Paratroops Reinforcing Highlands in South Vietnam
UPI reports 4000 U S paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade moved from Bien Hoa to a camp near Pleiku to bolster defenses against Communist infiltration from Cambodia and Laos. Air strikes against North Vietnam sites continued as Marines and tanks fought near the DMZ and in the northwest, with casualties reported on both sides.
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Saigon
UPI
United States Command
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
William C. Westmoreland
U.S. 173Rd Airborne Brigade
Bien Hoa
Pleiku
la Drang
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Vietnams
Khe Sanh
da Nang Marine Base
Long defends Dodd in daylong Senate censure fight
Sen. Russell B. Long defended Sen. Thomas J. Dodd for hours urging immediate Senate action on two ethics charges. Sen. Wallace Bennett objected to rushing and outlined plans to rebut the defense. The vote on each charge is expected next week as the chamber dwindled to a partial attendance.
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Washington
Russell B. Long
Thomas J. Dodd
Senate
Connecticut
Dodd
Wallace F. Bennett
Ratah
Long
Senate Ethics Committee
Louisiana
Bennett
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Eberhardt Deutsch
New Orleans
Indians Attack Peking Embassy in New Delhi
Several thousand Indians overwhelmed police and attacked the Peking embassy in New Delhi. Nine Chinese were beaten with sticks, hundreds of windows broken, and some auxiliary buildings set on fire. Seven Chinese were taken to a hospital. no critical injuries reported.
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New Delhi
India
Peking
China
United News of India
Chen Lu-chih
Reunion at West Point Largest Since 1917 Graduation
Col John R Nygaard announced Jes Ramblin at West Point that the 50 year class reunion during June Week drew the biggest turnout since 1917. Generals Mark W Clark M B Ridgway and J Newton Collins attended the celebration. Deborah Maxine Speele birthday birth noted at St Francis Hospital alongside family milestones. Fort Hood soldier Robert Evangelista and Staff Sgt Homer L Pittman Jr visited Cottonwood Drive home on leave from Viet Nam.
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John R. Nygaard
Jes’ Ramblin
West Point
Academy
Mark W. Clark
M.B. Ridgway
J. Newton Collins
Deborah Maxine Speele
Royce Speele Jr
Cedar St
West Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Speele
Lou Evangelista
Cottonwood Drive
Pfe
Robert Evangelista
Fort Hood
Tex
World at a Glance Negotiations Break Down in Seven Hour Meeting
City talks with Detroit Police Officers Association end in deadlock after seven hours. Other items note Congress opposing immediate Israeli withdrawal, French informants on Gaulle, and corporate efforts to restore Middle East operations. Palmer leads U S Open round two with 137 as Nicklaus and Casper follow. Summer Coaching Clinic closes with lectures by Dickey Hartman and Groseclose.
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City
Detroit Police Officers Association
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Bill Casper
Northeast
Doug Dickey
Jack Hartman
Bob Groseclose
Kosygin Heads to New York After Paris Talks
Soviet Premier Kosygin flew to New York after talks with Charles de Gaulle that French officials said showed Moscow is not seeking an early Big Four meeting on the Mideast war. The session opened with debate on Israel’s actions and UN sanctions, with no immediate prospect of a Big Four summit or De Gaulle attending the General Assembly.
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Alexei NX
Kosygin
New York
Charles de Gaulle
Soviet Union
Paris
Alexei N. Kosygin
U.N. General Assembly
Israel
Assembly
Moscow
de Gaulle
U.N. Assembly
U.N
United Nations
General Assembly
Kosyain
Johnson
Harold Wilson
France
Jens Otto Krag
Johnson-Kosygin
Washington
Rusk
U.S
United States
Abdul Rahman Pazhwak
Afghanistan
Monroe Mayor endorses City Public Works consolidation
Monroe Mayor W L Howard reports a department heads committee unanimously backing a plan to merge equipment resources and personnel from eight city divisions into a single City Public Works Department. Action by the council is expected next week with the goal of economy and improved service.
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Monroe
W. L. Howard
Howard
City Hall
Beecher
U.N. Plans Emergency General Assembly on Middle East
The General Assembly will convene in an emergency session on the Middle East with Kosygin attending. The move follows Soviet push for an Arab-focused agenda, as U.S. and USSR eye a possible Big Four summit in New York.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Middle East
Alexi N. Kosygin
Passman urges funds to clear Lake D'Arbonne vegetation
U.S. Rep. Otto E. Passman told the Bayou D Arbonne Lake Watershed District Commission that a $5 900 local match and ongoing funding are needed to finance a Corps of Engineers program to inject 2 4 D herbicide into Lake D Arbonne over the next year or two. Local officials and parish leaders pledged to study the plan and provide support for maintenance and facilities, while raising questions about responsibilities and tax priorities.
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Lake D'Arbonne
U.S. Army Engineers Corps
U.S
Otto E. Passman
L. C. Allen
Bayou D’arbonne Lake
Farmerville
Lincoln
Union Parish
Lake of Weed
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Passman
Department of Commerce and Industry
Bi-Parish
Commission
Union
Lincoln Parish
Baton Rouge
Partly Cloudy Skies Forecast for Twin Cities
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures through Sunday in the Twin Cities. Expect widely scattered afternoon thundershowers, with tonight’s low in the upper 60s to lower 70s and today’s high around 90. Louisiana Delta forecast notes drying conditions and upper 60s dewpoints, while Monroe area reports 93 high and 71 low at Selman Field.
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Twin Cities
Louisiana Delta
Monroe
FAA
Selman Field
McKeithen Vetoes Ten Bills in Louisiana Session
Governor John McKeithen vetoed ten bills from the 30-day fiscal session and used a line-item veto to strike a 900000 dollar adult education appropriation. He also vetoed five teacher retirement measures and a state police retirement act, and bills shielding agricultural fuel from sales tax. He signed 104 House and 21 Senate bills. five House and three Senate measures become law without signature. The budget is balanced with a general fund surplus.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
McKeithen
Senate
House
William Redmann
Firemen scale peril to rescue elderly woman in bridge transfer
Five stories above New York's West 5th Street fire, firefighter Bernard Lally risked his life to pass Delia Flood across a 4-foot gap to firefighter Lawrence Sloan. Flood, 76, was semi conscious and soot inhaled, later saved with no injuries beyond smoke exposure.
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New York
Bernard Lally
Lally
Delia Flood
West 5 List St
Sally
Mrs. Flood
Sloan
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