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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1968
Page
2
The Supreme Court rules that police may stop and frisk without probable cause when questioning a suspect on the street, if handled narrowly to protect officers and the public. The decision allows evidence seized during such stops, while stressing limits and the need for reasonable suspicion.
Stratford Ont AP opens the 16th annual Stratford Drama Festival with a star crossed pair whose romance is marred by a weak Juliet and a thin voiced Romeo. Director Douglas Campbell overdoes pacing and staging, while Kenneth Pogue and Bernard Behrens deliver clearer, steadier performances amid costly period styling and distracting spectacle.
In Baton Rouge two Shreveport area bills face votes today. One by Sen. John W. Montgomery would allow Bossier Parish voters to decide on horseracing and betting, previously delayed for printing. A separate bill would make LSU at Shreveport a four year school, subject to higher education coordination by the Legislature.
Winnfield Special The Winn Parish School Board awarded Auto-Lee Associates of Winnfield the fencing equipment bid for West Side Elementary School at 1816.62 dollars. Four bids for a panel truck were opened, with Max Thieme Chevrolet submitting the low bid at 2418.63 dollars. The board also accepted a proposal from Winnfield Bank and Trust Co. and Winn State Bank to place school funds in a six month time deposit at three fourths of the current Treasury bill rate.
In Saigon a string of Viet Cong rockets struck early morning streets killing an elderly amah and a Vietnamese woman. The carnage extended to Kennedy Square and Gia Long Street with multiple injuries and a decapitated body restored by emergency crews while bystanders and American soldiers helped.
Grambling College runs two three week workshops led by Dr. Lamore Carter and Miss Juanita Robinson. The Psychology of the Mentally Retarded guides teachers and analyzes materials for such programs while Improvement of Speech for the Mentally Retarded studies classification and characteristics of the handicapped child and provides individual assistance procedures. Each session offers three hours credit.
The portrait of the late Monroe jurist Judge Charles Schulze was unveiled in Schulze Dining Hall at Northeast Louisiana State College. Descendants attended, including four daughters and a son unable to attend. The portrait, gifted by Schulze’s descendants, was unveiled by President George T Walker who praised the Schulze name on the college building.
MOBILE AL March AP an oil industry leader urged renewed wildcat drilling to rebuild a healthy petroleum sector Harold M McClure Jr president of the Independent Petroleum Association of America spoke for the Interstate Oil Compact Commission noting a 40 percent drop in wildcat wells from 1956 to 1967 and warning of a domestic oil famine if foreign dependence continues He cited 1967 discovery wells totaling 544 and indicated early 1968 signs point to increased independent wildcat activity and stressed the need to locate new fields through vigorous exploration across oil states chaired by Governor John J McKeithen with Alabama hosts the commission seats include Kentucky Mississippi and Louisiana
Eleven mallard ducklings caused a disturbance on a suburban Barking street police report. Officers detained them at the station while awaiting their mother to be located and reunite with the brood.
West Monroe Board of Aldermen schedule two meetings with bids due for nearly 2.0 million dollars in bonds for capital improvements and a regular monthly session to follow. The city aims to issue 1.3 million in utility revenue bonds and 795 thousand in public improvement bonds to fund a first sewage treatment facility near the Olin oxidation system. Mayor Hatten says bids may be rejected but low-interest offers are likely, backed by strong ratings from Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s to secure the lowest rate.
Washington Rockefeller outlines a campaign pledge of new leadership for a new America as he moves to overtake Nixon in the Republican race. He argues old politics fail to meet change and cites Kennedy's death as a call to action while promising to carry forward a mission to restore direction and purpose in national life.
Two balloonists on an 80 mile flight from Blackpool landed near Kirkham open prison after losing gas. Guards rushed in suspecting an escape attempt, but the pair explained they were blown off course and needed to land.
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