West Monroe High principal removed amid parish protests
A Ouachita Parish group condemns Roy Brooks and Bill DeMoss for ousting Hoyt Lee as West Monroe High principal after a board vote. The Citizens for Fair Reapportionment challenges the majority claim that West Monroe residents supported the action and calls for board reconsideration and wider input. A steering committee found no West Monroe residents who approved the move.
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West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Roy Brooks
Hoyt Lee
West Monroe High School
Brooks
Bill DeMoss
Citizens For Fair
William P. Sharp Jr
DeMoss
Lee
West
Henry) Hammonds
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT: Emerson to be released from Glenwood Hospital
James Emerson, a maintenance worker at Monroe Government Center, is to be discharged from Glenwood Hospital today per a hospital spokesman. He has been praised by City of Monroe officials for working full time at city hall despite his handicap. He was admitted Monday.
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James Emerson
Monroe Government Center
Glenwood Hospital
Emerson
City of
Monroe
City Hall
Silver Mine Fire Fatal To At Least 24
At least 24 miners died and 58 unaccounted for as a fire swept through the Sunshine Mine shafts more than half a mile underground in Kellogg Idaho. Rescue teams worked to seal shafts and locate missing workers while families waited at a Red Cross center. Governor Andrus announced state officials would pursue the cause, calling it Idaho’s worst mine disaster.
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Kellogg
Idaho
Sunshine Minine Co
Marvin C. Chase
Red Cross
Cecil D. Andrus
Boise
Andrus
Martin Peterson
Carl W. Griner
Flow Of Refugees From Hue Begins
Refugees and military deserters flowed south from Hue in one of Vietnam's largest migrations. About 200,000 people remained in Hue, 47 miles from the DMZ and 20 miles from the front, with thousands more expected to join Thursday.
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Hue
Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Phu Bai
My Chanh
Miami Beach Invites GOP Convention
Miami Beach City Council invites the Republican National Convention for August 21 to 23 and would host rent free at the convention center with exterior security by the city. The plan seeks federal backing for a 1000-member peace corps of armed forces on special duty.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Peace Corps
San Diego
Calif
Robert S. Goodman
Jerris Leonard
Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Goodman
Late Vote Totals From Indiana And Ohio Primary Results
Indiana report shows Humphrey leading with 344 470 votes(47 percent) and Wallace 306 061 (41 percent) with Mackie 85 400 (12 percent). delegates 55 for Humphrey, 21 for Wallace, 0 for Muskie. Ohio totals list Kumphrey 272 791 McGovern 259 317 Muskie 62 470 Jackson 54 439 McCarthy 15 981 with 7 858 of 12 648 precincts reporting.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Humphrey
Wallace
Mackie
Muskie
Columbus
Ohio
Kumphrey
McGovern
Jackson
McCarthy
Clearing cool weather expected in Twin Cities
A weak cold front moved into the Gulf of Mexico leaving dry air clear skies and cooler temperatures in the Twin Cities. Partly cloudy today and tonight then clear tomorrow and Thursday with highs in the mid 70s and a low near 50. Winds NE 6 to 16 mph. Monroe Municipal Airport reported 70/58 with .05 inches rain Tuesday. Fridy to Sunday forecast shows mild, partly cloudy conditions with a chance of showers Sunday and highs near 80.
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Gulf of Mexico
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Monroe
Humphrey Keeps Slim Ohio Lead In Tight Primary
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey clung to a narrow Ohio lead as the Democratic primary faced a new hurdle with a lawsuit filed in Cleveland. Thomas Shaunessy seeks to invalidate Cuyahoga County results and force a redo while McGovern sensors gain. Ohio delegates remain at stake amid delayed tallies.
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Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
George 8
McGovern
Ohio
Cuyahoza County
Cleveland
Thomas Shaunessy
Cuyahoga
Humphrey
Indiana
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Cuyahoga County
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Frank Mankiewicz
South Dakota
Mankiewicz
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
Miami
Inside The News-Star 3 Sections 38 Pages Preview
The newspaper highlights its three sections and thirty eight pages including classified ads radio television comics sports theater and weather coverage. Names such as Abby Lowman Broadway Popenoe and Van Dellen appear in the readable edge notes.
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Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Hoover Eulogized By Chief Justice at Capitol Rotunda
Under the Capitol, J Edgar Hoover lay in state as Chief Justice Warren Burger delivered a eulogy praising the FBI director who led the agency through crises. Attended by Senate members, the Supreme Court, the Cabinet, and lawmakers, the service marked Hoover’s nearly five decades as FBI chief.
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Warren E. Burger
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Washington
Hoover
Warren F. Burger
Burger
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Capitol
Catafalque
Abraham Lincoln
Nixon
Federal Bureau of Investigtion
Notunda
Carl Albert
Ronald Reazan
California
Rotunda
Warren Ef, Burger
Turkish Jetliner Hijacked to Bulgaria by Four Men
An Istanbul to Sofia flight with 61 passengers was seized by four gunmen and diverted to Sofia Bulgaria. Bulgarian officials reported the hijackers talked with Turkish diplomats after landing and threatened to blow up the plane if approached.
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Bulgaria
Istanbul
Turkey
BTA
Sofia
Anatolia
Ad Seeking Match Sparks Political Party Snap
A humorous classified style line states a young Republican seeks a meeting with a young Democrat. It hints at a cross party encounter in a cheeky, light hearted notice. No further details or names are provided.
Bank Settlement Accepted By Board
The Louisiana Highway Board chairman announced the department has accepted 188,931.40 dollars from First National Bank of Jefferson Parish as a settlement over idle funds deposits. The board says the deal preserves state taxpayers’ best interests and will not be reopened.
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Baton Rouge
State Highway Board
Theighway Department
Jefferson Parish
Board of Highways
Director of
Highways
Louisiana
Christian Vfaser
FE. W. Gravelet
Point A la Hatche
N. P. Himbert
Moore
Highway Department
Phillip K. Jones
Guste
Wall Street Blast Kills Seven Atop Pine Street Skyscraper
A steam pipe blast on the 36th floor of General Public Utilities at 80 Pine Street in Manhattan kills seven and injures at least a dozen. Fire officials describe the scene as grisly with victims scorched by high pressure vapor. Bellevue Hospital disaster unit and Mayor Lindsay respond to the incident.
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New York
Wall Street
General Public Utilities Corp
Pine Street
Fire Department
Robert Perez
Bellevue Hospital
John V. Lindsay
City Hall
Lybrand
Ross Bros
William Kuhns
Beekman
Bellevue
General Public Utilities Service Corp
Price Commission Orders Macy's and Armco to Cut Prices
Washington RP The Price Commission ordered Macy's department stores and Armco Steel Corp to reduce prices for violations of price regulations. Macy's must cut margins to acceptable levels or refund overcharges to match last year’s price freeze. Armco was found to raise prices without permission and must cut Machinery and Equipment Division prices to freeze levels and issue direct refunds.
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Washington
The
Price Commission
Macy's Department Stores
Armco Steel Corp
R. H Macy & Co, Inc
New York City
Armco
U S To Survey Saigon s Needs
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird ordered a high level team to Vietnam to assess Saigon s military needs. The mission will evaluate what the South Vietnamese require to blunt the Communist invasion and what supplies U S troops may need to protect themselves.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Vietnam
Saigon
Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedheim
U.S
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
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