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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1967

Page

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Court Powers Questioned Over Powell Seating Case

In federal court arguments, the legal question centers on whether Congress or the judiciary holds power to seat Adam Clayton Powell. The House argues only a three judge court can hear issues involving acts of Congress, while Powell contends the House lacks authority to exclude him upon constitutional grounds.

Washington Adam Clayton Powell Congress Bruce Bromley House U.S. District Court Harlem Democrat Powell Frank Reeves Howard University Law Faculty Bromley U.S. Supreme Court Circuit Court of Appeals Hart Supreme Court Julian Bond Georgia State House of Delegates Bond New York

FBI arrests 14 for phony draft deferments in New York

FBI says 14 men were arrested on charges tied to fake draft deferments by mailing false enlistment reports to draft boards. The cases link to a broader probe of Paul George Miller and Solomon Gottfried, with six fathers shown as middlemen or paying for deferments.

New York FBI Brooklyn John E. Malone Armed Forces Reserve Malone

Roosevelt High School patrol after library violence

Police augmented a Bronx school detail at Theodore Roosevelt High after a fierce clash between black and white youths in the library. Officials planned meetings with school leaders and teen gang figures to curb further violence.

New York Bource Bronx Theodore Roosevelt High School

Leftist Clubs Leader Held In Texas Jail

Franklin Alexander, national leader of the W E B DuBois Clubs, was jailed in Harris County after a campus demonstration at Texas Southern University. Rev. F D Kirkpatrick, cochairman of Friends of SNCC, was arrested with him. A third man, Lee Otis Johnson, was sought. Bond set at 25000 each on unlawful assembly charges. Students planned to march on the jail seeking release.

Houston Tex W.E Lee Otis Johnson Texas Southern Justice of the Peace Jack Treadway Wheeler Ave

Crosstrailers Visit Greenville Festival and Royal Dancers

Nineteen couples from the Crosstrailers Square Dance Club traveled to Greenville Mississippi for the Greenville Square Dance Club Festival. Jon Jones of Arlington Texas called the dances as the event ran all day Saturday. Ouachita Parish Sheriff Department names Earl Wilder new deputy, a Calhoun Louisiana resident and former U S Marine retiree, hired as criminal deputy.

Crosstrailers Square Dance Club Greenville Mississippi Ouachita Parish

Woman's endless task hinted in CHIT CHAT tease

An item on Page 5A jokes about a woman's never ending work and asks what her husband was asked to do, framing domestic chores as a running theme in the humorous column.

U.S. Troops Cut In Europe Short Of Goal

Washington reports 18 000 troops withdrawn from Europe and 21 000 dependents sent home but Senate leaders seek deeper cuts. McNamara cites France’s exit from NATO and 225 000 U S troops remaining in Europe as the pace edges toward NATO talks and arms controls.

U.S Europe Washington Senate Robert S. McNamara Charles de Gaulle France North Atlantic Treaty Organization McNamara Germany United States Mike Mansfield Mansfield Pentagon Congress NATO Soviet Union de Gaulle London West Germany

Navy Se labs face unreliable deep ocean gear say officers

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. AP Two naval officers told a Cocoa Beach conference that deep ocean programs suffer from widespread gear unreliability. They cited Sealab 1 and 2 testing showing equipment fouling or failing under pressure, with Sealab 3 planned for about 430 feet for 60 days starting in late October.

Cape Kennedy Fla W.M. Nicholson Navy T. K. Treadwell Oceanographic Office Cocoa Beach George F. Bond Deep Submergence Systems Project Nicholson Bond

U S Jets Deliver Heaviest North Vietnam Raid Of Year

U S war planes backed by five 7th Fleet ships mounted the year’s heaviest strikes in North Vietnam with 147 missions against storage areas bridges trucks and cargo barges. Ground fighting in the south slowed with some civilian casualties from a bombing error in Quang Ngai Province.

Saigon North Vietnam Air Force Navy Marine U.S Red River Delta 7Th Fleet South Vietnam US. Army Quang Ngai Enterprise Hancock Dong Hoi Vinh Thanh Hoa

Cloudy And Mild Forecast For Twin Cities

The Twin Cities weather calls for partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures today tonight and Wednesday. Winds will vary 5 to 12 mph with highs around 78 to 84 and lows near 56. Earlier today a record high of 84 was noted with a low of 56. Pleasant.

Twin Cities

500 Planes Lost In Bombing Raids

AP reports after two years of air war against North Vietnam the United States has lost 500 planes and up to 390 airmen killed captured or missing. Official counts place captives at 120 to 140 with 200 to 250 missing. Costs include training 390 fliers over $300 million and munitions around $2,000 a minute. Debate rages on halting or expanding bombing as raids intensify toward Hanoi and Hai Phong amid weather prospects for a tighter air campaign.

Saigon North Vietnam United States Vietnam Air Force U.S Pentagon Johnson Hanoi Haiphong Washington Hano Robert S. McNamara US. Senate John Stennis D-Miss

Police Jurors Face Reapportionment Suits After 1 Vote Rule

Louisiana police jurors warned of reapportionment lawsuits following the Supreme Court one man one vote ruling. Attorney Alvin Ponder said many parishes still run under the police jury system and noted several suits already pending on local government reapportionment.

New Orleans UPI Louisiana U. S. Supreme Court Alvin Ponder Baton Rouge Louisiana Police Jury Association Ponder

Johnson blasts congressional limits on Air Guard and Reserve units

President Johnson signed a 12.2 billion supplemental Vietnam war appropriation bill totaling 73.35 million less than requested. He criticized Senate and House restrictions forcing maintenance of specified Air National Guard airlift groups and Air Force Reserve units, urging repeal and more flexible defense planning.

Washington Johnson Air Force Reserve National Guard Congress Senate Air National Guard Defense Department

Germ Proof Tents May Prolong Life

Palm Beach Florida AP notes cancer patients are isolated in germ proof plastic tents called life islands. The system aims to reduce infection and allow higher doses of cancer drugs, potentially prolonging life in some cases. trials continue at the National Cancer Institute with medical staff using gauntlet gloves and sterilized materials inside the tents.

Seymour Perry National Cancer Institute Bethesda Perry Ameri Can Cancer Society

Pupils Guarded In Philadelphia After Violence

In Philadelphia South Philadelphia High School opened under police guard after a Monday clash that injured at least four pupils. Six unmarked cars and eighteen plain clothes officers plus four women were stationed around the coed campus near JFK Stadium. The unrest followed alleged anti Negro remarks by a white teacher, with later hall clashes between Negro and white pupils. Police set up a command post in the school basement as patrols continued.

Philadelphia South Philadelphia High School U.S. Navy Joseph Max Juvenile Aid Division Frank Scafidi Scafidi

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