The News-Star from Monroe, Louisiana • Page 8

Wc Hold These A Chronicle of America Augusi 12, 1775: Declaring that the New should have frequent opportunities of renewing their choice and approbation of the Representatives in Provincial that colony's Provincial Congress becomes probably the first toauthorize a system of annual elections. As a specific reason for its decision, the Congress which convened in Trenton on the heavy tax burden that the incipient war is imposing on the citizenry. For the most part, elections are to be held on the third Thursday of each September in the county courthouses A qualified voter may choose as many as five representatives from the of the county in which he lives. In addition, the Provincial Congress directs every township in the colony to form a Committee of Observation and a Committee of Correspondence. Mackenzie Vff IS7S.

United Feature Syndicate. Funds Sought Portugal Military For Emergency Confers Qn Crisis Abolish Phone SystemIs Surprise LISBON, Portugal (UP1) ho. an admirer of Cuban Gen. Otelo Saraiva de Carval- Premier Fidel Castro, have ho. military security threatened stern repression During committee chief, called army commanders against any opposition.

The two meeting of the 911 emergency an emergency meeting men serve on the three-man 0f the Monroe Airport Au- teiephone system. North Deltai tcday to try to halt the junta with President Francisco Regional Planning District was growing opposition to da Costa Gomes, aksed to check into the avail- the three-man ruling junta. As The nine moderate officers ability of funds for implement- jhe did, new anti-Communist ing the first phase of the emer- mobs rampaged in the north. gency exchange for Ouachita i In the conseCutive day Parish provided safety adrainis- trators approve the overall plans. from the influential Revolution- rioting in the city of Viseu Council oyer the weekend angry crowds opposed to the because of their manifesto, efforts to impose' a The crowds in Viseu sacked A.

C. Breckenridge chair- lan of the Monroe Airport Authority, expressed surprise after Commissioner of Finance Harled by former Foreign Minister Prestridge moved Tuesday Maj. Melo Antunes were ousted jto abolish the board. Prestridge made a motion to rescind the city ordinance that created the authority so that and burned the contents of the on Portugal Communist headquar- agency. another could be passed to make the authority an advisoryThe vote was a stamp of ap- Communist-style proval otf the direction the com- Democracy mittee, formulating plans wrecked the headquarters of ters Monday despite Commu- have not talked with the Implementing the 911 more Marxist parties, the.

nist efforts to defend the commissioner about the is to take. offices of two Communist- building pistol fire and chairman said, I A three phased plan was pre- controlled unions and two shops gasoline bombs that wounded 15 think he realizes the amount sented to administrators of lo- owned by known Communists were 0f leg work we do. I spend from cal and parish law enforcement the second night of in today noting fjve to six hours a week out1 Casey Murphree Lynn Murphy have agencies, fire departments, there, public utilities, civil defense. Anti-Communist mobs public works, forestry, hospi- wrecked Communist or tals, and ambulances. wing headquarters in more The first phase of the tenta- than 50 Portuguese towns and tive plan calls for forming a cities.

The Communist party, centralized dispatch system ini- which usually gives unwavering tially consisting of Mon- support to the junta, accused it roe. West Monroe, and letting the anti-Communists ta Parish Sheriff departments, stage a nationwide Monroe Chief of Police it said was being carried Charles B. Gaushell. who chairs out with the the Police said the offices of the six Marxist parties ransacked during the night were evacuated before the crowds arrived, agree to They said the demonstrators authority pushed past the troops police assigned to guard there (airport) and that is a Mayor Ralph Troy would not the motion and the remains as is, at least until Luther R. District Executives Named For Ouachita Valley Scouts Two men have been em- School five times.

ploved as district executives for announcing Murphree appointment. Dobbins said tpe facilities, then piled the tents of the offices in streets and burned them. the Harper, commissioner of pub- tbe Ouachita Valley Con i lj QuachRa vallev Council the next committee, explained that Military sources said Carval- central dispatch sys- ho would unveiI a left-wing tnct. wmcn includes Maaison, tern would be housed in the political action pian almed at the allegedly getting approval from the coun- Richland and eastern Ouachita Monroe police department with breaking the impasse in Por- anti-Commu- ci, on contracts and therefore pashes; while Casey Murphree nist noting and letting become a Droblem if 0f Fayetteville. assumed a basic radio frequency system for all departments in addition Patterson Will Seek State Post Malcolm R.

Patterson, tural based economy and dur- a 39 year old resident of ing the past four years I have pqu I Start has formally an- been in daily contact with area fn the de- Kt0 nounced his candidacy for State farmers, contractors and logg- rhilf ernlaintd presented by con' lie works, attends council meeting. Harper did not attend the The Communists, who until Tuesday meeting because of a now had expressed unwavering death in his family, support for the left-wing mili- Prestridge said the authority tary rulers, Tuesday criticized: had the power to act without Boy Scouts, according to Bobby Dobbins, scout executive of the 15 parish council. Lynn Murphy of Shreveport will serve in the Pioneer District, which includes Madison, is con- political crisis. They said the plan was known as the nist strators wage a nationwide to the separate frequencies the project 0f the but that witch aSainst the party. appojnted to the authority.

departments presently have. The sheriff's department and West Monroe police, if the plan is approved, would have to pur its details would not public until after meeting. They said Carvalho drew be made chase radio equipment that the document could tie in with the new torola communications Armed Forces to offer Movement the nine The Socialist party, the largest, organized a people on rally in Rio Maior tonight to don't think it is demand the ouster of Commu- board to have nist-backed Prime Minister Prestridee said Vasco Goncalves. manifesto nist violence began in Rio moderate Maior, 50 miles north of Lisbon, new, less respected men were bis duties Aug. I in the Frontier District, which includes More- have got some fine house.

East Carroll and West that board, but I Carroll parishes. up the an right for this that Representative from the 19th ers. This practical insight District consisting of Madison should enable me to analyze and Richland parishes in the up- properly the many problems weeks ago and spread then to more than 50 coming election. After graduating from Delhi High School. Patterson served for three years in the U.S.

Army Paratroopers. Upon returning, Patterson graduated from Louisiana State University with major studies in geology and economics. He is the son of the late Elton Patterson and Bertha Walker Patterson, and the grandson of the late James S. Walker and Mabel Walker of Delhi. He is married to the former Carolyn mdrneu 10 me iuiuici farilitv Thomason, daughter of Mr and anH- Mrs.

H. D. Thomason of Mang- ham and they have five children. Kelly, Milissa. Malcolm, John and Jason.

Carolyn is a graduate of NLU and is a elementary school teacher. As a former resident of Madison Parish, Patterson served as president of the Tallulah Lions Club, and was on the official board of Tallulah Methodist Church and a teach- which these agri businessmen face and help me to make decisions which will be beneficial to them. Through personal discussions with area residents I have found the most needed improvements to be: area wide drainage: hard surfacing farm to market roads: increased market facilities for cotton, rice, soybeans, and cattle indus tries; career ties at the high school level ob taming a weather radar fore- for Northeast and wasteful spending at the state level. As your representative, I will work closely with all persons to secure the passage of legislation beneficial to this district. the next three months, I plan to visit as many voters as time will allow.

I am available to meet with any group at their request to discuss any issue or to answer any questions regarding my posi partment, the chief explained. officers opposing the govern- lhree Completion date set for in- ment-s drive towards Com- since stailation of the city police de- munism were reports partment new communication tiiat a iarge majority of the The Socialists said they would equipment is Nov. 1. Gaushell unjts in armed forces have follow up the Rio Maior rally said should the departments in- t0 back the manifesto with a major march in Lisbon volved approve of a centralized wbicb appeared aimed chiefly Thursday night. The Commu- dispatch system, the imple- at ousting pro Communist nists announced plans to hold a rally at the same time in the capital.

"The Communists and Social-'1 ists held rival rallies Tuesday night in the southeastern town of Evora but troops armed with automatic rifles kept them apart. Explaining his action. Troy said he did not agree with the motion as he felt the airport authority done a good job." Murphy entered professional scouting; in 1962 and served five rural counties in the Caddo Area Council for five years. From tinuing its efforts to make a quality scouting program available to the youth of Northeast Louisiana. TV Reruns Top Nielson Ratings For Last Week NEW YORK (AP) Reruns of seven comedy, one and 12 police or private shows accounted for last 1971-75 he served as district ex- highest-rated evening television ecutive and field director for, shows, according to A C.

Niel- the Council. sen audjence estimates. A 196.3 graduate of the Uni- ratings, made public mentation of the first phase premier Vasco Goncalves. would take place sometime after Nov. 1.

Carl Gregory of the office and Monroe Police Lt. Willis Warner visited a central- greater development tzed dispatch and 911 etnergen- educational cy exchange system at Muskegon. Mich, similar to one under consideration by the committee, with both men recommending the formation of a centralized dispatch 911 system. Tlie basic advantages pointed Both Goncalves and Carval- Ruling Sought On Nepotism By Action Program State Rejects Insurance Hike NEW ORLEANS Louisiana Insurance The U.S. Department of out by Gregory and Warner of HeaHh.

Education and Welfare a centralized dispatch system (HEW) has been asked to rule itself were that response time( concerning two relatives of for emergency calls would be members of the board of di- less than 60 seconds and that it rectors at the Ouachita Parish Co.minlkss,1.on would coordinate the three Multi-Purpose Community Ac- departments efforts for better tion Program, public service. The Rev. Brown said he has The 911 exchange will be in- asked HEW whether such nepo- stalled after the central dispatch fjsm violates its policy. The system has been organized, ac-j persons in question are er of the United Methodist tjon wjjj jjsten to ail opin- Youth Fellowship He is a mem- lons expressed from the people cording to plans, with loved in the ber of the Tallulah Masonic of this districl for the 5etter. zation of records representing program he Lodge No.

308. While residing ment of Louisiana. I do not be- the second phase and computer in Monroe. Patterson served at beve in a of political aided dispatch representing the St. Paul First United Meth- promises which would prohibit third stage, odist Church as a representative me irom the fajr and honest The departmental heads were firmed Tuesday Brown said Mrs.

Leslve Thomas wife of CAP Board of rights. powers, functions and authority relative to the Monroe Municipal Airport heretofore vested in the commission As commissioner of finance Prestridge is responsible Rating for the airport, but the ordi- a nance me responsible, request for an 8 per cent hike but no authority to carry it in auto insurance rates. The request was made by1 Prestridge said that be prob- about 120 firms writing car in- abiy will bnng up the matter surance in Louisiana. again when Commissioner Insurance Commissioner Harper is present to vote, al- Sherman Bernard said thereIthough he said he did not know was nothing to justify a in- what position crease. would take.

However, Prestridge noted, really feel any board or agency should have autono- mous power to supersede the council. Actually, if they so de- I sired, they have contractual authority and could ask for bids thereby making commitments without consulting the city council, although their actions I would be binding as I under- stand Prestndge said that In Section 6 of the ordinance creating the Murphree participated in authority it is given 11 all of the scounting programs as a boy. served in volunteer positions as scoutmaster Explorer advisor and joined the Westart Area Council Fort Smith, in 1971. versity of Arkansas, he in the United States Marines and reached the rank of sergeant. He and his wife have two children.

As Pioneer District executive, he will be responsible for making scouting available to 16.000 eligible boys, Dobbins said. Tuesday, showed that the 20 most-watched programs last, week were Five-0 (both (NBC); of San and (Both ABC); nix," in the and (all CBS); (ABC); Mystery abv Tvler and (all CBS); and and and the (Both NBC); (CBS) and (ABC). The Greenwood. native served in two different positions i in the Arkansas Council. In hi.s last position, he served as vol- unteer leader carrying Seoul programs to over 2.500 boys in 36 units.

talc Murphree, who presently i resides in Bastrop, is also active training of person- Harper nel in camp programs. He has served on National Camping NORTHEAST LOUISIANA on the Day School Committee, representation of all the peo- also told that a central dispatch rectors secretary James L. Thoon the Administrative Board and pje taught Sunday School. my conviction that It Patterson is presently em- the duty and responsibility ployed by J. I.

Case, a divi- 0f every citizen to actively par- sion of Tenneco, as a construe- ticipate in the political pro- tion agricultural sales repre- cess. Only in this manner can sentative in six we insure honest and respon- Louisiana parishes. His prior sible government on the local, experience includes; in- state and national level, vestment analysis for the board seek this post with no de- of directors of American Nation- sire for personal gain but al Insurance Co. and six years serve all persons within this in the Data Processing Division district with loyal and dedicat- of the IBM Corp. ed service.

I ask for your vote Patterson has issued the fol- to help make this area a great- lowing statement concerning his er place to live. I would sincandidacy: cerely appreciate your support district has an agricul- in the forthcoming Barham Will Bid For Senate Seat Edwards Barham of Oak Community Sunday School for a station would not interfere with mas- employed as director or intrude upon regular non the Head Start program. emergency or administrative affairs of each department. Mrs. Mary Goines, sister of CAP Board President D.

Ro- Acco-unt supervisor with South binson. is employed as Head Central Bell Telephone, Phillip Start administrative supervisor Kulcke, was also asked to and training coordinator, check into the cost of the exchange system under consider- DANIEL'S WE MUST REDUCE OUR INVENTORY! NOW IS THE TIME FOR YOU TO SAVE BIG ON APPLIANCES FOR YOUR HOME! ation. Louisiana Legislative Act 94 (1974) requires the implementation of a 911 emergency system throughout the state by Jan. 1, 1978. Brow-n said women were hired before the two board members took office.

Brown said he has sought but: not yet received a ruling from; HEW on the situation. He said the situation came Ridge has announced his candidacy for the State Senate serv- number of years. Should the overall plan be ap- t0 after a was: made to the regional office of the Community Services Ad-1 ministration. Council Reviews Street Repairs News-Star Natchitoches Bureau COLFAX Progress of the federal disaster relief repairing- of roads damaged by heavy! rains this year was the main proved locally, it will then be sent to the legislature for final approval before federal and state funds are provided for the 911 exchange costs. Ouachita Parish was the first area in the state to start on the required program when Ouachita Parish Sheriff Bailey Grant called for a meeting March 20th of the local agencies to start planning a 911 exchange.

taxpayers, the needs I will work to serve and wishes of the am nast oresident of the I of business at the town i president oi me 0f this district and pledge rniinrji in Tnlfav Morehouse Parish Farm Bu- L. nroeram of finan- ing Morehouse, Richland, West reau a member of the Louisi- Carroll, East Carroll and ana Cotton Producers Associa- cial responsibility believe in home rule Gov- Madison Parish (District 33) and tion, Louisiana Soybean Grow- ernment most responsive asked for the vote and support er anft Northeast Louisiana of the citizens of this area. Hice Growers Association. I In the statement announcing have served on our commun- his candidacy, Barham stated: Hy ASCS committee and was cited as an outstanding conser- should be people from vation farmer by the Northeast SyStem that men have de- Louisiana Soil and Water Con servation District. I have participated in a number of wildlife management and conservation efforts over the years.

have served as president and also as secretary treasurer of the Oak Ridge Lions Club; parishes are similar as scoutmaster for four years many backgrounds and professions in the legislature. District 33 encompasses the largest agricultural area in this state, and I believe that as a farmer, I have the background to best serve the interests of the constituents of this district. council meeting in Colfax The town council convened Tuesday. Representatives from the state highway department, Department of Public Works and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently inspected the roads and estimated damages at $72,069.

Grant Parish was one of 12 parishes eligible for federal funds. Most of the damages I will always strive to con- occurred on the east side of duct myself in a manner to town, councilmen said. make you proud to have me. -------serving you as your State when it is as close as possible to the people it serves. are many things in our government that we need to change, but ours is still the fin vised and I am proud to be involved are in many ways: we are largely rural, small cities and towns; our economies are based mainly on agriculture and forestry and the businesses and industries that are related.

I know this district and its people, problems and potentials, and I believe I have the background, experience and maturity to represent you fairly and effectively in the state Senate. I also have the energy and desire to do a good job. have lived all my life in Morehouse Parish and have made my living farming since graduating from L.S.U. in 1959. My wife is the former Bennie Faye Berry of Bastrop and we have four children: Ben, 16; Army, 13; Erie West, 10, and Robert Berry, 3.

am a member of the Epis- and as a member of the board of the Ouaphita Valley Council Boy Scouts; and have coached Little League Baseball. 1970 I received the Community Service Award in Morehouse Parish. I have served on the board of the Bastrop-Morehouse Chamber of Commerce and am a member of the board of the Morehouse General Hospital. I also serve on the board of directors and discount board of the Bank of Oak Ridge. new constitution requires that the legislature reorganize the executive department of state government next year.

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