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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1968

Page

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Ambush Wounds Two Brooklyn Officers After Fake Alarm

In Crown Heights, two patrolmen, Thomas Dockery and Leonard Fleck, were wounded when a gunman fired from 15 feet as they responded to a false alarm at 1054 Eastern Parkway. Both officers, in serious condition, were hospitalized. authorities suspect a broader plot against police and have assigned 150 detectives and heightened precautions.

New York Crown Heights Brooklyn John V. Lindsay Howard Leary Thomas Dockery Leonard Fleck Dockery Fleck Eastern Parkway Bedford-Stuyvesant

U S Diplomat Meets Plane In Vientiane

Three American pilots freed by North Vietnam arrived in Vientiane Laos aboard an International Control Commission plane at 10 30 p m Laos time U S Embassy sources said U S Ambassador William H Sullivan greeted them at Vientiane Airport The released pilots were Maj James F Low Maj Fred Neale Thompson and Capt Joe Victor Carpenter The State Department said the men will decide how to return to the United States and may use government transport or commercial airliners The number of Americans listed as missing or captured in North Vietnam stood around 700 with Hanoi withholding exact names

Saigon North Vietnam Vientiane Laos International Control Commission U.S Associated Press William H. Sullivan Hanoi James F. Low Sausalito Calif Fred Neale Thompson Taylors S.C Joe Victor Carpenter Victorville Washington State Department United States

Extradition Papers Issued To Return Teamster

Wade McClanahan a Denham Springs Teamster had extradition papers issued to return to Louisiana from Texas after a Dallas arrest on a fugitive warrant. He faced arraignment next Tuesday on four counts of aggravated battery and one of criminal conspiracy linked to a February clash between Teamster pickets and construction workers in Plaquemine.

Baton Rouge Austin Tex Wade McClanahan Denham Springs Louisiana McClanahan Dallas Teamsters Union Plaquemine Teamsters Tom McFerrin Labor Management Commission of Inquiry Asst. Atty Kenneth Scullin Iberville Parish Earl Bo’’ Williams Attorney General’s Office McFerrin Texas John Connelly

Humphrey vows to fire Hershey if elected president

In Detroit Hubert Humphrey declared he would dismiss draft director Lewis B. Hershey upon winning the presidency. He cited reports that Hershey called former Alabama governor George C. Wallace the best candidate for his office to work with.

Detroit Hubert Humphrey Lewis B. Hershey Humphrey Hershey Albania George C. Wallace

Alitalia DC8 Crashes Near Milan in Thunderstorm

An Alitalia DC8 on Rome to Montreal route crashed six miles north of Malpensa Airport near Milan during a violent storm. 85 passengers and 10 crew were aboard. 87 survived with 57 in hospitals while others were uninjured at the scene or en route to nearby hospitals.

Milan Italy Alitalia Rome Montreal Malpensa Congeno

West Monroe’s Harold Hill Recovering After Surgery

Harold Hill longtime West Monroe city clerk and Lions Club figure lies in Glenwood Hospital Room 414 after an operation Monday. He is doing well but may need a few more days of hospitalization and visitors are discouraged though cards are welcome.

Harold Hill West Monroe Hill Lions’ Club Glenwood Hospital

Flood Level Changes Reported at Camden and Monroe

Readings show Camden at 8.7 rising to 26. Change stage .2 with rise. Monroe records 13.8 falling to 40 stage .2. Water levels indicate shifting flood conditions in both locations.

Camden Monroe

Solons Scatter For Month Recess Amid Court Nomination Fight

The 90th Congress breaks for a month’s recess and faces a tense return in September with major bills and a potential filibuster over President Johnson’s Supreme Court nominees. Key issues include Fortas and Thornberry nominations, gun control, and the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, while the farm bill foreign aid and Vietnam financing loom. The timing is colored by election-year politics as lawmakers brace for a lengthy session possible through year end.

Johnson Supreme Court Senate Democratic Mike Mansfield Congress Abe Fortas Homer Thornberry Senate Chamber House Vietnam John McCormack D-Mass Senate Judiciary Committee

North Vietnamese Attacks Hurt Marines Near Da Nang

In two attacks south of Da Nang near the Vietnamese border, North Vietnamese troops killed 14 Marines and wounded 22 as U.S. forces reported 19 enemy killed. A separate dawn assault destroyed a recon team, with 5 Marines killed and 14 wounded, as reinforcements moved in.

Saigon South Vietnam da Nang U.S

Sirhan Pleads Innocent to Kennedy Murder Charge

Sirhan B. Sirhan, 24, stood straight and stated not guilty to the murder of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in Los Angeles Superior Court. Judge Richard Schauer set trial for Friday, November 1, with defense seeking delay to interview witnesses and await another attorney.

Los Angeles UPI Sirhan B. Sirhan Robert F. Kennedy Sirhan Superior Court Richard Schauer

Weather Right For Fishermen

Fishermen and picnickers can expect a sunny to partly cloudy weekend with hot temperatures through Sunday. Highs today around 90 to 96 and a low near 70 to 76. Monroe Municipal Airport logged 94 Thursday and 76 this morning with no rain. a 30 percent chance of measurable precipitation this afternoon and evening, 20 percent at other times. rainfall generally a quarter inch or less.

FAA Monroe Municipal Monroe

Johnson signals further steps on steel prices

President Johnson said there will be additional action in the steel situation. He announced a government boycott against steel firms that raise prices and urged the Defense Department to shift orders to nonprice-increasing companies where possible to curb inflation. Johnson met with Eisenhower at Walter Reed for 45 minutes amid the steel debate and said the talks covered other national and international issues.

Washington (Ap Johnson Walter Reed Army Hospital Dwight D. Eisenhower Defense Department Eisenhower Texas White House Defense Clark M. Clifford Bratislava Moscow Czechoslovakia Prague Alexander Dubcek Cierna

October Draft Quota Issued By Pentagon

The Pentagon ordered 13,800 men drafted in October, one of the year's lowest monthly quotas. The October call is up from September but far below last April's 48,000. 1967 monthly drafts averaged 18,200. Officials cite fewer men rotating out of service as the reason. All October draftees will join the army.

Washington Pentagon Army

Manila Quake Strikes City Amid Toll Unclear

A major quake in Manila collapsed a five story building in the Chinese quarter, killing dozens and possibly hundreds. Rescue teams hunted rubble as fires spread, with damage extending across Luzon and officials warning casualty figures would rise.

Manila Philippines

Monroe Municipal Airport reports July operations rise

Monroe Municipal Airport manager Jack Hover announced 8093 total operations for July with 5477 itinerant and 2616 local landings. He noted a rise from last year and a 682 increase over June 7411. Emmett D. Otwell was hired as airport police officer, returning to law enforcement.

Monroe Municipal Jack Hover Hover Emmett D. Otwell Otwell Monroe

Czechoslovakia Reaffirms Ties With Soviet Bloc

Communist leader Alexander Dubcek announced that Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union agreed to strengthen economic and military cooperation within COMECON and the Warsaw Pact. He said the move would not threaten Czechoslovakia's sovereignty and noted a strong army to defend borders.

Prague Alexander Dubcek Czechoslovakia Soviet Union Dubcek Cierna Comecon Warsaw Pact Dubeck

Sharp 7.5 Mexico City quake kills three and injures many

A major earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale struck Mexico City and surrounding areas. Three people died and about 60 were injured, many from falling debris as a nine story building was badly damaged and windows shattered on Insurgentes Boulevard. Police reported no injuries among those who escaped the building. The quake lasted about three minutes with effects also felt in Jalapa Vera Cruz.

Aaullivyuu Alvuille Lad Witenage Philippines Mexico City Mexico Red Cross Insurgentes Boulevard Paseo de la Reforma Boulevard Jalapa Veracruz Washington National Earthquake Information Center

Today’s Chuckle Driver Spins Misogynist Stereotype

A light humor item mocks a female driver by implying she behaves like a male driver yet bears the blame. The quip relies on outdated gender bias and repeats a harmful stereotype rather than a sharp punchline.

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