Morehouse Parish Seeks Deer Killing Ban in Game Area
Morehouse Parish officials urge a one day deer season ban in the Georgia Pacific Game Management Area. Sheriff Huey Perry vows arrest of any doe killer, backed by a resolution sent to the Wildlife Commission and state leaders. Atty Lassiter says killing a doe without parish approval is unlawful. Biologist Jim Davis notes a New Orleans meeting to decide on season changes.
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Vesper Jones
Jones
Russell Sage Wildlife Management
Morehouse Parish
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Albin Lassiter
Wildlife Commission
News-Star Today
Perry
Douglas Keller
Ward 4
Jim Davis
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Commission
New Orleans
Davis
Monroe Yuletide Lighting Contest planned citywide
Final details for the annual Christmas Home Lighting Contest in Monroe are set. The city is divided into 12 districts with $1,350 in cash prizes and a grand sweepstakes prize of 150. Officials said judging will be district based to boost participation and ease evaluation. Residents citywide are urged to enter, with plans for a map in Sundays Monroe Morning World.
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The
News
Star World Publishing Corporation
Competitin
W. L. Howard
Louisiana
Lindsay elected major of New York amid GOP nomination bid
New York Republican John V. Lindsay led city voters as America's largest city elected him mayor. At 43 he becomes New York's first Republican mayor in 20 years and pledges creation of a better city while facing stiff Democratic odds in the bid for the GOP presidential nomination.
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New York City
Lindsay
New York
Top Winners In Elections At A Glance
Major election results across multiple states with tied outcomes and shifting party control. New Jersey saw Gov. Hughes win by a record margin as Democrats captured both chambers. Virginia elected Mills Godwin Jr. as the 21st consecutive Democratic governor. New York elected Keating to the Court of Appeals while Republicans gained the State Senate. New York City chose Lindsay as mayor amid a split ticket with Beame as council president and Procaccino as comptroller. Ohio saw Ballard and Locher win mayoralties. several cities flipped parties including Buffalo, Scranton, and Norwalk. Legislative gains and bond measures were noted across the region amid high turnout.
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Virginia
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William J. Story Jr
New York
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U.S
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Kentucky
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Abraham D. Beame
Frank D. O'Connor
Mario Procaccino
Cleveland
Ohio
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Carl B. Stokes
Philadelphia
Arlen Specter
James C. Crumlish Jr
Louisville
Kenneth A. Sehmeid
Marlon Cook
Akron
John S. Ballard
New Britain
Waterbury
Beame
Robert F. Wagner
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Robert F. Kennedy
Buckley
Lindsay
Barry Goldwater
Owen McGivern
Court of Appeals
GOP
Rockefeller
Fiorello LaGuardia
Tinothy Costello
Milton Mollen
Wagner
Queens
Atty Frank O'Connor
Mario Procaccing
Prime Minister Levi Eshkol Leads in Israeli Elections
Prime Minister Levi Eshkol and his Mapai Labor ally Achdut Haavoda lead as voting reports show their coalition with about 38 percent of the total vote and a potential to secure a substantial share of the 120 Knesset seats. Right wing forces and David Ben-Gurion's bloc trail with Herut Liberal and Rafi in the mix.
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Israel
Levi Eshkol
David Ben-Gurion
Exhkol
Mapai Labor Party
Achdut Haavada
Mapai-Achdut Haavada
Ted
Herut
Ben-Gurion
Rafi
Work Continues For Barge Lift Near Baton Rouge
Sal age engineers raised the second leg of a gigantic twin lifting boom, 26 stories tall, to raise a sunken chlorine barge 60 feet below the Mississippi River surface in Baton Rouge. The effort targets next week’s recovery with a dangerous cargo aboard.
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Baton Rouge
Salage
Texans reject four year term for governor Connally
Texas voters rejected a proposal to extend the governor's term from two to four years, and also defeated a four-year term for state representatives. Florida Ohio and New York voters rejected several money measures while New York backed a $1 billion bond to fight water pollution. Governor Connally campaigned for the extension as did Florida Governor Burns, with mixed results across the states.
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Washington
John B. Connally
Florida
New York
Ohio
Aa Bewhilulay
Ivuele
Olina
Maine
Texas
Connally
Afl-Cio
Burns
New York City
Nelson A. Rockefeller
West Monroe Chamber Manager Attends Baton Rouge Meeting
Eugene Smith West Monroe Chamber of Commerce manager attends a Louisiana State Chamber of Commerce board meeting at Capitol House Motel in Baton Rouge. Officials expect to return home late today and be back in his office Thursday.
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Louisiana
West Monroe
Gregorian Calendar Leap to 13 Days Ahead
The World Almanac notes the Gregorian calendar, created by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, is now 13 days ahead of the older Julian calendar authorized by Julius Caesar in 46 A.D.
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Julius Caesar
Wooden Nickels Sell For 5 Dollars Each
Monroe Wisconsin reports a boom in wooden nickels issued by a local bank to ease a coin shortage. The nickels, deemed illegal by the U.S. Treasury, are sought by private collectors with values up to five dollars. Bank officials note many nickels remain, while some sellers claim prices have risen to five dollars per coin. Weather forecasts predict mostly cloudy skies, mild temperatures 70 to 75, light rain possible after a dry stretch.
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Macinnis
Dele Alexander
Alexander
U.S
Twin City
US Bombers Pound Viet Cong Iron Triangle Stronghold
U S Air Force B52s pounded a suspected Viet Cong base north of Saigon near the Iron Triangle in waves of three. The raid, 58th of the war, destroyed at least 10 structures and followed yesterday's attack on a staging area. North of the triangle, An Nhan outpost fell to an overran garrison with moderate casualties and weapons left behind. Marines six miles south of Da Nang killed four guerrillas and found a 45 foot tunnel with 111 bunkers during Black Snake operation. Overall casualties: 23 Americans killed, 144 wounded, two missing or captured last week.
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Iron Triangle
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An Nanh
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da Nang
Federal Agency Once Had Office In Klan Building
Georgia police chief testified to a House committee that the Federal Aviation Agency once leased space in a Jonesboro building owned by a Ku Klux Klan unit, then left after learning the owner ship. The Clayton Civic Club was identified as a Klavern, with other tenants including a tool shop and a law office nearby.
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Klan Building
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Georgia
Federal Aviation Agency
Ku Klux Klan
Howard W. Smith
Clayton County
Jonesboro
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Clayton Civic Club
Klavern
Edwin E. Willis
D-La
Charles L. Weltner
D-Ga
U.S
Smith
Orderee Abe
Wesley G. Batley
Solon Pushes Budget Review for Deadheads in Louisiana
Baton Rouge AP Rep Morley Hudson urges Legislative Budget Committee to scrutinize all state budgets for deadhead payrolls and part time hours by full time paid employees. He clashes with Sen Jamar Adcock on focusing on Education Highways Welfare and Institutions while the division of administration handles details. Hudson proposes examining budget requests for salary waste and shifting boards and commissions to per diem and expense pay.
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State Division of Administration
Chuckle: Spanking Seen Unnecessary For Grandparents
A light joke notes that becoming a grandparent quickly proves spanking unnecessary, offering a humorous peek at parenting wisdom through age and experience.
Endurance Shenanigans Prompt Jail Farm Action
Deputies at Ouachita Parish jail farm condoned by inmates and staff, but escapades trigger roundup. A 1100-pound horse named Cracker tied to Farm operations wandered free, slipping out the gate then returning toward Buckhorn Bend, prompting new confinement measures.
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Sveral
Sohn Landrum
Miacre
Ned
Asher Wa
Mike Battaglia
Buckhorn Bend
Beave
Okener
Frank Kirby
OBrien Joins LBJ's Cabinet Postmaster General
President Johnson welcomed Lawrence F. O'Brien as postmaster general on the steps of a country store serving as the post office for 160 Texans in Hye Texas zip 78635. O'Brien, a longtime White House liaison, took the oath from Judge Homer Thornberry of the U S Circuit Court of Appeals.
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UPI
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Lawrence F. O'Brien
O Brien
White House
Homer Thornberry
U.S. Sth
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