Louisiana Governor Signs Freedom of Choice Desegregation Bill
Gov. John McKeithen signed the new local desegregation option bill amid Senate approval 34-2. Supporters framed it as quality education while opponents warned it changes nothing and delays true equity. The session also debated the Jorgenson report and the state employee health program with mixed votes.
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News-Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
Senate
HEW
Louisiana
McKeithen
New York State
House
William Guste
New Orleans
Sesson
Guste
Sens
Sam Nunez
Chalmette
John Schweggman
Metairie
Schwegemann
Charles Barham
Ruston
Barham
Jorgenson
State
Uniform Health
Meekerthen
America
John Montgomery
Springhill
Montgomery
New York
J. D. DeBrieux
Supreme Court
Gusts
Bar Association Leaders Propose Prison Study
The American Bar Association proposes a 15 member commission to study prison systems if the House of Delegates approves. The panel would include judges and sociologists to seek alternatives to imprisonment and aid reentry after sentences. The move aligns with Chief Justice Warren Burger's prison reform push.
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Atlanta
Board of Governors
American Bar Association
House of Delegates
ABA
Bernard G. Segal
Segal
Ith
Warren Burger
North Vietnamese push toward Muong Laoi in Laos
Reports say North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces, after recapturing the Plains of Jars, probe toward Muong Laoi a key Laotian position nine miles west of the plain. A CIA Air America helicopter pilot from Fort Worth was killed while delivering supplies to government troops.
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Vientiane, Laos
Pathet Lao
Plains of Jars
Muong Laoi
Aannel Nine Rom
Plain of Jars
Vang Pao
Long Cheng
United States
Muong Suoi
Xieng Khouang
Ihongphanh Knoksy
Laotian Defense Ministry
Thongphanh
Laos
Thailand
South Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
J. C. Maerkl
Fort Worth
Tex
CIA
Air America
Maerkl
First Child for West Monroe Couple Jennifer Celest Born
Mr and Mrs Gary Williams of West Monroe expect their first child Jennifer Celest to arrive soon. Jennifer weighed one pound ten ounces at Glenwood Hospital and was born Monday. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Everett Tanner and Mr and Mrs A J Williams of West Monroe.
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Gary Williams
West Monroe
Jennifer Celest
Jennifer
Glenwood
Everett Tanner
A. J. Willams
Birthday greetings for L H Tingley in Monroe
Birthday wishes go out to L H Tingley of 103 Oak Circle Drive Monroe as he marks his birthday today. Three of his six children Robin Cheryl and Betty and his wife will help celebrate with a small family gathering.
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L. H. Tingley
Oak Circle Drive
Monroe
Robin
Cheryl
Betty
Solons Propose Curbing Pep Pills
Washington lawmakers seek quotas on amphetamine production to curb diversion to students and black market sales. Democratic sponsors warn pharma firms may share blame for drug abuse while an opposing bill mirrors quotas without limits.
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Washington
House
Select Committee
Jerome Waldie
Calif
United States
Police seize arsenal and arrest a dozen in Manhattan raid
NYAP police seized an arsenal of weapons and arrested 12 members of the Patriot party linked to the Black Panthers. The raid at a sixth floor Upper West Side apartment yielded shotguns pistols knives swords gas masks film and pamphlets. Those detained aged 17 to 27 include Arthur Turco and William Fesperman. Charged with illegal possession of firearms obstructing police and acting in concert.
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New York
Black Panther Party
Patriot Party
Black Panthers
Black Panther
Manhattan
The
Arthur Turco
William Kunstler
Chicago Seven
William Fesperman
Chicago
Turco
Fesperman
Upper West Side
Eight Die As Fire Destroys Virginia Home
A predawn fire in Palmyra Fluvana County Virginia killed eight people including Charlie Bates 51 who re entered the burning one story house to rescue others. Bates wife Mary and daughter Lily 22 survived. The four month old granddaughter was treated and released.
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Palmyra
UPI
Charlie Bates
Bates
Mary
Lily
Fork Union
Fluvanna County
Julia Ann
Carolyn Jean
Vincent
Bob
Calvin
Juanita Young
Lillian May Adams
Rain Likely In Northeast Louisiana With Cooler Lows
Rain continues across Northeast Louisiana with cloudy to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures through Tuesday. Highs 58 to 64 today, 62 to 68 Tuesday, lows 39 to 48 tonight. Winds 5 to 15 mph, precipitation chance 60 percent today and 40 percent tonight. Driving conditions listed as generally poor today and tonight and fair to poor Tuesday.
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Louisiana
FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
French PresidentPompidou Heads Nine Day U S Tour
President Georges Pompidou began a nine day U S visit in light rain with wife Claude, facing protests and a potential congressional boycott as he meets Nixon at Camp David then Washington. Talks aim at Franco American reconciliation and avoiding sensitive subjects.
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Mme, Claude Pompidou
Georges Pompidou
Orly
Paris
United States
Thos
Nixon Pompidou
Claude
Pompidou
Washington
Andrews Air Force Base
Camp David
U.S
Nixon
White House
France
Charles de Gaulle
NATO
Mediterranean
Czechoslovakia
Tax Exemptions Limit Proposed by Senator Packwood
Senator Bob Packwood of Oregon introduces a bill to cap personal income tax exemptions for children at three per family. The plan sets 1000 for the first child, 750 for the second, and 500 for the third, with the current 600 exemption for each child rising to 750 by 1973.
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Washington
Senate
Bob Packwood
Oregon
Packwood
American Tourist Bus Attack in Holy Land Kills Woman
An American woman was killed and three others wounded in an ambush on a tour bus carrying 37 U S travelers near Hebron in Israeli-occupied Jordan. A local guide and two Americans are among the wounded. the incident followed European airliner bombings as Israel seeks action against air piracy and terrorism.
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Associated Press
U. S
Holy Land
Jordan
Terncalem
Europe
Israel
Switzerland
Bern
Tian
Hebron
Michigan
Jerusalem
New York
Rev. Draper
Ministry of Tourism
Lucille Draper
Golda Meir
Knesset
Meir
West Germany
Meier
Pupils Transfer To New Schools In Caddo Parish
In Shreveport Louisiana most students in the Caddo Parish public schools were moved to new schools today under desegregation orders. The transfer covers elementary and junior high students with high school changes to follow Tuesday completing the 58 000 pupil realignment.
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Shreveport
Caddo Parish
Donald Kennedy
South
Louisiana
Eat Now Pay Later? Chuckle Sign Spawns Restaurant Debate
A playful chalkboard sign in a local restaurant reads Eat now pay waiter, sparking a lighthearted debate about tipping and service expectations. Patrons and staff debated the humor and potential misreadings as diners left generous tips anyway.
Progress Banquet At Center Tonight Honors Monroe City Council
Tickets for the Salute To Progress Banquet at Monroe Civic Center sell fast as 1 009-plus crowd gathers. The event honors the Monroe City Council led by Mayor W L Howard and Commissioners H W McSherry and W D H Rodriguez with a review of 1956 to present. Local newscasters cover the periods 1956 1969 while MC Eric Wade and committee chair Marcus Mapp lead the program.
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Monroe
Elsie Duchesne
Monroe Civic Center
W. L. Howard
H. W McSherry
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Mac Ward
Lawrence Gibbs
Keith Babb
Eric Wade
Central Bank
Marcus Mapp
Northeast
Louisiana State College
Mapp
E. C. McKenzie
Mississippi Prisoners Still Sought
Two Mississippi prison escapees linked to Brookhaven hostages fled toward Vicksburg after leaving six captives bound in a Richland Parish station wagon. Wayne Sykes and Thomas E. Thomas, both 26, are described as extremely dangerous and armed as roadblocks and alerts expand across Louisiana and Mississippi.
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Rayville
Mississippi
Louisiana
Vicksburg
Miss
Archibald
Richland Parish
South Brookhaven
la. Hwy
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Wayne Sykes
Thomas E. Thomas
Joe D'Amico
Brookhaven
Mike Serio
John M. Edwards
Earnest MccMulty
B. R. Underwood
Sheriff's Department
Edwards
Thomas
Sykes
Bogue Chitto
William L. Purvis
Lonnie K. Lee
Parchman
Purvis
Lee
B. R. Ruth
Ruth
Newman
New Orleans
French Quarter
Westwego
Wayne C. Gundersen
Wyandotte Chemicals Hikes Sodium Bicarbonate Price
Wyandotte Chemicals Corp announced a $6 per ton price increase on all grades of Ms sodium bicarbonate effective April 1. The move, reported Saturday, reflects rising costs in the chemical sector.
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Wyandotte, Mich
UPT
Wyandotte Chemicals Corp
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