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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1967

Page

2

Kosygin Walkout Dominates U.N. Arab-Israeli Debate

Soviet Premier Kosygin walked out as Abba Eban spoke at the U.N. General Assembly while Israel faced accusations of aggression. Johnson and Eban focused on the Gulf blockade as a pivotal war trigger, with Kosygin never naming who fired the first shot. The session highlighted Cold War tensions and shifting loyalties in the Middle East crisis.

Washington U.N Alexei N. Kosygin Abba Eban Kosygin Moscow U.N. General Assembly Israel Johnson Middle East Eban United Nations Gamal Abdel Nasser Egypt Mideast United States Britain Ethan Gulf of Aqaba Nasser Gulf Soviet Union New York General Assembly Nikita Khrushchev Khrushchev

Commission Investigates Alleged Office Impropriety In Louisiana

Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission officials say charges against a commission agent are under investigation. The dispute centers on Gillespie who allegedly brought a net to a fish fry at a home with several Negro participants. Barfield accuses improper actions by supervisors and a conflict with enforcement leadership.

Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Newellton Commission Leslie L. Glasgow W. J. Gillespie Leonard New New Orleans W. Parnell Barfield Sevie i Tensas River Barfield Glasgow Gillespie R. V. Herring LaSalle Parish Ferriday

Dedication Of Symphonic Falls Set For July 2

The Symphonic Colorfall dedication at the Monroe Civic Center moves from June 30 to July 2 at 9 15 p m to avoid the Miss Louisiana Pageant. Civic Center Director W B Lillyman says the new Miss Louisiana will attend as one of her first public appearances. Participants include Rev George Harbuck First Methodist Church Monroe officials and the former Governor and Mrs James A Noe with Mrs Noe lighting the fountain remotely.

Monroe Civic Center Civic Center W. B. Lillyman Monroe Lillyman George Harbuck First Methodist Church Commission Council of James A. Noe Noe

Nicklaus Headline Leads 23 Foreign Open Exemptions

Jack Nicklaus and 22 other foreign golfers join 50 exempt players for the British Open in St Andrews. Arnold Palmer, runner-up to Nicklaus at the U S Open, will not attend. Eight Americans are exempt from qualifying, including Gay Brewer and Dave Marr alongside Nicklaus.

ST. Andrew's Scotland UPI Jack Nicklaus The Royal and Ancient Club Nicklaus Arnold Palmer Gay Brewer Dave Marr Bobby Nichols Phil Rodgers Mason Rudolph Doug Sanders Bert Yancey

District of Columbia school desegregation ruling reshapes tracks and integration

U S Circuit Court of Appeals judge James Shelley Wright orders the District of Columbia Board of Education to abolish student tracking by aptitude tests, substantially integrate faculties, and provide busing to balance racial enrollment. The ruling, praised by Julius Hobson, could affect urban schools nationwide and directs a plan by Oct 2 to boost integration. Wright notes white funding gaps and denies equal opportunities under the current system. Hobson, a Birmingham native and SSA economist, leads ACT civil rights group.

Washington District of Columbia Board of Education James Shelley Wright U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Julius W. Hobson Hobson Supreme Court High Court Wright Capital Schools Education Board Birmingham Ala Congress of Racial Equality ACT U.S. District Court Tulane University New Orleans

Two Baton Rouge High Students Attend Summer Vocal Clinic

Two local high school students Pat Agin and Karen Solomon will attend the Eleventh Annual Summer Vocal Clinic for Outstanding High School Vocal Music Students on LSU campus in Baton Rouge. Dr. Everett Timm will direct a week of instruction for 100 students. Students are housed in university dormitories and dine at the dining hall.

Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Pat Agin William Agin S. 6Th St Karen Solomon Mikel Solomon S. 5Th St Joanne Lay Wossman High School Everett Timm LSU School of Music Miss Lay

Safety Sticker Trick Backfires

In Salt Lake City an apparent auto safety inspection sticker on Ralph Billingssly’s car turned out to be a block of green trading stamps. Officer G W Maughan impounded the vehicle after the ruse was discovered.

Salt Lake City Ralph Billingsly G. W. Maughan

Miss Louisiana Pageant Tickets Now On Sale in Monroe

Tickets are on sale at the Miss Louisiana ticket office 347 DeSiard St Monroe for the 1967 Miss Louisiana Pageant set for June 28 to July 1 at Neville Auditorium. The event features about 40 contestants led by Miss Mary Ann Mobley Miss America 1959 with visiting queens Miss Robbie Robertson Miss Ben Willis. entertainment nightly includes Miss Donna Fields Miss Tangippohoa 1966 and Miss Barbara Bollinger Miss Greater New Orleans 1966. Tickets via mail to Miss Louisiana Pageant P O Box 8 Monroe La.

DeSiard St Monroe Neville Auditorium Mary Ann Mobley Mississippi Robbie Robertson Ben Willis Donna Fields Tangipohoa Barbsara Bollinger Greater New Orleans Louisiana Linda Woods P.O. Box

Louisiana Sees Uniform 90 Degree Heat Across State

The Weather Bureau reports all Louisiana stations exceeded 90 degrees for the day and expect the pattern to continue through Wednesday. Monday peak hit 97 degrees in Monroe with many cities in the mid 90s. no rainfall reported and only isolated afternoon thundershowers possible.

Associated Press Louisiana Weather Bureau Mid - South Monroe Alexandria Baton Rouge Lafayette Lake Charles Kenner New Orleans Shreveport

Atlanta Violence Flares as Police Quell Night of Riots

Crowds of about 350 youths in a Negro neighborhood in Atlanta threw rocks at shops and police cars after Stokely Carmichael urged calm. Police fired into the air to restore order. two injured and eight arrested. Carmichael was not seen after his church speech. In Montgomery, Alabama, 12 were arrested during a Capitol march, including Rev. Richard Boone. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. urged disobedience of unjust laws.

Associated Press Atlanta Stokely Carmichael John Casserly American Broadcasting Co Carmichael Montgomery Ala State Capitol Ira DeMent Richard Boone Southern Christian Leadership Conference L. B. Sullivan Earl James Martin Luther King Jr

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