Paratroops Crush Santo Domingo Riots and Revolt
UPI reports Dominican armed forces countered a government revolt as Communist mobs rioted in Santo Domingo. About 100 American paratroops used rifle butts and clubs to restore order amid clashes on El Conde Street.
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Santo Domingo
UPI
Dominican Armed Forces Radio
Santiago
Barahona
San Isidro
el Conde
Sma
Hector Garcia Godoy
Organization of American States
OAS
Radio San Isidro
Garcia Godoy
Elias ‘Wessin Y Wessin
Duarte
Orlando Bonnelly
Rafael F. Bonnelly
Ramon E. Jimenez Jr
Navy
Regional Meet Sets on Draft Changes in South
FT STEWART Ga AP Regional conference on draft policy will consider lowering mental standards and expanding deferments for students as regional directors from 14 areas gather with Selective Service Director Hershey. Conference will review 1Y cases and discuss discipline for draft card burnings and other disobedience.
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FT. Stewart
Calleq
DY Lu Wen
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Viet Nam
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Mississippi
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Puerto Rico
The
Virgin Islands
Washington
Hershey
Mike Y. Hendrix
Atlanta
Harry C. Smith
Smith
Floods Ebbing on West Coast
Crescent City California residents faced relief as storms drove over 1000 people from homes, but most evacuees returned. Railroads cleared tracks and roads reopened. A Nevada high pressure system should keep Northern California dry through the weekend with rain forecast Saturday from Crescent City to Eureka.
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Crescent City
Calif
Oregon
California
Nevada
Eureka
San Francisco
Monroe Fire Chief Reaches 41 Years With Department
Monroe fire chief H L Hales marked a milestone, noting he has served with the Monroe fire department for 41 years as of last Saturday at 6 p.m. He remains active and capable, described as able to eat smoke with the best.
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Monroe
H. L. Hales
Prop hit in room 676 at St Francis Hospital
C Austin Prophit lies in room 676 at St Francis Hospital undergoing treatment and is expected to stay for a couple more weeks. His daughter Patty Prophit from Palo Alto, California visited last week before returning to the West Coast.
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C. Austin Prophit
St. Francis Hospital
Patty Prophit
Palo Alto
Calif
West Coast
Cong Bomb Plot In Saigon Foiled
Police smashed a Viet Cong plan to blow up a U S billet in downtown Saigon using a 265 pound plastic bomb found in a water tank. Six terrorists were seized north of the city as armed guards and intelligence forces warned of further terror before Tet.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
da Nang
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Reeds
Mekong
Bao Trai
Metropole
Richland Decision On I-20 Due Soon
Richland Parish awaits the Federal Bureau of Roads decision on property appraisals for right of way along Interstate 20. James W. Moore says the bureau will act in the week of January 17, with possible increases in some parcels and options for court appeals if owners aren’t satisfied.
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Richland Parish
Federal Bureau of Roads
James W. Moore
Moore
Louisiana Board of Highways
B. G
Benny) Christian
John McKeithen
Federal Bureau
Highway Department
Christian
Soviet Delegation Briefly Visits China Then Heads to Hanoi
A high level Soviet delegation led by Alexander N. Shelepin visited Beijing for about an hour before flying to Hanoi. The stopover, greeted by a Chinese delegation, yielded little dialogue and did not signal a major agreement.
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Moscow
UPI
Kremlin
Alexander N. Shelepin
China
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Peking
Tass
Red China
Alexei N. Kosygin
Mansfield Sees No Early End To North Viet Nam Bombing
Senator Mansfield after a White House talk with President Johnson said there is no time limit on the North Viet Nam bombing pause and he does not expect any resumption soon. He noted the President has outlined U S objectives, but there was no Hanoi response. Any bombing decision remains the president’s hourly study and a presidential call.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
Montana
White House
Johnson
Viet Nam
Mansfield
Senate
U.S
Hanoi
C. N. Hickinbotham
Gordon Ave
Dick Taylor Street
Jack McEnery
Dick Taylor
Twin Cities Weather Outlook Mostly Clear This Weekend
Mostly clear skies expected today and Saturday in the Twin Cities with cooler temperatures. Highs near 60s today and 52 to 58 Saturday,. lows in 30s to 40s. FAA at Selman Field records trace rain Thursday. sunshine 75 percent or more through Sunday and light variable to northerly winds.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
Transit Strike Edges Toward Settlement as Mediation Grows
Chief mediator Nathan Feinsinger notes an atmosphere of potential agreement in the week-old subway and bus strike while Labor Secretary Wirtz cautions no clear path to solution. Negotiations stall over a two-year contract for 34,400 workers and the fate of jailed union leaders.
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NEW York
Secretary of
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Johnson
Wirtz
Nathan Feinsinger
Feinsinger
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Michael J. Quill
Harry van Arsdale
John W. Lindsay
Lindsay
Two Vidalia Men Electrocuted in Mississippi Accident
Two Vidalia Louisiana men, Michael E. Ellis 25 and Wilson C. Andrews 30, were electrocuted in Natchez Mississippi on a wreckage project. They stood on a truck bed with pipes when a pipe touched a high voltage line.
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Natchez, Miss
Vidalia
Michael E. Ellis
Wilson C. Andrews
Three Americans Face Possible Prosecution Over Hanoi Trip
The U.S. Justice Department weighs charges against a self appointed three man mission to North Vietnam. The group includes Yale associate professor Staughton Lynd and activist Herbert Aptheker. The case tests travel, passport, sedition and Logan Act provisions.
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Washington
Justice Department
North Viet Nam
Staughton Lyndh
Yale University
Herbert Aptheker
U.S. Communist Party
Thomas Hayden
U S Reports Record High Employment
Washington reports unemployment at 4.1 percent, the lowest in nine years, with December civilian employment at a record 72.7 million. Bureau of Labor Statistics chief Arthur Ross cites booming economy, Vietnam buildup, and job training programs as factors.
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Washington
Arthur M. Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ross
Armed Services
Bureau
Johnson to deliver State of the Union next Wednesday
President Johnson will address a joint session of Congress next Wednesday at 8 p.m. Central Time. The timing was decided after a White House meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mansfield and House Speaker McCormack, as disclosed by Press Secretary Moyers.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
House
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Southside Odors Return In Force
Residents of the Monroe Avenue south side report persistent chemical odors and discoloration in Gor don and Lee Avenue areas. Neighbors describe nauseating smells, tannish stains on houses, and health effects including bronchitis and burning eyes. They suspect city sewage and link the issue to the city treatment plant operations, noting deterioration after its reopening and lingering damage to woodwork and interiors.
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Monroe
Gordon and Lee Avenue
News-Star
T. W. Hoke
Lee Ave
E. M. McLeod
Those Rare Neighbors Look Down From a Bluff
A short wry note suggests people who look down on neighbors often live on a bluff and keep to themselves.
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Euclid
Cleveland Museum of Art
Leon Santamary
Richland
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U.S. 173Rd Airborne Brigade
Mekong Delta
State of Union
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