Louisiana Higher Ed Salaries Urgently Called For By Teachers
The Louisiana Teachers Association urged Governor McKeithen and the legislature to raise salaries in higher education to regional levels. The Monroe meeting endorsed a seven-point comparison showing Louisiana lagging on full professors associate and assistant pay and instructor minimums, warning of high turnover. Aimed reforms include a new salary schedule and funding, plus tenure improvements and a 1970 salary study.
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Bob Carroll
Department of Higher Education
Louisiana Teachers Association
Monroe City Court
John S. Garrett
Howard McCollum
Northwestern State College
Louisiana
McCollum
LTA
John McKeithen
State Superintendent of Education
Presidents of Colleges and Universities
Council On High
Er Education
State Board of Education
LSU Board of Supervisors
John Mitchell
University of Southwestern
Lou
Isiana
James H. Morris
McNeese
Louisiana Higher Ed Faces Finance Dilemma Says Garrett
State Rep. John S. Garrett told Louisiana educators that mineral revenue is diminishing and new funding must be found. He warned of inflationary costs, urged a long range plan, and urged better use of funds for existing colleges and universities.
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John S. Garrett
Department of Higher Education
Louisiana Teachers Association
Louisiana
Monroe City
Garrett
Twin Cities Chit Chat Tryouts For Don’t Drink the Water
Tryouts for Woody Allen Broadway hit Dont Drink the Water will be today and Tuesday at the Strauss Playhouse Monroe. Cast calls include 12 men and four women with rehearsals for two weeks then a recess until after New Year. The play opens January 23 under Little Theatre of Monroe. Airman Lawrence W Ferguson, a Neville High School 1967 graduate, has been assigned to Little Rock Air Base.
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Woody Allen
Strauss Playhouse
Lamy Lane
Little Theatre of
Monroe
Sheppard Ar Base
Tex
Lawrence W. Ferguson
William L. Ferguson
Gerald St
Little Rock Air Base
Ark
Ferguson
Neville High School
Northeast
Louisiana State Colege
Tax Exemptions Increase Opposed
Republican leader calls the push to raise personal exemptions to 1000 dollars political theater and says it would cost 12 billion in federal revenue threatening the tax reform bill. Senate Democrats support raising exemptions while seeking offsetting revenue measures to keep the Treasury revenue level.
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Washington
Senate
Robert P. Griffin
Rmich
Griffin
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Nixon Admin
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Gore
Treasury
River Stage Shifts Prompt Flood Risk Across towns
Readable fragments show stage changes for Camden Monroe and nearby areas as rivers rise and fall. Data includes 9.7 3.4 fall and 15.9 4 rise, indicating fluctuating water levels threatening low-lying districts.
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Camden
Monroe
Supreme Court Upholds State Voter Residency Rules
The Supreme Court, in a 6 2 decision, upheld state rules requiring a minimum residency to vote for president and vice president. The Halls of Colorado Springs lost their challenge after the court found the law now technically applicable. Justices Brennan and Marshall dissented, arguing the issue merits constitutional scrutiny despite mootness.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Colorado
Richard V. Hall
Christine
Colorado Springs
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Halls
Marshall
Brennan
Warren Court
Nixon Signs U S Ratification For Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
President Nixon signed the U S ratification papers for the treaty to curb nuclear weapons spread. Russia also ratified in Moscow as 43 nations must sign for full effect. United States instruments will be deposited in Moscow and London within about 10 days. A joint Soviet U S ceremony may follow at the State Department.
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Washington
Nixon
Russia
Moscow
Presidential Oval Office
White House
United States
London
State Department
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dean Rusk
Slight Cooling Trend Forecast for Twin Cities
Cloudy to partly cloudy today with a slight cooling trend. Expect highs 68 to 72, lows 48 to 52 tonight, and 66 on Tuesday. North and northeast winds. Selman Field Monroe reports 74 high and 56 low. trace rain noted. Drying conditions remain good today and Tuesday with fair night conditions. Dew points in 50s today and 40s tonight. Sunshine around 60 percent today, 70 percent Tuesday. No significant precipitation through Wednesday.
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Twin Cities
Federal Aviation
Selman Field
Monroe
LTA Criticizes LEA Amid Merger Talks In Louisiana
Louisiana Teachers Association official denounces the Louisiana Education Association for a rigid merger stance after three years of talks. ACT resolutions urge opposition to union locals and defend curriculum control while supporting the president and national aims.
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Louisiana Teachers Association
Louisiana Education Association Today
Efort
LTA
Brown
LEA
NEA
Gates
Virginia Melton
Ferriday
Association
Louisiana
State Board of Education
ACT
United States
Auditor Chides Parishes For Bids On Purchases
Legislative Auditor J Bo Lancaster testifies that East Carroll Parish Police Jury Acadia Parish Gravity Drainage District No 1 and St Tammany Parish drainage district violated bid laws by purchasing road equipment and bridge building gear and by awarding contracts without bidding.
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Baton Rouge
Bo Lancaster
East Carroll Parish
Acadia Parish
St. Tammany Parish
Lancaster
East Carroll
Army to hold general court martial for Lt. William L. Calley Jr
The U S Army ordered a general court martial for 1st Lt. William L. Calley Jr accusing him of premeditated murder of at least 109 people in the My Lai operation in March 1968. The trial will be at Fort Benning with possible death or life imprisonment if convicted.
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Washington
William L. Calley Jr
Vietnam
Calley
Fort Benning
Georgia
Army
William R. Peers
U.S
My Lai
Quang Ngai
Orwin C. Talbott
Apollo 12 crew witness Earth eclipse during splashdown chase
Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad Richard Gordon and Alan Bean report a rare Earth eclipse of the Sun as they near splashdown in the South Pacific. They describe the view as fantastic and the Sun lighting the atmosphere around the planet while in orbit 29 000 miles high.
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Gordon
Bean
Earth
Space
Amite AM Esse
Conrad
Merger Committee Endorsed by Louisiana Teachers Association
The Louisiana Teachers Association Merger Committee is praised for its diligent efforts toward a just and equitable merger. A proposed amendment to remove confidence in the committee was heavily defeated, leaving the panel intact for future work.
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LTA
Louisiana Teachers Association
Brown
Stocks Decline On Broad Front In Trading Today
The stock market fell broadly amid concerns over tight money and Vietnam after a Kennedy statement suggested high interest rates would persist. By 1 p.m. the Dow stood at 81.66, down 6.47, with the 60-stock average at 283.3, off 2.3, as declines outpaced advances 17 to 3 on the NYSE. Major losers included IBM Procter & Gamble Merck and International Paper.
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Vietnam
Secretary of the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
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AMK Corp
CNA Financial
IBM
Procter & Gamble
Merck
International Paper
UAL
Christopher Illinois Town Buys Four Goats for Grass
Budget squeeze leads Christopher to purchase four goats to clip municipal grass instead of a mowing machine. Classified ad note invites selling extra pets via News-Star World Classified Ads with Ad Writer service.
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Christopher
Ill
News-Star World
Dial
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