LSU Board Makes ROTC Voluntary At LSU
The LSU Board of Supervisors voted 9 to 4 to suspend compulsory ROTC for two years, establishing a voluntary program beginning with the 1969 70 academic year. The move, sparked by campus unrest and SDS influence concerns, keeps ROTC off prerequisites for graduations after 1969 70.
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Voluntary Reserve Officers Training Corps
Students For A Democratic Society
LSU
Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy
Percy Roberts
Baton Rouge
Roberts
Student Liberal Foundation
SDS
SLF
Justices Rule Sole Surviving Son Exemption Applies
The U S Supreme Court unanimously reversed a three year prison term for Jack McKart 26 ruling he could remain exempt from the draft as the sole surviving son after his mother’s death The decision by Justice Thurgood Marshall allows limited court review of induction orders in such cases and clarifies Congress intent to avoid extinguishing the male line while recognizing wartime sacrifice.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Chicago
Jack McKart
McKart
Selective Service
MecKart
Marshall
Congress
Walker Denies Budget Cut Agreement At State Meeting
Northeast Louisiana State College President George T Walker says no agreement was reached on proposed budget cuts after a meeting in Baton Rouge with Gov. John J Keithen. He insists the college cannot have a reasonable budget with the 6.3 percent cut and notes other college heads did not agree.
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Northeast Louisiana State College
George T Walker
Walker
Regis College spring commencement honors Louis Chiara Jr
Louis C Chiara Jr son of Mrs Rosalie Chiara 409 Bayou Oaks Dr Monroe is among 147 graduates at Regis College 91st annual spring commencement exercises located in Denver Colorado Mrs Evelyn Terrell secretary of the West Monroe Chamber of Commerce and her husband Bob hosted weekend guests Mr and Mrs Michael Posey of Brookhaven Mississippi The weekend included fishing sightseeing trips and a Lake D Arbonne picnic
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Louis C. Chiara Jr
Rosalie Chiara
Bayou Oaks Dr
Monroe
Regis College
Denver
Colo
Evelyn Terrell
West Monroe
U S Troops Open New Drives in Vietnam War
In Saigon the U S Command announced two new offensives in northern South Vietnam aimed at capturing enemy forces and matériel. Operation Samar Plain began May 16 near Da Nang to relieve Tam Ky fighting. Operation Herkimer Mountain began May 9 near Khe Sanh. Casualties and kill ratios were reported, with 142 NVA soldiers killed overall, plus American losses.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Samar Plain
101St Airborne Division
da Nang
Tam Ky
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
United States
City sues to force property assessments at actual cash value
New Orleans seeks a Civil District Court ruling to require seven city assessors to value all real estate at actual cash value next year. Mayor Schiro says current assessments are well below true value and vows statewide impact and possible Supreme Court appeal if needed.
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New Orleans
Civil District Court
Louisiana
Victor H. Sehiro
Schiro
Louisiana Supreme Court
Orleans Parish
State Supreme Court
Justice Douglas calls Parvin probe a manufactured case
The New York Times reports Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas privately labeled an IRS probe of the Albert Parvin Foundation as a manufactured case to force his resignation. He wrote on May 12 that the strategy was to push him off the bench and that he would not yield.
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NEW York
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Internal Revenue Service
Albert Parvin Foundation
New York Times
Douglas
Foundation
the Times
Life Magazine
Abe Fortas
Louis E. Wolfson
Fortas
High Court
Wolfson Foundation
Parvin Foundation
Weather: Cloudy turn to partly cloudy Northeast Louisiana
Clouds linger in the area as thundershowers dropped 2.15 inches in the Twin Cities Sunday night. Highs around 84 to 90, lows 64 to 70, with 40 percent rain today and 40 percent Tuesday. Monroe airport logged a 86 high and 66 low with 5 to 15 mph winds. Sunshine 50 percent today and Tuesday. dew points mainly in the 60s.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Louisiana Delta Agricultural Advisory
Camden Monroe River Stages Show 3.0 Rise At Stage 26
Flood readings indicate a 3.0 rise on the Camden Monroe river at stage 26 with present change notable though exact timing and location details remain not listed.
McKeithen Faces House Budget Test in Louisiana
The Louisiana House begins item by item consideration of a $1.235 billion appropriation bill. Five and a half million is added for merit pay increases. a $100 monthly cap is set on Crowley judge Edmund Reggie’s salary for chairing a state commission. The debate focuses on restoring 63 percent cuts to balance the budget as McKeithen faces line item veto pressure and a Senate test ahead.
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Baton Rouge
House
Ford Stinson
Benton
Crowley City
Edmund Reggie
Louisiana Commission On Extension and Continuing Education
Reggie
Crowley
Human Relations Commission
Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Special Tidelands Executive Committee
Perry Branton
Shangaloo
McKeithen
Appropriations Committee
Columbia
Lantz Womack
Winnsboro
Senate
Pirates Hijack Northeast Air Lines Jet to Cuba
A Northeast Airlines jet with 20 people aboard was hijacked to Cuba by three sky pirates. The plane landed at Jose Marti Airport near Havana at 12 20 p m Radio Havana provided few details on the hijackers including nationality.
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Miami
Fla
Sky Pirates
Northeast Airlines
Cuba
Radio
Washington on Money Now Has Hands Too
A humorous note reflects on the shift from Washington’s portrait to his hands appearing on currency, noting the playful change in imagery and public perception.
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Washington
Memphis Judge Rejects Bid For New Ray Trial
Memphis judge denies James Earl Ray a new trial after ruling his guilty plea to the slaying of Martin Luther King Jr. was voluntary and in good faith. Judge Arthur Faquin Jr says under Tennessee law the plea bars postconviction remedies and appeals and Ray waived rights to seek a new trial or appeal.
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Memphis, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Arthur C. Faquin Jr
Ray
Tennessee
Faquin
W. Preston Battle
Apollo 10 splashes down near Princeton in Pacific recovery
Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas Stafford John Young and Eugene Cernan return to Earth after an eight day mission circling the moon. They land in the Pacific about 400 miles east of Pago Pago and are hoisted aboard the carrier Princeton.
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Moon
Eugene Cernan
Thomas Stafford
John Young
Princeton
Pacific
America
Pago Pago
United States
Europe
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
John W. Young
Eugene A. Cernan
Stafford
Young
Cernan
Earth
Navyman
Sick Bay
Stock Exchange Trading Moves In Narrow Range
The stock market traded in a narrow range in moderate volume as investors acted cautious and sidelined. The Dow Jones averaged 948.29 at 1 pm, up 0.84, amid a lack of stimulus and a waning enthusiasm among brokers and traders.
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Stock Exchange
New York
Stock indices hover as industrials dip and tech gains
The Associated Press stock list on page 8B shows the noon average at 337.9, down 4. Industrials and rails fall while utilities stay steady. Loew's Theatres rise, Chrysler gains, GM slips, IBM and Xerox modestly advance, with steel, electronics, and utilities weaker.
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Associated Press
Loew's Theares
Chrysler
General Motors
IBM
Xerox
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Los Angeles
Barnard L. Collier
Albert Parvin
Parvin
Camden Monroe
Edgar Coltharp
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John J. McKeithen
Memphis
Bren
Japan
Australia
North Pacific Ocean
Equator
Solomon Also
Samoa
South Pacific
Guam
New Guinea
Axe
Islands
Honolulu
Giants
Stor
HP Johnson Electromatic
FORD
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