Aillet Remembered as Louisiana Tech Football Icon
Joe Aillet former Louisiana Tech football coach and athletic director died at his Ruston home. He led Tech for 26 years with 151 wins 86 losses and 8 ties earning GSC Coach of the Year honors four times and a potential Hall of Fame nomination. His respectful leadership and strong ties with Grambling College coaches Dr. Ralph Jones and Eddie Robinson highlighted a lasting impact on Louisiana athletics.
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Joe Aillet
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston
Aulet
Tech
GSC
Aullet
Grambling College
Ralph Jones
Grambling
Eddie Robinson
Aillet
Louisiana
Louisiana Tech
Building Boondoggle Quietly Approved
In Blatnik's absence the House Public Works Committee quietly backed a billion-dollar lease purchase plan for federal buildings. The move, backed by Nixon, would bypass direct appropriations and fuel construction, with critics calling it wasteful and politically risky for an election year.
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Washington
John Blatnik
Minnesota
House Public Works Committee
White House
House
Nixon
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Boggs
Republican
Public Works Committee
General Services Administration
GSA
Eisenhower
Congress
Nixon Administration
Senate
Jones
Blatnik
Leslie Arends
Ilinois
Kenneth J Gray
Illinois
Gray
John F. Kennedy Center
George Mahon
Texas
Appropriations Committee
No-Fault Insurance Gains Momentum Across States
No fault plans spread with Oregon, Delaware, Illinois, Florida, and South Dakota set to adopt by January 1. New York eyes an early ’72 agenda. Pure no fault would pay accident victims regardless of blame. most laws mix no fault with the right to sue. Massachusetts reports lower premiums and faster settlements after a year under the plan, with broad expansion planned in 1972.
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Oregon
Delaware
Ilinois
Florida
South Dakota
New York
Boston
Massachusetts
Hebert S. Denenberg
Pennsylvania
United States
Saskatchewan
Puerto Rico
Back To Tradition In College Journalism
The Wall Street Journal notes a shift in campus papers from radical stances to traditional straight reporting. Editors claim credibility hinges on presenting material fairly, with more cautious content. It highlights rising education spending without improved outcomes, urging citizen oversight for quality schooling.
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E. J. Dwyer
The
National Association of Manufacturers
Carnegie Commission
Wall Street Journal
Connally Emerges as Potential 1976 Republican Contender
Washington notes that Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally, a Democrat by origin, is gaining support among Republicans for the 1976 presidential race. The piece traces Connally’s rise from Texas governor to Navy officer, lawyer, and trusted adviser to President Nixon, highlighting calls for him as a possible running mate or top aide.
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Washington
Nixon
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
John Connally
Agnew
Connally
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Navy
Government Commission
Treasury
David Kennedy
Liberal Rules OK In Dixie
A Democratic insider urges U N observers to Georgia and the South as McGovern rules reshape the party. Georgia’s open convention system under Gov. Jimmy Carter prompts anti establishment pressure, while Julian Bond looms as a delegate. Left wing challengers threaten Southern delegations and national unity in the Miami convention context.
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Washington
Lawrence O’brien
U. N
Georgia
McGovern
George McGovern
Eugene McCarthy
John V. Lindsay
Lester Maddox
Chicago
Maddox
Atlanta
Julian Bond
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Democratic Party
Mississippi
Free Democrats
South
Miami
O’brien
Patricia Harris
Harris
Larry O'Brien
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Harold Hughes
Sen. Hughes
Boston
Gov
Julian Bonds
Sen. McCarthy
Muskie
Harris - Hughes
Hubert Humphre
Old Man 71 Going Fast
In a hospital ICU a dying old man named 1971 shares advice with a visiting boy named 1972. He recalls global scars and warns against reckless behavior as the boy plans to rally others for a better year and a tough message to make people act.
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Washington
1972
New York
Vietnam
Pakistan
Belfast
Jordan
South America
Cuba
Monroe News-Star: Post Office Entry and Publisher Details
The Monroe News-Star notes its second class matter status at Monroe post office on June 1, 190 under the act of March 8 1879. It lists publishing history and staff through 1971, and describes itself as an independent newspaper printing news impartially and without party bias.
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Monroe
News Star--World Publishing Corporation
North 4Th
Olive Streets
the Monroe News-Star
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National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame
Boondoggle
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Rep
Robert Jones
Alabama
Daily Californian
University of California, Berkeley
Independent Daily Californian
By David Lawrence
University of Texas
Pacific
Austin
Fort Worth
Dixie
Joseph Alsop
Art Buchwald
Monroe News-Star
Jon D. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Robert Ewing Jr
William H. Bronson
Robert Ewing
Jack S. Campbell
Edmund G. Brown
Gates
William C. Hardin
Associated Pr
Associated Press
Branham-Moloney Company
New Orleans
Detroit
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Dallas
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Charlotte
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