McKeithen predicts civil rights vote to hurt Johnson
Louisiana Governor John J. McKeithen said the Civil Rights bill's passage would hurt President Johnson in the fall election. He warned federal enforcement in Louisiana could trigger chaos, urged patience for a Democratic convention decision, and discussed a possible tidelands settlement and school pay raises. He also noted Wallace and Goldwater dynamics and planned a fall special session if funds permit.
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John J. McKeithen
Congress
Johnson
McKeithen
Monroe
Newellton
Louisiana
South
Democratic Party
Senate
Washington
U.S
Barry Goldwater
George Wallace
Alabama
Goldwater
Wallace
Baton Rouge
Democratic State Central Committee
House
Jamar W. Adcock
Baker Bank
Sen. Adcock
Kennedy Recovering After Plane Crash Injuries
A team of doctors in Northampton said Senator Edward M. Kennedy is in good condition after a plane accident that killed the pilot and his aide. Kennedy may need surgery, with a six to eight month expected recovery, as a vertebra was split but spinal cord remains undamaged. Birch Bayh and his wife were injured but in good condition with lesser injuries.
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Northampton
Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
Johnson
Air Force One
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Edward Moss
Southampton
Birch Bavh
D-Ind
Charles W. Metz
Walter Reed
Robert S. McNamara
U.S. Says It Will Risk War Over Southeast Asia
Adm. Harry D. Felt warned that the United States is prepared to risk an all out war to check Communist aggression in Southeast Asia. His remarks caps a tough policy stance aimed at Peking over Laos South Vietnam and nearby nations as Washington reports renewed dispatches. A fleet of five U.S. cargo ships with tanks and heavy gear sails toward Bangkok Thailand to reinforce regional defenses.
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Taipet
UPI
Harry D. Felt
United States
Southeast Asia
Felt
Pacific
Honolulu
Peking
China
Laos
South Viet Nam
Washington
Red China
Washington Dispatches
U. S
Bangkok
Thailand
U S Builds Arms Stock In Thailand
The United States is expanding its weapons stockpiles in Thailand to deter Communist incursions in Southeast Asia. Five shiploads of tanks trucks personnel carriers and ammunition head to Thailand, joining supplies previously left by 5 000 American troops in 1962. Maintenance crews of about 100 from Hawaii based 25th division are to service the gear. no new U S troops are planned.
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Bangkok
Thailand
United States
Southeast Asia
Laos
John F. Kennedy
Washington
Defense Department
U. S
25Th Division
President Outlines Civil Rights Goals and House Fight
Southern opponents seek to delay final passage of the civil rights bill until after the Republican convention while House leaders push for a vote within eight to ten days. The Senate bill, altered but substantially similar, heads for passage with broad bipartisan support. The measure expands federal barriers against racial bias in businesses and public facilities, blocks discrimination in hiring and union membership, and allows cutting federal funds from programs practicing discrimination.
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Washington
House
Senate
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
House Rules Committee
San Francisco
Smith
Rules
West Monroe Petition Draws Coachs Call for Fair Hearing
West Monroe High School baseball coach Dan McClure said coaches have not been told what they are doing wrong by the Ouachita Parish School Board or petitioners seeking their removal. He urged an open meeting with those opposing him and a chance to defend, noting rumors and student questions as disruptive. The issue arose from a petition presented at the board’s first June meeting and discussed again at the next session.
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Dan McClure
West Monroe High School
Ouachi
Ta Parish
McClure
Ouachita Parish
West Monroe
Jesse Lea
Supt
Milton Hall
S. R. Braley
West Monroe High
Two Monroe Men Pre-Register for Washington Safety Conference
Two Monroe men G C Phillips and B O Yeldell of Ford Bacon and Davis Construction Corp are pre-registered to attend the President's Conference on Occupational Safety in Washington D C June 23 20. Delegates will hear President Johnson Secretary of Labor W Willard Wirtz and other leaders in science labor industry and government.
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Monroe
Washington, D. C
G. C. Phillips
B. 0. Yeldell
Ford, Bacon and Davis Construction Corporation
Johnson
W. Willard Wirtz
Science
New Arrival Bal lard Family Welcomes Son at Glenwood
Mr and Mrs W D Ballard II of 606 Roselawn welcomed a son weighing six pounds 13 ounces at Glenwood Hospital West Monroe. The baby was named W D Ballard III and both mother and infant are reported in satisfactory condition.
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W. D. Ballard II
Roselawn
Glenwood Hospital
West Monroe
W. D. Ballard III
First Week Winners in 26th Annual Photo Contest
Local entrants competed in 66 entries for $49 in cash prizes. Jimmy King of Monroe won the top prize with $13 for entries in Classes B C and D, plus second in D. Lee Estes won $11 with a Class C sea gull study and two more placings. Other winners include Charles Wood, Mrs. Peel, John Jordan, and L A Henderson. Deadline for second week entries is 3 p.m. Thursday. national phase offers top prizes up to $1,000.
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Monroe
Bill Wilson Jr
Bienville
Lee Estes
Blanks St
M. D. Peel Sr
Winnsboro
John R. Jordan
Morris St
West Monroe
L. A. Henderson
Hilton St
Summer Starts On Warm Note In Twin Cities
The Twin Cities area will be clear to partly cloudy and warm today through Monday with isolated afternoon thunderstorm chances. Highs around 90 degrees, plenty of sun, and no showers reported Saturday. Summer began at 2 37 this morning. Saturday marked the last day of spring. Winds southeast to south at 5 to 15 mph.
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Twin Cities
Gulf of
Mexico
20 Americans Die In CAT Crash At Takeoff In Formosa
A Nationalist Chinese Civil Air Transport airliner crashed on takeoff near Shenkang village twelve miles from Fengguang Formosa Strait, killing 57 aboard including 20 Americans. US officials said identities would be released after next of kin notification. CAT said all aboard died.
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Taipei
Formosa
U.S
Shenkang
Fengguang
Pescadore Islands
Formosa Strait
China
CAT
Claire Chennault
Flying Tigers
Writer Victim of Plot on Saratoga Stowaway Case
David Russell Irwin a 19 year old Gillette New Jersey writer to be published planned to expose Navy security by stowing aboard the aircraft carrier Saratoga. He donned a borrowed uniform and joined a six day cruise before being discovered by an apprentice seaman and escorted ashore by FBI agents. He faced stowaway charges with bond set at 1500 dollars. Harold Bertrand an aviation technician who lent the uniform was questioned. no charge filed. Irwin spent the last three days of the voyage in the ship’s hospital guarded by Marines. The executive officer Cmdr Julian Lake said Irwin intended to slip ashore with the 3500 crew.
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Federal
David Russell Irwin
Saratoga
Navy
Sai
Jacksonville
Fla
Irwin
Gillette
N.J
FBI
Harold Bertrand
Bertrand
Julian Lake
Johnson Seeks Oldsters Votes With New Charter
President Johnson outlined a charter of opportunity for older Americans targeting California voters. He called for Social Security extended medical care, hospital renovations, higher benefits, and an expanded housing program as part of a Great Society. In Irvine he unveiled UC Irvine campus plans and an urban extension service to mirror rural extension.
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Johnson
California
Ture
Irvine
University of California
America
Agricultural Extension Service
Penguins With Shoulder Holsters Seek Home Field Clues
Johns Hopkins zoologist Dr Richard L Penney and three colleagues travel to Antarctica with 150 penguins fitted with shoulder harness radio transmitters to study homing instincts. The NSF funds 46000 for the summer project. past trials showed a penguin from McMurdo Sound home in eight months.
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Baltimore
Richard L. Penney
Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
Antarctica
Dr. Penney
Penney
McMurdo Sound
Antarctic Research Program
National Science Foundation
U S Air Force flies unpublicized Laos reconnaissance missions
The U S Air Force has been conducting unpublicized reconnaissance flights over Communist Laos with armed jet escorts under President Johnson’s push to pressure the Communists. RF 101 Voodoo aircraft have swept over the Plaine des Jarres, a key gateway region, in addition to a June 10 strike on anti aircraft positions in central Laos.
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Washington
UPI
U. S. Air Force
Laos
Johnson
U. S. Navy
Plaine Des Jarres
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