Amendment Is Necessary For School Board Change
Louisiana Legislative Council says a constitutional amendment is needed to revise Ouachita Parish dual school systems. Memo to Sen. Jamar Adcock notes legislative action alone won’t suffice. The council offers three alternatives for reassigning territorial and taxing jurisdictions and suggests potential board restructuring around Monroe and Ouachita River wards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Tyler
Louisiana Legislative Council
Ouachita Parish
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Adinnsl
Council
Chamber
Adcock
Ouachita River
Bogalusa
Monroe City
City of
Citios Monroe
Ficht
Louisiana
Fanfani Resigns Facing Criticism Over Peace Overture
Rome AP report says Foreign Minister Amintore Fanfani offered to resign amid criticism of his role in a North Vietnamese peace overture that Hanoi later disavowed. Premier Aldo Moro refused to accept the resignation and said he would not dismiss him. Fanfani sought to resign effective Jan. 6 to face a forthcoming commission hearing.
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Rome
Amintore Fanfani
Hanoi
Aldo Moro
Fanfani
Giorgio Ta Pira
la Pira
Moro
Commission
Extraordinary Commission
Johnson Confers With McNamara At LBJ Ranch
President Johnson and Defense Secretary McNamara met at the LBJ Ranch to discuss the 1966 Pentagon budget and Viet Nam developments. Laitin said conversations covered budget plans, the Viet Nam cease fire, manpower needs, and reports from Wheeler and Johnson, with talks extending from dinner to breakfast.
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Austin, Tex
Johnson
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Lbj Ranch
Pentagon
Viet Nam
Laitin
McNamara
Dean Rusk
George W. Ball
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Harold K. Johnson
Army
Former News-Star World Reporter Leads Army Lab Press
William P. Anderson a former Monroe reporter now handles press releases at Edgewood Arsenal Maryland for the Army Chemical Research and Development Laboratories. He has also worked at Aberdeen Proving Grounds and recently transferred to his current post while pursuing film script writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Star— World
William P
Bill) Anderson
Army Chemical Research and Development Laboratories
Edgewood Arsenal
Maryland
Anderson
Monroe
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Scientists Prying Out Earth Secrets
Berkeley scientists describe remote sensing as a new spying method to learn earth secrets. An infrared image over a wheat field detected early black stem rust, enabling earlier intervention. The technique helps locate hidden minerals, track fires, and study climate and weather changes.
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Berkeley
Calif
Earth
Robert N. Colwell
University of California
American Association For the Advancement of Science
John Place
Office of Naval Research
Washington, DC
Iy Uiness
In Peace
Eests
U S Policy Critics Make Hanoi Trip
Yale professor Lynd part of a trio visiting North Viet Nam and Viet Cong leaders on an unauthorized mission funded by Viet Report. The group aims to clarify positions and faces potential penalties. Hayden and Aptheker accompany Lynd. Hayden works with Newark housing and welfare issues.
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New York
Staughton Lynd
Yale
New Left
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Lynd
Viet Report
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Democratic Republic of
North
Viet Nam
John McDermott
McDermott
Thomas Hayden
Students For A Democratic Society
Herbert Ap‘theker
Lyndh
New Haven
Conn
Brussels
Prague
Moscow
Peking
Cambodia
DRV
Yale University
Toggether
U.S Poher
Lynch
State Department
Hayden
New Community Union Project
Newark
N.J
City Council Opens Bids On Insurance for 600 Employees
The Monroe City Council opened 15 bids for group life and hospitalization coverage for about 600 city workers. Mayor W L Howard said a decision may take 30 days and urged bidders not to contact the council. An independent expert will review proposals from Crown Life, Protective Life, Louisiana Hospital Service, Washington National, Equitable Life, and others while a traffic ordinance revision on funeral processions was also on the agenda.
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Monroe
W. L. Howard
City Hall
Crown Life
Protective Life
Louisiana Hospital Service
Washington National
San American Life
Equitable Life
Louisiana Southern
Metropolitan Life
the Prudential
Southwestern Life
Provident Life and Accident
John Hancock
Life of Georgia
New York Life
Aetna Life
M. J. Cook
H. W. McSherry
Howard
Ford Pipes
Police Department
Harris to resign from Congress for Arkansas judgeship
Rep. Oren Harris of Arkansas announced he will resign from Congress to become a federal judge on February 3. He will leave the chairmanship of the House Commerce Committee, with Harley Staggers poised to take over. Harris, 62, served 24 years in Congress and delayed the move to finish this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oren Harris
Congress
House Commerce Committee
Demoin Line
Harley O. Staggers
Wva
Harris
Johnson
Senate
Search Continues For Eight Missing Oil Rig Workers
Grimsby England AP aircraft ships and divers searched the North Sea for eight men missing from the 5600 ton rig Sea Gem which capsized 46 miles east of the Humber Estuary. Five crewmen were known dead, nineteen survived. Divers went into the wreck to see if anyone survived and to determine if the rig can be raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimsby
England
North Sea
Humber
Sea Gem
British Petroleum Company
Viet Cong calls four day Tet cease fire in Vietnam
Viet Cong announce a four day cease fire from Jan 24 to Jan 23 during Tet. The move comes as the U S extends its air raid moratorium against North Viet Nam for a fourth day. Officials offered no comment on duration or broader peace impact.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Cong
United States
North Viet Nam
Communist Liberation Front
Viet Nam
Storm Hits Pacific Coast With Strong Winds and Rain
A Pacific Northwest storm battered the coast with strong winds and heavy rain across northern areas. Temperatures fell in several states as Cape Blanco and nearby regions recorded rising rainfall and gusts. Brookings, Oregon reported near two inches of precipitation in the last two hours.
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Cape Blanco
Goa
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R. D. Bragassa
Raleigh
N.C
Bragassa
Act
U.N. General Assembly
Cnamara
A.m
Joseph Laitin
Twin Cities
U. S
Arkansas
Peace Corps
U.S
Pacific Coast
Associated Press
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