Budget Boost Sought for Louisiana Vocational Schools
Louisiana’s 31 vocational-technical schools ask the legislative budget committee to approve 1972-73 spending of 14.2 million dollars, a 1.3 million increase over the current appropriation, with over 11.4 million from state funds. Albert Robin notes waiting lists while W E Whetsone criticizes the state’s job training effort and argues for broader vocational funding.
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Louisiana
Legislative Budget Committee
Albert Robin
Vocational-Technical Schools Directors’ Association
Robin
W. E. Whetstone
Colliston
State Board of Education
Whetstone
Whestone
Whetsone
Hearing Orde r Halts Monroe School Board Elections
U S District Judge Ben C Dawkins Jr signs a temporary restraining order delaying the Monroe City School Board elections until an April 20 ruling on the at large voting plan. The order blocks certification of 14 candidates and stalls ballot publication as the suit alleges racially discriminatory effects in the current system.
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U.S. District Court
Ben C. Dawkins Jr
Monroe
Wade O. Martin
Monroe City
Henry Carroll
Robert P
Bob’ McLeod
McLeod
Municipal Democratic Executive Committee
Carroll
Central City
Bernstein Park
Panel Slashes Dock Workers Pay Increase
Washington AP The Pay Board cut a proposed 20.9 percent first year raise for West Coast longshoremen to 14.9 percent after an 8 to 5 vote. ILWU chief Bridges warned of a strike, potentially widening to East and Gulf ports, pending San Francisco statement. Boldt announced the reduced settlement and then declined further comment.
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Washington
Pacific
East
Gulf Coast
Aote
George H. Boldt
Harry __ Bridges
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Bridges
San Francisco
ILWU
West
International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
Boldt
Nixon to Address Nation on Busing
The White House announced that President Nixon will speak on radio and television at 10 p.m. to outline recommendations on the school busing issue. Press secretary Ronald L. Ziegler said the remarks will last about 10 minutes and precede a formal message to Congress Friday.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Congress
Nixon to Visit Moscow for Talks May 22
President Nixon will travel to Moscow on May 22 for about a week of talks with Soviet leaders aimed at improving bilateral relations and promoting world peace. The White House said he may stop en route for rest due to the eight hour time difference. Mrs. Nixon will accompany him, as during his 1959 trip with Eisenhower. The visit’s length is expected to be about a week, with Nixon outlining recommendations on busing in a televised address after returning to Washington.
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Washington
Nixon
Moscow
White House
United States
China
Ronald L. Ziegler
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Ziegler
McKeithen ousts Katz as Bridge Project Manager
Gov. John McKeithen ordered Ronald Katz removed as project manager for a Mississippi River bridge site study near New Orleans. The executive order cites lack of progress toward a finished report and was delivered by McKeithen’s secretary Louis S. Quinn.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
Ronald Katz
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Louis S. Quinn
McKelithen
Katz
Weather Report Notes Cold Arctic Front Across U.S.
The brief notes Alaska and Hawaii experiencing distinct conditions while Palm Springs California records a cold snap. Watertown New York reports a low of 17 degrees as a sharp drop in temperature continues to sweep the region.
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Aorima Eather
Alaska
Hawaii
Palm Springs
Calif
Watertown
N.Y
Monroe Democratic Execs Outline 1976 Election Dates
H Austin Miller, veteran chair, explains how to compute 1976 city election dates. The General Election is the first Tuesday after the third Monday in July, here July 18. Primary dates are found by counting back 74 to 84 days to a convenient Saturday.
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H. Austin Miller
City of
Severe Weather Strikes Louisiana Tornadoes Injure Youth
Storms lashed Louisiana with heavy rain, lightning, and tornadoes. In Jefferson parish houses were damaged and a trailer wrecked, while 18 year old Bowman Fetzer in Shreveport was listed in critical condition after a lightning strike at Fair Park High School.
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Shreveport
Bowman Fetzer
Fair Park High School
Louisiana
Jefferson Parish
Kenner
Westwego
Avondale
Lafitte
Barataria
Sheriff's Office
Edgerly
Jennings
Tax Revenues Rise in Monroe and Nearby Areas
Louisiana State University researchers report higher tax revenues for Monroe City, its school board, and Ouachita Parish School Board from December to January, with Monroe at a 40.1 percent rise and 23.1 percent year over year. Winnsboro also shows growth, while Lake D ardonne and Lake Bruin state parks post gains in tourist visits.
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Monroe City
Ouachita Parish
Division of Research
College of Business Administration
Louisiana State University
Louisiana Business Review
Monroe
West Monroe
Winnsboro
Quachita Parish
Ouachita Parish School Board
Local Boards Adopt Uniform National Draft Call
The Selective Service System directs 4 000 local boards to call men with lottery numbers 1 through 15 under the Uniform National Call. The April May June draft will use 1952 births 1-A or 1-A-O and 1953 births lie ahead, with further calls possible if Army quotas rise beyond 15 000. Curtis W Tarr notes uncertainty about June inductions.
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Washington
UPI
Selective Service System
Selective Service
Curtis W. Tarr
Inside The Five Sections Of A Busy Newspaper
A compact note outlines the paper’s structure with sections and page numbers including Abby Lowman Broadway Popenoe and Van Delsen names among various departments such as Classified Radio TV Comics Sports Theater Editorial Horoscope Women Jumble and Weather.
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Abby
Lowman
van Delsen
Two Americans Die In Indochina War In Week
Saigon reports two Americans killed and 19 wounded in Indochina last week, the lowest U.S. combat toll in three months. Four wounded were hurt in Laos air operations. South Vietnamese losses reached 284 killed and 698 wounded, while North Vietnamese and Viet Cong deaths were 1,025.
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Saigon
Indochina
U.S
Laos
Secrecy Probe Hits Bicentennial Plans in Congress
Washington AP report shows House subcommittee questioning why the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission can stamp documents top secret The panel questions cost overruns and hidden errors claims amid assurances from commission officials no secrecy policy exists and no stamp has been requested by the commission.
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Washington
Commission
America
William S. Moorhead
D-Pa
House Government Information Subcommittee
Jack LeVant
Mittee
Hugh A. Hall
LeVant
Commssion
Dan Buser
Moorhead
Bereaucrats
House approves $1 billion, three year drug abuse bill
The House voted 366 to 0 to authorize a $1 billion, three year federal effort against drug abuse. The measure includes Nixon’s plan for a White House antidrug office and a later national institute to assume command before the White House office expires. It funds treatment and rehabilitation programs alongside prevention.
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Washington
House
Nixon
White House
Senate
National Institute
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