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The News-Star from Monroe, Louisiana • Page 7

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Officials said they received a call from Mike Sager of Monroe about p.m. The boat was owned by Ras Walker of 311 N. 7th police said In 1802, Martha Washington SUFFERING? Dial-A-Blessing 387-4397 This is a sample of the ballot that will be used in Tuesday election by the Ouachita Parish School Board. School Aid Bill Is In Committee RATON ROUGE A bill, which would give limited financial aid to lower income families who send their children to church or private schools was sent by the House Sunday to a Judiciary Committee instead of the Education Committee which has traditionally killed such legislation It was authored by Rep. Richard Guidry of Galliano, chairman of the Judiciary 2 Committee to which it was referred.

Guidry was the sponsor of similar legislation that was passed by the 1970 Legislature only to be ruled unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court. The vote Sundae was 47 for sending the bill to the Education Committee and 49 for re- Group Interviews Senator Ellender, Bennett Johnston Special To News Star SHREVEPORT The Louisiana Alliance interviewed the incumbent and a probable candidate for the U.S. Senate seat here Sunday in a closed door session. Kenneth Pickering of New Orleans president of the said the question and answer was closed to the news media on the request of incumbent Sen. Allen J.

Ellender. The interview of J. Bennett Johnston was also closed, Pickering said in order not to show favor to one candidate over the other. Johnston, who ai ts more like a candidate each day, has not officially announced but has expressed a serious interest in the race. The Alliance is a political organization of young professional men and women from throughout louisiana The executive committee intern lewed Ellender and Johnston to decide who the organization will support for the Demo-, a I i nomination.

Pickering said the organization will make ii- decision within the next few weeks. In his opening remarks. Ellender outlined his experience in the senate stressing his seniority. He spoke on the committees he serves on, appropriations and agriculture, touching briefly the Red River Navigation project and the North South road. lf anybody able to get our just share of the federal rams, then you are looking at the man who can do Ellender told the Alliance He said anybody can get funds to construct the North- South Toll Road then I'm the one who can do it, not a freshman senator" Ellender said he felt as good today as he did 25 years ago.

still have a keen mind and my body is sound. I'm just as sharp as ever." He said he still favors the seniority system employed by the senate to select committee leaders. "I had rather select people with experience, people who are qualified," he said. Johnston declined to make opening remarks, because he bas not announced for the seat, but he said he was very interested in the senate race. am here today to see what the Appliance has to say about my possible candidac Johnston said.

Johnston left Shreveport for New Orleans, shortly after the meeting. He is expected to officially announce as a candidate soon. ferral to Judiciary 2 As in 1970, segregationists and Catholics joined in support of the proposal. Under a new procedure in force for the first time this year, House bills are automatically sent to committee according to subject matter, unless there is objection Speaker E. L.

Henry of Jonesboro initially routed bill to the Judiciary Committee I could not keep from coming up here, after being here four years ago and seeing who led the fight for public education and today seeing that the Chair felt like this bill should go to a Judiciary Committee" Rep. Walker Bigby of Bossier City chided Henry. The Speaker, who is married to a public school teacher and was an opponent of such legislation in past sessions, admitted he'd made a mistake in assigning the bill to committee. Bigby" said Henry, agree with you was a in is! a on my part you know which way 1 11 vote." 1 ienry's bal art wart! on the side of the educational paned, which is chaired by Rep. Lawrence Gibbs of Monroe.

Cmdr'Cs Itll! oui bac the state pay up to 8100 per student rn private school grade- 1-8 and $125 in grades 9-12, providing the total annual income is less than $7,500 A companion measure to the district grant bill would allow parents a partial tax credit on private school tuition. It would permit the deduction of half the for each child or $100 for each pupil, whichever is smaller It was referred to the Ways and Means Committee without objection. This is how the House voted on the direct grant lull: For sending it to the Education Committee (47) Henry, Angelic, Anzalone. Baker, Bares, Bigby. Blount, Cain.

CharbonnH, Christian, Cooper. Drew, Dunn, Dupuis Ensming- i Boites, Fov ler, Fox, Gibbs, Gilbert, Hollins, Holstead, Humphries, A Jackson, Jackson, Jones, Leach, Long, MaChand, McLeod, Mills, Munson, Randolph, Robillard, Shannon, Sheridan, Simoneaux, Stephenson, Taylor, M. Thompson, R. S. Thompson, Turnley, Villar, Wilson and Womack.

For sending it to Judiciary 2 (49) Abadie, Accardo, Ackal, Alano, Bagert. Bella, relia! Joe Casey, Tom Casey, Gored, Dis chic Douoet, Freeman, Gaudin, Gregson, Gnsbaum, Guidry, Gunter, Hainkel, Hebert, Jenkins. John, M. J. La horde, R.

J. Laborde, Lancaster, Landry, Lebreton, Leithman, Ixjttmger, Martin, Manilla, Miller, Patti, Reilly, Ro Rowley, Schmitt, Scornn, Simon, Sour, Strain, Tapper, Tauzin, Tora, Triche and Clio. Not voting (9) Booker Brady, Brinkhaus, Chabert, Connor, n.sier, Deen, Johnson and Wall. Emmett D. Otwell Funeral Tuesday Funeral for Emmett Otwell, 47, of Hilo South 8th Monroe, will be at ll a m.

Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev L. L. Morns officiating. Burial will he in Memorial Cemetery under direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Monroe. Mr.

Otwell died unexpectedly Sunday morning at St. Francis Hospital. Mr. Otwell is a native and lifelong resident of Monroe. He was employed by the City of Monroe and a veteran of World War II and held membership in the Calvary Baptist Church of Monroe.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Elva M. Otwell; a son, Herbie W. Otwell; his mother, Mrs Luche Barnes; and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Williams Bittie, all of Monroe.

Pallbearers will be J. Whitfield. VV R. Bradley, J. ll May, W.

Hunnicut, David Antley, and Bradford Young Republican Group Will Hear Edward C. Karst Members of the Ouachita Parish Young Republican lub will hear an address at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Howard Johnson Restaurant by Alexandria Mayor Edward Karst, who has advocated a change in lsiana's law pertaining to persons who switch political lies Dragging operations in the iuachita Rive on nuthside were continued today ir a possible drowning victim Monroe Fire Department mils were summoned to the nor near the Grayling Lane irca Sunday afternoon after SUNBURN? went under and did not reap- flied Onassis On Vacation TEHRAN (UPI) Aristotle Onassis and his wife, the former Jacqueline Kennedy, began a two week vacation in Iran Sunday as the guests of nil (consultant Reza Fellah. Aides I said there were no plans for the On assises to meet President Nixon during his official visit to Tehran May 30-31. GET QUICK RELIEF WITH INDUSTRIAL HARDWARE and NIU FEDDERS bJLi World's largest selling air conditioners Twin City Fasteners 2002 Stubbs Ave.

Monroe, La. Phone 387-4788 3 The meeting will be open to all Republicans and to other interested person- and will feature an optional buffet supper. according to Hubert H. Ford, chairman of the parish Young Republican Club. Mayor Karst, elected in switched Ins party affiliation from Democrat to Republican in April this year He recently filed a lawsuit in federal court attacking I Louisiana's law requiring a six month waiting period pa in a party primary whenever a person switches parties.

In filing the suit. Mayor Karst contended that the law is unconstitutional in view of the fact that residents of the state are required to lie in the state for only 30 days before being qualified to vote. Mayor Karst is a native of New Orleans, is a practicing attorney, is a member of the American and and Alexandria, and is president of the HMA Mayors Council and vice president of the Louisiana Municipal Association lb1 was a resident of Alexandria for about one year before being elected that mayor. He holds a degree from Tulane University and a Doctor of Law degree from Loyola University. His wife, Judy, holds a doctorate in American History from Tulane They have two children.

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