Johnson signs voting rights bill triumph for freedom
President Johnson signed the voting rights bill in Washington calling it a triumph for freedom and likening it to historic battles for liberty. Senator Strom Thurmond criticized the move, urging King to co sign or act as his agent, and condemned the celebration as disintegration of the Constitution.
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Washington
Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Strom Thurmond
R-Sc
Martin Luther King
King
Thurmond
United States
City School Officials Set Meet On Suit
Monroe City School Board president J H Scogin Jr said he will call a board meeting likely Monday to discuss a federal suit seeking desegregation of city schools and blocking a $6 million bond sale for expansion. Mayor Jack Howard, a defendant, received the suit at City Hall. Plaintiffs include James Sharp Monroe James Andrews Tommy Ray Robinson Odell Willis. Defendants are the city, Howard, Scogin and several board members and the superintendent. The suit seeks an injunction until a desegregation plan is filed. similar Jackson Parish case delayed bond sale. Judge Dawkins has ordered desegregation steps for neighboring parishes.
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J. H. Scogin Jr
Monroe City
Dstrict
Scogin
W. L
Jack) Howard
City Hall
Dist
Atty
Albin P. Lassiter
James Sharp
Monroe
U. S. Supreme Court
Ben C. Dawkins
Jimmy Andrews
Tommy Ray Robinson
Odell Willis
Frank Breese
W. S. Gannaway
Luke Daniel
Billy Hargiss
Supt
van Dodom
Jackson Parish
Dawkins
Jackson
Jackson Board
Bossier
Caddo
Natchitoches
Ouachita Parish
Ford Backs Move To Declare War
Washington United Press International reports House GOP Leader Gerald R. Ford urged President Johnson to ask Congress to declare war on North Vietnam, calling it the honest step given the present commitment though noting possible extenuating circumstances.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
United Nations
PAR Study Aims to Cut Overlaps in Colleges
Baton Rouge UPI reports PAR officials told the Joint Legislative Committee on Higher Education that the study targets eliminating redundancy among state colleges and universities. The session outlined cooperative goals with the Legislative Council and committee to avoid duplicate efforts and set new appearance dates for top education officials.
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Emogene Pliner
PAR
Legislative Council
Devann Daggett
Fred Eagan
New Orleans
Daggett
Legislative Committee On Higher Education
W. E. Whetstone
State Board of Education
Joseph E. Lesage Jr
Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors
John A. Hunter
LSU
18th Street Widening Plan Progressing
State highway engineers from Baton Rouge inspected the plan to widen North 18th Street at Breard Street to Forsythe Avenue. Monroe officials and Highway Commissioner James W. Moore discussed final design changes, curb and gutter work, and underground drainage with the aim of a December or January contract award.
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Baton Rouge
Howard
Moore
Riot injured nearly 100 at carnival in Washington
Washington AP reports nearly 100 people were injured in a carnival riot on Thursday night. Nine policemen were among the injured as rock throwing youths clashed at the carnival held at First and K streets NE. Police from across the city rushed to quell the disturbance.
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Washington
Petty Officer Reynolds to Transfer to S S Arlington at Mobile
Twin Cities officer D B Reynolds of the U S Navy, linked to the local Recruiting Station, will soon move to the S S Arlington docked in Mobile Alabama. He will spend six months as the Navy's representative to the Mobile ship yard before further assignment to the Pacific Fleet. Reynolds of 213 Walton Street Monroe has served a year and a half at the recruiting station. His wife and three children will join him in Mobile as soon as arrangements are made.
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D. B. Reynolds
U. S. Navy
U. S. S. Arlington
Mobile
Ala
Reynolds
Navy
Walton St
Monroe
Kidnaped Dogs Sold At Mass Sales In Alabama
Athens dispatch reports that First Monday trade days at Scottsboro serve as a major market for stolen dogs later sold to dealers. National SPCA field rep R Dale Hylton says dogs stolen across several states are bought for 50 cents to $2, then sold to labs in the East and North for 12 to 37 dollars.
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Athens
Ala
Scottsboro
National Humane Society
R. Dale Hylton
Washington
National Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Hylton
Louisiana
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Ghana Foreign Minister Arrives in Washington on Viet Nam Mission
Ghana Foreign Minister Alex Quaison-Sackey arrived in Washington describing his visit as a peace mission with a special Viet Nam message from President Kwame Nkrumah to President Johnson. He refused to elaborate, saying he is here only as a messenger.
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Washington
Alex Quaison- Sackey
Ghana
Viet Nam
Kwame Nkrumah
Johnson
Auqison-Sackey
Senate panel backs 1.65 billion antipoverty bill extension
Washington AP reports the Senate Labor Committee approved by 12 to 1 a 1.65 billion measure extending President Johnson's antipoverty program for a second year, signaling strong support and continued federal aid.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Johnson
Defense study on Viet Nam missile sites photographs
The Defense Department said aerial photos of the two North Viet Nam missile sites hit July 27 are still under study. A spokesman replied to reports that no surface to air missiles were at the sites from which a missile was believed to have knocked down an F4C jet on July 24.
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Washington
Defense Department
North Viet Nam
U.S
New York Bound Jetliner Skims Italian Jets Over Elba
A New York bound jetliner lifted off three hours late after narrowly avoiding collision with three Italian jet fighters over Elba. The near miss prompted swift aviation safety concerns and sparked calls for review of Mediterranean airspace handling by authorities. In a separate item, the House Appropriations Committee approved military construction funds for Louisiana totaling 6,218,000 for the current fiscal year.
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Geneva
Mediterranean
Elba
Washington
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
Louisiana
Reds claim crafts sunk near coast
Tokyo dispatch says Chinese Communist naval vessels sunk two Nationalist warships off the South China Coast. The Chienmen submarine chaser and the Chang Chiang were reported by Peking radio to have intruded into fishing grounds near Nammu island off Kwangtung and Tungshan island off Fukien on sabotage missions.
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Tokyo
UPS
South China
Peking
Chienmen
Chang Chiang
Nampa Island
Kwangtung Province
Tungshan Island
Fukien Province
Crisis fears rise after Formosa sea battle sinks ships
The Chinese Nationalist navy headquarters reports three Communist vessels sunk in a sea clash south of Quemoy. Two Nationalist ships are missing. Analysts warn whether this is an isolated incident or signals broader tension in the Formosa Strait, which has been quiet since the 1958 Que moy clash.
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Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy
Formosa Strait
Fishermen Come Under Repeated Harassment Along Formosa Strait
The broadcast says Chiang Kai-shek vessels have repeatedly harassed Chinese fishermen along the southeast coast across the Formosa Strait. It reports sabotage of fishing, shelling and seizing boats, and injuries to fishermen, threatening their safety at sea.
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China
Formosa Strait
Formosa
Partly Cloudy Skies Forecast For Monroe Area
Partly cloudy skies through Saturday with afternoon thundershowers expected to affect about half the area. Highs near 88 to 92, nightly lows around 68 to 74. Sunshine 50 to 75 percent today. Southeasterly winds 5 to 15 mph. FAA at Selman Field records 91 yesterday and 70 this morning in Monroe.
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U. S
Weather Bureau
Monroe
Vicinity
FAA
Selman Field
LSU survey cites strong Monroe area agricultural job potential
A Louisiana State University study of nonfarm agriculture in Ouachita parish finds 108 agricultural businesses employing 4,110 people with 2, two-thirds requiring high school level or higher education. The report urges broader vocational programs, on the job training, and closer educator business collaboration to meet growing off farm needs.
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Monroe-West Monroe
Louisiana State University
Monroe Area
LSU Department of Vocational Agriculture
LSU
Louisiana
State Board of Liquidation of
State Department of Education
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Funeral Saturday For Crash Victims In Mississippi
Funeral services for James L. Dana Sr and his wife Shirley Jean Dana and their two daughters Jean and Katherine Ann will be held at Kilpatrick Funeral Home. The Dana family died in a Beechcraft Bonanza crash south of Mathiston Mississippi while en route to Fountain Hill South Carolina for a relative’s funeral. Civil Aeronautics Board investigators probe the crash as witnesses described a wing detaching and the craft losing altitude in dense woods near Starkville. The family is survived by their three sons and Dana’s parents, with services set for West Monroe and Starkville connections noted.
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James L. Dana Sr
Chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Dana
Verve Way
Mississippi
Ouachita Federal Savings and Loan Association of
West Monroe
Shirley Jean
Jean
Katherine Ann
Wesley Lee
James L. Jr
Dale Holden
Mathiston, Miss
Greenwood
Jackson
Fountain Hill
S.C
Selman Field
Civil Aeronautics Board
Dunn Fulgham
Wayne Dewberry
Starkville
Oktibbchea
Mississippi Highway
Mr. Dana
Martin-Welch
Kilpatrick
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Federal Savings and Loan Association
Marines Launch Another Drive Near Quang Ngai
In TRASON, South Viet Nam, U S Marines and Vietnamese troops launched a second offensive against Viet Cong units near Quang Ngai. The operation aimed to destroy elusive fighters after attacks on government outposts and a battalion wipeout. Heat and sun impeded morale as temperatures topped 130 degrees. about 40 Marines were heat casualties. Opposing forces again eluded the allied force despite a heavy deployment about 60 miles south of Da Nang.
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Trason
South Viet Nam
U.S
Quang Ngai
da Nang
Doctors Promise No Treatments Under Medicare
New Orleans area physicians allied with the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons say they will not treat patients under the new Medicare plan. Dr. Marie Stanberry notes they will care for charity patients but avoid involvement with the program, as about 150 AAPS members in New Orleans abstain. The Chicago board urged the 15,000 members to boycott. The group opposes socialized medicine while all members belong to the AMA, which backs Medicare.
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New Orleans
UPS
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
AAPS
Marie Stanberry
Chicago
American Medical Association
AMA
Medicare
Optimist tests courthouse answer on marriage license expiry
A hopeful man visits the courthouse seeking the renewal or expiry date of his marriage license. The anecdote highlights his upbeat expectation as he asks about the license status.
President urges end to old customs for equality
The President spoke of changing traditions to grant freedom, saying there is no room for injustice in the American mansion and urging understanding for those clinging to old ways. Johnson outlined moving the fight for equality toward Negro freedom and mainstream participation, with a White House conference planned for fall.
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Johnson
White House
First group of federal voting examiners ready in South
Washington AP reports the first group of career federal voting examiners, about 45 to 50 volunteers, will be ready in a few hours. They are Southern, hold Civil Service jobs in Dallas and Atlanta regions, and include men and women of white and Negro races, with whites making up the bulk.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Dallas
Tex
Atlanta
Johnson to sue over Mississippi poll tax in court
President Johnson spoke before lawmakers civil rights leaders and Cabinet members then signed dozens of souvenir pens. He announced the government will sue Saturday to challenge Mississippi’s poll tax and said further suits will follow Tuesday in Texas Alabama and Virginia. He predicted the legal action will end payment to vote and federal officials will begin registering Black voters in the South by next week.
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Senate Chamber
Senate
Johnson
Mississippi
Texas
Alabama
Virginia
South
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