China Demands Apology as China Soviet Tensions Rise
In Moscow and Peking, relations hit a new low after China accused the Soviet Union of violence against Asian student demonstrators near the U.S. Embassy. China filed a protest with Foreign Minister Gro Miko via ambassador Pan Tzw-li and denounced Soviet actions as brutal. About 2,000 students attacked the U.S. Embassy, while a Beijing protest denounced the embassy assault as a legitimate response to U.S. bombings in North Vietnam.
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Moscow
Peking
China
Soviet Union
U.S
New China
Andrei Gromyko
Pan Tzw-li
U. S
Viet Nam
Pentagon: Reds Do Not Have Body of U S Pilot
The Pentagon said Maj. Robert Ronca of Norristown Pa was buried in Alexandria Louisiana and not in Communist hands as claimed by a North Vietnamese broadcast. Identification was confirmed by fingerprinting dental records and serial numbers.
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Washington
U. S. Air Force
Laos
Louisiana
Reds
Defense Department
Pentagon
Maj
Robert Francis Ronea
Norristown
Tokyo
Ronea
Alexandria
United States
Ronen
England Air Force Base
Red
Ronca
Air Force
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pathet Lao
Gulf Dockers Accept Pact Get To Work
West Gulf Coast longshoremen voted overwhelmingly to accept a new contract, with 98 to 99 percent in favor. Piers in Galveston and other western Gulf ports were returning to full operations by Saturday afternoon, as grain shipments bound for India began loading and overtime was expected for the restart.
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Gulf
Galveston, Tex
West Gulf Coast
Galveston
Brownsville
Tex
Lake Charles
Ralph A. Massey
District International Longshoremen Association
Washington
Johnson
Galveston-Houston
Gulf Coast
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Orange
Galveston- Houston
India
Corpus Christi
Jes Ramblin and Richard Graham Join LSU Honor
Jes Ramblin Richard R Graham of West Monroe is named member of the LSU Alpha Omega Alpha chapter. The top seven junior students at LSU Medical Center New Orleans earned the honor. Brenda Clark celebrates a birthday next Tuesday, wife of Sherman Clark and West Monroe city hall employee.
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Richard R. Graham
West Monroe
LSU
Alpha Omega Alpha
LSU Medical Center
New Orleans
Brenda Clark
Three Children Die In Kentucky Cottage Fire
A blaze in a two room Lewis County cottage killed Denver Duke Gilley five, Terry Dell Gilley three, and Debbie Jo Gilley two while a fourth child Rodney, three months, was badly burned. Firefighters said an overheated stove caused the fire and snow covered the Cumberland Mountains foot hills, making access by foot only. Rodney was listed in critical condition at University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington with second and third-degree burns.
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Vanceburg
Ohio River
Lewis County
Cumberland Mountains
Denver Duke Gilley
Terry Dell Gilley
Debbie Jo Gilley
Chipped Lincoln Plate Returns to White House Display
A chipped Lincoln dinner plate missing about 60 years is sent back to the White House display. Nicholas G. Morgan Sr., attorney from Salt Lake City, explains how his uncle James Morgan received, then the plate was later given to him by Aunt Helen. Morgan notes Johnson's kindness to President McKay and Taft era ties color the plate's journey.
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Washington
White House
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Johnson
Nicholas G. Morgan Sr
Salt Lake City
Utah
Theodore Roosevelt
Morgan
James Morgan
Roosevelt
Boston Globe
Nicholas Morgan
Helen
David 0. McKay
McKay
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
William Howard Taft
Taft
House Chiefs Fear For Bill On Education
In Washington AP report, House leaders push for a quick vote on President Johnsons school aid bill while the fragile supporting coalition stays intact. White House pressure and church state controversy pose risks as strategic timing and committee actions threaten possible delays.
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House
Washington
Johnson
White House
Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
Dva
Education and Labor Committee
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Hunted Slayer Takes Own Life Before Caught
A California mill worker sought in a brutal killings spree killed himself with a shotgun in an olive orchard near his abandoned car. The target was a farm home where Dolores Gifford and her three children, plus relatives, were attacked. the suspect’s estranged wife had been assaulted the prior night. A 25-officer posse closed in on the hideout before the suicide.
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Corning
Calif
Robert Shirley
Paul Lucero
Lucero
Alberta
Dolores F. Gifford
Everett Ray
Terry Lee Gifford
Two Killed In Bastrop Area Wreck
Two people die in a two truck crash on Hwy 2 near the Morehouse Parish line west of the Boeuf River bridge. Victims are L. J. Hovarter 60 and Myrtle Hovarter 38 of Oak Grove. George Conway 24 of West Monroe and Elmer Hale 54 of Pioneer were involved. Hale faces charges of driving while intoxicated and negligent homicide. Tim Crosby 17 and Thomas Crosby 17, both Bastrop, plus Joseph Lebrun 20 of Oak Grove were in Hale’s truck. Crosby son Timmy 17 is listed in critical condition. The wreck occurred about 10 15 p m Saturday.
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George G. Conway
West Monroe
Elmer Hale
Pioneer
Hale
Conway
Thomas Crosby
Timmy Crosby
Bastrop
Joseph James Lebrun
Oak Grove
Morehouse Parish General Hospital
Young Crosby
Generally Fair Forecast for Twin Cities Area
Generally fair skies and mild temperatures expected in the Twin Cities today and Monday with cool nights. Highs 58 to 62, lows around 34 to 38, dew points in the 30s dropping to the 20s tonight. Winds northerly eight to sixteen mph. No precipitation through Monday despite up to 90 percent sunshine. FAA at Selmanfield recorded no rainfall Saturday.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Selmanfield
City Beautification Campaign Launched Citywide
A two month citywide beautification drive aims to make the city cleaner and more attractive. The campaign was announced by Mrs John Mullens president of the Mon nan Beautifianation Board.
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John Mullens
The
Monnan Beautifianation Board
Luw Vcaulililalmvil LevacaLtu
Keep
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Marines to Da Nang Air Base in limited Viet Nam action
Defense Department announced 3,500 Marines will be sent to Da Nang to relieve South Vietnamese forces and bolster security around the air base. The two battalions will cover security duties as part of a limited mission, with details on landing timing not disclosed.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
South Viet Nam
da Nang Aiase
Southeast Asia
Okinawa
Japan
Hawaii
Viet Nam
United States
United States Marine Corps
da Nang
Laos
Thaiand
Qui Nhon
Saigon
Pleiku
U.S
North
Eduard o Frei's voting key to Chilean power
In Santiago Chile President Eduardo Frei moder ate leftist Democrat runs in congressional elections seen as crucial for U.S. interests. If Frei wins he could push economic reform with a coalition. loss could return power to Salvadore Allende. U.S. backs his program including copper nationalization and energy ventures.
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Santiago
Chile
Eduardo Frei
U.S
Frei
Salvadore Allende
Popular Action Front
Congress
United States
Bradden Copper Co
U.S. Kennecott Copper Corp
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Quarrel
Jes’ Ramblin
da Nang Base
Missouri Valley
Iowa
Sallie Humble
Mullens
Monroe
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