New Viet Nam Chief Pledges Unity Effort
In Saigon Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh vows a national union government with broad representation while imposing temporary measures to maintain order. He declares ex-junta leader Maj. Gen. Duong Van Minh named adviser as the U.S. signals recognition. The provisional civilian government resigns, cabinet replacements unknown. Four former junta members face arrest and await fair trials.
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Ngo Dinh Diem
Khanh
Duong van Minh
Minh
Nguyen Ngoc Tho
Tran van Don
le van Kim
Saigon
Mai Huu Xuan
Ton That Dinh
Smathers Drives Tax Bill On Senate Floor
Washington AP notes slow start to the 11.6 billion tax cut debate as Sen. George A. Smathers plans another floor speech and Senate leaders anticipate many absences delaying decisions. Sen. Russell B. Long defends four contentious issues and opposes two budget-busting amendments affecting credit, capital gains, retail excises, and education relief.
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Senate
George A. Smathers
Dfla
Smathers
Russell B. Long
D-La
Long
Senate Finance Committee
House
Louisiana
De Gaulle Calls for Neutral Asia and China Ties
President Charles de Gaulle urged neutralization of Southeast Asia and said France must engage with China to shape policy. He noted recognizing Maoist China and exchanges with Peking, while avoiding a formal two-Chinas stance. De Gaulle stressed China’s gatekeeping role in Asia and touched domestic French questions.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Southeast Asia
Red China
de Gaulle
Peking
China
France
West
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
India
Pakistan
Burma
South
Saigon
Nguyen Khanh
Mao Tze-tung
Chiang Kai-shek
Asia
Ten Jail Trustees Charged With Molesting Inmates
Ten trustees at the Atlanta city jail were charged with molesting female civil rights demonstrators. A Negro trustee faced assault and battery charges after testimony in Municipal Court. The case followed a 10-hour hearing about Taylor Washington, a 17-year-old student who faced jail time or a fine for disruptive conduct.
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Atlanta, Ga
Taylor Washington
T. C. Little
J. F. Brown
Chuckle: A Dime Is a Dollar With Taxes Taken Out
A light quip notes that a dime equals a dollar after tax, framing the tax happy mood of the day. The line uses playful math to poke at prices and value.
Twin City Chit Chat Renford C Rodgers Returns to Monroe
Renford C Rodgers a former Monroe police department member has returned after an absence of several years. Rodgers is a state proba see CHIT-CHAT page 5-4.
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Renford C. Rodgers
Monroe
Rodgers
Monroe City Elections Seen With Several Incumbents Running
Monroe political activity heats up for the spring city elections with three current officeholders seeking re election. John Birdsong Sr and William B Jackson are mulling a run for City Council while W D H Rodriguez and H W McSherry plan to seek re election as street and finance commissioners. Mayor Jack Howard intends another bid. School board incumbents mostly seek re election, with Pete J Dowd hinting at a run and W E Whetstone noting he may not run if enough candidates join.
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Monroe
City Hall
John Birdsong Sr
William B. Jackson
Birdsong
Senate
Jackson
City Recreation Board
W.D.H. Rodriguez
H. W. McSherry
W. L
Jack) Howard
Howard
Pete J. Dowd
W. E. Whetstone
Photos Tie Panama Riots to Communists and Castroites
New York dispatch reports that Communists and Castroites helped organize the anti American riots in Panama earlier this month in which 21 people died and hundreds were wounded. About 70 known subversives led the demonstrations, with 40 recent visitors to Cuba and Soviet bloc. Police arrested several leaders but some were released over student and government sensitivities.
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New York
UPI
Castroiles
Panama
Cuba
Soviet Russia
Red China
Palace Guard
Balboa
Canal Zone
Havana
Latin America
Organization of American
OAL
Armed Forces For National Liberation
FALN
Caracas
Scientists Re-Aim Ranger to Hit Moon
Space scientists at Jet Propulsion Laboratory reaimed Ranger 6 by remote control and reported the midcourse correction normal. Dr. William Pickering said the spacecraft likely will hit the moon as signals showed its booster igniting or igniting the booster.
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Moon
Pasadena
Calif
William Pickering
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pickering
Space
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Weather settle in with rain total of 24 inches Monroe
The weather bureau finally predicted rain all week with a total of 24 inches in Monroe and varying amounts elsewhere. Skies turn partly cloudy this afternoon and night, with a high of 54 to 58 and a low of 38 to 42. Saturday looks fair and mild, temperatures 55 to 60, winds 8 to 16 mph turning northerly tonight. Thursday's high was 56 and the overnight low 48.
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Weather Bureau
Monroe
Salt Waste Check Along River Officials Inspect Ouachita
State Board of Health and Ouachita parish inspectors tour from Monroe to Sterling to locate salt waste dumping into the Ouachita River. Findings will be sent to the State Conservation Commission. Monroe's water supply relies 25 percent on river water, with concerns about taste due to salt. Participants include Parker Scheppf Smith Hamm Hales and Ellerbe.
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State Board of Health
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Sterlington
Ouachita River
State Conservation Commission
Arkansas
W. L. Ellerbe
Bayou DeSiard
Ellerbe
Louisiana State Board of Health
Vernon Parker
Paul Scheppf
Monroe Utilities Commission
French L. Smith
Quachita
Leslie Hamm
H. L. Hales
Hamm
Parker
Bandits Scoop Up Display Gems
Two masked bandits robbed a downtown Chicago jewelry store in under a minute, seizing about $250,000 in rings pins and brooches from a display window at State and Washington as hundreds watched. One gunman held nine clerks and three customers at bay while the other emptied the display into a bag. Witnesses said shoppers watched in disbelief.
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Chicago
State
Washington
Hyman Katz
Lebolt & Co
Roy Lloyd
Detective Testimony Details Honeysuckle Near Evers Killing
Jackson AP report notes Detective John Chamblee testified in the Byron De La Beckwith trial about a honeysuckle nest across from the spot where Medgar Evers was fatally shot. He described trampled leaves and a bushes clump about 200 feet from the driveway.
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Jackson, Miss
Byron de la Beckwith
Medgar Evers
John Chamblee
Evers
Chamblee
Beckwith
Body Unearthed In Basement Of Wisconsin Home
Oshkosh police report a woman's body unearthed from a basement as part of a slaying tied to Reno Nevada and San Francisco. The case centers on Gloria Jean Dahlke 26 presumed dead, and Douglas A. Dahlke 27 facing custody and divorce actions.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Harry A. Guenther
Reno
Nev
San Francisco
Guenther
Wisconsin Crime Lab
Gloria Jean Dahlke
Douglas A. Dahlke Guenther
Dahlke
Presidio
Gunther
Eric
Gloria Jean
Graham potential candidate shakes up presidential hopes
AP reports Evangelist Billy Graham may run for president, a development noted amid a roundup of regional items. Louisiana sets dates for a summer high school coaches clinic at LSU August 3 to 7. The first Circuit Court of Appeals considers if ballot erasures and doodling make ballots spoiled. A Louisiana dredge boat accident leaves E Jensen, 54, dead from a gunshot near Port Arthur. Vermilion Parish gas field discovery by Quinatana Petroleum could yield 6,850,000 cubic feet daily. Union lawyers urge U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a federal arbitration ruling affecting railroad jobs.
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New Orleans
Vermilion Parish
Quintana Petroleum Corporation
A. Broussard
Boston Bayou
Times-Picayune
Washington
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Johnson urges broader federal aid to farmers in farm message
President Johnson told Congress to extend bigger help to farmers and reduce rural poverty, reviving parts of the Brannan Plan and proposing a five year Food for Peace extension. The plan calls for changes in cotton wheat milk and potatoes programs, more food stamps, and expanded rural development with a total farm program of 5.8 billion dollars for the upcoming year.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Capitol Hill
John F. Kennedy
Orville L. Freeman
Food For Peace
Food For Peace Plan
America
Agriculture Department
Earm
Dawson Named President Of Louisiana Assessors Group
Grady T. Dawson of Claiborne Parish was elected president of the Louisiana Assessors Association at a Thursday night meeting. Lexie J. Belaire of Vermilion Parish was named vice president and John Smith of Morehouse Parish secretary treasurer.
Isle of Man Tourism Booms With 500000 Annual Visitors
The main industry on the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, equidistant from England Scotland and Ireland, is catering to about 500000 vacationers each year, according to Whitaker's Almanac.
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Isle of Man
Irish Sea
England
Scotland
Ireland
Whitaker
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