Stennis Says Draft Dodgers Receiving Assistance
Sen John Stennis D Miss labeled an unwarranted campaign aiding draft dodgers. He urged immediate action against the movement and criticized CBS News for airing programs showing schools of instruction and plots to spread the right to refuse service. He questioned morale effects on troops in Vietnam.
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Sen. Stennis
Washington (Ap
John Stennis
Dmiss
Stennis
Senate
CBS
Viet Nam
Ying
New York
CBS News
Mild Readings Forecast Again for Twin Cities
Mild readings continue with partly cloudy skies in the Twin Cities. Highs reach 80 to 86 this day, with tonight's low 60 to 66 and Friday's high 84. Next six days expect temps 2 to 4 degrees above normal and periods of showers with winds 5 to 15 mph from the east and southeast.
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Twin Cities
Soldier Gets Lift From Ouachita Red Cross Package
A Vietnam era report tells how Sp4 Joe L. Cannon of the First Cavalry Division received a morale boost from a Monroe Ouachita Parish American Red Cross package. His mother notes the package contained razor blades and a note indicating it was packed in Monroe by the local Red Cross chapter.
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Joe L. Cannon
Viet Nam
Chrissler Cannon
Mississippi
Monroe
Red Cross
Ouachita Parish
American Red Cross
Cuba press calls for Puerto Rico freedom at United Nations
At the United Nations General Assembly Cuba’s Raul Roa urged recognition of Puerto Rico as a free sovereign state and denounced U.S. policies in Vietnam and Latin America. The U.S. delegation walked out in protest, leaving only a low ranking diplomat to hear the speech as Arthur Goldberg prepared a brief reply.
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UPI
U.S
General Assembly
Raul Roa
United States
Roa
Puerto Rico
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Latin America
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Kirsten Campbell Paulos
Presidents health improves amid abdominal pains
President Johnson continues to suffer sleep disturbing abdominal pains but shows partial improvement as the administration reports progress and resumption of quieter days.
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Johnson
More Cuban Refugees Hit U S Shores
Fifty four Cuban refugees reached the United States in small boats as U S officials pressed for reliable transport with Fidel Castro. The crossing raises total departures to about 300 with weekend expectations of more departures from Marathon. The State Department said 15 000 to 20 000 Cubans may leave under the open door policy and indicated up to 30 000 political prisoners could be prioritized second in line for exit.
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Key West
Fla
UPI
Florida Straits
U.S. State Department
Fidel Castro
U.S. Coast Guard
Marathon
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
U.S
United States
Cuba
Department
Washington
Ramblin Friends Help Boy Celebrates Seventh Birthday
The Ramblin group will host a theater party for young Harry Boyd Jr. at 1 p.m. at 508 Wilmuth Monroe. Harry is the son of Mr and Mrs Harry Boyd Sr and today marks his seventh birthday.
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Harry Boyd Jr
Harry
Harry Boyd Sr
Wilmuth, Monroe
Parking guide lines aim to ease Ouachita Parish school lot
Newly drawn yellow lines mark where vehicles may stop and where not along the Ouachita Parish School Board office parking area. Officials say small changes like this help reduce congestion and improve order in the lot.
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Ouachita Parish
Man Killed by Automobile in Morehouse Parish
A 68 year old Bastrop area man James William Westbrook was killed Friday afternoon after stepping into the path of a southbound car on Louisiana 142 near Chain's Grocery. The driver Wiley T. Burch 70 of Bastrop skid about 10 yards before impact and 25 yards after. Westbrook was crossing east to west when struck near 4 p.m. Funeral arrangements are under Blackwell Golden Funeral Home Bastrop.
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Bastrop
James William Westbrook
Louisiana 142
Crossett Road
Wiley T. Burch
Westbrook
Route 3
Chain’s Grocery
Burch
Thomas Halley
Halley
Blackwell & Golden Funeral Home
Florida Driest Out After Record Rainfall Dramatizes Storm
Southeast Florida dried out after unbelievable rain totals with Fort Lauderdale recording 24.43 inches in 24 hours and Pompano Beach 23.33 inches. Boca Raton and West Palm Beach also received heavy totals as cars flooded streets stranded motorists and a fatal hit-and-run occurred in Fort Lauderdale.
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Associated Press
Florida
Weather Bureau
Fort Lauderdale
Pompano Beach
Boca Raton
West Palm Beach
Miami International
South Miami
Snethe
Lou Watson
Broward County
Paul Hughes
Mary Jeannette Cowen
Elena Gathers Strength Over Atlantic Ocean
Tropical storm Elena is better organized and may reach hurricane strength over the Atlantic today. Peak winds rose to 65 mph, storm extends 300 miles north and 100 miles south of its center, about 1300 miles east of Palm Beach. Forecasters expect more wind and shower activity, with Bermuda in the weekend outlook.
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Fla
Elena
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
Palm Beach
Bermuda
Air Force
Vietnamese Forces Say Viet Cong Hit Hard Near Saigon
A Viet Cong ambush 120 miles west of Saigon wounded government troops during a security patrol in Chau Doc Province near the Cambodian border. In another clash 80 miles southwest of Saigon, government forces fought a long firefight and killed 20 Viet Cong with light government losses.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Chau Doc
Vinh Binh
U. S
Central Highlands
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Iron Triangle
Mekong River
Binh Duing
Pakistan cites Indian cross border fire in two regions
Pakistan accuses Indian troops of artillery and small arms fire across the cease-fire line in two regions. A Pakistani spokesman said the Indian firing began without provocation on Thursday. UN observers urged Indians to stop firing. A second incident was reported near Titwhal in western Kashmir with Indian howitzers and mortars. Pakistani forces also allege looting by Indian soldiers in areas they control.
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Karachi
API
Pakistan
United Nations
Titwhal
Kashmir
Virus may damage heart valves in mice study
Tulane University researchers injected 200 mice with Coxsackie B4 to study heart damage. Two thirds showed valve damage, especially on the left side, with longer exposure increasing harm. Researchers caution human proof is not established but urge further study.
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Bal Harbour
Fla
Tulane University
New York
George E. Burch
Burch
American Heart Association
Gordon C. Brown
University of Michigan
Anti-Chinese Turn Noted In Indonesia
A mob attacked a Jakarta university sponsored by pro China groups, burning the two story campus and clashing with Red Chinese students. Army intervention followed as protesters shouted Down with communism amid tensions over Indonesia’s pivot toward Maoist policy and the Sept 30 coup allegations.
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Peking Jakarta University
Indonesia
Jakarta
Communist Party
PKI
Karya Ghakti
Sukarno
Mao Tze-tung
Peking
Radio
Chaerul Saleh
Red China
Space Ailments Postpone Tests For Sky Lab
Washington AP reports the OGO2 satellite developed space ailments soon after launch. Engineers shut down some equipment as the 1,150 pound observatory showed a defect in its earthward pointing devices delaying planned tests and echoing earlier OGO1 issues.
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Sky Lab
Protests Across U S Cities Rally Against Viet Nam War
Protests against U S war policies in Viet Nam took place in at least nine cities with campus rallies and teach-ins. In Chicago minor scuffles occurred as 40 Roosevelt University pickets clashed with counterprotesters while Berkeley drew thousands on a softball field for speeches.
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U.S
Viet Nam
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Associated Press
Berkeley
University of California
University of Chicago
Portland
Maine
University of California At Santa Barbara
Wayne State University
Detroit
New York
Colorado University
University of Texas
Chicago
Roosevelt University
McCormack Named COMSAT Chairman at $125000 Salary
James McCormack a 54 year old retired Air Force major general and Rhodes scholar was elected to the COMSAT chairmanship paying 125000 a year. He has been MIT vice president since 1957 and chairs the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
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Washington
James McCormack
Communications Satellite Corp
McCormack
Air Force
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
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