Miss Kansas Wins Miss America 1966 Crown
Deborah Bryant, 19, of Overland Park Kansas, won Miss America 1966 in Atlantic City. She wants pediatrics and plans to enter Kansas University Medical School after graduation. Runners up were Miss Mississippi Patricia Puckett and Miss Indiana Eileen Smith.
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Deborah Bryant
Vonda Kay van Dyke
Atlantic City
N. J
Kansas
Miss Bryant
Whaowill Antaw Wanene T'ni
Deborah
Kansas University Medical School
Hurley D. Bryant
Overland Park
Kan
Mississippi
Patricia Puckett
Columbus
Indiana
Eileen Smith
Indianapolis
Florida
Carol Blum
Miami Beach
Wisconsin
Sharon Singstock
Oshkosh
Viet Nam
Combat Troops Land at Qui Nhon Beachhead in Vietnam
The first 20,000 U.S. combat troops of the 1st Cavalry Division (airmobile) have landed at Qui Nhon on the South China Sea and established a beachhead. Six troop ships and ten cargo ships are offshore.
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Qui Nhon
South Viet Nam
U.S
1St Calvary Division
Airmobile
South China Sea
Qui Nhon's Bay
Miss Louisiana Miss Ferguson Reaches Semifinals at Miss America
Lynda Ferguson 20, Miss Louisiana, advanced to the Miss America pageant semifinals in Atlantic City earning a 1000 scholarship. The Centenary College student from Shreveport represented the city in the state pageant, then bowed out as five finalists were named. She aims to finish college and teach music to handicapped children.
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Lynda Ferguson
Atlantic City
N.J
Miss Ferguson
Centenary College
Shreveport
Ferguson
W. W. Ferguson
Silsbee
Tex
David H. Masur
Lexington Ave
Hurricane Betsy aftermath floods Louisiana page one
Death toll rises as evacuations continue in Louisiana after Hurricane Betsy. Scene shows widespread mud and misery with displaced residents and damaged homes.
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Louisiana
U S Planes Bomb Center of Viet Cong
U S planes pounded the Viet Cong regiment headquarters in the Mekong Delta, flags of heavy air strikes, trapping 1000 to 2000 troops. Heavy rain and winds stalled a ground push, with 100 air strikes reported by nightfall. Casualties believed heavy as troops regroup elsewhere.
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Mekong Delta
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Mekong River Delta
Soc Trang
Bach Nga Cai
Associated Press
Horst Faas
Quang Nam
Long Khanh
Gia Tan
Ramblin Patient at St Fran Hospital Seeks Rest
Van Leigh a coach and PE teacher at Lee Junior High checked into St Fran cis Hospital on Friday. He is in traction for a neck misalignment after a pushing device demonstration for football players. Mrs Leigh says the doctor expects a week or two of layup and Leigh plans to return to school by next Wednesday.
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St. Francis Hospital
van Leigh
Monroe's Lee Junior High School
Agreement Ends 20 Day Auto Workers Strike at AMC
The 11 200 member United Auto Workers Local 72 ratified an agreement ending its 20 day strike at American Motors Corp in Kenosha Wisconsin. Production of 1966 Rambler automobiles would resume Monday after a marathon 25 hour bargaining session. No details were announced in the agreement reached 22 minutes before the local’s scheduled meeting.
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United Auto Workers
American Motors Corp
Kenosha, Wis
United Auto Workers Local 72
Tragedy Deepens As Betsy Dumps Toll And Aid Arrives
New Orleans braces as Betsy's fury drives death toll over 50 with estimates of 150 to 200 dead in the city. Army and Navy help floods in for rescue and care while vast floodwaters surge through St Bernard and Plaquemines parishes.
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New Orleans
Johnson
Louisiana
Betsy
Mississippi River
St. Bernard
Plaquemines
Foreign Aid Action Delayed Pending Asian War Developments
Senator Everett Dirksen indicated the Senate may delay action on the House passed 3.28 billion foreign aid bill to assess the India Pakistan conflict. The Appropriations Committee may finish soon but no floor vote until clearer about Asian war developments. House Republicans sought a ban on aid to India and Pakistan, but the measure failed.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Group
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
House
India
Pakistan
United States
China
U.S
Edwards and Tyler Lead in Louisiana 7th District Runoff
State Sen Edwin Edwards and Lake Charles broadcaster Gary Tyler led the five candidate field for the Louisiana 7th District seat to replace the late Rep T A Thompson. With 268 of 285 precincts in Edwards held a strong lead and carried Acadia Parish by over four to one.
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Lake Charles
John J. McKeithen
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
Crowley
T. A. Thompson
North Carolina
McKeithen
Edwards
Gary Tyler
House
Acadia
Tyler
Calcasieu
Heaviest Fighting Mounts in India Pakistan Clash
News report from New Delhi and Rawalpindi describes the heaviest battles to date on the northern front around Sialkot and Lahore with claims of India defending against Pakistani advances. India warns of possible eastern countermeasures amid air raids while U Thant tours Asia seeking peace.
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New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Sialkot
Lahore
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Subcontinent
U.N
U Thant
Bombay
Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Thant
Soviet Union
Kashmir
Shastri
Sarvepalli Rad
Hakrishnan
Defense Ministry
Rawalpindi
Khem Karan
Ferozepore
Weather Turns Mild After Betsy Remnants Pass
The weather eased Saturday as Betsy’s remnants move through Louisiana. Partly cloudy skies expected today and Monday with similar temperatures around 89 high and near 70. Rainfall for the day totaled 0.7 inches with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms.
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Louisiana
City cleans up debris after Betsy storm winds
Residents in the Twin Cities aided by a private cleanup Friday to restore order to lawns and flower beds damaged by Hurricane Betsy. Monroe Utilities Commission said crews repaired fallen power lines and damaged transformers on Jackson Street at a cost of about $50,000.
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Monroe
Betsy Pace
New Orleans
Louisiana
Betsy
Florida
Arkansas
Mississippi
Orleans
Red Cross
Phillips
Johnson
Twin Cities
Bill R. Oliver
Redwood Dr
Reed
Hershel Womack Jr
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Miss America
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Pree
Ouachita Parish
Boy Scout Council
Viet Cong
Batangan
Ramblin
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Way
Army Dock
Dan Kelly
Center
Victory Schiro
Gulf
Orleans Parish
Nicholas Chetta
Robert Phillips
Office of Emergency Planning
Naval Air Station
Army
Sen. Edwards
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