Quat forms cabinet to stabilize South Vietnam
Premier Phan Huy Quat presented a 20 man cabinet to Chief of State Phan Khac Sun aiming to unify a country in crisis. The diverse group includes Buddhists and Catholics as Quat, a 56 year old physician, seeks civilian rule and soon elections amid Viet Cong threats and regional pressure from Moscow and Beijing.
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Saigon
UPI
Phan Huy Quat
Phan Khac Sun
South Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Quat
Gia Long Palace
Ngo Dinh Diem
Moscow
Peking
U.S
Viet Nam
Moscow Radio
Fifth District superintendents split on signing federal accord
W. E. Whetstone told the State Board of Education to consider the civil rights funding agreement at a March 1 meeting with a sign or ignore option set for March 12. Most Fifth District boards planned to skip action by the March 3 deadline, fearing backlash and impact on lunch funds. Only Union Parish reported a student paying full lunch price, as the group noted no boards had acted yet.
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W. E. Whetstone
State Board of Education
Whetstone
Ave
Wwe
Whide
J. B. Thompson
Richland Parish
Ted Wright
Morehouse Parish
State Board
State Capitol
Citizens Council
E. G. Eliott
Union Parish
Elliott
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Elliott Peel
Thompson
C. W. Gilmore
West Carroll
Milton C. Hall
Ouachita
Ted Johnston
Caldwell
J. D. Koonce
Jackson
Wright
M. M. Walsworth
Madison
J. L. McConathy
Tensas
James O. Lancaster
Concordia
Ass’t
Frank Frances
Public Affairs Research Council
PAR
Paul Johnson Defies Critics At Civil Rights Hearing
Mississippi Governor Paul Johnson urged critics to back the state as he testified before the U S Civil Rights Commission in Jackson. He said 1964 Civil Rights Act has been accepted and promised equal punishment for all law violators. The State Advisory Committee report noted progress including voter registration gains and desegregation while many feared reprisals for testimony.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Paul Johnson
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Johnson
Allen Thompson
Jackson
Thompson
Civil Rights Commission
A. B. Britton Jr
Man Killed In Illinois Hotel Fire
In Waukegan Illinois a four story 100 year old Commercial Hotel fire killed one man and sent mildred Humphrey the night clerk and her son Larry to awakening residents 41 patrons were in the building 39 escaped safely after smoke filled the corridors before dawn Fire spread rapidly through the structure prompting evacuations and repairs
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Waukegan
Ill
Mildred Humphrey
Larry
Humphreys
U S Says China May Be Preparing For Nuclear Test
AP dispatches report Washington says the United States has reason to believe Communist China is preparing for another nuclear test. In Houston Texas surgeons separated the Webber Siamese twins today. Both infants appear to be doing well per a medical bulletin.
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Washington
State Department
United States
China
Houston, Tex
Positive proof the honeymoon ends as baby takes over talk
A humorous note observes that the real end of a honeymoon is when all the baby talk around the house comes from the baby, not the parents. The quip highlights the evolving family dynamic with a playful twist.
Twin City Chit Chat: Roberts Joyful in West Monroe Birth
Kenneth Lane Roberts becomes the first child of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan G. Roberts of West Monroe, with City Marshal Pete Holcomb and Mrs. Dorothy Roberts expressing pride. Frank V. Spivey of Monroe faces accusations of showing off at Camellia shows in Natchez and Brookhaven, earning numerous blue ribbons and Best of the Show honors. Cecil Palmer Jarrell Jr. of Monroe elected vice president of Loyola University Xi Psi Phi dental fraternity chapter. he is a Loyola dentistry junior and son of Dr. and Mrs. C. P. Jarrell Sr.
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Kenneth Lane Roberts
West Monroe City Hall
Nathan G. Roberts
West Monroe
Dorothy Roberts
Water Department
Frank V. Spivey
Spurgeon
Monroe
Mississippi
Natchez
Brookhaven
Kate Smith
Cecil Palmer Jarrell Jr
Loyola University
Xi Psi Phi
Loyola School of Dentistry
Jarrell
C. P. Jarrell
Emerson
Bartholomew Project Pumps Aim to Fill Bayou DeSiard Stage
A. P. Andrews says Bayou DeSiard will reach pool stage within ten days for the first time in two years as two Bayou Bartholomew pumps feed into DeSiard via Lake Bartholomew. One pump is offline. rainfall aided pumping and Lake Bartholomew expansion. The $250,000 project aims to secure Monroe water supply at 71 feet.
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Bayou DeSiard
A. P. Andrews
Department of Public Works
Bayou Bartholomew
Bartholomew
Lake Bartholomew
Andrews
French L. Smith
Utilities Commission
Hog Bayou
DeSiard
Dead Bayou
Monroe
LBJ Faces Viet Nam Watch Amid Quiet White House
President Johnson and aides stay in close touch with Viet Nam developments while resuming a workday routine. He remains somewhat slowed after a recent illness, takes naps, walks daily, and wears a hat outdoors. Staff adjust meetings with congressional leaders to alternate cabinet and joint sessions.
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White House
Johnson
Viet Nam
House
Council On Aging
Congress
Senate
City hall protester jailed over foreign currency payment
William Giagnocova is jailed after offering French Italian and German money to pay a $100 fine. Judge Michael E. Zimmer refused foreign currency, noting it is not legal tender. Giagnocova had $99.41 in foreign money plus 59 cents in US coins to total $100 after being convicted for dumping 1 ton of refuse in front of City Hall as a protest.
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Buffalo
N.Y
William Giagnocova
Michael E. Zimmer
Giagnocova
United States
Zimmer
Rain Likely For Two Days Forecast Says Rain Likely
The weather forecast indicates rain today and Wednesday with little temperature change. Highs in the 50s and a low tonight in the 40s. Thursday outlook calls for cloudy cool conditions and more rain.
New Insurance Agent Of Record Slated By Board
RAYVILLE The Tensas District Levee Board moved to name a new insurance agent of record for 1965, replacing Seymour Insurance Agency of Monroe. George Chaney of Bastrop and Rex Kervin of Rayville led the move after noting expected annual costs around 11,199.14, with past one year costs as high as 17,500. The board, in a closed session, spoke of reforming the program and shared in policy proceeds with eight parishes, ensuring ample coverage while lowering costs.
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Rayville
Tensas
Seymour Insurance Agency
Monroe
George Chaney
Bastrop
Rex Kervin
Fred Petty
Petty
Kervin
Space Bird Saturn 1 Launch Tests Meteoroid Risk
The Saturn 1 rocket lifted from Cape Kennedy at 9 37 a m carrying Pegasus the Space Bird satellite to study meteoroids and space debris. NASA reported success eleven minutes after liftoff as Pegasus prepared to deploy two 96 foot wing panels. The mission aims to gauge particle threats to future manned missions including a possible Apollo 10 day moon trip and protect spacecraft temperature control systems.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Pegasus
Space Bird
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Crusades Begin in 1096 to Reclaim Holy Land
The crusades by Christians of Western Europe to recover the Holy Land from the Mohammedans began in 1096, according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Western Europe
Holy Land
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aged Welfare Squabble Prompts Reggie Resignation Call
State Sen. Dudley LeBlanc urged Welfare Commissioner Edmund Reggie to resign over criticism of a new policy restricting drug purchases for elderly welfare patients. The rule, targeting 19 categories of drugs, aims to curb branding of expensive medicines after reports that stores billed the state for high priced drugs while dispensing cheaper generics. Nine doctors at Laplace said they will not follow the rule, claiming it risks inferior medications.
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Welfare Department
Laplace
Reggie
Bronx arrestees linked to plot to destroy national monuments
Federal agents arrested three men and a white Canadian woman on charges of conspiring to blow up the Washington Monument the Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell. A Bronx cache of dynamite and blasting caps was found as riverdale police and FBI agents secured the area. The four suspects named are Robert S. Collier 28 Walter A. Bowe 32 Khaleel S. Sayyed 22 and Michell Duclos 28.
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New York
Washington Monument
Bronx
United Nations
Riverdale
Robert S. Collier
Walter A. Bowe
Khaleel S. Sayyed
Michelle Duclos
Hoover
Statue of Liberty
New York Harbor
White House
Washington
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Collier
Boston
State Department
Cuba
Black Liberation Front
Manhattan
Lowell Institute School
Cambridge
Mass
New York Public Library
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Soviet Union
Sam Hanna
Frances Hotel
Supt
M. D. Peel
Franklin Parish
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City
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Saturn
LeBlanc
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