Agnew Sees Era of Liberal State Flexibility Under Nixon
Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew, speaking before the Nixon arrival at a Republican governors conference, urged block grants and expanded state leeway in federal aid. He warned against rigid federal controls and proposed a federal legislative state executive committee to voice governors on budget actions.
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Mldall Dds
Richard M. Nixon
Agnew
GOP
Nixon
Washington
Congress
River Stages Location Fired Present Change Stage
River stage data shows Camden at 26 with 13.09 fall and Monroe at 40 not listed. the report records stage changes and present status across locations River readings.
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Camden
Fall Monroe
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Adrian Craig Thom Born in Winnsboro
Mr and Mrs Ray Thom of Winnsboro announce the birth of their first child Adrian Craig last week at St Francis Hospital. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Adrian Welch of Sterlington and paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Lee Ed Thom as of Winnsboro.
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Ray Thomas
Winnsboro
Adrian Craig
St. Francis Hospital
Adrian J. Welch
Sterlington
Lee Ed Thomas
Winnsoro
Air Force family links West Monroe to Missouri base
Billy W. Brown son of Mr and Mrs James O Street 220 Walters St West Monroe is stationed at Richards Gebaur Air Force Base Missouri M Sgt Brown previously served at Pickstown Air Force Station South Dakota and is a graduate of Choudrant High School.
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Billy W. Brown
James O
Walters St
West Monroe
Richards - Gebaur Air Force Base
Sgt. Brown
Pickstown Air Force Station
S. D
Choudrant High School
Clark Denies Rewriting of Riot Report
Atty Gen. Ramsey Clark rejects Chicago Tribune claims that the President's Commission on Violence report summary was rewritten by the Justice Department. He says advance copies were reviewed only for deletions and stresses the department did not alter any words. Walker, who led the task force, is cited by the Tribune as presenting a substantially revised summary.
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Washington (Ap
Ramsey Clark
Justice Department
Chicago Tribune
Daniel Walker
Washington
the Tribune
Clark
Walker
Chicago
Tribune
Education Board Cuts Low Bid for Northwestern State Housing
The State Board of Education over objections lowered the low bid of Custom Buildings and Supply from 50 550 to cover omitted items in a 50 000 project for married student housing at Northwestern State College. Architect and low bidder had agreed on omissions, provoking protests from two members while others supported the award. The second bid was Builders Service at 50 854.
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Baton Rouge
State Board of Education
Northwestern State College
Custom Buildings and Supply
Natchitoches
Nash Roberts
Metairie
W. E. Whetstone
Monroe
Roberts
Harvey A. Peltier
Thibodaux
Customs Buildings
E. P. Dobson
Builders Service
Customs Building
Northwestern
Arnold Kilpatrick
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese shell 37 bases and towns
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese gunners fired 300 to 400 mortar and rocket rounds at 37 allied bases and South Vietnamese towns. At least 27 South Vietnamese were killed and 104 wounded. A hamlet near An Loc suffered heavy attacks with 11 killed and 22 wounded as U.S. helicopters were shot down, eight crewmen killed.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
An Loc
U.S
Wossman among 14 Louisiana schools granted regional accreditation
Wossman of Monroe and 13 other Louisiana institutions earned accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools at its Atlanta meeting. The recognition allows credits to transfer to association accredited colleges and universities, joining state accreditation already held by Wossman.
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Monroe
Louisiana
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Atlanta
North Louisiana
Shreveport
Captain Shreve High
Northwood
State Department of Education
Paul J. Neal
Batchelor High
Batchelor
Bell City
Breaux Bridge
Comeaux High
Lafayette
Lincoln High
Marrero
A. J. Bell
John F. Kennedy
McDonough No. 35
Edward H. Phillips
St. Augustine
New Orleans
Starks High
Starks
Cold Front Moves Into Louisiana Toward Weekend
A cold front will enter northern Louisiana tonight and push south across the state by Saturday. Partly cloudy, cool weather through Sunday in Northeast Louisiana. At Monroe Municipal Airport, highs around 58-62, lows 36-40 with light northerly to variable winds. Drying conditions expected generally good through Sunday and no significant precipitation is expected.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
Gremillion backs probe into LL&T dealings with broad subpoena scope
Louisiana Attorney General Jack Gremillion urged a legislative inquiry into his dealings with the loan firm LL&T, insisting the probe empower any state official to testify. He offered to waive immunity to testify before the federal grand jury probing LL&T, while ethics findings said his actions fell short of ethics standards. A House Judiciary C Committee hearing is set for Monday on a resolution by Rep. Leon Soniat to appoint Sargent Pitcher as lead investigator.
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New Orleans
Jack Gremillion
Gremillion
U.S
Caie
Ll&t
A&t
State Banking Commission
Gremilli
McDougall
Grand Jury
Sen
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Kavanaugh
Carlos Spaht
McKeithen
Louis Carambat
Bank of New Orleans
Charles Ritchey
L&t
Baton Rouge
House
Judiciary C Committee
Leon Soniat
Metairie
East Baton Rouge Parish
Atty
Sargent Pitcher
Goodfellows Fund Short of Goal by Monroe Drive
The Goodfellows campaign, started 34 years ago by B. B. Martin and Wilson Ewing, has raised $713.30 toward an $8,000 goal to aid those in need. The drive is sponsored by the Monroe News-Star-World Publishing Corp with campaign leader Jack Hesketh.
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The
Goodfellows and
Monroe News-Star-World Publishing Corp
B. B. Mar
Christmas Goodfellows drive seeks aid for needy families
The News-Star-World details the Goodfellows appeal with donors and memorials totaling 25.00 to 510.50, urging requests or donations to 411 N. 4th St by Dec 20, with gifts accepted through Christmas Eve for families, widows, and elderly or disabled residents.
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News - Star — World
N. 4Th St
U S to Send 15 500 Troops and Four Jet Squadrons to West Germany
The Pentagon says about 15 500 U S troops and four jet fighter squadrons will be sent to West Germany for January and February maneuvers. The Army and Air Force units had been withdrawn from Germany last summer and sent back to the United States in a move tied to a payments balance of 713 50 dollars.
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Washington
U.S
West Germany
Pentagon
Army
Air Force
Germany
United States
Young musician escapes East Germany by homemade submarine
Bernd Boettger, 28, from nine miles east of Warne muende, built a self-made U boat costing 50 dollars. He rode 152 miles to the Danish lightship Gedser at 3 mph Sept 8, surfacing for air via a snorkel and towing rope. He plans future Channel crossings and holds patents in West Germany.
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Berlin
UPI
East Germany
Bernd Boettger
Baltic Sea
Boettger
West Germany
Warne
Army to Demobilize 20000 Guardsmen Five Months Early
The Army will release about 20,000 National Guardsmen and reservists from active duty about five months early and increase draft calls to replace them. Roughly half of mobilized personnel will return by Oct 31, 1969 and the other 10,000 by Dec 15, 1969, with draft calls rising to about 3,000 per month to maintain readiness. A Vietnam settlement could speed demobilization and allow earlier releases for Reserve members and Guardsmen.
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Vietnam
Army
Financier Louis Wolfson Sentenced in Stock Conspiracy Case
New York AP Louis Wolfson and three others were convicted Aug. 8 of conspiracy to commit perjury obstruction of justice and filing false reports tied to Merritt Chapman & Scott stock sales. Wolfson received 18 months in prison and a $32000 fine after a court hearing where he denounced the allegedly broken pretrial commitments by the SEC.
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New York
Louis &. Wolfson
U.S
Wolfson
Merritt-Chapman & Scott
Florida
Securities and Exchange Commission
Truthful Words Sparkling Joke Line
A witty quip notes that telling the truth challenges a good memory, highlighting humor in honesty and memory.
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Martille Scalia
Clint O. Hanna
Harry M. Lemert
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Lena F. Lemle
Robert L. Cason, Jr
R. W. Bandy
Alice Harring
Herbie B. Rylander
Stephen M. Glazer
Patricia Long
R. Scalia
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