Top News of 1965 Viet Nam Escalation Dominates
The year’s editors pick Viet Nam escalation as 1965’s top story with Johnson’s policy shift and intensified bombing. They list riots in Los Angeles, Selma marches, space milestones, Dominican Republic crisis, Churchill’s death, Pope Paul VI in New York, and India Pakistan fighting among notable events shaping the year. The piece traces troop increases, draft spikes, and casualties alongside public reaction and major political actions through December.
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Los Angeles
LBJ
Northeastern
Selma
Dominican Republic
Winston Churchill
Pope Paul VI
New York
India
Pakistan
Lyndon Johnson
Viet Nam
Pleiku
Johnson
North Viet Nam
Strategic Air Command
South Viet Nam
Ussr
Godoy
Londn
Churchill
Britain
England
Hall of Kings
Palace of Westminster
Blaydon
United States
Spanish Harlem
United Nations
St Patrick's Cathedral
Holy Family Church
U Thant
Yankee Stadium
Kashmir
Northren Kashmir
U.S S.R
Keokuk Armory Blast Darkens Holiday Cheer
Keokuk Iowa lives and the nation mourn the Armory blast that killed and injured dozens during a Thanksgiving Eve square dance. Kenneth Anderson leads disaster fund efforts while families cope with orphaned children and displaced parents. Donations flood in from locals and across the country to aid victims and survivors.
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National Guard Armory
Keokuk
Mllinois
Iowa
Missour
United States
Australia
Hawai
British Columbia
Kenneth Anderson
Burlington
Anderson
Carl Goodrich
Basco
Cynthia Linn
Jacquelyn Ann
Jeffrey Edward
Dean Alan
Gandmother
Henry Gruenwald
Leonard Bryant
Tommy
Kelly
Troy
Montrose
Bryant
Shoudy Family Wins Monroe Christmas Lighting Contest
The Shoudy family at 610 Loop Road won the city grand prize in Monroe's Christmas Home Lighting Contest. Gail Shoudy accepted a $250 check from Mayor W L Howard and News-Star-World official Jack Campbell after the ceremony.
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Yale
Charles A Shoudy
610
Loop Road
Shoudy
W.L
Jack) Howard
Monroe
Charleston
D C
Howard
Jack S. Campbell
News-Star — World Publishing Corp
News Star — World
Gail Shoudy
Northeast Louisiana State College
Gail
Patty
Allen
Connie
Campbell
Dominican Strife Deepens Crisis in Caribbean Nation
In Santo Domingo a six hour clash between army regulars and rebel fighters near Santiago leaves fourteen dead. The incident, part of unrest surrounding June general elections and OAS mediation, heightens fears of a military-led overthrow and possible Inter-American Peace Force involvement.
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Dominican Republic
Donald Reid Cabral
Johnson
Organization of American States
OAS
Hector Garcia
Santo Domingo
Santiago
Inter-American Peace Force
IAPF
Juan Rosch
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Public Armed Forces
Francisco Rivera Caminero
Hector Garcia-Godoy
Rivera Caminero
Garcia-Godoy
Francisco Caamano Deno
Armed Forces Secretary
Pacifist Enters Guilty Plea On Four Charges
New Orleans report says Murphy Paul Donollis a 24 year old Raceland Louisiana folk singer pleaded guilty to four Selective Service charges including failure to report for induction possession of an invalid draft card and failure to keep the board informed of his whereabouts and mail. He argued the law unjust and said he would volunteer non combatant in a U.S. attack but opposes Vietnam War participation. The judge ordered an investigation before sentencing.
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New Orleans
UPT
Murphy Paul Donollis
Raceland
Folksinger
Dist
Robert A. Ainsworth
United States
Viet Nam
Ainsworth
Dowouls
Inisworth
Dan. Puls
New York City
David Onller
Army officer Howe harsh Vietnam protest sentence
Lt Henry Howe, 23, of Boulder Col, received a two year prison term, dishonorable discharge, and forfeiture of pay for demonstrating against police in Viet Nam. Defense calls the sentence too harsh. Howe marched in civilian clothes Nov 6 with a sign opposing Johnson and Viet Nam.
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EL Paso
Tex
UPI
Henry Howe
Viet Nam
Howe
Boulder Cole
PE. Cross
Thomas Bigley
San Jacinto Plaza
Johnson
Army
Judge Advocate General's
Washingtoon
Court of Military Appeals
Supreme Court of the Military
Gremillion Sees Governor Power To Call Orleans Election
Louisiana Attorney General Jack Gremillion said the governor could call an election to fill Orleans Parish House Delegation vacancies before the 1966 legislative session. He proposed McKeithen issue a pre session election plan with a special general set for April 26 and primaries on February 12 and March 19, aiming to avoid a delayed reapportionment session.
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Rremillion
McKeithen
Youth Escapes To West Berlin
A 19 year old East German youth climbed barbed wire and crawled through an illuminated Death Strip to reach West Berlin. He swam a narrow channel to cross the frontier on Wednesday night, crossing at West Berlin's southern boundary with East Germany. Police sources report the escape as West Berlin authorities confirm the border breach.
Gemini 7 Pilots Plan Quiet Yule At Texas Homes
Gemini 7 astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell plan a quiet Christmas at home with families after a four day off. They have finished Christmas shopping and expect to return to work Sunday for final technical debriefings by December 30. Lovell’s wife anticipates their fourth child any time.
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Space
Borman
Lovell
Texas
Kennedy
Fla
Ellington Air Fo Base
Top Financial Stories of 1965 Ranked by Map Ri Lynch Firm
Map Ri Lynch officers across 161 worldwide brokerage offices named aluminum and copper price shifts under presidential pressure and other events among the year’s top business stories for 1965. George Miller of Monroe office announced the top ten list.
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Mapri Lynch
Pierce, Fenner and Smith
George Miller
Monroe
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
Martin
Fuel Oil Imports To Be Increased
Interior Secretary Udall ordered a substantial relian in the residual fuel oil import control program. The maximum import level for residual fuel oil for the East Coast will be increased by 35 million barrels from January 1 through March 31, the end of the oil allocation year.
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Washington
Stewart Udall
Udall
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AP Newsfeatures
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Federal Power Commission
Alexei Leonov
Edward White
Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad
Gemini &. Underwear
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Gemini
Early Bird
Europe
North America
Mariner 4
Mars
Imarch
Ala
Montgomery
James Reed
Boston
Sabama National Guard
Viola Liuzzo
Detroit
Mont
Gomery
Ba Gia
Lage
RCA
City Cycle & Fun Shop
South Grand
Monroe, Lo
American Bank
American Bank and Trust
American Bank & Trust CO
Roselawn
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Fatal Armory
Dick Kenyon
Lansing
Mich
Roark Bros Music Company
Pacifist
Gremillion
West Berlin
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