Da Nang Viet Cong Band Smashed in Raids
South Vietnamese forces at Da Nang air base crushed a Viet Cong band near the defense perimeter. Five guerrillas killed and 10 captured during bombardment and ranger attack. U.S.-Vietnamese raids across the 17th parallel involved about 160 planes in the latest retaliation.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
North Viet Nam
U.S
Bien Hoa
Pleiku
U.S. Air Force
Parellel
Robert F. Ronen
Norristown
613Th
U.S. Navy
North
Hanoi
Peking
Moscow
Johnson voiced anger at Democratic leaders over Vietnam policy
In Aurora Illinois AP report Senator Everett Dirksen says President Johnson is very aggravated by the Viet Nam disagreement with Democratic congressional leaders. Dirksen recalls Johnson stating we will give as good as we take and notes GOP support in Congress despite party attacks.
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Aurora, IL
Johnson
U.S
Viet Nam
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
Marmion Military Academy
Dirksen
Congress
Sion
Federal Cotton Loans Resume After Brief Halting
Federal Cotton Loans were resumed by the Commodity Credit Corporation after a temporary halt due to funding. CCC notified local banks to continue dispersing loans to producers in the usual manner, citing congressional funding delays as the reason for the earlier suspension. Northeast Louisiana farmers had a near record 1964 crop, second only to 1963, with much cotton already in government loans.
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Sam Hanna
Commodity Credit Corporation Today
CCC
E. G. Davidson
Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service
Congress
van Marsh
ASC
Northeast Louisiana
Chuckle Sign Tackles Sin Now Pay Later Church Bulletin
A humorous church bulletin item lampoons modern ethics with a sign reading sin now and pay later. It frames a light moral jab for parishioners, noting the playful critique of timely repentance against delaying consequences.
Monroe Men Attend Louisiana National Guard Conference
Two Monroe men join Officers at the Louisiana National Guard Association annual conference in Lake Charles with Lt Col James L. Roberts presiding as president and Capt Gene C. Hazel serving as secretary. Several hundred officers and guests will gather at the Belmont Hotel for the event. Also, Ouachita Parish tax assessor Bert Coverdale remains home ill with flu after a week of illness, hoping to stay through the weekend.
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Monroe
Louisiana National Guard Association
Lake Charles
James L. Roberts
Gene C. Hazel
Louisiana Army and
Air National Guard
Belmont Hotel
Bert Coverdale
Ouachita Parish
Diplomatic Shakeup as Mann Replaces Harriman
President Johnson announced a State Department shakeup with W Averell Harriman to be replaced by Thomas C Mann as undersecretary for economic affairs Harriman becomes ambassador at large Jack Hood Vaughn to move from Panama and George F Reedy to announce the nominations The changes follow Harriman’s request to reduce administrative burdens and come amid questions about Secretary Rusk’s absence and health status.
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Washington
Johnson
State Department
W. Averell Harriman
Thomas C. Mann
Mann
Harriman
Jack Hood Vaughn
Panama
George F. Reedy
White House
Reedy
Dean Rusk
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Rusk
Viet Nam
Nine Doctors Defy State Drug Rules
LaPlace Louisiana nine physicians refuse to follow welfare medicine rules, arguing the welfare department restrictions jeopardize patient health. They contend policy limits threaten access to essential drugs for the poor and prompt confrontation with state authorities.
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Laplace
State Department of Welfare
Doctors oppose generic drug rule in old age aid program
Nine physicians led by Dr S J St Martin denounce state orders to prescribe by generic names, arguing it amounts to socialized medicine. They warn patients may pay if brand-name drugs are blocked and list fellow doctors Remy Gross Raul Guevara Raymond Horn Robert Albrecht Carl Poche Nevile Ward Turner among signees.
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St. Martin
Dr. St. Martin
Edmund M. Reggie
Reggie
A. G. Poche
Gramercy
Baton Rouge
Poche
Remy F. Gross
Raul Guevara
Laplace
Raymond E. Horn
Robert Albrecht
Carl Poche
A. J. Nevile
Lutcher
Ward Turner
McKeithen Expresses Hesitation Over Recall Threats
In Baton Rouge Gov. John McKeithen says he doubts a recall of State Board of Education President W. E. Whetstone or members will happen. He notes recall signatures would trigger an election and he would hesitate to call it. He also discusses civil rights compliance timing and voluntary birth control ideas with Citizens Council leaders.
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McKeithen
Citizens Councils
Citizens Council
State Department of Health
Welfare Department
Columbia
John McKeithen
News-Star Looks At State Trees Loblolly Pine Feature
The News-Star begins a weekly series on Louisiana trees. Today's article profiles the Loblolly Pine, highlighting its role in forests and impact on local life. The feature promises readers a deeper look at timber species and woodland masters across North Louisiana.
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News-Star
Louisiana
News- Star
Hawaii’s Eight Major Islands and Population Report
Hawaii comprises eight major islands, seven inhabited, and 114 minor islands with four inhabited, per the World Almanac. The fact sheet confirms the archipelago’s geographic makeup and settlement distribution for reference.
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Hawaii
Jaycee Board Meet Opens Here Today
Delegates began registration as the three day state board meeting of the Louisiana Junior Chamber of Commerce opened at Frances and Virginia Hotels. Over 700 Jaycees from across the state are expected. The LOYM awards banquet Saturday will name Louisiana's outstanding young men. Monroe Jaycee chapter hosts with Otis Derbonne as chairman. A "Roarin' Twenties" party starts tonight and activities continue through Sunday.
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Louisiana Junior Chamber of Commerce
Frances
Virginia
Louisiana
Monroe Jaycee
Otis Derbonne
Ira Phillips
Monroe
Billy Bayles
West Monroe
Frances Hotel
Dip Expected In Temperature This Weekend
Forecast calls for a temperature drop with a low around 26 to 30 degrees tonight and a high near 46 to 52 on Saturday. Sunday looks cloudy and cool as a evident chill persists from Thursday’s 73 high and 53 low this morning. The Weather Bureau noted the storm center moved faster than anticipated, bringing much colder air to the region.
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Great Lakes Region
Federal court punts Virginia interracial marriage ban to state courts
A three judge federal court declined to rule on Virginia's law prohibiting marriages between whites and Negroes. It referred the case to state courts for a decision and warned it would assume jurisdiction again if the state courts did not act promptly or sidestepped the issue.
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Richmond
Virginia
Provocations Unite Reds Kosygin Says
Premier Kosygin declared imperialist provocations in Viet Nam have drawn the Soviet Union and China closer to curb the aggressors. Speaking in Pyongyang on a Asia swing, he cited talks in Peking with Mao Zedong and Chou En-lai as evidence of unity among the three socialist nations.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
China
Communist Party
Mao Tze-tung
Chou En-lai
Kosygin
North Korea
Tass
Peking
Pyongyang
People’s Republic of China
Korean Democratic People’s Republic
Monroe land use survey advances in transportation study
About 40 percent of the first stage of the Monroe metropolitan area comprehensive transportation study is complete. Phillip G. Dierstein, resident engineer, says the land use inventory will take roughly one more month to finish. Ten workers survey parcels within Monroe city limits, soon expanding to West Monroe, to determine dwelling counts and property use for traffic pattern analysis.
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Monroe Metropolitan Area
Phillip G. Dierstein
Dierstein
Wilbur Smith and Associates
Monroe
West
Twin Cities
Louisiana Department of Highways
Back To Work Refused At Several Ports
Washington union leaders order longshoremen at North Atlantic ports back to work while rejecting a government plan to end the walkout at some South Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. The move would end a 32 day strike in New York Baltimore New Orleans Mobile and other ports but keep Galveston and Miami idle. A presidential panel proposed immediate return to work and mediation of remaining issues. West Gulf Coast locals balked citing arbitration concerns despite talks continuing. ILA President Thomas Gleason ordered returns at ports with settled contracts and urged others to comply if compulsory arbitration is not imposed.
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Saigon
UPI
China
Viet Nam
U.S
Peking
Formosa
Laos
U. S
Washington
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
New York
Baltimore
New Orleans
Mobile
Galveston
Miami
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
West Gulf Coast
Lake Charles
Brownsville
Tex
W. Willard Wirtz
West Gulf
Johnson
White House
Thomas Gleason
International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
Gleason
Van Dismissed From City Job As Inspector
Bernie Van of Ouachita Parish Police Jury Ward 3 was dismissed from his job as assistant electrical inspector with the City of Monroe. He offered no comment and said he had no job at present. City official W C Hines cited a culmination of events after a Police Jury meeting as the cause, denying rumors of jury involvement.
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Bernie van
Ouachita Parish
City of
Monroe
Van
W. C. Hines
Hines
Quick Cash Ads Offer Unpacked Copier For Sale
Forecast notes promote fast cash results from News Star World Want Ads. An unused photocopy machine with three months supplies is sold for 60 dollars, discounted to 30. Contact 325-0454. A Storkline baby bed is listed for 10 dollars FA 30168.
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News- Star—World
Storkline
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