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A-5 Town Talk, AlexandriaPineville. Monday, March Assassination Committee Meets Area Deaths survive past this month. Meeting without the permission of Chairman Henry Gonzalez, ill at his home in Texas, the committee wants i to continue its probe into the mur-ders of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. The committee reportedly has "new evidence" in the King case and James Earl Ray, the civil rights leader's confessed killer, may be willing to testify.

But despite its efforts to extend its life past a March 31 deadline, the future of the panel is in grave doubt. Gonzalez has fired chief counsel Richard Sprague, but Sprague has refused to leave. Sprague sat at the witness table. He was accompanied by Kenneth Brooten, appointed "acting" chief counsel by Gonzalez after the Texas Democrat could not get the backing of the committee when he dismissed Sprague on Feb. 16.

The conuniltee unanimously rejected Sprague's firing as "illegal," and directed the controvesial chief counsel to ignore it. Gonzalez then resigned. Gonzalez' own resignation has neither been accepted nor rejected. House Speaker Thomas O'Neill said only the full House has authority to do so. The committee's letter to Gonzalez was addressed to him as chairman and said the meeting scheduled for today would be held with or without him.

Gonzalez fired back from his forlorn Bob Rider sits on the steps of empty carnival ride at the Rapides Coliseum Sunday. The carnival, runs through next weekend, is of the Jaycees Spring Festival. A combination of rainy weather followed by temperatures kept many persons indoors over most of the weekend. (Town Photo by Lee Hucbner) WASHINGTON (UPI) The House Assassination Committee, torn by internal strife, met today in rump session to see whether it can No Riders Louisiana Losing LITTLE ROCK (AP) About $500,000 in Navy ROTC scholarships allocated for Arkansas and north Louisiana for 1977-78 will go to stu- Eruption Reported JUNEAU, Alaska (UPI) A volcanic eruption has been sighted on a small, uninhabited island in the Aleutian chain. The Coast Guard Cutter Mellon radioed Sunday that the volcano on Seguam Island was spitting fire and smoke several hundred feet in the air.

The eruption was reported to Palmer Observatory near Anchorage. A duty officer said there have been several other reports of volcanic eruptions in the area the past several years. The Mellon is based at Honolulu but is in Alaska waters on fisheries patrol. chols, Mark Chapin, Dennis liams and Gerald Paulk. Wil- A his Parish which part cool Talk Lt.

Gen. Bryan Special to The Town Talk SILVER SPRING. Md. Lt. Gen.

Blackshear M. Bryan Jr. (USA 77, died Wednesday in a nursing home here after a long illness. He was a native of Alexandria, and was superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point from 1954-56.

He was a graduate of Virginia Military Institute and West Point. He was commanding general of the United States Army-Pacific in 1956-57 and from 1957 until his retirement in February 1970 he was commanding general, first U.S. Army. After leaving active service, he was president of Nassau (New York) County College until his retirement in 1965. He is survived by his wife, Mrs.

Catherine DeArmond Bryan of Fairfax, two sons, Robert E. Bryan of New York City and Maj. James E. Bryan of Ft. Stewart, a daughter, Catherine M.

Bryan of New Mexico; a sister, Mrs. Sam Williams of Lynchburg, and three grandchildren. Services were held at West Point today. Joseph Williams, 8 1 Joseph Williams, 81, of Alexandria died at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in his home.

He was a retired carpenter. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Beulah Williams of Alexandria; six sons, Jerry P. Williams, Leroy Williams, John C. Williams, Eddie R.

Willliams and Sterling Williams, all of Los Angeles, and Fred Williams of New York; two daughters, Mrs. Beulah Anderson of Los Angeles and Mrs. Diane Rosenthal of Dallas, 23 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Nazarene Baptist Church with Rev.

Charles Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Annadale Cemetery under direction of Good Shepherd Funeral Home. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today in the church. Funeral Mrs.

Lena Nugent Services for Mrs. Lena Edwards Nugent were held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Hixson Pineville, with Rev. J.C. Clements officiating.

Burial was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Butch Edwards, Lawrence Edwards Alton Ni- Prison Reform Studied WASHINGTON (UPI) A new-study concludes federal courts can order an end to the "worst abuses" and "harshest conditions" in state and local prisons, but are powerless to bring about more far-reaching reform. Federal courts have been called upon in recent years often by inmates to decide whether poor living conditions at jails and prisons violate the Constitutional prohibition on "cruel and unusual punishment." Court orders directing state and city officials to spend more money and hire better trained prison personnel have prompted criticism that judges are exceeding their powers and trying to "run" correction facilities from the bench. A special study commissioned by the American Bar Association exam Scholarships dents from other states, Navy officials said. Cmdr.

Robert Baril, head of the Little Rock Navy Recruiting District, said the reason was that not enough persons from the areas applied for scholarships. The Navy allotted enough for 75 district scholarships, but there were only enough applicants to permit selection of 45 qualified recipients. If a district doesn't use all of its scholarships, they can be used elsewhere. Baril said there were more than enough qualified recipients from other districts to use up all of the Little Rock District's excess. No Throwaways I'm Howie Hustles, the savings-minded Classified Ad that finds you customers for things you no longer need.

Don't throw away those good things that you might think are obsolete. Call 442-1331. REVOLT AGAINST PROPERTY TAXES Governmental studies point to the fact that the average home will sell for $78,000.00 within the next five Your Homestead exemption IF STILL FUNDED will stop at $50,000.00. Lets stop reckless governmental spending before we can no longer afford to own our home. Tenants your landlord will not pay additional property taxes out of his pockets.

So you along with all the others will pay additional taxes. 7, 1977 home at San Antonio that he could do nothing since he had resigned But he was returning to Washington still not saying whether he would attend the meeting. Kep. Richardson Pryer of North' Carolina, ranking Democrat on thtv committee, and comembers decided to go ahead and try to resolve some of the problems of the panel's five month existence. These include unpaid telephone and other bills; payments to 73 staff members who have been off salary since January; an acceptable budg-et; and investigative and procedural rules.

Fearful that a disgusted House would veto a renewal of the committee's mandate which expires March 31, members last week began talking of "new evidence" and said two, three, or more witnesses would be called to bolster speculation that Ray had help cither before or after1 the King murder. On Saturday, committee member Walter Fauntroy, a Democratic dele gate to Congress from the District of Columbia, said that Ray had written-a letter from his prison cell that "he is willing to testify." I Ray, who will be 49 Thursday, is serving a 99-ycar sentence at Brushy Mountain Prison in Tennessee after pleading guilty to King's murder.1 ined the consequences of court orders involving jails in New Orleans, Jefferson Parish, and Baltimore. It also studied the impact of one of the first sweeping judicial rulings on prison conditions, involving the Arkansas corrections system. i by T.F. O'Neal Gal Furnace Ileclric Furnace Robert Cloud, 75, Former Police Juror Robert Cloud, 75, of Elizabeth died at 9:35 p.m.

Saturday in St. Frances Cabrini Hospital. He had served on the Rapides Parish Police Jury for 32 years. Survivors include four sons, R.V. Cloud, Bobby Cloud and R.L.

Johnson, all of Elizabeth, and Marion Cloud of Corpus Christi, two daughters, Mrs. Billie Willis of Lake Charles and Mrs. Wanda LaCaze of DeRidder; two brothers, Johnny Cloud and Sam Cloud, both of Oak-dale; one sister, Mrs. Glydess Gun-ter of Alexandria, 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services were to be held at 3 p.m.

today in Bethel Baptist Church, Elizabeth, with Revs. B.G. Dyess and Will Sigler officiating. Burial was to be in Oak Hill Cemetery under direction of Ardoin's, Oakdale. W.

Harvey Rice, 82 Special to The Town Talk DERIDDER Services for W. Harvey Rice, 82, of DeRidder were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Beauregard Funeral Home with Revs. Charlie Miers and Leonard Estes of-ficiatine. Burial was in Newlin Cem- etery, Singer.

Rice died Thursday in Westwood Manor Nursing Home. He had been a school bus driver, a police juror and an employe of Chemical Company of DeRidder. He was a member of Beckwith Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Calvin Rice of Glenmora; four daughters, Mrs. Eunice Dozier and Mrs.

Bonnie Walton, both of DeRidder, Mrs. Lois Walton of Alexandria and Mrs. Billie Stanley of Shreveport, 14 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Joel Cooley, Mac Ross, Elmer Fleischer, Bob Brown, Don Sargent and Earl Hol-Jingsworth. AArc Thnmncnn fi9 Special (o The Town Talk JENA Mrs.

Edith Thompson, 82, of Jena died at 10:45 a.m. Sun day in Labaiie uenerai Hospital here. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church here with Rev. J.

P. Owens officiating. Burial will be in Pinehill Cemetery, Olla, under direction of Kinner and Stevens Funeral Home. Mancil Bonnette, 67 Special to The Town Talk MARKSVILLE Services for Mancil Bonnette, 67, of the Fifth Ward Community near here were held at 11 a.m. today in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Fifth with Rev.

Charles Dekekae-leare officiating. Burial was in the Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery No. 2 under direction of Hixson Bros. here. Bonnette died Sunday morning in Marksville General Hospital after a short illness.

He was a retired Alex-- andria municipal bus driver and al-'so was retired from the trucking business. Sharbono, 78 Mrs. Nettie Martin Sharbono, 78, of Bentley died at 3: 15 a.m. Sunday in Tioga Manor Nursing Home. She was a native of Grant Parish.

Services were to be held at 2 p. m. today in the chapel of Hixson Pineville. Burial was to be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bentley. AAr RpccJa AHdison Special to The Town Talk NATCHITOCHES Mrs.

Bessie Mae Addison. 69. of Natchitoches died Sunday morning in Confederate port. CnMiinac wilt rio tinlrt at 10 kit I V1LCO TfiH IIV.IU Mfc M.l... Tuesday in the chapel of Blanchard- St.

Denis runerai nome nere wun Rev. David Hudnall officiating. Bur-. ial will be in Fern Park Cemetery. lrhn Mnthew White wi is John Mathew White, two-day-old son oi vir.

ana mrs. junnny iviac wniie 01 vvinnncia, uieu naiuruay ai 11 m. in St. Frances Cabrini Hos- pital here. nmupsiHp services were to be held at 2 p.m.

today in Garden of Memories in Winnficld with Revs. Tnm Rrnck and W.L. Richards offi ciating. Burial was to be under direction of Southern Funeral Home, Winnfield. W.R.

Nolen 57 Walter R. Nolen 57, of Pitkin died at 2:20 p.m. Saturday in Rapides General Hospital. He was a member of the Vernon Parish School Board, president of Gas Utilities District No. 1 of Vernon Parish, a deacon in the First Baptist Church in Pitkin, a veteran of World War II and president of the Pitkin Mercantile Co.

Services were to be held at 3 p.m. today in the Pitkin High School Auditorium with Revs. V.G. Kelley, Rev. F.C.

Norris and Rev. J.D. Scott officiating. Burial will be in Blue Branch Cemetery under direction Hixson's of Leesville. MILLER'S Rental Rents 1001 Items 1104MaArtW Ph.

4433661 1 I rj THE STEADY RISE IN PROPERTY-TAX BURDENS upport wr Schools Local Property Taxes Per Person in U.S. TUESDAY. HARCH Sill. WE MUST MAINTAIN OUR PRESENT LEVEL OF SERVICES: A I LATEST- 1960 I 1965 I I I 1970 1975 11 ill Ti mill r. vt.iT.i Increasing Utility Costs School Secretaries School Janitors Driver Education Training Liability Insurance For School Buses Assistant Principals In All Schools Present Allotment Of Coaches Supplement School Bus Gasoline Costs Expanding Special Education Services WE MUST REDUCE OUR PRESENT DEFICIT OF 5379,701.35 NOTE: Voters Who Own No Property and Voters With Property Fully Covered By Homestead Exemption WILL PAY NO ADDITIONAL TAXES.

All Registered Voters In Rapides Parish Can Vote! Paid For By Rapides Parish School Board, E.A. Nichols, Secretary PLEASE VOTE NO TO HIGHER TAXES IN RAPIDES Tuesday, March 8th. (Paid for.