India warns blockade as Pakistan tanks attack Rann of Kutch
India alerted its armed forces and recalled all leave while Defense Minister Y B Chavan announced Pakistani troops supported by tanks struck Biarbet in the Rann of Kutch area. He said three tanks were destroyed as fighting continued. Pakistan denied the clash, claiming Indian shelling caused casualties. US urged cease-fire and resumption of talks. Shastri warned India will defend frontiers with full strength.
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New Delhi
India
Y. B. Chavan
Chavan
Biarbet
Rann of Kutch
Pakistan
Chad Bet
United States
British India
Karachi
Lal Bahadur Shastri
G. S. Nanda
Graham Begins Second Phase of Alabama Crusade
Evangelist Billy Graham started the second phase of his Alabama crusade with a warning against wild rumors. He will preach at the University of Alabama stadium in Tuscaloosa tonight, at Auburn University Tuesday morning, and at Tuskegee Institute Tuesday night, after a TV broadcast and outdoor revivals.
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Montgomery
Ala
Billy Graham
Alabama
Dothan
Graham
Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama
Auburn University
Tuskegee Institute
Moorish kingdom in Spain lasted nearly eight centuries
The Moorish kingdom set up in Spain by the Saracens in the early 8th century endured for almost 800 years before being overthrown, according to the World Almanac.
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Spain
Dissenters Ready Salvoes on Viet Nam Policy in Senate
Senate critics press new rounds against President Johnson s Viet Nam air campaign intensification. Dirksen urges continued pressure to spur peace talks while Church warns a lapse risks Hanoi overtures. Fulbright questions halting bombings and a $1 billion Southeast Asia fund is deemed a bribe.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Viet Nam
Everett M. Dirksen
United States
Manoi
Frank Gotiations
Church
D-Idaho
Dirksen
Republican National Committee
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Radio Press International
Hanoi
Haiphong
South Viet Nam
Baltimore
U.S
Southeast Asia
Monroe student elected secretary treasurer at LSU engineering
Jack Ronald Rushing son of Mr and Mrs Jack S Rushing of 4904 Bon Aire Dr Monroe has been elected secretary treasurer of the School of Engineering at LSU He is a Ne ville High School graduate and a Lambda Chi fraternity member The Vernon McCoys of 1301 Hilton St Monroe hosted relatives Carole Falk of Pensacola Fla visited with her sister Mrs Don Cooper and family Also visiting was Mrs Leata Oliver of Houston.
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Monroe
LSU
Jack Ronald Rushing
Jack S. Rushing
Bon Aire Dr
School of Engineering
University
Neville High School
Lambda Chi Fraternity
Vernon McCoys
Hilton St
Carole Falk
Pensacola, Fla
Don Cooper
McCoy
Leata Oliver
Houston
Dike Crumbles At Moline Ill In Flood Crisis
The Mississippi River flood breached a dike near Moline and threatened another water works dike, displacing about 2,000 residents across Moline East Moline Rock Island and Davenport. The historic flood has killed 14 people, forced an estimated 40,000 from their homes, and caused over 200 million dollars in damage across five states.
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Rock Island, Ill
UPI
Illinois - Iowa
Moline
Ill
East Moline
Rock Island
Davenport
Iowa
Upper
Mississippi
Chuckle Teenager Teases Mother Over Snow Shoveling
A lighthearted exchange has a teen telling his mother she should not be outside shoveling snow and asking where his father is. The moment captures playful family banter amid winter chores and a poke at parental roles.
Judge Mize Dies At Age 77 In Gulfport
U S District Judge Sidney Mize, the dean of Mississippi federal jurists, died in a Gulfport hospital at 3 a.m. at 77. He collapsed in a Meridian courtroom last month from a back injury and had been treated for observation. Mize, appointed in 1937, presided over James Meredith suits and Mississippi school desegregation orders, shaping civil rights rulings across Biloxi Jackson and Leake County. His passing leaves two federal judgeships vacant in the state.
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Gulfport, Miss
U.S
Sidney Mize
Mississippi
Gulfport
Mize
Meridian
James Meredith
Ben Cameron
Scott County
Miss
Mississippi Gulf Coast
University of Mississippi
Joseph Mize
Robert W. Thompson Jr
Mize,Thompson and Mize
Webb Mize
Harrison County
Negro Bandit Robs Shreveport Bank Bank then captured minutes later
A 24 year old Harold O Johnson of Shreveport robbed the Westwood Branch of Shreveport Bank and Trust Co with a toy pistol at 10 15 a m securing 4482. Police Lt R W Calhoun spotted him at Fair Park High School driving area at 10 30 a m. An officer fired a warning shot causing the suspect to halt and drop the bag.
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Shreveport
Harold O. Johnson
Westwood
Shreveport Bank & Trust Co
R. W. Calhoun
Johnson
Fair Park High School
Calhoun
Temperatures To Be Cooler In Louisiana And Saigon
Cooler weather brings a drop in humidity with northeast Louisiana seeing a high near 80 on Tuesday. In Vietnam, showers and thunderstorms spread as U S and South Vietnamese air forces raid roads and waterways in the north and central regions. Air activity was heavy, planes reported returning safely despite ground fire, and Viet Cong concentrations spurred successive raids across several central provinces.
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Louisiana
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
South
Viet Nam
Monroe Rain Shower Drops About 0.1 Inch
A thunder shower early today produced around 0.1 inch of rainfall in Monroe. The city’s Sunday high reached 89 degrees with an overnight low of 63.
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Monroe
High Court Strikes Down State Subversive Laws Halting Civil Rights Era Debates
The Supreme Court agreed to hear government appeals from dismissals in the Philadelphia Mississippi killings case. It also invalidated major sections of Louisiana and New York anti subversion laws, reversed several convictions in civil rights protests, and deferred judgments on groups tagged as Communist fronts. Justice Black and Justice Stewart dissented on the Louisiana decision. no participation from Justices Black and Stewart in that ruling.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Miss
New York
Legal Defense Fund
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
U.S
Macon
Freedom Riders
Jackson
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
Ocala
Fla
U.S. Dist
Harold Cox
Andrew Goodman
Michael Schwerner
James Chaney
Meridian
Louisiana
Southern Conference Educational Fund, Inc
John M. Harlan
Tom C. Clark
Hugo L. Black
Potter Stewart
Subversive Activities Control Board
American Committee For the Protection of
Veterans of
Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Klansmen Enter Innocent Pleas in Slaying Case
In Hayneville Alabama three Ku Klux Klansmen pleaded innocent in state court to first degree murder charges in the night rider slaying of civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo. Trials for Wilkins Eaton and Thomas were set separately with Wilkins first. Shelton, the Imperial Wizard, attended the hearing.
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Hayneville
Ala
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Fairfield
William Orrville Eaton
Eugene Thomas
Bessemer
Arthur E. Gamble Jr
Wilkins
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Detroit
Thomas Or Eaton
Robert M. Shelton Jr
Tuscaloosa
Imperial Wizard
Dominican Revolt Strikes Santo Domingo Amid Strafe Attacks
Dominican air force planes strafed rebel positions near the capital while rebels handed rifles to about 3,000 civilians and gas bombs to 10,000 to 15,000 others. At Duarte Bridge rebel tanks guard the entry as Brig. Gen. Wessin commands 1,500 troops and 30 tanks. Eight killed including a child in fighting. Civilians support rebels, hoping to hinder bomber pilots.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Juan D. Bosch
Donald Reid Cabral
Duarete Bridge
San Isidro Air Base
Elias Wessing Wessin
Reid
Bosch
Puerto Rico
Wessin
Duarte Bridge
Cleveland Arrests 18 Civil Rights Pickets at New Federal Site
In Cleveland Ohio during the first hour of demonstrations 18 civil rights pickets were arrested near a federal building site opposite City Hall. Among the arrestees was Rev Donald G Jacobs president of the Cleveland NAACP chapter. The protest contends unions at the site discriminate against Black workers while building trades spokesmen deny any discrimination.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Federal
City Hall
Imen
Donald G. Jacobs
Cleveland
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
U.S
NAACP
Building Trades Junions
Louisiana Roundup: Ten Die in Weekend Louisiana Crashes
A weekend of Louisiana traffic disasters left ten dead across Acadia Bienville and surrounding parishes. Four Harmond sisters died on a rural road near Crowley after a blowout sparked a head on collision returning from a funeral. Others include Alphan Manuel 70 Eunice. John Hanisee Patrick Hanisee Naomi Leinenger identifications follow. Additional fatalities occurred near Crowley Houma Lottie LeBeau Gibson and Shreveport with one drowning Amole Venkataram, an exchange student, perishing after saving another.
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Louisiana
Crowley
Acadia Parish
Rayne
Esterwood
Church Point
Mae Harmond Andrus
Rena H. Harmond
Hazel Harmond
Maude Harmond
Alphan Manuel
Eunice
Manuel
John Hanisee
Patrick Hanisee
Naomi Leinenger
New Orleans
Lucky
Bienville Parish
Laura McMillan
Jonesboro
Jep Conerly
Houma
Robert Melancon
Gibson
Marvin L. Davis
Boyce
Lottie
Margaret McBride Deckard
Shreveport
LeBeau
Ambole Venkataram
Mansore
India
Amite River
Defense Chief Reports Army Unit In South
Secretary McNamara said Viet Nam aggression is more blatant and unconstrained but no military need for nuclear weapons exists. He cited ongoing air strikes to curb infiltration, confirmed a North Vietnamese battalion in South Viet Nam, and noted high casualty rates among Viet Cong and South Vietnamese. He warned of future Viet Cong plans and potential sea routes supplementing land supply lines.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
South Viet Nam
United States
McNamara
U.S
North Viet Nam
South
Saigon
101St Regiment
Kontum
South Vietnamese
Laos
North
Viet Nam
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