Dynamiters Blow Up School Buses In Pontiac Michigan
FBI agents joined a hunt for dynamiters who blew up ten school buses in Pontiac Michigan as federal integration and busing were set to begin. No injuries were reported. Police found wiring and blasting caps, suggesting detonators, with about $150000 in damage.
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North
FBI
Michigan
Pontiac, Mich
Board of Education
Dana P. Whitmer
Pontiac
Plymouth
John DePauw
Charles Marion
Robert F Jackson
Supreme Court Won t Require Racial Balance in All Schools
Chief Justice Burger refused to stay Winston-Salem Forsyth County school busing order. He noted the Supreme Court never mandated racial balance for every school and said lower courts misread the Charlotte decision. The plan adds 157 buses and shifts 16,000 pupils in 216 daily routes amid integration efforts.
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Pontiac
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Burger
High Court
Charlotte
N.C
Winston-Salem Board
Winston-Salem
Public Hearing Called Here On Air Service
Four Shreveport executives from Royale Airlines appeared before the Monroe City Council to request flights from Monroe to Baton Rouge New Orleans and Shreveport A public hearing was set for 10 a m Wednesday at the Monroe Government Center to hear from Royale other airlines area business Civic groups patrons and the public The company currently serves Alexandria Baton Rouge Fort Polk New Orleans and Shreveport with connections in Shreveport to Delta to Houston If approved Royale would base at Monroe Municipal Airport and pay the city a fee based on aircraft weight The move aims to serve Twin Cities residents with direct Monroe to Houston via Delta in Shreveport and would not duplicate Texas International routes
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Shreveport
Royale Airlines, Inc
Monroe
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
W. L. “Jack” Howard
Monroe Government Center
D. Y. Smith Jr
Royale Airlines
A. D Brannan
Louis Kaposta
Ralph Whitten
Market Street
Howard
Royale
Alexandria
Fort Polk
Delta Airlines
Houston
Texas Royale
Southern Airlines
Twin Cities
Delta
Texas
International Airlines
Royale Airlines plans Monroe to New Orleans and Shreveport service
Royale Airlines proposes to start limited commuter flights from Monroe to New Orleans and Shreveport beginning October 1. The Beechcraft 99 runs would connect with major lines, with Monroe added due to strong local support and the airline’s expansion plans. A Monroe City Council hearing on the proposal was ordered by Mayor WL Howard.
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Monroe
Royale
WL. Howard
Monroe Civic Center to glow with new lighting
The Monroe Utilities Commission plans to install street lights along the Civic Center Expressway overpass and restore fountain brilliance after recent repairs. Silhouette lights around the government center skyline will be activated during upcoming holidays, brightening the area around Monroe City facilities.
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Monroe
Civic Center Complex
Twin Cities
Monroe Civic Center
Monroe Utilities Commission
Civic Center Expressway
Today's Chuckle There's No Fool Like an Old Fool
A light column jokes that older fools rival younger ones in folly. The quip notes wit and wisdom shift with age, playfully labeling age as no shield from foolish mistakes.
Costs Of College Are Going Higher
Ouachita Parish parents face higher college costs as a broad survey shows about seven of eight colleges raise rates. Median state college costs rise to 1293 for residents and 1940 for nonresidents, private coeducational schools at 2672, with total parish burden around 12.15 million dollars as enrollments grow and colleges struggle with rising expenses.
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New York
Ouachita Parish
Department of Commerce
Life Insurance Agency Management Association
Gremillion Ready to Seek Rehearing on Louisiana Redistricting
Attorney General Jack Gremillion said he will ask the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for a rehearing of Louisiana’s new legislative reapportionment plan and to stay its implementation. He told lawmakers the state has grounds to appeal and urged more facts to strengthen the case while former AFL-CIO officials contemplate their own appeal.
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Baton Rouge
Jack Gremillion
5Th
Circuit Court of Appeals
Louisiana
New Orleans
Gremillion
Legislative
E. Gordon West
U.S District Court
Afl-Cio
Carl Bauer
Franklin
Bauer
Thundershowers Likely Over Northeast Louisiana
Weather outlook shows showers and a few thundershowers this afternoon and evening across Northeast Louisiana with partly cloudy skies through Wednesday. Expect highs 86 to 90 and lows 68 to 76, with easterly winds 5 to 15 mph and humidity around 60 percent. Dew points rise into upper 60s to low 70s. FAA at Monroe reports high 89 and low 68.
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Louisiana
Federal Aviation Agency
Monroe Municipal
River Stage Shifts Prompt Flood Alert Updates
River stages indicate rising flood risk with Camden at 4.6 feet and Monroe at 140 inches as water levels continue to rise. Authorities warn residents to monitor gauges and prepare for possible alerts as stage changes occur.
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Camden
Monroe
Crime rise in 1970 ends decade of growing offenses
FBI report shows nationwide crime up 11 percent in 1970, with violent crime up 13 percent and property crime up 11 percent. Mitchell notes a slower rise in 1969 and 1970, and law enforcement solved only about 20 percent of crimes. One hundred officers were killed in duty in 1970. Geographic increases: South 14 percent, North Central 12 percent, Northeast 11 percent, West 9 percent.
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Washington
FBI
Imanwane MA
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
North Central
Vegetable Soup Recalled From Texas Plant
Campbell Soup Co recalls 1110 cases of vegetarian vegetable soup packed at Paris Texas plant after spoilage discovery. action extends prior chicken vegetable soup recall. no toxins found, no injuries reported. soup shipped to 13 wholesale customers in nine states including Colorado Kansas Louisiana Missouri Oklahoma Tennessee Texas.
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Camden, NJ
Campbell Soup Co
Paris
Tex
Seta
Texas
Colorado
Kansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Imperial Calif Sees Nation's High Temperature at 111
The National Weather Service reports the day’s peak temperature of 111 degrees in Imperial California excluding Hawaii and Alaska. Messena New York recorded a morning low of 38 degrees as a contrasting reading.
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New York
Watershed projects under fire in Louisiana
Charley Bosch Jr of the Louisiana Wildlife Federation urges scrutiny of U S Soil Conservation Service watershed projects in Louisiana. He cites water quality damage, destruction of nursery grounds, increased runoff and wildlife losses, urging public awareness and preservation of fishing streams and hunting areas.
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SCS
Bosch
Federation
Dunham Sentenced in Baton Rouge Antitrust Case
Ted F Dunham Jr a Baton Rouge concrete magnate received one year in prison and a 40000 fine for federal antitrust and antiracketeering violations. His firms and individual fines totaled 120000 while court actions targeted Anderson Dunham Inc Dunham Concrete Products Inc and Louisiana Ready Mix Inc for conspiring with union official Edward Partin to monopolize Baton Rouge concrete sales. The Partin retrial remains undecided after a hung jury in the initial trial.
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New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Ted F. Dunham Jr
Dunham
U.S
Dunham Concrete Products, Inc
Louisiana Ready Mix Co, Inc
Teamster Union
Edward Grady Partin
Partin
Butte
California ruling unlikely to affect Louisiana school taxes
Louisiana officials say California's property tax ruling will have little impact on their system. California uses district taxes for district schools, while Louisiana employs parish wide taxes. The California Supreme Court struck down district based funding as unconstitutional, a decision unlikely to change Louisiana's tax approach.
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State Department of Public Education
Sacramento
Calif
Louisiana
California
California Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
William J. Dodd
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