Principals Named in Ouachita School Bid Allegations
A Baton Rouge state audit criticizes two Ouachita parish principals Mary F. Goins and A G Facen for buying tractors and equipment totaling 3411 without bids. Superintendent W W Ward disputes misrepresentation and says purchases split to avoid bidding and were paid from vocational funds. The report also cites a $620 unrecorded lunch fund note and a gasoline bid overcharge later adjusted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Ouachita Parish
W. W. Ward
J. B. Lancaster
Ward
The
News-Star
Terzia
Myles
Mary F. Goins
A. G. Facen
Lancaster
Facen
Myles School
Ouachita School Board
Northeast Wholesale Oil and Gas Co
Four area residents die in weekend wrecks and drowning
Four people die in Northeast Louisiana incidents over the weekend. C. D. Sandifer 42 of Lake Providence and W. D. Johnson 46 of Darnell die in a two truck collision near Lake Providence. Donald Arnold 19 of Newellton dies when his car hits a culvert between Newellton and St. Joseph. Freddy Frans 21 of Aimwell drowns after a failed rescue attempt at a gravel pit near Jena. Daniel E. Mize Sandifer’s son in law and Mrs. Martha Parker Navarro of Lake Providence are hospitalized with injuries and bruises respectively..
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C. D. Sandifer
Lake Providence
W. D. Johnson
Darnell
Donald Arnold
Newellton
Freddy Frans
Aimwell
Sandifer
Johnson
Daniel E. Mize
Martha Parker Navarro
Mize
Navarro
Arnold
St. Joseph
Newellton High School
Evans
Fred Evans
Jena
Leland Brown
Bible-Reading Youth Charged With Murder In Zeitler Case
A 14-year-old Fair Lawn High School student Ronald Marrone was charged with murder in the alleged rape slaying of Ruth Starr Zeitler. He reportedly confessed to police while clutching his Bible and was scheduled for a preliminary hearing June 7.
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Hackensack
Ruth Starr Zeitler
Fred Galda
Bergen County
Ronald Marrone
Fair Lawn High School
Galda
Marrone
Ruth
Paramus
Starr
Joseph Zeitler
Fair Lawn
Trinity River Floods Raze Texas Oklahoma Arkansas City Evacuations
Torrential rains sent the Trinity River above flood stage in Dallas while Fort Worth and other Texas cities evacuated thousands. Moffett Oklahoma with 400 residents fled to Fort Smith Arkansas as Arkansas River floods spilled over. Lake Texoma near spillway danger prompted evacuations downstream. widespread damage and one drowning reported in Missouri, with extensive farm and road flood impacts across the region.
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Irving
Texas
Trinity River
Dallas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Moffett
Okla
Fort Smith
Ark
Fort
Texoma
Denison Dam
Missouri
St. Francois
Hornerville
Little River
Sikeston
Sonora
Sutton County
Wes Hill
Hill
U. S. 277
el Dorado
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Fort Worth
Plain
Ausstin
Colorado River
Cow
Waurika
Washita River
New Home Planned for First National Bank in West Monroe
The First National Bank in West Monroe plans a new building on Cypress and Natchitoches Streets after purchasing the site. President J. W. Roberson says the design will meet long term needs. Visiting relatives include Mr. and Mrs. John McCluskey Jr and children from the Naval Air Station Millingon Tenn with local family hosts in Swartz and West Monroe.
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First National Bank
West Monroe
Cypress and
Natchitoches Streets
J. W. Roberson
John McCluskey
John
Glen
Debra Sue
Naval Air Station
Millington, Tenn
Swartz
M. T. Boles
Homecoming Day Observed at Hebron Church
Hebron Church in Winn Parish holds an all day homecoming event on the second Sunday in June June 4 on the Grayson Sikes highway. The program features an all day singing and a lawn luncheon.
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Hebron Church
Winn Parish
Grayson - Sikes
Monroe Doctor Roy L Robertson Moved to Shreveport Hospital
Critical Monroe physician Dr Roy L Robertson was transferred to a Shreveport hospital after several days of hospitalization. Early reports say he showed some improvement overnight but remains in critical condition.
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Roy L. Robertson
Monroe
Shreveport
Lewis Walden Returns From England As Page 10-A Note
Lewis Walden recently returned from England with details to be continued on page 10 A.
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Galda
Lewis Walden
England
Gun Accident Fatal To Youth in Crowley
In Crowley Acadia Parish a 15 year old boy, Jack Thibodeaux, died after a .22 pistol went off while he and his 13 year old brother Conrad played with it. Deputy Elton Arceneaux said Conrad was holding the weapon during graduation exercises for another son. The coroner ordered an inquest.
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Crowley
Acadia Parish
Elton Arceneaux
Jack Thibodeaux
Clovis Thibodeaux
Arceneaux
Jack
Conrad
Delta Council Opposes Farm Wage Minimum Extension
The Louisiana Delta Council protests extending minimum wage rates to agriculture. Harvey P. Grant Jr. filed a statement with the U S House Education and Labor Committee urging strengthened exemptions for handers and first processors within the area of production. He warned farm prices have fallen over the last decade and foresees a growing cost-price squeeze.
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Louisiana Delta Council
Harvey P. Grant, Jr
Committee On Education and Labor
U. S. House of Representatives
Grant
Cave Explorers Rescued After Lost In Pennsylvania Cave
A science writer John Pfeiffer age 42 with his son Tony Jr and two companions were lost yesterday in Carpenter's Cave near Raubsville five miles south of Easton Pennsylvania. They were found hungry but unharmed as state police and volunteers resumed search efforts with cave experts.
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Easton
John Pfeiffer
Tony, Jr
Pennsylvania
Carpenter
John Hahn
Clinton Kreitz
Raubsville
LSU President Warns Against Budget Cuts at Baton Rouge
LSU President Troy Middleton warned the board that a $929,724 state budget cut to operating expenses could set the university back a decade by curtailing hiring and limiting enrollment. He noted the risk to prized personnel and urged recognition of LSU as essential to Louisiana’s progress.
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Middleton
LSU
House Appropriations Committee
Earl Long
Senate Finance Committee
Midddleton
Louisiana
Getaway Car Of Escapees Found Near Vicksburg
Four Mississippi Parchman escapees fled in a 1948 black Ford after kidnapping guard Clinton Williams. The car was found partially submerged in Steele Bayou near Filler, north of Vicksburg, suggesting the fugitives may still be nearby or crossed the river into Arkansas. Authorities, aided by tracked dogs, continued the manhunt with boats and armed search teams.
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Jackson
Missis
Mississippi
Parchman Penitentiary
Steele Bayou
Vicksburg
Highway Patrol
Bill Hood
Filler
Arkansas
Bill Harpole
Glen Allen
Harpole
Clinton Williams
Williams
Jackson Called To Justify His Budget Request
Baton Rouge AP The Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved the $411 million general appropriations bill after education chief Shelby Jackson was summoned to justify his budget. He admitted a $52,000 administrative raise and defended shifting funds to pay 1100 new teachers, while denying a broader increase beyond civil service raises.
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Jackson
Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Finance
B. B. Rayburn
Senate
Education
Shelby Jackson
J. D. DeBlieux
Guy Lockrider
DeBlieux
A. L. Lacasse
House Appropriations Committee
House
Weather Outlook For Twin Cities Tonight Through Tomorrow
Partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures are expected in the Twin Cities tonight and tomorrow after a dreary rainy Sunday. Yesterday’s temperatures ranged from 64 to 78 with Monroe the state’s coolest point. Selman Field logged 61 inches of rainfall. Today's low was 62, a state low, and 77 noted by 9:30 a.m. A low of 64 to 68 is forecast for tonight with a high of 84 to 88 tomorrow.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
CAA
Selman Field
Industrialist Arrington Missing With Guide On Fishing Trip
A. C. Arrington and EF. L. Upton vanished while flying a four passenger tri pacer from Lake Mary Mississippi in stormy weather. Civil Air Patrol and Air National Guard launched a search from Crosby with CAP from Jackson aiding as airports in McComb Natchez Gloster Centreville were checked for the missing plane.
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Brookhaven
Miss
A. C. Arrington
Lake Mary
Here
EF. L. Upton
Civil Air Patrol
Air National Guard
Crosby
Arrington
Lucius Arrington
Arrington Machinery and Foundry Works
Mississippi River
Wilkinson County
McComb
Natchez
Gloster
Centreville
Col
Raymond Birchett
CAP
Mississippi
Jackson
Witnesses Refuse Talk Delays Dio Racketeering Case
In New York the government postponed the Dio racketeering case after two key witnesses Gondolfo Miranti and Domenico Bando refused to testify before a grand jury. U S Attorney Paul W Williams said the delay is not the end but a move to press on with the investigation despite underworld intimidation. Dio appeared in court but attempted to dodge reporters, while Riesel commented little amid talk of a bail reduction for Dio to match co defendants.
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New York
Underworld
John
Johnny Dio
Williams
U. S. Dist
William B. Herlands
Department of Justice
Gondolfo Miranti
Domenico Bando
Dio
Riesel
Dia
Miranti
Bando
William W. Kleinman
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Finance Group
Ok’'S
Trinidad Fabela
Fabela
Ruth Zeitler
Garda
Lovers’ Lane
Madison Square Garden
Billy Graham
William C. Brownson
Second Reformed Church of
Lodi
Brownson
Young People's Group
Trinity River Falls
North
Little Rock
Delta Council
Welfare Department
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