Supreme Court Strikes State Residency Rules For Welfare
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that state residency requirements for welfare aid violate equal protection. The decision broadens eligibility for AFDC by an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 people and raises welfare costs by 125 to 175 million dollars annually. Ruling covers Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia with wider implications for about 40 states.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William J. Brennan Jr
Earl Warren
Hugo L. Black
John Marshall Harlan
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Warren
Congress
Office of Economic Opportunity
Legal Services Program
Delaware
Illinois
Wisconsin
AFDC
Warship Task Force Sent To Sea Of Japan
Washington AP reports a 23 ship Task Force 71 with four aircraft carriers, three cruisers, and 16 destroyers activated by the Pacific fleet under Rear Adm. Malcolm W. Cagle. The grouping supports Nixon’s pledge to protect reconnaissance flights after North Korea shot down an EC 121 last week. Ships named include Enterprise Ticonderoga Ranger Hornet Chicago Oklahoma City St Paul.
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Washington
Nixon
Sea of Japan
Pentagon
U.S
North Korea
Daniel Z. Henkin
Malcolm W. Cagle
Grand Junction
Henkin
Enterprise
Ticonderoga
Ranger
Hornet
Chicago
Oklahoma City
St. Paul
Stocks Slip as Tax Reform Debate Blunts Market
The Dow fell to 922.72 at 1 p.m., down 2.10, as investors weigh Nixon's recommendation to repeal the 7 percent investment tax credit. The AP average dropped 1.3 to 331.3 with industrials down 2.1 and conglomerates like Ling-Temco-Vought and Time Inc. lower.
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New York
Nixon
Congress
Associated Press
Ling-Temco-Vought
Loew's Theatres
River Stages Change at Camden and Monroe
River stages show Camden at 8.7 with a 1.1 drop to 7.6 and Monroe at 40 with 31.9 down to 8 fall amid rising flood concerns. Authorities monitor stage changes as rainfall impacts water levels.
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Camden
Monroe
Welfare Costs Rise in Louisiana After Supreme Court Ruling
Louisiana Welfare Commissioner Garland Bonin warns the Supreme Court decision striking residency requirements will drive higher welfare costs. He notes ADC payments face cuts and funding may force across the board or one month stoppages as the state awaits rulings and handles two remaining months of ADC funding.
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Bonin
Louisiana
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Staff Sgt Gerald H Houston honors unit
Staff Sgt Gerald H Houston son of Mr and Mrs A C Houston of 1901 John Circle Monroe helped the 1964th Communications Group win an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for the fourth straight year The unit is at Tan Son Nhut Air Base Vietnam The sergeant graduated Neville High School He serves as a communications equipment specialist Duane Ostrom Fund Raising Specialist from the Regional Ill National Branch Office of the Girl Scouts of America in Atlanta will visit Monroe this week to discuss council financing with the local council Ostrom will also speak to local business men in Oak Grove Bastrop Lake Providence Rayville Jonesboro Farmerville and Winnsboro
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Gerald H. Houston
A. C. Houston
John Circle
Monroe
Air Force
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Vietnam
Neville High School
Duane Ostrom
Girl Scouts of America
Atlanta
Oak Grove
Bastrop
Lake Providence
Rayville
Jonesboro
Farmerville
Winnsboro
Usually Dry Lake Fills Now Biggest Body of Water in California
Tulare Lake in Visalia California swelled to 125 square miles and rising two inches daily as record Sierra snowmelt floods the basin. Farmers warn losses may reach 40 to 50 million dollars as crops and farm structures face damage while Corcoran prepares its levee and Boswell Co plans to fortify dikes by dumping 4000 junk cars at the levees.
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Visalia
Calif
Sierra Range
Tulare Lake
California
George Voll
Kern
Kaweah
Tule
Kings
Sierra
Brent
Graham
Tulare Lake Basin
Corcoran
Woll
Boswell Co
Tulare
Boswell
Judges Rule State Can Cut Aid To Children
A federal three judge panel upheld Louisiana 10 percent cut in Aid to Dependent Children ADC payments. The ruling supported state authority while opponents argued cuts would worsen racial disparities. Judge Wisdom and Judge Comiskey majority. Judge Cassidry dissented.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Louisiana Welfare Department
U.S. Supreme Court
Garland Bonin
Bonin
Baton Rouge
John Minor Wisdom
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
James A. Comiskey
U.S. District Court
Fred J. Cassidry
Jackson Voters Ballot Tuesday On Two Proposals
Jackson Parish residents will vote Tuesday on two tax measures connected to parish schools. A one cent sales tax, to be tabulated by machines, and a seven mill renewal property tax limited to property owners, both aimed at funding teacher and staff salaries to retain qualified personnel.
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Jonesboro
Jackson Parish
Weather outlook for Northeast Louisiana and Monroe
Partly cloudy to clear skies are expected through Tuesday in Northeast Louisiana with mild afternoons and cooler nights. Highs reach 70 to 76 with lows 44 to 50, and Monroe records a Sunday high of 61 and a low of 45 with no rain. winds 8 to 16 mph, drying conditions good through Wednesday.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Monroe
Louisiana Delta Agricultural Advisory
Iraq and Iran move troops to Shatt al Arab border
Beir ut reports indicate Iraq and Iran massing troops artillery and aircraft along the Shatt al Arab near the Gulf. Baghdad says it will safeguard territorial rights as Iran denounces the abrogation of the navigation treaty.
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Beirut, Lebanon
Iraq
Iran
Shatt al Arab
Persian Gulf
Beirut
Gulf
Baghdad
al Horriya
Tigris
Euphrates
Abadan
Parish Grand Jury Now In Session
The spring session of the Ouachita Parish Grand Jury opened with 16 cases. 12 new jurors with duties include foreman D. F. Burkhalter Jr. and members LeDoux, Lawson, Zentner, Simon, Foster, Lewis, Sanders, Lyons, Hampton Jr., Thomsiee Jr., and Cagle. They will hear negligent homicide, carnal knowledge, aggravated rape, murder and theft cases through Thursday.
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Ouachita Parish
Grand Jury
Charles Traylor
D. F. Burkhalter Jr
Charles Joseph LeDoux
Heseo Lawson
Thomas G. Zentner
Walter T. Simon
Andrew Watkins Foster
Quitman Lewis
Louis D. Sanders
James L. Lyons
Oscar Hampton Jr
Walter Thomisee Jr
Roy G. Cagle
Traylor
Cong Offensive Intensifies Death Toll in Vietnam
Viet Cong shells 35 bases and towns as fighting persists into week nine. At Da Nang a rocket attack killed two Marines and wounded 46. 46 South Vietnamese soldiers died and 137 wounded at a training camp. Battle near the DMZ leaves casualties and Green Beret units report infiltrations along the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnam
An Xuyen
Green Beret
Demilitarized
Donald Rumsfeld Named By Nixon To Fight Poverty
President Nixon appoints Rep Donald Rumsfeld of Illinois to head the anti poverty program. He will serve as director of the Office of Economic Opportunity and as a presidential assistant with Cabinet rank. Rumsfeld will resign his seat after Senate confirmation and will earn $42,500 salary.
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Washington
Nixon
Donald Rumsfeld
Illinois
Rumsfeld
Office of Economic Opportunity
Congress
Senate
OEO
White House
Gunman Captured After Kidnapping in California
A gunman who shot a police officer, then abducted a man and four girls at gunpoint, was captured near Gilroy after forcing a driver to transport him for four hours. Officer Rogovoy, shot in the neck and rib area, was treated and is in fair condition. the judge involved, Bernard Glickfeld, had faced threats following a lenient rape sentence dispute.
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Gilroy
Calif
San Francisco
John Grima
Doyle Stubblefield
Grant Richard Powell
Jay Rogovoy
Fair
Rogovoy
Glickfeld
William August Morris
Morris
Nixon pushes broad tax reform with surtax cut
President Nixon proposed an eight point tax reform package including a half percentage point cut in the 10 per cent surtax within a year and removal of about 2.2 million low income families from income tax. He urged stricter tax-exempt oversight and tighter deductions to curb abuse while calling for a review of the entire tax system.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Chuckle Teacher Question Sparks Pupil’s Clever Reply
A classroom joke has a pupil answering a subtraction query with the number seven. The teacher asks for four from seven pieces of candy, and the pupil replies with a playful, literal answer.
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Time, Inc
IBM
New York Stock Exchange
Welfare Department
Federal District Court
Welfare Commission
Ostrom
Council
ADC
Jackson
Edwards Air Force Base
Jerauld Gentry
Gulf Dispute
Nha Trang
Vinh Long
Mekong Delta
Pleiku
Green Beret Force
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Dong Tam
Gunman
Star World
Gentle
Cale
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