Louisiana House Eyes Amendments On 903 Million Budget Bill
Lawmakers in Baton Rouge prepare further action on the 903 million general appropriations bill after the House Appropriations Committee reported it with amendments. Rep. Robert Munson plans to seek a rules suspension to make the measure the special order Tuesday as time tightens toward June 3 on the governor desk. The week also features votes on the two term limit proposal and a 140 million bond issue from the House.
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Baton Rouge
Robert Munson
John J. McKeithen
House Appropriations Committee
Cheneyville
Munson
House
Vail Delony
Lake Providence
Delany
Senate
Austin Fontenot
Opelousas
Louisiana
Senate Judiciary Committee
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Court Invalidates Law Authorizing Red Mail Delay
The Supreme Court voided a 1962 law giving the Post Office power to detain Communist foreign mail. Justice William O. Douglas wrote the 8-0 decision, with Justice Byron White not participating. The court ruled the act unconstitutional as it limited First Amendment rights and privacy by forcing reply-card delivery decisions on the addressee.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Post Office Department
William ©. Douglas
Byron R. White
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas
Ayres and Wirtz push right to work repeal debate
Rep. Ayres of Ohio argues right to work laws mask anti union aims while Wirtz testifies before a House Labor subcommittee on Section 14B Taft Hartley repeal. Griffin and Thompson plan open hearings. discussion notes wage gains in right to work states and potential impact on Negro job opportunities.
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Washington
South
William H. Ayres
Ohio
Ayres
W. Willard Wirtz
House Labor
Wirtz
Johnson
Robert P. Griffin
Rmich
Ralph J. Scott
D-N.c
Scott
Michigan
Thompson
Freedom of the press origins in New York 1735
The World Almanac notes that freedom of the press was first recognized in New York in 1735 when John Peter Zenger, editor of a weekly journal, was acquitted on a libel charge for criticizing a British governor's conduct in office.
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New York
John Peter Zenger
New Staff Member Joins News Star World Society Desk
Miss Minta Gayne of 420 Auburn Ave Monroe is added to the News-Star-World society department. Garland May 1206 Cole Ave Monroe returns from attending the National Fire Marshal and Fire Conference at The Statler Hilton Washington DC. In the Capitol he met West Monroe Police Chief Johnny B Mitchell nearing completion of the FBI National Academy course.
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News-Star — World Society
Minta Gayne
Auburn Ave
Monroe
Garland
Cole Ave
National Fire Marshal and Fire
Statler Hilton
Washington, D
Capitol
West Monroe
Johnny B. Mitchell
FBI National Academy
Five Teens Injured In Monroe Two-Car Crash
A mid day two car collision at North 19th and Tower Drive in Monroe left five teenagers injured. They were all taken to St Francis Hospital with non life threatening injuries. The injured include James Higginbotham 17 William Armstrong 16 Lorain Armstrong Jr 13 Jimmy Rushing 13 and Lenny Heingartner 18. Higginbotham faced a stop sign violation charge.
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North 19Th
Tower Drive
Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
James R. Higginbotham
Erin
William D. Armstrong
Bon Aire
Lorain B. Armstrong Jr
Jimmy Rushing
Lenny Heingartner
Mallory Place
Young Higginbotham
Five Americans Killed as Viet Cong Ambush Hits
In a Viet Cong ambush 150 miles south of Saigon, an American adviser and 35 South Vietnamese troops were killed. Another American adviser and 25 Vietnamese are missing. Four other Americans were killed and one wounded in two ambushes near Ben Cat and Song Be. Five South Vietnamese infantrymen died at Song Be with 19 missing and 10 wounded. U.S. casualties raise combat dead to 382 since December 1961. Navy reports sunk a North Vietnamese PT boat and damaged six barracks. Air strikes continued against North Vietnam with bombs on bridges and Ha Tinh area. Weather briefly hindered targets.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Ben Cat
Song Be
Viet Nam
Muriel D. Thomas
Kathryn
Jefferson Dr
Fayetteville
N.C
Russel W. Condon
Patricia
Wynd Ave
Pasadena
Tex
Bernard J. Kelley
Lucy C. Kelley
Northern Blvd
Roslyn
N.Y
Troy I. Waters
Dorothy
Rtone
Coxs Mills
W.va
U.S. Navy
North Viet Nam
Rao Nay River
North
South
Midway
Vinh
Ha Tinh
Hanoi
Milluni
Air Force
Quechisla
la Paz
Argentina
Kami
Chinese forces may move as feint against Vietnam war
Nationalist Chinese intelligence officers report Communist China has shifted military equipment toward its border with North Vietnam in the past two weeks. They say the move is designed to frighten the United States away from expanding the war rather than signaling actual intervention.
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Taipei
Formosa
UPI
China
Viet Nam
Peking
United States
Weekend Toll From State Crashes Tops Seventeen
Associated Press reports a deadly weekend across Louisiana with 17 fatalities from multiple crashes. Victims include Melanie Bierhorst, a top collegiate tennis star, and several others across Amite, New Orleans, Hammond, Denham Springs, and surrounding areas.
Seabees to Hunt Embassy Bugs Across World Posts
State Department plans deploying 155 Seabees four construction specialists and 30 Marines for 15 embassy projects next year to guard against hidden listening devices. Gentile told lawmakers that local workers have previously slipped devices into embassies, and Seabees will closely monitor foreign labor. Guards will also supervise sites during off hours at posts near the Iron Curtain and in cities including Frankfurt Beirut Panama and Tokyo for special re rooms.
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Washington
State Department
House Appropriations Subcommittee
G. Marvin Gentile
Subcommittee
Gentile
Frankfurt
Beirut
Panama
Tokyo
Miners Revolt Sparks Fatal Shootings in La Paz
In La Paz Bolivia snipers fired on soldiers and police as fighting raged in the capital’s industrial district. One person was killed and six wounded including two women. The junta pressed a military occupation, retaking Milluni Mine and pursuing hostages.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Milluni
Baton Rouge Men Testify In Washington
Two Baton Rouge inspectors from the Louisiana Highway Department told a House committee they found questionable road building and lax supervision. Berard and Session described delays, missing penalties for contractors, altered and falsified test records, incomplete material tickets, and low morale. They cited the Holder-Oak Grove project where roots in the base and a broken drain pipe marked flawed work. The testimony aims to show similar issues across Louisiana.
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Washington
Louisiana Highway Department
House
Charles O. Berard
Norman Session
Baton Rouge
Berard
John Konstantly
Louisiana
John A. Blatnik
Dminn
Accreditation of LSU May Be Threatened
The LSU board heard that accreditation may be jeopardized by state fiscal policy. Gov McKeithen ordered the division of administration not to approve budget changes between allotment categories, hindering university programs. The finance committee cited a Southern Association rule granting budget control to the institution, warning interference could threaten accreditation.
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LSU
Tom Dutton
New Orleans
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Two Nashville Boys Die Together At Boat Dock
In Nashville Tennessee two six year old boys Jimmy Huey and Mike Story who were born the same day in the same hospital died while wading at the Old Hickory Lake boat dock. Their bodies were recovered Sunday afternoon after the incident. The parents Billy Gene Story and Rayburn Huey were longtime friends. Sheriff Roy Wade noted witnesses reported the launch area had recently been dug, creating a drop from shallow to 10 or 12 feet.
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Nashville, Tenn
Nashville
Old Hickory Lake
Jimmy Huey
Mike Story
Hendersonville
Billy Gene Story
Rayburn Huey
Story
Sumner County
Roy Wade
Bells to save climber in Pisa Leaning Tower
A new electric system is being installed to ring the bells in Pisa's Leaning Tower. Ezio Ghilardi, the last bell ringer, has climbed 293 steps daily for years. the device will spare him much of the effort.
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Pisa
Ezio Ghilardi
Partly Cloudy Skies Forecast For Two Days
The U S Weather Bureau predicts partly cloudy skies today and Tuesday with a 30 percent chance of thundershowers. Sunshine about 40 percent, showers unlikely to exceed one quarter inch. Daytime highs 83 to 88, overnight lows 68 to 72, winds southeast 8 to 18 mph. Wednesday outlook little changed. Monroe reports 86 high, 75 low. Selman Field rain 0.20 inch. Tallulah 1.80, Jonesville 1.20, St. Joseph 1.25, Columbia 1.87 inches.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Monroe
Selman Field
Tallulah
Jonesville
St. Joseph
Columbia
Chuckle Small Prompts Prayer Before Tests
Small jokes about a friend echoing a line that pranks the notion of school and religion. The gag notes a student claiming to pray before exams, joking that it could be unconstitutional yet hopeful.
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Small Bey
Prison Escape Kills Two at Parchman Penitentiary
Two prisoners were killed and several injured when an escape attempt at Parchman Prison near noon Monday escalated after prisoners seized a guard and an officer fired. Two escapees fled in a 1964 model pickup truck. two other inmates were hospitalized, and a guard sustained a minor flesh wound.
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Parchman, Miss
Parchman State Penitentiary
C. E. Breazeale
Breazeale
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