Ouachita Parish Assessor Firing Sparks Payroll Shakeup
Ouachita Parish assessor-elect Odis Russell and veteran Daisy Swayze are dismissed from the assessor’s office by Mary Coverdale who took over the post after the primary. Balluff named chief deputy. officials cite ongoing tax roll work and annual deadlines as critical.
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Odis Russell
Ouachita Parish
Mary Burt Cover
Aala
Coverdale
Daisy Swayze
Russell
Miss Swayze
Bert Coverdale
James G. Balluff
Monroe
West Monroe
Mary Burt Coverdale
John McKeithen
W. A. Randall
William L. Crowe
Hewitt B. Johnson
Crowe
Johnson
George Fink
Billye Adams
Dwight Owens
U S Ground Air Units Pound Reds in Ia Drang Fight
U S cavalry pressed heavy ground fire on North Vietnamese fighters in the Ia Drang Valley while Air Force rockets pounded the enemy. Rain and mud hindered U S movement as a chopper was shot down and two U S planes were lost. Civilian casualties rose in mistaken attacks in the delta and DMZ. A South Korean brigade joined the buildup near Saigon as the 1st Cavalry clashed in the Chu Pong area near Plei Me.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ia Drang
Apeee Mlean
U.S
1St Cavalry
North
Viet Nam
Mekong River
Mekong Delta
Volved
Demilitarized Zone
Chu Pong Mountains
Plei Me
Two Syrian MiGs Shot Down in Sea of Galilee Clash
Tel Aviv reports two Syrian MiGs were shot down in a jet battle over the Sea of Galilee and a low level attack on two Israeli patrol boats. One patrol craft was destroyed. A Syria dispatch described a three hour clash with border positions. Damascus said Israel tried to intervene but Israeli air force was alert.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Sea of Galilee
Syria
Damascus
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT five Boy Scouts complete river trip
Five boy scouts and leader R L Marionneaux return home after a week on the Ouachita River traveling from Camden Arkansas to Monroe. They camped on river beaches, faced snakes barges rains and headwinds and earned portions toward the 50 Miler Award. Participants were Harry Goza Spedo Kokinos Joey Coleman Greg Bilyeu and David Jones.
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Ouachita River
Camden
Ark
Monroe
R. L. Marionneaux
Harry Goza
Spedo Kokinos
Joey Coleman
Greg Bilyeu
David Jones
Chicago riot leaves 16 injured after civil rights marches
Thousands of whites clashed with police in Chicago Sunday night as civil rights marches into Gage Park Bogan and Jefferson Park neighborhoods sparked violence. At least 16 injured including five officers, 21 arrests. police used clubs and fired into the air to disperse crowds.
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Chicago
Marquette Park
American Nazi Party
Gage Park
Bogan
Jefferson Park
John Patter
Population growth warned by Yale biologist at meeting
Yale biologist Professor Clement L. Markert warned 6000 biologists that world population could reach 150 billion in two centuries if growth continues. He urged intensified voluntary birth control and noted current growth at about two percent annually since about 20 years, with alarming densities from Boston to Washington and in Hong Kong.
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College Park
Yale
Clement L. Markert
Markert
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Institute
Boston
Washington, D.C
Hong Kong
Ruling Sought to Expand Louisiana Legislature
Baton Rouge AP reports the Reapportionment Commission asks a three judge federal court if a constitutional amendment is needed to enlarge the state legislature. Governor McKeithen urges a fair realignment before a November special session. Rep. Leake and Dean Morgan chair the panel.
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Jules Mollere
Orleans Parish
Louisiana
Mollere
Gremillion
James Leake
West Feliciana Parish
Dean Cecil Morgan
Tulane Law School
John McKeithen
McKeithen
Ouachita Parishes Lose Federal Aid Over Civil Rights Compliance
Federal aid to eight southern school districts was suspended for failing to comply with Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The districts include Morehouse Ouachita Red River Richland Sabine St Bernard Parishes in Louisiana Grenada Municipal Separate School District and Jefferson County Board of Education in Mississippi. Termination orders will take effect 30 days after Aug 12 reports were submitted to Congress following failed voluntary compliance.
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Washington
Louisiana
Morehouse
Ouachita
Red River
Richland
Sabine
St. Bernard
Grenada Municipal
Jefferson County Board of Education
Mississippi
John W. Gardner
Gardner
Senate
House
Fishing Weather Predicted Here in Twin Cities
Partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the low 90s forecast for the Twin Cities area. A few afternoon showers possible but no heavy rain expected. Yesterday Monroe area high reached 93 with this morning low at 72. Warm conditions overall.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
Weather Bureau
Runoff Campaign Builds After Parishes Vote Count
In Ouachita Parish and surrounding areas runoff elections are set for parish and city seats. John S. Hunt leads in the PSC race with 76,127 votes. Claiborne Garrett trails as the main challenger. McKinley’s third place shapes the second primary dynamics as Hunts aims to win with party support.
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Pik Nae Bidaban
Canaiaves
Monroe
John S. Hunt
Public Service Commission
Claiborne Parish
John S. Garrett
Hunt
Garrett
John B. McKinley
Ouachita Parish
Monroe City
B. A. Tarver Sr
Leon Shamlin
Chester Holloway
Joe B. Zuber
Roy C. Brooks
J. D. Purvis
G. D. Glasscock
Reitzell
Frank Reitzell
PSC
Haynesville
McKinley
John McKeithen
State Sovereignty Commission
MecKeithen
Jimmie Davis
Chuckle: man with back kink jokes about gardening wife
A humorous line shows a man telling his neighbor that his wife loves gardening and he jokes there is nothing she’d rather see him do. The quip relies on a double entendre about gardening work and intimate life.
Medical Journal Warns of Serious Drug Side Effects
The Journal of the American Medical Association reports unlabeled drug dipyrone can cause fatal agranulocytosis. FDA notes dipyrone and aminopyrine derivatives risk severe infection. drug linked to arthritis treatment in five Southern states via Piedras Negras, Mexico. Rep Otto Passman prompted the investigation into interstate import and medical use.
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Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
Mexico
Otto E. Passman
D-La
Piedras Negras
FDA
United States
Electronic beacon aids pilots in Viet Nam rescue
A palm sized emergency beacon at 75 dollars auto broadcasts a distress signal on 243 megacycles until landing, usable whether conscious or not. A companion 150 dollar transistor radio offers two way voice contact with rescuers. Over 200 rescuies credited to the gear, though fears exist of decoy signals drawing fire.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Pentagon
Air Force
Navy
North
South
Machinists Vote Likely On Airlines Settlement
A tentative three year contract worth about 90 million dollars awaits a vote by 35,400 AFL CIO International Association of Machinists members striking five major airlines United Eastern National Northwest and Trans World. The deal includes a wage escalator and no reprisal guarantees with an orderly return to work plan and cost of living protections.
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James J. Reynolds
Center
Afl-Cio International Association
Washington
Aflcio International Association of Machinists
Labor Department
Siemiller
Reynolds
White House
United
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
Registration Books Reopen for Ouachita Parish Voters
Ouachita Parish registrar Mae Lucky announced that voter registration books are open until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, for those seeking to register for the Democratic runoff in September. Applicants must show two years residency in Louisiana and six months in the ward, with residence number specified for the ward.
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Ouachita Parish
Mae Lucky
Parish Registrar of Voters
Louisiana
Lucky
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William Curtin
The
Airlines
P. L
Roy) Siemiller
International Association of Machinists
Associated Press
Milo Dakin
Robert Kennedy
David Kahn
H. W. Tolson
William G
Bill) Kelly Jr
Tolson
Kelly
Carl H
Medical Journal
Union States
P. L. (Roy) Siemiller
News-Star—World
Broiler
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