Fair Play for Cuba defendant charged with threats to kill Johnson
Robert Beaty Fennell, 29, linked to the Fair Play for Cuba Committee, was charged in San Francisco with threatening to kill President Johnson. He was arrested in Berkeley with notes threatening the president and describing assassination as his goal while a psychiatric exam was ordered.
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San Francisco
Johnson
Secret Service
Robert Beaty Fennell
Cuba
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Tex
Fennell
Berkeley
U. S
Cisco
White House
Kennedy
J. E. Fennell
Sioux City
Air Force
Texas
Goodfellows Drive Donations Boost Ouachita Parish Fund
Donations to the Goodfellows Friday push the total to 4818.75 dollars with four fund raising days left toward a 6000 dollar goal. Chairman Jack Hesketh urges cash gifts to aid about 400 needy families in Ouachita Parish this Christmas.
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Jack Hesketh
The
Goodfellows
Ouachita Parish
Contributions Here Is the Current Goodfellow List
The record shows acknowledgments totaling 4283.76 to Kathy and Sharon Frost and multiple memorials and donations from individuals and families. Contributions include 10.00 from Monroe Medical Diagnostic Laboratory and 50.00 from The W. B. Inabnet family.
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Goodfellow
Kathy
Sharon Frost
Edgar N. Florsheim
Harry J. Silverstein
Roy Q. Cole Sr
Cal Folds Jr
Liz Folds
Kathy Folds
B. W. Becton
Sean Atkinson
Monroe Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
Jimmie Herren
W. B. Inabnet Family
Tommy Arlanzo Hayes
Tommy Arlanzo Hayes 3.00 Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Honeycutt
Martha Keeling
Robert Keeling
LBJ Calls End to Voting Barriers Across States
President Johnson urged states to abolish outdated or unfair voting laws and practices. The commission recommends concurrent reforms including lower voting age to 18, easier registration with local bodies, door-to-door drives, extended registration periods, and absentee voting options.
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Washington
Johnson
Presidential Commission
John F. Kennedy
President's Commission On Registration
Richard M. Scammon
Soviets Warn Africans About Respect Of Law
Moscow warned African students who joined Red Square protests to respect Soviet laws or leave the country. Tass said those unhappy with the laws may depart at any moment as several hundred students from Africa protested the death of a Ghanaian student, claimed by them to be knifed.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Red Square
Tass
Africa
Ex Prisoner Walks Free After 64 Years Behind Bars
Richard Honeck 84 leaves Menard State Penitentiary after 64 years for a new life with his California niece. He recalls prison life as a childlike world and takes his first car ride in decades while reporters chronicle his passage from 1899 crime to 20th century freedom.
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Menard
Ill
Richard Honeck
Menard State Penitentiary
America
California
Chester
Illinois
Ross Randolph
St. Louis
San Leandro
Calif
Honeck
Chicago
William McKinley
United States
Clara Orth
Snow Covers Twin Cities Area Roads and Bridges
Snow and ice swept north Louisiana with up to six inches in Lake Providence and two inches in Monroe. Bridges on U S Highway 84 and Ouachita River closed amid slick roads. Northbound buses halted. Northeast State College dismissed classes. and crews warned drivers to take extreme care as conditions persisted.
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Twin Cities
Louisiana
Lake Providence
Crossett
Ark
U. S. Hwy. 8
Greenville, Miss
Mississippi River
el Dorado, Ark
Ouachita River
Monroe
Northeast State College
College Union
Record Cold Grips Much of Nation As Snow Falls Heavy
The Associated Press reports lows across many cities with Oswego New York logging over a foot of snow and total season snowfall at 66.2 inches. Chicago posts a record low 9 in midwinter, while subzero conditions spread from the Great Plains to the Atlantic seaboard. Road slickness and closures prompt highway patrol warnings across several states.
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Great Lakes
Oswego
N.Y
Lake Ontario
Mississippi Valley
Great Plains
Atlantic Seaboard
Chicago
Midway Airport
O’harefield
Rochester
Minn
la Crosse
Wis
Indianapolis
Charleston
W.va
Bemidji
Ramblin Party Time Friday at Twin Cities offices
Christmas mood hits the Ouachita Parish School Board office and West Monroe city hall with cookies and dips. In West Monroe guests sampled a gourmet spread featuring a dip said to include hawk eggs and salamander, arranged around crystal bowls.
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Twin Cities
Jes Ramblin
Ouachita Parish
West Monroe
Senate approves catchall bill for impacted area schools
The Senate quickly passed a $258 million catchall funding measure to aid school districts with classrooms crowded by federal activities. The bill, added by the Appropriations Committee for impacted area schools, heads back to the House for action on the addition.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Soviet Bail Posted for Russian Chauffeur in Spy Case
The Soviet Embassy posted 100000 bail for Igor A. Ivanov, a Russian chauffeur charged with stealing Strategic Command defense secrets. He faces possible death sentence if convicted and is to appear at trial on February 3. The embassy’s intervention marked an unusual step in the espionage matter.
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Newark
N.J
UPI
Igor A. Ivanov
Defense Leader Pessimistic On Viet Nam Strife
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara reportedly warned in Saigon that the Vietnam War is deteriorating, making a 1965 troop withdrawal deadline unlikely. Johnson reportedly sent a message to the South Vietnamese junta removing the 1965 target while pledging continued U S support as needed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPS
Robert S. McNamara
United States
McNamara
Johnson
U.S
Congress Clears Path to Adjournment With Compromise Bill
Senate and House conferees reach a compromise on a foreign aid money bill setting appropriations at 3 billion dollars and granting the President authority to approve government guarantees for wheat sales to Communist nations. Final approval by both chambers pending. adjournment expected after an 11 1 2 month session.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
John F. Kennedy
House Rules Committee
Senate Finance Committee
House Representatives
Otto Passman
D-La
John O. Pastore
OA. 1
Johnson
John McCormack
Capitol
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Selman Field
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