Kidnapped Boy Freed For 250000 Ransom
Beverly Hills financier’s 11 year old son Kenneth Young is released in Santa Monica after a $250,000 ransom is paid. FBI and police tracked the payment and await leads on the abductors who left the note guiding the exchange. Kenneth, unhurt, returned home and prepared to resume classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Kenneth Young
Herbert J. Young
Gibraltar Savings and Loan Association
Santa Monica
Westwood
Beverely Hills
Clinton H. Anderson
FBI
Wesley G. Grapp
Los Angeles
Kenneth
Grapp
Youngs
Kenny
Young
White House
Herbert
Turks May Join With U.S. Forces In Vietnam War
The Long Island Star-Journal reports a Turkish contingent of 1500 elite troops will join U S forces in Vietnam within 30 days. Talks between President Johnson and Turkey’s Cevdet Sunay in Washington reportedly produced the agreement, with no immediate Washington comment.
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New York
Long Island Star-Journal
Vietnam
Robert Amon
Star-Journal
Johnson
Cevdet Sunay
Turkey
Washington
NATO
Soviet Union
The Moon's Main Influences on Tides and Tangles
A light humorous note notes the moon mainly drives tides and untidy outcomes. It playfully links lunar gravity to sea levels and to everyday mischief or confusion, reflecting a whimsical view of celestial impact.
U S Combat Deaths Drop In Past Week
U S military reports show American combat deaths in Vietnam at 194 last week, with 1 679 wounded. Allied forces killed 2 373 Communist troops. The week also marked 211 government troops killed and 38 missing, while other Allied casualties totaled 18 killed and 67 wounded.
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Quang Tri Province
Quang Tri
Hue
U. S. Command
Saigon
Enterprise
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Vietnam
Australia
New Zealand
South Korea
Philippines
Speir Promoted to Cadet Sergeant First Class at LSU
Jerry L. Speir of Monroe has been promoted to cadet sergeant first class in the Army ROTC Division at Louisiana State University. A junior English major, he also received the Infantry Award at recent ceremonies. Monroe City Planner George Parsons and former planner Marvin Hill attend the American Society of Planning Officials annual meeting in Houston with plans to return Friday.
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Jerry L. Speir
George A. Speir
Monroe
Louisiana State University
Speir
LSU
Houston
Tex
George Parsons
Marvin Hill
Jacksonville
Fla
American Society of Planning Officials
Parsons
Planning Commission
British armored drive clears Aden mosque siege
In Aden’s Sheikh Othman district British armored cars led a 45 minute assault to allow Arab federation troops to clear Al Noor mosque used by terrorists. Over 50 Arabs were rounded up inside. snipers crippled the mosque though casualties were not known.
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Aden
Shiekh Othman
Federation of South Arabia
al Noor
Sheikh Othman
John Willoughby
Richard Turnbull
Former Viet Cong Scouts Help U S Marines In Vietnam
The United States hires former Viet Cong as Kit Carson scouts to guide Marine patrols and locate guerrillas and tunnels in South Vietnam near the DMZ. Sixty ex fighters, paid 40 a month, live with Marines and are heavily screened for security.
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Washington
United States
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Demilitarized Zone
Kit Carson
North Vietnam
Thhus
U.S
Agency For International Development
Psuedo
Guam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Desegregation Decree Ordered for Six Parishes
U S District Judge Ben C Dawkins ordered six Fifth District parishes Ouachita Lincoln Richland Concordia Madison and East Carroll to end segregation in all public school functions by the start of the fall term 1967 including faculty bus drivers and staff assignments. The action follows a Court of Appeals directive to eliminate segregation across the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Ben C. Dawkins
Ouachita
Lincoln
Richland
Concordia
Madison
East Carroll
Dawkins
Jack P. F. Gremillion
US Court of Appeals
Monroe City
Caddo
Bossier
Jackson
Claiborne
Grant
LaSalle
Avoyelles
Rapides
Natchitoches
DeSoto
Webster
Bienville
U.S. District Court
Shreveport
Quachita Parish
Milton Hall
Hall
Mild Weather Continues in Northeast Louisiana
The Northeast Louisiana forecast shows mild conditions today through Friday with clear to partly cloudy skies. Southerly winds at 8 to 16 mph and highs of 80 to 86 degrees in Monroe. Overnight lows near 65, with early morning Twin Cities readings around 66.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Twin Cities
Johnson names Gen Abrams deputy in Vietnam mission
President Johnson assigns Gen Creighton W. Abrams Jr. as deputy to Gen Westmoreland in Vietnam. Abrams, 52, a World War II Battle of the Bulge veteran and former vice chief of staff, will not replace Westmoreland.
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Washington
Johnson
Creighton W. Abrams Jr
Army
U.S
Vietnam
Pentagon
White House
Abrams
Westmoreland
West Point
Bastogne
Bruce Palmer
John Hientges
U.S. Army
Europe
Public Hearing On Area Waters Set Here Friday
The Louisiana Stream Control Commission will hold public hearings at 9 30 a m in the Northeast Louisiana State College Union Auditorium on water criteria for several northeast Louisiana streams. Monroe will focus on Corney Bayou Little Corney Bayou D Arbonne Lake D Arbonne Bayou de L Outre Ouachita Bayou Bartholomew Bayou Macon Boeuf River with earlier sessions in Lake Charles Shreveport Alexandria and New Orleans. Statements must be factual and on topic.
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Louisiana Stream Control Commission
College Union Auditorium
Northeast
Louisiana State College
Northeast Louisiana
Leslie L. Glasgow
Monroe
Corney Bayou
Little Corney
Bayou D’arbonne
Lake D'Arbonne
Bayou de L’outre
Ouachita River
Bayou Bartholomew
Bayou Macon
Boeuf River
Lake Charles
Shreveport
Alexandria
New Orleans
Glasgow
LBJ Signals Surtax Plan May Shift From July Start
The administration leans away from a July 1 start for a 6 percent surtax on income taxes though the tax itself remains on the table. Officials cite Congress opposition and weaker economy while awaiting fresh data to justify timing ahead of spring hearings. A Sept 1 or Oct 1 start remains possible if delays occur.
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Washington
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Widow Rebuilds Laundry Business After State Seizure
In Wantagh and Massapequa New York widow Sue Comet rebuilt her life after the state condemned her coin operated laundry for a public project. Despite losing $38 500 she invested the building owner received compensation and she salvaged only costly equipment. With a $20 000 SBA loan she opens a new storefront near her home on April 2.
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New York
Sue Comet
Ers
Mrs. Comet
Stanley
Howard
Michael
University of Buffalo
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Ouachita Parish Disttrict
Albin P. Lassiter
Lassiter
Quachita
Fifth Circuit
LBJ
Gen. Abrams
News-Star—World
News-Star — World
Seemege
Pie Condirionar
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