04 Jul 1966
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1966
Page
1
A new militant culture spreads in Indonesia as women and students train in marching, rifle handling, and field drills. Army dominance under Lt. Gen. Suharto and Gen. Nasution reshapes government while policing, education, and youth programs push a nationwide program of military-style preparation.
In Belgrade Yugoslavia the Communist leadership presses a purge of secret police officials continuing after the Brioni meeting. Tito warns against a power seeking element endangering state and party while Rankovic is ousted from his posts. The crackdown, potentially extensive, follows high level resignations and transfers as Svet urges unity.
United Press International reports 15 people died in two July fourth crashes in Arkansas. Head on collisions occurred on I-55 near Blytheville and I-30 near Benton, with six dead in the Blytheville wreck and five near Benton. Victims include Ronnie Layton, 21, of Dexter Missouri, Norris Henderson, 87, of Granite City Illinois, his wife Rosie Henderson, 36, Wanda Henderson, 6, Norris Henderson Jr., 3, and E. E. Story, 61, of Ruleville Mississippi. Gloria Henderson, 14, hospitalised in Blytheville with critical injuries.
A 13 year old boy, Robert Gamble, was injured when a Fourth of July rocket exploded in his hand in Denver. He remains in Mercy Hospital with eye and facial injuries plus hand cuts and may lose sight in his left eye. Skin grafts and surgery are planned to assess and repair damage.
Marina Oswald Porter gave birth to a seven pound 12 ounce boy named Mark Wayne. She is married to Kenneth Jees Porter since 1965 and has two earlier children with Lee Harvey Oswald. The Porters plan to move from Dallas possibly to Greenville, Texas.
Bert Yates, 62, of Benton, and Paul A. Russell, 39, of North Little Rock, died in a two vehicle crash. Also killed were Dorothy Lee Russell, 42, and two children, Mark Russell, 12, and Louise Langford, 9, of Hillcrest Children’s Home in Hot Springs. Police said the Russells were returning the Langford girl to the home when the accident occurred. Four more people died Sunday in separate accidents.
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