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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1968
Page
1
The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Iberville Parish Sheriff Jes sel Ourso is entitled to a jury trial in his removal actions. It overruled Judge Daniel Kimball, ordered recall of the denial, and remanded for trial on the merits amid charges of corruption, intimidation and coercion.
The court held 7 to 2 that the 1866 civil rights law bars all racial discrimination in sale or rental of property, applying to private as well as public action. Justice Stewart said Congress meant what it wrote, with Justices Harlan and White opposing.
West German Cabinet seeks options to counter a new East German travel squeeze on West Berlin and the western zone. Kiesinger may visit Washington as Parliament weighs responses. Brandt warns protests alone won't solve it. Unity Day is observed amid concerns over passports visas taxes and overland travel costs.
The Magnolia State Peace Officers Association of Louisiana opened a four day convention at the Frances Hotel in Monroe with registration and a 10 am meeting led by state president Sgt. John C. Raphael. Chief James C. Kelly Jr of Monroe Police was to address delegates, with sessions to cover organizational business and planned talks by Monroe officials and state representatives on Tuesday and Wednesday. A Dance and Ball at Heads Paladium will cap the event with officers to be elected and resolutions to be approved.
A lighthearted quip notes that what one lawmaker calls waste is often spending in another member's district. The joke emphasizes regional spending priorities and political perceptions without targeting individuals directly.
Doctors at Walter Reed Army Hospital report former President Dwight D. Eisenhower is alert and in good spirits after a major heart attack Saturday night. Officials say vital signs remain stable with no further pain and no signs of heart failure. Family members, including Mrs Eisenhower and John, have visited as doctors treat this major attack with caution.
Margaret Breard vale dictorian of St Frederick High School received the annual Reader's Digest Association award for students showing leadership promise through successful school work. Rev Fr Warren T Larroque, principal, announced the award. Miss Mary Spatafora of 3310 Webster St Monroe checked into St Francis Hospital over the weekend. she says it is nothing serious and visitors are welcome.
Eighteen year old Jerry Lynn Peck of Bastrop is charged with first degree murder for the fatal shooting of his 20 year old brother Pvt Larry W Peck near Lake Charles. Pvt Peck died at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital after a Friday afternoon shooting following a car fight involving two other soldiers, Pvt John L Seymore of Morrillton Ark who was wounded. The car was reported stolen in Little Rock and a large quantity of beer found inside. Funeral services for Pvt Peck are planned for Tuesday at First Pentecostal Church in Bastrop.
Lightning struck the Southside Baptist Church steeple during a Sunday electrical storm. Investigators said the bolt caused a fire that burned the new sanctuary and part of the educational wing. No injuries were reported.
River gauges show Camden at 17.7 feet with a fall of 7. Monroe records 41.9 feet and no listed change. Flood presence remains indicated at Camden while Monroe status not listed.
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Alabama cannot deny welfare aid to children solely because their mothers have extramarital relations. The decision interprets the Aid to Families with Dependent Children law to require a legal duty of support, not merely a noncustodial partner's presence. The ruling allows states to consider other factors like parental suitability under federal amendments.
Paris reports say the Sorbonne, symbol of student revolt, was cleared by gendarmes Sunday after a monthlong occupation. UNEF pledged peaceful action, while workers at Renault vote to return with a 10 percent raise by Oct 1. Pompidou urged a strong legislative majority to push reforms.
The Supreme Court denied permission for railroads to cut freight rates to fend off truck and barge competition. The 8-1 decision, aligning with the Interstate Commerce Commission, rejects using out of pocket costs as a basis for rate reductions. The court warned such a formula could provoke ruinous competition and violate federal law and national transport policy. The ruling centers on how to measure costs in rate setting.
American jets shot down seven Soviet made Mi-4 helicopters used to haul ammunition into DMZ artillery bases in South Vietnam. North Vietnam escalated the war by deploying choppers south of the Ben Hai River for the first time, with about 20 helicopters reported near the DMZ. Two swift boats were sunk by DMZ fire, with five crew missing and two rescued.
McBroom of Monroe was named to the state sovereignty commission on Monday, succeeding John B. McKinley as his term expired. Secretary of State Wader Martin Jr. also announced commissions to East Hodge officials Mayor Harry Mims and four aldermen plus the village marshal.
Johnnie Wilden sought news of Hugo Vihlen and his six foot craft as a small flotilla tracked his Atlantic crossing. Off Cuba near Cay Lobos the couple reported him in good condition with no aid, while Johnnie planned to drop a note in a bottle.
The Supreme Court, in a divided decision, refused to bar jailing chronic alcoholics for public drunkenness. Justice Marshall noted lack of medical consensus on alcoholism as a disease and warned against returning vulnerable individuals to the streets after a brief jail term. Chief Justice Warren and others joined. four dissented.
A weather summary notes scattered thundershower activity through Tuesday, mainly in the afternoons, with partly cloudy skies today tonight and Tuesday and high temperatures around 88 to 90 degrees. Lows near 68 to 74, dewpoints in the 60s, and 40 percent sunshine today increasing to 60 percent Tuesday. Measurable rain chances 4 percent in afternoons and 20 percent at other times, with rainfall of a quarter to a half inch. Winds 5 to 12 mph.
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