New single member district plan upends qualifying dates
Baton Rouge begins new legislative qualifying Tuesday Sept 7 through Friday Sept 10 for races under the court approved single member district plan. Incumbents using the old districts must refile, with no new filing fee. Judge West voided the Legislature plan as racially biased and outlined two year residency for candidates. The ruling shifts district boundaries and aims to expand black representation while preserving election timing for Nov. 6.
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News-Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
U. S
F. Gordon West
U.S. Justice Department
Louisiana
Lonnie Aulds
Dayton Waller
Shreveport
Walter Bigby
Ford Stinson
Bossier
Lawrence Gibbs
James Dennis
Monroe
John Garrett
Haynesville
James Smith
Farmerville
Conway Lebley
Cameron
Wilam S Boyd
Lake Charles
Lantz Womark
Winnsboro
S. DeWitt
Newellson
New Orleans
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Joe Casey Ares
Tom Casey
Dohon Hansel
Clyde Bal
L. W Eaton
William Bernard
J. D. Debbeus
Adrian Duplantier
Michael O'Keefe
Dorothy Taylor
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Caddo Parish
Judge West
Sec
Wade O. Martin Jr
West
Steimel
House
Jefferson, St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes
Arthur Watson
Democratic State Central Committee
Stermel
New Redistricting Creates Confusion in Louisiana
The federal court approval of a new state Senate and House reapportionment plan creates confusion as politicians study maps and consider appeals. Leaders like Victor Bussie oppose single member districts, while Emmett Douglas and the NAACP back the court plan for boosting black voting strength in New Orleans and Shreveport. Authority figures warn that outcomes depend on potential higher court action.
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Blarhier
New Orleans
James Wagner
State Senate
House
Aflcio
Victor Bussie
Carl Bauer
Franklin
Jack Gremillion
Bussie
NAACP
Dorothy Taylor
Emmett Douglas
Shreveport
Democratic Party
Arthur Watson
Reds Hit Cam Ranh Bay Ammunition Dump
Communist forces stepped up attacks in South Vietnam blowing up a major U.S. ammunition dump at Cam Ranh Bay and shelling five other American units. Civilians suffered casualties while U.S. troops went on heightened readiness amid warnings of intensified activity before elections.
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South Vietnam
U.S
Cam Ranh Bay
Vietnam
Air Force
Desert Field Exercise Involving Marine Lance Corporal
Twin Cities brief notes Marine Lance Corporal James C. Luby son of Mr and Mrs C A Luby of Cypress Lane Monroe participates in the Desert Field Exercise DESFEX with the Second Marine Division at Twentynine Palms California The operation aims to acclimate Marines to combat in warm climates Also a kindergarten reunion occurred in Monroe with Mrs Raymond Sweet guiding Jesus the Good Shepherd School class of 1970 71 A field trip to Crumpes farm provided the children their first look at twin calves
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C. A. Luby
Cypress
W. Monroe
Second Marine Division
Marine Corps Base
Twentynine Palms
Calif
Jesus the Good Shepherd School
Raymond Sweet
Monroe
Crumples Farm
Waller Upset Victory Shapes Mississippi Governor Race
Jackson attorney William Waller won the Mississippi Democratic runoff over Lt Gen Charles Sullivan to face independent Charles Evers in November. Waller carried 388,399 votes to Sullivan's 327,441 as 62 counties swept the runoff.
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Charles Sullivan
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Waller
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Sullivan
Clarksdale
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Evers
Medgar
Byron de la Beckwith
Eivers
Labor Leaders Plan Fight Against Nixon Wage Price Freeze
AFL-CIO President George Meany and United Auto Workers chief Leonard Woodcock planned a joint campaign in Congress against the wage price freeze and the 10 percent business investment tax credit. Meany and Woodcock argued for broader actions to curb inflation and protect the American economy while the administration defended its program.
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Nixon
Congress
Afl-Cio
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
George Meany
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers Union
Spire T. Agnew
Miami
Meany
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railway and
Treasury
John B. Conally
Cost of Living Council
Warm Weather Forecast for Northeast Louisiana
Continued warm conditions with partly cloudy skies expected in Northeast Louisiana. Highs 88 to 94 degrees, Lows 68 to 74, with 40 percent walk showers today and 20 percent tonight. Winds 5 to 15 mph, humidity high, sunshine about 90 percent.
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Monroe Municipal
Chuckle: Good Guys Win On TV Programs Except News
The column notes that in many TV programs including Mannix The Bold Ones Bonanza and Ironside the good guys triumph while the 11 o'clock news often ends with less uplifting outcomes.
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Bonanza
Ironside
Bank Debits In Louisiana Rise In Last Month
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta reports a two percent rise in bank debits to demand deposits in south Louisiana for last month. Gains occurred in Lafayette two percent and New Orleans one percent, while Lake Charles fell one percent and Baton Rouge dropped ten percent. Figures are seasonally adjusted and reflect 96 percent of business transactions by check.
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Federal Reserve Bank of
Atlanta
Lafayette
New Orleans
Lake Charles
Baton Rouge
Ruling Clears Way for Teacher Pay Raises Amid Freeze
Washington AP report says a Cost of Living Council ruling allows thousands of teachers to receive salary increases under master 12 month contracts. Eligibility depends on pay plans aligned to 12 month work, despite 10 month actual duties beginning fall, with NEA estimating thousands affected nationwide.
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Cost of Living Council
Nixon
OEP
Teachers’ Association of
Montgomery County
Counen
National
Fducation Association
NEA
Budget cuts restored for Louisiana mental hospitals
Gov. McKeithen reinstates an 881,077 statewide budget reduction for three mental hospitals Fast Louisiana State in Jackson Southeast Louisiana State in Mandeville and Central Louisiana State in Alexandria as urgent care needs drive the move A committee from Calcasieu Medical Society LSU Medical School and the Hospitals Department will plan the Lake Charles Charity Hospital reopening with input to ensure orderly operation and avoid past tensions.
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John McKeithen
Louisiana
Todat
Hospitals Department
Ashton Mouton
State Hospital Board
McKeithen
Fast Lousiana State Hospital
Jackson
Southeast
Louisiana State Hospital
Mandeville
Central
Alexandria
Mehkeithen
Mouton
Lake Charlies Charity Hospital
Calcasieu Medical Socety
Louisiana State University, Medical School
State Hospitals Department
Calcasien Medical Society
LSU Medical School
Calcasieu Medical Society
Monroe set for Loretta Lynn World Championship Rodeo promotion
Local leaders gathered at Monroe Civic Center to coordinate a regional push for the Loretta Lynn World Championship Rodeo set for Sept 24 26. The effort includes a Sept 20 26 Ark La Miss Stampede a Sept 24 Chuck Wagon Supper a Sept 25 parade a Kids Day and media promotion with a $3000 scholarship from Northeast Louisiana University Rodeo Club and a $5000 city budget. About 300 cowboys are expected with top prize $14 000 and reservations already made in several states.
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Monroe
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Jim” Williams
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Metro-Monroe
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Morris Blumenthal
Louisiana
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Bingham
Alabama
Georgia
Cows Loose After Cattle Truck Overturns on I-20
About 40 cows were loose on Interstate 20 in Shreveport when a cattle truck overturned causing minor accidents as some cattle were corraled and others wandered through downtown streets.
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Shreveport
Imperial California records hottest reading for Tuesday
The National Weather Service reported 104 degrees in Imperial California as the highest temperature excluding Hawaii and Alaska while Lebanon New Hampshire and Concord New Hampshire registered 36 degrees.
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New York
1969 Buddy 12x52 unfurnished mobile home
Classified note advertises a 1969 Buddy 12 by 52 feet unfurnished mobile home with no equity, assumes balance and provides a contact number 373-2649 for results.
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Buddy
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