11 Jul 1967
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1967
Page
1
The Johnson administration rejects Nigeria's plea for military aid while Congress fumes over U S dispatch of transport planes and 150 men to the Congo. Officials cite fear of Communist meddling as Capitol Hill debates possible Nigeria support.
Monroe Mayor W. TL. Howard was appointed Louisiana member of the Urban Affairs Study Committee of the Southern Conference of the Council of State Governments. Joining him are Sen. Michael O Keefe, Sen. Jackson B R Davis, Rep. Eugene W McGhee, and Sidney Gray of the Louisiana Municipal Association. The 13-state group meets in Louisville July 18 21 to study urban problems and state local partnerships with planned sessions on federal state relations and law enforcement.
A storm with hurricane force winds and tornadoes lashed the Ohio Valley injuring at least a dozen. In Bowling Green Southern Kentucky Fair tents were overturned injuring twelve of about 300 onlookers. Wind caused farm damage near Ava Illinois and toppled a gasoline tank on a highway near town. A Metropolis Illinois tornado touched down as heavy rains fell across the region.
Communist gangs in Hong Kong killed two men and set fire to two street cars and three buses in a post-midnight campaign to deter transport workers. Hundreds of drivers stayed home despite government promises of protection.
State Police Supt. Thomas Burbank ordered a return to a 48 hour work week after a month of a 40 hour schedule. Troop commanders were told to resume the 48 hour week due to highways not patrolling and rising fatalities. He warned the 40 hour plan would persist without 300 troopers and $2 million annually in added resources and equipment.
James B. Slaughter of Monroe Louisiana was charged with two counts of negligent homicide in the deaths of Mr and Mrs Ernest Beasley of Memphis after a truck pulled into their path on U S 79 South Slaughter was released on an 82000 bond A third occupant John Bailey was in serious condition at a Camden hospital
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