Baptists Approve Peace Statement At Convention
Fifteen thousand delegates of the Southern Baptist Convention approved a watered down peace statement on Vietnam. The vote followed a debate between factions favoring preaching over social action and included a added sentence stressing just and honorable peace without withdrawing forces. The convention reelected Rev. Dr. H Franklin Paschall as president and adopted a $26.7 million budget.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Southern Baptist Convention
Vietnam
Christian Life Commission of the Baptist Convention
U.S
Harold Cofite
Westminister
Calif
H. Franklin Paschall
Nashville, Tenn
Two Enlistments Reported Here
The U S Air Force Recruiting Office in Monroe announces two enlistments for the week of May 29 to June 2. Charles Franklin Whitworth of Bastrop and James Oliver Fenceroy of Rayville are attending Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas.
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U.S. Air Force Recruiting Office
Monroe
Charles Franklin Whitworth
Bastrop
James Oliver Fenceroy
Rayville
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Gen McCown of Ruston Receives Thailand Duty
Gen Hal D McCown of Ruston heads to Bangkok to command U S Army personnel in Thailand succeeding Maj Gen Richard Stilwell who moves to Fort Hood Texas Stilwell leads the 1st Armored Division McCown a Little Rock Ark native is married to Merlae Harmon of Ruston with family home there since 1942 His wife and two daughters will accompany him to Thailand while three sons stay in the United States He spent five years in the Pentagon and helped build up U S forces in Vietnam since 1965 66 He returned to Ruston this week after arriving home Sunday
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Ruston
Thailand
U. S. Army
Hal D. McCown
Gen. McCown
Little Rock
Ark
Merlae Harmon
Bangkok
States
Pentagon
U. S
Vietnam
Rust
Boggs Reported Candidate For Supreme Court
New Orleans UPI report says House Democratic Whip Hale Boggs is being considered for Justice Tom Clark’s Supreme Court seat. WDSU cites a Tulane law class document backing Boggs, noted as a moderate liberal target in Louisiana politics.
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New Orleans
UPI
WDSU
Hale Boggs
Tom Clark
U. S. Supreme Court
Boggs
Tulane University Law School
Washington
Louisiana
Appropriations Bill Approved By Legislature
The legislature passes the $1.14 billion general appropriations bill for 1969 with House and Senate approval after conference committee review. Gov. McKeithen may veto individual items amid a reported $1.5 million deficit and overtime pay changes for emergencies.
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News-Star Legislative Service
Baton Rouge
House
Senate
McKeithen
Joint
House Committee
Orleans
Adrian Duplantier
Duplantier
Danny Roy Moore
Methodists Back Move To Absorb Negro Churches
In Shreveport Louisiana the Louisiana Methodist Conference approved dissolving the all Negro Central Jurisdiction by a 264 to 189 vote. The region had encompassed five white jurisdictions and this move follows regional votes on church merger plans.
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Shreveport
Louisiana Methodist Conference
Methodist Church
Louisiana
Evangelical United Bretheren Church
Lake Charles
Central Jurisdiction
Tennessee-Kentucky
Louisiana Senate approves extra funds for alcoholism clinics and adult education
The Senate passed a budget add on of 90 000 to fund alcoholism outpatient clinics in Shreveport Monroe Alexandria and Lake Charles while debating state payroll audits of confidential investigators The executive budget now holds about 2 million more spending authority than before with 597 000 for pay raises and 900 000 for adult education Senator Montgomery urged the governor not to veto the adult education money noting Louisiana lags behind South Carolina in literacy and warning a veto would leave only 204 000 for adult education
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Homer
Senate
Shreveport
Monroe
Alexandria
Lake Charles
Moore
Louisiana
J. D. Deblieux
Baton Rouge
State Sovereignty Commission
Legislative
Deblieux
Harold Montgomery
Sen. B. B
Rayburn
Bogalusa
Sen. Montgomery
South Carolina
McKeithen
Montgomery
Duplantier
Jamar Adcock
Lawrence Gibbs
Robert Munson
Cheneyville
Norman L. Ordoneaux
Lake Arthur
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Ft. Hood
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Cullotte
Supreme Court
Governor's
City of
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Wilbur Mills
Thurgood Marshall
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Europe
17Th Infantry
Buffalo
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SONY
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Sa Siret Asi
Lawrence J. Rabin
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Sen. . C. Barham
James Smith
George Halstead
Olaf Fink
Fink
Jack Rubin, Inc
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Carl Freeland
Bobby Tidwell
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