Monroe Eyes Jet Service With Airport Runway Extension Plan
Monroe moves toward jet passenger service as bids are sought for a 1000 foot runway extension and 2500 foot taxiway at the municipal airport. Cost estimated at 300000 dollars with a 50 50 cost share with the federal government. Work aims to start mid June and finish early November with jet service anticipated possibly in 1968. Officials cite engine delivery delays due to Vietnam era demand and note airlines have not yet signed formal papers.
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Monroe
H. W. McSherry
W. D. H. Rodriguez
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H. B. Hargrove
Delta
Southern
Trans-Texas
U.S
Vietnam
Har
McKeithen seeks rapid return of fugitive witness Novel
Louisiana Governor John McKeithen urges Ohio to return Gordon Novel, a fugitive witness in the Kennedy assassination probe, to Louisiana quickly. Novel claims involve McKeithen and New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison, while other items include Sandra McMaines’ extradition and Shaw’s murder conspiracy charge.
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John McKeithen
Gordon Novel
Kennedy
Louisiana
Ohio
Novel
McKeithen
Jim Garrison
James A. Rhodes
Baton Rouge
Columbus
Garrison
Bernard J. Bagert
Lillie Mae McMaines
Sandra Moffett
Omaha
Neb
McMaines
John F. Kennedy
David W. Ferrie
Perry Raymond Russo
Ferrie
Lee Harvey Oswald
Clay L. Shaw
Shaw
Natchez Judge Declares Mistrial in James L. Jones Case
A biracial jury could not reach a verdict on whether James L. Jones murdered an elderly man. Circuit Judge James A. Torrey declared a mistrial after three days of deliberations. Jones remains in custody without bond while related cases are continued.
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Natchez, Miss
James L. Jones
James A. Torrey
Torrey
Jones
Lennox Foreman
Warplanes Pound North Viet Areas
American warplanes attacked North Vietnam amid heavy cloud cover in the second-heaviest raid since the monsoon began. One F105 Thunderchief was shot down, totaling 503 American planes reported lost over North Vietnam. Ground fighting near Saigon slowed as U S troops pursued a guerrilla battalion.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Lew Avia Aaiund
Lyuol Luc
United States
One Air Force
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
U.S
Hanoi
Tonkin Gulf
Thailand
South Vietnam
17Th Parallel
North
Panhandle
Mu Gia Pass
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Dong Hoi
Thua Thien
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT at Monroe Civic Center KC gathering
Monroe Civic Center hosts a 7:30 p.m. Thursday coffee and conversation with Center Director Bill Lilly as guest. Knights of Columbus, families, and guests discuss progress on the Civic Center. Airman apprentice David Barnes J home on leave from San Diego Naval Training Center.
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Monroe Civic Center
Knights of Columbus
Oliver Road
Bill Lillyman
Civic Center
David Barnes J
Naval Training Center
San Diego
California
West Monroe High School
David Russell
Parkwood Dr
West Monroe
David
Malaria Traced To Viet Parasite
An alarming rise in malaria in the United States is linked to a Vietnamese parasite causing delayed infection in returning servicemen. In 1967, 700 cases in three months exceed all of 1966. The falciparum strain is most serious, with 78 percent of Vietnam cases. mortality in 1966 included three servicemen.
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Atlanta
United States
Hans O. Lobel
U.S
Vietnam
Lobel
Firm Admits Weakness In Apollo Wiring
A North American Aviation official testified before a House subcommittee that weaknesses existed in the protection of electrical wiring in Apollo I. He cited weight pressures and inadequately protected high traffic areas, while a 3000 page board report blamed an electrical arc or short circuit for the January 27 fire that killed three astronauts.
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Washington
North American Aviation Inc
North American
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dale Myer
House
Science and Astronautics
Myer
NASA
Board of Review
Jobless rate steady at 3.6 percent in March
The Labor Department reports the unemployment rate at 3.6 percent in March with little change among adults and full-time workers. A decline in teen joblessness boosted March payroll losses in manufacturing and retail, while the labor force adjusted to employment levels.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arthur M. Ross
Labor Statistics
Ross
Weather Outlook Despite Rain Likely This Week
The forecast shows today and Wednesday with partly cloudy skies and scattered thundershowers. Highs from 74 to 80 and lows around 56 to 62, with variable winds 8 to 16 mph.
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FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
Trucks Tieup Grips U S Auto Plants in Labor Shutdown
A coast to coast trucking strike idle tens of thousands of workers as TEI lockout and Teamsters talks drag on. Auto plants in Michigan and Wisconsin reduce shifts amid parts shortages and looming layoffs. GM Chrysler Ford and AMC report reduced or halted production and tentative reopenings.
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Washington
U.S
Michigan
Indiana
Iowa
Nebraska
Connecticut
Teamsters Union
Trucking Employers Inc
Court shields judges from damages suits under 1871 act
The Supreme Court ruled by an eight to one vote that judges cannot be sued for damages under the Civil Rights Act of 1871. The decision allows four Episcopalian ministers arrested in Jackson Mississippi in 1961 to sue the arresting officers. Chief Justice Earl Warren announced the ruling while Justice Douglas dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Jackson, Miss
Earl Warren
William O. Douglas
Man fears silent earnings wife label talk
A man complains his wife only communicates through money labels, making conversation difficult and stressing their relationship. He seeks understanding of her unusual habit and its underlying cause.
Johnson Pledges Latins U S Help at Uruguayan Summit
President Johnson arrived in Punta del Este for a Morning summit with Latin American ministers and pledged U S support for regional development. He pressed for faster Alliance for Progress while warning of choices between desirable policy and harsh necessity amid talks on unrestricted loan use and the U S balance of payments.
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Punta del Este
Uruguay
Johnson
United States
Namiit OL
SiUignivest Uc Lay
Latin America
Alliance For Progress
U.S
Montevideo
Beaulieu
Villa
Syrians Fire On Israeli Farmers In Tel Katzir Area
In Tel Katzir dispute area Syrians fired mortar shells and light artillery at an Israeli tractor plowing a field. The unarmored tractor had worked since Monday amid watchful Syrian troops. Also noted, the State Revenue Administration sent nearly $35 000 in checks to two kibbutz damaged in Friday’s shelling.
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Tiberias
Israel
UPI
Tel Katzir
State Revenue Administration
Super Sunburns Linked To Drugs
Harvard dermatologist Dr. M A Pathak reports at the American Chemical Society meeting that certain antibiotics antihistamines sulfonamides perfumes soaps can make sun exposure cause severe skin burns. Foods like celery figs and spices may trigger reactions in susceptible individuals. The phenomenon, photo sensitivity to drugs, differs from ordinary allergies.
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Miami Beach
Fla
M. A. Pathak
Harvard Medical School
American Chemical Society
Harvard
Congress Acts To Extend No Strike Period In Rail Dispute
Congress passed to May 3 the no strike period in the rail way shop craft dispute. The Senate 81 to 1 and the House 396 to 8 approved sending the measure to President Johnson for signature to avert a nationwide rail strike before 12:01 a.m. Thursday. The dispute centers on wage demands by six unions with shopcraft unions seeking 7 percent while companies offer 5 percent.
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Congress
Johnson
Senate
Thomas J. McIntyre
D-N.h
House
Punta del Este
Uruguay
GOP
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
White House
Morse
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Mansfield
W. Willard Wirtz
Desegregation ruling heads to Supreme Court
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to recall its March 29 order for desegregation of all K through 12 classes in six Southern states. The ruling covers Florida Georgia Mississippi Texas Louisiana and Alabama with no reason given for the recall denial.
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New Orleans
U.S. Supreme Court
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Louisiana
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Texas
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