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City finances would increase by $233,762 per year for a five year period if the federal revenue sharing bill clears the U.S. Senate, John Breaux, candidate for Congress, told councilmen. Breaux, a Crowley attorney and former administrative assistant to ex-Congressman Edwin W. Edwards, predicted the Senate would pass the bill which has already cleared the lower chamber of the Congress. A resolution prepared by Rayne attorney Bradford Ware was endorsed by the aldermen allowing a property owner in the Barton Addition to operate a one-chair beauty parlor in her home or in a suitable building laxed atmosphere after Monday night's sharp credentials battles, Wallace provided a dramatic highlight with an appeal for far-ranging tax reform and a denunciation of "the senseless asinine busing of little school children." A mighty roar went up and red white-and-blue placards waved from the pro-Wallace delegates as Wallace was carried in a wheelchair to the podium.

Other delegates stood in respect to the governor, partially paralyzed when shot down while campaigning in Laurel. May 15. But Wallace's appeals were doomed to failure as the convention worked to approve a 26.000-word platform, tailored largely to the liberal iews of McGovern. a (irt frf in an to rp hrr uktfi and drmarvk anuihrr xr frn the otr Ve Ann adlce ff Ihl uf Kfa'rtul jsrieef Jack Nitklaut. ho ha already raptured I wo log of hl qurt (r a golfing Grand Slam.

i the oddn favorite today aa play ii et to atari In the British iln. The ildm Bear from O.lumbu. fHilo hopei to add the title to hit championship In the Masters and S. Opena to act the atage for the unprecedented aweep in the lGA. Titday'f sport page feature a pre-tournamenl rundown.

Bishops Divorce tion, officials in the archdiocese are studying the "implications of recent guidelines in judging marriage cases which will give greater force to the opinions of priests acquainted with the mentality and character of petitions who were involved in a second marriage." The church official was questioned on the marriage subject, following recent action by Bishop Robert Tracy of Baton Rouge to allow such permission to be given to remarried Catholics in his diocese. Visit Jury the newly created judgeship for Lafayette, Acadia and Vermilion Parishes, Division was first on hand, distributing campaign material before the meeting. Congressional candidate John Breaux was next to appear, addressing the jury in session. Breaux said he was well-enough known to the jury not to have to tell them about himself, but did anyway. He briefly pointed out his qualifications for the office that he said "no other candidate" possessed.

nsde Ti u( iur rblumitikii 1h thrf lri r((rtl lcLjr fer nd I 'Trnwity llu 10" trpay dct la friend Thr. the Sui Urr" rjJin lr dnili abtui wmr of ihr prot'lrm our rrjirirf frr irnit lo MTairfi ibe turUr in bringing wr rfirrt ih Utcul liiral nr (n loday'i WKrirty pKc we have piclun of I he Hnmuald Abhire'i Golden Wedding Anniversary celebration held al Ihc Tot Oub on Saturday. There i also a tearing prolrfem in Ann Lander'a column today. Catholic Consider NEW ORLEANS AP -Archbishop Philip M. Hannan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans says a study is underway on whether lo allow some Catholics who are divorced and remarried to receive the sacraments.

He said the archdiocese "is awaiting the decision of the U. Bishops' Pastoral Research and Practices Committee, which is studying the matter." A decision by the committee is expected soon, he said. The archbishop said in addi Hopefuls Politics and parish business mingled Tuesday as three candidates for office and an incumbent state senator made appearances at the Acadia Police Jury's regular meeting at the Court House. Senator James Fontenot of Abbeville sat out the meeting and gave jurors a report on the recent state legislative session, but the candidates stayed only long enough to appeal to jurors for support and to pass out campaign literature. Fredric Hayes, candidate for Sen.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) -Sen. George McGovern, assured of the platform he sought and of victory in tonight's Democratic presidential balloting, is pondering a list of possible running mates. Aides say he still plans to ask a reluctant Sen. Edward M.

Kennedy to join the ticket. A close personal friend of Kennedy, Sen. John V. Tunney of California, told reporters after talking with him by phone that he thinks it highly unlikely Kennedy would accept. He added he expects Kennedy to fly here from Hyannis Port, Thursday to appear at the convention with the nominee McGnvern's aides said that n'hers under consideration include United Auto Worker? Crop icrni prf pound I Long Gram.

Wl uj from l2i; Medium Grain. It tup from 7 f2i; Slu.rt Grain, loa tup from 72i. The value factor for all clause of broken rice was not adjusted and will remain 4 33 cent per pound. Value (actor are the aupport rates applicable la each pound "of whole kernel or broken rlce per hundredweight of rough rice of each class. Value factor therefore reflect Ihe rough rice support level on a milled rice basis.

To be eligible for program benefit on 1972-crop rice, producer need lo comply with their rice acreage allotment and marketing quotas accepted in Ihe referendum Jan. 17-21. Producers may request loan through March 31, 1973. Loan will mature on April 30, 1973. Frontier Days Prizes Slated Jack Earles, Retail Merchants Committee Chairman, announced today that cash prizes will be given to the best costumed dressed employees of businesses participating in Frontier Days.

The city wide annual sales promotion is scheduled for Friday and Saturday. The costumes will be judged on the originality of dress worn during the original "Frontier First place prize will be $25.00, second place $15.00, and third place $10.00. Judging will take place during the day Friday, July 14th. denlials fight that they had con-Irol of Ihe convention. Later in Ihe morning, Humphrey became the first of his major rivals to drop from the race.

Tears brimming in his eyes, Humphrey abandoned a 12 year quest for the White House, saying his name would not be presented when presidential nominations are made tonight. Several hours later, Muskie, the onetime front-runner whose fall in the long primary campaign paralleled McGovern's rise, dropped out, too. He said that McGovern had won with dedication, skill and hard work "against enormous odds" and added: "Let's now go about the Imsincss of winning the presidency and governing wisely." of whole krrnrl rlatMt The value factors adjured ar lh announced March 10. IStTJ Sr I'SDA Pre KHeai t70 7J, The adjustment are made in order to comply with new rice grading standards in which "head rue" la deleted and milling yields are expressed on bams of whole kernels and total milled rice. The adjusted value factor will provide lo farmer, on the basis of average, the same gross loan value.

The value factor will be adjusted lo reflect 63 percent of ihe parity for rice al the beginning of the marketing year (Aug. I). The adjusted value factor are: Whole Kernel Class, 1972 Parishioner Picket Shrine RAYNE About 40 parishioners of the Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Rayne picketed the church's shrine today with placards demanding the return of the priest who pastored the church for the past five years. The priest, Fr. Wilfred DesRosiers has returned to Canada on a years leave of absence.

The demonstrators allege that the priest was moved due to his civil rights activism and that church officials do not intend to return him to the parish. DesRosiers was responsible for construction of the shrine where the protestors picketed. About 20 of the demonstrators traveled by bus to Lafayette where they picketed the home of Bishop Maurice Schexnayder. Lafayette police reported the protest as orderly and left only one patrolman on standby to watchover the march. No young radicals were involved, and ages of the protestors appeared lo range from about 25 to 70, a police spokesman said.

will preside over every other national convention. Yvonne Brailhwaite Burke, a black California stale legislator and congressional hopeful, is vice chairman of this year's convention. Askew, who delivered the convention's keynote speech, was interrupted a loud roar when he said that funds needed lo meet the nation's medical needs were being used for "a war that should have ended" a long time ago. His speech also was filled with praise for what he called the parly's open processes and criticism of secrecy in President Nixon's Republican administration McCiovern's forces had given dramatic demonstration early Tuesdav the California ere The Department of Agriculture today announced an upward adjustment of preliminary value factor for rice Russian Leads In Chess Play REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) Defending champion Boris Spassky was favored by Ihe experts lo beat American challenger Bobby Fischer in the opening game of Ihe world chess match when play resumes this afternoon. The opener of the richest chess compel it ion in history adjourned Tuesday night after 4 hours and 34 minutes of play and 40 moves by each player.

The game was to resume at p.m. 1 p.m. EDT. Referee Lothar Schmid of West Germany will make Spassky 's 41st move. The Russian wrote it on a slip of paper and handed it to him in a sealed envelope at the adjournment.

The two competitors, their seconds and chess enthusiasts throughout the world spent part of the overnight break analyzing possibilities for the 11 pieces remaining on the green-and-white chessboard in Reykjavik's sports hall: king and five pawns for Fischer; king, bishop and three pawns for Spassky. The match had appeared headed for a draw until Fischer tried lo seize the initiative on his 29th move. The lanky Brooklyn, N.Y., challenger galloped his bishop down a long black diagonal to snatch an unprotected pawn Spassky had offered. A few moves later the bishon was trapped and lost in exchange for two pawns. The senator met with various groups during Ihe day, including relatives of a half-dozen American prisoners of war in Southeast Asia.

McGovern promised to stand by American prisoners, a pledge that marked what aides said was "an elaboration" of his Southeast Asia policy. In the brightly lit convention hall, meanwhile, the delegates went through the convention routine, electing Lawrence F. Brien Ihe convention's permanent chairman and adopting party rules including one that bans winner -'akp all primaries, starting in K7fi It was such a contest that stirred the California credenials figlit Thr party also decided that, s'ar'ing with a man blocked by parked cars ttn the recommmdatUMi of the Fire Committee. Richard Taylor wa hired as a fireman effective August I. Loui Schexnayder wa promoted to captain and Paul Marmino lo driver in the Fire Department effective July IS.

Insurance lo protect policemen against charge of false arrest was authorized on tne recommendation of the Police Committee. Captain Charles Eaglin was authorized to attend a Juvenile workshop at LSU. The cost of $138 will be refunded by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement. Paul Hargrave was appointed executive assistant to the chief of the city Civil Defense auxiliary police. BRADFORD WARE A liquor permit was granted to June's Pleasure Club doing business at 827 West 4th Street.

In another Police Committee recommendation Alvin Ceasar was hired as a policeman, effective July 16. (Turn to Council Page 2) Eugene J. McCarthy; Heps. Wilbur D. Mills and Shirley Chisholm and former North Carolina Gov.

Terry Sanford With much of the Humphrey and Muskie strength now listed in the undecided column, The Associated Press count gave McGovern 1,590.75 votes as the day of his nomination dawned. The total needed for nomination is 1.509. Wallace trailed with 378. the uncommitted total stood at 6 and the remainder were scattered. McGovern spent much of the day Tuesday in his 1 7' story penthouse in the Doral Beach Hotel "He's working on his ac crptance speech and.

I dare say. thinking about the vice presidential thing." said spokesman Richard Iueher i on the properly. Pcrmmuon a granted for the owner of the apartment complex ruing on North Avenue I lo connect Into Ihe city' ewage ytem by breaking into the nearby manhole. The apartment owner will be responsible for Ihe cost of 'the lie-in 10 be completed by city worker. Councilmen ordered Ihe removal of all political poster from utility pole in the city after hearing a letter from the Beautification Committee requesting the removal.

In their letter to the council, Beautification Committee member pointed out that slate and city laws prohibit the placement of political posters on utility poles within the city limits. In a letter addressed to the council, the Safety Committee recommended restricted parking in the vicinity of North Avenue and 51 Street due to the number of accidents and the amount of traffic congestion. Mayor Gielen, holding up a set of pictures, said he wanted to show the councilmen a parking hazard "as bad as could be." The pictures were distributed to the aldermen to view and passed on to Chief of Police Al Gibson so he can place parallel parking signs at the scene depicted in the pictures. When a reporter asked Gielen about the location of the parking hazard, he was told "at North Parkerson and 6th Street." Councilman Cliff Broussard said the site was the side of the Crowley Post Herald building and that similar situations-existed along Parkerson and 7th and 8th Street. Gibson was instructed by the council, to install parallel parking signs along those streets where sidewalks were Obituaries William Orr Wallace, holding just a few hundred delegates, and Sen.

Henry M. Jackson of Washing-Ion, with under 100, vowed to stay in the presidential race although McGovern's assured first-ballot strength shot past he 1,509 votes needed to win. Sens. Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota and Edmund S.

Mus-kie of Maine dropped out of the race Tuesday. Some labor leaders who had supported Humphrey, including President I. W. Abel of the United Sieelworkers Union, threw their support to Sen. Henry M.

Jackson of Washing ion. Besides McGovern. Wallace and Jackson, suftporters announced nomina'ing would be tnade for irmr Sfn McGovern Ponders List Of Running Mates President Leonard Woodcock; Sens. Thomas F. Eagleton of Missouri and Abraham A.

Ribi-coff of Connecticut and Florida Gov. Reubin Askew. The Democratic National Convention, meanwhile, headed toward approval of a platform that mirrors McGovern's views in calling for total U.S. withdrawal from Indochina and supporting busing to improve educational opportunities. By voice vote, the convention shouted down eight proposals ranging from endorsement of capital punishment and public school prayers to a constitutional amendment barring busing, despite a plea by Alabama Gov.

George C. Wallace. As the convention deliberated through a second mara'hon night session Tuesday in a re.

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