05 Jun 1966
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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1966
Page
1
Monroe Mayor W L Jack Howard released figures detailing firemen salaries from 300 to 780 dollars monthly, including state supplements of 33.33 to 50 dollars. The breakdown lists numerous pay steps, with proposed bill raises potentially reaching 160 dollars, affecting all city workers if funded.
In Saigon and Hue the military government shows resolve amid a wave of Buddhist self immolations. An armored convoy reinforces Hue while a defense warning targets youths in demonstrations. Air operations dominate, casualties rise, and monks again die in protest as instability continues across South Viet Nam.
J E Devereaux of 807 Rochelle Monroe is reported resting well in Room 500 on the fifth floor after breaking his hip in a fall Thursday. Cadet Neal Nadler, grandson of Mr and Mrs Neal W McHenry of Monroe, was among 72 Sewanee Military Academy seniors who received diplomas. Nadler won the Academy Cup for outstanding achievement across academics military athletic and extracurricular activities. Randall Powell Keko of 3610 Forsythe Monroe will receive his bachelor’s degree in accounting and business administration from Indiana State University today as 1,809 graduates are honored at the 95th commencement.
Wesley Zeagler son of Mr and Mrs Everett Zeagler of Rt 2 Monroe will graduate from the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan on Friday. A former Ouachita Parish High School student he plans to attend Indiana University. He is among 98 seniors receiving diplomas at the four year old academy for music art dance or drama students.
The roundup notes astronauts rest before a spacewalk as a craft nears fuel limits. Surveyor hints the moon surface could support a manned vehicle, while U S Soviet tensions surface. Vietnam actions escalate amid crises as Reagan faces Christopher in California GOP primary. Rusk says NATO partners ready to decide, and Belmont Stakes results alter Kauai King’s Triple Crown bid. Al Dodd is named Gulf States Conference Athlete of the Year.
Maj. Gen. Erben W. Wise state director announced Saturday that 477 men from Louisiana will be drafted during July. He said these men will be assigned to the U S Army, indicating an accelerated recruiting program will produce volunteers to fill needs in other branches.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Gemini 9 drifts low on fuel as astronauts Cernan and Stafford rest ten hours. Cernan postpones the planned 2 hour EVA, while they finish other tasks and monitor a stubborn target satellite. Flight directors delay the walk another day awaiting better conditions.
In Selma, Sheriff James G. Clark withdraws from the Democratic sheriff race and will seek the November general election as a write-in. Democrat Wilson Baker, upheld by a federal court order after disputed ballots, is the party nominee. Clark expected GOP support to back his write-in bid.
Rain is in the forecast for the Iwin City area today and Monday with a 30 percent chance of widely scattered showers. Warm temperatures persist with highs around 84 to 90 and lows near 65 to 70. winds from the south at 6 to 16 mph. Dewpoints in the 60s, drying during the day and damp at night.
Vital Reports in World Today highlights money matters in the Louisiana Legislature with pension boosts firemen’s pay and a special sales tax. Milo Dakin’s World Legislative Correspondent report promises details on D-4. An article by General Lane explains how Communist aggression began in Southeast Asia.
Baton Rouge AP The Louisiana State Law Institute outlined a proposed Code of Criminal Procedure in which newsmen would face contempt only for clear and present dangers of substantive evils. The 538 page bill, the product of seven years work, awaits a second Senate Judiciary Committee hearing after passing the House. Several district attorneys and New Orleans Coroner Nicholas Chetta urged slowing the process, while other district attorneys defended the code. State Police Supt Thomas Burbank noted police concerns over searches seizures and arrests provisions.
Washington AP reports the abortive Indonesia coup largely wiped out the local Communist party and cut non Communist country membership by 42 percent to 2.6 million. Worldwide totals near 43.9 million, with gains in Red China North Vietnam North Korea and Poland tempering losses. India shows party split with pro Peking 70,000 and pro Moscow 50,000.
A June snowstorm hit northwestern Montana closing Going-to-the-Sun Highway at Logan Pass and evacuating Avalanche campground. Up to two feet of wet snow felled trees and utilities along U S 2, with 25 to 40 poles down from Hungry Horse to Essex and West Glacier left without power from Friday night to Saturday morning.
New York AP report details 15 year old Daniel Perry at Bellevue Hospital granted his last wish to see his father Howard Perry who arrived after midnight for a 40 minute visit. Daniel, suffering from lumpus nephritis, slipped into a coma and died soon after.
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