Pope to Visit Holy Land in January
Pope Paul VI announced a January pilgrimage to the Holy Land the first by a pope since St. Peter. He plans to honor sacred sites across Palestine and visit Bethlehem Jerusalem Nazareth, possibly by air, marking the longest papal trip and first voluntary exit from Italy in 159 years.
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Holy Land
Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican Ecumenical Council
St. Peter's Basilica
Pope Paul
St. Peter
Rome
Christ
Paul
Italy
Pius VII
Paris
Napoleon
France
Papal States
Jesus
Palestine
Jordan
Bethlehem
Old City
Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Nazareth
Israel
Escort Driver For Betancourt Bomb Victim
An escort driver for President Romulo Betancourt was killed by a car bomb. Officials blamed the Armed Forces of National Liberation, the pro Communist underground opposing Betancourt. Two terrorists seized a taxi, fired on police, killing one officer near San Juan de Los Morros. Unofficial reports claim about twenty guerrillas died in a Falcon State clash with government troops.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Armed Forces of
National Liberation
FALN
Betancourt
San Juan de Los Morros
Falcon State
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Trustees Guard LBJ's Wealth
Washington Post reports President Johnson placed nearly all personal wealth in trustees, put his Washington house up for sale, and shifted stock holdings to trusts when he became vice president in 1961. He holds about 5,000 acres of Texas grazing land in trust with Mrs. Johnson. trustees cannot seek federal subsidies. trust continues until presidency ends or death.
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Washington
Johnson
Washington Post
Washington House
Post
Texas
U S Returns 31000 Rear Echelon Troops
The United States has withdrawn about 31 000 soldiers sent to reinforce West Germany during the Berlin crisis. About 75 percent of the 41 000 rear echelon troops have come home, leaving 10 000 still with the 7th Army, including 6 000 in combat units and 4 000 absorbed elsewhere. The move follows Kennedy era pledges and German expectations about troop levels.
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United States
West Germany
Berlin
West Berlin
U.S
7Th Army
Associated Press
Kai-Uwe von Hassel
Pentagon
John F. Kennedy
Germany
Johnson
Europe
Kennedy
Wreck Fatal To Bossier Woman and Daughter
A head on collision on U S 71 near Barksdale AFB in Bossier Parish killed Mrs Neal Kruithoff and her 13 year old daughter Beth. An empty furniture van struck their car and both vehicles burst into flames as bystanders failed to rescue the occupants. The van driver was later charged with negligent homicide.
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Bossier City
UPI
Neal Kruithoff
Bossier Parish
Beth
Ben Arthur Washington
Johnny Williams
U.S. 71
Barksdale Air Force Base
Twin City Men Named Delegates and Masonic Officers
Two Twin City men will attend the National Cotton Council meeting January 27 28 in Biloxi Mississippi. Paul Ransom of Monroe and G F Wallace of West Monroe are delegates. John T Knott installed high priest of the Royal Arch Masons West Monroe Chapter 93 at Monroe Masonic Temple with officers John W Adams king W L Pyland scribe Newton E F Wilson treasurer.
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Twin City
National Cotton Council
Biloxi
Miss
Paul Ransom
Monroe
G. F. Wallace
West Monroe
John T. Knott
Royal Arch Masons
A Monroe Masonic Temple
John W. Adams
King
W. L. Pyland
Newton EF
Wilson
D. C
Smoking and death rates rise with cigarette use
New study from the American Cancer Society links higher mortality to greater cigarette exposure. Analyzed 422,094 men over an average 34.3 years, finding smokers have markedly higher death rates than non-smokers, with ex-smokers older than a year showing lower risk.
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Portland
Ore
American Cancer Society
American Medical Association
Board of Trustees
E. Cuyler Hammond
Society
The
Hammond
Secret Service Agent Rufus Youngblood Honored For Bravery
President Johnson awarded Secret Service agent Rufus W Youngblood the Treasury Department's top honor for bravery in Dallas on the Kennedy assassination day. Secretary Douglas Dillon read the citation as Youngblood shielded the Vice President and saved the president’s image in a White House ceremony.
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Washington
Johnson
Secret Service
Rufus W. Youngblood
White House
Youngblood
Treasury Department
The
Treasury
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Clinton J. Hill
Mrs. Kennedy
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
United States
Kennedy
President Johnson
Rebecca Ann
James Rowley
Bearded Antique Dealer Held in Great Train Robbery Suspect
John T. Daly 31, an Irish born bearded antique dealer, was ordered held without bail in Linslade for a pre trial hearing on December 10 as a key suspect in Britain's 7.3 million dollar great train robbery after his arrest in London. Daly faces charges of conspiracy and robbery tied to the August crime that shocked the world.
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London
APS
Linslade
Britain
John T. Daly
Daly
Aylesbury
Royal Mail
Make A Choice Vote Saturday Reminder
A civic exhortation urges voters to cast ballots Saturday to secure an absolute right to protest elected officials during the next four years. It warns nonvoters lose any legitimate complaint regardless of outcomes and urges registration to ensure voice in future affairs.
Bulk Of State Vote Remains In South Part
A Louisiana voter registration study shows 1,182,676 total registered voters with 80 percent in the south. North Louisiana holds 261,622 voters in the Fourth Fifth and part of the Eighth districts, while Orleans Parish leads with 196,422 votes and Jefferson Parish with 92,499. The Fifth District records 99,331 voters amid overall south dominance. Parish counts list Calcasieu 55,035 Lafayette 37,590 Rapides 35,194 Caddo 65,297 and others across the state.
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Louisiana
South
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Alexandria
Orleans Parish
Jefferson Parish
Jefferson
East Baton Rouge Parish
Ouachita Parish
Caddo
Calcasieu Parish
Lafayette
Rapides
Acadia
Allen
Ascension
Assumption
Avoyelles
Beauregard
Bienville
Bossier
Calcasieu
Caldwell
Cameron
Catahoula
Claiborne
Concordia
DeSoto
E. Baton Rouge
FE. Carroll
E. Feliciana
Evangeline
Franklin
Grant
Iberia
Iberville
Jackson
Jefferson Davis
Lafourche
LaSalle
Lincoln
Livingston
Madison
Morehouse
Cool Weather Expected Across Ark La Miss Tonight
Cooler air moves into the Ark La Miss region tonight with temperatures dipping to the upper 20s to low 30s. Winds will come from the north at 8 to 16 mph, with daytime highs around 60 to 64 degrees reported for today and Thursday. High in Monroe Tuesday reached 60.
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Ark-La-Miss
Monroe
Goodfellows Drive appeals for Yuletide aid in Ouachita
A Ouachita Parish charity seeks donors to reach a $6000 goal in three weeks. The News-Star World lists supporters and requests from families facing Christmas hardship. Local families describe illness and poverty with needs for groceries clothes and medical care for vulnerable elders and children.
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Dawns Beeween Goodfellows Drive
Goodfellows
Ouachita
News- Star—World
Monroe
Night Club Off Duty Secret Service Agents In Fort Worth
Washington AP reports Secret Service agents seen in a Fort Worth club early on Nov 22 were off duty. Treasury says the agents had been working late and arrived around 1 or 2 a.m. with no confirmed drinking information. Senator Stephen M Young cites reliable info about the sightings.
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Washington
Secret Service
Fort Worth
Tex
Treasury
John F. Kennedy
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Navy unveils Subroe long range submarine weapon
The Navy presents Subroe, a 4000 pound underwater launched missile that surfaces to fly to its target, carrying a nuclear warhead. It is developed with Goodyear Aerospace and features an advanced sonar system for long range sub and ship tracking.
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New York
Navy
Adm
W. T. Hines
Navy Bureau of Weapons
Goodyear Aerospace Corp
E. J. Thomas
Goodyear Board
Naval Ordnance Laboratory
White Oaks
Goodyear Aerospace
Norway pushes UN arms embargo to end apartheid
The United Nations Security Council is set to approve a Norwegian resolution for a worldwide arms embargo on South Africa to force an end to its racial policies. The plan, backed reluctantly by Africa, aims to paralyze South Africa’s arms industry and halt the sale of equipment for weapons manufacture.
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United Nations, N. Y
U.N. Security Council
South Africa
Norway
Soviet Union
U.N
United Nations
Council
Sivert A. Nielsen
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Ghana
Liquor Sales Ban Enforced During Voting Hours
Ouachita Parish sets voting hours from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m for the Democratic primary. Law enforcement asks bars and clubs serving alcohol as their main product to close from 9 p.m. to midnight on election day, with liquor sales by other retailers prohibited during balloting.
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Ouachita Parish
Monroe
West Monroe
William L. Crowe
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3Rd Infantry
Rufus Youngblood
South Part
Sam Hanna
Orleans Area
Goodfellows Drive
William A. Walker Jr
Coburn Lamp Shop
B. B. Martin
News - Star World
Northside
W.M
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