Taylor Says Viet People Encouraged By U S Buildup
U S ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor said the 50 000 man Viet Nam buildup ordered by President Johnson is a source of great encouragement to South Vietnamese. He spoke in Honolulu alongside Gen. Westmoreland before a high level conference on implementing the plan. Taylor projected no further steps beyond routine measures and planned to return to Washington.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
U.S
South Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Viet Nam
Johnson
Taylor
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Hanoi
Pacific Command
Adm
Grant Sharp
Defense Department
Sharp
Pacific
Hickam Air Force Base
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington, D.C
Washington
Series Of Fires Hit Ethyl Plant Near Baton Rouge
An explosion at the Ethyl Corporation chemical plant north of Baton Rouge triggered a series of fires in a 50 foot tower. No serious injuries were reported. several workers were treated at the plant facility. A chlorine gas leak occurred as flames raged, sighted from about two miles away.
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Ethyl
Baton Rouge, la
Ethyl Corporation Chemical
Baton Rouge
Slayings of Two Coeds Stuns Austin Campus
State and local officers had few leads in the strangulation slayings of two Texas sorority sisters. Susan Rigsby 21 of Dallas died after strangulation with uncertain cause. Shirley Ann Stark 21 also of Dallas had inconclusive cause. Bodies found north of the UT campus. the car and clothes were located in nearby areas. Police pressed door to door searches with no arrests yet.
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Austin
Tex
Susan Rigsby
Dallas
Shirley Ann Stark
Justice of Peace
Jerry Dellana
Dellana
Texas
Miss Stark
University of Texas
Rigsby
Stark
K.R. Herbert
Ramblin Theyre Navy Men Now Two Monroe Youths Enlist
Ramblin Theyre Navy men now two Monroe youths have enlisted in the Navy minority program to serve until just before age 21 Michael Gene Conley son of Mrs Bobbie Conley of 3-B George Breece Sr will serve three years and two months before discharge and Larry Wayne Moore son of Mrs Margie Moore of 613 S 5th St will serve three years and eight months Conley enlisted Thursday and Moore enlisted Friday say local Navy recruiting officers
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Navy
Monroe
Michael Gene Conley
Bobbie Conley
George Breece Sr
Larry Wayne Moore
Margie Moore
S. 5Th St
Conley
Moore
State College Heads Must Alter Budgets
The State Board of Education directed the presidents of 10 colleges to revise budgets and resubmit, shifting proposed salary increases from administrative salaries to lower paid instructional staff. The action, not changing totals, aims to reallocate merit raises within caps, bar new titles without board permission, cancel promotions to assistant dean, and keep athletic scholarships at $600.
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Baton Rouge
State Board of Education
State Board
Planes Hit Ammo Pile as Saigon Braces for Terror
U S and Vietnamese jets dropped 20 tons of bombs on a North Vietnamese ammunition dump near Xam Rang, destroying or heavily damaging sites. Separate Viet Cong attacks around Hue and along Highway 1 wounded and damaged installations. Premier Ky vowed a sustained army buildup, while U S forces rise toward 125,000 with about 80,000 Americans in country.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Xam Rang
Highway 1
Thua Luu
Nuoc Ngot
My Gia
Hue
Wirtz Wins Union Backing to End Dock Halt
Secretary of Labor Wirtz won union approval to end a 46 day maritime strike, with talks resuming Monday. The offer aims to set procedures for Manning on automated ships while the operators demand no more than five engineers aboard and subsidies prearranged. J M Calhoon praised the union's acceptance amid operator objections.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Afl-Cio
National Engineers Beneficial Association
American Merchant Marine Institute
George Meany
Atlantic
Gulf
Afl-Cio International Organization of Masters
Afl-Cio American Radio Association
J. M. Calhoon
Ralph E. Casey
Institute
Casey
Meany
Monroe Photo Contest Grand Winners Named
The Monroe Morning World and News-Star feature final week winners in the local phase of the National Snapshot Awards. Prizes: first $10, second $7.50, third $5, fourth $2.50. Grand prize judging will select four $12.50 winners to enter the national contest for trips and $100 awards.
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Monroe Morning World
News-Star
Rosco B. Jones
Lexington
Monroe
Kip Sudduth
Frances Place
A. E. Oglesby
West Monroe
Jimmy Boyett
South 8Th St
Monroe Man F May Dies at 82 in Monroe
Frank May 82 of 2604 Beloit St Monroe a retired hardware merchant died Saturday at St Francis Hospital after a long illness He formerly ran May Guthrie Hardware Co and had lived in Monroe since 1918 He was active in First Methodist Church Wil liam Wood Bible Class and the Monroe Kiwanis Club Funeral services will be Monday at 2 pm at First Methodist Church with Revs Harbuck and Thompson presiding Burial in Riverview Cemetery under Mulhearn Funeral Home Masons rites at graveside He is survived by son Jack May Baton Rouge three daughters Mrs Grayson Guthrie Mrs Leo MecStravick both of Monroe Mrs Douglas Jenkins of Boston one brother Grady May Meridian Miss five sisters Mrs Enoee Blakeley Rosston Ark Mrs J W Warren Mrs Pat Holloway both Oklahoma City Mrs Clarence Dunn Atlanta Tex Mrs Birch Walker Allen Okla eight grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Frank May
Beloit St
Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
May
May-Guthrie Hardware Company
Arkansas
First Methodist Church
William Wood
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Graham Surginor Masonic Lodge
F&am
Roston
Grady May
Meridian
Miss
Enoee Blakeley
Rosston
Ark
J. W. Warren
Pat Holloway
Oklahoma City
Okla
Clarence Dunn
Atlanta
Tex
Birch Walker
Alien
Touch Of Fall Possible Today
Weather across the Twin Cities hints at early fall with clear to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures. Highs reach 88 to 92 while tonight’s low sits around 6. winds from 5 to 15 mph. Friday recorded a high of 88 and a low of 65 with no rainfall reported.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
DeSiard Ban Starts Today on DeSiard Street
Parking will be banned on DeSiard Street from Ninth Street to the city limits effective today Maj. George Whitlow of the Monroe Police Department said the move creates four full traffic lanes on the street for smoother flow.
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DeSiard Street
Ninth Street
George Whitlow
Monroe
Greek King pushes new move in crisis government
In Athens, King Constantine defies foes by seeking another parliamentary confidence vote as a boycott paralyzes the House. Premier Athanasiadis Novas offers no clear plan for Monday. Parliament remains suspended amid rumors of martial law, compromise, or fresh elections.
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Athens
Greece
Constantine
George Papandreou
George Athanasiadis Novas
Constantine Stephanakis
Emmanuel Baklatzis
Baklatzis
Papandreou
Athanasiadis Novas
Bulging Cheek Triggers Police Arrest in Monroe Theft
Monroe police nabbed 58 year old Lee Durbin after a bulge in his cheek revealed about $52 of the roughly $70 stolen from a Mobile Oil Co station on Louisville Avenue and DeSiard Street. Officers stopped him near the scene at 7:20 a.m. and found the cash.
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Monroe
Lee Durbin
Adams
Louisville Avenue
DeSiard Street
Mobile Oil Co
Red Chinese Versus Soviets Fights Persist On Front Lines
Highlights note renewed clashes between Red China and the Soviet Union over a so called soft line and border tensions. The exchange follows reports of ongoing military pressure and political posturing from both sides across multiple fronts.
Ambassador Goldberg Summoned To White House Ranch
President Johnson held telephone talks with Ambassador Arthur Goldberg and Defense Secretary McNamara about Viet Nam and the deployment of 50,000 more U.S. troops. He also spoke with Secretary Rusk and invited Goldberg to the LBJ ranch with his wife and son.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Arthur J. Goldberg
Robert S. McNamara
Goldberg
U.S
United Nations
Lbj Ranch
Viet Nam
White House
Joseph Laitin
McNamara
Laitin
Dean Rusk
Dorothy
Robert
U Thant
U.N
United States
Texas
John Connally
Austin
Lastin
Lautin
Reedy
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Bill D. Moyers
Washington
Independence
Harry S. Truman
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U.S. Army Pacific
U.S. Grant Sharp
Hick
Am Air Force Base
Tion
Ramblin
U.S. Navy AG
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Thanh Hoa
Nguyen Cao Ky
Wirtz Tallies Union
Dock Halt
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DeSiard
Army Academy
Osce Laine
Kennedy
Fego
Medicare
Capitol Hill
Dominican Republic
U. S
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