New Session Opens With Civil Rights Fire And Tax Cut Plans
Washington expects a charged start to the 88th Congress as civil rights looms large in the new session. President Johnson to push a broad civil rights measure, an $11 billion tax cut, elderly health care, and poverty proposals in his State of the Union, with Kennedy leftovers and new initiatives likely. Senate Leader Mansfield warns of difficult decisions ahead as House hearings begin on civil rights.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Kennedy
Senate
Mike Mansfield
United States
House Rules Committee
House
Senate Finance Committee
Mansfield
NBC
Guerrillas Hit Viet Positions Near Saigon and Escape
About two Viet Cong battalions struck South Vietnamese positions 30 miles southwest of Saigon and slipped away at dawn after an airborne assault. Government troops reported eight killed and nearly 30 wounded, while American pilots said they killed about 100 guerrillas though only two bodies were found.
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Tan AN
South Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon
Viet Cong
506
Sister-In-Law Charged In Bartholomae Murder Case
Newport Beach California police charged Carmen Gallardo Bartholomae 25 with murder after multimillionaire William W. Bartholomae 70 was found stabbed to death in his bayfront home kitchen. Carmen’s sister Minola Gallardo 32 was treated for a deep cut hand. The coroner reported multiple wounds and possible fingernail scratches on the victim.
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Newport Beach
Calif
William W. Bartholomae
Bayfront
Carmen Gallardo Bartholomae
Carmen
Minola Gallardo
Bartholomae
James Glavas
Charles
Raymond A. Brandt
Orange County
Minola
Arson Sets Fire to Astor Hotel Ballroom
A man in a trench coat set a fire in the Astor Hotel grand ballroom in Times Square, forcing about 400 guests to evacuate as smoke filled the 11 story building. Damage estimated at 1 million dollars. Fire officials said two witnesses saw the arsonist and chased him. he fled and was later questioned but released.
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New York
Astor Hotel
Times Square
William Zeckendorf Jr
Zeckendorf Hotel Corp
Astor
Zeckendorf
Edward Thompson
Thompson
George Paquette
Paquette
Earl Kinlaw
Chuckle Caption About Secrets in Marriage
A witty quip notes that a clever man never reveals a secret to his wife he merely imagines telling her. The joke hinges on the tension between thought and speech and the humor of private plans leaking through.
Card drive for shut ins at Monroe area church
The Golden Maturity Circle of the Southside Methodist Church collects old Christmas cards for booklets and items sent to shut ins in the Monroe West Monroe area. Mrs. Myrtie Mae Foster and Mrs. Mae Good supervise the drive. Persons who have cards are asked to note attached CHIT CHAT item.
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Golden Maturity Circle
Southside Methodist Church
Shutins
Monroe-West Monroe
Myrtie Mae Foster
Mae Good
Force Of Habit Takes Culprit To Station In Miami
MIAMI FL A suspect in a burglary was chased by Ed ward A. Ellis from his apartment to Biscayne Boulevard where the thief hailed a cab. Henry Simpson, a retired officer, drove them to a squad car where Marion Anderson, 28, was charged with burglary.
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Miami
Fla
Edward A. Ellis
Ellis
Biscayne Boulevard
Henry Simpson
Marion Anderson
Passman objects to LBJ budget plan and civil rights stance
Congressman Otto E. Passman said he is disappointed by President Johnson’s plan to submit a record budget while proposing reductions. He expects a hectic 88th Congress with civil rights, an income tax cut, and Medicare on the docket. Passman plans close budget scrutiny, opposes civil rights legislation as states’ rights erosion, and forecasts possible foreign aid cuts. He returned to Washington after a Monroe trip.
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Otto E. Passman
Johnson
Congress
Passman
Solon
Washington
Monroe
Johnson Returns to White House for State of the Union prep
President Johnson convened top advisers for a final review of the State of the Union message and budget plan. The address to Congress will outline civil rights tax cuts and elderly health care, with a projected budget near 100 billion dollars.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
House
Senate
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
White House
Theodore C. Sorensen
John F. Kennedy
Partly Cloudy Skies Foreseen Across Arkansas Weather
The forecast calls for end of drizzle and clear to partly cloudy skies through mid week. A moderate cold front moving southeast across Arkansas should bring drier and cooler air. Monroe reports 0.53 inches of rainfall so far. Sunday high was 55 and overnight low 50. Today's high 60 to 64 with low 44 to 48. Tuesday high 56 to 60. Easterly winds 8 to 18 mph shifting to northerly tonight.
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Arkansas
Monroe
No Clues Found In Shreveport Jewelry Robbery
Shreveport police have no leads on the identity of a young robber who tied up and gagged an 85 year old woman and stole $30,000 in jewelry from her home. The incident occurred in Shreveport, Louisiana, and investigators are seeking any information that could identify the suspect.
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Shreveport
UPI
Pope Paul Returns From Pilgrimage
Pope Paul VI returned to Rome from a Holy Land pilgrimage, appealing for peace and Christian unity in Bethlehem. He met with Patriarch Athenagoras I in Jerusalem and issued a joint communique, then arrived amid banners and torches at Ciampino.
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Paul VI
Holy Land
Bethlehem
Christ
Pope Paul
Jerusalem
Athenagoras I
Amman
Jordan
Ciampino Military Field
Vatican
St. Peter
Antonio Segni
Suit Plagued Private School Forced To Close
NEW ORLEANS AP The money troubled Junior University of New Orleans East was closed today after teachers filed a suit seeking 9200 in back pay. Judge Carriere issued an attachment as contents of the school would be moved for settlement. JUNO president Spencer expected classes to resume Tuesday. The Health Department deemed the building filthy and not meeting health standards. JUNO West was not affected by the attachment.
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New Orleans
University of
Oliver P. Carriere
JUNO
Harold J. Gilbert
James W. Spencer Jr
Health Department
Juno, West
Seaman Lost In Murky Waters
NEW ORLEANS UPI A merchant seaman disappeared into the murky Mississippi River Sunday night while attempting to jump from the wharf at the New Orleans Army Terminal to the departing S S Lucille Bloomfield Elmer Hadley of New Orleans was carrying a suitcase Witnesses said he leaped from the dock to the ship searchers including two tugs a coast guard boat and a lifeboat found only clothes from his suitcase
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New Orleans
UPI
Mississippi River
Elmer Hadley
New Orleans Army Terminal
S. S
Lucille Bloomfield
Bloomfield
Coast Guard
Hadley
Goldwater Opens Presidential Campaign in Michigan Speech
Senator Barry Goldwater launches his White House bid with a speech at a Grand Rapids fund raising dinner, outlining a plan to win the New Hampshire primary and vowing to renounce the nuclear test ban if advantageous. He criticizes President Johnson’s economy plan as show and targets Rockefeller as his rival.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
White House
Arizona
Grand Rapids
Mich
New Hampshire
Goldwater
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Johnson
NBC
Meet the Press
United States
Abandoned Infant Found In Parked Car
A blue-eyed baby girl named Leah Charleneo was found in the front seat of a parked car in New Orleans. A note claimed she was not born there and provided a birth date of December 12. William Farrer, 23, discovered the infant after returning from dinner, with a dollar bill and a bottle of formula nearby.
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New Orleans
Leah Charleneo
Leah
William Farrer
Marine, Four Soldiers Killed in U S Highway Crash
Marine William B. Harbison visiting his mother in Killeen was killed along with four soldiers from Fort Hood when two cars collided on U S Highway 190 east of Lampasas Texas on a Sunday. The soldiers were Spec. 5 Winfred L. Lormand Pvt Albert R. Burdelski Pvt Dennis R. Lewis and Pvt Charles J. Lindrose. Lormand was driving alone while Harbison drove the other car carrying the remaining victims.
West Quoddy Head Named Easternmost Point in U S
World Almanac cites West Quoddy Head in Maine as the easternmost point of the United States. The designation highlights Maine’s coastal extremity as the country’s most easterly geographic spot.
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United States
West Quoddy Head
Maine
Education Fund to Train 41 Million Pupils in 1963-64
The NEA reports public schools will spend over 21.2 billion dollars for 41,757,665 pupils in 1963-64. Elementary enrollment reaches 26,814,754 and high schools 14,907,911 with capital outlay and debt costs plus programs such as summer schools and adult education. The per pupil cost averages 455 dollars, up from 433 last year.
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Washington
National Education Association
NEA
Four inmates escape from East Louisiana State Hospital
Four inmates described as extremely dangerous escaped the mental ward of East Louisiana State Hospital in Jackson. They fled in a stolen car toward New Orleans after sawing through a window bar. Authorities set roadblocks through Clinton, Jackson, and Ethel as bloodhounds tracked the car’s path.
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Jackson
State Mental Hospital
New Orleans
East Louisiana State Hospital
Floyd Grisby
John Burgoyne
East Baton Rouge Parish
Thomas Lewues
Wayne Feucht
Thibodaux
F. H. Metz
Clinton, Jackson and
Ethel
Supreme Court Upholds Louisiana Public Facility Ruling
The Supreme Court affirmed a decision striking down Louisiana laws that required racial segregation at public entertainments and athletic events. The ruling, from a New Orleans special federal court, also allowed NAACP access to the municipal auditorium on equal terms. Mayor Schiro and city officials had sought reversal.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
U.S. District Court
New Orleans
NAACP
Victor H. Schiro
District Court
High Tribunal
Special Federal Court
Special Court
Supreme Court Refuses Review in Lynch Contempt Case
The Supreme Court refused to review a civil contempt finding against Theron C. Lynch, Forrest County registrar of voters, and an order to register Negro applicants without discrimination. The contempt and order originated from the US Circuit Court in New Orleans, with Mississippi Attorney General Joe T. Patterson appealing for Lynd.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Theron C. Lynch
Forrest County
Miss
US Circuit Court
New Orleans
Joe T. Patterson
Mississippi
Lynd
Pups for Sale and Small Chihuahua Extra Listed
A classified note offers a Fox Terrier male puppy at 3 dollars and an extra small Chihuahua at 25 dollars. The ad suggests selling or giving away the dogs with a quick sale emphasis.
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News-Star
Chihuahua
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