U.S. and Vietnamese Marines Clash With Viet Cong In Mekong Delta
American infantry and South Vietnamese Marines fought a day long battle against a Viet Cong battalion in the Mekong Delta, reporting about 200 enemy killed. U.S. losses were four dead and 38 wounded, while South Vietnamese casualties reached 15 dead and 50 wounded.
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Saigon
Mekong
U.S
Delta
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
5Th Vietnamese Marine
Long Binh
A H Bates Dies Rites Wednesday
A H Bates 79 longtime Monroe resident and former realtor died in St Francis Hospital after a long illness. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home with burial at Old Sparta Cemetery Bienville Parish. He leaves widow Eva Bates son C H Bates and several nephews and nieces.
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AH. Bates
Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Shreveport
Faith Baptist Church
Bates
Eva Marie Fisher Bates
C. H. Bates
Durwood Murphy
Reo Murphy
Eric Upshaw
Frank Davis
E. L. St. John
W. B
Bert) Hatten
Four deputies charged in Lafourche voter registration scheme
Dist Atty Wilmore J Broussard Jr filed charges against four Lafourche Parish deputies Nor man Diaz Noble Rountree Ernest Wicknair and John Lewis for illegally filling blanks on voter registration applications and registering more than 60 Negroes and about 30 whites. He said additional conspiracy and malfeasance charges will follow and noted 93 witnesses, including 64 Negroes, were questioned.
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Thirbodaux
Dist
Atty
Wilmore J. Broussard Jr
Lafourche Parish
Norman R. Diaz
Noble Rountree
Ernest A. Wicknair
John Lewis
Broussard
Roy Callais
Murphy Bell
Baton Rouge
Callais
Lewis
Diaz
Wicknair
Office of Registrar of Voters
Roundtree
Registrar of Voters
Lafourche
Eddie J. Ste Marie
Ste Marie
Cyrus
Bobby) Tardo
Tardo
Norris Bernard
Court of Appeals Upholds Vining Nomination for 32nd District
A three judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Shreveport today upheld Judge Hillyer S Parker’s ruling naming Charles Vining Jr as the Democratic nominee for the vacant 32nd District House seat. The ruling cancels a planned special election and notes Attorney General Jack Gremillion’s view of a statutory conflict. The court allowed a motion for rehearing by the state Supreme Court.
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Shreveport
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles Vining Jr
Hillyer S. Parker
Sixth Judicial District Court
Vining
Democratic Executive Committee
Earth
Rep
Vail Delany
Jack Gremillion
Louisiana
Parker
Circuit Court
Wesley Wirtz
State Supreme Court
Wirtz
Judy Murphey Celebrates 21st Birthday in Monroe
Mrs. Judy Murphey honored at a dinner party hosted by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ted Woolsey at 322 Malvern Street Monroe. The event marked her 21st birthday, with Murphey noting she can now vote. She works in the Secretary Treasurers office at Monroe City Hall.
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Judy Murphey
Ted Woolsey
Malvern St
Monroe
Monroe City Hall
Death claims comic actor Bert Lahr at 72 in New York
Bert Lahr died at 72 at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center from a massive internal hemorrhage. The Wizard of Oz Cowardly Lion had a 50 year career from stage musicals to film and TV, and spoke of Waiting for Godot as a career changing experience.
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New York
Bert Lahr
Lahr
Cowardly Lion
Estragon
Moliere
Lion
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Harry Delmars Revels
du Barry
Bottom
American Shakespeare Theater and
Academy
River Stage Readings Prompt Flood Rise at Several Locations
Readings show Monroe rising from 40 to 44 as flood stage increases by 2 feet while Camden climbs from 24.6 to 92 with a 10 foot rise expected. Authorities issue alerts as water levels threaten area infrastructure and residential zones.
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Monroe
Camden
King plans mass Washington protests over jobs and civil rights
Dr Martin Luther King Jr announced next spring protests in Washington to press Congress and the White House on jobs or income for all. He said the plan unites antiwar and civil rights groups, with 3000 nonviolent cadres and demonstrations from 10 major cities starting around April.
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Atlanta
Martin Luther King Jr
Congress
Washington
King
White House
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Washington, D.C
United States
Xing
Mississippi
Supreme Court to decide housing discrimination case
The Supreme Court will determine if racial exclusion by large suburban developers violates the Constitution. The case involves a Negro bail bondsman and his white wife who were blocked from buying a home near St. Louis. The court will also review FCC free airtime rules and other actions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
St. Louis
Federal Communications Commission
Alabama
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Justice Department
Topless Dancers Lose High Court Plea For Ruling
Supreme Court refused to hear the case of topless dancers Ramona Bennett and Moira Morse who argued their go go bikini performances were protected free expression. They were arrested in Los Angeles County for performing an alleged lewd act, fined 110 dollars, placed on two years probation and registered as sex offenders.
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Ramona Bennett
Moira C. Morse
William O. Douglas
Los Angeles County
Redondo Beach
Supreme Court
Makarios Accepts UN Peace Proposals for Cyprus
President Makarios of Cyprus accepted U Thant's peace proposals and pressed for full withdrawal of all non Cypriot forces except UN troops. He also demanded guarantees against any military intervention to ensure lasting peace on the island.
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United Nations
Makarios
Cyprus
U Thant
Johnson signs bill to aid mentally retarded persons
President Johnson signed a bill authorizing 281.8 million dollars through June 30, 1970 to extend and enlarge the Mental Retardation Act of 1963. The move aims to bring assistance to thousands whose lives are darkened by intellectual disability.
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Washington
Johnson
First Human Heart Transplant In South Africa Achieves Momentary Speech
Cape Town reports Louis Washkansky, 55, speaks 33 hours after receiving Denise Darvall’s heart. Doctors say the patient is in a critical period but improving as the world watches the pioneering procedure. Surgeons led by Dr. Jane Louw and Prof. Chris Barnard describe the transplant as a landmark, with experts noting the operation’s scientific validity.
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Louis Washkansky
Washkansky
Cape Town
South Africa
Groote Schuur Hospital
Jacobus G. Burger
Burger
Jane H. Louw
Chris Barnard
Miss Darvall
Dr. Louw
Continued Cold Nights Forecast In Northeast Louisiana
Forecast calls for continued cold nights and mild daytime temperatures across northeast Louisiana for most of the week. Some showers possible late Tuesday or possibly Wednesday. Highs in the mid 50s with tonight's lows 32 to 38 and scattered frost. A warming trend arrives Tuesday with drier conditions and no showers, mostly on Wednesday. FAA Selman Field reported a Sunday high of 44 and a 34 degree low this morning.
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Louisiana
FAA
Selman Field
Donations Sseason Through Goodfellows Campaign
Donations needed for the Goodfellows Campaign to reach a 7500 dollar goal before Christmas. Residents urged to mail or deliver aid requests to News-Star-World Publishing Corp. and to help families in need with letters detailing names, addresses, and circumstances.
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Goodfellows Campaign
Goodfellows
News-Star—World Publishing Corp
N. 4Th St
Monroe
Friends Of Goodfellows Donations Totals 1127.50
A list of memorial gifts and donations to Friends Of Goodfellows totals 1127.50 with several individuals honoring family members and local organizations. Amounts include 899.00 and 50.00 gifts, plus 3.00 small total. Names mentioned include L. V Tarver Mrs Blandin Ware, Capt. F. G. Hudson, Dr. T W. Meriwether, Mrs. T. W. Meriwether and Qua chita National Bank Monroe Louisiana officials.
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Blandin Ware Speakman
Clarence W. Griffith
Faulk-Collier Bonded Warehouses, Inc
F. G. Hudson
Lula Swinson
H. M
T W. Meriwether
T. W. Meriwether Sr
Memphis
Tenn
M. L. Simmons
Quachita National Bank
Monroe
Louisiana
Population Growth Timed To Ten-Five Seconds
A joke notes our population rises by about one every ten five seconds. It adds that even without preventing a boom, the increase is being timed and monitored.
Chaff Defense Tactics Expand as Vietnam War Gunnery Expands
Pentagon orders surge in chaff countermeasures to swamp North Vietnamese radar and protect bomber and fighter sorties. Navy purchases exceed 1 million dollars with a plan for 3 million more. Air Force buys 6.44 million, up from 1.4 million in 1967. The tactic, derived from World War II, uses aluminum coated fiberglass strips to create decoy radar blips and extend aircraft camouflage.
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Washington
Pentagon
North Vietnam
Navy
Air Force
Ficials
United States
U.S
Smart holders advertise usables in daily Want Ads
Today’s News Star World Want Ads highlight daily advertising for usable items. Listings emphasize convenient storage and easy access, showcasing practical purchases for households and businesses.
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Twin Cities
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LBJ
Denise Ann Darvall
Norman E. Shumway
Stanford Edical Center
Friends of Goodfellows
L. V Tarver
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