24 Apr 1969
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1969
Page
1
U S Army release from Neu Brücke Germany shows Sgt Carl E Miller of Winfield West Virginia after a chute failed to deploy during a 3000 foot training jump. He suffered broken ankles cuts and bruises with non life threatening injuries.
A fresh clash between Palestinians and Lebanese troops leaves four dead amid emergency measures. In Tyre, Palestinian refugees breach a troop cordon attacking a police station. nationwide curfews, armed reinforcements, and censorship are in force as security forces control the unrest involving thousands of refugees.
Two El Dorado men died in a frame rooming house fire that began at 2 35 a m in the right front bedroom. Joe Rawl 59 was found burned in his bed Wallace Goley 54 died likely from smoke and heat as he tried to escape.
Chuckle Wants ad notes an applicant seeking a secretary position. The candidate promises no bad habits and a willingness to learn. This brief hiring note emphasizes reliability and adaptability as key traits.
A federal judge in Baton Rouge dismissed the Justice Department’s first discrimination suit under the fair housing section of the Civil Rights Act. Judge E Gordon West ruled the acts by six real estate firms and six individuals were not subject to the law as no federal loan or financing contributed to the homes Brown sought to buy.
Northeast Louisiana State College gains approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools for its first three doctoral programs in Elementary Education Secondary Education and Educational Administration. Dr. George T Walker says further decisions on seven other programs are expected this weekend with negotiations continuing.
Arthur Hugh Ensminger, LSU Law student and son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Ensminger of Monroe, won the student government presidency in a runoff, 2,179 to 1,029 over MacKelton of Baton Rouge. Two Monroe child pianists, Tony and Sharon Stevens, debuted at Swartz Elementary School with Tony cited as best student in the beginners group.
A AP survey shows women increasingly refuse evening shifts, prompting companies to raise night pay and implement safety measures. Examples include Illinois Bell Taxi fare deals for night operators in Chicago, Eastern Airlines guarding grounds in Atlanta suburbs, Washington cab costs for the Republican Inaugural Committee, and Texas Instruments patrols of Dallas parking lots.
U S B52 bombers carried out the war's heaviest raids near the Cambodian border dropping over 2000 tons of bombs along a 30 mile stretch northwest of Saigon. The strikes targeted Viet Cong and North Vietnamese bases in War Zone C and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. In a separate clash five miles south of the DMZ, eight U S Marines were killed and 19 wounded as North Vietnamese forces attacked from caves. 14 North Vietnamese bodies were later recovered.
U S battle deaths totaled 216 in the Vietnam War last week, up from the prior week, with 1 602 Americans wounded, enemy deaths rising to 3 379, and Saigon allied forces see another rise to 329 fatalities while overall American deaths since 1961 reach 34 283.
The Northeast Louisiana forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with mild afternoons and cooler nights. Saturday sees similar conditions with a chance of showers, highs 72 to 78 and lows 48 to 54. In Monroe, FAA reports a high of 74 and a low of 56 with no rainfall, winds 8 to 16 mph. Dewpoints remain in the 40s to low 50s with about 60 to 70 percent sunshine on Friday.
In Baton Rouge the May legislative session is set to hear a larger workload as about 185 bills have been pre filed with the legislative council. Daggett says many are non fiscal and will need consent resolutions to be introduced. Committees on governmental efficiency and loan firms expect big non fiscal package proposals and will seek two thirds votes.
A top tax policy spokesman testified that doubling the personal income tax exemption to 1200 would cost 17 billion dollars in lost revenue. Edwin Cohen said mid income taxpayers would bear the bulk of tax reform benefits, with a 5 percent surtax cut costing 1.9 billion in revenue and relief under poverty guidelines totaling 665 million. He noted administration aims to end federal taxation of income below poverty, while critics cited growing tax free municipal bond income for large corporations and wealthy individuals.
Sherod W. McLean 69 retired general agent for the Illinois Central Railroad in Monroe died late Thursday night after a lengthy illness at St. Francis Hospital. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Friday at Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe with Rev. Wayne Gray presiding. Graveside services follow at 3 p.m. Friday in Graceland Cemetery Pine Bluff Ark. A St Louis native, he lived in Monroe 17 years and was a World War I veteran. Survived by one niece Mrs. David Chiles Houston Texas.
River stage readings indicate flood present with changes across locations including Camden and Monroe as levels fall and rise in brief updates. Officials note variations in stage measurements and potential impact on nearby areas.
In New York the market held a slightly higher tone in active trading with investors cautious. The Dow rose 1.72 to 919.36 at 1 p.m. while the Associated Press average advanced 0.5 to 330.0. Amerada fell 1 3 16 points, and Scientific Data Systems climbed 2% to 112.
Louisiana Welfare Commissioner Garland Bonin faces a funding bind after the Legislative Budget Committee ruled it cannot transfer 1.2 million dollars in federal Aid to Dependent Children from his administrative budget to public assistance. Bonin cut ADC funding 27 percent for May and June while seeking a budget transfer. the issue now rests with the legislature.
President Nixon asked Congress for a penny rise in most letter rates and outlined a major Post Office Department overhaul to begin within 45 days. He projected a 1.2 billion dollar postal deficit next year and sought reforms to curb inflation and improve service while presenting rate increases that would lift revenues by over 600 million dollars in the new fiscal year.
Washington announced that Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird will close or consolidate 36 U S bases and activities to save about 95 million dollars a year. The plan will eliminate 3028 civilian jobs and transfer 6222 military personnel to other assignments.
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