House stalls pay raise bill over revenue questions
In Baton Rouge the House put off a 1964 teacher pay raise bill after Rep. Eddie Perron failed to supply a revenue source. Rep. Rizley Triche warned it would trigger a tax increase and urged killing the measure. The debate included remarks on state costs and an unrelated bid to convert the Old Governor’s Mansion into an arts center.
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Triche
Perron
Edward Lebreton
New Orleans
Wellborn Jack
Shreveport
Baton Rouge
Richard Bertrand
Lafayette
John Schwegmann
Jefferson Parish
Davis
Schwegmann
East Baton Rouge Parish
Mass Assault By Negroes In North Expected
Philadelphia AP reports picket line violence spurred by demands for union rights led to clashes at a North Philadelphia school project injuring ten. NAACP accuses unions of hiring discrimination while ministers mobilize a large anticipated turnout and broader demonstrations across northern cities.
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Philadelphia
North
North Philadelphia
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Herbert Hill
National Naacp
New York
Washington
Chicago
Cleveland
Baton
St. Louis
Mason Dixon Line
Death Toll Rises Slowly in Memorial Day Crashes
The Memorial Day traffic toll stood at 38 fatalities by 11 a.m. Most deaths were single-occupant. A fatal head on crash on U.S. 89 near Glendale Utah killed five, all in a pickup driven by Samuel Garnett Brown and his family aboard.
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U.S. 89
Glendale
Utah
Highway Patrol
Samuel Garnett Brown
Ickup
Oday Vogelman
Brown
Sandra
Michele
Shoppers Paradise Ad Highlights Harley Davidson Sale
Want ads promote a 1949 Harley Davidson model priced at 175 dollars. The notice lists contact number 323 1767 for interested buyers at Shoppers Paradise in the News Star World.
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News-Star— World
Harley Davidson
DIAL
Parnelli Jones Wins Indianapolis 500 in Record Payout
Reports say Parnelli Jones edged Jimmy Clark in the final 50 miles to claim racing’s richest prize, the Indianapolis 500, amid a dramatic day of motorsport action and high tension on the track.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Parnelli Jones
Jimmy Clark
Twin City Chit Chats Tribute to Mrs Ferguson at Gray
The May issue of the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home News honors Mrs G B Ferguson of Gray son age 82 for sewing many dish towels for the Home despite seven years of blindness. Superintendent Wade B East highlights wide state response from philanthropic ladies.
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Louisiana ’ Baptist ‘Children’s Home News
G. B. Ferguson
Grayson
Ferguson
Wade B. East
JFK Leads Nation In Honoring Dead
The nation observes Memorial Day with wreaths, parades, and gun salutes as President Kennedy lays a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknowns. Ceremonies span towns nationwide, dating to Civil War origins, with veterans and citizens honoring fallen soldiers and relatives.
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JFK
Kennedy
Arlington
National Cemetery
Hamel
Columbus
Miss
Rindge
N.H
Albay
N. Y
Harry M. Startup
Startup
Fort Banks
Winthrop
Mass
Joseph P. Kennedy
Joseph P
Sgt
Allen Eldridge
Arlington National
State Business Hits Record High In April
Louisiana's April business activity reached a record 119.1 on the LSU research index, up 6.2 percent from last year. Five index items rose including industrial power use 12.9 percent and department store sales 11.9 percent, while petroleum manufacturing sales fell 6.5 percent. Seasonal factors show April up 1.7 percent from March with further gains in several other items.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
Division of Research
LSU
College of Business Administration
Two U.S. advisers killed on patrol in Quang Ngai Vietnam
Two special forces advisers Capt. James Brodt 30 and Pfe Neil K. Maciver 19 were killed during a patrol in Quang Ngai Province. Autopsy ordered to confirm wound direction. Bodies flown to Nhatrang. total adviser fatalities rise to 78.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Quang Ngai
Washington
James Brodt
Pfe
Neil K. Maciver
Brodt
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Blue, Earth, Minn
Maciver
Donald G. Maciver
Bracero Labor Law Faces Short Extension Fight
In a 174 to 158 vote the House ended the 12 year old bracero program but a key Agriculture Committee member vows to seek at least a one year extension. Rep. E C Gathings says farmers still need the Mexican labor for harvests despite strong opposition labeling the plan slave labor and immoral. If not extended, imports would end this year.
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House
Rep. E. C. Gathings
D-Ark
Gathings
Congress
Harold D. Cooley
D-N.c
Agriculture Committee
Kennedy
John E. Fogarty
D-R.i
Benton man in critical condition after 12 foot fall
War nell Timmons of Benton was listed in very critical condition at Schumpert Sanitarium Shreveport after falling 12 feet from a lumber truck he helped load at Dodson He hit his head and right shoulder receiving emergency care at Jackson Parish Hospital in Jonesboro Witnesses said a pole shifted causing the fall onto his head and shoulder
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Jonesboro
Warnell Timmons
Benton
Schumpert Sanitarium
Shreveport
Timmons
Dodson
Jackson Parish Hospital
Recession Jibe Highlights Businessman’s Past Failures
A light quip from a businessman to a colleague suggests past failures during recessions. The remark frames economic downturns as minor compared with earlier personal setbacks.
Louisiana House defeats 15-74 vote on college bond plan
The Louisiana House rejected a bill to split about 17.8 million of a 60 million bond issue for capital outlay between LSU and nine state colleges. Opponents argued funds would harm hospitals, homes, and other state facilities while supporters urged Educational improvements.
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Jules Mollere
Jefferson
Maurice Landrieu
Orleans
Jimmie H. Davis
Senate
Davis
Mollere
Risley Tribe
Assumption Parish
Moliere-Landrieu
Steven Dupuis
St. Landry
Landrieu
Lantz Womack
Franklin
Jack Dyer
East Baton Rouge
Weather Outlook Unchanged With Mild Temperatures Ahead
A steady weather pattern continues with partly cloudy skies and little temperature change. Highs around 9 and overnight lows near 64 to 68 are expected through Friday, with 6 to 12 mph variable winds. Monroe reported a high of 9 and a low of 62 on Wednesday.
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Monroe
Hearing Friday For Cleveland Accused of Fraud
A preliminary hearing is set for 10 a.m. Friday for Sen. William J. Cleveland of Crowley charged with public contract fraud in the tire and tube contract with Angola state prison. Judge John R. Rarick requires defense witnesses and related purchase orders. Cleveland’s lawyers challenge the indictment and seek exoneration before the Senate adjourns.
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ST. Francisville
William J. Cleveland
Crowley
Cleveland
Jimmie H. Davis
Angola State Prison
Dist
John R. Rarick
State Division of Administration
Sen
Senate
Local Traffic Revision Plan Is Outlined
Monroe hearing on traffic changes tied to Interstate 20 plans proposes turning North Fourth and Catalpa streets south bound and North Fifth and Hall streets north bound between Louisville Avenue and I20 outlets. State officials say most through traffic will shift to the interstate reducing Louisville Avenue congestion, with maintenance moving to the state. Merchants fear business impact. six month trial approved with city can revert to two way.
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Monroe
W. L. Howard
W. C. Taylor
Louisiana State Department of Highways
Taylor
North Fourth
Fifth Streets
City
Catalpa
North Fifth
Hall Streets
Louisville Avenue
DeSiard Street
George Foreman
165
Louisville
Fifth
Department of Highways
Baton Rouge
Names keep coming up listing of war dead continues
Memorial Day recalls decades of U S casualties across wars from Lexington to Normandy. The piece notes 602000-plus dead in 188 years, highlights World War II losses around 291000, Civil War about 215000, and Viet Nam fatalities in the last 22 years. Capt James Brodt is named among recent KIA.
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Washington
Lexington
Tacjon
Gettysburg
Normandy
Lake Erie
Coral Sea
United States
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Pentagon
James Brodt
Cocoa
Fla
Mexico
Passman Says Conservatives Are Outnumbered
Bastrop special report quotes Congressman Otto E. Passman stating conservatives are the minority in Congress and cannot curb the Supreme Court. He argues liberals from both parties control legislation and that the trend toward socialism reflects the majority’s attitude. He ends by urging voters to act.
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Bastrop
Otto E. Passman
Bastrop Lions Club
Supreme Court
Congress
Passman
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