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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Louisiana Governor Earl H. Long, released Friday from a mental hospital in Mandeville, left a Covington motel Saturday for his farm near Winnfield, buying farm tools including a pitchfork despite doctor's orders for rest.
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Gov. Long Heads For Farm With New Pitchfork
COVINGTON, La.. (P) - Louisiana Governor Earl H. Long deserted the sanctuary of a motel south of Covington Saturday and headed for his beloved farm near Winnfield in northern Louisiana.
The 63-year-old Governor, freed only Friday from a mental hospital at nearby Mandeville, took off in a black limousine for his favorite haunt at Winnfield, about 200 miles from Covington.
Before leaving, the tempestuous Long indicated he would return to Covington Sunday night. Doctors ordered him to take a complete rest,' but he made no bones about wanting to visit his farm.
Long went on a shopping spree Friday night and bought a pitchfork, two horse collars, a post hole digger, a hoe and other farm utensils.
He loaded the equipment into the trunk of the limousine that left the motel shortly before he drove away. The pitchfork didn't fit in the car's trunk. so the Governor put it on the backseat of the car.
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Covington, La.
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Saturday
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governor plans to return to covington sunday night; no other outcomes reported.
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Governor Earl H. Long left a motel south of Covington in a black limousine for his farm near Winnfield, approximately 200 miles away. He had been released Friday from a mental hospital in Mandeville and purchased farm tools including a pitchfork, two horse collars, a post hole digger, a hoe, and other utensils on Friday night, loading them into the vehicle.