Heavy fighting at Plei Me camp as Viet Cong press siege
In South Vietnam the siege of the Secial Forces camp at Plei Me continues for a fourth day with Viet Cong mortars and machine guns. U S advisors report chained machine gunners and Chinese advisers among the attackers. U S warplanes and B52s strike near Saigon as combatants suffer mounting losses.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Secial Forces
Plei Mle
U.S
Argets
Plei Me
Central Highlands
Oak Grove Girl Dies In Area Auto Crash
An 18 year old Oak Grove resident Linda J. Hamilton was killed when the car she rode in went off Highway 835 near Jones and overturned. Driver Teddy D. Colvert of West Monroe was seriously hurt and en route to hospital. Two other passengers were unnamed with injuries unknown.
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Bastrop
Oak Grove
Jones
Linda J. Hamilton
Rt. 2
Teddy D. Colvert
Browning St
West Monroe
Colvert
Morehouse General Hospital
Congress Closes Stalled Session in 1965 Whirlwind End
Congress adjourned its 1965 session after a dramatic finale passing a 3.6 percent pay raise for 1.8 million civilian workers and a five year sugar quotas bill. President Johnson thanked leaders for an unusually productive session as House and Senate completed their votes and sent a joint committee to the President. The Highway Beautification Act, championed by Mrs. Johnson, was signed earlier in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Johnson
White House
Harold D. Cooley
D-N.c
House Agriculture Committee
U.S
Acquittal in Hayneville nightrider slaying by all white jury
Young Klansman walks free in Hayneville Alabama after an all white jury finds him not guilty of the fatal nightrider attack on a white civil rights advocate. Johnson signs highway beautification bill on first full day back from hospital. Northeast Louisiana State College holds Homecoming activities starting with a parade. Labor Dept reports over 400000 workers underpaid by 74 million dollars in wages. US forces in Vietnam engage as documents suggest Red Chinese advisers support the Plei Me operation. British PM Wilson shifts to Rhodesia crisis as his big political gamble. Gemini 6 launch prep proceeds despite cloudy skies. Coast Guard tightens controls on small boats aiding Cuban refugee evacuations. Tulane defeats Mississippi State. local prep teams post wins or ties.
Ramblin' Home on Leave Navy Enlistee Willis
Reginald Hugh Willis on leave from the U S Navy visits family in Monroe. He is the son of Mr and Mrs C W Willis of the Winnsboro Road and recently enlisted in the Navy.
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Reginald Hugh Willis
C. W. Willis
Winnsboro Road
Monroe
Willis
U.S. Navy
Perkins heads to Memphis Navy technical school
Next stop is Memphis Tenn for Samuel Ray Perkins son of Mr and Mrs Parley M Perkins of 1507 Nat St West Monroe Perkins who finished recruit training recently at San Diego Calif will be home until Oct 29.
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Memphis
Tenn
U.S. Navy
Samuel Ray Perkins
Parley M. Perkins
Nat St
West Monroe
Perkins
San Diego
Calif
Temperatures To Stay Cool In Monroe Area
Fair skies and cool temperatures grip the Monroe West Monroe area with no rain expected. Highs near 72 to 77, nights down to 44 to 48, and a string of six days with only two to five degrees below normal. Northerly winds 8 to 16 mph.
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Monroe- West
Monroe
U.S. Weather Bureau
Northeast Louisiana State College observes 33rd Homecoming
Northeast Louisiana State College marks its 33rd Homecoming with a full slate of events in West Monroe and Monroe including a parade, alumni activities, and a homecoming game against Southeastern. Honor classes 1935 1945 1955 and 1965. officers elected. open house. queen coronation with Cheryl McDonald of Ida leading court.
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Northeast
Louisiana State College
Northeast Louisiana State College
West Monroe
Monroe
Alumni Association
Southeastern
David L. Kahn
Milton E. Craighead
Obed W. Kirkpatrick
Renford C. Rodgers
Bon Aire Drive
Riverside Drive
Highway 80
Trenton Street
DeSiard Street
Sixth Street
George T. Walker
Walker
J. Allan Norris
Mel Cook
Student Government Association
College Union
Ouachita High School
Kathy Mooney
Shirley Nelson
Bastrop Northeast
Mack Hearne
Dr. Walker
Cheryl McDonald
Cristy Shaw
Coushatta
Nancy Gray
Judy Cluchey
Mor
Check Of Dolls From Viet Nam Will Be Made
The Army offered to check dolls sent by U S soldiers in Viet Nam to wives and families, fearing booby traps. At Ft Benning more than 200 calls and 50 dolls were reported, with demotion experts inspecting them. none were booby trapped as of Friday.
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Viet Nam
Columbus
Minden Man Arrested In Area Slaying
Willie F. Brewer 42 of Minden was charged with murder for the fatal shooting of George C. Talton 57 in a Ruston motel Thursday night. Brewer held without bond. his wife Charity 44 a material witness with bond set at 2500. Talton died from multiple gunshot wounds. Brewer arrested at the scene by city police.
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Ruston
Willie F. Brewer
Minden
Lincoln Parish
George C. Talton
Brewer
George Simonton
Talton
Charity
C. O. Osbon
Parish
Robert Carter
Ex Klansman Threats Highlight Hearing Testimony
Ex Klan member Roy Woodle testified before the House Un American Activities Committee that North Carolina Klansman Boyd Hamby had threatened him during a telephone call. Hamby invoked the Fifth Amendment repeatedly when questioned, including about a cross burning on Woodle's lawn. Joseph G. DuBois resigned from the Klan during the hearings as Imperial Wizard Robert Shelton and Grand Dragon James R. Jones watched in silence.
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Roy Woodle
Lexington
N.C
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Boyd Hamby
Night Hawk
North Carolina Klan
Secret Society
Hamby
Donald Appell
Fifth
AERC
Edwin E. Willis
Dla
Woodle
Willis
Justice Department
Appell
Joseph G. DuBois
Klan
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Robert M. Shelton
James R. Jones
North Carolina
DuBois
Workers Shortchanged in Wages by Employers study
Labor Department 1965 report shows 406533 workers shorted $74.45 million in wages under Fair Labor Standards Act. Back wages total over $24 million agreed, $50 million tied up in negotiation or litigation. 18605 child labor violations found. Connecticut banana wholesaler fined $22000.
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Washington
Labor Department
Connecticut
Fair Labor
jSpectors
Secretary of Labor
Jury Acquits Klansman in Liuzzo Slaying in Two Hours
An all white jury at Lowndes County Courthouse found Collie Leroy Wilkins not guilty of the slaying of Mrs. Viola Liuzzo near Hayneville Alabama after a brief deliberation. Prosecution relied on Gary Rowe testimony while defense pointed to alternative suspects. The verdict came days after threats of unrest and amid tensions after the Selma march.
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Hayneville
Ala
UPI
Collie Leroy Wilkins
Lowndes County
Wilkins
Viola Liuzzo
Detroit
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Gayle Butler
Bernice
Miss MacDonald
Ida
KKK
Ku Klux Klan
Afl-Cio
State Supreme Court
Flowers
Eugene Thomas
William C. Eaton
Hanes
Birmingham
Alabama
Gary Thomas Rowe
FBI Towe
Eaton
Thomas
Star World
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