Louisiana Leads FBLA Convention Attendance and Honors
Louisiana ranked first in convention attendance with 104 members present and nearly all 48 estates represented. West Monroe earned second largest membership, tied for second in best state recognition with Virginia, and West Monroe along with Graystone and Ruston received Gold Seal certificates. Louisiana placed third in exhibit division, Sulphur chapter fourth in parliamentary procedure, Diana Spring of Baton Rouge sixth in Miss FBLA, and Julius Combs of Natchitoches placed fourth in the FBLA contest.
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West Monroe
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Ruston
Diana Spring
Baton Rouge
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Natchitoches
Prejudice In Reverse Splits Wis Demos
Milwaukee Wisconsin Democratic Party split over alleged racial prejudice in reverse after the selection of Vel Phillips as the state national committee woman. Two party workers quit in protest, and Harry Holloway announced a primary challenge to Senator William Proxmire. Howard Meister said the move was not racial prejudice but reverse prejudice.
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UPD
Wisconsin
Democratic Party
William Proxmire
U.S. Senate
Proxmire
Vel Phillips
LaCrosse
Phillips
Marguerite Benson
5Th District
Howard Meister
Meister
Harry Holloway
Proximire
Halloway
Emancipation Day Celebration in Monroe
A day-long Emancipation Day event sponsored by the XYZ Club of Monroe opened with Frank Perkins, club president, noting trucks ferried members to Black Bayou for a fish fry and other activities. He explained the holiday is observed on June 19 in the South, with many visitors expected.
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XYZ Club
Monroe
Frank Perkins
Black Bayou
Perkins
Soa
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