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itn MtwuMwn-ntr Lock Of Cooperation Ark-La-Miss Ice Storm Damages High Nm-SUr Rusteo Bureau JENA The Parish Jury voted to ask Gov F.d* in Edwards to declare the parish a disaster area as a result of the weekend ice storm that left some areas of the parish without electricity until Wednesday Police Jurv Treasurer Johnson said the storm did oVer IMO.om damage in LaSalle Parish, excluding damage done to utility company fartlttlea A Concordia Klectric Co-op spokesman said that about 1150 non damages was done to the company's equipment. The co-op is a major supplier to rural areaa of the parish A Unjisiana Power and Light Co spokesman said it will be a couple of weeks before an official estimate of damages to tts facilities tn the parish can he made Johnson said most of the damage in the parish came from falling under the weigh! of ice He said that falling trees also damaged roadways and added that clean up operations will continue for some time Copies of the resolution to the governor will also be sent to the state legislature and to the Congressional delegation. Johnson said The police jury made the decision In a Monday night meeting Police Chief Resigns Post News-Star Service CROSSKTT Ark A 12 veteran of the Crosaett Police Department, Chief Hoyt Kelley has resigned his position The action was made at a Police Commission meeting Tuesday afternoon which was closed to the press Kelley explained that his reason for leaving was I got tired of knocking my head against a brick wall He said he lacked support from the mayor, Police Com miss ion and the city council The turnover in the department In the past two years been almost 50 per cent with the turnover of replacements so rapid hardly get time to learn their names before they are gone" an officer said. Part of the reason for the turnover is attributed to the long hours and low pay work hours a week on 12 hour with starl ing pay at 8650 per month Kelley pay upon resignation 50 per month After three and a half I was Mill chief with no authority to fire, hire or discipline any member of the force A The 36 year-old Kelley said he has accepted work with Farrior Inc a police uniform supply houae In LltUe Rock He has resided In Crossett all his life Board Officers Elected Newt Sendee RAYVILLR Fred Douclere has been rlected president of the Richland Parish School Board and Prtaork elected to serve as vice president for the 1977 year The action came at board meeting. In other action the board voted to call for the renewal of a special continuance tax of five mills which la called for renewal every 10 years The board also voted to elect a new school board member to replace Walter Cochran who Is resigning He represents District B.

sub-district A and this office is to run until I9B0 These elections will be held Tuesday, March 8. along with the Richland Parish Police three-mill drainage tax. New Trial Date Slated News-Star Vidal la Bureau VIDALIA Concordia Parish Sheriff Fred Schiele has been notified by federal marshals that Julea Ron Kimble, a material witness in the Griffith killing near here in October, will not be returned to the parish until after a motion for a new trial is heard In S. District Court In Jackson. Miss Kimble was recently convicted In Jackaon for transporting stolen goods and will not be transferred back to Concordia Parish until laler this month, Schiele said Kimble has been sentenced to 10 years for transporting stolen heavy equipment from Louisiana Into Mississippi and a hearing on the case hat been scheduled for Jan.

14 in federal court Kimble, 29. of Denham Springs, was Indicted along with Russell Griffith this past summer on charges of transporting stolen goods, but Kimble said he did not know the equipment was stolen when he.was moving it. Plant Operations Sat News-Star Rustoo Bureau WINNFIELD Vasserette Company officials have announced that Initial operation! of a garment plant here are slated to begin at the end of January with location of permanent factUt iea as soon as possible. Vasserette Public Relations Director Marion Burch said that the initial plant operations of the sewing plant would be conducted in the Hasson Morris Building in downtown Winnfield. A division of Munsingwear, the VAsaerette pilot plant here will be an expansion of the divisions robe and lingerie operation and Initially will manufacture robes.

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Normally, however, there's an In process case file handed over 1 can only hope that any people who had cases in progress will understand and recontart my Huckaby. whose staff is working in Rep. Joe Waggoner's office until the one he's been assigned is ready, said he has received a large number of constituent requests requiring intercession with federal agencies In the past several weeks. Only now, however, can his aides begin the casework the law. new congressmen officially have no hiring or stationery allowance until sworn into office as Huckaby was Tuesday.

Turning to other matters, Huckahv said he was hopeful his assignments would he finalized late Wednesday, and said his changes extremely of landing a. slot on his first major committee' choice, the Agriculture Committee. Rep Henson Moore of Baton Rouge, a Republican, also is a member of the committee, so that would give the state double representation Huckaby also said he wanted to be on the committee because two 1 parishes in the Fifth District Winn and Grant compose a large part of the Kisatchie National Forest which falls under the Agriculture Committee's jurisdiction COI GHING IT As a result of four orders issued by the Federal Trade Commission, four major department store chains have refunded $.1.503.497 among 191,817 customers Mr. Goodbar HOLLYWOOD, Calif Diane Keaton and Richard Ore will star In for Mr the film based on Judith selling novel. Paramount pictures announced SHOP HOWARD'S AND SAVE! SHOP HOWARD'S AND SAVE! osiwon A Medical Corporation M.

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