Americans Repel Vietcong Attack Near Saigon
US infantry repelled a two hour assault 25 miles northeast of Saigon with helicopter gunships and bombers supporting. North Vietnamese losses totaled 49 bodies with 15 killed in two other engagements. one American dead and 21 wounded.
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Saigon
U. S
Nawmnaa
Pyuliucu Lic Cucilyy
Toy Smith
Houston
Tex
25Th Division
Smith
U.S
Central Highlands
Pleiku
Stocks Decline As Peace Hope Rally Fades
The New York market fell further in moderate trading with the Dow Jones off 3.62 at 929.46 at 1 p.m. The Associated Press average dropped 1.0 to 334.9 as peace rally enthusiasm waned and selling intensified. Gold issues generally rose on higher European prices while AMK Corp and Loews Theatres declined. Ling-Temco-Vought tumbled 4.4 percent.
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New York
Associated Press
Dome
Campbell Red Lake
Homestead
AMK Corp
Loew’s Theatres
Ling-Temco- Vought
To err is human but it takes a better excuse
A humorous quip noting that repeated errors demand stronger justification. The line highlights human fallibility and the need for improving explanations or accountability. It captures a light, witty tone suitable for a daily original caption.
Nixon Holds Private Talk With Soviets
President Nixon met briefly with a Soviet funeral delegation during Eisenhower funeral events. He also held talks with other leaders including South Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky as he prepared to travel to Abilene and Key Biscayne.
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Washington
Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Abilene
Kan
Key Bis ‘Cayne
Fla
Ronald L. Ziegler
Marshall Vasily Chuykov
Ziegler
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Eddie Gibbs Recovering After Surgery At Home
Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Department records and communications officer Eddie Gibbs and his wife are at home recovering from surgery. They celebrated their anniversary Monday night. Barbara Johnson of Monroe Municipal Airport will guide area students visiting this week. Students from J S Clark Lenwis and Warrionsburg Elementary Schools and a Columbia Cub Scout troop will be guests.
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Eddie Gibbs
Ouachita Parish
Barbara Johnson
Monroe Municipal
J. S. Clark
Lenwis
Warrionsburg
Columbia
Pontiff warns Church harmed by rebellion and defections
Pope Paul VI said the Roman Catholic Church faces threat from restless rebellion by priests and lay believers and from defections of clergy. He urged the faithful to understand and support the Church amid Holy Week sufferings as Easter crowds gathered in St. Peter's Basilica.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Pope
Rebvolt
Christ
Rome
St. Peter’s Basilica
Paul
Giovanni Musante
Pope Paul
Vatican
Giovanna Carlevaro
Musante
Davis Regime Road Records Probe Begins
Gov McKeithen orders a probe into Highway Department records from the Davis era to check for state fund deposits tied to a Jefferson Parish bank and bribes. The move follows a federal grand jury indictment of Rep Christian Faser Jr for conspiracy and mail fraud. Co conspirators Himert and Gravelet named but not indicted.
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Baton Rouge
McKeithen
Highway Department
Jimmie Davis
A. i B. Ratcliff Jr
Christian Faser Jr
Davis
Faser
Jefferson Parish
Ratcliff
First National Bank
N. P. Himert
E. W. Gravelet
Plaquemines Parish
Burial Rites Mark Eisenhower Interment In Abilene
The body of Dwight D. Eisenhower is laid to rest in Abilene Kansas with full military honors. President Nixon and former President Johnson attend as Mamie Eisenhower mourns, flag folded, 21 gun salute, taps, and a quiet procession through the town.
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Abilene
Kan
Dwight David Hisenhower
United States
Eisenhower Center
Nixon
Lyndon B Johnson
Mamie¢ Doud Eisenhower
John
Eisenhower
Great Plains
Tricia
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Eisenhower Library
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Buckeye Street
Mamie Eisenhower
David
St. Louis
Dwight Eisenhower
Artificial Fevers Could Help Fight Cancers
In New Orleans AP reports researchers explore whole body heat therapy to kill cancers. Trials show 107 degree body heat or drug plus heat in limbs reduced melanoma and bone cancer needs. aims to treat spread via diathermy cabinet heating blood from within.
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New Orleans
Charles Heidelberger
University of Wisconsin
American Cancer Society
Wisconsin
University of Rome
Italy
John S. Stehlin
Baylor University College of Medicine
Houston
Tex
Stehlin
Stehtin
Heidelberger
Weather Outlook for Northeast Louisiana and Monroe
Cloudy and mild conditions persist with a 40 percent chance of showers today and tonight. Temperatures trend cooler tonight and Thursday with lows around 52 to 56 and highs near 78 to 82. Winds from the south at 10 to 22 mph, becoming 6 to 16 mph tonight and Thursday. Dewpoints in the 50s to low 60s. Sunshine expected at about 20 percent today and 30 percent Thursday.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
Louisiana Delta Agricultural Advisory
Official Cautions Easter Pets Can Be Health Hazard
New Orleans health official warns against giving bright dyed Easter chicks and ducks to small children due to salmonella risk. Dr Hedmeg notes past cases where incubation through handling bird droppings caused fever stomach pain vomiting and diarrhea. Pets should be kept outside or disposed of promptly to reduce danger.
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New Orleans
UPI
Andrew Hedmeg
Louisiana Department of Health
Hedmeg
Elevated Portion Third Final Phase Set for Monroe Expressway
James W. Moore states the June 18 contract setting for the elevated third phase of the Monroe Expressway. The $2 million project, from Wood Street to Breard Street, crosses Five Points at DeSiard Street and connects I 20 with Highway 80. Four property owners remain, to be settled by negotiation or expropriation this month.
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Monroe Expressway
James W. Moore
Louisiana Highway Board
Federal Bureau of Transportation
Louisiana
N. 6Th Street
Olive
Washington
Louisville Avenue
Moore
Justices Warn New Juries Rule on Death Sentences
The Supreme Court warned that death sentences cannot stand if opponents of capital punishment are automatically barred from juries. Justice Stewart noted a juror with fixed opinions may still fairly consider a death sentence. The decision cites the 1969 Witherspoon ruling and applies it to Billy Don Franklin Boulden, 23, convicted of first degree murder in Alabama.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Alabama
State Conservation
Earl Warren
William Witherspoon
Chicago
Billy Don Franklin Boulden
Witherspoon
Boulden
Stewart
Goldwater Seeks May Runoff After Strong Campaign
In Los Angeles, Thomas Bradley won white support and forced incumbent Sam Yorty into a mayoral runoff while Barry Goldwater Jr. rose as a favorite in a San Fernando Valley congressional race. The Republican hopeful trails or advances amid a fragmented field ahead of a May runoff.
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Los Angeles
Thomas Bradley
Sam Yorty
Barry Goldwater Jr
San Fernando Valley
Goldwater
Ui ‘de Congress
Ronald Reagi
Pray Eo
A. Los Oe
The
Sroaan
Dem
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