Major revamping of Monroe city bus system slated
The Monroe city bus system will undergo a complete revamp starting July 1 as announced by H. W. McSherry, finance commissioner. The plan stems from extensive studies and aims to affect all lines, delivering riders faster service at peak hours, amid rising costs and declining revenue from fewer riders.
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City of
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General Motors
South Grand
Catalpa
Quachita
Jackson
Lee
Vernon
Charity Hospital
South Side
McSherry
Rex Ensminger
W. C. Cornett
New Orleans
Passman Faces GOP Support in Aid Battle
Rep Otto Passman D La faces party split over foreign aid cuts as House GOP leaders say they will back his push against Johnsons 3.5 billion request. The Appropriations Committee balked at deeper cuts, sticking to 200 million as a safe reduction amid world tensions.
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Washington
UPI
Otto Passman
D-La
House
GOP
Passman
Johnson
House Appropriations Committee
South
Viet Nam
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Appropriations Committee
Silvio O. Conte
Massachusetts
Italians Ask Segni To Rule
Rome AP Antonio Segni was urged to form a broadly based emergency government to lift Italy from an economic slump and political crisis after Premier Aldo Moro’s center left coalition resigned following a vote on financial aid for private Catholic schools. Senate President Cesare Merzagora, an independent, delivered the proposal as Segni met leaders.
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Antonio Segni
Italy
Senate
Cesare Merzagora
Segni
Aldo Moro
Moro
Christian Democrats
Democratic Socialists
Chuckle: Old-Timers Listen To Town Square’s Personhood
A humorous quip notes being an old timer means treating the town square as a living presence rather than a mere place. The jest plays on nostalgia and community spirit with a playful twist.
Heart Attack Fells Shastri India Shaky
A month after Nehru’s death India's prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, 59, suffered a mild heart attack. He was confined to bed last Saturday with overstrain and fear noted by doctors, and all engagements were canceled while a government spokesman urged calm and resilience. A top aide reported the attack occurred at 10 p.m. Friday and emergency treatment was started to avert further damage.
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DFT India
Nehru
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Shastri
Associated Press
Man in no-motor boat seeks World's Fair journey
Thom as Williamson embarked from Arkadelphia on June 17 in a 16 foot aluminum craft with no motor. He plans to drift down the Ouachita River into the Mississippi and Gulf of Mexico then northeast to the Atlantic coast to reach New York City's World's Fair, which runs for two years, but his arrival date remains unknown.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Twin Cities
Thomas Williamson
Ouachita River
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Mariner
Atlantic
Local Youth Receives West Point Appointment
New plebe Fred Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Curtis E Johnson formerly of Monroe now of Saratoga Springs New York has been appointed to West Point Military Academy He was notified by U S Senator Russell Long of Louisiana and will report July 1.
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Fred Johnson
Curtis E. Johnson
Monroe
Saratoga Springs
New York
West Point Military Academy
U. S
Russel Long
Louisiana
Second Week Winners in 26th Annual Photo Contest
Eight photographers share $40 in prizes in the second week of the 26th Annual Newspaper National Snapshot Contest. Winners include Billy W. Heckford in Class A with a baby photo, Kip Sudduth in Class B, Mrs. Frances Grant in Class C, and L. A. Henderson in Class D with the eagle photo at Bernstein Park Zoo. Additional awards went to Madge Kelly, Lee Estes, Robbie James, and Jimmy King, with several also placing in earlier rounds. Deadline for third round entries is 3 p.m. Thursday, with rounds awarding $5, $3, and $2 per category.
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News-Star
Billy W. Heckford
Route One
Box 211
West Monroe
Kip Sudduth
Frances Place
Monroe
Frances Grant
Pinecrest Drive
Box 70
L. A. Henderson
Hilton St
Madge Kelly
Old
Sterlington Road
Lee Estes
Blanks St
Robbie James
Farmerville
Jimmy King
Valencia
King
Estes
Henderson
Monroe News-Star World
North 4Th St
Rangers crush Viet Cong battalion near Long Hoi
South Vietnamese Rangers trapped and overwhelmed a Communist battalion at Long Hoi about 70 miles south of Saigon. Two Americans were killed, and ground fire brought down a US helicopter with crew injured. The same day a separate burst at Baucot killed 100 to 200 Viet Cong and cost two moreAmericans and a Vietnamese life.
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Baucot
Boy 4 Drowns After Falling In Vidalia Pool
Four year old David Anthony Dodd, son of Mrs. Laura Rushing and stepson of Hubert Rushing of Yuma Arizona, died after falling from a motel diving board into a pool in Vidalia. He was dead on arrival at Jefferson Davis Memorial Hospital Natchez after an inquest verdict of accidental drowning. Funeral services will be held at Foster Funeral Home Natchez with burial near Meadville Mississippi. Survivors include his parents three brothers and two sisters and paternal grandparents all of Yuma.
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Laura Rushing
Hubert Rushing
Yuma
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Rushing
Jefferson Davis Memorial Hospital
Natchez
el Centro
Calif
Foster Funeral Home
R. E
Ned) Smith
Adams County
Coldwater Baptist Church
Meadville
Miss
Dan Crenshaw
Michael Dodd
Russell Rushing
Senate Buckles Down To Business This Week
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield says the chamber has a productive week planned to shrink the civil rights backlog. He cites passage of two appropriation bills, higher debt limit to 324 billion, tax extenders, and a highway program extension, with action on food stamp expansion and federal pay raises forthcoming. House aims to finalize civil rights bill this week, with strategy to send to President Johnson for July 4 signing if amendments match.
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Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate
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Congress
House
Johnson
Senate House
White House
God-Emperor Arrives as Congo Rebels Return
Albert Kalonji lands in Leopoldville amid thawing tensions after Tshombe appeal for reconciliation. Premier Cyrille Adoula signals his mantle may fade, while reports claim North Katanga President Jason Sendwe and allies were killed. Kalonji’s Baluba followers greet him. Gizenga reportedly freed in reconciliation talks. Local weathered security guards accompany the returning figure.
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Tshombe
Albert Kalonji
Baluba
South Kasai
Kalonji
Antoine Gizenga
Stanleyville
Albertville
Lake Tanganyika
Sendwe
Ruby's Counsel Denies Words in Warren Talk
Defense attorney Joe Tonahill denied reports that condemned killer Jack Ruby told Chief Justice Earl Warren that the Oswald killing was premeditated. Tonahill disputed published accounts of a June 7 Dallas County Jail conversation between Ruby and Warren during Warren's Dallas visit.
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UPI
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Jack Ruby
Earl Warren
Lee Harvey Oswald
Tonahill
Ruby
Warren
Kennedy
Scattered Rains Forecast for Twin Cities Today
A weather update predicts scattered showers in the Twin Cities today with more in the afternoon and evening. A moving low pressure system through the Gulf region causes the rain, with highs near 88 to 94 and nights around 68 to 72. Winds will be light and variable.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
Gulf
Mother's Plea Frees Husband For Son's Rites
In Westwood New Jersey an anguished mother's telegram to Gov Hughes led to a temporary release for William Grippe 47 of Palisades Park from jail so he could attend the infant son's funeral. Grippe awaits transfer to state prison for larceny breaking and entering larceny and conspiracy to commit larceny.
European shock frocks go topless to bathing suit fad
European dress trend shifts to monokini style as topless swimsuits gain steam on beaches and in pools. German maker warns of counterreaction while Italian stars slam the look as tacky and unfeminine. France England and Denmark show mixed reactions. London borough allows topless swimsuits for women only sessions.
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London
UPS
Europe
Paris
Riviera
United States
Gina Lollobrigida
Claudia Cardinale
France
England
Denmark
West Ham
Alice Gannon
Searchers Drag Pearl River for Missing Civil Rights Workers
President Johnson ordered FBI reinforcements into Mississippi as searchers began dragging the Pearl River for the bodies of three missing civil rights workers. Four boats, each with FBI agents, a Mississippi conservation agent and a state trooper, polled the river while a vending machine was retrieved. Officials said the search ended at dark with nothing found and would resume.
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Miss
UPN
Johnson
FBI
Mississippi
Pearl River
Minneapolis
Mississippi Conservation
Lawrence Rainey
George E. Reedy
Reedy
J. Edgar Hoover
Dallas
Central Intelligence Agency
Allen W. Dulles
Dulles
Washington
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