Mitchell criticizes judiciary overreach and delays in justice
US Attorney General John N. Mitchell told the American Bar Association that American courts spend too much time making new law and public policy and too little determining guilt or innocence. He warned about excessive proceduralism delaying trials and eroding public confidence, urging reforms to restore the finder of fact role and ensure speedy justice.
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London
John N. Mitchell
Bar
Mitchell
United States
General Assembly of the American Bar Association
Nixon Administration
Warren F. Burger
The
Assembly
Burger
England
Nixon accepts Chou En Lai invitation to visit China
President Nixon announced acceptance of Premier Chou En Lai invitation to visit the People's Republic of China before May 1972. A White House source said the trip would occur much sooner, with talks planned with Mao Tse-tung and Kissinger aiming to normalize U S China relations for peace beyond this generation.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Communist
China
White House
Chou Ewai
Peking
United States
Chou
Henry A. Kissinger
National Security
Af A
Peking 4
Sm Kissinger
Mao Tse-tung
Communist Party
Mao Kissinger
People’s Republic of China
Chou En-lai
People's Republic of China
Washington
James C. H. Shen
Cables Cut Across Five Louisiana Areas Officials Say Deliberate
Louisiana telephone lines were severed at five sites over two days causing service outages. Officials declined to name the Communications Workers of America as responsible, noting deliberate-looking cuts in Plaquemines, St Bernard, DeRidder, Tangipahoa, and Lafourche parishes.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Communications Workers of America
Murray C. Fincher
South Central Bell
Fincher
River and Station Flood Stages Updated
River stages show Camden at 3.8 feet and Monroe at 14.0 feet with changes noted. Present fall conditions trigger updated stage readings and potential alerts for nearby areas.
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Camden
Monroe
Strikers Shut Down Two Railroads After Talks Fail
In Washington AP strikers began shutting down Southern Railway and Union Pacific after an all night Labor Department summit failed to settle work rules. Initial pickets appeared at Knoxville and Asheville and at Omaha. UTU chief Luna said bargaining continues as railroads expect full shutdown today with limited passenger service suspended.
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Washington
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
Labor Department
Cabnet
Charles Luna
Afl-Cio
United Transportation Union
Luna
Transportation
John Volpe
Lawrence Stiberman
W. J. Usery Jr
Silberman
Volpe
Southern
UTU
Oes
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Designs for Monroe City Park
Architects in Monroe consider a park theme for the block between St Francis Hospital and the Ouachita Parish Courthouse. The site already serves weary downtown workers with 14 large trees offering shade near the church activity area. In 1963 Mrs Harry Russell circulated a petition urging the Monroe City School Board to dedicate the square as a public park forever on the site of the demolished grammar school.
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City Park
Monroe
St Francis Hospital
Ouachita Parish
Harry Russell
Monroe City
Nixon China Trip Sparks Broad Political Praise
President Nixon announced a plan to visit Peking drawing swift praise and cautious skepticism across party lines. Democrats and Republicans hailed the move as a potential step toward ending the Vietnam War and opening Asia, while some critics warned it wouldn’t solve all issues. The reaction highlighted the strong support and reservations within Congress about a historic China visit.
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Washington
Nixon
Peking
Senate
Mike Mansfield
China
George S. McGovern
D-S.c
Vietnam
Asia
Sen
Optimistic Long Range Labor Picture Reports June Trends
Louisiana labor data show June employment at 47 125 down 175 from May due to seasonal education cuts, but year over year figures are up 2 100. Manufacturing adds 50 since May 1970 while overall unemployment rises to 4 225 amid schooltime workforce withdrawal.
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Monroe
Louisiana Department of Employment Security Office
Department
Instructors Attend LSU Sociology Institute Summer Program
Rayville Middle School’s Iiam Mor ris Berry and Quitman High School’s Robert Perkins Humble are among 32 high school social studies teachers from across the nation in a seven week Sociology Institute at Louisiana State University. NSF funded the program to boost sociology background and teaching methods. Three graduate courses cover basic concepts social organizations trends problems and using sociological resources in the social studies curriculum.
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Baton Rouge
Iiam
Morris Berry
Rayville
Robert Perkins Humble
Quitman
Louisiana State University
Berry
Rayville Middle School
Humble
Quitman High School
Weekend heat linger in Northeast Louisiana forecast
The Northeast Louisiana forecast shows continued hot weather with partly cloudy skies. Highs in the 90s and lows in the 70s through Tuesday, with a 30 percent chance of thundershowers today and Saturday. Humidity remains high, drying conditions variable, and sunshine strong.
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Louisiana
Academy awards in Santa Monica pick best European film
A Chuckle Hollywood brief notes the annual Academy awards venue in Santa Monica and the event deciding the best European picture for the year.
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Hollywood
Santa Monica
Europe
U S Economy Grows But Inflation Slows In Q2
Washington reports a 19.7 billion GNP rise in the April to June quarter bringing the seasonally adjusted annual rate to 1.040 trillion. Inflation slows to 4.2 percent, lowest since 1968, while real growth runs about 3.0 percent. Personal income jumps 20 billion in June mainly from retroactive Social Security payments.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
John RB. Connally
Ouachita Parish Redistricting Delayed By Appeals Court
The Fifth Circuit in New Orleans delays review of Ouachita Parish reapportionment until around October 15. The postponement threatens the November first primary, extends potential juror counts, and may force elections across 50 precincts costing about 25 thousand dollars.
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Ouachita Parish
Hammeragant
Maantima
Tmu Vue Lie
Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Edwin W. Wadsworth
Chita Parish
Appeals Court
Walter P. Gewin
Tuscaloosa, Ala
Irving L. Goldberg
Dallas, Tex
David W. Dyer
Miami, Fla
Fifth Circuit
District Court
Monroe
Pennzoil- United Gas
Monroe City
Dist. Atty
Robert Kostelka
Passman Calls for Federal Aid to Fight Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis
Congressman Otto E Passman on behalf of the Louisiana Washington delegation urged the U S Department of Agriculture to take action and requested a $1 million congressional appropriation to combat the VEE outbreak in south Texas and to fund mosquito control efforts. The statement, issued with Senators Ellender and Long, appears on page 3 B of the News Star.
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Louisiana
Washington
Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Congress
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Allen J. Ellender
Russell B. Long
Today
News-Star
Louisiana Vet Claims Vaccine Plan Bungled
Louisiana state veterinarian Dr. Frank Wheeler charged federal officials with bungling a plan to stop Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis, saying Louisiana and Texas horses face risk. He blamed a shortage of diluent and vaccine supply, noting delays in testing and vaccination across several parishes.
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Louisiana
Texas
Frank Wheeler
Mexico
Wheeler
US Animal Health Association
United States
Houston
Tex
Atlanta
Denham Springs
Stark
Grand Isle
DeRidder
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