Ruby In Hospital With Serious Pneumonia Death-Pending Outcome
Jack Ruby the Dallas nightclub boss who killed Lee Harvey Oswald was admitted to Parkland Hospital with a serious pneumonia. Sheriff Decker and Dr. Pickard said he was evaluated after a persistent cold and cough, with Ruby reported as dying by his sister and Mrs. Grant lingering at his bedside.
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Tex
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Parkland Hospital
Ruby
Eva Grant
Oswald
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Bill Decker
J.M. Pickard
John W. Callahan
Pickard
Callahan
Kennedy
Atty
Henry Wade
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Louis Holland
Wichita Falls
Parkland
LBJ Returns To Capitol From Texas After Surgery
President Johnson returns to Washington from Texas where he spent 20 days recuperating at his ranch after throat polyp removal and abdominal hernia repair. He aims to finalize budget decisions for the new Congress and consider Pope Paul VI’s appeal for a Viet Nam holiday truce.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
White House
Congress
Texas
Paul VI
Viet Nam
East West Weather Contrast as Storms Roil Nation
A warm East enjoys unseasonably mild December weather with record highs in Boston New York City Baltimore and Philadelphia while winter storms churn in the West and lower Mississippi Valley. Snow blocks roads in the Oklahoma panhandle and Rockies see record lows across Montana while rain and thunderstorms soak the Mississippi and Ohio valleys and parts of California.
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Missouri
Michigan
New York City
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Charleston
W. Va
Oklahoma Panhandle
Oklahoma
Texas
High Plains
Cut Bank
Mont
Harve, Mont
Rockies
Mississippi
Ohio
Meridian
Miss
Nashville
Tenn
Cape Girardeau
Two Blasts Hit Saigon Area Ammunition Dump
Two explosions rocked the Long Binh U.S. Army ammunition dump 18 miles northeast of Saigon as a three hour fire spread. Casualties were light. U.S. troop strength rose to 363,700 with 1,700 GIs arriving at Vung Tau forming the 199th Light Infantry Brigade.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
Vung Tau
199Th Light Infantry
Long Binh
North
Central Highlands
Secretary of State
Dean Rusk
McKeithen Blasts LBJ Highway Funds Slash
Governor John McKeithen labeled President Johnsons cut of highway construction funds a tragic mistake that would delay projects for years and warned communists would infer U S weakness at home. He urged cutting poverty programs to curb inflation and fund the war while criticizing state ethics and prison administration and noting marijuana arrests near LSU. He said tax measures unlikely in May and expected answers from the Sovereignty Commission on surplus funds.
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Baton Rouge
John MecKeithen
Johnson
Viet Nam
United States
McKeithen
MecKerthen
State Sovereignty Commission
Treasury
Newborn Amy Ruth Owens Born at Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Hilton Owens of West Monroe celebrate the birth of granddaughter Amy Ruth daughter of Mr and Mrs Percy Andrews Jr of Lake Charles. Amy Ruth weighed 5 pounds 12 ounces and arrived December 7 at Memorial Hospital in Lake Charles.
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Hilton Owens
West Monroe
Amy Ruth
Percy Andrews Jr
Lake Charles
Memorial Hospital
Monroe Chamber guide lists Bayou DeSiard at 1200 acres
The new recreation guide from the Monroe Chamber of Commerce reveals Bayou DeSiard spans 1,200 acres. It also highlights hunting, fishing, golfing, bowling, car racing and other activities with a map showing Northeast Louisiana fishing spots.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Bayou DeSiard
Louisiana
World At A Glance Highlights Global and Local Events
The roundup notes 235 dead or missing after the sunken Keraklion with 47 survivors. It cites France and the Soviet Union warning Viet Nam could spill over, China aiding North Viet Nam more than the USSR, Coppolino case developments in New Jersey, a Cincinnati murder wave, and a Franklin County grand jury sitting over Dr. Spike’s death. It also mentions Santa at the North Pole, Colorado Governor Love leading GOP governors, Tuskegee riots, Neville and Ouachita advancing, Green Bay favored for the division, and Nicklaus and Palmer leading a PGA event.
Iraq Oil Pipeline Flow Cut Over Syrian Royalties Demand
IPC reduced the flow of Iraqi crude via the trans-Syrian pipeline after Syria barred exports until higher royalties are agreed. The 305 mile route to Banias normally would fill tanks today, but the move prevents overflows as IPC seeks clarification on Syria’s 70 cent to 1.40 dollar per ton levy.
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Damascus
UPS
Iraq Petroleum Co
IPC
Syria
Iraqui
Banias
Iraq
Zambia pushes oil embargo on Rhodesia at UN
In a UN Security Council session Zambia urged a comprehensive oil embargo on Rhodesia with protests against Britain’s policy. Zambian Foreign Minister Kapwepwe charged the Labour government with hypocrisy while Britain pushed for limited sanctions. South Africa and Portugal resisted, and Africans pledged further amendments to widen the embargo.
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United Nations, N. Y
Zambia
U.N. Security Council
Rhodesia
South Africa
Portugal
Simon M. Kapwepwe
Britain
Salisbury
Africa
Kapwepwe
George Brown
Council
Brown
London
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Paris
East German Family Flees To West Berlin Under Gunfire
An East German couple and their three children crossed the 500 foot death strip into West Berlin at dawn. They faced gunfire and searchlights as guards fired from a watchtower and bunker but escaped with injuries from barbed wire. They were treated in a hospital then handed to U S authorities.
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Berlin
West Berlin
PPL
Alishad
U.S
Cold Weather Forecast for Twin Cities and Rain in Monroe
The Twin Cities forecaster expects a high of 42 to 48 and a low of 26 to 32 with northerly winds 8 to 16 mph and sunshine around 60 percent today rising to 75 percent Sunday. Monroe reported 0.49 inches of rain at Selman Field on Friday while highs reached 64 at 1 p.m. and a 9:30 p.m. low of 45.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
FAA
Selman Field
Goodfellows Appeal Faces Shortfall Amid Christmas Need
A distraught mother asks for coats for her three children as Goodfellows has only 2067.50 donated, far below the 7000 goal. The Monroe La plea urges Twin Cities residents to give to the News Star World Publishing Corp. fund to aid needy families before Christmas.
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Goodfellows
Twin Cities
Christ
News- Star — World Publishing Corp
Fourth St
Monroe
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