Kostelka seeks stay of Ouachita redistricting ruling
Robert W. Kostelka for Ouachita Parish Police Jury and School Board asks the U.S. Fifth Circuit to reconsider and stay the district court redistricting order. He cites chaos from enforcements and district map errors, explains qualified candidates misdrawn districts, and seeks immediate hearing on stay and superseders to protect incumbents and voters.
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Kostelka
Appeals Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
Ouachita Parish
Robert W. Kostelka
U.S. Court For
Western District of
Louisiana
Circuit Court
Democratic Central Committee
Governor dedicates building work in ceremonies at NLU
Governor McKeithen led ribbon cutting for Northeast Louisiana University projects with about 200 civic leaders. Ceremonies honored the new School of Pharmacy building, street dedication near the coliseum, and the coliseum itself as university growth was touted and fund raising for sports expansion urged.
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John McKeithen
Northeast Louisiana University
McKeithen
George Walker
NLU
School of Pharmacy Buiding
NIU
George T.) Walker
Walker
Ralph Wilson
Pharmacy School
Ben Cooper
M)ton ©. Peacock
Speedy O. Long
University
Hatten
West Monroe
Long
Howard
Northeast
Monroe
Tigers
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Slow July Inflation Marks Six Month Low
U S government data show July consumer prices up two tenths of one percent the smallest rise in six months amid wage and price controls. Clothing and transportation eased while food housing and medical care rose. Per year inflation ran 3.1 percent for groceries 4.4 percent for housing 6.6 percent for medical care and 5.4 percent for transportation. The dollar’s value compared with 1967 stood at 82.1 cents.
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Washington
Nixon
Organized Labor
Bureau
Bureau Sa U
Ees
Eges
Nixons
Congress
McKeithen seeks exemption from president wage freeze
Gov. John J. McKeithen said he sent a telegram to the Nixon Administration asking that Louisiana teachers and state employees be exempt from the wage freeze. He sought clarification on the freeze from Treasury Secretary John Connally and warned he may challenge the order if denied.
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Charlie Bever
John J. McKeithen
Nixon
Louisiana
McKeithen
Monroe
Northeast Louisiana University
Treasury Sec
John Connally
Connally
President
McDougall
Baton Rouge
Caldwell Parish
Texas
Preston Smith
Louisiana Man Aboard Chinook In Fatal German Crash
A Louisiana man was among 37 aboard a Chinook helicopter that crashed near Pegnitz Germany. The U S Army released names of 34 of the 37, listing missing pending identification. The four man crew included Capt James Wilburn Hensley of Ellijay Georgia.
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Heidelberg
Germany
Louisiana
Pegnitz
U. S. Army
Army
4Th Aviation Company
Schwaebisch
James Wilburn Hensley
Ruby
William H. Hensley
Rt. K. Ellijay
2Nd Battalion
4Th Infantry
Kornwestheim
Stuttgart
Henry Lamar Pittard, Jr
Deborah
Mgr
Heny L. Pittard Sr
Hunnicutt Dr
Athens
Paten Louis Smith
Ophelia Payne
Howell St
Memphis
Tenn
Eric Louis Landry
Vincent Landry
Rt. 2
Reserve
Chuckle on Muscle and Brain Ratios
A humorous line claims the average man has 66 pounds of muscle and 3.2 pounds of brain explaining many things. The quip uses exaggerated statistics to poke fun at human biology.
Twin Cities Chit Chat Details Local Moves and Career Shifts
Former News-Star staffer Phip Syverson, recently discharged from the US Army, heads to Michigan for graduate courses after visiting Rocky Branch with family and friends. Also relocating are Lawrence J. Landry and son Joey to New Orleans following his pharmacy degree at Northeast Louisiana University and job plans.
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Phip Syverson
News-Star News
Michigan
Philip
B. G. Syverson
Rocky Branch
Lake la Fourche
Tricon St
New Orleans
Lawrence J. Landry
Joey
Monroe
Mr. Landry
School of Pharmacy
Northeast Louisiana University
Landry
River Stages and Flood Signals Vary Across Town
Flood stage readings shift along riverfronts with Camden and Monroe reporting rising water levels. Unlisted measurements indicate potential minor impacts on low-lying streets and local riverside facilities.
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Camden
Monroe
Calley Sentence Reduced From Life To Twenty Years
Lt. William L. Calley, convicted of 22 Vietnamese civilian murders at My Lai, has had his life sentence reduced to 20 years confinement by Lt. Gen. Albert O. Connor of the Third Army. The action leaves room for possible further review by the U.S. Army Court of Military Review in Washington, with no authority for Nixon to alter the sentence. Calley remains confined at Ft. Benning under the ruling after initial stockade confinement and house arrest following his trial.
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FT. Mcpherson ,Ga
UPI
William L. Calley
My Lai
Albert O. Connor
Third Army
U.S. Army Court of Military Review
Washington
Calley
Nixon
Army
Connor
Third Army Public Information Office
Ft. McPherson
U. S
Ft. Benning
Ernest L. Medina
Partly Cloudy Skies, Warm Temps Across Northeast Louisiana
The region will see partly cloudy skies with highs around 90 to 94 degrees and overnight lows near 70 to 75. Humid conditions at midday will ease from noon to late afternoon, with dew points near 70 and limited rain chances. FAA Monroe reports a high of 93 and a low of 70 on Thursday with no precipitation. forecasts through Tuesday expect similar partly cloudy weather and warm highs around 90 with possible scattered thunderstorms.
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Louisiana
Federal Aviation Agency
Monroe Municipal
Houston Rejects Offer For Rover
Bakersfield, Calif. UP I reports Space Age Alarm Co. owner Bob Mears offered 8000 for the Apollo 15 lunar rover. Dr. Robert Gilruth in Houston sent a rejection note saying the rover on the moon has not yet been declared government surplus.
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Bob Mears
Space Age Alarm Co
Earth
Robert Gilruth
Manned Space Flight Center
Houston
Misses Friends At Practice Footballer Recalls Crash
Wichita State kicker and reserve quarterback Bob Renner recalls the 1970 Colorado plane crash that killed 31 people including 14 players head coach Ben Wilson and athletic director Bert Katzenmeyer. He was among nine survivors and describes escaping from the burning wreck.
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Wichita, Kan
UPI
Bob Renner
Wichita State
Utah
Colorado
Renner
Ben Wilson
Bert Katzenmeyer
Poe
Logan
Utah State
Denver
Inside The News-Star Section Snapshot
A brief listing shows Abby 2C Lowman OG and Broadway 6C Popenoe 4B in Classified 2D Radio-TV 2D Comics 4B Sports 5B Crossword 8D Theater 7C Editorial 4A Van Dellen 4B Horoscope 6C Women ic Jumble 7D Weather 5A with page and section identifiers for the 32 page edition.
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Abby
Lowman OG
van Dellen
Market Mixed In Moderate Transactions
New York markets opened with mixed trading as the Dow slipped about 0.37 points to around 880.40 amid 1,154 issues and 3 million shares per hour. Traders expected a quiet weekend after a recent record run and profit taking, with caution ahead of the Nixon economic program and wage freeze amid labor unrest signals.
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New York
UPI
Newton Zinder
ELF
Hutton
Nixon
Dow
Emergency Funds Distributed to Police Juries in Louisiana
More than 2.5 million dollars in federal emergency employment funds were allocated Friday to 56 police juries across Louisiana. The announcement from Gov. John McKeithen notes this is part of over 11 million dollars statewide to create jobs and aid returning servicemen, with 7.76 million distributed to 10 major areas.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
Lake Charles
New Orleans
Shreveport
Jefferson
LaFayette
Ouachita
Rapides
St. Landry
Terrebone
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