Batture Dwellers Hold Ground Amid River’s Edge
A reporter visits New Orleans batture along the Mississippi where about 400 residents live in tax free, riverbank camps. The piece portrays a self contained community with varying homes, a sense of impermanence, and debates over eviction and levee repairs.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Orleans
Louisiana
Shangri-la
Mississippi
U. S. Army Engineers
Levee Board
Carrolton Avenue
Bat
W. R. Slaughter
Army
Batture
New Orleans Batture
William Carlin
Carlin
Bids Opened On Highway Jobs In New Mexico
State Highway Department proposed seven road jobs totaling an estimated 2.75 million dollars with major projects in Dona Ana Colfax McKinley San Juan and Curry counties. Work includes U S 70 surfacing in Las Cruces Abbott reconstruction near Gallup Junction 66 and a Bridge 35 miles east of Bloomfield plus sealing near Clovis among others.
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Santa FE
State Highway Department
Dona Ana
Colfax
Lohman
Las Cruces
Sierra County
Percha Creek
Colfax County
Abbott
McKinley County
U. E
San Juan County
Bloomfield
Curry County
Clovis
Stolen Car Stunt Leads to Arrest in West Seneca
West Seneca police arrested William A. Kenrick after he asked officers to assist with a stalled vehicle and they recognized the car as stolen. The incident ended with a charge of possessing a stolen auto.
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West Seneca
N. Y
William A. Kenrick
Collector Ha Mer Gathers Over 3000 Postage Meter Stamps
Harold Hamer from Elmira collects postage meter marks, the machine imprints used by firms. He claims to have more than 3,000 different stamps in his unusual stamp hobby.
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Elmira
N. Y
Harold Hamer
Hamer
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Heaven
Roswell
Schwinn
N. Main
Virginia
Furr
Blue Lake
Broadmoor Shopping Center
L. E. Mason
Wonderbar
Cig
Culver
Thermo
Buxton
Catalin Dominoes
Superba Salon Edition
Ning
the Gold & Chrome
Henry Dreyfuss
Weihnet
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