Rivals Making Final Bids To Stay In Race
Nixon presses toward the Republican nominating finish with signs of intra camp discord among rivals Rockefeller Reagan and Hickel work to keep favorite son campaigns alive. AP counts show Nixon leading with 629 first round votes. Rockefeller 271 Reagan 176. 667 needed for victory.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
Rockefeller
Reagan
Soviet Union
Johnson
Alaska
Walter J. Hickel
Hickel
Michigan
George Romney
White House
Associated Press
New York City
John V. Lindsay
Major Delta clash nets heavy Viet Cong losses
A U.S.-South Vietnamese task force struck a major Viet Cong supply depot in the Mekong Delta, killing 219 enemy soldiers over a week of operations. Allied fatalities were minimal with six U.S. infantrymen and three South Vietnamese Marines wounded. Air and artillery support attributed the high kill ratio. Other battles near Da Nang yielded 75 enemy deaths and Marine losses of one dead and 22 wounded as B52 strikes targeted suspected concentrations.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
U. S
U Minh Forest
U.S. Navy
South Vietnam
da Nang
U.S
5Th Regiment
Leathernecks
51St Regiment
Vietnam
All Recreation Centers To Close For Vacations
Monroe will close all recreation centers for the last two weeks of August as a coordinated vacation for about 18 Recreation Department staff. Parks and playgrounds closed earlier. pools closed for season. Vacations run Aug 19 to Sept 3 to fit school schedules and aid staff with children.
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Monroe
Recreation Department
W. L. Howard
Jack Hesketh
Howard
Twin Cities Chit Chat About Bill Lillyman Chowder
Monroe Civic Center manager Bill Lillyman on vacation faces a humorous tale of his chowder attempt. The Boston Clam Chowder fails to please Center guests, who joke about regional tastes and hosts’ culinary missteps.
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Monroe Civic Center
Bill Lillyman
Lillyman
Boston
Eagleton Wins Missouri Democratic Senate Nomination
Lt. Gov. Thomas F. Eagleton defeats Sen. Edward V. Long by about 20 000 votes in Missouri Democratic senatorial primary amid lingering ethics questions regarding Long's probe into eavesdropping and wiretapping. True Davis of St Joseph finishes third as Curtis wins GOP nomination.
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Associated Press
Edward V. Long
Missouri
Thomas F. Eagleton
Eagleton
Long
True Davis
St. Joseph
Switzerland
Life Magazine
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Senate Ethics Committee
Sen. Long
Mr. Davis
Thomas B. Curtis
GOP
William I. Robinson
Wichita
River Stage Changes Reported at Camden Monroe
River stages show Camden at 5.6 feet with a 1 foot fall and Monroe at 13.9 feet and stationary. Data indicates ongoing flood presence with slight decline in Camden.
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Camden
Monroe
Steel price moves yield split industry signals
Bethlehem cuts its 5 percent price rise to 2.4 percent while U S Steel announced modest increases. Inland Steel says it will stay competitive. The White House council noted U S Steel’s action reduces inflation risk in steel prices.
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Pittsburgh
Bethlehem Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
US Steel
Inland Steel
Council
Arthur M. Okun
U.S
Aycock Names New Ethics Post Member
Lt. Gov. Aycock named retired Shreveport judge Henry F. Turner to join the State Board of Ethics, replacing Murray Hudson who recused himself from the Gremillion case. Aycock and Gov. McKeithen sought full board membership as concerns over Atty. Gen. Gremillion’s ethics case grow.
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Baton Rouge
C. C
Taddy” Aycock
State Board of Ethics
Jack Gremillion
Aycock
John McKeithen
Shreveport
Henry F. Turner
Murray Hudson
Monroe
Charles F. Duchein
Vinson M. Mouser
Hudson
Metropolitan Crime Commission of
New Orleans
Gremilion
Louisiana Loan and Thrift
Gremillion
State Code of Ethics
Wedding Ends With Two Dead and Bride Ill
In Fayetteville Arkansas a coroner described the events as highly improbable after groom William Cullen Sr. and best man Maurice LeBoeuf died of heart attacks within a day of a Saturday wedding. The bride Mabel May Smith became violently ill while en route on their honeymoon then contracted a virus. Cullen died beside the road near Westville Oklahoma.
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Fayetteville, Ark
UPI
John Vinzant
Washington County
William C. Cullen Sr
Fayetteville
Maurice LeBoeuf
Cullen
Mabel May Smith
LeBoeuf
Cullens
Westville
Okla
Weather Outlook for Northeast Louisiana and Monroe
The weatherman forecasts hot conditions in northeast Louisiana with partly cloudy skies and scattered thundershowers mainly in the daytime. Rain chances are 50 percent daytime and 30 percent at night, with typical rainfall around a quarter to half inch. No significant temperature changes expected today and Thursday. In Monroe, FAA at Monroe Municipal Airport logged a high of 96 and a low of 74 Tuesday with no rain recorded.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
Army Doctors Say Eisenhower Heart Attack Equal In Severity
Walter Reed Army Hospital doctors said Eisenhower’s latest heart attack is of equal severity to his prior major attacks, including June 15, with a guarded prognosis. He remains on oxygen and has had a comfortable night as vital signs stay stable and doctors monitor potential heart damage.
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Washington
Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Miami Beach
Fla
Associated Press
Chuckle About Small Town Checks and Husbands
A light quip notes that in a small town people know whose checks clear and whose husband is untrustworthy, capturing a wry perspective on local social dynamics.
U.S. Plans Release of 14 North Vietnamese Seamen
At Paris peace talks the United States announced the release of 14 North Vietnamese seamen held since 1966 after attempting attacks on U.S. naval ships. The gesture followed earlier releases of three U.S. airmen and was framed as goodwill amid ongoing negotiations. Ambassador Harriman refused to link the seamen release to any reci procity for pilots, noting 5 of the 19 captives had already been freed.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
Tannin Afb
NT Raei
Ha van Lau
Dean Rusk
Hanoi
W. Averell Harriman
South
Johnson
Xuan Thuy
Harriman
Lau
Jobless Rate Drops in July Amid Summer Pattern
The Labor Department reports a 0.1 percentage point fall in the national jobless rate to 3.7 percent in July. Unemployed count stands at 3.2 million, down 400,000 from June after a surge as schools closed.
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Washington
Labor Department
Reagan Rules Out Vice Presidency
Ronald Reagan declares he will reject the Republican vice presidential nomination if offered, stating he is not a candidate and would not be drafted. He notes rumors persist despite denials and cites Cyrus Reed and Frank Lowden as earlier rejections. He issues telegrams to state delegation chairmen after meetings with California and other delegations.
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Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Sen
Rus
Frank Lowden
California
Richard M. Nixon
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