Louisiana House backs right to work as Senate awaits
The Louisiana House approved a right to work bill 59 to 46, aiming to join 19 states with such laws. Supporters credited the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry for turning the issue into a priority, while opponents warned of labor influence in Baton Rouge. Gov. Edwards pledged to sign if the Senate approves.
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Louisiana
Senate
House
South
Baton Rouge
Bossier City
Walter Bigby
Ed Steimel
Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
SABI
Steimel
Archie Crosby
Oak Ridge
Jim Dimos
Monroe
John Ensminger
Lamkin
George Halstead
Ruston
Lanny Johnson
St. Joseph
Francis Thompson
Delhi
Lou Weaver
Homer
E. L. “Bubba” Henry
Jonesboro
T. W. Humphries
Shady Wall
West Monroe
SABS
Edwin Edwards
Legislature
Menace Of Cults Threatens College-Age Youth
The piece surveys religious cults in the United States, led by Moonies and others, targeting college students. It notes up to a million youths potentially in cults, with 1,000 to 5,000 groups active, and discusses parental rescues, custody issues, and the charismatic leaders' claims and finances.
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Houston
Charles Manson
Sun Myung Moon
Unification Church
Maharaji Ji
Divine Light Mission
International Society For Khrishna Consciousness
Church of Scientology
Children of God
California
Moon
Moonies
Earth
New York
Jesus
United States
Denmark
ITT Loses Saudi Open Bid On $3.5 Billion Network Deal
ITT faces a Saudi bid setback as Philips leads a consortium to expand Saudi phone lines. Continetal Telephone is named as operator. Philips invited to negotiate a $3.5 billion project while ITT stays in the running but awaits a final decision. The Saudi plan aims at rapid five year development amid a $142 billion national program.
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Washington
International Telephone and Telegraph
ITT
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Departments of Commerce and Treasury
N. V. Philips Co
Netherlands
Alawi Darwish Kayyal
Post, Telephone and Telegraph
Philips
Continental
London
King Faisal
Middle East
King Khaled
Berlenbach Stribling Bout Promises Fifteen Rounds Tonight
A blow by blow report from the News-Star building on North Second Street announces the Berlenbach Stribling boxing match. The light heavyweight title is at stake in a fifteen round bout, with Berlenbach the current holder.
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Berlenbach
News-Star
North Second Street
Right to Work Bills Readied in Louisiana House
Rep W J Cleveland tells Louisiana House the Right to Work bills aid labor by freeing workers from northern labor dictators and asks for a popular vote. The chamber fills as lawmakers set the measure to outlaw the closed union shop as a special order of the day. June 10 1966 Gemini 10 mission plans include two spacewalks and a space stand for astronaut Michael Collins with John Young as co pilot.
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W. J. Cleveland
Louisiana
House of Representatives
House
Michael Collins
Collins
Air Force
John Young
Gus Grissom
Carter Popularity Said Soft as Polls Show Carter Ahead
National and state polls through May and April place Jimmy Carter ahead of Gerald Ford by wide margins, yet pollsters warn of overestimation and softness in Carter support. Harris notes intensity gaps and possible misreads that could mislead confidence before November.
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Gerald Ford
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Louis Harris
Carter
Gallup
Ford
Middle West
Daniel Yankelovich
Time Magazine
Washington Post
California
Mervin Field
Eagleton Institute
New Jersey
Iowa
Ilowa
Nebraska
Maryland
Michigan
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Harris
Harry Truman
Harold Stassen
Vigilante Drive Surges as Citizens Seek Total Law
A rising wave of vigilante sentiment unites ordinary Americans to enforce law after rising crime. Citizens groups like the National Crime Prevention Association advocate nonviolence, while some fear a slide toward Wild Westernism as police solve only portions of crimes and costs soar.
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America
FBI
U.S
Bureau of Prisons
National Crime Prevention Association, Inc
Chicago
District of Columbia
NCPA
Postal service standardizes mail to fit machines
The Postal Service plans to standardize envelopes to a single size within two years, making it possible to mail items outside the format only at a premium. The shift aims to fix machine rendering issues seen in bulk mail handling, where many parcels are altered or undelivered.
Monroe News-Star Publication Details and Policy Note
The Monroe News-Star in Monroe Louisiana lists its publishing date, address, and staff including Chairman Robert Ewing Brown and several vice presidents and directors. It notes AP affiliation, postage info, and office advertising reps, plus a brief statement of impartial news principles and anti party politics stance.
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News Star-World Publishing Corporation
North Éth
Olive Street
Monroe
Robert Ewing Brown
Mildred Hunt Ewing
Edmund Graves Brown Jr
Robert Ewing
Patricia Ewing Mendrick
Bethel Ewing Jensen
Kenneth C. Barrenger
Temmin Hunter Brown
John D. Ewing ,Jr
Joan A. Hendrick
Y. Haller Jackson, Jr
David J. Garrett, Jr
del Ray Hill
Monroe News-Star Ic
Hiedio
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White Plains
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Congress
Continental Telephone Corp
Shreveport
Old South
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By Kevin Phillips
Washington, D.C
Owen Wister
Virginian
Julius Caesar
Cinna
Dallas
Monroe News-Star
Associated Press
Ose
Branham Company National Advertising
New Orleans
Atlanta
Detroit
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Charlotte
Gaston
Miami
Jonn D Ewing
Wilton Ewing
Robert Ewing Jr
William H Bronson
Sorensen
Jack
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Jack C. Gates Atal
Oland Silk Charles E Sever
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