Educator Denounces Desegregation Polarization in Louisiana
Dr. Felix C. Robb of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools labeled political efforts to polarize communities over desegregation a threat to the nation. Task force leader Allen Tillery said quality education remains a priority amid transition to desegregated schools. Louisiana officials and business leaders voiced concerns about uncertainty affecting recruitment and investment as William Dodd formed a 50 member panel to propose concrete solutions for educational excellence across the state.
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Baton Rouge, la
Felix C. Robb
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Robb
John McKeithen
Louisiana
Allen Tillery
Louisiana School Boards Association
Howe
Supt. of
William Dodd
Dodd
Alan Tillery
Louisiana School Board Association
Herschell Russell
Caddo Parish School System
Maravich Leads LSU Cagers Into National Tourney
New York AP dispatch notes LSU selected for the 33rd annual National Invitation Tournament at Madison Square Garden with Pete Maravich the all time leading scorer. The event runs March 13 to 19 with semifinalists on March 17 and final on March 19. LSU coach is Press Maravich and the Tigers own a 17-8 record.
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New York
Louisiana State
Pete Maravich
Madison Square Garden
Marquette
Georgia Tech
St John’s University
Maravich
LSU
Press Maravich
Pete
Chuckle: modern apartments tease sleep and listening
A short wit line notes the paradox of contemporary flats with walls that are too thin for sleep yet too thick for listening, highlighting common noise complaints in urban living.
Two Deputies Found Guilty in Saigon Overthrow Plot
A military court in Saigon convicted National Assembly Deputy Hoang Ho in absentia of conspiring to overthrow the government and sentenced him to death. Deputy Tran Ngoc Chau was found guilty of liaison with alleged Viet Cong sympathizers and received a 20 year term. Chau remained in the National Assembly building vowing to resist, while Ho fled to Japan last year.
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Saigon
APS
National Assembly
Hoang Ho
Japan
Vietnam
Tran Ngoc Chau
Chau
Neuven van Thieu
Pompidou Speaks in Congress Amid Boycott Over Middle East Policy
French President Georges Pompidou receives a courteous hearing in a largely empty House with about 300 members present as a small walkout occurs. He urges peace in the Middle East and Vietnam ends with a measured talk as senators cheer at moments and French supporters praise the visit.
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Washington
Georges Pompidou
Congress
N.Y
Pompidou
House
France
Middle East
Libya
Vietnam
United States
Regional conference of college food service supervisors in Mississippi
The Regional Conference of the National Association of College and University Food Supervisors met at the University of Southern Mississippi for lectures meetings and tours. Evelyn Lerner of Northeast Louisiana State College attended along with other supervisors from the southeast. Friends may visit Dale Ross in the hospital where she is undergoing tests in Room 502 at St Francis.
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Southeastern United States
National Association of College and University Food Supervisors
University of Southern Mississippi
Mississipp
Evelyn T. Lerner
Northeast Louisiana State College of Monroe
Dale Ross
Dale
Wossman High School
St. Francis
New Trial Sought In Davis Murder Case
A hearing opened in U S District Court on a bid for a new trial for Brodie Bryan Davis on the 1958 Ouachita Parish murder conviction of I C Baker. Defense argues constitutional rights were violated and jurors biased, citing witnesses who opposed capital punishment. Davis remains on death row at Angola.
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Brodie Bryan Davis
Quachita Parish
U.S. District Court
Davis
Fourth Judicial District Court
I. C. Baker
West Monroe
U.S. Supreme Court
Petit Jury
Grand Jury
Whitfield Jack
Shreveport
Kent Breard
Jack
Breard
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana Supreme Court
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Angola
Nixon proposes ceilings on health costs for Medicare and Medicaid
Washington AP The Nixon administration proposes ceilings on hospital and physician charges for Medicare and Medicaid replacing the current reasonable cost and reasonable charge criteria with negotiated or imposed caps. Undersecretary Veneman outlines three hospital cost ceiling methods to spur efficiency and supports a physician fee increase tied to a general cost index.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
John G. Veneman
Health, Education and Welfare
Veneman
Senate Finance Committee
Dalmatian Proves Card to Wife in Clever Fraud Test
In Troy Michigan Donald Boyd used his dog Tareytown Boyd to apply for a department store credit card. He listed the dog as 27 year old watchdog with no Social Security or income and the card arrived promptly. The incident highlights lax credit card procedures and the potential for abuse.
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Troy, Mich
Donald L. Boyd
Boyd
Tareytown
Motor Company Financial Department
Tareytown Boyd
Two Kidnapped Girls Reunited With Father
Alan Cain, father of Tiffany Cain and Tina Cain, reunited with his daughters in Kansas City after the FBI recovered them from Liberty, Missouri. John Charles Messick was arrested. another suspect, Donald Bradford Lee Jones, remained sought. Cain described his emotions as he prepared to fly to Fort Worth to be with his family.
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Alan Cain
Alabama
FBI
Kansas City Municipal
Fort Worth
Tex
Tiffany
Jeff
Tina
Cain
C. W. Rozzell
Butler
Ala
Kansas City
Tiffany Cain
Tina Cain
Liberty
John Charles Messick
Tucson
Ariz
Donald Bradford Lee Jones
Jones
Debra Chery Cain
Carl W. Dissig
Messick
Weather outlook with clearing skies and cooler temps
Rain and thundershowers end today as skies clear tonight. Temperatures fall to lows in the 30s, with highs 52 to 62 degrees through Thursday. Northerly winds shift from 12 mph tonight to 6 15 mph later, then 15 to 25 mph with drier air and variable sunshine.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Selman Field
Monroe
Israeli Planes Hit Egyptian Positions Along Suez Canal
Israeli planes conducted a seven minute raid on Egyptian artillery and anti aircraft batteries in the central canal area after fierce clashes killed an Israeli officer and wounded three soldiers. The air strike followed by Israel in Tel Aviv warned that international efforts to protect civil aviation are failing.
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United Press International
Suez Canal
Central Canal
Tel Aviv
Ma'Ariv
Israel
Governors Open U.S. Capital Meet
The National Governors Conference opens in Washington with education crime environment and federal state relations on the agenda. President Nixon delivers the keynote as governors plan meetings with congressional committees. Southern Governors press desegregation concerns while others seek policy unity.
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Washington
Brartuficon
Capitol Hill
Spiro T. Agnew
Rockefeller
John Love
Glad You Asked That column debuts in Monroe News-Star
The Monroe News-Star announces a new feature column titled Glad You Asked That. Readers are invited to turn to page 7A for the biweekly questions and answers about top personalities in the United States with fresh installments on Wednesdays and Fridays.
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United States
Monroe
News-Star
Neighborhood Plan Okayed In Rapides Parish Schools
Judge Edwin Hunter in Lake Charles approved Rapides Parish neighborhood pupil assignment plans, aligning with a Monroe city ruling. The plan, in effect since September, allows majority to minority transfers and sets a 2 to 1 teacher ratio to student ratio as desegregation proceeds. The School Board plans to close schools briefly to implement the desegregation plan.
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Alexandria
Edwin Hunter
U. S District Court
Lake Charles
Rapides Parish
Ben C. Dawkins
Monroe
Sthe
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Orange County
Fla
Hunter
Rapides
Supreme Court rules one man one vote for school boards
The High Court, in a 5 to 3 decision, says elected school board members must come from districts with equal population. Justice Black asserts this extends the 14th Amendment equal protection to local boards with broad powers, including taxes, school discipline, contracts, and bonds. Dissenters include Justice Harlan, joined by several colleagues. The ruling centers on the Kansas City metropolitan junior college district where three of six trustees represented a population split.
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Southern Governors’ Conference
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Head of Freedom, Inc
Supreme Court
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Washington
Hugo L. Black
Black
Kansas City
Jackson County
Clay County
Missouri
Justice Bilaik
Justice Harlan
Boards of Trustees of
Missouris Junior College
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