Nixon Bargaining Point: U S To Supply Water For Guantanamo
President Johnson ordered the Guantanamo Naval Base to be self sufficient in water, converting salt water and bringing in water by ship. He also cut Cuban worker numbers on the base and reduced dollars from Cuban employees, saying Castro’s water cutoff was reckless. The Defense Department said Cuban water would not be used even if available.
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Washington
Johnson
Guantanamo Naval Base
Defense Department
U.S
Fidel Castro
Castro
Florida
Guantanamo
White House
Robert S. McNamara
U.S. Naval
Cuba
Cuba May Lay Claim To Base In Cuba
Cuban President Osvaldo Dorticos declared on Havana radio that Cuba will lay claim to the Guantanamo naval base when it sees fit and through convenient international channels. He rejected U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk’s forecast of a campaign to expel the United States, saying Cuba will pursue its aims openly and heroically.
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Miami
Fla
Osvaldo Dorticos
U.S. Naval
Guantanamo
Havana
Dorticos
U.S
Dean Rusk
United States
University of Havana
New Column Starts Today by Buckley Jr
The Monroe Morning World launches a new columnist this morning William F Buckley Jr Readers are invited to read his first column on today’s editorial page Buckley is described as hard hitting brilliant and articulate offering a conservative point of view with no punches pulled
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Monroe
Vietnamese hamlet recapture after 19 hour battle
Vietnamese troops recaptured three strategic hamlets near the Cambodian border in a 19 hour clash with Viet Cong forces. The fight left 114 government troops dead and 32 wounded, with about 100 guerrilla deaths. U.S. advisers criticized command decisions as tanks and a new regional commander arrived.
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Saigon
VPI
U.S
Richard E. Stillwell
Hieu Thien
Ninh Province
House Halts Southern Try At Rights Bill
Washington AP brief reports the House defeated Southern efforts to strip a civil rights bill provision allowing withholding federal funds from programs practicing discrimination. The Harris milder amendment failed 206-80, Meader's tougher measure failed 125-24, and Whitener’s bid to remove the title failed 179-82, as civil rights supporters pressed enforcement aims.
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Washington
House
Roland V. Libonati
D-Ill
Oren Harris
D-Ark
John F. Kennedy
Hale Boggs
D-La
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
Harris
George Meader
R-Mich
Basil Whitener
N.C
Lions Club minstrel rehearsals get new PA system
Ramblin Harold Hill and West Monroe Lions Club members now can be heard clearly as Hill carried a new compact public address system to West Monroe High School for Friday rehearsals. The unit will also be used at weekly club meetings.
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Harold Hill
West Monroe Lions Club
Hill
Lions Minstrels
West Monroe High School
Hootenanny Time Set for West Monroe March 26
A community Hootenanny is scheduled for March 26 in West Monroe with local residents Burnett Downs and area groups expected to perform. The event promises musical acts, food, and family-friendly entertainment for all ages.
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West Monroe
Burnett-Downs Amer
Mummy from Rome Tomb May Trace Origin to Orient
Experts in Rome investigate a mummy found in an ornate pink stone tomb unearthed by a steam shovel. X rays show preserved organs and a teenage girl likely mummified in an ancient Egyptian method not used by Romans. No coin was found in her mouth.
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Rome
UPI
Orient
Egypt
Charon
River Styx
Rome City
Khrushchev Urges U N For Cyprus
Soviet Premier Khrushchev urged the United Nations to settle the Cypriot crisis with Cyprus, calling for all outside powers to stay hands off. He sent a message to Archbishop Makarios as NATO nations oppose a 10,000‑man force to police Cyprus and fighting flares near Kyrenia.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Khrushchev
U.N. Security Council
United States
Britain
France
Greece
Turkey
Makarios
United Nations
Pavel Yermoshin
Moscow
NATO
Kyrenia
Mistrial Declared in Beckwith Evers Case in Mississippi
UPI reports a mistrial after an all white jury failed to reach a verdict in the Byron De La Beckwith case over the 1963 Medgar Evers assassination. The 11 hour deliberation yielded no agreement as Beckwith proclaimed support for segregation.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Byron De La_ Beckwith
Medgar Evers
Beckwith
Leon Hendrick
Emmett Till
Mississippi
Rabies cases linked to fox and cow in Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish Regional Health Laboratory reports two new rabies cases in the Monroe area, a rabid fox and a cow from Choudrant. Four rabies cases this year in the region include West Monroe and Farmerville, with warnings for animal vaccination and notes on local fox density and potential eradication efforts.
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Ouachita Parish
Florence Drach
Monroe
Co. S. King
Eros
New Orleans
Choudrant
King
Maxwell-King
Jonesboro Road
I. J. Perritt
Miss Drach
John L. Emory
West Monroe
Farmerville
Louisiana Fox Hunters Association
School Drop-Outs Jobless Linked To Delinquency
Editor's Note examines how untrained youth entering a weak labor market fuels delinquency. By Richa World Stud, the piece cites 26 million U.S. job seekers projected by 1970, with 7.5 million not finishing high school. It links juvenile probation data from Ouachita Parish and judge John McCormick on hostility truancy and academic failure as common factors.
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Richa
Ouachita Parish
West Monroe
John McCormick
Cool Readings Forecast Here in Monroe
Cold northerly winds persist in Monroe and vicinity keeping highs at 50 to 54 and lows around 28 to 32 with fair skies. A warming trend is expected Sunday with a high near 58 to 62 and cloudy skies as winds shift from northerly to variable. Friday reached 50 for the high and 39 for the low.
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Monroe
Mercury
Congo Riot Ended by Grenades and Tear Gas
In Brazzaville police used hand grenades and tear gas to quell a riot sparked by reports that ousted President Fulbert Youlou would be executed. At least two people died and several were wounded near the gendarmerie camp where Youlou has been held since his ouster last August amid corruption charges. Demonstrators from Youlou's Lari tribe pelted gendarmes with stones and demanded his release.
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Brazzaville
Republic of the Congo
UPI
Fulbert Youlou
Youlou
Chuckle Is Call for New Child Labor Law Idea
A quip argues for a new child labor law to curb the strain on families, suggesting current rules allow excessive burdens on children and their parents. It presents a pointed social critique in a humorous voice.
Beatles arrive in New York amid Jelly Bean frenzy
Britain's Fab Four touched down at Kennedy Airport to a roaring throng of thousands of teen fans. Police barricades held back eager crowds as jelly beans and candy kisses rained down, while Paul McCartney called the scene fantastic, saying they’d never seen anything like it.
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New York
Britain
Kennedy Airport
Little
Isle
America
Elvis Presley
London
Paul McCartney
Red Laotians Launch Attack Details Unfold in Plain of Jars
UPI reports heavy Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese led assaults against right-wing forces in central Laos and the Plain of Jars near Xieng Khouang. A right-wing communique says counterattacks repulsed the attacks and seven Pathet Lao soldiers were killed.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Pathet Lao
Plain of Jars
Viet Minh
Xieng Khouang
Senate approves historic 11.6 billion tax cut bill
The Senate passed a sweeping 11.6 billion tax cut after seven days of debate. The 77-21 roll call included 56 Democrats and 2 Republicans for the measure, with 11 Democrats and 10 Republicans opposing. The bill, a major rewrite from the House 11.1 billion version, heads to a conference committee to resolve differences with the House. President Johnson urged early action as conferees planned to start voting February 17.
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Washington
Senate
House
Johnson
Tax-cut results for families across income levels
Washington AP reports sample tax savings from the Senate tax-cut bill. For wage earners, examples show present and new tax amounts, with cuts varying by family size and income. Figures cover individuals and married couples from $3,000 to $12,500 and four-person families from $5,000 to $10,000.
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Washington
Senate
House
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