Pueblo Crewmen Face Questioning After Reunion
San Diego reports hours of private debriefings for the USS Pueblo crew, as 82 surviving crewmen reunite with families at MiraMar and Balboa Island. Interrogations will cover the ship’s location near North Korea, the 12 mile limit, and possible confessions of sovereignty violations, with a Navy court of inquiry likely.
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San Diego
Calif
Uss Pueblo
San Diego Naval Hospital
Pueblo
United States
Miraimar Naval Air Station
Naval Hospital
Balboa Island
Navy Corpsmen’s
CPO
Walter Beerle
Beerle
Navy
el Cortez
North Korea
Pentagon
Parish Library Closes for Christmas Holidays
Ouachita Parish Public Library branches will close Tuesday through Thursday for Christmas. Librarian Frances Flanders announced the shutdown to allow staff to celebrate with families. The facilities will reopen 9 a.m. Friday and remain closed December 29 and January 1, 1969.
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Ouachita Parish
Frances. Flanders
Monroe Council Declares Two Day Christmas Holiday
The Monroe City Council in brief session declares a two day Christmas holiday for city employees and officials. 700 workers will be off Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with city business resuming Thursday. The agenda includes approving Bentz and Elmore as contractor for Bernstein Park and zoo works in a $400,000 expansion project.
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Monroe
Bentz and Elmore
Bernstein Park
Johnson Urges Curbing of Deficit in Final Economic Preview
President Johnson, in a preview of his last economic message, urges continued balance of payments restraint. Fowler report prioritizes a stable economy, healthy U.S. trade surplus, and steps to cut military spending abroad and the travel deficit. The 1968 deficit shows improvement but remains a concern as Nixon’s advisers weigh continuations.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
U.S
Richard M. Nixon
Fowler
United States
Texas Ranch
Gains Reported In Yale Sales On Local Front
Local Christmas sales show momentum with multiple firms reporting increases from last year. Sears cites precision management and city growth, Penney’s strong electronics and stereos, Kmart up 25 to 30 percent, and Montgomery Ward boosted by the Twin City Mall.
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Yale
Sears
Penney
Monroe
Kmart
Palace
Montgomery Ward
Twin City
Shreveport Man Fined in Court for Traffic Violations
Aubrey Nelson of 109 Gregg Shreveport was fined in Fourth Judicial District Court for six traffic violations including DWI 300 dollars plus costs or 60 days and two speeding counts 25 dollars plus costs or 10 days each. Other fines included no inspection sticker no license plates red light running and related charges. James C Hollis of Monroe and Jerald Wilmer Morgan of Monroe also faced 300 dollar plus costs or 60 days DWI fines.
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Aubrey Nelson
Gregg
Shreveport
Fourth Judicial District Court
James C. Hollis
Richardson
Monroe
Jerald Wilmer Morgan
Box 205
Black Hills of South Dakota Rise as Mountain Giants
The Black Hills of South Dakota are described as mountains rather than hills, with several peaks exceeding 7,000 feet in height.
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Black Hills
South Dakota
Trials Set In Assault Case In Monroe
Trials for Curtis Ray Collins of Shamblin Monroe and Alonzo Wright of Lynn Drive Monroe on charges of carnal knowledge of a juvenile were set for January 7, 1969 in Fourth Judicial District Court. Judge Farr granted a motion to quash a preliminary examination in the case of William Frederick Smith alias Little Brother of Marx Street Monroe charged with two counts of forgery.
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Curtis Ray Collins
Shamblin
Monroe
Alonzo Wright
Lynn Dr
Fourth Judicial District Court
Robert T. Farr
William Frederick Smith
Marx St
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Carl Watkins
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Joey Coleman
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John I. Fogleman
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National Credit Plan
4Th St
Jerry Stewart
Mgr
Old Bridge
Bank Americard
U. S.D.A
Long Island Ducks
Chuck
Decker
U. S
Australia
Barker
Field’s
Silverstein’s Say
Howard Griffin’s
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