Monroe Board Defends Personnel Policy Amid Rumors
Monroe City School Board President Wesley S Shafto Jr denies calls for resignations and rejects claims about Superintendent Van D Odoms retirement amid alleged board conflicts. He cites strict confidence and tenure law preventing involuntary dismissals and notes Neville High Asst. Principal John Turner has been offered the Media Supervisor post, with Turner accepting.
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Monroe
Wesley S. Shafto Jr
Thas
Shafto
van D Odom
Neville High School Asst
John Turner
Turner
Media Center
Odom
Higher Education Council Decides To Borrow Funds
The Louisiana Coordinating Council for Higher Education voted to borrow money to finance its initial operations amid state financial difficulties. It rejected an offer from Foundation for a Better Louisiana, a CABL sister group, for early expenses of a few hundred dollars, with members arguing the council should rely on state support.
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Baton Rouge, la
Louisiana Coordinating Council For Higher Education
Council For A Better Louisiana
CABL
Foundation For A Better Louisiana
Joe D. Smith
Easter Tea Hosts Visitors From Jacksonville Florida
Mrs. Stanley Bozeman and her children Lisa and Stan visited Monroe relatives for Easter, staying with Mr. and Mrs. Velpo Guess and attending a tea at Mrs. Cecil Johnsons home. Edwin Davis of the YMCA will attend a 10 day in residence study program in Atlanta from Saturday through April 22 as part of a yearly professional program for YMCA staff.
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Stanley Bozeman
Lisa
Stan
Jacksonville
Fla
Velpo Guess
Lakeshore
Monroe
Edwin Davis
Young Men's Christian Association
Atlanta
Georgia
YMCA
Lawmakers Lose Capitol Office Space Bid
In Baton Rouge a push for five floors of legislature offices failed as the Division of Administration re allocated the Capitol space. Two and a half floors go to the Legislative Council with the secretary of state and banking department taking other floors. Daggett notes only two desks will be available for lawmakers during sessions. The decision cites financial needs and rehabilitation costs as key factors. Some lawmakers lament lost prestige while others accept the outcome.
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Legislative Council
Council
Secretary of State
Banking Department
Legislative Auditor
DeVan Daggett
George T. Oubre
Edward Lebreton
Division of Administration
Daggett
Capitol
Shongaloo
Rail strike halts Illinois Central across 14 states
Illinois Central Railroad idle as US District Court in Nashville weighs a temporary restraining order against 4000 UTU members who walked out Tuesday night. Over 40 000 south suburban commuters lose service as trains, rapid transit cars, and buses jam roads. Union offered commuter operation but railroad declined for safety amid potential sabotage and past violence. Earl C Oliver met with UTU leaders but no settlement reached. strike centers on restoring an extra crewman.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
United Transportation Union
U. S. District Court
Nashville
Tenn
Illinois Central
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
South Dakota
Earl C. Oliver
M. S. Stuckey
Illinois Central System
UTU
J. P. Sanders
Theunion
Dike Breaks Flood Sioux Falls and Upstream Areas
Large flood around Sioux Falls South Dakota after a 1100 foot dike breaches in Riverside area. Evacuations cover 50 homes and a meat packing plant as Big Sioux river crests 25 to 30 feet. Nearby Iowa towns Cherokee Akron Sioux City face flood threats and emergency sheltering.
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Sioux Falls
M.D
Big Sioux
Riverside
Vanderloo
Missouri
Sioux City
Iowa
Cherokee
Little Iowa
Akron
State May Revamp Hospitals System Changes Planned for TB and Charity Hospitals
Louisiana faces a planned overhaul of its hospitals system with a focus on converting the tuberculosis hospitals for other uses and boosting efficiency in the Hospitals Department. Officials say the move could save millions and push toward community-operated facilities as Medicare and Medicaid pressures rise.
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Aycock
Ted Hickey
New Or
Hickey
Lee Agerton
Stocks Rally for Third Straight Session Amid Market Strength
The Dow rose 6.04 points to 936.01 as the market continued its active advance. The Associated Press average gained 1.1 to 335.8 with industrials up 3.5, rails 1.5, and utilities 0.5 as Vietnam peace hopes buoyed investor sentiment. notable blocks traded include XTRA at 50% off 38, Scott Paper at 30, and Interstate Department Stores at 41 1/2, while Du Pont and Polaroid edged higher and IBM stayed steady at 312.
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New York
Vietnam
Associated Press
Xtra, Inc
Scott Paper
du Pont
IBM
Polaroid
Ling- Temco-Vought
Loew’s Theatres
Weather Outlook Mild With Showers Expected
Northeast Louisiana expects partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures through Friday with a 40 percent chance of rain today 30 percent tonight and 20 percent Friday. Highs 76 to 82 and lows 58 to 64. Monroe FAA airport reports 80 high 67 low and 24 inches of rain. Winds 5 to 15 mph. Drying conditions range from fair to poor through Friday.
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Louisiana
FAA
Monroe
Louisiana Delta Agriricultural
School Journal Salutes Two Men
The March issue of The Boardman salutes Van D Odom the Monroe City School superintendent and the late Milton Hall former Ouachita Parish superintendent. They are among 14 officials whose terms expire June 30. Hall died in December 1968 and Odom plans retirement June 30.
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van D Odom
Monroe City
Milton Hall
Ouachita Parish
Boardman
Louisiana School Boards Association
Hall
Odom
Guard Delivering Payroll Slain by Robbers in Providence
A Brinks guard delivering payroll to the H P Hood & Sons Dairy was killed during an armored car robbery in Providence Rhode Island. Police said the crew pursued the robbers who fled in a stolen getaway car later found in Eagle Park.
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Providence
R.I
Brinks, Inc
H.P. Hood & Sons Dairy
Eagle Park
Refugees Flood as Big Sioux Reaches Homes in Worst Ever
In Sioux City Iowa 800 residents of North Sioux City were evacuated as the Big Sioux river surged. About 100 found emergency quarters in the Jackson motel while Red Cross workers labored all night to feed and assist refugees. Local residents blamed flood protection delays and debated Army Corps of Engineers plans to straighten the river.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Albert Streeter
S.D
Red Cross
Minnesota
Missouri
Neb
Little Sioux
Donald R. Whitlock
Whitlock
9.D
Bud Ferdig
Ferdig
South Dakota
Big Sioux
Army Corps of Engineers
Jackson
W. H. Harms
Nixon urges NATO unity and broader political plan
President Nixon in Washington urged Western unity with the Soviet bloc and outlined a three point NATO political coordination plan. He called for periodic deputy foreign minister meetings a long range planning group and a committee on the challenges of modern society to improve life while strengthening defense. Nixon stressed a need for a social dimension to peace and cited East West relations and the Warsaw Pact call for a European security conference.
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Washington
Nixon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Constitution Avenue Hall
Budapest
Dwight D. Eisenhower
FTC presses move to strip Litton of firms
The FTC advanced procedures to divest Litton Industries of two German typewriter firms, Triumph-Adler and another unit, despite Bonn embassy pleas to hold hearings softly. Litton representatives noted embassy aid offered for German issues tied to the hearings as Roy L. Ash heads a Nixon chosen advisory panel on reorganizing government.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Litton Industries
U.S
Bonn
Litton
Germany
Nixon
FTC
Triumph-Adler
Missing Answer Haunts Absent-M minded Professor
A college professor spent time pondering why professors are absent minded but never recovered the solution. The joke ends with the professor forgetting the answer himself.
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