08 Sep 1960
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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1960
Page
1
Editorial lauds Earl K Long as a storied figure in Louisiana politics while noting his lifelong public service and generosity. It acknowledges his contentious career, his rise and fall, and salutes the Long family for shaping state history and public works.
The Leader backs Governor Jimmie Davis stance against rewarding illegitimate births. Unwed mothers should not return to welfare. fathers should share responsibility. Louisiana’s situation is criticized as allowing income via children, with calls to enforce penalties and limit welfare. Act 73 and Act 15 add criminal penalties for illegitimate births and common law marriage.
Preliminary site work begins September 6 on Louisiana Tech's three story air conditioned library building, to be located between the present library and Lomax Hall facing Howard Auditorium. Southern Builders Inc. of Shreveport to erect at 684000 dollars, with Neild Somdal Smitherman as architects. Completion in 260 days, target start fall semester 1961.
The article outlines a heated fight over elderly medical care, contrasting compulsory social security expansion with a voluntary federal state plan. It notes Kennedy’s push for compulsory coverage, Senate and House opposition, and AFL CIO lobbying, predicting future clashes in 1961 and beyond with a mix of conservative resistance and liberal expansion aims. The piece cites votes, party alignments, and policy proposals shaping the national debate.
Jeff Lain of Wills Lain, 213 North Trenton, won a prize in the Pittsburgh Paint Company national Wallhide Contest. He received a spinning outfit with a red reel and spoke of putting the prize to good use as an avid fisherman.
Congressman Overton Brooks of Louisiana voiced concern over Project Mercury's slow progress and low priority. He contrasted Mercury with the Soviet orbital plans, noting the Kremlin’s device could stay aloft longer with a solar power supply and carry multiple astronauts, underscoring national prestige risks and the lack of a clear leapfrog plan.
Jimmie D. Gilbert, a Quitman native and top Quitman High School graduate, will join Louisiana Tech as assistant professor of mathematics this fall. Born July 12, 1934, he earned a BS from Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in 1956, graduated magna cum laude with departmental honors, then earned an MS in Mathematics from Auburn University in 1957 and served as assistant professor at Louisiana Tech during 1958 59 before resuming graduate studies at Auburn.
A fragment describing fundamental genetics outlines how offspring inherit one chromosome from each parent, explains dominant and recessive color genes in cattle such as BB for black Angus and bb for red Hereford, and notes crossbreeding outcomes. It also covers mutations, gene stability, and examples of inheritance patterns leading to varied coat colors and traits.
The Reverend and Mrs. W. C. Ruditi will speak at the First Baptist Church Royal Service Program in September. They discuss starting an English speaking Baptist Church in Rome, Italy. The Wednesday program includes supper at 6 40, a business meeting at 7, and the program at 7 30. All are invited, especially the men of the church.
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