Disarms GOP Attack on Viet Nam Policy Origin Debate
Washington AP report notes White House and Republicans clashing over U S policy origins in Vietnam. Eisenhower defended Johnson, calling reports of rifts rot and praising U N peacekeeping funding decisions amid battles over overdue assessments by the Soviet Union and 12 other nations.
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Washington
White House
U. S
Viet Nam
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johnson
Eisenhower
United Nations
Soviet Union
House
U.S
South Viet Nam
Gettysburg
U.N
Eph Laitin
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Need Of New Commission Is Pointed Out
The Greater Ouachita Port Commission remains dormant as Monroe Chamber of Commerce president Howard Griffin urged Gov. John J. McKeithen to appoint new members. Griffin and chamber officials argue for reactivation to support a nine foot Ouachita channel project and port traffic growth, while other leaders urge timing with Columbia dam completion and study of needed funding.
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Greater Ouachita Port
Howard Griffin
Chamber
Gilbert Faulk
Moore
Columbia Lock
Port Commission
Ouachita River
Monroe
Gemini 5 Launch Cleared After Minor Delays
Cape Kennedy experts resolved issues from a fire in a communications cable ditch, radio system bugs, and a power surge in capsule instruments caused by a thunderstorm. Weather was forecast “very good” for the 10 a.m. EDT blastoff as astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad received a go signal for launch.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
Gordon Cooper
Charles
Pete) Conrad
Marines Get Prison Terms for Bomb-Plane Theft Attempt
Two US Marines were court-martialed in Da Nang for attempting to steal jet bombers to raid Hanoi. One received three years hard labor and dishonorable discharge. the other one year. Both reduced from private first class to private. Names not released. They were intoxicated, seen by Air Police July 19 at B57 bomber controls. plane not started, one plane reported slightly damaged.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Hanoi
Chuckle: Public Speakers Lend Length Not Depth
A light humorous take on public speakers who fill time with length rather than substance. The quip notes audiences hear lengthy talk without substantial ideas or depth.
Viet Conflict Speeds Draft Age Weddings
An Associated Press survey shows a rise in marriages among draft-age men since the Viet Nam commitment intensified. Clerks in major cities report increased license filings, with some youths marrying to avoid the draft while others see it as a potential factor but not the sole cause. In Akron, Dennis Taylor was cited in a divorce suit as marrying to evade induction, a claim the court noted alongside draft-board concerns about a bona fide home.
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New York
Viet Nam
Associated Press
R. K. Thomas
Salt Lake County
Salt Lake City
Utah
New York City
Herman Katz
Katz
Dennis Taylor
Akron
Ohio
Taylor
Juanita Taylor
Summit County Common Pleas Court
Sal Germano
Twin Cities visitors include Lt Col Crenshaw family
Lt Col Claude J. Crenshaw and Mrs Crenshaw with children Joni and Steve visited in the Twin Cities. Crenshaw, after 23 years in the U.S. Air Force, plans to relocate to Victorville California. They visited Crenshaw's father W G Crenshaw in Monroe and Mrs Hudson in Milhaven Road.
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Twin Cities
Claude J. Crenshaw
Crenshaw
Joni
Steve
Col. Crenshaw
U.S. Air Force
Victorville
Calif
W. G. Crenshaw
Egan St
Monroe
Compliance Issue Is Raised Again by Office of Education
U S Office of Education demands by Aug 31 that 180 school districts in 12 states including Louisiana Arkansas and Texas state whether they will comply with Civil Rights Act requirements for federal aid. Supt Milton C Hall Ouachita Parish and Supt Van Dodom say no compliance decision yet. districts failing to respond may lose federal assistance.
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U.S. Office of Education
Milton C. Hall
Ouachita Parish
Supt
van Dodom
Office of Education
Louisiana
Alabama
Arkansas
Mississippi
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Texas
Kansas
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
South Dakota
Crash Fatal To Alabama Klan Lawyer
Ku Klux Klan attorney Matt H Murphy Jr 51 was killed when his car hit a tank truck on U S 11 about six miles north of Tuscaloosa at 4 am Murphy defended three Birmingham area Klansmen charged with murdering Viola Liuzzio during the Selma to Montgomery march His death may delay trial dates for the Liuzzio case Murphy gained national attention for his courtroom and rally appearances against Negroes and federal civil rights intervention He had filed a 5000 suit against FBI informer Cary Thomas Rowe the key witness in the Wilkins Liuzzio case and Rowe later had charges dropped Murphy practiced law in Birmingham since 1948 and earlier worked in steel mills and at Republic Steel Corp.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Matt H. Murphy Jr
Birmingham Area
Viola Liuzzio
Lowndesboro
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Fairfield
Hayneville
Murphy
Wilkins
Eugene Thomas
William O. Eaton
South
Liuzzio
Selma
Montgomery
Johnson
Cape Kennedy trespass youths fined for near rocket
Two young tourists from State College Pennsylvania were fined 100 dollars each and placed on six months probation after trespassing on government property at Cape Kennedy. They neared within 200 feet of a Titan 2 rocket during a Gemini 5 countdown and were chased by security. The youths criticized Cape security and promised to publish a story on the incident.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
State College
Cape Kennedy
Gary Ralph Young
Theodore Lee Ballenger
U.S
Tom Henderson
Young
Miami
Fla
Ballenger
Titan Bloc
Khouse
Cape
FBI
Partly Cloudy Warm Forecast for Twin Cities Area
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures for the Twin Cities this afternoon and Saturday with afternoon thundershowers possible. Highs near 90 to 96 degrees, lows 70 to 75, winds 5 to 15 mph. FAA at Selman Field logs Thursday high of 97 and low of 75 with no rainfall in the past 24 hours.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Twin Cities
FAA
Selmanfield
Escapee Caught In Shreveport
SHREVEPORT La AP Johnny Eason an escapee from the Louisiana State Penitentiary was arrested early today as he tried to board a plane to El Paso Texas He offered no resistance a gun was found in a car he drove He was among seven prisoners who escaped earlier this month in a prearranged plot One companion Fred McDonald 32 was arrested in Hat tiesburg Miss another nabbed in Florida Four still at large Detectives said Easom will be held for state authorities in this jail
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Shreveport
Louisiana State Penitentiary
el Paso
Tex
Johnny Eason
Eason
Fred McDonald
Hattiesburg
Miss
Florida
Easom
Prisoners End Overnight Sit-Down Strike At Angola Penitentiary
About 500 inmates at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola halted a foodless overnight sit down protest over inmate guards. The strike ended peacefully as prisoners left the yard, many fed later, while one escape attempt by James Woods, 37, from New Orleans, was foiled by a hand wound. Prison officials plan to question strikers, assess future actions, and maintain guard vigilance.
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Wingate White
Louisiana
Angola
Louisiana State Penitentiary
White
James Woods
New Orleans
J. D. Middlebrook
J. D. Middlebrooks
St. Gabriel Women’s Prison
Baton Rouge
Johnson links riots to lawbreaking not civil rights
President Johnson denounces the Los Angeles riots as lawbreaking and vows to protect equal rights. He warns rioters with a gasoline bomb are not fighting for civil rights, urges exposure and action, and emphasizes responsibilities that come with rights while pledging to expand equal opportunity.
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Washington
Johnson
Los Angeles
America
White House
Smelly Problem Solved On Southside
Local health officers report the odor and stain issue on Monroe's southside has vanished after repairs to a broken city sewage line. The area shows only one new complaint in two days, from a late caller, and residents say most odor is gone with minor residuals.
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Monroe
Striken
Snake Worship Cult Bars Treatment Of Injured Boy
A two year old boy in Kilpatrick Alabama was struck by a pickup and died after his parents refused hospital care. The child, son of Rev Otis Hamilton a snake handling preacher, died as authorities prepared a court order to pursue charges. Neighbors urged hospital treatment amid a tense stand over faith and medicine.
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Otis Hamilton
Alabama
Hamilton
Fielder
Hunt
Cooperation deeply rooted among Australian aborigines
National Geographic Magazine reports that cooperation runs so deeply in Australian aborigines that when tested for intelligence they fail to understand why the examiner does not assist them.
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National Geographic Magazine
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