Bolivia hostage crisis deepens as miners warn of consequences
In Bolivia four Americans and 17 others are held by Communist led tin miners near Catavi. A 24 hour ultimatum to release two jailed union leaders passed without word, amid a heavy government troop buildup and U.S. aid talks. Captives include three Canadians and a Dutch manager.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Juan Lechin
Thomas Martin
New York
U. S. Information Agency
U.S
Martin
Red Cross
Catavi
Oruro
Paz Estenssoro
Johnson briefs leaders on defense strength and aims
President Johnson tells a bipartisan group of Senate and House leaders that U S defense will remain strong and capable of absorbing a surprise attack while destroying the aggressor. McNamara, Rusk, and McCone briefed on current and projected U S and Soviet forces through the 1960s.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
House
White House
United States
Soviet Union
Congress
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
John A. McCone
McNamara
U.S
McCone
Rusk
Bomb Toss Kills Woman at Aden British Mission Party
A bomb tossed from an airport balcony at a British high commissioner’s party in Aden killed an Indian woman and wounded 39 others including the commissioner Sir Kennedy Trevaskis and three aides. Trevaskis was lightly injured. others left seriously hurt. Authorities investigated suspects amid Yemen tension.
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Aden
Kennedy Trevaskis
George Henderson
Jim Foster
Information Ministry
Trevaskis
London
Sheikdoms
Emirates
Arabian Peninsula
Duncan Sandys
Yemen
Press Drive For January Rights Debate
A petition to force a House vote on civil rights legislation moved forward in Washington as it gathered 131 signatures on Monday. Democratic liberals and some Republicans backed the push to bypass the Rules Committee with four debate days slated for late January, aiming for a Jan 27 showdown vote.
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Washington
Smith
Congress
Passman vows to stay in Washington fighting civil rights bill
Congressman Otto E Passman said he will remain in Washington until the current session ends to oppose a discharge petition aimed at moving the civil rights bill from the Judiciary Committee to the House floor. He warned the move threatens constitutional government and state rights by expanding federal executive power.
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Otto E. Passman
Washington
Congress
House Rules Committee
House
Judiciary Committee
Rules Committee
Passman
Federal
Executive Branch
LSU staffer Dan Bivins wins top award at Houston convention
A former Monroyan received the outstanding achievement and publishing excellence award at the American IV convention Awards Banquet in Houston. Dan Bivins of Louisiana State University led a first place citation for a series of LSU foundation publications, chosen by judges of the Council's publications competition.
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Houston
Tex
Council
Dan Bivins
Louisiana State University
LSU Foundation
Health officials battle diphtheria epidemic in east Oklahoma
In Stilwell and surrounding Adair County, health officials launched mass inoculations as diphtheria cases rose to 13 with three deaths unconfirmed as such. The drive staged at Stilwell High School gym inoculated 700 people on Monday and 500 on Friday, totaling 6,875 doses for children and adults.
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Stilwell
Okla
UPT
Oklahoma City
Arkansas
Adair County
Prairie Grove
Siloam Springs
Ark
Louisiana Voters React To Governor Race On TV
Voters across Louisiana discuss issues and TV presence in the governor election runoff between Morrison and McKeithen. Residents critique accents dialects and even the governor's mansion, noting how media exposure and image influence votes amid a crowded primary.
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New Orleans
Huey Long Land
Louisiana
Fighth
de. Lesseps Morrison
Fifth Ward
John McKeithen
McKeithen
Loozyana
Mississippi River
Gillis Long
Long
Morrison
Seventh Ward
Elysian Fields
FBI Silent On Sinatra Kidnap Case
The FBI offered silence as Frank Sinatra Jr. is believed kidnapped near Lake Tahoe. Agents and local police, about 100 in total, pursued leads amid reports of no ransom demand while the entertainer’s father waited by the phone in Reno.
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Frank Sinatra Jr
Long Beach
Calif
FBI
Sinatra
Stateline
Curtis
Lynan
Young Sinatra
Sierra
Ernest Carlson
Reno
Virgil
John Foss
Lake Tahoe
Lynum
A. L. Willson
Jim Mahoney
Willson
Frank
Kiddo
Victoria Lynn Blumenfeld
Cold and Wet Weather Outlook for Midweek
A weather forecast calls for occasional rain tonight and Wednesday with cooler temperatures. Today will be mostly cloudy with a high near 60 to 64 and overnight low 50 to 54. Wednesday's high around 54 to 58 with southerly winds 8 to 18 mph turning northerly in the afternoon.
Goodfellows Fund Drive Appeals for Help in Monroe
A Monroe woman appeals for help through the Goodfellows Drive after her husband was paralyzed by a timber accident. She describes bed confinement, three sores on his body, and the need for gauze tape dressings and assistance to lift him.
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Monroe
Goodfellows Drive
Goodfellows Drive donations rise to 701.50 as Christmas relief nears
The Goodfellows Campaign totals 701.50 from numerous donors including Northeast Louisiana Home Builders Association and Ouachita Valley Camp No. 10 Woodmen of the World as organizers push toward a 6000 goal for needy families. A letter from a West Monroe family requests help for medical bills and groceries before Christmas Eve. The feature also notes a World Almanac fact on absolute zero.
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Goodfellows
Harry Allen
Ed Walsh
Dandridge Lyon
Northeast Louisiana Home Builders Assn
Mary Hunt
Irma Russ McHenry
Bead
Carl H. McHenry
J. W Morrison
Ouachita Valley
Monroe
Beatrice Joy Gorn
Earline Williams Sartor
Marvin L. Green
Fannie Butler
Harry M. Lemnert
Goodfellows Drive
West Monroe
Studebaker Postes 40 Million Loss Since 1959
AP dispatch reports Studebaker Corp. lost 40 million dollars building cars in the United States since 1959, per Board Chairman Randolph H. Guthrie.
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New York
Studebaker Corp
United States
Randolph H. Guthrie
First Orbit Plans Slated For 1967
Washington AP Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara orders the Air Force to develop a Manned Orbiting Laboratory to orbit Earth and suggests it as an insurance program for potential manned space warships. The plan envisions a Gemini linked lab launched by a Titan 3 with unmanned tests leading to a 1967–68 manned flight.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Air Force Today
Earth
McNamara
Air Force
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Johnson
Ex-Convict From Alabama Killed By State Police
In Slidell Louisiana a man about 50 believed to be an ex convict from Birmingham Alabama was shot dead after a struggle with state troopers during a license plate stop. Officials said the man drew a pistol from under his raincoat prompting Lt James M Adams to fire. The man had recently been released from Joliet Illinois prison and had prior Alabama prison terms.
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Slidell
Birmingham
Ala
Harry Clover
James M. Adams
Champ Yarbrough
Adams
Joliet, Ill
Alabama
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