Military Funds Plea With Chief From Pentagon Chiefs
Pentagon defense chiefs pressed President Johnson for war funding and manpower for Vietnam and other defense needs. McNamara Vance and service leaders outlined rising costs as Johnson weighs how much to request from Congress for fiscal 1967 and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. McNamara
Cyrus R. Vance
Johnson
LBJ
Austin
McNamara
Vance
David J. McDonald
Navy
John P. McConnell
Wallace M. Greene
Marine Corps
Congress
U.S
South Viet Nam
7Th Fleet
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Iscal
Defense Department
Charles L. Schultze
Two Accidents Under Investigation After Vehicle Hits Pole
Three people were injured Friday when their car lost control and crashed into a utility pole on Paragoud Blvd. Victims Tory Kincaid Phillip Miller and driver Thomas Younse were identified as injured. Police probed the crash with limited details. A second crash at N 10th and Hilton Streets in Monroe occurred about ten minutes earlier and was also under investigation with no details released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paragoud Blvd
Tory Kincaid
Audubon J
West Monroe
Thomas Younse
Arlington
Phillip Miller
N. 10Th
Hilton Wreets
Monroe
Paragond Boulevard
Monroea
Marines Hunt Viet Cong in Coastal Valley Trap
U S Marines and Vietnamese troops push to encircle Viet Cong forces dug in along a coastal valley south of Da Nang. The three day battle slows progress as air and artillery strikes inflict heavy Viet Cong losses and light government casualties at Duc Pho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
da Nang
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Duc Pho
Quang Ngai City
Voice of America
Hue
Valley Forge
Leon Utter
Miami
Fla
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Visitors From Bossier City Stay With Wilsons Overnight
Overnight guests at Mr and Mrs Thomas Wilsons 707 Eason Place are Mrs Vivian Wilson and Mrs Addie Owsley of Bossier City. They arrived Friday and plan to return home today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Wilson
Eason Pl
Mr. Wilson
Vivian Wilson
Addie Owsley
Bossier City
Breard Family Visiting From Colombo Ceylon
Mr and Mrs H Fithoil Breard and children visit with Mr and Mrs Ben J Breard at 1505 Spencer Ave through Thursday. He is vice consul at Colombo in Ceylon and marks his first visit to his native city in three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Fithoil Breard
Ben J. Breard
Spencer Ave
Columbo
Ceylon
World At A Glance Johnson backs bomber program 1968 cost 1.75 billion
President Johnson approves construction of super bombers to be delivered in 1968 at a total cost of 1.75 billion. The plan is presented by uniformed chiefs who argue for funds and manpower to wage the Viet Nam war. Astronomers identify a fiery northern sky meteor sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Pentagon
Viet Nam
Gemini 7 Soars At Mid Mark
Gemini 7 astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell push toward day 7 of a 14 day mission as they contend with hoarseness dry noses fuel concerns and suit conflicts. A liftoff from Cape Kennedy looms as crew plan a Sunday nose to nose rendezvous with Gemini 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Space Center, Houston
UPI
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Borman
Christopher C. Kraft Jr
Lovell
Cape Kennedy
Gemini Control
Houston
John
Space Agency
100 Second Limit Made Cap Kennedy Gemini Rendezvous
Astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford prepare for a Sunday Gemini 6 flight timed to within 100 seconds to rendezvous with Gemini 7 over the Indian Ocean. Launch is set for 9 54 a m EST with the two craft 17400 mph apart during the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
UPI
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
America
Indian Ocean
Cratt
Parade Weather Bright for Monroe Christmas Parade
Partly cloudy skies expected over the Twin Cities with mild temperatures for parade watchers in downtown Monroe. Highs 68 to 74, overnight lows 50 to 56, with south to southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. FAA at Selman Field notes Friday extremes 52 at 3 am and 73 at 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Cities
Monroe
FAA
Selman Field
Johnson approves FB111 high speed bomber plan
President Johnson authorized a $1.75 billion FB111 program to replace older B52s with a faster bomber capable of nuclear or conventional loads. McNamara said first planes in 1968, full readiness by 1971, built by General Dynamics in Fort Worth. Pentagon leaders touted improved range and payload while noting Vietnam troop totals at 186000 and cautious views on peace talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon
Johnson
Johnson City
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Congress
FBIM
Soviet Union
Cyrus R Vance
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Goodfellows Appeal Seeks Donations for Christmas Help
A Birmingham man’s $5 gift to the Goodfellows drive reaching Monroe highlights the aim to raise $6,500 for needy families. Over $4,580 remains needed as elderly and struggling households, including a grandfather seeking a toy and fruit for his grandson, await aid through the News-Star-World drive at 411 N. 4th St. Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodfellows Note
The
Goodfellows
News - Star — World
N. 4Th St
Monroe
Rusk Links Vietnam War to World Peace Efforts
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told 1,000 AFI CIO delegates that U S forces in Vietnam aim to prevent another world war and pave a lasting peace. He urged unity in disarmament talks, urged UN action, and warned that global peace could disintegrate without credible U S commitments and nonproliferation progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Rusk
United States
Viet Nam
Rusk
AFI
CIO
United Nations
Friends of Goodfellows acknowledgments total $1915.93
A compilation lists multiple individuals and organizations contributing to the Goodfellows fund, totaling 1915.93 with various names and memoriams. Notable entries include Elizabeth J. Reardon 10.00, Optimist Club of Greater Monroe 5.00, Butch memorial 1.00, and Monroe office and laboratory staff 50.00. The record closes with a residual 106.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth J. Reardon
H. H. Davies
HGC
Marie White
Optimist Club
Greater Monroe
W. C. Baker
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Leon G. Sugar
L. W. McDonald
J. M. Hilton
Minuman, Inc
Red L. Hancock
Mon Ami Newcomers Club
Columbian Carbon Company
Monroe
Lt A. Cramer Haas
Morris Haas
Senior Citizens Club
W. B Corry
Jean
Debbie
C. H. Frier
H. A. Hall
Coburn
Sig Masur
Sam Davis
A.C Martin Jr
Paul Lee Martin
J. A. Chaney
Junkyard becomes Georgia highway beautification test case
Willie Hicks operates a Hick’s Interstate junkyard on Interstate 20 near Conyers east of Atlanta. The federal program funds most of a two thousand foot screen of red maples oaks and dogwoods plus shrubs and vines to hide about 500 wrecked cars and a high chain link fence. State highway officials say Hicks’s yard may be the nation’s first screened under the program and expect planting to begin within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Conyers, Ga
Willie Hicks
Isis
Hicks
State Highway Department
Highway Department
John Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Hicks’ Junkyard
Atlanta
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Commander In Chief
Reeds
Mark Amyot
Chicago
Mark
U.S. Air Force
Thunderchief
Hanoi
Dien Bien Phu
Bon Homme Richard
Dong Hoi
Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
France
Ho Chi Minh
Jes’ Ramblin
Unicef
Ouachita
Neville
News-Star
New York Yankees
Pete Mikkelsen
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bob Friend
Gemini
Lbj Ranch
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Donald Hornig
Science
Technology
Glenn T. Seaborg
Atomic Energy Commission
Commerce
John T. Connor
James I. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
M. L. Green
Birmingham
Ala
San Francisco
CAP
Friends of Goodfellows
Butch
W. E. Butler
Butler’s Welding Shop
Sondheimer
J. D. Smith
Gertrude Blanchard Smith
Louise B. Yeldell
J. W. Blanchard Jr
Bryay
Hick
Star World
Pere Word
North
Lounstone
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