Three Texans linked to Bastrop theft ring arrest
A trio from Dallas were arrested near Bastrop after a Crossett Ark jewelry theft. Police recovered $2,500 in clothing and electronics from their car, while diamond rings remain missing. Officials say the suspects may be part of a Dallas based theft gang and note prior narcotics and shoplifting records. Local and state agencies cooperated to halt the alleged ring.
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Crosser
Morehouse Parish
Hughie Perry
Barbara Phillips
James Lee Bradford
Arthur Jenkins
Dallas
Tex
Crossett
Bob Elliott
Louisiana State Police
Bastrop
Stuttgart
Little Rock
Ark
Perry
Bastrop City Police
Plane Crash Kills Two Families En Route to Niagara Falls
Lakewood Calif AP Two families on a surprise reunion to Niagara Falls were wiped out when a twin engine Beechcraft C45H crashed into All Souls Cemetery near Long Beach. Dense fog limited visibility to three eighths of a mile as the plane struck gravestones and homes, scattering bodies and debris. Victims include James Whitmarsh and his wife Mildred and their children Terry and Mary Margaret. James Edward Dent and his wife Rebecca and their children Peggy and Richard. the two women were daughters of Niagara Falls residents Clarence Swearengen and family. Power outages followed the crash.
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Lakewood
Calif
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Long Beach
Federal Aviation Agency
James Whitmarsh
All Souls Cemetery
Los Angeles
Whitmarsh
Mildred
Terry
Mary Margaret
James Edward Dent
Whittier
Rebecca
Peggy
Richard
Clarence Swearengen
Mary Timm
Swearengen
Gusting Winds Push Maine Forest Fire Toward Virgin Forest
Gusting northerly winds fed a major Maine wildfire now in its fourth day. The nine mile blaze threatens virgin forest near Whitneyville and Northfield as 500 firefighters from New York and Canada, aided by four airplanes, battle the flames and drop water bombs.
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Whitneyville
Maine
New York
Canada
Northfield
Water crisis projected as drought grips Northeast cities
President Johnson called a White House meeting with governors mayors and Congress members from New York Pennsylvania and New Jersey as officials warn the drought will persist. Stew art Udall said Upper Delaware Basin supplies are strained with a possible water impasse by early September and urged coordinated federal state and local planning to avert shortages. Mayors including Wagner Philadelphia Addonizio Pierce and Whalen were expected to attend.
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Washington
Johnson
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
White House
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Delaware River
Udall
Congress
Water Resources Council
Delaware River Basin Commission
New York City
Robert F. Wagner
James ‘Tait
Philadelphia
Hugh Addonizio
Newark
Alfred Pierce
Camden
Thomas Whalen
Jersey City
Ramblin Natalie Dawn Born To Thornhill Family
Ramblin Natalie Dawn Thornhill daughter of Mr and Mrs Jimmy Thornhill 315 Thomas Ave born August 2 has many grandparents great grandparents and uncles while visiting her grandparents Mr and Mrs Clifford Farris in Buckhorn Bend near Monroe.
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Natalie Dawn
Jimmy Thornhill
Thomas Ave
Thornhills
Natalie
Clifford Farris
Buckhorn Bend
Monroe
Parole violator caught after high speed chase
An accused manslaughter parole violator, Conley Hartley, led deputies on a 100 mph chase in a stolen pickup after a Bastrop burglary. He slammed a Richland Parish patrol car at a road block, then was captured. Hartley, linked to a Dumas Arkansas theft, faces burglary, theft, and DWI charges.
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Rayville
Morehouse Parish
Bastrop
Richland Parish
Richland
Earl Hill
Tommy Beckworth
Conley Hartley
Newt Kinnard
Hartley
Dumas
Ark
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Angola
J. W. Waters
Waters
East Carroll Parish
J. W. Gilbert
East Carroll
Morehouse
Hughie Perry
Will Rolfe
Oak Ridge
Perry
Sheriff's Department
Sheriff Hill
Ernest Kennedy
John Brown
Oak Ridge Road
River Road
Indonesia Mob Attacks U S Building in Surabaya Riot
Thousands of rock throwing Indonesians stormed the U S Consulate in Surabaya smashing windows tearing down the American Seal and posting anti U S banners. U S Consul Allan F McLean reported the scene as the most violent yet with police and troops preventing entry.
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Jakarta
UPI
U.S
Surabaya
East Java
Allan F. McLean
McLean
Indonesia
Marshall Green
National Front Organization
Medan
North Sumatra
Green
Howard P. Jones
H— Green
China Threatens Cong Help Again
Tokyo AP report notes Radio Peking broadcasting a new threat to send fighter troops to Vietnam after President Johnson announced 50 000 more U S troops would be deployed. Chinese and Soviet statements urge aid to North Vietnam and condemn U S actions as unjust.
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Tokyo
Red China
Viet Nam
U.S
Radio Peking
Johnson
South
Johnson rejects Nkrumah plea for halt in Viet Nam bombing
President Johnson rejected Kwame Nkrumah's appeal to halt bombing in North Viet Nam but welcomed possible peace efforts from the Ghanaian leader. Moyers said Johnson would back any peace initiative from a Nkrumah Hanoi visit while planning congressional briefings on the Viet Nam war next week.
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Washington
Johnson
Kwame Nkrumah
Viet Nam
Ghana
Hanoi
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
Nkrumah
Congress
House
U.S
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Ho Chi Minh
United States
South Viet Nam
Viet Cong Attacks North and South of Saigon
Viet Cong mortars hit government outposts in the Mekong delta while U S and Vietnamese air forces retaliated, killing about 200 guerrillas. A Navy Skyraider was shot down near Dong Hoi, with the pilot presumed dead. In another action, a Special Forces camp near Duc Co faced heavy mortar fire. relief paratroopers could not break the siege.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Navy
al Skyraider
Mekong Delta
Duc Co
Pleiku
Dong Hoi
Midway
Weather story for Monroe area with showers and heat
Gray skies and showers dampened the Monroe West Monroe area Saturday afternoon as heat and humidity persisted. Rainfall in the Twin Cities reached .27 inches per FAA at Selman Field, with a forecast of partly cloudy skies, highs near 88 to 92, and overnight lows around 70 to 74. Southerly winds 5 to 15 mph, easing at night.
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Monroe
Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
New Financial Service Starts In World Today
The Monroe Morning World introduces the Associated Press Weekly Market Review on page 6-B. It highlights a New York Stock Exchange table of 500 issues with shares traded in the past week and features stock market stories compiled from AP statistics.
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Monroe
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
President Johnson rejects Nkrumah appeal over raids
Highlights report President Johnson spurns Kwame Nkrumah’s request to halt U S raids on North Viet. Labor unions face jitters after Supreme Court ruling on collective bargaining. Parole violator captured after chase near Rayville. Red China warns it will aid Viet Cong if U S troop buildup continues. Women in Bogalusa assist police handling civil rights workers. Eight killed in California light aircraft crash. UC riots case judge completes review and rests. Eastern states water meeting called by President. Texan charged with killing two coed in heat of passion. Police break up lucrative shoplifting ring in Morehouse Parish. goods moved from Arkansas. Back-to-school ads accompany today’s World.
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Johnson
Kwame Nkrumah
U.S
North Viet
WN Ca CO
Supreme Court
Chase
Rayville
Red China
Bogalusa
California
Ee Cing Ves Bess
University of California
Justice of Peace
Morehouse Parish
Arkansas
Driver Killed In Mississippi Near Vicksburg
A car truck collision about 11 miles north of Vicksburg left one dead and two injured. The victim was Elbert C. Person, 46, of Sataria, driver of the truck. The car occupants were G. E. Francis, manager of the J. J. Case Co. of Baton Rouge, and Art Dawson, Case Co. manager in Natchez.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Here
Highway Patrol
Elbert C. Person
Sataria
G. E. Francis
J. J. Case Co
Baton Rouge
Art Dawson
Case Co
Natchez
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T. E. Watts
East
Ramblin
LBJ
Earle C. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Willis D. Crittenberger
Ernest N. Harmon
Second Armored Division Association
Wash
Ington
Harmon
Wheeler
China
Cong
Mississippi
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