Ethics tightens urged after Buquet conflict ruling
Baton Rouge attorney Carlos Spaht recommended to Gov. McKeithen legislative changes to strengthen the state ethics code. He cited the A. J. Buquet court ruling overturning a move to oust a Wild Life and Fisheries Commission member who leases state oyster beds. Spaht noted the case exposed potential conflicts when officials act as both lessee and lease decision maker.
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Baton Rouge
Carlos Spaht
John McKeithen
Code of Ethics
A. J. Buquet
First Circuit Court of Appeal
Houma
Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
McKeithen
Louisiana Commission On Governmental Ethics
Buquet
Ethics Commission
Spaht
LSU Checks On Petition For Ouster Of Director
A petition signed by 310 of 454 foreign students at LSU Baton Rouge asks for the removal of Dr. Andrew Yarrow as program director citing contempt and disinterest. Yarrow blames understaffing and policy changes, while officials say the matter will be reviewed.
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Yarrow
William Pitcher
LSU
Board of Supervisors
United States
University of Miami
Ghana Expels Soviet and Chinese Advisers After Coup
Planes load with Russians and Chinese advisers depart Ghana as authorities remove foreign technical staff following Kwame Nkrumah ouster. Troops guard the airport while customs and immigration clear the exodus. Soviet numbers cited range from 250 to 1,000 depending on source.
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Accra
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana Airways
Nkrumah
G.N. Rodionov
Krumah
Plutonium Scattered After Palomares B52 Crash
The United States confirms some plutonium and uranium from a nuclear bomb parts were scattered near a B52 crash site in Palomares Spain forty four days earlier. State Department says no health hazard evidence. In Chicago the Illinois Athletic Commission cancels March 29 heavyweight title bout Cassius Clay versus Ernie Terrell.
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Washington
United States
Palomares
Spain
State Department
Chicago
UPI
Ilinois Athletic Commission
Cassius Clay
Ernie Terrell
Man who saved money now called a wonder
Humorous quip notes the shift in language from calling a saver a miser to praising frugality as a wonder. The line reflects changing attitudes toward thrift and money management.
Johnson Seeks Cabinet Post and Highway Safety Funds
President Johnson asks Congress to create a Department of Transportation and to provide 700 million dollars for a six year highway safety program and 200 million for a supersonic transport project with flight testing planned by 1970 and production by 1974. He also urges tire safety standards and coordinated transport measures.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Department of Transportation
12Th Cabinet
America
State of the Union
House Group To Decide On Draft Probe
Rep. L Mendel Rivers heads the House Armed Services Committee which will hear Lt. Gen Lewis B Hershey and decide on a possible draft probe. GOP members urge quick action citing Viet Nam manpower needs and inefficiencies in the Selective Service system. Hershey notes delays are necessary for accuracy and says Congress should inspect laws implementation.
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Washington (Ap
L. Mendel Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
Lewis B. Hershey
Rivers
Hershey
Congress
Ogden Reid
New York
Viet Nam
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Mumps Contagion At Home
The Parkersons of 1902 Myrtle St. battle mumps in a family spread with an 11 year old yet to contract the illness. Saint Patrick's Day March 17 brings Monroe Rotary Club Ladies Night with dinner at the Paragon Club.
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James R. Parkersons
Mrs. Parkerson
Myrtle St
Parkersons
Saint Patrick's Day
Monroe Rotary Club
Paragon Club
United States Sets 1974 Goal for Supersonic Transport
President Johnson outlines a plan to have a 2000 mile an hour civilian SST in commercial service by 1974 along with a prototype phase funded at 200 million dollars for design competition economic studies and initial construction. The goal follows Concorde’s expected 1971 certification and aims to keep U S leadership in aerospace.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Congress
Weather Outlook: Cloudy Skies with Scattered Showers
The forecast calls for cloudy skies through Thursday with possible showers tonight and Thursday. Warmer temps today and tonight, highs near 65 to 70 and lows around 46 to 49. Tuesday’s Twin Cities high reached 63 with a morning low near 49.
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Eas
Twin Cities
Marines Battle Viet Cong Off Hue Canal Front
Marine units near Phu Bai faced a large Viet Cong force in a late day engagement while air forces conducted widespread bombing of storage areas and troop concentrations around Bien Hoa Phuoc Tuy and along routes between the 17th Parallel and Vinh.
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South Viet Nam
da Nang
Phu Bai
U.S
Air Force
Bien Hoa
Guam
Phuoc Tuy
U.S. Air Force
Navy
North
Viet Nam
17Th Parallel Demilitarized Zone
Vinh
Louisiana PSC Studies Intrastate Rates For Southern Bell
Chairman John S. Hunt announced the Louisiana Public Service Commission is reviewing Southern Bell Telephone Company intrastate rate structures. The inquiry focuses on long distance charges, basic business and residential rates, and company costs including those from last fall's hurricane. In 1965 PSC actions cut Louisiana user costs by over 700000 annually, benefiting thousands with lower evening and weekend rates. PSC says Louisiana rates remain among the lowest in the nation and aims to protect the public interest as growth continues.
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John S. Hunt
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Louisiana
Hunt
Southern Bell
Public Service Commission
South
Commission
New Satellite Sends First Cloud Photos
ESSA 2, America's new weather satellite, transmitted high quality cloud images over the eastern United States from its 25th orbit after launch from Cape Kennedy. Goddard Space Flight Center officials reported initial pictures of Hudson Bay Great Lakes area and Florida coast as Vice President Humphrey observed.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Essa 2
United States
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt
Hudson Bay
Great Lakes Area
Florida
Atlantic Ocean
Hubert H. Humphrey
Goddard
Leathernecks Origin Tied to 1805 Leather Collar
The Marines earned the nickname leathernecks after 1805 when a thick leather collar was added to their uniform to protect the neck in battle and serve as a distinctive mark of the corps.
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U.S
Young Boys More Kindly Than Girls in Grade Study
UCLA researchers report first graders split into two sex based clubs showed girls were more exclusionary toward newcomers while boys appeared kinder. Dr Norma Feshbach led the experiment involving 84 children to compare behavior between sexes.
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University of California At Los Angeles
Norma Feshbach
End Of Year Viet Nam Troop Levels Seen Near 359,000
Washington sources report that U S troop commitment in South Vietnam could reach about 359 000 by year end as diplomats warn escalation by North Vietnam could reshape plans. They note logistics limit rapid growth and China’s stance remains a key unknown.
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Washington
UPI
South Viet Nam
United States
Viet Nam
Johnson
William C Westmore
U.S
China
Peking
Africa
Latin America
Indonesia
Pentagon plans surge of doctors for Viet Nam service
The Pentagon aims to raise doctors in Viet Nam from about 600 to nearly 1,000 within a year. A draft of 2,496 physicians for Army Navy and Air Force beginning in July was requested, with 900 male nurses also sought. Current totals include 405 Army, 150 Navy, 45 Air Force doctors in Viet Nam and roughly 72 aboard Navy ships.
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Viet Nam
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense Department
Armed Services
U.S
Hawaii
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Guam
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