Shootings Fatal To Four Persons
Two separate shootings left four dead and several wounded. In Los Angeles detectives killed three of four suspects after a car stop led to a brief gunbattle. In Detroit a domestic quarrel sparked a fatal exchange that killed Sgt. Edward Wolski Jr and wounded others. York, Pa., unrest followed a white man’s arrest for wounding youths.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Los Angeles
Norman J. Roberge
Rudy Limas
Roberge
Limas
Stephen Kenna Bartholomew
Robert Lawrence
Thomas Melvin Lewis
Jeffries Homes
Johannes Spreen
Spreen
York
Pravda Attacks George Wallace as Fascist Type
Pravda denounced George Wallace calling him the personification of a fascist American type. The Soviet newspaper cited a poll showing Wallace gaining popularity among white Americans fearful of Negro riots and labeled him a demagogue offering simple solutions.
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Moscow
Pravda
George C. Wallace
Soviet Communist Party
Wallace
Alabama
Planning Group Sets Aug hearing on Northside rezoning petitions
Monroe Ouachita Regional Planning Commission schedules August 26 meeting to decide rezoning parts of the northside single residential R-1 area north of Stubbs Street and south of Forsythe Street. Most landowners support the change. area currently includes R-2 zoning enabling apartments. Additional actions include sub division approval at Plantation Park and zoning map amendments to extend a neighborhood business district near 18th Street and Erin Park Subdivision.
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Monroe-Ouachita
T. A. Michael
City Hall
Michael
Planning Commission
Plantation Park
The
College
Mullins, Cecille
Delano Drive
Roggerson Drive
Drive-19th Street
Roggerson
Lee Junior High School
North 18Th Street
Erin Park
Delegates Rally Behind Nixon at Miami Beach Caucus
Louisiana Republicans back Richard Nixon with 19 votes to 6 for Reagan and 1 undecided as they meet Nixon at Miami Beach ahead of a California governor visit. A federal judge declined to halt seating of the Louisiana delegation amid a civil rights suit. no challengers appeared at the credentials meeting. Volpe praises Nixon's leadership for domestic and international issues.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Louisiana
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Nixon
Miami
U.S. District Court
Credentials Committee
Two Men Held on Assault and Rape Counts in Parish
Ouachita Parish sheriff's deputies hold two men after separate aggravated rape incidents. Riley A. Sheppard, 19, of Calhoun, is tied to the rape of a housewife near Calhoun. James H. Woods, 22, of West Monroe, faces rape charges involving a juvenile near Monroe.
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Ouachita Parish
Planned Grocery Store to Rise on Open Land Area
Representatives said an area currently classified as open land will host a large grocery store. The project indicates redevelopment and new commerce for the region.
Retail Jewelers Visit Exhibits At Annual Meeting
NEW YORK AP report describes the Retail Jewelers of America annual meeting where about 20 000 jewelers will visit more than 500 displays across two hotels. Exhibits feature diamonds rubies sapphires and colorful semi precious pieces including animal motifs and slide watches. Men’s accessories and Nehru jackets influence show offerings and prices cited include a $9000 ivory elephant with a gold howdah.
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Retail Jewelers of America
GOP Platform Flexes On War Poverty Riots And Crime
The 1968 Republican platform signals a flexible approach addressing war poverty and urban crime. It favors private sector roles with substantial federal funds, endorses negotiation over Vietnam, and calls for anti crime drives while pursuing welfare reform and debt control. Moderates influenced the consensus.
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Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Miami Beach
Fla
Barry Goldwater
Resolutions Committee
Order of Arrow Pilgrimage Set at Camp Ki RoLi
Harold Evans lodge chief announces a three day pilgrimage at Camp Ki RoLi West Monroe beginning Friday for about 110 new members from 15 parishes of the Quachita Valley Council Boy Scouts of America. Activities include discussion groups ceremonies and service projects with Sunday religious services led by Eddie Cox Burt Thurmond Bobby Trent Jr and Dr J W Smith acting as adult advisor.
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Harold Evans
The
Order of the Arrow Comany Dhe Lodge
Camp Ki- RoLi
West Monroe
Quachita Valley
Order of the Arrowdance
Eddie Cox
Burt Thurmond
Bobby Trent Jr
J. W. Smith
Northwestern State College leads 55 on summer tours abroad and home
Natchitoches Special reports guided tours sponsored by Northwestern State College attract 55 participants. European trip covers London Rome Naples Florence Munich Heidelberg Paris The Hague Amsterdam departing from New York. U S tour stops include Alabama Tennessee Kentucky North Carolina Virginia Washington DC Pennsylvania New York Massachusetts Maine Nova Scotia Canada Ohio with named attendees from Sherry Capps Tullos Larna Rockette Winnfield Sherry Doucet Bunkie and Ellen Thompson Colfax among others.
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Natchitoches
Northwestern State College
Exctern
United States
Europe
London
Rome
Naples
Florence
Munich
Heidelberg
Paris
the Hague
Amsterdam
New York
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
North Carolina
Virginia
Washington
D. C
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Maine
Nova Scotia
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Roach
Jacob Hose
Curtis Ferry
NAACP
Pete Chantiles
George Wallace
New Orleans
Lloyd Myles
Pierre Charles
National Committee
Dick Nixon
Barker’s
Louisville Ave
Milady
GOP
Goldwater Campaign
Republican House
Coordinating Committee
NSC
Louis Masur, Jr
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co
Madison Ave
N.Y.C
Scissors & Shears
Eastgate
Square Yard
Louisville Ave. & North 3Rd
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