Radio Hanoi claims seven US planes shot down
North Vietnamese radio, monitored in Tokyo, said seven US planes were shot down and one American pilot, Robe rt H. Shumaker, captured. The broadcast quoted Col Ha Van Lau detailing attacks near Dong Hoi, Vinh, Cua Lo, and Vinh Linh in Quang Binh and Nghe An provinces on February 11, 1965, and vowed continued retaliation.
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Tokyo
Radio
Hanoi
Ha van Lau
North Viet Nam
High Command
U.S
Dong Hoi
Giam River
Quang Bingh
Democratic Peoples Republic of
Vinh Linh
Quang Binh
Loc Dai
Robert H. Shumaker
Nghe An
Cua Lo Beach
Vinh Thai
U S Loses Four Craft in Heavy North Vietnam Raid
In reprisal for a Viet Cong attack on a U S Army billet, nearly 150 American and South Vietnamese planes bombed targets in North Vietnam. The Defense Department reported heavy fires in one area and moderate fires in two others, with several coastal target complexes hit. The action, ordered by President Johnson, followed the Qui Nhon bombing that killed up to 28 Americans. Navy and Air Force jets from multiple carriers participated. one pilot missing, others recovered. The attack occurred amid warnings from the Soviet Union and China and aimed at training and infiltration facilities used by Hanoi for Viet Cong operations in the South. Two more incidents, including the Duc Phong killings and Saigon grenade violence, were noted.
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Saigon
UPS
North
Viet Nam
Defense Department
Washington
17Th Parallel
South Viet Nam
Johnson
U.S. Army
Qui Nhon
U.S. Air Force
da Nang
7Th Fleet
China Sea
Ranger
Coral Sea
Hancock
Navy
Dong Hoi
Chan Hoa
U.S
Pleiku
Air Force
Chap le
Vinh Linh
Kremlin
United States
North Viet Nam
White House
Hanoi
South Vietnamese
Duc Phong
Jan Adcock Shot Near Baton Rouge while driving
Jan Adcock 21 daughter of Sen and Mrs J W Adcock of Monroe was shot in the left hand while driving near Sunshine south of Baton Rouge. She underwent surgery and was reported “doing all right” at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge. Police described a single shooter in a passing car. four similar shootings have been reported in the area over six months.
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Jan Adcock
Jamar W. Adcock
Monroe
Baton Rouge
Iberville
Adcock
Our Lady of the Lake Hospital
Miss Adcock
LSU
Sunshine
Earl Williams
Plaquemine
John J. McKeithen
Arizona
State Police
WIBR
Sheriff's Office
Woman Survives Tub Entrapment in 15 Days
In Rochester New York an elderly woman, Maude Rathbun, 75, was found alive after 15 days trapped in a bathtub with only her face above water. She apparently paralyzed by a fall while entering the tub and remained confined since January 26 or 27. She is in critical condition at Highland Hospital.
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Rochester
N.Y
UPD
Maude Rathbun
Highland Hospital
West Germany silent over arms halt to Israel
Bonn officials offer no comment as reports claim West Germany will end arms shipments to Israel. The Israeli mission in Cologne awaits formal word while Prime Minister Eshkol teams with Foreign Minister Meir to assess the Cairo mediation update.
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Bonn
Germany
Aly Sabry
West Germany
Israel
Cologne
Eugen Gerstenmaier
Bundestag
Gerstenmaier
Ludwig Erhard
Christian Democratic Party
United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Erhard
Cairo
Spain
Jerusalem
Hamishmar
Mapam Party
Israel Foreign Ministry
Golda Meir
Levi Eshkol
Felix Shinnar
Polar Strike Exercise In Alaska Involves Local Soldier
A local man, Pfc. Willie E. Bond, 26, serving as supply handler with the 4th Infantry Division, participates in Polar Strike near Fort Richardson Alaska. The 14 day exercise ends February 17. Dwight Ramsey of West Monroe makes the Whitworth College dean's list as a junior with a B average.
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U.S
Fort Richardson
Alaska
Willie E. Bond
R. W Bond
Route 3
Box 268
Monroe
4Th Infantry Division
4Th
Ouachita Parish High School
Dwight Ramsey
West Monroe
Whitworth College
Brookhaven
Miss
Dwight
Whitworth
Investment cash idle funds urged in Louisiana study
PAR urges major revisions to Louisiana idle funds law after analyzing three state agencies. In the year ending Nov 30 1964 the treasury highways and land office earned 360 823 in interest but could have earned 1 265 002 under a flexible program. Recommendations include shorter investment periods and letting agencies invest in CDs with Louisiana banks and U S Treasuries.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Public Affairs Research Council
PAR
Louisiana
State Treasury
Department of Highways
State Land Office
U. S. Treasury
Treasury
President Urges Quick Settlement of Dock Walkout
President Johnson pressed for an immediate end to the month long dock strike delaying Atlantic and Gulf ports. Labor Secretary Wirtz reported Johnson’s call for a swift settlement as the hearing opened, noting a $6 billion hit to the economy and referencing world events likely the Viet Nam crisis. Johnson appointed Wirtz Commerce Secretary Connor and Senator Morse to gather terms and advise on a settlement for about 60,000 longshoremen.
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Washington
Johnson
W. Willard Wirtz
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
Wirtz
Viet Nam
Rainfall Forecast and Monroe Drenched by Storms
More rainfall is forecast today and Friday with a clearing trend likely by Saturday. Thunder showers and storms similar to those on Wednesday caused two inches of rain in the Monroe area. Cooler temperatures are expected tonight and Friday. Official Selman Field rainfall reached 1.77 inches, totaling 3.79 inches for the month and 6.10 inches for the year.
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Monroe
Selman Field
Windstorms Hit State In West Portions Today
West Louisiana and east Texas were hit by heavy winds and tornadic activity with no injuries reported. A tornado touched down near Garrison Texas and moved into north Louisiana parishes. Downed power lines and timber damage were noted near Hunter in DeSoto Parish. Keithville suffered heavy rain and winds with scattered property damage as the storm moved toward Minden Gibsland and Claiborne Parish.
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Shreveport
Texas
Louisiana
Garrison
Tex
DeSoto Parish
Hunter
Keithville
Weather Bureau
Minden and
Gibsland
Claiborne Parish
Louisiana Soldier Bryant Reported Dead in Vietnam
The Defense Department says Staff Sgt. Emmett J. Bryant of Greensburg Louisiana is now listed as dead. He was an Army advisor in South Vietnam and had been among four missing after Viet Cong overran Duc Phong two days earlier. Bryant's wife Mrs. Margie Bryant resides in Greensburg.
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Washington
Defense Department
Emmett J. Bryant
Greensburg
U.S. Army
South Viet Nam
Bryant
Duc Phong
Margie Bryant
Severe thunderstorm and tornado forecast for north Louisiana
The Weather Bureau issued a severe thunderstorm and tornado forecast for north Louisiana including Ouachita Parish from noon to 6 pm. The bulletin warned scattered severe storms with a few tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds along a line from west of Shreveport to north of Memphis.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
Shreveport
Memphis
Tenn
Close Miss Reported Before Eastern DC7B Crash
Government investigators released an official transcript showing an inbound Pan American World Airways jet reporting a close miss with an Eastern Air Lines DC7B moments before plunging into the sea killing 84. The dialogue suggests a near miss at about 3,500 to 3,700 feet, though officials cautioned against drawing conclusions.
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New York
Eastern Air Lines
Kennedy
Oscar Bakke
Federal Aviation Agency
Pan American World Airways
Solon Helpless in Nighttime Assault near Naval Observatory
Representative James Cleeland of New Hampshire recounted rushing to aid a distressed woman in northwest Washington. He said a man slashed at him with a long knife as he tried to intervene, forcing him back into his home. The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. while he prepared a Lincoln Day speech.
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Washington
James C. Cleveland
R-N.h
Naval Observatory
Cleveland
Two West Monroe Men Injured In I-20 Crash West of West Monroe
Wayne Hardwick 20 and Fred Riser Jr., also 20, were taken to Glenwood Hospital after a crash 11.3 miles west of West Monroe on Interstate 20. Hardwick was listed in critical condition with neck and head injuries, while Riser was in serious but not critical condition. Driver of the parked truck Milam of Hernando, Mississippi, was uninjured. Police say the vehicle left the road, hit the truck, then crossed into the neutral ground. No charges filed pending investigation. The men were en route to Ruston from West Monroe.
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West Monroe
Glenwood Hospital
Interstate 20
Wayne Hardwick
Rt. 3
Box
Fred Riser, Jr
Rt. 2
Troop F
Louisiana State Police
Riser
Tom H. Milam
Hernando
Miss
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
West
Keeps on Working as She Marries for Keeps
A light verse notes a girl who marries for keeps and then keeps house and keeps working. It humorously reflects steady domestic life and ongoing labor without disruption.
Rented redecorated duplex near bus line for couple
Furnished duplex with private bath entrance washing machine hookup air conditioned bedroom at 401 Gulpha Dr. W.M. with rent of 67.50 dollars plus gas and water, contact Pete Caldwell FA 5-598 or FA 2-7637. Include rental ad details and cheap 10 day rate with cancellation.
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Gulpha Dr. W.M
Pete Caldwell
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Muang S
Cambodia
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Tankian
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Yuy
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