Roberts Seeks Monroe Streets Post With Road-Work Experience
Monroe native C L Roberts Jr. announced his candidacy for City of Monroe Commissioner of Streets in the April 29 first primary. He cites 12 years in road construction and maintenance and vows daily crew contact, taxpayer savings, and improved secondary streets to ensure a smoother city administration.
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C. L
Buddy” Roberts Jr
Egan St
Monroe
City of Monroe
Roberts
Louisiana
Central Baptist Church
Clarence L. Roberts
State Department of Highways
Louisiana Supreme Court Reverses Ruling on Fire Chief Retirement
The Louisiana Supreme Court upheld Alexandria's right to force Fire Chief Pearly Bonnette to retire, reversing a prior decision that granted lifetime tenure to city police and firemen aged 13,000 to 250,000 population. Mayor Ed Karst wins in his long run to oust Bonnette along with two other dismissed firefighters.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Supreme Court
Alexandria
Pearly Bonette
Supreme Court
Ed Karst
Bonnette
Karst
Supreme Court lets stand rulings on long hair expulsions
The Supreme Court allowed a lower court ruling upholding school authority to expel students for hair length. The case involves students from Hobbs New Mexico and several Colorado, Oklahoma, and Utah schools. Other actions included wage-suit rights for state workers, school race-balancing steps, and a bridge construction proposal.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
U. S
Utah
Colorado
Oklahoma
New Mexico
10Th
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
The
American Civil Liberties Union
al White
Hobbs
N.M
Gregory
Randall Cranson
Lajunta
Colo
Gary Christmas
el Reno
Okla
Terry Freeman
Viewmont High School
Vyron Randall Ostler
Sunset
Davis ‘County
Charles ‘Simmons
Orem
Utah County
San Diego
Warren E. Burger
Congress
Virginia
Siciliano Named Lone Business Member On Pay Board
President Nixon named Roc co C. Siciliano former president of T I Corp and ex undersecretary of commerce as the sole business representative remaining on the revamped Federal Pay Board The four other business members resigned amid a labor walkout and a seven member all public pay board was formed. Virgil Day Robert Bassett Leonard McCollum and Benjamin Biaggini will leave the panel.
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Washington
Rocco C. Siciliano
Los Angeles
Nixon
White House
Camp David
Maryland
Gerald
Warren
Virgil B. Day
General Electric Co
Robert C. Bassett
Vertical Marketing Inc
Chicago
Leonard F. McCollum
Continental Oil Co
Benjamin F. Biaggini
Southern Pacific Co
Monroes Live Gargoyle Dog Guards Suburban Porch
Motorists on N 4th Street near Downey Lane and Rochelle Avenue glimpse a dog perched on a porch pedestal that resembles a European gargoyle. Each morning the animal sits in a half reclined stance watching traffic, a humorous local sight.
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Europe
Monroe
N. 4Th St
Downey Lane
Rochelle Avenue
Camden Monroe River Flood Stage Rises by 0.7 Feet
The Camden Monroe River reached a flood stage of 266.1 feet, rising 0.7 feet from the previous level as officials monitor rising waters. No further details on affected areas or dates are provided.
Orleans Joining In City Hearing On School Board Plan
Orleans Parish School System intervenes as friend of the court in Monroe City School Board apportionment case in Shreveport. Suit argues at large elections hinder black representation. Orleans may be affected if plan is ruled discriminatory.
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Orleans Parish
Monroe City
Shreveport
Orleans
Monroe
Bogalusa
Carroll High
Henry Carroll
Atplan
U. S
Ben C. Dawkins Jr
Ouachita Parish
Dawkins
Mack J. Spears
Monroes Board
Three Britons Kidnapped By Turkish Terrorists Near Black Sea
Three British radar technicians were kidnapped and seven colleagues tied up in Ordu province Turkey. Police found a Land Rover abandoned 105 miles away near Tokat while terrorists remained at large. The hostages were associated with a NATO aided air force radar base.
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Unye
Turkey
Black Sea
Tokat
Musa Eran
Ordu
Gordon Banner
Charley Turner
John Law
Constitutional Court
Deniz Germis
Yusuf Aslan
Huseyin
Iran
Resignation of Jack Young Submitted to Ouachita Parish Board
Ouachita Parish School System business manager Jack T. Young has submitted a letter of resignation filed March 22 to be effective April 28. He joined the system in 1958 as head bookkeeper and became business manager in 1964, with a brief earlier departure to Standard School Service Company. The board will consider applications to fill the post for up to two weeks after the next meeting.
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Ouachita Parish
Jack T. Young
Young
Northeast
Louisiana
Standard School Service Company
Birmingham
Ala
George M. Snelling
Chance Of Rain Continues Today In Northeast Louisiana
Partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures are expected through Tuesday in Northeast Louisiana per the U S Weather Bureau. A slight chance of showers or thundershowers persists today and increases tonight. Monroe Municipal Airport logged .07 inches of rain on Sunday. Sunday's high 58 and low 54. Winds south 8 to 20 mph shifting to north tonight in the northwest. Outlook through Friday calls for partly cloudy skies and cool temperatures with highs in the 60s and lows around the low 40s.
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Louisiana
U. S. Weather Bureau
FAA
Monroe
Northeast
State Health Agency Seeks Funds for Water Planning
Louisiana health officials warn of more than 55 million dollars in federal funding losses if the legislature stalls new money for water pollution control planning. Pollution expert John Trugg urged 29 281 dollars for planning as Mayors press for detailed river basin plans to unlock sewer project funding.
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Baton Rouge
State Health Department
Louisiana
John Trugg
Health Department
Legislative Budget Committee
Trugg
Feds
Lastz Womack
Winnsboro
City of New Orleans Health Department
New Orleans
State Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence
The Louisiana Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction and death sentence of Billy Ray Dillard, convicted of tying a woman inside her house and burning the building after a 1970 racial disturbance. The court found no link between Dillard's crime and the racial violence and rejected his appeal claims.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Supreme Court Today
Lake Providence
Billy Ray Dillard
Dillard
Thousands Walk Off Jobs in Belfast Protest Strike
Thousands of Protestants walk off jobs across Northern Ireland in protest of Britain's governance move. Power cuts halt trade and traffic as Ulster Vanguard leads a 20,000 strong rally outside Belfast City Hall.
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Belfast
Britain
Northern Ireland
Brian Faulkner
Londonderry
Irish Republican Army
Dublin
City Hall
Ulster Vanguard Movement
Vanguard
William Craig
Craig
Apollo 16 Crew Enters Medical Isolation at Cape Kennedy
The Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young Charles M. Duke Jr. and Thomas K. Mattingly II begin three weeks of preflight medical isolation at Kennedy Space Center to reduce illness risk before the April 16 moon launch. Backup crew and 109 authorized workers are cleared for limited access to living quarters training building and launch pad with restricted contacts.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Kennedy Space Center
Patrick Air Force Base
Chuckle notes aging markers from old social dances
A humorous line recalls aging signs with a prize won in a dance marathon and a marriage proposal in a rumble seat, hinting at nostalgia for past social rituals and shared jokes about getting older.
Local Income Tax Estimates Upper Local Tax Revision
New Orleans area tax review estimates Ouachita Parish will pay about 29.9 million in personal income taxes this year, with national figures reached by a 8.6 percent earnings rise needed to meet higher projections. The nation faces a 86.5 billion expected haul, up from last year, amid a recession with unemployment lingering.
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News - Star News
New York
Ouachita Parish
Washington
Treasury Department
State of
Louisiana
Congress
New Trial Set on Extortion Charge for Partin
Federal judge voids Partin's three antitrust conspiracy verdicts and orders a new trial on an extortion count. The Baton Rouge Teamsters official faces a third trial after mistrials in prior extortion hearings. The judge cited juror memory of alleged violent reputation and hearsay.
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Atlanta, Ga
Louisiana
Edward Grady Partin
Partin
Baton Rouge
U.S. District Court
James Battin
Billings
Mont
Battin
Georgia
Bartin
Ted F. Dunham Jr
Furse
Butte
Teamster
James Hoffa
Hoffa
Supreme Court backs cigarette TV and radio ad ban
The Supreme Court upheld the ban on cigarette advertising on radio and television. The National Association of Broadcasters and six broadcasters argued it curbs free speech and discriminates, but the court affirmed the three judge panel ruling in favor of the blackout.
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Washington
Supreme Court
National Association of Broadcasters
Justice Department
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Monroe Post
C. L. Roberts Jr
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Jack Young
Myles J. Ambrose
Ing
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State Supreme Court
Inside the ‘News-Star
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Lowman
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van Dellen
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Dunham
Teamsters
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