Philippines Leader Urges U S to Keep Bases
President Diosdado Macapagal says the United States should retain its bases in the Philippines and warns withdrawal would aid the Communists. He says current talks to revise the bases agreement aim to resolve irritants and maintain strong bilateral friendship amid recent protests and incidents at Clark and other bases.
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Manila
Diosdado Macapagal
United States
Philippines
U.S
Clark Base
Blair
Macapagal
Kosygin Warns U S Invites Retaliation Over Viet Nam Policy
Soviet Premier Kosygin warned that the United States may invite retaliation in kind by using napalm phosphorus bombs and poison gases in Viet Nam. He denounced American policy at a Moscow rally with Mongolian President Tsedenbal, calling for restraint and warning of unforeseen consequences.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
United States
Viet Nam
Kosygin
South Viet Nam
Yumzhagin Tsedenbal
White House
Closed Doors In Honolulu Military Chiefs Review Conflict
A two day closed door conference at Pacific Military Command in Honolulu reviews Vietnam policy. Attendees include Defense Secretary McNamara Ambassador Taylor General Westmoreland and Joint Chiefs chair Wheeler with Pacific Commander Sharp and Air Force Chief Harris. McNamara joins for one day to examine U S support plans for South Vietnam.
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Honolulu
Pacific Military Command
Defense Roberts
McNamara
Washington
U.S
Maxwell D
Taylor
Earle G
William C. Westmore‘Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Ad. U.S
Grant Sharp
Pacific
Sharp
Hunter Harris
Pacific Air Forces
Harris
Southeast Asia
Air Force
Viet Nam
Defense Department
Pentagon
Hawaii
Honou
West Monroe Police Chief On FBI National Academy Leave
West Monroe police chief Johnnie B. Mitchell is in Washington for a six week term at the FBI National Academy. He plans to return after completing the course as he spends weekend at home with family. Two Louisiana visitors arrived in Monroe for Easter visiting Kay Sanchez at 1012 Milton Ave. Cindy LaCombe from New Orleans and Melba Trumps from Lafayette, students at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, joined the visit.
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West Monroe
Johnnie B. Mitchell
Mitchell
National Academy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
South Louisiana
J. E. Sanchez
Milton Ave
Monroe
Cindy LaCombe
New Orleans
Melba Trumps
Lafayette
Kay Sanchez
Kay
Melba
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Chuckle Highlights Selfless Helpers With Quick Quips
A lighthearted note on people who go to great lengths for others. It playfully contrasts ordinary kindness with extreme, humorous lengths some will go to assist those in need.
Louisiana Roundup Eleven Die In Louisiana Accidents
The weekend saw eleven deaths in Louisiana from accidents including drownings and wrecks. Notable losses include Capt. Ernest F. Clooney missing after a fall near Cameron, Eugene Dutch found in Red Chute Bayou, and four Louisiana College students killed near Golden Meadow in a head on collision.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
Ernest F. Clooney
Lake Charles
Gulf
Cameron
Eugene Dutch
Columbia
S.C
Barksdale Air Force Base
Red Chute Bayou
Franklin
Floyd Smith
Waco
Tex
Louisiana College
Golden Meadow
Dirksen backs Rusk McNamara over Viet Nam raids stance
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen aligned with Secretary Rusk and Defense Secretary McNamara against Sen. Fulbright’s proposal for a temporary halt to North Viet Nam bombings. Dirksen argued no sign of negotiation from the Communists and warned that a pause might not be feasible. Fulbright suggested a short cease-fire could ease tension and aid possible peace talks.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Viet Nam
Dirksen
Johnson
Fulbright
Illinois
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Associated Press
Arkansas Democrat
Great Britain
Valley Tech School Hosts ITT Training for Monroe Plant
The Ouachita Valley Technical School will train ITT employees for a new Monroe plant at Selman Field Industrial Park. ITT provides instructors while the school furnishes facilities, with shared costs for instructors. A permanent training course may be set up if demand grows. initial hires reach 200.
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Ouachita Valley
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Monroe
W. E. Whetstone
State Board of Education
Whetstone
West Monroe
ITT
Selman Field
Louisiana
State Board
Temperature Dip Slated Tonight in Northeast Louisiana
Cooler temperatures arrive tonight in northeast Louisiana with a low of 52 to 56. Partly cloudy skies continue through Tuesday. Today's high 76 to 80, Tuesday’s 76 to 80, with winds 5 to 15 mph. Monroe high reached 86, overnight low 61, and rainfall measured 0.01 inch.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Board To Let Contracts On Bond Projects
Monroe officials move toward bidding for a new southside high school with a 6 million expansion plan approved by property owners. The board will hire architects and wait 60 days due to a bond prescription period before contracts, with bond sales led by Haynes Harkey and Harold Judell.
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Supt
van Dodom
Southside
Monroe
Odom
Haynes Harkey
Harold Judell
New Orleans
Southside High School
West Monroe urged to install sewage treatment facility
State health officials said they would use all influence to push West Monroe to set up a sewage treatment plant. The option on a proposed site expires Tuesday, with landowner J. B. Haynes declining comment. The state notes progress by Monroe and cautions West Monroe to act to protect Ouachita River health.
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West Monroe
J. B. Haynes
Haynes
John E. Trugg
Division of Public Health Engineering
Louisiana State Board of Health
Monroe
Ouachita River
Crash Fatal To 3 Occupants Near Plaquemine La
A small plane crashed in a cow pasture five miles west of Plaquemine killing three occupants, a man a woman and a child. Iberville Parish Sheriff Ourso planned to notify next of kin and identify the victims. The wreckal plane N 77380 originated location undetermined.
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Plaquemine
Jesse Ourso
Iberville Parish
Ourso
Philo Marrineaux
Marrineaux
Negotiators edge toward end of steel strike threat
UPI reports the Federal Mediation Service chief said there is a very real chance negotiators can resolve differences and avert a May 1 steel strike. AP notes the AP board decried restrictions on correspondents at Da Nang air base. RP cites North Viet Nam rejection of nonaligned asks for unconditional talks and UN mediation. Washington reports a small White House vigil against Vietnam policy. Additional items cover Mariner 3 findings on Van Allen belts, La Crosse flood prompting disaster ask, and Aaron Henry appeal reversal by Mississippi Supreme Court.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Federal Mediation Service
New York
Associated Press Board of Directors
da Nang
Viet Cong Shoot Down Army Helicopters Near Qui Nhon
Nine Americans were killed when Viet Cong guerrillas shot down two U.S. Army helicopters and damaged a third near Qui Nhon 280 miles northeast of Saigon. Additional clashes left a helicopter pilot wounded near Da Nang and a helicopter crew casualty tally rising as U.S. forces pressed operations across South Vietnam.
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Saigon
UPI
Qui Nhon
U.S
Viet Nam
da Nang
U.S. Air Force Base
Tam Ky City
Quant Tin
Chemical Plant Struck By Fire
A fire of undetermined origin damaged the Micro Chemical Plant in Winnsboro. Owner T. C. Hatfield estimated laboratory equipment damage at about $5,000 and credited the Winnsboro fire department with preventing further damage. The office building lacked automatic sprinkler protection. The blaze was spotted at 1:15 a.m. by a night crew member.
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Winnsboro
T. C. Hatfield
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