Local Marine Killed In Viet Nam Fighting
U S Marine Pfc James Ochis McKinney 18 of Monroe LA was killed in action in Viet Nam near Quang Tin province. In a five hour hilltop battle against 250 Viet Cong 18 Marines were wounded and seven remained able to fire as airlifted reinforcements eventually repulsed the attack. Forty five enemy dead were reported. Burial with military rites planned in Monroe.
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U. S
Pfe
James Ochis McKinney
Grammont
Monroe
Viet Nam
Quang Tin Province
McKinney
U. S.S
Chu Lai
Pfc
Ouachita Parish
Robert McKinney
Frieda Taylor
Alice Jane McKinney
Quida Newborn
Emma Lea Anderson
Maryland
Emma Kirby
Jim McKinney
Clinton
Ark
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
Washington, D. C
Wallace M. Green Jr
Marine Corps
Marijuana Destroyed in Kingston Incendiary Sweep
Police and defense forces report destroying 26 acres of Jamaica marijuana plants and seedlings valued at 11.2 million dollars in a midweek operation aided by helicopters. The raid involved a coordinated push by authorities to curb illicit farming and trafficking.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Red China Blocking Contacts Across Foreign Ties
Western diplomats report increased Beijing controls on contact with foreigners since early June. China tightens surveillance of foreigners and Chinese nationals tied to foreign missions, notes curfews and limits on outings at the summer palace lake, amid broader purges linked to Mao’s health and the anti counterrevolutionary drive. A 17 year old Chinese youth Yang Juo-ching was publicly tried and executed for knifing two foreigners, shocking diplomats.
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London
Hong Kong
Mao Tzetung
Peking
Peng Chen
Politburo
Summer Palace
Yang Juo-ching
Ouachita Bank Dixie League Players Camp at Grayson
The Ouachita Bank South side Dixie League players took a short break Friday. Accompanied by Dravis Tippen and W M Johnson they spent the night at Orval Roberts Camp in Grayson. They will return today after horseback riding hiking and preparing their own food.
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Ouachita Bank
Dravis Tippen
W. M. Johnson
Orval Robert
Grayson
Mon roe Miss Brooks Enrolls at New Orleans Seminary
Kay Carolyn Brooks from Monroe Mississippi has begun study at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary for the summer term of the Southern Baptist graduate school.
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Kay Carolyn Brooks
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Monroe
Miss Brooks
Southern Baptist Graduate School
Slaying Tale Shocks Natchez Area Man Before Court
Natchez area man testifies about the slaying of 65 year old Ben Chester White, who cried out in anguish as the act occurred. The courtroom scene unfolds with the conscience tense and the accused seeking to justify the deadly event.
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Natchez Area
Ben Chester White
Youths Use Poison and Fire in Hue Protests
In Hue Buddhist youths protested the military government with arson and poison. A 19 year old girl Tuyet Dag Tri set herself ablaze after dousing with gasoline, while a teenage boy ingested poison. Government troops swept streets, Buddhist altars, and strongholds as moderate and militant factions within the church split over tactics.
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Saigon
UPI
Hue
Thich
Tam Chau
Nguyen Cao Ky
National
Buddhist Church
Tuyet Dag Tri
Great View Hoad Dao Pagoda
Johnson
Thich Tam Chau
U.S
Phu Bai
Rosebud Sets State Docking on Mississippi River
Capt. Gordon Cooper sails raft Rosebud Hobson with 16 by 40 foot craft and 16 Hollins College graduates from Paducah through Natchez. The group camped on bluffs, toured ante bellum homes with Pilgrimage Garden Club, and received honorary citizenship scrolls from Natchez officials. They plan to land at Angola, Louisiana, then Baton Rouge and New Orleans by Monday.
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Natchez
Miss
Gordon Cooper
Louisiana
Mississippi River
John Nosser
Natche
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
B52s Struck Near Cambodian Border in Heavy Raid
US B52 bombers hit a Viet Cong stronghold near the Cambodian border in Lay Ninh province, as up to 1,500 Communist troops reportedly regroup for a major attack. The raid disrupted SAM launches, cost a Navy jet, and followed heavy air sorties by F100 jets and Birddog spotters.
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Saigon
UPS
U. S S
Lay Ninh Province
U.S
North Viet Nam
Vinh
Cholon
South Viet Nam
Donald C. Peterson
Clinton
U.S. 101St Airborne
1St Air Cavalry Division
U S To Beam Viet Messages Via Satellite
Washington AP report notes seven Defense Department satellites launched from Cape Kennedy will relay military commands to Viet Nam. Air Force officials expect a Viet Nam terminal by summer to enable communications. the system is described as jam resistant though signals may be monitored by other nations.
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Washington
Defense Department
Viet Nam
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Harold Brown
Brown
Rain Trace Noted at Selman Field and Warm Day
A trace of rain was recorded by FAA at Selman Field on Friday while the Twin Cities reached 90 degrees at 2 p.m. in the Midsouth. Today’s forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with no significant temperature changes through Sunday. Widely scattered thunderstorms are possible today with a 30 percent rain chance, tapering to 10 percent tonight and Sunday. Tonight’s low should range from 62 to 68 degrees, with today’s high between 84 and 90. Friday’s low was 70 degrees at 5 a.m.
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FAA
Selman Field
Twin Cities
Judge Studies Motel Takeover in Mississippi Case
Federal District Judge Harold Cox of Jackson will study the trial record to decide if a new trial should be granted in a case where federal voter registrars took over the Magnolia Motel in Prentiss. A Hattiesburg jury awarded the motel owners $15,000 from the government, which moved for a new trial.
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Jackson, Miss
Harold Cox
Jackson
Prentiss
Hattiesburg
Magnolia
Howling Viet Mob Shoots Policeman in Saigon Riot
In Saigon a mob of about 150 killed a Vietnamese police officer with his own gun and abducted a second officer into the Buddhist Institute compound. Rioters barricaded streets as riot troops moved in while martial law was declared in Hue and security forces tightened on Buddhist dissidents.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
South Viet Nam
Thich Tam Chau
Buddhist Institute
Buddhist Church
Dao Thi Tuyet
Johnson
U.S
Chau
Tobacco Tax Bill Passed By House in Louisiana
Louisiana House approved a 20 percent increase in municipal tobacco revenue taxes by a 91 to 3 vote. The measure by Rep. Mike Hogan would raise the municipalities share from 37.4 percent to 57.44 percent, projected to bring in about $6 million over seven years. Sidney Grey of the Louisiana Municipal Association said the rise would be phased, with full payment to cities at the end of the period. Rep. Robert Munson opposed. Rep. Cleveland Marcel noted funds could aid firemen pay raises. The bill had 57 co authors.
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World Legislative Bureau
Baton Rouge
Louisiana House
Mike Hogan
Calcasieu
Sidney Grey
Louisiana Municipal Association
North Louisiana
Robert Munson
Rapides
Cleveland Marcel
Terrebonne
House
Senate
Cuter By Computer Draws Probe In New York
New York City schools face a grand jury investigation into distributing computer dating questionnaires to students. The probe seeks to determine if lists of names and ages could be misused by sexual predators. Companies halted handing out forms as officials weigh safety concerns.
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New York City
Thomas F. Nevins
Kings County
Brooklyn
U S Picks 2 To Ride Gemini 12
The Gemini 12 crew is set with Navy Capt. James A. Lovell Jr. as commander and Air Force Maj. Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. as pilot for a late year flight. NASA also directs a full review of remaining Gemini missions as Stafford and Cernan discuss their June 6 flight and preparation for Apollo.
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Manned Space Center
Houston
Robert C. Seamans
NASA
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
Eugene A. Cernan
U.S
Stafford
Cernan
Seamans
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Lovell
Aldrin
Frank Borman
Cleveland
Ohio
U.S Naval Academy
Marilyn Gerlach
Milwaukee
Wis
Buzz
West Point
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Montclair
N.J
Korea
Joan A. Archer
Ho-Ho-Kus
John W. Young
Michael Collins
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