Northeast Louisiana University to Build Music Facility
Northeast Louisiana University will begin construction on a new School of Music building funded by a $100,000 federal grant and $250,100 in bonds. The facility will serve the NLU marching and concert bands, pep bands, and district and state music activities. Lewis, Manson & Associates are the architects.
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School of Music
Northeast Louisiana University
State Board of Education
Northeast
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Sens. al
Len Ellender
Russell Long
Otto Passman
NLU
Lewis, Manson & Associates
Soviet Cruisers Head For Vietnam Signals Naval Posture
UPI reports three or four Soviet guided missile cruisers seen in or near Vietnamese waters as Washington discounts a direct naval challenge to the U S blockade of North Vietnamese ports. One cruiser with destroyers lay about 300 miles off the coast while no minesweepers were present. Defense Secretary Laird says mining could pressure Hanoi to halt the invasion. The blockade remains 100 percent effective in its first eight days.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Nixon
North Vietnam
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Indochina
Laird
Mrs. Marguerite Easterling Dies in Monroe at 82
Mrs. Marguerite Easterling 82 of 918 Jackson St. Monroe died after a long illness. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Thursday at Grace Episcopal Church Monroe with Rev. Bradley Trimble and Rev. John Arthur officiating. Burial in Old City Cemetery. Survived by husband T. G. Easterling. Memorial donations preferred to charity.
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Marguerite Lamkin Easterling
Jackson St
Monroe
Grace Episcopal Church
Bradley Trimble
John Arthur
Old City
A Man Is Boss Of His Own Home Phrase
A humorous line notes a man commands his household with confidence and discipline, joking that he rules even over guest towels. The quip highlights domestic authority as a lighthearted cultural remark.
Twin City Secretaries Prepare for National Conference
Nine Twin City women travel to New Orleans for the National Secretaries Association division meeting. Participants include Bonnie Goodman CPS, Helen Timmerman CPS, Peggy Clark CPS, Carolyn Lash CPS, Jessica Lawn CPS, Eloyce Tannehill CPS, Mary Hall, Rose Cook, and Ruth Wall. Lash competes for Secretary of the Year.
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Twin City
New Orleans
National Secretaries Association (International
Bonnie Goodman
CPS
Helen Timmerman
Peggy Clark
Carolyn Lash
Jessica Lawn
Eloyce Tannehill
Mary Hall
Rose Cook
Ruth Wall
Lash
Solons Delay Action On Funds Bill In Vocational Ed Support
Louisiana House Ways and Means Committee postponed action on a bill to divert $7 million annually to raise salaries for vocational technical teachers and boost Old Age Assistance. The funds would come from bond interest until coastal submerged land leases to oil companies begin, with federal release of about 60 square miles sought. Some members urged tax funding or other revenue sources, while others warned against spending not yet available. The panel voted 10-5 to delay action indefinitely.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana House Ways and Means
John N. John
Crowley
John
Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
US Justice Department
Claude Leach
Leesville
Leach
Carl Gunter
Deville
Blythe Tops U.S. Heat With 103 Degrees Tuesday
The National Weather Service reported the highest temperature excluding Alaska and Hawaii as 103 degrees in Blythe California on Tuesday. A colder low of 36 degrees occurred at Lakeview Oregon.
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New York
Nixon Heads to Moscow Talks Open Agenda With Soviets
President Nixon will meet at least eight times with Soviet leaders in Moscow next week as the agenda remains open. High level Soviet sources said no specific topics are set, with meetings planned for two sessions daily over four days with Brezhnev Kosygin and Podgorny. A large press contingent, 350 reporters, will cover the visit at the new Intourist hotel press center.
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Moscow
UPI
Nixon
Henry Kissing
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikolai V. Podgorny
William P. Rogers
Peking
Soviet Union
Intourist
Kremin
Seven Killed As Reds Shell U.S. Plane
North Vietnamese shells hit a U.S. Air Force C130 as it took off from Kontum killing seven Americans and wounding two others. The attack set off explosions at Pleiku and damaged ammunition dumps. Additional fighting occurred near Hue and Da Nang, with casualties reported. The Paris talks show no sign of progress amid the bombardment.
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Saigon
Kontum
Pleiku
da Nang
Hue
Bastogne
Paris
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
Louisiana House Endorses Nixon Vietnam Policy
The Louisiana House approved a resolution endorsing President Nixon's Vietnam policies by a vote of 68 to 9 with opposition from Rep. Edward Booker and several other members. The dissenters, mostly from New Orleans and Baton Rouge, argued against the war stance while most lawmakers backed the administration.
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Baton Rouge
Nixon
Louisiana House of Representatives
Edward Booker
New Orleans
Louisiana
Booker
Arthur Sour
Shreveport
House
Sour
Senate
Louis Charbonnet
George Connor
Johnny Jackson
Theodore Marchand
Frank Marullo
Dorothy Taylor
Johnnie Jones
Richard Turnley
Alphonse Jackson
Marullo
Cloudy Warm Weather Forecast for Monroe and Louisiana
The weather bureau reports partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures for Monroe through Thursday with highs in the upper 80s and lows in the lower 60s. A morning shower was noted in Monroe with 87 degrees reached Tuesday. The extended Louisiana forecast calls for upper 60s to upper 80s Friday through Sunday with widely scattered showers and a few thundershowers.
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Monroe
Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Senate Group Launches Gun Control Push
The Wallace shooting prompts Senate action as a subcommittee plans a closed session on gun bills. White House delays on proposed legislation linger, while officials confirm quick tracing of the gun used to the suspect via the 1968 act. The weapon identified as an Undercover 2 made by Charter Arms, selling for about 80 to 96 dollars.
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Wallace
Senate
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Capitol Hill
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon Administration
Treasury
Associated Press
Charter Arms
Bridgeport
Conn
Inside The News-Star Highlights and Sections
The front page section list shows Abby aC Lowman and 3C Broadway 10-A Sports. It notes 8C Classified 2D Theater and 0A Comics with Van Dellen 4C Crossword. Editorial pages, weather, horoscope and radio TV guide are also listed.
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Abby _ aC Lowman
Broadway
van Dellen
Popenoe
Radio TV
Wallace Improves After Gunshot Wounds in Maryland
Alabama governor George C. Wallace, recovering from a Monday shooting at a rally, showed progress with a comfortable night and alertness. Doctors noted intact bodily functions though leg paralysis remains. surgery will determine spinal injury. Wallace, aware of his Michigan and Maryland primary wins, expressed happiness with supporters and vowed to continue.
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Silver Spring
George C. Wallace
Michigan
Maryland
Alabama
Joseph IF. Schanno
Wallace
Washington Post
Billy Joe Camp
Post
Laurel
South
Cornelia
Charles Snider
Compromise delays school busing orders for 18 months
House and Senate conferees agreed to a provision delaying court busing orders for 18 months as part of a $20 billion higher education bill. The deal softens antibusing amendments, sets a January 1 1974 expiry, and aims to allow time for Supreme Court guidance on the Denver case expected by summer 1973.
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Washington
House
Senate
House Democrats
Carl Albert
Supreme Court
Denver
Conference
Highway Board Elects Johnson As New Chairman
Louis Johnson of New Orleans, Governor Edwards' first appointee to the state Highway Board, was sworn in and elected chairman. He replaces Lawrence Merrigan who resigned for health reasons and succeeds James Moore of Monroe. Johnson declined to discuss a possible reversal of a bank settlement and said he would study the issue.
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Baton Rouge
Louis Johnson
New Orleans
Edwin Edwards
State Highway Board
Johnson
Lawrence Merrigan
James Moore
Monroe
First National Bank of
Jefferson Parish
Senate committee OKs Gov Edwards constitutional convention bill
A Senate committee approved Gov. Edwin Edwards new constitutional convention bill on a unanimous vote after House passage. The bill would appoint 22 delegates by the governor and 15 by the legislature with one delegate elected from each of 105 districts. Critics argued for public referendum and broader participation, while amendments require ethics code, prohibit proxy voting and prevent dual roles for delegates.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
Edwin Edwards
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ed Steimel
Louisiana Public Affairs Research Council
Steimel
U.S
Edgar Mouton
Lafayette
Mouton
Fritz Windhorst
New Orleans
Petition Urges Johnston Senate Run by LSU Students
A petition signed by 2 423 Louisiana State University students urging former state Sen. J Bennett Johnston of Shreveport to run for the U S Senate will be presented at a rally tonight. Jack Scott said the names were collected on campus during the past month as part of support for a Johnston challenge to U S Sen Allen J Ellender.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
J. Bennett Johnston
Shreveport
U.S. Senate
Johnston
U.S
Allen J. Ellender
Jack Scott
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