Woody Dumas radio interview, 1975.

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Woody Dumas radio interview, 1975.

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In the interview, which aired on WJBO "Topic Today" series, August 1975, Dumas discusses Baton Rouge's stable economic condition; upcoming tax election for police and firemen raises; possible strikes; federally imposed service charge for water treatment; zoning; capital improvements in Baton Rouge in last 20 years; downtown improvements; Downtown Airport and Ryan Airport.

1 sound cassette (1 hour);Index (2 p.)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History

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The T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History was established in August 1991 to document the history of Louisiana State University. A department of LSU Libraries Special Collections, the Center conducts, collects, preserves, and makes available to scholars oral history interviews on Louisiana's social, political, cultural, and economic history. From the description of T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History records, 1990-1998. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 22696...

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