Wagner declares open war on crime in New York
Mayor Robert F. Wagner announces a five point program costing nearly 17 million yearly, deploying 500 extra uniformed officers nightly, boosting force to 28,228 by July, recruiting 750 academy trainees, hiring 564 civilians, and adding 175 patrol cars to fight subway and street crime across New York. In Vietnam, U S forces destroy six bridges and a ferry, reporting 18 American deaths this week and continued air operations south of Hanoi.
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Robert F. Wagner
NEW York
Wagner
Police Academy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
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North Viet Nam
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Viet Nam
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Xuan Son
Gianh River
Dong Hoi
Mississippi Flood Crowds Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Under Siege
The Mississippi River crest reached 25.2 feet at Prairie du Chien and rose, prompting immediate evacuations for about 5,000 residents. Thousands fled as Dubuque and East Dubuque faced widespread flooding, with 1,094 homes damaged in Iowa and 48 in Wisconsin. Red Cross and volunteers pressed sandbagging efforts while streams of relief arrived. President Johnson designated Iowa a disaster area amid mounting damage totaling tens of millions.
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Prairie Duge Wis
Minnesota
Dubuque
Iowa
Prairie du Chien
Ill
Quincy
New Hampton
Red Cross
Johnson
Wisconsin
Clinton
Sheriff's
Henry
Joyce
Wis
Arthur Dover
Office of Emergency Planning
la Crosse
Illinois
East Dubuque
Milwaukee Road
Chicago
Minneapolis
Aberdeen
S.D
Former Mayor Kidnaped by Two Suspects in Brobding Brookhaven
Former Denham Springs mayor Shelly Oneal was abducted at knifepoint by two men, Johnny Martin and Fred Sykes, both 19 and 20 from Brookhaven, while hitchhiking with him to Brookhaven Mississippi. They allegedly forced a midnight ride, stole about $420, and later released him with three dollars for gas. Police say the suspects were arrested in Brookhaven and face federal kidnapping charges. Oneal described a knife at his neck and threats to kill if he reported the incident.
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Denham Springs
Shelly Oneal
Brookhaven
Miss
Livingston Parish
Taft Faust
Johnny Martin
Fred Sykes
Albany
Oneal
Marriage Chuckle About Money Not Being Plentiful
A light urban quip notes that money is not everything in marriage and gives a playful take on finances at home. The joke underscores frugality and humor in daily life without heavy detail.
Ole Miss students harass Tougaloo visitors outside dorm
In Oxford University of Mississippi students gathered outside a dorm housing three Tougaloo College visitors during the Southern Literary Festival. Some demonstrators smashed a car window and punctured a gas tank injuring a student. estimates ranged from under 100 to over 500. Campus officials dispersed the crowd after Dean Franklin Monk urged calm.
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Oxford
Miss
University of Mississippi
Tougaloo College
Tougaloo
Ole Miss
Franklin Monk
Burns
Rapides Deputy Shot While Off Duty in Louisiana
Rapides Parish Deputy Sheriff Dwight Tarver was shot by an unidentified man while off duty en route to his home. Tarver remained in good condition at the hospital as deputies from Rapides LaSalle and Avoyelles parishes joined a manhunt for the assailant.
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Rapides Parish
Dwight Tarver
Tarver
Lebouef
Rapides and
LaSalle
Avoyelles
Eight Arrested for Spying in Cuba Revolucion Reports
Havana AP reports eight Cuban nationals were arrested in Camaguey Province for spying for the United States CIA. The arrests involve alleged disclosure of troop movements and varied economic data as stated by the Revolucion newspaper.
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Havana
Birthday and house project mark West Monroe observance
Doyle Carter of West Monroe will celebrate his birthday with extra excitement as his family builds a new home at 306 McGuire Street. Meanwhile Mrs. E H Hill retires quietly from public duties and recovers from illness at Ridgecrest Home on Landrum Street in West Monroe.
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West Monroe
Carters
McGuire St
Carter
E. H. Hill
Ouachita Parish
Plans For August Seattle Vacation With Family
Mrs. Juanita Sims plans an August trip to Seattle Washington to visit her brother and both families. She travels with her mother Mrs. Cora Harrell to visit Mr. and Mrs. Howard Riser, while Airman Winston Sims and Mrs. Sims plus Robert Sims will join from San Francisco for a 10 day visit.
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Juanita Sims
Seattle
Wash
Cora Harrell
Howard Riser
Airman
Winston Sims
Sims
Robert Sims
San Francisco
Calif
SOG
Robert
European Witchcraft Executions Estimated at 300000
World Almanac researchers estimate up to three hundred thousand women were executed for witchcraft across Europe from the late 1400s to the early 1800s, reflecting a harsh era of superstition and persecution.
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Europe
World Almanac
Dedication Set For May 11 On Stella Street I-20 Link
Dedication ceremonies for the Stella Street portion of Interstate 20 are set for 10 a.m. Tuesday May 11 with A A Braddock district highway engineer and state officials in attendance. The event follows a weather-related delay and will be led by James W Moore vice chairman of the State Highway Board.
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Stella Street
A. Braddock
West Monroe
James W. Moore
State Highway Board
Moore
Milhaven Road
Pamper Corporation
Chemin-A-Haut State Park
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
Powell Avenue
Thundershowers Expected In Northeast Louisiana This Weekend
A warm trend continues with temperatures rising from a low around 61 to the mid 80s through Saturday. Night lows near 58 to 63. A few thundershowers are possible Saturday afternoon and Sunday, with little overall temperature change and about a quarter inch of rain possible mainly on Sunday.
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Louisiana
Ex Mental Patient Charged In Church Bomb Blast
In New York an unemployed former mental patient sobbed that he was never baptized when charged after tossing a gasoline bomb at St Patrick s Cathedral The device exploded igniting a ball of fire that blackened the church sanctuary and injured two women worshippers one seriously Authorities tracked the suspect after a tip and arrested him a few hours after the blast
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New York
UPI
St. Patricks Cathedral
David L. Malone
Houston
Texas
Malone
James McDonnell
Southern College
Boston Civil Rights March Led by Dr King Amid Tight Security
About 10 000 marchers in Boston join Dr Martin Luther King in a three mile civil rights march from a Negro slum to Boston Common under heavy police protection. King at head of mixed march planned to meet Mayor Collins mid event.
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Boston
UPI
Martin Luther King
America
King
John F. Collins
San Francisco 42 Held in club crackdown
Police arrested 27 people in a North Beach raid on indecent exposure charges across a dozen night clubs. The group included 15 young female performers and 12 managers or owners, with bail set from 770 to 1100 dollars. Carol Dota, 22, drew attention as officers led her from Condor Club. managers defended performances as akin to Las Vegas.
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North Beach
Sacramento
California Alcoholic Board of Control
Condor Club
Carol
Carol Dota
Miss Dota
Gino Delprete
Las Vegas
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