Two Civil Rights Workers Identified Among Bodies Found
In Mississippi near Philadelphia the FBI identified two of three badly decomposed bodies as missing civil rights workers Andy Goodman and Mickey Schwerner. The third body is believed to be James Chaney. The trio vanished six weeks earlier. the corpses were found buried in a levee on a farm southeast of Philadelphia.
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Jackson
Miss
Philadelphia
Andy Goodman
Mickey Schwerner
James Chanry
Goodman
Schwerner
Mississippi
Here
FBI
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Roy K. Moore
Washington
Moore
Lawrence Rainey
Birmingham
New York
J. Edgar Hoover
Olen Burrage
U.S. Navy strikes North Vietnamese bases and PT boats
U.S. aircraft destroyed about two dozen North Vietnamese PT boats and wrecked bases used to attack U.S. ships in a retaliatory raid. President Johnson pledged no peace by aggression and no immunity from reply in a Syracuse address following the attack.
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North Viet Nam
da Nang
Saigon
Okinawa
Clark Field
Philippines
Garnett D. Page
Decatur
Ala
South Viet Nam
U.S
Maddox
Pentagon
Hanoi
America
Bangkok
Thailand
Washington
USS
Johnson
Syracuse
N.Y
Ground Fire Downs Two U.S. Planes in Vietnam Crisis
North Viet Nam claims its air defenses downed two U.S. planes and damaged another near Nghe An and Quangyen provinces. The reports cite U.S. losses in a Pentagon briefing after McNamara announced a naval and air response, with Johnson outlining a limited but escalating action and UN council involvement.
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Tokyo
North Viet Nam
People’s Army
U.S
Nghe An
Quangyen
New China News Agency
Peking
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
North Vietnamese Foreign Ministry
Laos
Pathet Lao
Hanoi
Ha van Lau
U S
Hongay
Quangyen Province
Viet Nam
Odom Receives Commissions for Monroe City Board
Commissions for the Monroe City School Board arrived today in Superintendent Van D Odom's office. With the board meeting Tuesday at 3 p.m., the board may be sworn in at 1:30 p.m. Two new members, Billy Hargiss and Luke Daniels, will take office while incumbents J H Seogin, Frank Breese, and W S “annaway” return for four year terms.
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Monroe City School Board
Supt
van D Odom
Odom
Billy Hargiss
Luke Daniels
J. Hl. Seogin
Frank Breese
W. 5
Annaway
Sale of furniture and mower by owner moves
Owner moving sells a single inner spring mattress a rollaway bed and a power mower offered at zero price. Contact 325 6180 for details.
Twin City Chit Chat Adds New Wiggins Family Member
The home of Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Wiggins grows as Ronny Lee joins brothers Randy Ricky Robby and Kimberly. Rev. Wiggins serves as pastor at Highland Park Baptist Church, residing with his family at 2102 Sherwood in Monroe.
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Rev. Wiggins
Highland Park Baptist Church
Sherwood
Monroe
End of School Rush Drives Students Toward Vacation
Summer school students today faced anxious days as final exams loom. Teachers and pupils hurried to finish tests and depart for a brief vacation relief at semester’s end.
Benefit Fun Night at Knights of Columbus West Monroe
A benefit Fun Night sponsored by the Third Order of St. Francis will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Crosley Street in West Monroe Thursday evening. Proceeds fund delegates to the national convention in St. Louis next month. Entrance is $1 per person starting at 7 30 p m.
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Knights of Columbus
Crosley Street
West Monroe
Third Order of St. Francis
St. Louis
Stanleyville Falls to Communist Rebels in Congo War
A 5 p.m. report from Stanleyville airport said the northeastern Congo city is entirely in rebel hands. The claim, backed by Communist supporters, was also relayed to the United Nations in Leopoldville through a garbled message.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Stanleyville
Congo
United Nations
Leopoldville
Next Few Days Seen Critical in China U S Stance
Washington officials assess that the coming days will be decisive as Communist China weighs options on limited U S military action against North Vietnam. Beijing warns Southeast Asia is not a narrow peninsula and could deploy up to a million troops if needed in Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos.
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Washington
China
U.S
Viet Nam
Peking
United States
Southeast Asia
Korea
Thailand
Laos
Moscow
Soviet Union
Asian Crisis Showdown At A Glance
U S Navy planes hit four torpedo boat bases in North Vietnam and wrecked an oil depot in retaliation for two attacks on U S destroyers. Two carrier sorties failed. McNamara left exit options to Hanoi as Senate leaders pledge bipartisanship. President Johnson to Congress says peace is the goal.
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Sec. of Defense
Robert McNamara
Washington
U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
US Air
U.S
Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Hanoi
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Syracuse
Gulf of Tonkin
United Nations
Slim Weather Relief Seen
A slim chance of relief from the sizzling heat is forecast for today and Thursday. Tuesday's heat topped 100 in several towns with Monroe at 103 and highs across the area between 100 and 105. The forecast calls for isolated showers possible until 10 p.m. and a chance of reoccurrence Thursday with hotter conditions returning over the weekend.
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Mercury
Monroe
Calhoun
Columbia
Oak Ridge
Tallulah
Jonesville
St. Joseph
Johnson says peace requires firm response to aggression
President Johnson declared that peace demands a firm response to aggression and justified U S air strikes on North Vietnamese targets. He warned against supporting or widening aggression, stressed U S commitment to peace, and spoke during the dedication of a journalism building at Syracuse University funded by Samuel I Newhouse.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Johnson
United States
U.S
United States of America
Syracuse University
Samuel I. Newhouse
Hanna Named to Outstanding Young Men of America List
Sam A. Hanna political editor of the Monroe News Star and Morning World has been named to the 1956 Outstanding Young Men of America list. He is an LSU journalism graduate and member of the 13 man National Board of Editors selection panel. The biographical compilation spotlights about 10 000 young men nationwide between ages 21 and 36 recognized for distinguished achievements.
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Sam A. Hanna
Monroe News-Star
Morning World
Hanna
LSU
U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Newsman
School of Journalism
Doug Blankenship
U. S. Jaycee
Youth Is Killed In Area Wreck
Cullen resident Bobby Dale Hearren, 19, killed when a pickup driven by his brother Alton R. Hearren apparently fell asleep and left the road in a ditch. Bobby was asleep on a cot in the truck rear. one companion rode front, another in rear. No other injuries reported.
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Farmerville
Bobby Dale Hearren
Cullen
Union Parish
Springhill
Hearren
Alton R. Hearren
Chuckle Civilization and the debt cycle explained
A concise definition describes Chuckle Civilization as a condition where one generation pays the previous generation’s debt by issuing bonds for the next generation to repay, reflecting a cyclical financial burden across generations.
U N Security Council to hear U S Viet Nam report
The United Nations Security Council convened in urgent session after a U S report of North Vietnamese torpedo attacks on American warships triggering retaliatory air strikes. Adlai Stevenson canceled a Maine vacation to present the case, with council president Nielsen setting the meeting for the morning as U S officials weigh possible actions.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
United States
da Nang
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Seato Council
SEATO
Britain
Australia
France
New Zealand
Pakistan
Philippines
Thailand
U.S. Pacific
North Viet Nam
U.S
Subic Bay
United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
L-Nation Council
Adlai E. Stevenson
Maine
New York
Ambassador Stevenson
Security Council of the United Nations
Johnson
Viet Nam
Stocks Slump and Then Recover Amid Southeast Asia Tension
In New York trading the Dow Jones industrials fell sharply then rebounded as Southeast Asia tensions rose. The Dow slid to 825.74, down 7.03 points at 11:30 a.m., after briefly being down 89 points earlier, marking the steepest drop in two months with heavy volume and late tape delays.
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New York
Southeast Asia
New York Stock Exchange
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Airforce ON Alert
North
Red China
da Nang Strip
Birmingham News
Torpe
Veeegnee
Quang Khe
Ticonderoga
Constellation
Pacific
United Nations Security Council
Senate
Asia
New Evening Post
Hong Kong
News-Star—World
Twin City
THE
Associated Press
Khanh
Security Council
Tass
Council
August
Sivert A. Nielsen
Norway
Nielsen
Francis W. Carpenter
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