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MICROFILM SERVICE SALES P.0. BOX 8066 CO. 4924 COLE AVE. TEXAS Lake Charles American Press FINAL EDITION 24 PAGES LAKE CHARLES, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1966 NUMBER 26,332 5 CENTS Winds, Tornadoes Rains, JOHN H. LEBLEU Candidate LC Attorney Seeks City Judge Position John Henry LeBleu, 45-yearold Lake Charles attorney, has announced his candidacy for Lake Charles City Judge.

The election will be held in August. LeBleu attended local schools and after graduation from high school was employed by Southern. Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. until Jan. 1942, when he enlisted as a private in the U.S.

Army Air Corps. He was honorably discharged a captain in February 1946. after serving in the Pacific Theater. After his discharge, he returned to work at the telephone company, later working in his own real estate business, as apprentice pipe fitter, and with the advertising department of the Lake Charles American Press. LeBleu obtained his pre-law training at McNeese and was graduated with a Bachelor of Laws Degree from LSU in 1953.

The candidate has been active in American Legion activities. He is a member of the executive board of W. B. Williamson Post No. 1, a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2130 and is past Chef de Gare of the 40 8.

LeBleu is a native of Lake Charles and is married to the former Marjory Ware. They are the parents of five children. He is the son of Loree LeBleu and Mrs. Sara Henry LeBleu. His father has served for many years as a police juror.

His brother, Conway LeBleu, is the present state representative from Cameron Parish. Possible Buffet Area WESTERN TIE AWARD H. W. visitor to the Fat Stock Show and RoTorgeson, operations manager at deo's office today. The office is JoCities Service Oil receives a west- cated next to the Paramount Theater.

ern tie from Mrs. Ray Ousley as first (American Press Photo). '66 Rice Acreage Hiked 10 Per Cent WASHINGTON U.S. Edwin Edwards announced day that rice acreage for 1966 would be increased by 10 per cent. The congressman said he had been advised by the Department of Agriculture that the increase in acreage would be "across the board." A farmer with a present allotment of 80 acres could expect to receive an increase of eight acres and one with 200 acres would receive a 20 acre increase, Edwards said.

He emphasized the increase was for 1966 only and was brought about by a shortage of rice on the world market. He said the increase in acreage would not affect the price support structure, There was Long Wait Backfires In Jennings JENNINGS It had to happen sooner or later and it happened here last weekend during the last minute rush to purchase auto license plates before the deadline. One man waited in the long line and when he reached the desk learned that he needed a "pink slip." He was told to go outside the door and into the one next and get the slip there. He went outside. Got i in a long line and waited.

When he reached the desk he learned it wasn't a license line. He had gotten into a line signing up for unemployment compensation. INDEX Page Amusements 8 Classified 18-22 Crossword 21 Editorial Comment 4 Jumble 8 Sports 13-15 Television 15 Women's News 10-12 SIMMON'S BEAUTY REST 60" Queen Size Floor Sample Mattress Box Spring $110 UNITED DISCOUNT FURNITURE, INC. 932 Enterprise Blvd. Hens, medium size 19c Sliced Bacon lb.

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Grade A. doz. 44c Liver--Beef or Pork 5 lbs. $1 We Accept Food THURSDAY-FRIDAY-SATURDAY UNIVERSITY SUPERETTE 202 W. McNeese Road GR 7-2973 New GI Bill Goes to LBJ WASHINGTON (AP) Con-, gress sent to President Johnson today a "cold war GI bill" establishing a permanent program of education and other benefits for veterans who serve more than six months.

The Senate accepted most LBJ's Tax Bill Wins Approval Of Committee WASHINGTON (AP) The House Ways and Means Committee approved today with minor changes President Johnson's $4.8 billion tax bill, including a new withholding system for individuals and higher taxes on automobiles and telephones for two years. The House is expected to consider the bill about Feb. 23. Johnson asked for the new rates to be in effect by March 15. Main provisions include: -Beginning May 1, the system for withholding individual income tax from wage and salary payments would be revised with the intention of matching withholding and ultimate tax bill more closely.

This would mean bigger wihtholding for some, smaller for others. -Effective the day after enactment of the law, the automobile excise tax, recently reduced to 6 per cent, would revert to 7 per cent. It would remain at this level until April 1, 1968, when it would drop to 2 per cent, then to 1 per cent Dec. 31, 1968, unless Congress took further action, -Similarly, the telephone tax would go back from 3 to 10 per cent until April 1, 1968, then drop to 1 per cent and to zero at the end of 1968. R.

Cisco, Former A. of C. Head, Dies Rupert F. Cisco, 77, 1614 11th former businessman and manager of the Association of Commerce, died at 11:30 p.m, Wednesday at his residence. Mr.

Cisco was manager of the A. of C. for 20 years and was identified with educational and civic activities in Lake Charles. He moved to Lake Charles in 1908 after completing his education at the University of Nashville and George Peabody College. His first employment here was as a teacher and later as an assistant school principal.

He was bookkeeper for the Lake Charles Rice Mill five years. Mr. Cisco was assistant manager of Huber Motor Co. here and operated the Chevrolet franchise in Lake Charles from 1932 to 1934. After retiring as manager of the A.

of he accepted the position of manager of the Chamber of Commerce in Brookhaven, Miss. He later (Weather Details op Page 2) SELLING OUT! Everything must go, Inciudina fixtures. Prices never heard of before. Toys Novelties Party Favors Many Household Needs, etc. day, Fridoy, and Saturday only.

TOY AND NOVELTY SHOPS 1703 Highway 14 Flooding Seen Along River changes made by the House in the bill the Senate passed last July. Then the House approved the revised measure and sent it to the White House. One change by the Senate in its unanimous 99-0 passage of the bill today was to make clear that veterans who have not graduated from high school would be eligible for the educational benefits. The House accepted the change without discussion. Although the bill is more costly than one backed by Johnson he is expected to sign it into law.

The measure would provide assistance to veterans of more than six months' military service retroactive to Jan. 31, 1955 when earlier programs expired. The World War II and Korean War GI bills did cover veterans who had not finished school. The current measure was passed by the Senate 69 to 17 last July. The House cleared it Monday by a 381-0 vote but cut back the benefits in several categories.

It would provide for education payments ranging from $100 to $150 monthly, depending on the number of dependents. The Senate range was $110 to $165. Bonuses Top $2 Million Fo. Leased Land BATON ROUGE (AP) Oil and gas firms offered $2,513,565 in high bonuses today for lease of 13,372 acres of state-owned lands and waterbottoms. The Louisiana Mineral Board opened bids on 53,468 acres.

Only one high bonus offered broke the half million dollar mark. This was a $504,680 bid by Texaco, and Louisiana Land and Exploration for lease of 2,205 acres in the Little Lake area off the coast of Lafourche Parish. The 42 tracts offered include 11 in the state's offshore zone, amounting to 23,941 acres. On Jan. 13, in the first leasing of the the board collected $6,516,045 in high bids for 26,787 acres.

This was an average of $243 an acre. Minor flood warnings U.S. Weather Bureau office the Calcasieu River. The warnings follow the torrential rains, heavy thunderstorms and possible tornadoes which brought severe weather to Southwest Louisiana Wednesday night and early today. A foot crest is expected Sunday at Oakdale, has a floodstage of 12 feet, Kinder, where 16 feet is floodstage, should have a foot crest Monday.

Old Town Bay is predicted to have a four foot crest, which is floodstage, Wednesday. At Thornwell, a small town 20 miles southwest of Jennings, a tornado today damaged several buildings, including one housing the telephone exchange. Ike Freeman, district manager for Southwestern States Telephone said the roof, ceiling and one of the walls of the telephone building were ripped apart, allowing several inches of rainwater to enter the exchange. Only two telephones at Thornwell remained in service, he said. Freeman said temporary service would be resumed Friday.

The tornado at Thornwell was spawned by the same squall line that was responsible for the one that hit near Ville Platte. The highest rainfall in the, state Wednesday was at Leesville, which had 11 inches. State police reported that many of the parish roads in the Leesville area are closed to traffic. The 11 inches of rain is the most in so short a period in the past 24 years, according to James Miller who has been reporting the weather for that long in the Leesville area. Not only are roads closed but much property damage resulted from the heavy rains.

Two side effects in Leesville resulted in a fire at the 171 Court where two men whose car had slid off the road were drying their clothes on a heater. A Yellow Top Cab was washed off Slagle Road east of Lulu Street and submerged in the heavy mud. The driver escaped to dry ground. The Leesville Civil Defense siren sounded at 4 p.m. to give tornado warnings, but none were reported in that area." The U.S.

Weather Bureau in Charles reported that were issued today by the here for three areas along some fear among farmers that an increase would be followed by a reduction in price support. The 7th District representative said he had been assured by the Department of Agriculture that a large surplus would not be ailowed to accumulate. The rice will be purchased ed and used. Edwards said. The projected increase in the demand on the world market was brought about by our commitments in Viet Nam and a shortage of rice in many countries such as Burma and India due to drought, Edwards said.

If the situation is improved next year the allotment will World Food Is Asked By Johnson WASHINGTON (AP) President Johnson proposed to Congress today a food for freedom program which may involve the movement of about $2.8 billion worth of American food to needy areas overseas in 1967. This would be an increase of about $400 million over the amount now being shipped to hungry countries. But the program while envisioning future expansion and production by American farmers--would call for only about one-half of one per cent increase in crop acreages this year over last year. The increased volume of food for needy areas would come mainly from reserve stocks. In a message to Congress, the President pointed out that farmers have about 60 million acres of crop land now idle under payment programs designed to curb overproduction, particularly of grains, and cotton.

He said this 60 million acres could be released for production as the secretary of agriculture might deem necessary to meet future needs. OUBRE'S AUTO SERVICE will be closed Friday, February 11 Due to the death of Mrs. Emilie Rinky Young, mother of Mrs. Jules Oubre, APPLIANCE REFRIGERATOR COMBINATION REPAIR MAN Good working conditions, hospital, life Insurance at cost. company discount.

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"I have advised the Department of Agriculture that we have the machinery and know how to raise enough rice for the world, but the rice farmer should not be asked to raise the rice for less than the price paid for wheat and other comparable grains," Edwards stated. "For this reason I have requested the department to raise the price support level on rice to bring it up on par with wheat," he said. "I will continue to work towards this goal," Edwards said. He has been seeking an increase in the rice acreage since last November when he forecast a shortage in the world market. possible tornadoes touched down in Singer and Sugartown.

Trees were down, but the regard Sheriff's department had no information on any tornadoes. Residents one half mile south of Oakdale reported that trees were uprooted around 3:20 a.m., according to Mrs. Ottis Twonley. No official weather statement was made for that area. Many of the areas are without electricity due to the heavy rains, thunderstorms and possible tornadoes.

Officials of Beauregard Electric Co-op have reported that widespread damage, amounting to several thousand dollars, was done to the electrical system in all points in the parish. As well as fallen trees, 11 poles are down in Oakdale, where residents were without electricity this morning. A confirmed tornado dipped down in the community 10 miles west of Ville Platte about 3:45 a.m, today and injured several persons. A house trailer occupied by Mr. and Mrs.

Littell Young and their two daughters was demolished. Mrs, Young and the girls were treated at a hospital for minor cuts and bruises. Part of a roof of a nearby house was ripped off and power and telephone lines were downed by the storm. Tornadoes also touched down at Oak Grove and Shreveport in the northern part of the state Wednesday, causing some damage but no injuries. The Shreveport tornado damaged two homes and churned back into the sky, It struck only 100 yards from a junior high school where students were preparing to go home.

Other heavy rains reported in the past 24 hours included 2.40 inches at DeQuincy, 3.71 inches at DeRidder, 2.46 inches at Oakdale, 2.20 inches at Kinder, 2.53 inches at Sugartown, 6.15 inches at Simpson, 1.01 inches at Eunice, 6.60 inches at Hineston, and 2.49 inches at Singer. Farmerville, Monroe and Alexandria reported more than five inches of rain, There was some flooding in the low lying areas of Monroe and West roe and rush hour traffic late Wednesday was stalled by high water. moved to Crowley to become manager of the Chamber of Commerce. While in Crowley he was also manager of the International Rice Festival four years. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m.

Friday in the North Chapel of Hixson Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Cooke of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Nina Brown Cisco; one daugh-1 ter, Mrs. Jack Lamkin of Lake Charles; one step daughter, Mrs.

Jack C. Robertson of Springfield, three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Morgan Musser, Howard Brown, Harvey Brown, Marshall Abadie, Ernest J. Breaux and D. E.

Wheeler. RUPERT F. CISCO Two Greats of Show Business Claimed by Death Hours Apart RAIN By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Billy Rose and Sophie Tucker, two of America's most famous show business personalities, died within hours of each other Wednesday. Both have been known to theater, years, audiences for more Rose, known as the master showman, made a fortune out of the unlikely combination of extravaganza, curvaceous girlies and the stock market. The 5-foot-3 Rose scrambled out of the Manhattan slums and at the time of his death was worth more than $25 million.

He made his first million three months after the 1939 New York World Fair opened. "His "Acquacade" was the hit of the fair and its star, Eleanor Holm, became one of his four wives. He was actually married five times, but he married one wife, Joyce Matthews, twice. Rose, 66, died of lobar pneumonia at the Eldmire Nursing Home in Montego Bay, Jamalca. Miss Tucker, 78, died in 'her Park Avenue apartment of chronic lung ailment and kidney failure.

She was known as the SOPHIE TUCKER Red Hot Mama' of the red-hot mamas," and had been in show business for 62 years. Sophie was born in Russia as her parents were en route to America via Poland and the BILLY ROSE Baltic. She was born Sophia Abuza, but once said the family name was Kalish or Kallich. She said the Abuza came from an Italian's passport her father used. She had been married three times.

She said that marriage just didn't jell with show business. She worked with the top stars of several generations including Will Rogers, W. Fields, Eddie Cantor, Al Jolsen, Jack Benny, Fannie Brice, Judy Garland, Jimmy Durante and Bea Lillie, among others. Miss Tucker's last appearance was at the Latin Quarter just before she became ill. She had signed a four-week engagement, but was able to appear only two nights, and on both nights it was clear that she was in poor health, A funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m.

Sunday at the Weinstein Mortuary in Hartford, Conn. Funeral services for Rose are moved incomplete. His body is being to New York..