Butler Says Soviet Policy Shifts Reduce Risk in Cold War
British Foreign Secretary Butler returned from Paris saying the Soviet Union is abandoning high risk policies. He expects talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko around disarmament in Geneva and may discuss nuclear force dissemination. U.S. Rusk to review with UK on NATO stance as talks possible on nonaggression pacts and observers.
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London
Richard A. Butler
Soviet Union
Butler
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
Dean Rusk
Alec Douglas Home
John F. Kennedy
Rusk
Warsaw
North Atlantic
China
McNamara Plane Narrowly Missed Collision at Orly
At Orly Airport a K135 jet carrying Defense Secretary McNamara narrowly avoided collision with a TWA Boeing 707 inbound from Rome in dense fog. Capt Meredith Sutton braked to halt 500 feet from the runway end. no injuries reported.
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Paris
U.S Defense
Robert §. McNamara
TWA
Rome
Orly
McNamara
U.S. Air Force
Meredith Sutton
Arthur G. Sylvester
Defense
Trans World Airlines
South
Viet Nam
Johnson open to summit with Khrushchev seen as productive
President Johnson said he would meet any world leaders including Khrushchev if talks would be fruitful. He outlined planned discussions with West Germany Britain Italy Canada and Mexico and stated that Thomas Mann will coordinate Latin American policy. He noted Senate foreign aid action as constructive and indicated uncertainty about the next federal budget top line while stressing new programs.
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Washington
Johnson
Khrushchev
West Germany
Britain
Italy
Canada
Mexico
Thomas Mann
Mann
Hemisphere
Congress
Texas
United Nations
Kennedy Wounds May Have Been Nonfatal First Shot Theory
A post mortem briefing says Kennedy might have survived the first Dallas shot, with experts noting a back wound that did not damage vital organs and suggesting the second bullet caused fatal injuries. The account contrasts earlier physician reports and cites a Bethesda Naval Hospital examination.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Kennedy
Parkland Hospital
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Johnson Signs Order to Retrieve Baker Files
Senate investigators heard testimony about Baker’s cash hoard in his Senate office. President Johnson issued an executive order enabling the Rules Committee to inspect Baker’s tax files as part of a probe into his business dealings and conflicts of interest.
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Washington
Senate
Robert G. Baker
Johnson
Rules Committee
Baker
Carl T. Curtis
Gertrude Co. Novak
Ocean City
Curtis
New Foreign Aid Battle On Agenda
In Washington the Senate moves to a new fight over foreign aid with the Appropriations Committee approving 3.2995 billion dollars in new overseas assistance, more than the House. The plan drops a House amendment barring private financing guarantees for grain sales to Communist bloc nations. Senate leaders seek quick action before Christmas recess. Mundt pushes for a separate roll call on export credit guarantees. his prior attempt failed 57 to 35.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
U. S
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
John F. Kennedy
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Father Curren in hospital for Christmas
Father Dennis Curren assistant pastor of St. Joseph's Church Monroe is a patient at F H Schumpert Memorial Hospital Shreveport spokesman says Curren will be in hospital on Christmas Knights of Columbus to host New Year's Eve dance at Oliver Road home Dusty Rhodes and band to play public invited Amvets Walter Savage Jr. Post held Christmas party Tuesday night with supper carols Mike Bee master of ceremonies Officers Roy Tozan commander Dino Kokinos vice commander Charles Calderone listed CHIT-CHAT page 5-A
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Dennis Curren
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Benton Street
Monroe
F. H. Schumpert
Knights of Columbus
Oliver Road
Dusty” Rhodes
Walter Savage Jr
The
Amvets
Mike Bee
Roy Tozan
Dino Kokinos
Charles Calderone
New York Men Held After Chopping Wrong Christmas Trees
Ralph T. Florida and James Becht, both from Queens, were jailed in Somerset County after cutting two 10 foot spruces on Richard Bell's lawn. They claimed they mislocated the woods and were charged with malicious mischief, each held on $50 bail.
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Liberty Corners
N.J
Somerset County
Ralph T. Florida
Brooklyn
James Becht
Ozone Park
Queens
Joseph Dorman
Richard Bell
Pickle Wins Runoff in Texas House Race
Jake Pickle, a longtime LBJ ally, wins the Texas 10th congressional district runoff to become representative as Johnson’s popularity test. He defeats Republican Jim Dobbs 27 206 to 16 039 with most rural votes counted, keeping Democratic control in the House.
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Tex
J. J
Jake) Pickle
Lyndon Johnson
U.S
Pickle
Homer Thornberry
D-Tex
Texas
Johnson
Jim Dobbs
House
Dobbs
Congress
White House
Connally
John F. Kennedy
Hard Freeze Tonight Prompts Cold North Winds
A hard freeze is forecast for tonight with cloudy skies and a drop in temperatures. Expect occasional drizzle today or tonight with highs around 30 to 34 degrees and lows near 20 to 24 degrees, as north winds gust 12 to 22 mph. The Monroe high Tuesday reached 41 with an overnight low of 31.
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Monroe
Congressman's Chuckle Letter From District Reader
A district resident writes humorously asking not to "improve my lot in life any further" due to affordability concerns, sending a lighthearted note to a congressman.
Deadline Set in Goodfellows Appeal for Christmas Aid
A young girl appeals for help after a fire left her father badly burned and the family mother ill. She asks for dinner on Christmas Day as Goodfellows seeks $3,000 more to reach a $6,000 goal. $3,044.79 has been raised so far.
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Goodfellows Fund
Goodfellows
Community contributions and relief drive update
The list shows donations to Goodfellow from individuals and groups including Belle Battaglia and Dr Hill memorials, Weeks Supply Co., Jaycees and Circle K volunteers sorting cans, and a forthcoming Paramount Theater movie party for kids. A letter requests aid for a hairdresser mother with six children, one daughter seeking a doll.
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Belle N. Battaglia
C. H. Hill
Ed Roland
G. B. Studdard
W. L. Baldwin
W. L. Meek
Doris Baker
Beckie Baker
Bennie Baker
Mail Room Department
News-Star —World
Bill Morris
Bobby Tucker
S. W. McLean
Weeks Supply Co., Ltd
G. F. Wallace
Susan
Paul McElroy
Rudy
Jimmie Rowland
Jack Hesketh
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Gene Richardson
Jaycee
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Circle K Service Club
Melvin Rambin
Eddie Hardebeck
Phil Carpenter
Dick Ethridge
Don Cox
US deems Communist China's posture dangerous in a shift from Moscow
An American official said the United States views Communist China's stance as very disagreeable and dangerous and prefers Moscow's less militant but imperfect peaceful coexistence to Beijing's approach. The remarks come as Cold War tensions frame recent diplomatic rhetoric.
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Paris
United States
China
Moscow
Peking
Students storm Red Square protesting Ghanaian student death
Several hundred Africans including Ghanaian students stormed Red Square near Premier Khrushchev offices protesting a Ghanaian student's stabbing by a Russian. They clashed with police doors to the Kremlin, shouting slogans and ignoring police pleas to disperse as the Red Square barrier held and the Khrushchev office remained unseen.
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Moscow
Ghana
Red Square
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Alabama
Spasky Tower
Speaker Named For Chamber Banquet
Dr. George S. Benson president of Harding College will speak at the Monroe Chamber of Commerce annual banquet on Jan 13 at 7 p.m. at the Paragon Club. Ouachita Parish Sheriff Bailey Grant will be master of ceremonies as five new directors including G. Fred Beckett R. D. Farr Jr. James W. Moore James H. Rivers and John A. Rudisill are announced.
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George S. Benson
Harding College
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
J. C. (Mose) Loftin
Paragon Club
Ouachita Parish
Bailey Grant
Benson
Searcy, Ark
G. Fred Beckett
R. D. Farr Jr
James W. Moore
James H. Rivers
John A. Rudisill
Towns Dropped from Public Works Aid List
Washington UPI Monroe New Iberia and Ruston Louisiana are among 20 cities removed from the labor department’s Public Works Acceleration Act aid list as their employment improved. Eight towns were added after nine of the past twelve months showed substantial unemployment.
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Washington
UPI
Monroe
New Iberia
Ruston
Labor Department
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