Bogalusa Civil Rights Clash Leaves Man Shot
In Bogalusa Louisiana a white man was shot after attacking marchers. Two Black men were arrested for aggravated battery as 200 state troopers joined 36 city officers. The incident followed violent demonstrations and rival rallies near a church and field.
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Bogalusa
Thomas PD
Burbank
Alton D Crowe ,Jr
Pearl River
New Orleans
Henry Austin
Milton Johnson
Bogalusa Civic and Voters League
A.Z. Young
Meekly Surrender After Three-Day Oregon Kidnap Chase
Two armed Oregon murder kidnap suspects gave up to California officers near Tonopah after a three day chase that included a bank robbery and the shooting death of a deputy sheriff. They released their hostage family before surrendering and were to be returned to Sacramento for a hearing.
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Tonopah
Nev
Oregon
California
Nevada
Benton Agricultural Inspection Station
California-Nevada
Champion
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Grey
Bowles
Sacramento
Calif
U.S
Corbin
Aldis Rickstins
Renton
Wash
Fugitives linked to Nevada flight after officer’s slaying
Champion described a break in when suspects fled toward Carson City after driving from Stockton and over Sonora Pass. The FBI said Grey and Bowles faced Oregon charges for bank robbery and kidnapping with bonds set at 150 000 dollars each. No formal charge tied to the officer’s death.
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Bowles
Grey
Coaldale Junction
U.S. 95
Nevada State Line
Benton
Nevada Highway Patrol
Champion
Howard Hoffman
Bill Rich
Benton Station
Stockton
Calif
Sonora Pass
Nevada
Carson City
FBI
Oregon
Principal Named At St. Louis Biddeford
Richard Levesque has been named principal of St. Louis High School in Biddeford by Brother Henry Vanasse of the Brothers of Christian Instruction. A former St. Louis High principal in 1954 and 1955, he was born in Fall River and has led schools in Sanford Fall River Detroit and teaches science and math at Boston College this summer.
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Richard Levesque
St. Louis High School
Biddeford
Henry Vanasse
Brothers of Christian Instruction
Richard
St. Louis High
Fall River
Mass
St. Ignatius High School
Sanford
Msgr. Prevost High School
Detroit Cathedral High
Detroit
Boston College
Albert
Lyndonville Police Chief Slain in Home Shooting
Vermont police chief Alexander Fontecha, 45, was shot to death at his Lyndonville home about 6 45 this morning. Ellis Metevier, detained at his Depot Street barber shop, faces no charges yet. Fontecha led Lyndonville since 1956 and previously headed Northfield, leaving behind two children.
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Lyndonville, Vt
Alexander Fontecha
Chester L. Nash
Ellis H. Metevier
Depot Street
Nash
St. Johnsbury
Metevier
Fontecha
Lyndon
Ex-Con Martin Shot Five Times in Boston Gangland Violence
Revere Massachusetts ex convict Joseph Romeo Martin, 41, of Chelsea, was shot five times in the chest and once in the neck early today, becoming the 21st gangland killing in Greater Boston in 16 months. Police say the attack occurred as a bar was forced onto a sidewalk on Harris Street. The killer fired from outside the convertible where Martin slumped in the passenger seat. The investigation ties to rival gangs from Boston and Somerville, loan sharks, and tailgaters robbing from open trucks. Deputy Commissioner Mulroney notes the pattern links multiple murders and a long crime record among victims.
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Revere
Mass
Joseph Romeo Martin
Chelsea
Greater Boston
Martin
Harris Street
William J. Sheridan
Boston
Somerville
Joseph R. Francione
Francione
Plymouth
Henry W. Knight
Knight
Johnson Sends Lodge to Vietnam at Critical War Stage
President Johnson dispatches Henry Cabot Lodge back to Vietnam as the war reaches a pivotal point. Retired Lt. Gen. Chesty Puller voices sharp critique of U.S. strategy and a desire to fight again at 67. Many Americans aid Vietnamese children left homeless by the conflict.
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Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S
Lewis B. “Chesty
Puller
Washington
Bill D. Moyers
White House
House
Senate
Oregon
Tonopah
California
Hale Champion
Don Schollander
Tokyo
Lodge Chosen For Second Tour Of Duty In Viet Nam
President Johnson named Henry Cabot Lodge to return as ambassador to South Vietnam succeeding Maxwell Taylor. Lodge will visit Saigon with McNamara for briefings before taking over, amid mixed reactions from Congress about U.S. war policy.
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Lodge
Viet Nam
Washington
Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Saigon
Robert S. McNamara
Taylor
White House
Max
United States
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Barry Goldwater
Gen
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Beverly, Mass
Congress
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations ‘Committee
Clement J. Zablocki
D-Wis
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S
House
Gerald A.rd
Massachusetts
United Nations
Mahaney Block Sold to Morins for Renovation in Biddeford
The Mahaney Block at Alfred and Jefferson Streets Biddeford transferred from the Mahaney Associates to Mr and Mrs Edgar Morin 54 Adams St Biddeford announced by Federal Realty Co Morin plans modern stores and offices after a winter fire that gutted Sears Roebuck and Dupuis Hardware The fall completion is expected The building built by William F Mahaney in the early 1900s has long been family controlled No price was listed in the sale statements by Plato Truman of the realty firm
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Mahaney
Alfred and
Jefferson Streets
Biddeford
Mahaney Associates
Edgar Morin
Adams St
Federal Realty Co
Alfred St
Morin
William F. Mahaney
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Dupuis Hardware Co
Plato Truman
Viet Cong Attacks Chu Lai Naval Base in South Vietnam
Viet Cong overran a Vietnamese naval installation near Chu Lai and Marines launched an amphibious counterattack. The battle area on An Hoa Island remained unclear 12 hours after the assault. Four U S advisers were missing after an ambush near Sai gon. Casualties cited include about 151 killed and 59 missing in the larger operation.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Chu Lai
U. S
An Hoa
Talion
Xon Dua
Binh Duong
Bien Hoa
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Carlton E. Smith
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Smith
David Corbin
Clinton
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Sheridan
George P. Mc‘Laughlin
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Herbert F. Mulroney
Boston Police Department
Glenhaven Circle
Saco
N. P. Scontral Agency
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Electrolux
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Joseph Durfee
Wilbur Avenue
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