Gunfire in Santo Domingo Leaves Five Dead
Rebel troops and the Inter-American Peace Force clashed overnight in the Santo Domingo crisis area. At least five killed and ten wounded per rebel reports, with higher tolls later cited by OAS sources. No U.S. casualties. Mortar fire suspected to have sparked the battle amid ongoing peace negotiations. Peace Force radar detected incoming mortars north of the U.S. held line and patrols searched for launch points.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American
U.S
OAS
Ellsworth Bunker
Bunker
Iimar Penha Marinho
Brazil
Ramon de Clairmont Duenas
el Salvador
Inter-American Peace Force
Jaragua
Francisco Rivera Caminero
Junta Armed Forces
Fire Destroys Pearl River Junior High School
Pearl River Louisiana AP report says a fire destroyed the Pearl River Junior High School building early today with damage around 175000 dollars. About 225 students were to begin classes at the one story brick school. investigators pursued reports of three youths seen leaving the grounds prior to the blaze.
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Pearl River, la
Pearl River
St. Tammany Parish
George A. Broom
Louisiana-Mississippi
Mississippi
Negroes Delay Entry At Hayneville High School
Five Negro pupils scheduled to attend the desegregated Hayneville High School did not appear for classes as deputies arrived with four Negroes. The delays mirror a pattern in desegregation cases. Two civil rights workers have been slain in Lowndes County this year. Deputies guarded the entrance to the school.
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Hayneville
Ala
Hayneville High School
Lowndes County
Spacemen Return From Gemini 5 Eight Days In Orbit
Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles Conrad Jr. land aboard USS Lake Champlain after nearly eight days in space. They enjoy meals, baths, fresh air, and beds, receiving a hero’s welcome at Cape Kennedy and on the recovery ship. Doctor Minners reports no symptoms, and Conrad hints at another flight next week.
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Charles Conrad
Gordon Cooper
Lake Champlain
Uss
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
America
Atlantic
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Howard A. Minners
Minners
Tulane summer school awards PhD in chemical engineering
John Hugh Scogin of Monroe received a doctor of philosophy degree in chemical engineering during Tulane University's summer school graduation exercises held Saturday. Also, Mrs. Mignon Pittman of West Monroe celebrated a birthday this weekend.
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John Hugh Scogin
Hilton St
Monroe
Tulane University
Mignon Pittman
West Monroe
Lab Test Predicts California Riots
Space engineers tied Watts Los Angeles to violence risk before riots that killed 26 and injured almost 1,000. The study, funded with 100000, urged a five year 122 million overhaul of California crime programs, plus jobs and education to curb roots of crime. Governor Brown called the aerospace method a first US attempt to apply space tech to social issues.
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Sacramento
Calif
Watts
Los Angeles
Space General Corp
California
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
United States
Space Champs Return To Cape Kennedy
Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad returned to Cape Kennedy aboard Navy planes from the Lake Champlain after their eight day space voyage. Governor Haydon Burns and space officials greeted them with plaques. The pair weighed less due to dehydration, began 11 days of mission reviews, and prepared for future lunar flights.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad
Navy
Lake Champlain
Cape Kennedy
Cooper
Conrad
The
Champlain
Robert Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Moon
Control Center
Charles Berry
Air Force
Desegregation advances in Louisiana with peaceful enrollments
Federal court orders prompt many Louisiana districts to admit Negro students into formerly all white schools. Lake Charles, Bossier, Calcasieu, Iberville, Rapides and West Baton Rouge report new enrollees with no incidents. Parishes including St. Landry and Pointe Coupee expected to follow, as about 1,750 Negro children prepare to attend previously white public schools.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
Lake Charles
Bossier
Calcasieu
Iberville
Rapides
West Baton Rouge
St. Landry
Pointe Coupe
Caddo Parish
Bogalusa City
Orleans
East Baton Rouge
St. Helena Parishes
Bossier Parish
Rapides Parish
Tioga High School
Calcasieu Parish
Lake Charles City
Brusly
Brusly High School
Senate Completes Urban Bill Work
The Senate finished action on a bill to create a Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of President Johnson's urban programs. The measure, a compromise from earlier versions, goes to the House for approval before signature. Sen. Ribicoff praised Vice President Humphrey for presiding during the voice vote and noted his support for the new cabinet post. No other major action was planned as Congress eyed Labor Day weekend.
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Washington
Senate
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Johnson
Congress
House
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ribicoff
Humphrey
Partly Cloudy Skies Forecast For Twin Cities
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts clear to partly cloudy skies and warm temps from today through Tuesday in the Twin Cities area. Highs 90 to 94 degrees, lows 68 to 74, winds 5 to 15 mph. Selman Field reported yesterday's high 92 and this morning's low 69 with no rainfall in the past 24 hours.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
Goldwater Fund Draws Party Fire
Barry Goldwater said the Free Society Association will help the GOP not hurt it. Romney and Dewey countered that splinter groups weaken the party as Goldwater discusses party future with Ray Bliss. Eisenhower and Smylie attend, with plans for a national GOP headquarters in Washington.
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Washington (Ap
Barry Goldwater
Free Society Association
George Romney
Michigan
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Goldwater
Republican Policy Coordinating Committee
National Committee
Romney
Ular
Dewey
Arizona
Republican Party
Ray C. Bliss
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert S. Smylie
Idaho
Republican Governors Association
Coordinating Committee
Washington
Johnson Seeks Break in Steel Strike Impasse
President Johnson calls top steel negotiators to the White House to urge a settlement before the nationwide strike deadline. I W Abel and R Conrad Cooper led talks for the union and industry as Morse and Collins tried to salvage a deal. U S Steel prepared plant shutdowns as wage demands rose and Taft Hartley options loomed.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
I.W. Abel
United Steelworkers Union
R. Conrad Cooper
U.S. Steel
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
LeRoy Collins
Capital
Morse
Collins
Steelworkers Union
I. W. Abel
Abel
J.W. Abel
Moyers
Additional Pay Hike Granted At Power Plant
Monroe Utilities Commission approved an extra 15-cent hourly raise for turbine operators and 10-cent for steam operators at the power plant, joining an across the board 10-cent hike for all employees. The raises, tied to increased workload and new equipment, bring annual extra pay to about $12,000, while a contract remains unsigned despite union pressure.
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Dave Kaplan
Monroe Utilities Commission
Utilities Commission
Water Works
Kaplan
Commission
Monroe to open $2 million pollution center
Finance Commissioner H W McSherry announced Monroe will begin a testing run Tuesday on a $2 million water pollution control center south of the city on U S 165. The plant will treat sewage before discharge into the Ouachita River, with full cycle tests expected in about a week.
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H. W McSherry
Monroe
Ouachita River
Ouachita
West Monroe
Lester G. High
Carruthers Construction Co
Monroe City
U. S. 165
Standifer Avenue
MecSherry
Ouachita Wildlife Unit
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Virginia
Metropolitan shift leaves two thirds urban
Sixty six percent of the expanding population now resides in metropolitan areas or adjacent suburbs. The remaining thirty four percent is on expressways attempting to reach exit ramps.
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Sen
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Massachusetts
Jr. High
Washington Post
Gordon
Pete
Space Champs
Florida
Haydon Burns
Charles A. Berry
Gemini
Cape
Pad
Man
Goldwater Fund
LBJ
Bill D. Moyers
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