Louisiana Teachers Meet Opens Mon roe Convention 7500 Educators
About 7,500 Louisiana educators gather in Monroe for the 75th Louisiana Teachers Association convention. LTA leaders plan sessions Monday to Wednesday at the Monroe Civic Theatre with 38 department programs and 14 states contributing speakers. Notables include Lt. Gov Aycock, Rep. Edwards, and State Supt. Dodd.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Louisiana Teachers’ Association
Fanire Ne Mawaawe Haisinan
Pees
LTA
Louisiana Educational Association
House of Delegates
Association
Monroe Civic Theatre
C. C
Taddy) Aycock
U. S
Edwin Edwards
Crowley
Richard Guidry
Galliano
James W. Moore
Louisiana Highway Commission
William J. Dodd
James H. Davis
James Stafford
Franklinton High School
Association of
ACT
Sidney A. Seegers
Virginia Melton
Ferriday
Executive Council
U. S. Living costs rise. meat prices dip at grocery
The Labor Department reports a 0.4 percent rise in the consumer price index for October, driven by higher cars and housing. Food prices fell 0.6 percent, led by declines in meat and vegetables, while overall grocery costs remained 49 percent above a year earlier. Real earnings fell as average pay dropped to 116.94 dollars weekly.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Joel Popkin
Bureau
Popkin
Stock Averages Slide Lower In Trading Session
New York stocks eased in early trading as the Dow Jones average of 30 industrials dropped to 827.75 by 1 p.m., down 3.43 points after tumbling 4.56 earlier. The market’s slide slowed from Thursday’s pace but remained negative.
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New York
U S Plans Okinawa Return To Japanese Rule In 1972
Washington reports the United States reached a joint agreement with Japan to revert Okinawa to Japanese administration in 1972 while retaining needed bases and reserving a nuclear weapons option only for emergencies, as part of a mutual security framework.
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Washington
United States
Okinawa
Japan
Nixon
Eisaku Sato
Tragedy On Rainy Night Sees Wrecker Help Mrs Kidd
Mrs Doyle Kidd of White Columns Road West Monroe faced a mudbound setback while starting a mothers march for muscular dystrophy. A nearby wrecker gave a reduced fee after learning her cause. Capt Robert Donaldson WAC officer from New Orleans will visit Northeast Louisiana State College Monday and Tuesday to interview women students about WAC Direct Commission and College Junior Programs in the Student Union Building from 8 am to 4 pm.
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Doyle Kidd
White Columns Road
West Monroe
Robert Donaldson
Women's Army Corps
New Orleans
Northeast Louisiana State College
WAC
River Stage Change Report for Camden Monroe
River stages show a rising trend with Camden at 1.6 and Monroe at 1 rise. Present stage 15:2 and 14.6 readings indicate ongoing flood conditions on River Street.
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Camden
Monroe
Apollo Crew Declines Early Trip Home
Houston reports Apollo 12 mission control rejected an early return to Earth though the crew would have faced longer isolation in the Lunar Receiving Laboratory if they landed earlier. Commander Conrad and Lunar Module pilot Bean preferred sticking to the flight plan as mission chatter described a clear, moonlit view from the Space Center.
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Bean
Space Center
Buh
Jerry
Apollo
Charles Conrad
Gerald Carr
Carr
Pete
Conrad
Roger
Houston
Monroe Postal Facilities Are Moved Today
Monroe postal officials move to a new million dollar Post Office on Sterlington Road with operations shifting today and full service by Monday. The old Grammont and Jackson facility and Ouachita Station will transfer equipment. Downtown Station remains open and North Fourth Street area unaffected.
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Sterlington Road
John I. Fogleman
Monroe
Woodrow W. Hathorn
Grammont
Jackson
Ouachita
Concordia
Belia
Downtown
North Fourth Street
Hathorn and Asst
Francis J. Hayes
Civil Service Examiner
Postal Inspector
Federal Employes Credit Union
Federal Court
Hayes
Slowly Warming Trend Expected in Monroe Area
Skies will be clear to partly cloudy today tonight and Saturday with a slow warming trend in Monroe and vicinity. High near 66 today with lows 34 to 38 tonight. Saturday highs 70 to 74 with variable winds 5 to 15 mph. Drying conditions good through Sunday dew points in 20s rising into 30s Saturday. Sunshine 75 percent or more today and Saturday. No measurable precipitation through Sunday. FAA at Selman Field Monroe logged a high of 60 Thursday and a 31 degree low this morning with no precip reported.
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Monroe
Federal Aviation Agency
Selman Field
Apollo 12 Heads For Earth Today
Apollo 12 crew has spent hours photographing potential lunar landing sites in the highlands including Fra Mauro as they prepare to return to Earth. Command ship Yankee Clipper will fire its engine at 2:49 PM CST to depart lunar orbit, with splashdown in the Pacific at 2:57 PM CST on Monday, ending the mission.
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Fra Mauro
Charlies
Pete” Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Alan L. Bean
CST
Yankee Clipper Command
Clipper
Moon
Pacific
Lunar
Retired Bastrop Chief Of Police Dies Early Today
Ray Sibley former Bastrop city chief of police died at his home after an apparent heart attack he was 65 funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at Blackwell and Golden Funeral Home with the Rev C W Quaid officiating burial in Met Rouge Cemetery Sibley joined Bastrop police in 1945 was appointed chief by former Mayor George Goodwin he retired in 1965 due to health reasons a native of Natchitoches he had lived in Bastrop 28 years at death he was an employee of the Louisiana Parks and Recreation Commission he was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Bastrop Kiwanis Club and the Masonic Lodge he is survived by his widow two daughters one son one brother and one sister pallbearers named }
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Bastrop
Ray Sibley
Blackwell
Golden Funeral
C. W Quaid
Met Rouge
Sibley
George Goodwin
Natchitoches
Louisiana Parks and Recreation Commission
First United Methodist Church of
Monroe
Sharon Sibley
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Vivian Sibley
New Orleans
Shirley Sibley
Louis T. Beckworth
Roy Riles
Julius Freeman Jr
Stanley Williams
L. C. Martin
Ray Herrington
Harry Howard
Clarence Cook
Nixon Is Rebuffed On Court Nominee
The Senate rejected Judge Clement F. Haynsworth Jr. for the Supreme Court by 55 to 45, marking the sharpest rebuff to President Nixon by Congress. Republican splits shaped the result, with many uncommitted senators voting no, while White House comment was delayed. Eastland called the defeat a tragic loss for America as the country faces a balance question on the court.
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Washington
Senate
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Supreme Court
Congress
Nixon
White House
Haynsworth
4Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
John J. Parker
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Judiciary Committee
Scott
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Alan Bible
D-Nev
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Mark Hatfield
R-Ore
Henry Jackson
D Wash
Eugene J. McCarthy
Dminn
Robert W. Packwood
John O. Pastore
D-R.l
Charles H. Percy
R-Hl
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
James O. Eastland
Dmiss
Senate Judiciary Committee
America
Eastland
Herbert Hoover
John J Parker
Five Refuse Answers At Senate Probe
Washington AP three Army sergeants and an American couple invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused questions on alleged kickbacks and black market money in Vietnam. Senate committee chair Ribicoff said illegal currency may have reached Red China. Hanover Bank officers denied knowledge of code named conduit Prosumeen used for illicit funds. Ray and Isabel Evans earlier ran a business linked to Army club systems in Vietnam.
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Washington (Ap
Vietnam
Abraham Ribicoff
Senate
Red
China
Hanover Bank of New York
Prosumeen
Ray
Isobel Evans
Army Club
Senate rejects Haynsworth for Supreme Court seat
The Senate cast a 55 to 45 roll call against Clement F. Haynsworth Jr. for the associate justice position. The roll call split across party lines, with 26 Republicans and 19 Democrats voting for confirmation, while 38 Democrats and 17 Republicans opposed or abstained, reflecting a sharp political divide on the nomination.
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Washington
Senate
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Supreme Court
Allen
Ala
Byrd
W. Va
Eastland
Miss
Ellender
Anderson
N.M
Band of Ind
Bible of New
Burdick
N.D
Cannon
Nes Church of
Scott
Smith
Maine
Williams
Del
Richland Woman Death Believed To Be Foul Play
Richland Parish deputies investigate the death of 39 year old Mrs. Johnny Garland found at the foot of her stairs near Girard. Officials expect foul play and an autopsy is planned as the husband alerted authorities. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Rayville Funeral Service.
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Rayville
Richland Parish
Johnny Garland
Girard
Sheriff's Department
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U.S
Twin Cities
Earth
Lunar Highlands
C. F. Haynsworth
Army
Sgts
James Givens
Billy J. Duggard
Ted Dickerson
Ervin
N.C
Gravel
Alaska
Fulbright
Ark
Holland
Fila
Hollings
S.C Jordan
Long
McClellan
Randolph
Russell
Richland
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