Rebel Leader Once Fought For North
Col Pham Ngoc Thao, Saigon coup leader, once headed Ho Chi Minh's intelligence service and knew many private lives of South Vietnamese figures. A southern officer, he fought with Viet Minh nine years, served as Khanh’s press chief, and was dispatched to Washington as information officer to avert further unrest.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Pham Ngoc Thao
Ho Chi Minh
North Viet Nam
South Vietnam
Thao
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Viet -Minh
Dien Bien Phu
Ngo Dinh Diem
Kien Hoa
Washington
Nguyen Cao Ky
Bien Hoa
Bang Tau
Nha Trang
Indochina
Port Series Needed For Barge Service
Port officials say a chain of river ports from Jonesville to Camden is required before barge service can profitably operate. Howard Griffin of the Chamber of Commerce calls for reactivating the Greater Ouachita Port Commission and a renewed port plan, with Monroe and other sites linked to the nine foot channel completion by 1969. Mayor Howard pledges city support to revive the commission, which faded after 1960 amid funding woes.
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Ouachita River
Monroe
Howard Griffin
Chamber of Commercce
Griffin
Greater Ouachita Port Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Jonesville
Camden
Ark
Columbia
Arkansas
W. L
Jack) Howard
Port Commission
Gilbert Faulk
Faulk
Department of Public Works
Ford, Bacon & Davis
John J. McKeithen
McKeithen
Earl Bradshaw
Rebels seize Saigon as South Vietnam gears for crisis
In Saigon a Roman Catholic led group revolted without firing a shot and seized key centers, triggering U.S. diplomatic talks to avert bloodshed. Col Pham Ngoc Thao accused Lt. Gen. Khanh of dictatorship while claiming to form a new government with embassador Tran Thien Khiem. Saigon remained tense with warplanes circling and the city quiet by late afternoon.
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Tran Thien Khiem
United States
Spencer Davis
Associated Press
Pham Ngoc Thao
Saigon
Khiem
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
U.S
Thao
Washington
Khanh
South
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Slide Victims Wait Rescue
120 miners trapped in a remote glacial mining camp after a massive avalanche near Stewart BC face more slides as rescuers struggle with darkness and severe weather. At least 20 missing, 17 injured in a tunnel rescue, and 40 rescued from a tunnel under Le Duc glacier. Authorities report no confirmed deaths yet.
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Sewart
B.C
le Duc Glacier
Walter H.V. Mathews
Prince Rupert
Tnnel
Mathews
Jack Duggan
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Stewart
Alaska
Innis Kelly
Kelly
McKeithen approves Orleans School Board compliance
Gov John McKeithen said he will countersign actions by the State Board of Education or local boards that accept federal funds to end segregation. The federal HEW deadline requires boards to adopt one of three forms of agreements by March 3. Local boards under court orders must submit copies of orders plus a signed agreement to follow any modifications.
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McKeithen
Former Agent Opposes Federal Police Force
Burke Marshall, former chief of the Justice Department Civil Rights Division, urged against creating a federal police force to protect civil rights workers in the South. His statement to the U S Civil Rights Commission argues there is no acceptable federal solution and notes the absence of a federal police force.
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Jackson
Miss
Justice Department
South
Burke Marshall
U. S. Civil Rights Commission
Mississippi
Martin Luther King
Marshall
Rally Follows Violence In Alabama City
In Marion Alabama a church rally drew scores of Black residents after a night of racial violence left one man shot and eight injured including three newsmen. Demonstrators planned a downtown march following clashes with state troopers near the jail as police ordered dispersal.
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Alabama City
Marion
Perry County
Alabama
Coretta King
Martin Luther King Jr
Zion Methodist Church
Anniston
Ala
Ralph W. Callahan
The
Anniston Star
Alabama Press Association
George C. Wallace
U N General Assembly Ends Stormy Session
The United Nations General Assembly closed one of its stormiest sessions in history after the United States blocked an Albanian bid for a East West confrontation. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson announced the U S would accept a procedural ballot and not challenge the Soviet Union’s vote. The body approved an interim budget and a multi nation committee to study peacekeeping.
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United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
U.N
United States
Adlai E. Stevenson
Albania
Soviet Union
Red
France
Mauritania
Stevenson
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
U.S
Fedorenko
Assembly
Bobcat Sighted Near West Monroe Pasture
Mr and Mrs John Houston Cheeks of Route 1 Box 185 West Monroe report spotting a fairly large bobcat crossing a road about 7:30 p m Thursday. They said it strolled into their pasture near the New Natchitoches Road near Cheniere about three miles from Glenwood Hospital.
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West Monroe
John Houston Cheeks
Rt. 1
Cheniere
Glenwood Hospital
Late bulletins from across the nation and world
Reports from New York Washington Moscow and Alabama detail civil unrest political shifts and military diplomacy. Brooklyn youths clash with police 21 leaders detained. Dirksen appears at Senate after illness. Soviet warning over Laos and Vietnam actions. Alabama press chief protests protection failures amid Marion violence. Johnson meets McNamara and Rusk on South Vietnam. Pham Ngoc Thao hints exile for Khanh family as rebel leader speaks from atop a tank.
Gibbs and McKeithen discuss Ouachita Port revival
Rep Lawrence Gibbs said he spoke by telephone with Governor John J. McKeithen about reactivating the Greater Ouachita Port and financing the Port Commission program. Gibbs noted the governor will review options, and the call was made with Rep George Wood in mind.
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Lawrence Gibbs
John J. McKeithen
Greater Ouachita Port
Weather forecast for Northeast Louisiana remains mild
Clear to partly cloudy conditions persist with little temperature change. Today highs in the upper 60s to low 70s, tonight low around 40s, cool Saturday. Sunday outlook shows partly cloudy and mild. Monroe reported Thursday high 65 and low 36.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Police Wound 3 as Teens Run Loot LTI Escape Route
In New Orleans police captured six teenagers after auto chases and gunfights across Louisiana and Mississippi. Thacatin Craw, Maloney, and Frank Gandy were wounded after escaping from Louisiana Training Institute in Monroe. One teen shot, two officers injured in a separate Chef Menteur Highway chase. The group stole five cars, fled toward New Orleans, and attempted to flag down motorists while exchanging gunfire with officers.
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New Orleans
UPI
Louisiana Training Institute
Monroe
Thacatin Reanaia Craw
Maloney
Frank Carl Gandy
St. James Parish
U.S. Hwy. 61
Lutcher
LTI
Louisiana
Mississippi
Ben Ragusa
Gandy
New Orleans Charity Hospital
Kenneth Johnson
S. 8Th St
Natchez
Miss
Johnson
Luteher
Durel Matherne
Matherne
Maroney
Chef Menteur
Louis Foss
Charity Hospital
St. Bernard Parish
Congress Inn
Orleans Parish
Johnson expects news conference likely not this weekend
White House press secretary George E. Reedy said President Johnson has no immediate plans for a news conference and will hold one eventually, probably not over the upcoming weekend.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Johnson
George E. Reedy
New Rights of Way Set for I-20 Contracts East of Monroe
May date set for first 1-20 section east of Monroe with 27 parcels involved. James W. Moore states 15 deeds signed, six to be expropriated, one awaiting appraisal, five pending owner decisions. the 449 mile Monroe-Millhaven segment costs about 2.5 million dollars. Additional work on the second Millhaven to Start section may follow if progress continues.
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Frances Phillips
May
Monroe
James W. Moore
State Highway Board
Monroe-Millhaven
Nutland Road
Millhaven
Richland Parish
Moore
For Sale Ad Offers Mirrors and More
A used items sale notice lists mirrors windows and scrap metal with a want ad number 321-8929. It mentions a charcoal gray mouton rug in good condition priced at 25 dollars and provides a contact number 325-3505 with dial FA 2-516. The ad promotes a low ten day rate with cancellation privileges.
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Penenevery
Col
Pham Thao
North
Sam Hanna
U. S
Grandute Mining Co
British Columbia
M‘keithen
Marion, Ala
Twin City
Brooklyn
New York
Dirksen
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Moscow
Laos
Tass
Wallace
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
Prospect
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