Louisiana Hears Plan for a Single State Higher Ed Board
A Louisiana Coordinating Council report urges deliberate speed toward a completely unitary higher education system. It calls for a three member task force from the State Board of Education LSU board and coordinating council to study combining LSU branches in Baton Rouge New Orleans and Shreveport with Southern campuses and Grambling Louisiana Tech.
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Court chats with Sen Harry Byrd on Capitol Hill
A court scene catches Sen Harry Byrd of Indiana and Virginia on Capitol Hill in a photo supplied by the AP Wire service. The image captures Byrd engaging in conversations amid congressional activity.
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Harry Byrd
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Stans Flags Pay Board On Retroactive Wage Hikes
Secretary Maurice Stans warned retroactive wage increases after the wage price freeze would damage business while the Pay Board decides on deferrals. NAM and administration figures discussed Phase 2. guidelines may become percentage bounds with case by case adjustments. Nixon urged a Phase 2 inflation fight.
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Plane Crashes Near Shreveport Kill Two on Board
A single engine plane crashed into a state police transmitting tower and fell into a residential area near Shreveport Louisiana. The pilot Newt Badgett and a female passenger were killed. Ground injuries were not reported. Officials suspect mechanical trouble as it flew low over Bossier City area homes.
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Bossier City
Louisiana
Record heat at Alice Texas and cold snap at Cut Bank Montana
The National Weather Service report shows 92 degrees at Alice Texas as the hottest reading excluding Hawaii and Alaska. A separate low of 3 degrees was recorded at Cut Bank Montana.
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New York
Sign in a Supermarket Admits One for Under 21
A supermarket allows a person under the age of 21 to enter or shop after signing in, as part of a policy or event signaling inclusive access for younger shoppers. The note specifies the price or entry condition relates to under 21 status.
Monroe Theft Leads to 240 Day Community Service
Fifty years ago Monroe headlines warned swiping chicks was bad business. A thief found with chicken roasts spread around town served 240 days of work on Monroe streets after judge Charles Schulze ruled in the case. Sarah Beth Darden attended ballet classes taught by Frederick Franklyn of the National Ballet Company at Louisiana Tech University.
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Charles Schulze
Sarah Beth Darden
Monroe Baptist Academy
Fredrick Franklyn
National Ballet Company
Louisiana Tech University
Bayh Questions Rehnquist Nomination For Supreme Court
Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana voiced strong reservations about William Rehnquist's Supreme Court bid while praising Virginia nominee William Powell Jr. Bayh recalled past wiretap controversy and pressed whether Rehnquist would stand by his stated views. He warned blocking the nomination may be unlikely but possible. Powell praised as an exceptional gentleman, with Bayh noting his letter supporting regulated wiretapping.
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D-Ind
Supreme Court
Wiliam H. Rehnquist
Rehnquist
Virginia
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Nixon
John Marshall Harlan
Hugo L. Black
Bayh
Justice Department
Clement F. Haynsworth
Arizona Republican
Haynsworth
G. Harrold Carswell
Powell
Virginian
Uninvited Cubans Remain In Orleans
Twenty two uninvited Cuban nationals remain in a New Orleans motel room as the State Department seeks a return home. Nineteen technicians from Sugar cane work attend the planned congress in New Orleans while three crew members of a turbo prop aircraft await visa news. The Cuba issue draws protests from Havana and is handled through Swiss and Czechoslovakian embassies. The Cubans are not officially admitted and have limited contact, with no calls or visitors allowed.
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U.S. State Department
International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists
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International Society of Sugar
United States
Senate Critics Win Test Vote On Taiwan Amnesty
In Washington a Senate test vote approved stripping from a 3.2 billion foreign aid bill a provision repealing the 1955 resolution authorizing presidential action to defend Taiwan. Supporters argued repeal jeopardizes Nixon’s trip to Peking while Kissinger warned a veto if Indochina policy is constrained.
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Kissinger
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Republican
White House
U.S
Cambodia
Seven Americans Killed in Vietnam War Week
SAIGON AP The USS Command reports seven Americans killed in combat in Vietnam last week the third straight week with fewer than 10 deaths the lowest in six years. 84 U S servicemen wounded equal to prior week and 32 Americans died from accidents and illness more than double the prior week nonhostile deaths.
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Vietnam
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U.S. Command
Warming Trend For Northeast Louisiana This Week
Warming trend brings partly cloudy skies and highs in the 82 to 86 degree range for today and Friday. Lows will hover near 60 to 64 with dry but humid air and sun around 75 percent, while a chance of showers enters Monday with highs in the 80s and cooling into the 70s later.
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Louisiana
Federal panel rejects halt to Amchitka test blast
A three judge federal panel in Washington refused to issue an immediate stay on the governments plan to detonate a five megaton underground device on Amchitka Island Alaska. The court referred the case to a lower court to review environmental data and potential risks while preserving Nixon authorization. Canada and Japan voiced disquiet over the test amid fears of radioactive leaks affecting oceans and borders. Seven environmental groups led by the Committee for Nuclear Responsibility had sought the injunction to block Cannikin.
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Amachitka
Alaska
U.S. Court of Appeals
Nixon
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Sierra Club
U.S. District Court
Canada
William P. Rogers
Japan
Amechitka Island
Aleutian Islands
Committee For Nuclear Responsibility
Congress
River Stage Changes Reported at Camden and Monroe
River stages show changes with Camden at 26 and 4.1 stat and Monroe at 40 unlisted as of latest readings. Officials monitor the rise in water levels and advise precautionary steps for nearby residents.
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Camden
Monroe
Absentee Voting Surges in Ouachita Parish First Primary
Absentee voting in Ouachita Parish climbs toward the noon Saturday deadline for the Democratic and Republican first primaries on Nov 6. Through today 376 ballots had been cast 371 Democratic and 5 Republican. Officials attribute the rise to an added Republican ballot and new registrations aided by the 18 year old vote.
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Ouachita Parish
Cewt
Soviets Say Egypt Rejects U S Middle East Plan
Moscow reports Egypt refused the U S six point proposal for an interim Middle East accord. Tass calls the plan a diversionary maneuver and unacceptable to Egypt as Rogers had presented it at the U N General Assembly. The rejection follows Moscow’s move to boost arms shipments to Arab states.
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Maine voters face repeal of state income tax
Maine voters go to the polls to decide repealing the 1969 income and corporate profits tax amid claims it would ease overall tax burden while opponents warn of higher taxes elsewhere. The measure could affect school subsidies and local property taxes, with about 285000 of 522000 registered voters expected to vote.
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