Northeast Louisiana Weather Outlook With Scattered Thunder Showers
Partly cloudy to clear today through Saturday with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Highs 88 to 94, lows 71 to 77, winds 5 to 15 mph. Rain chances 40 percent in the afternoons and early evenings, 20 percent elsewhere. Delta region notes drying conditions good, some sun. rain 4 percent in same window. Arkansas and Mississippi portions: warm with widely scattered storms, highs 88 to 96, lows 70s, repeating afternoon thunder risk.
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Lt Donald Poe Takes Command Near Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam
Army Lt Col Donald E K Poe, son of Mrs William A Poe of Krotz Springs, assumed command of the Long Lines Battalion North near Cam Ranh Bay on July 18. A 1952 ROTC graduate from LSU Baton Rouge, he earned three Army Commendation Medals and previously served at Fort Leavenworth. He is married to Margie, of Monroe.
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Baton Rouge
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Judge to Decide on Guardianship for Ten Orphans
In Madera California Superior Court Judge Jack Hammerberg weighs guardianship for the Morris siblings ten children aged 3 to 17 left motherless by a July traffic crash. Their maternal grandparents Boris Lachowicz and Mrs Gloria Graves compete with the paternal aunt for custody. The case draws broad public support as families offer to adopt and a $50 000 trust has been created along with monthly Social Security and life-insurance payments.
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McGovern Presses Law and Order Clash in Campaign
Senator George McGovern argued there is no easy answer to law and order as a campaign focus. He warned that slogans like coddling criminals and shooting to kill risk worsening violence and urged two million jobs and redirected defense funds to revitalize American society.
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Demos Preparing Film About RFK
A 20 minute black and white film on Robert F Kennedy is being prepared for the Democratic National Convention. Charles Guggenheim says the project is 60 percent complete and will draw on public life, with Kennedy family approval pending.
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Widow of King echoes his love and nonviolence vision
Coretta King addressed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Memphis urging renewed dedication to love and nonviolence. She warned the road ahead will be difficult, noting housing and jobs for the poor require national costs and political power for African Americans.
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Ray's Attorneys Seek To Consult With Witnesses
Attorneys for James Earl Ray plan to file motions to gain access to prosecution witnesses. Chief counsel Hanes says he was denied permission to interview key witness Charles Stephens, who reported seeing a man flee a rooming house washroom tied to King’s death. Stephens has been in custody on bond as a material witness. Judge Battle will not rule immediately.
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Supreme Court
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McCarthy Names Cabinet Picks Across Parties
Sen. Eugene McCarthy released a 21 name list of potential Cabinet members, including figures from both parties and minorities. Names include Fulbright or Cooper for secretary of state, Rockefeller or Hughes for housing, Gardner for defense, Ford or Sanders for commerce, Reuther or Ginsberg for HEW, and Conyers for labor, among others.
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