Morse Charges LBJ Misguided On Viet War
Senator Wayne Morse predicts the American people will repudiate the Vietnam War soon while presidential adviser Maxwell D. Taylor argues that such repudiation would be good news to Hanoi.
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Mother Testifies First in Susan Rigsby Murder Trial
The mother of Susan Rigsby testified that her daughter said this is the biggest day of my life before leaving Dallas for Austin where Susan and Shirley Ann Stark were later killed allegedly by James C Cross Jr. Cross a UT alumnus faces murder charges in a sexual frenzy case. Prosecution witnesses described the girls last seen July 18.
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Dallas
Austin
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Cross
University of Texas
Fort Worth
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Shirley Ann Stark
Robbie Rigsby
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Kinard
Tax Reform Plan Dropped By McKeithen
Gov. John J. McKeithen abandons tax reform amid strong opposition and says the issue will be decided by the courts. He cites overwhelming political forces and stresses he will not be destroyed while aiming to protect his and the tax commission's jobs. The plan sought to equalize local tax burdens so all property owners paid a fair share.
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Louisiana Farm Bureau
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John M. Smith
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U.S. Troops Press Operations in Vietnam Conflicts
U.S. and South Korean forces continued Operation White Wing eighteen hundred miles north of Saigon with multiple Viet Cong engagements. Marine units claimed 312 enemy killed in a three week campaign in Quang Ngai Province while observers noted heavy fighting near Bong Son and Qui Nhon with casualties on both sides.
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Qui Nhon
Vietnamese man exits brush with child under guard
A Vietnamese man emerges from brush with a child as a U S Army 1st Air Cavalry Division soldier watches, keeping his automatic rifle raised.
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French Satellite Launch Success
France today successfully fired a three stage rocket and placed a 42 pound scientific satellite into orbit. It was the second all French launch with two prior failures due to mechanical troubles last Friday and Saturday. The Diamond Fo rocket lifted off from a base on the Sahara edge and functioned normally. The satellite’s orbit ranged from 1 660 miles high to 17 miles low as planned.
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Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Andrew Jackson Gentry elected CPA
Andrew Jackson Gentry of Monroe has been elected a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The institute announced the election this week from its New York City headquarters on Fifth Avenue. He is visiting his mother Mrs Chevis Sherrouse and friends in the Twin Cities while on leave from the air force and will report to the West Coast for further assignment later this month.
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Monroe
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West Coast
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India Offered U.S. Loan To Aid Industry
New Delhi AP report says CS Vice President Hubert HH Humphres offered India a $100 million loan to aid industry, according to an official US source.
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U.S
New Delhi
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Infant Undergoes Delicate Surgery in New Orleans
A 3 day old infant with a parasite twin was surgically separated in a delicate three hour operation at Charity Hospital after consultation at LSU Medical School. Doctors reported two hearts and one set of lungs, and described the survivor as almost normal except for a paralyzed leg.
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Rowena Spencer
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Louisiana State University Medical School
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Fair And Cool Weather Forecast For Monroe Area
The Monroe forecast calls for generally fair and cool weather today with partly cloudy skies. Friday will bring slightly warmer temperatures with highs near 54 and overnight lows around 36 to 38. In a separate note, Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were both born in Kentucky.
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Plans on Senate Districts Studied in Baton Rouge
Gov. McKeithen selected Lt. Gen. Aycock and House Speaker Delany to review three Senate reapportionment plans in closed session with Sen. LeBlanc’s committee. A 38 member reduction was proposed in one option, while a constitutional amendment may not be needed if seats stay at 39.
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LeBlanc
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Senate
Agreement Ends General Strike In Santo Domingo
In Santo Domingo the Dominican Republic labor leaders agree to end a general strike after President Hector Garcia-Godoy vows to send two top military officers abroad. The president warned government employees could lose jobs if work does not resume and pledged police help to reopen ports and airports. The strike followed police violence during a Communist-led student protest that left three students dead. Terrorism diminished after a week of unrest with two bomb explosions and no casualties reported. Inter American Human Rights Commission members were fired upon as they prepared to depart on a tour.
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Hector Garcia-Godoy
Inter American Human Rights Commission
Organization of American States
Today's Chuckle Women at Distinct Disadvantage
The item jokes that women face a disadvantage as men have learned to travel faster than sound, suggesting a comic race between progress and gender. The line frames technological progress as a men’s advantage in speed.
Soviet Airliner Tul-14 Crashes on Takeoff in Moscow
Reports from Moscow indicate a Sov iet Tupul 14 airliner crashed on takeoff killing about a third of the roughly 50 aboard. Airline sources cited no immediate confirmation from Soviet officials who said they knew nothing of a crash. A Western airline manager in Moscow said the plane failed to lift and struck the runway end.
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Mrs. Fred Grant Dies in West Monroe at 3 30 Friday
Mrs. Fred M. Grant of 193 Filhiol Ave West Monroe died after a three week illness at Glenwood Hospital. Funeral services set for 3 30 p m Friday at Mulhearn's Chapel with Rev Kenneth McDowell officiating. Burial in Hasley Cemetery. Survived by son Ted W Grant of Baton Rouge and sister Mrs Herbert Rinehart. She was a former Ouachita Parish teacher of over 30 years and member of the First Methodist Church and local clubs.
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Filhiol Ave
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Baton Rouge
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the Missionary Society
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LBJ Finds Courage in Private Prayer at National Breakfast
President Johnson said he gains courage from private prayer and the prayers of others during troubled times. He described a letter from a Viet Nam mother whose son was killed, calling faith and God’s strength the nation’s source of resilience. Rev Billy Graham delivered the main address at the annual presidential prayer breakfast.
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