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...Burn Baby Burn." You know, not so many years ago people hearing those words would have thought of young revolutionaries in Los Angeles, Huey Newton, etc. But not now, no sir, 'cause our society (Time magazine assures us) is in much better shape, and those words are a celebration of --disco. And you can see the people who brought us "Disco Inferno" by jaunting down to Lucifer's in Kenmore Square Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Yes, The Tramps will have shows each night at 9:00 and 12:30. We are not sure where the malcontents are these days...
DIED. Sam Houston Jones, 80, former Governor of Louisiana (1940-44) who defeated Earl Long, Huey's brother and political successor, thereby ending a twelve-year, scandal-ridden dynasty; of kidney failure; in Lake Charles, La. During his term, Jones cut the state payroll by one-third and reorganized the government. When Jones ran for Governor again in 1948, he was upset by Earl Long, but continued to be active in reform politics...
...controversy as hot and heavy as a tabas-coed gumbo. However, as silver-haired Mayor Moon Landrieu, one of the dome's founding fathers, points out, in terminable legal challenges and investigations failed to produce a single indictment or even a documented charge of hanky-panky (though in Huey Long country it is hard to believe some politicians did not profit, at least indirectly, from the project). However, Le Maire insists, "Only politicians could have put this thing together. It could never have been built by a blue ribbon commission. Sure, we made mistakes, but I think history will...
Americans know just as little about Long himself--a man who will shape their future lifestyles, be it the energy they use or taxes they pay. He is, of course, the son of Depression populist Huey Long, but that is merely cause for confusion. Huey made a career of attacking oil companies and as governor taxed them very heavily; Russell, with an estimated wealth of $100 million in mostly oil and gas, is the self-proclaimed "darling of the oil companies." The "Kingfish" became a national figure in the 1930s with his "share the wealth" ideas, which extended even...
Long's climb to the top has not been completely smooth. As the son of Depression Populist Huey Long, he attracted close scrutiny. And he was not found wanting. Richard Russell, the late Georgia Senator who served through six Administrations, called him the second smartest Senator he ever knew. The first smartest, Russell said, was his father...