McKeithen Declines to Attend Democratic Convention
Louisiana Governor John McKeithen says he will skip the Democratic national convention. He asks Louisiana’s delegation to refrain from participation if neighboring states are denied seats, and plans to publicly state his presidential views after the event. J. Marshall Brown will lead Louisiana’s delegation in his place.
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McKeithen
New Orleans
Atlantic City
J. Marshall Brown
Howard Quits As Delegate To Convention
Mayor W L Jack Howard resigns as a Democratic National Convention delegate and seeks replacement from the Th District. Sen Jamar Adcock says he will not attend Atlantic City convention, stays to lead Louisiana legislative budget committee. Gov McKeithen may skip. Rep Otto Passman likewise undecided.
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Jack) Howard
Jamar Adcock
Howard
J. Marshall Brown
New Orleans
Marshall Brown
Johnsonite
Jonesville
Barry Goldwater
Adcock
Atlantic City
N. J
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Mc. Keithen
Baton Rouge
John J. McKeithen
Otto F. Pass m
Secretary Nabs Young Housebreaker in DC Apartment
Joyce Morgan a 26 year old secretary to Senator Gordon Allott of Colorado said she awoke to a man in her apartment at 1845 Summit Place NW. She fired one shot after confronting the intruder as police arrived to find a 17 year old Black male in the dressing room. He admitted taking jewelry and a piece of costume jewelry. Police noted a splinter nicked him when the bullet passed through a door.
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Washington
Joyce Morgan
Gordon Allott
R-Corp
Donald N. Donaway
Miss Morgan
Wealth estimates put Johnson family at 14 million
Life magazine estimates President Johnson and family net worth at 14 million with the trustee valuing personal holdings at 4 million. Broadcasting real estate and banking stakes underpin the assets, grown from a 17500 radio station purchase 21 years ago. Luci and Lynda Bird Johnson are listed at 630 thousand each.
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Royal Arch Degree Conferred Tonight by West Monroe Lodge
West Monroe Lodge No. 93 F and AM will confer a Royal Arch degree at 7 30 p m in the West Monroe Masonic Temple. All Royal Arch Masons are invited to attend.
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Planner George Parsons Attends Annual Conference
George Parsons planning director of the Monroe OQuachita Regional Planning Commission will attend the planners conference in Newark New Jersey. The meeting is hosted yearly by the American Institute of Planners and Parsons will remain through Friday before returning home.
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Louisiana Gun Collectors plan annual show next weekend
Plans are completed for the Louisiana Gun Collectors Association annual gun show to be held Aug 29 and 30 at the Virginia Hotel. The public is invited to view displays of guns knives Indian relics coins and other show items.
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Harvard Endowment Leads Nation With 415 Million Valor
The World Almanac reports Harvard holds the largest university endowment in the nation at over 415 million dollars, with the University of Texas at Austin close behind at about 1 million less.
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University of Texas At Austin
Viet Cong Battalion Ravages Delta Posts in Me Kong Fight
In the Me kong River delta a Viet Cong battalion attacked Hoa My and Hiep Hung, killing defenders and wounding 19. A relief force ambush followed, with 22 soldiers killed, 53 wounded, and 15 missing. U S officials say 126 government casualties overall and 26 weapons missing. A helicopter strike later killed about 10 guerrillas and captured 40.
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South Viet Nam
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U.S
Hoa My
Hiep Hung
Here
Khanh Tightens Grip After Viet Nam Presidency
In Saigon Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh consolidates power after election to the presidency and a new constitution creates a presidential system with emergency authority. The Military Revolutionary Council limits his decrees. cabinet appointments may come within a week as Khanh reshuffles power from former figurehead Minh.
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Khanh
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Assault Victim Rescued From River Sandbar
A 9 year old girl abducted near her South Bend home was raped twice and left bound in a car trunk before being rescued from a fog shrouded sandbar in the St Joseph River. A lawman rowing to her cries pulled her from the water inches from a swift current. Police praised a guiding hand protecting the minister's daughter seven miles north of the state line.
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Scattered Showers This Afternoon Weather Update
A weak stationary front along the coast will weaken as it moves northward as a warm front tonight. Showers are expected to cover up to 20 percent of the Louisiana Delta with temperatures rising to the low 90s in the Delta and the mid 70s to 90s elsewhere.
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Rusk warns against reckless deeds in foreign policy
Secretary of State Dean Rusk opened the 1964 Democratic platform hearings with a warning that reckless deeds or words could reduce the world to a cinder pile. He urged caution on militancy versus restraint and asserted presidential control of US nuclear weapons.
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First Black Students Integrate Louisiana Rural School
Greensburg La UP I three Negro high school seniors two boys and one girl became the first of their race to integrate a rural Louisiana public school. There were no incidents as newsmen were kept away. State Police Chief Thomas Burbank said the trio arrived with parents in a private car and were met at the door by County School Superintendent J L Meadows who explained the school rules.
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UPI
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Whites Terrorized Negro Rampage Lasts 5 Hours
A riot in Dixmoor Illinois left more than 50 injured and 39 hospitalized after a five hour blackout of order. About 1000 angry black residents clashed with 200 police using shotguns to quell the disturbance. Twenty five Negroes were arrested and injuries included a 7 week old infant among the injured.
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Chicago
Rioters clash as police clear six block area in Chicago
At the height of rioting police blockaded six blocks as about 20 cars were stoned and stores looted. Lt Mervin Horsmann said up to 1000 Blacks took part and a heavy patrol was ordered. Tear gas and police microphones were used to disperse crowds. 53 people were injured.
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Cook County
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Auto Big 3 Offers Wide Improvements
Detroit AP reports General Motors Ford and Chrysler proposed three year contracts to replace expiring ones offering higher wages larger pensions earlier retirement and increased vacation and holiday pay. They also proposed tuition refunds for employees pursuing education. Union sources withheld comment pending study while President Walter P Reuther warned the offers may not be realistic.
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Mississippi delegates denied seat at Democratic convention
Two Mississippi delegates to the Democratic National Convention were blocked from joining the Platform Committee while Mississippi representation disputes are resolved. Gulfport chairman Bidwell Adam expressed confidence that regu lar delegates will be seated next week. The report notes other items from Moscow and New York politics.
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Mississippi
Gulfport
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Bidwell Adam
Democratic Executive Committee
Mansfield says Senate back Aug 31 after recess
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield told fellow Democrats that adjournment this week is unlikely and Congress will reconvene on August 31 after the recess. The announcement signals continued work on the legislative agenda and party priorities.
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UPI
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Hoffa Receives Five Year Pension Fraud Sentence In Chicago
James R Hoffa president of the Teamsters Union is sentenced in U S District Court to five years on each of four counts concurrent plus a $10000 fine for union pension fraud He had been previously sentenced in Chattanooga Tennessee to eight years on jury tampering Hoffa plans an appeal and may serve sentences consecutively or concurrently as ordered by judges
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James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
U. S. District Court
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Nashville
Maurice Walsh
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Austin
Indonesian landing on Malaya coast sparks invasion claim
Kuala Lumpur reports a small force of 30 to 40 Indonesians landed on Malaya's western coast near southern Johore Sunday night. Thirteen were captured after clashes with police and troops. one Malaysian trooper wounded. Security tightens in Malacca and Negri Sembilan as Razak labels the incursion serious.
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