Garrison hints Ferrie data on JFK slaying to grave
In New Orleans, District Attorney Jim Garrison suggested Davis Ferrie carried to his death secrets about President Kennedy's assassination. Ferrie was found dead, with Garrison saying authorities planned to custody him next week and that Ferrie faced possible life threats, while notes implied he regarded death as a sweet prospect.
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Edward Voebel
Lee Harvey Oswald
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Civil Air Patrol
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Houston
Galveston
Alexandria
Voebel
Heavy Snow Closes Many East Schools
Heavy snow hit the East closing schools and stalling hundreds of cars while a near blizzard spread bitter cold over the Great Plains. Roads iced in North Carolina and New York suburbs expect four to six inches. two motorists die on icy U.S. 45 bridge near Trenton Tennessee.
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45,000 Men Take Part In Push On Cong
U S forces launched the largest ground air assault of the Vietnam War, deploying about 45,000 troops in War Zone C northwest of Saigon near Cambodia. Paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines while helicopter and ground units closed in, seeking to encircle Viet Cong leadership. Casualties were minimal initially, with sniper and mine resistance reported. prelude raids used B 52 bombers and tank units cleared paths as Viet Cong caches were found in the Mekong Delta.
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Lewis Reappears At D. A.'s Office In New Orleans
In New Orleans United Press International reports former investigator David Lewis 26 reappeared at District Attorney Jim Garrison's office saying David Ferrie 49 the deceased Eastern Airlines pilot was not among the four or five names he had given for the Kennedy plot. Lewis had previously feared for his life after naming conspirators.
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Chuckle on Driver Myths and Tempting Temptations
A comic quip suggests men may be better drivers than women yet jokes a woman wrecks a car only due to a man on the corner with nice legs.
Two Monroe Students Named to Centenary Dean List
Charles D Williams and Suzanne C Keller are among 73 Centenary College students in Shreveport earning a fall semester 3.5 or higher average. Williams is the son of A. D. Williams Jr. and Mrs Williams, while Keller is the daughter of Joshua William Keller and his wife.
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Centenary College
Shreveport
Charles D. Williams
A. D. Williams Jr
Suzanne C. Keller
Joshua William Keller
Area Men Facing Game Violations
Area men face multiple charges in a North Louisiana and Mississippi wildlife case. Nelson Walls Jr. of Lake St John led the arrests for Lacey Act and Black Bass Act violations after delivering game fish and deer across a state line to undercover agents in Natchez. Co defendants include W. T. Turner, Oscar Nugent, Lindsey Hutto, Jack McLaughlin, and H C White, with bonds set from 102 to 500 dollars and penalties up to 500 dollars fine or six months per charge.
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Mississippi
United States
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National Security Council Endorses CIA Subsidy Findings
President Johnson backed a finding that the CIA did not act alone in subsidizing private groups. A report dated midweek and signed by Nicholas Katzenbach said NSC policy guided CIA subsidies to private organizations, reviewed by top officials. The panel was formed after disclosures of CIA support to the National Student Association and overseas student meetings.
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National Student Association
Weather Stays Cool And Cloudy In Monroe Area
The forecast calls for cloudy skies and cold temperatures through Friday. Winds shift from variable 5 to 15 mph to southerly 10 to 20 mph tonight, then northerly Friday. Highs near 53 to 56, lows around 34 to 40. Wednesday's Monroe high was 58 with a 26 degree low recorded early morning.
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War Deaths Highest In Over Year In Vietnam
Saigon AP reports last week saw 172 Americans killed and 802 wounded, the highest weekly U.S. casualties since Ia Drang in 1965, with enemy deaths at 2,029 and South Vietnamese losses rising to 110 killed. Allied casualties also jumped amid central coast fighting, pushing total U.S. combat deaths to 7,525 and wounded to 43,536.
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Seven Hour Parachute Jump In Vietnam War Zone
Pfc. Robert Hill from Kansas City jumps from a Hercules transport during combat in Vietnam. He spends seven hours tangled in a tree after being blown off course, then frees himself using a reserve chute and makes it to safety. Hill continues to march toward the front with 750 comrades, unhurt but exhausted.
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New Light System Planned for Monroe Downtown
Monroe moves to a new downtown lighting system along Louisville Ave. Mayor W L Howard announced after a Utilities Commission meeting that the plan is under full steam. Details on lamp types were not released. system aims for higher illuminating power and broader reach than current facilities, with full details expected in about a week as part of a revenue bond financed expansion of Monroe utilities.
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Monroe Utilities Commission Bid Opening Due
The Monroe Utilities Commission planned to open bids for nearly 1 million in expansions including a Park Avenue water treatment plant addition and related contracts for a 500 KVA transformer and nine 15 KV disconnect switches. A downtown commercial office building bid was under review with the project tied to a 15.7 million revenue bond issue.
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Five Die As Mississippi Boat Capsizes Near Greenville
A Greenville fuel service boat capsized in the Mississippi River near Greenville on Wednesday night trapping five people in the cabin. Four bodies—Mrs. Cleo Falgout, James Nelson Baine, John Key Edwards of Greenville, and Homer L. Beckwith of nearby Greenville—were recovered, with search for a unidentified woman continuing.
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Mississippi River
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Charles Davenport
Greenville Civil Defense
Greenville Fuel Service
Cleo Falgout
James Nelson Baine
John Key Edwards
Homer L. Beckwith
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