22 Feb 1962
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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1962
Page
1
Community voices celebrate Col. John Glenn’s orbital flight aboard Friendship 7 on February 20 1962. They urge sustained investment in education and science to harness space age knowledge for freedom and progress, stressing national unity and responsible use of new power.
A Palmetto Notebook humor item from Anderson South Carolina Independent features quips about travel speed from folding a road, a dime as a makeshift screwdriver, and the idea that it is right to talk back to your wife as long as she does not hear. It notes that silence and common sense often go together.
An article notes the experimental 34 inch Telstar satellite planned for spring, built by Bell System with NASA, to relay telephone data and TV via space. It also highlights Heart Month in February, urging contributions for heart disease awareness and fundraising on Heart Sunday February 25. It ends with a pitch for extension phones to gain privacy at low cost.
The New Orleans mayoral runoff between Victor Lehire and Adrian Duplantier could sway Louisiana's governor race. Duplantier, backed by former mayor Morrison, túgh pursues the colored vote, while Jimmie Davis maintains a hands off stance. Segregation and local media influence loom large as Schiro lobbies with funding and supporters.
Karl D. Lowery son of Mr and Mrs Carl C Lowery of Ruston La is assigned to an Air Force technical training course at Keesler AFB Miss for radio and radar maintenance after completing basic training at Lackland AFB Tex He is a Ruston High School graduate and attended the University of Southwest Louisiana Alrman Lowery selected for the advanced course based on interests and aptitudes
Pvt Wesley C Venable of Ruston participated in the Red Hs joint Army Air Force winter training exercise at Fort Campbell Kentucky. The exercise under USSTRICOM aimed to develop joint tactics for rapid deployment and decisive action in warfare contingencies. He is a rifleman in Company Cool of the West Airborne Division Suist Infantry and a 1959 Highland High School graduate.
Louisiana congressman Otto E. Passman on the House Appropriations Committee endorses full budget requests for flood control and related work in the Lower Mississippi Valley. He flags a $70.5 million total for construction planning and maintenance, details specific projects, and warns against excessive foreign aid and broader appropriations.
Lincoln parish nurserymen producing less than half their products may apply for disaster loans after the February freeze declared a disaster area. The joint announcement by Senators Allen J. and Russell B. Long listed Lincoln parish among 15 Louisiana parishes including Calcasieu Lafayette Jefferson Davis East Baton Rouge Orleans Jefferson St. Tammany Rapides Caddo Bossier Ouachita Morehouse Acadia and Natchitoches.
Farmers seeking soil and water conservation under the 1962 Agricultural Conservation Program should file requests ASAP with the Lincoln Parish ASC office in Ruston. The program offers about half the cost for practices like vegetative cover, erosion control, drainage, and water conservation, plus wildlife friendly options and habitat development.
Mrs Agnes R Grafton LP and L clerk in Dubach District becomes eligible for her 5 year service pin. She joined January 2 1957 and lives in Bernice with husband George D Grafton and two sons in New Orleans. A Louisiana Tech commerce graduate she is LP and L treasurer and choir director at Bernice Methodist Church. Her mother Mrs Poole Robison lives in Ruston.
The article analyzes shifts in cattle farming across regions noting more feeding of own stock in the West and Southeast growth in cow herds. It cites higher feeder costs, forage production, and use of high concentrate rations. A Homer Experiment Station finding suggests early calf drops boost market weight, with 400-pound calves ready by September.
Mr. L. R. Skinner, chairman of the Lincoln Parish ASC Committee, says the four row skip rule for cotton is removed in 1962. Under the new system only land actually planted to cotton counts toward allotments, giving growers more latitude and improving efficiency in land use, fertilizer, pesticides, and equipment, likely boosting yields.
Local Men Guests Life Underwriters of Alexandria Roberts Wright Sr and J David Nalf were guests of the Alexandria Association of Life Underwriters at the Holiday Inn in Alexandria on February 9 Rufus B Hayes State of Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance spoke on need for an Life Insurance Agents qualification law He reported progress since the department became an elected office Naff is president of the North Central Louisiana Association of Life Underwriters Wright is the immediate past president Over 100 members and guests attended plus several from Hayes Department and State cotton representatives noted patterns for operation and skip row planting limits were to be removed to boost cotton growers income in line with the cotton advisory committee and industry expectations Contact the Lincoln Parish ASCS office for details
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