, and a super-command linking the 12 members with joint leadership and economic ties.
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London
United States
North Atlantic
Europe
France
Germany
Britain
Louisiana Druggists Seek Independence at Convention
Members of the Louisiana State Pharmaceutical Association approved three resolutions to gain more freedom in selecting delegates to the American Pharmaceutical Association. The group backed a states rights approach and heard talks from Walter Cousins Jr. and others on national plans, education, and industry issues. The convention included a memorial service, awards for 25 years’ service, a banquet, and a dance at the Frances Hotel in Monroe.
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Louisiana State Pharmaceutical Association
Frances Hotel
American Pharmaceutical Association
National Association
Redfield E. Bryan
Frances Roof
Walter Cousins, Jr
Southern Pharmaceutical Journal of
Dallas
Tex
Roger L. Simpson
Curtis Publishing Co
Ernest Holloway
First Presbyterian Church of
Monroe
Twin Cities
C. C. Bell
West Monroe
John E. Coon
Leon G. Sugar
B. A. Smith
Indianapolis
Ind
Bryan
Virginia Hotel
Don Rennick
New York
John F. McCloskey
Loyola University
McCloskey
Joseph Lucas
State Board of Pharmacy
Eugene Vogt
Cloture Vote On FEPC Debate Set Friday In Senate
Senate action moves toward a Friday cloture vote on limiting debate to bring the FEPC employment discrimination bill to a final decision. Thirty six signaled support, with 24 Republicans and 12 Democrats backing the petition, though 64 votes are needed to end debate. Senate leaders urged attendance as delay could occur if Johnson’s reorganization plan oppositionsadvance.
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Washington
Senate
Edwin C. Johnson
D.cole
Truman
Johnson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Humphrey
D.-Minn
FEPC
Bayou Project Contracts Set To Open In June
Congressmen announce multiple flood control contracts in Louisiana. A 21 mile Coularra Bayou stabilization project in West Carroll parish is slated for letting on June 15, followed by the June 25 tender for the La Fourche Bayou drainage and channeling works. The Baucomville ring levee contract will be let soon. Otto Passman credits renewed appropriations for the lower Mississippi and its tributaries and cites a revised Concordia parish ring levee plan to be announced later. He notes flood control funding across seven states totaling about 224 million since his term began, with 1951 and near-term appropriations eyed at 68–72 million.
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Coularra Bayou
West Carroll Parish
Otto Passman
U. S
Passman
la Fourche Bayou
Baucomville Ring
P. A. Feringa
Mississippi River Commission
Congress
Mississippi
Feringa
Concordia Parish
Mississippi River
Kentucky
Illinois
Missouri
Tennessee
Arkansas
Louisiana
House of Representatives
Senate
Louisiana Ratifies 2 Term Limit for Presidents
Baton Rouge confirms the U S Constitution amendment limiting presidents to two full consecutive terms, making Louisiana the twenty second state to ratify. The measure, approved unanimously by the House after Senate action, covers partial terms and aims to prevent dictatorships in line with Washington's precedent.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Louisiana House
Senate
Henry Sevier
Madison Parish
Roosevelt
Truman
Sevier
George Washington
Supreme Court
Rail traffic near normal after six day locomotive strike
Chicago May 17 Nearly all U S rail service returned to near normal after a six day walkout by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen against five major lines. Losses in business and wages were estimated around 50 million dollars as 18 thousand strikers idle 200 thousand workers. Freight and passenger services resumed with embargoes lifted and crews recalled. The strike centered on a demand for a second fireman on multi unit diesels, a demand the railroads said the union withdrew.
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Chicago
Tioup
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Santa Fe
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
20Th Century Limited
Broadway Limited
el Capitan
Grand Canyon
Southern
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Union
Brotherhood
25 Taxi Drivers Held in Orleans
New Orleans police rounded up 25 taxi drivers in a swift move to enforce a new law going into effect yesterday. Many arrests occurred near the French Quarter. drivers were booked for unauthorized parking and paroled, as the measure aims to curb pandering.
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New Orleans
Commission Council
Strawberries in Louisiana Seen At 770000 Crates
Louisiana crop reporting service forecasts a harvest of 770000 crates of strawberries this year, up 36 percent from 1949. The report also predicts a 28 percent drop in tomato production due to cool weather.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Louisiana Crop Reporting Service
Trio On Trial For Robbery In Louisiana District Court
Three defendants Pete Lafitte Cecil Melton and Blanche Suggs Melton stand accused of robbing Oscar Turner a Ruston man of 1630 on Oct 31 1949. Turner testified the couple and Lafitte forced him from a car near the West Monroe fairgrounds and the woman took the money. District Attorney Fred Fudickar said he would present evidence of Turner's cash and confessions from jail. The case was heard before Judge Edward L. Gladney with an 18 witness panel.
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Edward L. Gladney
Turner
Melton
Cheniere Inn
Pete Lafitte
West Monroe Fairgrounds
Lafitte
Fred Fudickar
Ouachita Parish
Mike Maroun
Shreveport
Gladney
Walter L. Lacy
Roy D. Farmer
Conservation hearing postponed to June 1 in Shreveport
D. S. Cook, head of the conservation department, announced today that the hearing scheduled for Thursday in Shreveport has been postponed until June 1. The change affects ongoing conservation proceedings and informs all parties of the new date.
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Shreveport
D. S. Cook
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