Federal Judge Orders desegregation of Plaquemines Schools
A federal judge ordered desegregation of Plaquemines Parish schools starting next fall for grades 1 7 10 and 12 plus two chosen by the parish board with remaining grades to desegregate a year later. The ruling also requires desegregation of teaching faculties and equalization steps, while protecting students rights and prohibiting discrimination in activities and transportation.
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New Orleans
Plaquemines Parish
Leander Perez
Herbert W. Christenberry
DIST
Herbert Christenberry
Christenberry
Eft
Court halts ethics probe over state official payments
A Baton Rouge businessman obtained a court restraining order to pause the State Commission on Governmental Ethics inquiry into $352 payments to Wallace King, assistant director of Parks and Recreation, from Kane's Office Supply. Judge Jess Johnson set a Sept 6 hearing to consider a permanent injunction challenging the Louisiana Code of Ethics.
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State Parks and Recreation Commission
Kane
Louisiana Code of Ethics
Johnson
John J. McKeithen
Faith Veers Off To Sea And Cuts To Teacher Pay
Hurricane Faith neared Puerto Rico while Monroe City Schools plan to cut a $200 yearly cost of living adjustment for 482 teachers citing surplus exhaustion. Superintendent Van Dodom noted no formal decision yet and hoped student gains might fund the pay, aided by a potential educational sales tax. In Morgan City Curtis Southern, 26, of Thomasville, Ga., died from an offshore oilfield accident.
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William Gannaway
van Dodom
Gannaway
Odom
Lantz Womack
Franklin Parish
Morgan City
Curtis Southern
Thomasville
Southern
Berry Bros. Oil Field Service, Inc
Vermilion Parish
Strain Promoted Army Sergeant In Germany Field Exercise
Larry B Strain 22 son of Mr and Mrs Bertrand R Strain Monroe has been promoted to sergeant and serves with the 4th Armored Division near Erlangen Germany. He leads a squad during a three week field training exercise ending Sept 9, involving weapons firing and maneuvers. He is a 1963 Covington High School graduate and his wife Sigrid accompanies him in Germany. Dr Lovick McLane former northeast Louisiana State College assistant professor will teach in the Arnold School division at the University of Bridgeport for the 1966 67 year and plans to relocate to Bridgeport Connecticut with his family.
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Bertrand R. Strain
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Monroe
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Erlangen
Germany
Covington High School
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Lovick McLane
Northeast Louisiana State College
Selman Drive
Arnold School
College of Education
University of Bridgeport
World at a Glance and Global Crises Stir Varying Tensions
World news summary notes opposition Socialist party attacks Defense Minister Von Hassel as West German crisis seeks cooling. A New Jersey bearded gunman is seized after a fatal shooting spree in New Haven. Canadian railway strike threatens economy. Peking Red Guards call non Communist parties to dissolve. Desegregation order hits Plaquemines Parish schools. A rocket with eight satellites explodes after launch. NFL exhibition results and track meet notes. Monroe City teachers face $200 salary cut.
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Socialist Party
Marines Kall 319 Viet Cong In Da Nang Offense
U S Marines report 319 enemy killed in two campaigns near Da Nang as additional U S air strikes and ground actions unfold. A separate incident saw napalm misfire on American troops near Saigon causing casualties. The battles, labeled Prairie and Allegheny, yielded 212 and 107 enemy dead respectively with light Marine losses. Unfavorable weather limited some air raids while Skylark jets targeted Thanh Hoa and Vinh barges and shipping.
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Viet Nam
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Saigon
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War College
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New York City
Panhandle
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Thanh Hoa
Vinh
World Journal Tribune Nears Contract Settlement
The World Journal Tribune Inc reached a tentative contract with the Pressmen's Union ending a four month stalemate. Publication date awaited after an overall labor deal by next Wednesday to assure a new afternoon daily and a Sunday paper in Manhattan.
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NEW York
World Journal Tribune Inc
Pressmen’s Union
Manhattan
Matt Meyer
The
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Post
Sunday Times
Sunday News
Governor McKeithen Proclaims Love of Gospel Music
Governor John J. McKeithen denies criticizing gospel singing and says he and his wife host gospel gatherings. He notes plans for a second gospel singing at the Baton Rouge governor’s mansion on the first Sunday in October and invites all gospel music lovers in Louisiana.
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Civic Assembly
R. Fred Petty
Monroe
John McKeithen
McKeithen
Morning World
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Canadian Rail Strike Threatens Newsprint Shipments
The Canada rail walkout could halt U.S. newsprint imports and slow copper nickel and iron ore deliveries. Some mills remain stockpiled, but a prolonged strike may force mine closures and trigger widespread shipping disruptions across major routes and border lines.
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Canada
United States
U.S
International Nickel Co. of Canada Ltd
Falconbridge
Hudson Bay
Manitoba
Great Northern
Chicago
Seattle
Winnipeg
Senate OKs 1.60 Minimum Wage Schedule With New Coverage
The Senate approved a bill to raise the federal minimum from 1.25 to 1.60 an hour, with first boosts in 1968 and 1969. The plan expands coverage to farm workers and hotel, motel, restaurant, and laundry workers, while a House version delays some dates. The measure targets about 7 million more workers and adds renewal steps to reach 1.60 by 1971.
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Senate
Johnson
Afl-Cio
House
Ralph W. Yarborough
Dtex
Monroe Posts High Reading at Selman Field
Monroe recorded the highest reading in the Midsouth Friday with an 87 at 4 p.m. per FAA at Selman Field. The day featured clear to partly cloudy skies with a forecast through Sunday, highs 84 to 90 and a low near 40s. Variable winds 5 to 15 mph.
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FAA
Selman Field
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