Casualties Mount In Furious Battles In Vietnam War
Allied forces say they killed more than 700 enemy soldiers over three days as ground fighting raged from the Cambodian border to Tay Ninh and Da Nang. A U.S. Marine unit was overrun south of Da Nang with 10 Marines and 24 South Vietnamese killed, while a relief force could not reach them. U.S. air power and artillery supported counterthrusts, with heavy fighting near Tay Ninh and Bin Long provinces and persistent clashes around A Shau Valley. American losses reached 15 dead and 97 wounded. South Vietnamese casualties were 24 dead and 62 wounded.
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Saigon
da Nang
U.S
A Shau
Tay Ninh
bin Long
25Th Division
Fire destroys Hollene’s Cafeteria in Monroe blaze
Hollene’s Cafeteria at 121 DeSiard St Monroe was destroyed by an early morning fire. Owner Hollis Lonsberry called it a total loss and said there was no insurance. Firefighters contained the blaze to the cafeteria and smoke damaged adjacent stores. Captain M H Richards suffered burns but was listed in satisfactory condition. Investigation looked at front or middle origin with wiring considered unlikely after remodeling last year.
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Hollene
DeSiard St
Monroe
Hollis Lonsberry
Charles Medaris
Victory Cab Co
Medaris
Lonsberry
N. J. Laudenheimer
DeSiard
H. L. Hales
M. H. Phil” Richards
Capt. Richards
Charles Slade
Squire
Laudenheimer
McGovern Pushes Vietnam Peace Plan At Platform Hearings
Senate candidate McGovern appeals for an immediate end to bombing and talks with non communist South Vietnam groups as the Platform Committee opens hearings. Fulbright and Nelson voice similar critiques urging halt to North Vietnam bombings and NLF inclusion in talks.
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Washington
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Rusk
Dean Rusk
McGovern
Vietnam
Eugene J. McCarthy
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Hubert H. Humphrey
Frantasia
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Southeast Asia
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kenneth O’donnell
Massachusetts
Louis Selber of Shreveport Dies at 79
Louis Selber of 6034 East Ridge Drive Shreveport dies at 1 30 a m in Highland Hospital age 79 funeral services pending Osborne Funeral Home He chaired Selber Bros department store group and long involved in the family business Born in Poland he came to the United States at age four survived by widow daughter two sisters granddaughter four grandsons and many nieces and nephews
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Louis Selber
East Ridge Drive
Shreveport
Selber Bros
Monroe
Highland Hospital
Osborne Funeral Home
Poland
Mr. Selber
United States
Charles
Mary Selber
Isador
Baton Rouge
Aaron R. Selber Sr
Mandel Selber
Harry Folloder
Houston
Tex
Esther Rosenthal
Shelley Coleman
Dallas
River Stage Readings At Camden Monroe Change
River stage data shows Camden at 266.3 with a 1.0 drop and Monroe at 14.3 rising by 5.0. The notes indicate stages fluctuating with a fall at Camden and a rise at Monroe.
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Camden
Monroe
Delegation Battle Nears Showdown
In Chicago a contested Mississippi delegation fight to the Democratic National Convention heads to a decisive Credentials Committee ruling. The Loyal Democrats challenge seeks seats amid race tensions, with national impact on Humphrey and McCarthy momentum and future state contests.
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New Jersey
Richard Hughes
Walter Pozen
Chicago
Hughes
Mississippi
Aaron Henry
Richard M. Nixon
Mary Jane Allen Named to Baylor Dean's List
Mary Jane Allen a Baylor sophomore and daughter of Mr and Mrs W L Allen Sr of 210 Sherrouse Monroe earned Dean's List honors for the 1968 spring semester by maintaining a grade average above 3.60 while carrying at least 12 semester hours. A Nev ille High School graduate.
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Mary Jane Allen
Baylor University
W. L. Allen Sr
Sherrouse
Monroe
Baylor
Mary Jane
Neville High School
Speedy School Mix Order Is Refused
The Fifth Circuit refused to order immediate speed-up of desegregation in 46 Louisiana Mississippi Georgia and Texas parishes and counties. It directed lower courts to hear by November 4 to assess if geographic zoning or other changes should be ordered to move toward a unitary desegregation plan.
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New Orleans
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Louisiana
Mississippi
Georgia
Texas
Justice Department
U.S. Supreme Court
High
5Th Circuit
Circuit
Revised State Demo Delegate List Released
The Louisiana governor's office released a revised Democratic National Convention delegate list amid controversy. The changes boost Negro representation to five and a half votes, with shifts from Edwin Willis Edwards and Edwin Edwards and a transfer of Guidry’s half vote to William Dodd, amid prior resignations and certification disputes.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
State Central Committee
McKeithen
Brown
Edwin Willis
Edwin Edwards
New Orleans
James E. Comiskey
W. H. Kilpatrick
Jonesboro
William Dodd
Guidry
Louisiana Advancement Association
Guards Held Hostage by Ohio Prison Convicts
rebellious inmates at the Ohio State Penitentiary seized nine guards and released two after officials granted a face to face meeting with newsmen. an unconfirmed report claimed two inmates were shot during the June riot and fire.
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Columbus, Ohio
UPI
Ohio State Penitentiary
Ohio State Corrections
Maury Koblentz
Hot and Humid Weather in Northeast Louisiana
The weatherman forecasts hot and humid conditions through Wednesday in Northeast Louisiana with partly cloudy skies and scattered mainly afternoon thundershowers. Highs 88 to 94 and low 70 to 76, little temperature change. Monroe Municipal Airport records 90 high Monday and 71 low today with no rain. About 60 percent sunshine is expected today and Wednesday, with variable winds 5 to 12 mph, easing to 5 mph or less tonight.
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Louisiana
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Monroe
Doctors Say Ike's Chances Unpredictable
Army doctors at Walter Reed said President Eisenhower remains critically ill with an unpredictable margin between life and death. They noted a favorable trend in heart rhythm but did not indicate whether the prior worsening had halted or slowed.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Gen. Eisenhower
Associated Press
Plot to assassinate Humphrey and McCarthy investigated
Federal agents probed a Chicago plot to kill Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Senator Eugene McCarthy during the Democratic convention. The Chicago Tribune reported the plan allegedly formed at a meeting of 100 Negro extremists and south side gang members with aims to blow police stations and use rifles. The U S attorney general reportedly approved a full scale inquiry to build conspiracy warrants.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
FBI
The
Secret Service
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Tribune
South Side
U.S
Louisiana Duck Season Dates Set in Louisiana
Louisiana's duck season runs December 14 to January 12 under state wildlife officials. The federal government granted a 16 day scaup season in special areas from January 16 to 31 with bag limits of five and ten possession. Goose season spans November 4 to January 12 with a five bird bag and five in possession.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
The
Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
Scaup
Yancey
Growing kids outgrown items raise quick cash
Use News-Star-World Classified Ads to sell children's furniture clothing bicycles and more. Call 322 5161 for an Ad Writer. Take advantage of a low 10 day rate with cancellation privileges.
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News- Star
Dial
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