Marines claim over six hundred Viet Cong killed at Van Tuong
AP report from Chu Lai says Marine officers claim more than 600 enemy dead with 552 bodies counted and 50 prisoners taken in the Van Tuong peninsula action. Commanders call the operation very successful, noting heavy casualties on both sides and ongoing fighting elsewhere near Dak Sut as Viet Cong activity rises.
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Chu Lai
South Viet Nam
U.S
van Tuong
Saigon
E. N. Snyder
Oceanside
Calif
7Th Regiment
Lewis W. Walt
Walt
Dak Sut
Okinawa
Peter Arnett
Iraq Kurdish rebels claim Iraqi gas plan in war
From Nicosia AP report says Mullah Mustafa Barzani warned U Thant and other world leaders that Baghdad plans to use poison gas against Kurdish forces in the Rowanduz region to break a four year conflict. He appealed for international protest to stop the alleged plan and cited deciphered orders.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Iraq
Mullah Mustafa Barzani
U.N
U Thant
General Assembly
Alex Quaison- Lackey
Ghana
Baghdad
Barzani
Rowandus
Pesh Merga
Gemini 5 flight postponed by technical issues and storm
Cape Kennedy AP reports the Gemini 5 mission to launch L Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles Conrad Jr. was called off at 12 43 p m due to a radio telemetry dropout and a thunderstorm. Engineers planned a 15 minute check before attempting again, with a Saturday target likely.
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Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Walter Schirra
Fila
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Cooper
Conrad
Mission Control Center
Cape
Air Force
Navy
Mercury
Private Meeting Set With Group To Discuss Salary Increase
The Monroe Utilities Commission will meet in private today with power plant employees seeking a pay raise. Chairman David Kaplan said the details are unclear, and the session will be closed with only the employees' requests on the agenda. About 35 workers are at the Monroe plant on Park Avenue. The panel recently granted raises to line men after a brief strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Utilities Commission
David Kaplan
Kaplan
Monroe
Park Avenue
Utilities Commission
Ex Nazi guards receive life terms for Auschwitz murders
In Frankfurt six former Auschwitz SS guards and officials were sentenced to life imprisonment for mass murder or aiding mass murder after a 20 month trial. Eleven others received prison terms from 14 years to 3 years 3 months, and three were acquitted.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Auschwitz Concentration Camp
Auschwitz
Hofmeyer
Gallushaus
Wilhelm Boger
Oswald Kaduk
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Tourists tour western U S family notes
Mr and Mrs S W Jackson of West Monroe travel with their granddaughter Patricia Reed nine and her friend Sally Einhorn nine to Carlsbad Caverns Juarez Estes Park and other western sites. They expect to return next Thursday. West Monroe Police add George W McDanell as new officer. Sigma Theta Phi car wash set for Saturday at Karl's Esso Eastgate.
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S. W. Jackson
Marsdale Dr
West Monroe
United States
Patricia Reed
Ralph Reed
Sally Einhorn
Ralph Einhorn
Carlsbad Caverns
Juarez
Mexico
Grand Canyon
Painted Desert
Petrified Forest
Bandelier
N. M
Estes Park
Rocky Mountains
Denver
Colorado Springs
Colo
George W. McDanell
Short St
Sigma Theta Phi
Karl’s
Eastgate
Advisers Get New Instructions In Vietnam
U S military advisers in South Vietnam have been told not to participate in missions they deem foolhardy and may refuse support such as U S helicopters if the plan invites ambush or violates accepted tactics. The guidance comes from General Westmoreland’s headquarters.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
William C. Westmoreland
Viet Nam
Federal voting examiners to begin Ouachita Parish visit
Federal voting examiners ordered into Ouachita Parish by Attorney General Katzenbach are expected to begin Friday on the third floor of Monroe’s post office. The move targets registering Negro voters without literacy tests, raising Ouachita to 14 areas under federal supervision.
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Ouachita Parish
Nicholas Katzenbach
Monroe
Katzenbach
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Jefferson Davis and Jones
Perry and Wilcox
Mae Lucky
Lucky
Hazel Seal
Only one of the seven wonders remains in Egypt
The World Almanac states that only one of the seven wonders of the ancient world still exists, namely the pyramids of Egypt, a claim that highlights the enduring legacy of these monuments amid widespread losses of other ancient structures.
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Pyramids of
Egypt
Selman Lease Talks Under Way With ITT At Monroe
ITT seems to lease land at Selman Field in Monroe for a new plant to manufacture air condition parts and a crop sprayer. Mayor W L Howard said the City Council and ITT officials along with local architects have met repeatedly. Final acceptance by ITT is awaited as construction plans proceed and payroll is expected to grow.
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International Telephone & Telegraph Co
City of
Monroe
Selman Field
W. L
Jack) Howard
It&t
At&t
Howard
Washington
Otto E. Passman
Passman
U.S
Russell B. Long
Viet Nam Casualties: 561 Americans Dead by Aug 16
The Defense Department reported 561 U.S. deaths in Viet Nam combat through August 16. Army fatalities were 354, Marines 77, Air Force 91, and Navy 39, with heavy fighting ongoing and Marines suffering the heaviest losses to date.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Viet Nam
U.S
Rotten-Egg Odor Lingers On Monroe Southside
Residents report persistent rotten egg smell on Monroe's south side despite city repairs to a sewer hole. Crews restored the line and plan to treat the system with lime and chlorine for days while health officials investigate a suspected source, not yet named.
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Monroe
McNamara Reveals U2s Downed by Soviet Missiles
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara testified that Soviet air defense missiles, the same types used in Cuba, have shot down several American U2 reconnaissance planes in recent years. He cited one 1960 Soviet shot and noted missiles could threaten bombers or fighters at certain altitudes, while the hearing approved a 46.8 billion defense funding bill.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Cuba
McNamara
U.S
Gary Francis Powers
Milton R. Young
R-N.d
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
United States
Partly Cloudy Warm Forecast For Twin Cities
The U S Weather Bureau projects partly cloudy skies and warm conditions for the Twin Cities area this afternoon and Friday with possible afternoon and evening thundershowers. Highs should reach 92 to 96 degrees, lows 72 to 76, winds 5 to 15 mph. FAA at Selman Field noted 97 degree high yesterday and 76 this morning with no rainfall in the past 24 hours.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
Man Begins $35,000 House Project in Simple Style
A man starts a home building project valued at $35,000, sharing plain insight into the early steps, costs, and practicalities of constructing a modest residence. The report notes the plan, progress, and potential challenges faced at the outset.
Classified Ad Excerpt Promotes Want Ads Utility
Short ad copy urges using News Star World Want Ads to sell cars furniture farm machinery and more. Listings include a wheel trailer a new bed extra tire tube TV and turntable with prices and contact numbers. Public notice highlights quick satisfactory results and savings of time trouble and money.
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News- Star — World
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Yugoslavia
Harold Wilson
Ismet Cheriff Vanly
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Josef Klehr
Franz Hofmann
Dachau
Stefan Baretzki
Emil Badnarek
Bog
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