Maddox to serve Negroes ending white-only policy
Lester Maddox announced he would serve Black customers at his Atlanta restaurant, a reversal prompted by a federal court order and fines for racial discrimination. He cited the Civil Rights Act as forced and said the fight would continue in court. observers noted a $100,000 loss in profits and legal costs. Calvin Craig of the United Klans of America visited for lunch as the scene drew media attention. Maddox, 49, faces further charges for pointing a pistol in a separate incident.
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Lester Maddox
Maddox
Atlanta, Ga
Calvin Craig
Georgia
United Klans of America
Craig
U.S. Dist
Frank Hooper
Hooper
U.S. Supreme Court
Atlanta
Hearing Opens On Dock Strike in New Orleans
An informal hearing was held Saturday on a court bid to force New Orleans longshoremen back to work. Civil District Judge David Gertler postponed the formal hearing on an injunction to February 16. The New Orleans Steamship Association filed the suit against six International Longshoremen's Association locals, contending dockers are violating the four year no strike clause by staying away from work after reaching a separate union agreement.
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New Orleans
David Gertler
New Orleans Steamship Association
International Longshoremen’s Association
Ramblin Rhonda Tonore and Wild Rabbit Whitey
Little Rhonda Tonore daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Tonore of 400 Filhoil owns a rabbit named Whitey that runs wild in the neighborhood. The pet has caused trouble for three years, escaping from a cage and eluding routine control despite feeding.
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Rhonda ‘Tonore
Ed Tonore
Whitey
Rhonda
Tonores
Will Rogers Visits Louisiana Ignites Huey Joke
Ouachita Parish sanitarian Willie Lee recalls a Jan 30 1934 Will Rogers column about Rogers visiting Louisiana. The humor centers on the state capitol's buttons and electric voting with a quip about Huey Long running the switchboard.
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Willie Lee
Ouachita Parish
Will Rogers
Rogers
Louisiana
Finland
Huey
Lee
Jes
Chilean airliner crashes in Andes. 86 aboard die
A LAN Chile DC6 crashed 11,700 feet up La Corona Mountain in the Andes. Rescue patrols reported no survivors among 86 aboard, including foreigners and a Chilean bank team. Helicopters could not land due to rough terrain, and poor atmospheric conditions hindered radio contact.
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Santiago
Chile
Andes
LAN
la Corona
Latin America
Lima
Peru
U.S
Helen Berger
Long Island
N.Y
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Montevideo
Uruguay
Los Valdes
Chilean National Bank
Bank of Montevideo
Rainy Day Traffic Surge Sets Monroe Record
Monroe police logged 31 traffic accidents by 11 p.m. Saturday as rain slicked streets and poor visibility slowed drivers. One injury occurred at Louisville and North 9th when Mrs. Melba Rogers was bruised. Ralph Gatlin faced reckless driving charges. Total damages were about 3525 dollars across the incidents.
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Monroe
Louisville
North 9Th Street
Melba S. Rogers
Avant Road
West Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Mulhearn
Rogers
Ralph B. Gatlin
Roselawn
Gatlin
Scooter Hit: Elderly Man Killed in Rayville Crash
A 60 year old Rayville man, Robert Day, died when his motor scooter was struck while turning off Louisiana Highway 1135 as a car behind him attempted to pass. J. D. Ratliff, 30, of Rayville was driving the auto. State Police said no charges were filed. Funeral services for Day are set for 2 p.m. at Eastside Baptist Church with burial at Hasley Cemetery. Survivors include ten sisters and ten brothers.
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Buenos Aires
Montevideo
Luis Orellana Nunez
Rayville
Here
Robert Day
W. H. Thomason
J. D. Ratliff
Day
Eastside Baptist Church
Fred Keys
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Hasley
West Monroe
Fred Feazell
Richard Kelley
James Harley
Jim Weaver
Ed Martin
Gilbert
Chester Culp
Winnsboro
John Smith
Faye Wallace
Natchez
Luther Shuff
Vicksburg
A. E. Burris
Sudan groups stage protest against Queen aye
In Khartoum bands of demonstrators marched in a political confrontation that could disrupt Queen Elizabeth II’s state visit scheduled to begin Monday. Police used tear gas on a marching column as 200 or more secondary students paraded shouting support for the people.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Elizabeth II
Britain
National Union Party
Moslem Brotherhood
Sir Khatim Khalifa
Prince Philip
LBJ Creates New Agency For Equality
President Johnson formed the President's Council on Equal Opportunity to coordinate federal civil rights efforts. Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey will chair the 16-member council, aimed at aligning programs under the 1964 Civil Rights Act and related laws.
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LBJ
Agency For
Equality
Washington
Johnson
President’s Council On Equal Opportunity
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
North Viet Nam Premier pleads unity with USSR and China
Premier Pham Van Dong urged the Soviet Union and China to settle their rift and unite against the United States. Speaking at a Hanoi dinner for Kosygin, he called for withdrawal of U S troops from South Vietnam and a unified Vietnam under Communist fronts. He framed the issue as vital to the socialist camp and international Communist movement.
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Pham van Dong
North Viet Nam
Tass
Hanoi
Moscow
North
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
China
United States
Alexei N. Kosygin
Dong
International Communist Movement
Socialist Camp
Kosygin
Peking
Chou En-lai
South Viet Nam
Pham
Partly Cloudy Forecast for Twin Cities Extends Into Monday
A partly cloudy sky will shroud the Twin Cities today through Monday with mild temperatures. Highs 64 to 68 and lows 55 to 58, following mild 54/50 on Saturday. Light drizzle added 0.05 inches per FAA data. Fog persisted from Saturday night into today. A Gulf low pressure system nears Louisiana with near measurable rainfall in the Delta.
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Twin Cities
FAA Sat Leimans
Gulf
U.S. Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Delta
Reading Highlights In Monroe Morning World
A Detroit era style brief notes features on Columbia and the Ouachita River, plus coverage of local crime in the Twin Cities. It mentions a feature about old records in the Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court's office and teases broad national comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Columbia
Quachita River
Twin Cities
Ouachita Parish
Earth Expanding Theory Claims Land Shrinking Ocean Surface
London AP reports British physicist Dr. K. M. Creer of Newcastle University argues in Nature that evidence shows the earth is expanding like a balloon. Land masses now cover about 30 percent of the surface, with a past shell fitting together when the planet was smaller and has since cracked apart.
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London
K. M. Creer
Newcastle University
Nature
Creer
Globe
South America
Africa
North America
Greenland
Europe
Coordinated Thrusts Ruin Parked Craft
Seven Americans were killed and about 80 wounded when Viet Cong forces attacked two U.S. compounds at Pleiku. The assault hit Camp Holloway and a nearby advisory detachment, damaged helicopters, a Caribou transport, and 52 billets. Wounded were evacuated to Nha Trang as the main attack lasted about 10 minutes.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Pleiku
Camp Holloway
2Nd Army Corps
Nha Trang
52Nd Aviation Battalion
Wihin
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Jes’ Ramblin
Alexei Kosygin
Twin City Record
Scooter
Council
Hanois
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