Fierce Delta clash as Viet Cong engage U S forces
In the Mekong Delta a Viet Cong force attacked a base area 14 miles west of a U S Army 9th Infantry Division camp. U S losses were eight killed and 23 wounded as reinforcements and armored landings tried to block a retreat. Air strikes and naval bombardment continued elsewhere against North Vietnam near Hai Phong and Haiphong.
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Licall
Saigon
U.S
Tien Nong
Haiphong
Ho Chi Minh
Red China
U. S. Army
9Th Infantry Division
Navy
United Givers Reaches 35.5 Per Cent Of Goal
Ouachita Parish United Givers fund drive reports $103750 raised, 35.5 percent of a $292000 goal at the Paragon Club luncheon. General chair G L Morgan Tom Scott and M H Collet praised area leaders and urged continued effort as the campaign continues toward month end. The drive uses a football theme with a yard line chart and a 35 yard marker, plus a cheerleader figure to boost momentum.
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Ouachita Parish United
Paragon Club
G. L. Morgan
Tom Scott
M. H. Collet
Ecouw
Collet
UGF
Fred Cannon
Bert Root
Indian relics fascinate Pinecrest eighth graders
Shirley Ward's eighth grade at Pinecrest School viewed a collection of Indian relics owned by Mrs. Louella Wilson of West Monroe Route 3. The items included stones arrowheads baskets and more. Mrs. Wilson collects relics as a hobby and the students showed strong interest.
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Shirley Ward
Pinecrest School
Louella Wilson
Route 3
West Monroe
Miley visits with parents on leave from Fort Benning
Pic. Claudis Miley and his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Miley of 2304 Spencer Ave Monroe are photographed during his leave from Fort Benning Georgia.
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Claudis Miley
Ralph Miley
Spencer Ave
Monroe
Ft. Benning
Jess Ramblin
McKeithen and Rep Rarick Speak at Louisiana Electric Cooperatives
Gov John McKeithen and Rep John Rarick spoke from the same stand at the Louisiana Electric Cooperatives convention amid a probe into organized crime tied to the Cosa Nostra. Rarick, seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, accused authorities of hampering efforts to prosecute bosses while McKeithen asserted his innocence and said his administration began the crime probe. The East Baton Rouge Parish Grand Jury adjourned until Wednesday as Dist. Atty. Sargent Pitcher disclosed a $3,500 allocation from the governor’s law enforcement fund for the probe, with Gordon Novel expected to testify next week under an agreement he would not be arrested.
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Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives
East Baton Rouge Parish
Grand Jury
Sargent Pitcher
McKeithen
Pitcher
Gordon Novel
New Orleans
Novel
Global tensions and conflicts span pages of times
Early morning bomb blast near a college dormitory shakes ground as investigators search for clues. Reports note a Soviet scientist defects to Canada seeking academic freedom. Swaran Singh forecasts cessation in Vietnam hostilities with an unconditional U S bombing halt. Hartke cites Pentagon pressure on potential invasion. Mekong Delta river task force engages Viet Cong in a lengthy marsh battle. Labour leaders unite after Wilson convention. Truckers seek higher pay during mill wait times. A Russian security official tied to Powers release is identified.
Senate approves space bill funding NASA at 4.6 billion
The Senate passed a 4.6 billion dollar space program funding bill by a 60 to 5 vote. debate highlighted May 1960s NASA leadership and Johnson administration concessions while preserving Apollo era goals for moon landing. Senators Proxmire and Williams pushed to cut over 100 million from committee funds.
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Senate
U.S
Kon
William Proxmire
D-Wis
John J. Williams
R-Del
Senate Appropriations Committee
Williams
Mars
Two workers killed as sky scraper boom collapses in Baton Rouge
A large steel boom plunged from the 20 story New Louisiana National Bank building causing two deaths and injuring several others. Rescue teams freed trapped men as police closed streets and workers recalled the moment the heavy equipment bent and fell amid scaffolding.
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Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, la
Rain Delays World Series as Showers threaten St. Louis Games
The rain slows off day work for the Cardinals and Red Sox as forecasts hint at showers for Saturdays and Sundays games. Red Schoendienst plans Nelson Briles to start for St Louis with Gary Bell for Boston. Briles is 14-5, Bell 13-3 after a Cleveland trade. The series is tied 1-1 with a potential three game sweep.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Red Schoendienst
Nelson Briles
Cardinals
Dick Williams
Gary Bell
Briles
Bell
Cleveland
Red Sox
Rain Expected To Fall Locally Tonight
The Twin Cities may see showers late today and early tonight ahead of a cold front. Skies start partly cloudy, then clear after the front passes. Temperatures will reach the 80s today and fall to the low 50s tonight, with Sunday forecast clear and cooler. FAA records show a high of 89 and a low of 51 at Selman Field. no rainfall Friday. A 60 percent chance of rain is noted for Twin Cities tonight.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
Housing Projects Frozen in Pentagon Senate Clash
Washington AP reports that Defense Secretary McNamara halted 91.7 million dollars of family housing and 350 million in military construction, suspending pork barrel civil works as Congress seeks spending economies before a 10 percent surtax. The move faces Senate criticism and affects 5,048 housing units for service members families worldwide.
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Johnson Administration
Congress
Pentagon
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Johnson
United States
Armed Services
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Bastrop Slayings In Parked Car Leave Two Women Dead
Bastrop police report two Black victims found struck in the head inside a parked car near Christ Church Cemetery around 11 a.m. Friday. The dead were Mary Lee Kelly, 45, and J. C. Jones, 52. No public safety item was found. investigations continue with no arrests.
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Christ Church Cemetery
L. T. Beckworth
Mary Lee Kelly
Henry Sr
J. C. Jones
Curtis Ave
Zeke Lee
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