Goldwater opens door to briefings but resists campaign silence
Senator Barry Goldwater signaled openness to intelligence briefings from Johnson advisers if needed but rejected being forced into silence. He criticized Defense Secretary McNamara for releasing top secret info and warned defense matters are not teams to trust. Goldwater plans early speeches to correct misimpressions from the primary race.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Goldwater
Arizona
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
Oldwater
Armed Services Committee
Defense
Petty Declines National Democratic Convention Attendance
Fred Petty a Monroe insurance executive and Fifth District campaign chairman for Gov McKeithen said he would not attend the national Democratic convention opening Monday in Atlantic City New Jersey. He advised the Democratic National Committee he would not attend, joining other Louisiana delegates in skipping the event.
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Fred Petty
Monroe Insurance
Atlantic City
Petty
Fifth District
John J McKeithen
Democratic National Committee
Dor is Ann Born To Monroe Patrolman Family
Cigar smoke filled the Monroe police station as Patrolman Leo Earl handed out masculine birth announcements. Doris Ann, a 5-lb 8-oz girl, arrived Tuesday night. The Earls live at 121 Filhiol and have two other children. Elizabeth Steinberg and Jimmie of 103 Ira Dr West Monroe visited Carlsbad Caverns National Park New Mexico to see the flying bats show in the caves.
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Monroe
Leo Earl
Doris Ann
Earl
Filhiol
Elizabeth Steinberg
Jimmie
Ira Dr
West Monroe
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
New Mexico
Ouachita Parish Names New Free-Hand Parish Engineer
Herb Collier, 39, named head of Ouachita Parish highway department with authority to run the office on a business-like basis. He stressed cooperation with the Police Jury, aims to grow the parish, and noted his return to north Louisiana after a career at Ethyl Corp. and LSU. He and wife Martha Jean Moseley have three sons and live in Monroe.
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Herb Collier
Ouachita Parish
Collier
Parish Highway Department
Wayne H. Huckaby
Missouri
Northeast State College
LSU
Ethyl Corporation
Ethyl
Ouachita
Louisiana
Martha Jean Moseley
Monroe
Colliers
Sherwood Dr
Auto Workers reject GM Ford Chrysler offers
United Auto Workers voted overwhelmingly to reject economic offers from General Motors Ford and Chrysler after talks began Monday triggering a new round of contract bargaining across the industry. Atty Gen Robert Kennedy planned to declare his U S Senate candidacy in New York within days according to reliable sources. In New Orleans a federal judge studied desegregation speed for public schools as a Negro request moved forward. In Cyprus Finnish United Nations infantry with armor pressed three Cypriot positions at Nicosia's line as Turkish Cypriots watched from nearby posts.
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Chicago
UPI
United Auto Workers Union Today
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Thant Warns U.N. Force Near Pullout
U Thant warned the U.N. may withdraw its Cyprus peace force if funding does not improve. He cited a $2 million shortfall toward $12.73 million needed for six months and said withdrawal could occur before September 26. Tuomioja suffered a stroke, delaying hopes for Cyprus talks with Greece and Turkey.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
U.N
Cyprus
Thant
Sakari S. Tuomioja
Finland
Greece
Turkey
Desegregation Push Begins in Jackson Mississippi
Thirty five six year old African American pupils begin first grade registration in Jackson as Mississippi’s second city desegregates public schools. Police report normal flow of white pupils and no incidents during the four hour period with officials limiting access to media and bystanders.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
John Chamblee
Weather still warm with thundershowers in delta region
The area remains warm with readings in the high 80s. Monroe hit 87 and a 69 low reported this morning. Coastal showers are likely this afternoon with more thunder showers expected over the Delta Friday. Highs 90 to 94, lows 68 to 73, southerly winds 8 to 18 mph.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Delta
Americans Missing in Congo Rebel Fight at Bukavu
Three U S citizens including two Army officers are missing as government troops and Communist backed rebels clash in Bukavu Congo. The U S embassy said it has no word from vice consul Louis R McFarlane while consulate staff are safe at Kamembe Airport.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Bukavu
U.S. Frabassy
Louis R. McFarlane
Seattle
Wash
U. S
Congo
William A. Dodds
Donald V. Rattan
Alexandria
Plans for re districting face north Louisiana risk
Sen Charles Brown of Tallulah says the redistricting committee may present three to five plans to the Legislature. He fears North Louisiana could lose Senate representation, while a 35 or 41 seat plan would affect who is counted. Brown and fellow north Louisiana lawmakers meet Saturday to map strategy before Monday session in Baton Rouge. Brown argues for fair, impartial plans that protect all regions.
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Charles Brown
Tallulah Today
Legislative
Brown
Benny Christian
Rayville
Danny Moore
Homer
North Louisiana
Lake Bruin
Baton Rouge
Sen. LeBlanc
Senate
North
Louisiana
John J. McKeithen
Dudley J. LeBlanc
Abbeville
United States Supreme Court
Chuckle Highlights Party Quip About Couple
A party remark quips that the couple is a perfect match because he is a pill and she a headache, capturing light humor about pair dynamics. The line reflects witty social banter overheard in an informal gathering.
Freak Train Mishap Kills Two Persons in Kingman
A 12 by 4 by 8 inch steel tube crashed from a passing freight train through a Santa Fe Super Chief window, killing Marsha Diane McGaw 16 of San Diego and Mrs Terry C Kittleson 35 of Barron Wisconsin. Ten others were treated or hospitalized for injuries.
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Kingman
Ariz
Santa Fe
Kingman Hospital
Marsha Diane McGaw
Montezuma Road
San Diego
Calif
Terry C. Kittleson
Oak St
Barron
Wis
Lois MceGaw
Kittleson
Julie
Joan
Jillene Lowe
San Bernardino
Scott
Jillene
Danville, Ill
Village Mob Ties Up Major Operation
Nearly 1,000 villagers led by children and pregnant women in Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam, halted an armored unit during a large anti Viet Cong operation by lining the road and forming a barrier. Military sources say the demonstrators were about 85 percent Viet Cong sympathizers, and no action was taken amid Buddhist tension. The event followed protests in Saigon over Maj. Gen. Duong Van Minh’s ouster.
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Tuy Hoa
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Duong van Minh
U.S
Nguyen Khanh
Viet Nam
Two Escapees Remain At Large In River Swamp
SIMMESPORT La AP two of three escapees from Angola state prison eluded pursuers today in the Atchafalaya River swamp near Simmesport Warden H L Hanchey said the trio fled a cane field work detail Tuesday Paul Goldberg serving four years for theft in East Baton Rouge Parish was caught Wednesday night The escapees swam the Mississippi River Tuesday and two were still at large They were Howard Roberts serving 20 and five year terms from Plaquemines Parish for rape attempted murder and battery and Jimmy Lee Thresher serving a five year and 10 month sentence from Bossier Parish All the men are in their 20s Searchers found only one set of footprints east of the river and at first it was believed the other two drowned but Hanchey said the pair have since been seen by hunters and fishermen in the swamp between the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers near Simmesport
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Simmesport
Angola State Prison
Atchafalaya
H. L. Hanchey
Paul Goldberg
East Baton Rouge Parish
Mississippi River
Howard Roberts
Plaquemines Parish
Jimmy Lee Thresher
Bossier Parish
Hanchey
Mississippi
Opposes Name Change by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
London reports a disruptive dispute as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra refuses a government order to drop the royal title. Musicians accuse a plot to suppress the orchestra, claiming the name boosts overseas sales while management says the move jeopardizes two years of engagements. Legal experts question the government’s power to force a name change.
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London
Britain
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Philharmonic
Kevin Holland
Royal
Holland
Brooks
Royal Philharmonic Society
Society
Viet Cong wipe out fort in Phu Tuc Outpost strike
Communist Viet Cong guerrillas attacked a mud-walled fort in Kien Hoa Province about 50 miles south of Saigon, killing seven defenders and wounding fifteen before capturing the remaining fourteen. A later airlift rescued three defenders as two guerrillas were killed and five captured along with weapons.
Custody Suit Will Be Heard
In White Plains New York a judge refused to dismiss Mrs Nelson Rockefeller's custody suit seeking the four children she lost after divorcing her first husband to wed the New York governor Supreme Court Justice Joseph F Gagliardi said the court cannot overlook allegations that the infants personalities and even health may be adversely affected The ruling underscores ongoing questions about custody amid high profile family ties.
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White Plains
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Supreme Court
Joseph F. Gagliardi
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Fresno
Kamembe
Rwanda
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Tshombe
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