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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1971
Page
6
Northeast Louisiana and adjacent areas expect partly cloudy skies with warm to hot temperatures through Saturday. Highs are in the 90s to upper 90s, lows 70 to 76. Thunderstorms are possible mainly in the afternoon or evening, with varying humidity and light southerly winds.
Local attorneys present a status update on high interest court cases in the Twin Cities area. Topics include Ouachita Parish school board reapportionment and six member boards with appeal to the Fifth Circuit, a U S Marine Corps v City of Monroe land dispute near Bernstein Park, Showtown USA drive-in injunction becoming permanent, Wilhite Subdivision civil decision pending, and related district court activity in Monroe with Judge Lassiter presiding.
Ouachita Parish Police Jury President Huey Lenard says a resolution to establish a Parish Planning Commission will be studied at the July 12 meeting. Ward 5 juror Billy Banks chairs the committee advancing the plan amid funding debates and pending authority questions.
Louisiana State Police Captain J B Thompson warns drivers to slow down as the Fourth of July holidays approach. In Troop F this year forty five fatalities have occurred with about 61 percent on weekends. Causes cited include speeding, drunk driving, and crossing the center line. He notes June fatalities nearly double May and directs troopers to target these violations.
State Bond Commission accepted a 5.73 percent average rate on selling 34.85 million dollars in general obligation bonds. Earlier a 25.3 million dollar sale moved forward the hurricane evacuation route project in south Louisiana. Dennis had supported a 110 million dollar bond issue for the same purpose in June 1970.
The dispute over publishing Vietnam War study material pits government secrecy against press freedom. Courts diverge on whether top secret marks can censor reporting, with The Times and The Post seeking full or partial publication while the government delays. The Supreme Court faces a pivotal First Amendment decision amid ongoing legal battles.
Washington AP reports a 72-16 Senate roll call to extend the draft for two years. Democrats for included Allen Alabama Eastland Mississippi Ellender Louisiana Ervin North Carolina Gambrell Georgia Hollings South Carolina Jordan North Carolina.
In Louisiana and Alabama districts Republicans back Brock of Tennessee and Thurmond of D C while Baker of Tennessee faces opposition. Stennis Mississippi area also noted with Republican alignment.
A historical recount notes key milestones from the International Geophysical Year to Echo I. It highlights Project Mercury and Apollo 8 as well as humanity’s first lunar landing and the moon walk, marking pioneering spaceflight milestones.
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