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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1966

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Astronauts Back At Cape Kennedy After Gemini 10 Flight

Gemini 10 astronauts John W. Young and Michael Collins return to Cape Kennedy after a 70 hour 47 minute mission. They docked with an Agena satellite, reached 476 miles altitude, and conducted two spacewalks including a stand up maneuver. They retrieved a micrometeorite recording package and completed seven space firsts. They landed west of Cape Kennedy and were to brief officials in Houston.

Michael Collins Cape Kennedy Air Strip John W. Young Cape Kennedy, Fla Cape Kennedy Navy Air Force Guadalcanal Cape Agena Collins Young Atlantic Ocean Manned Spacecraft Center Houston Tex Space Agency

Senators subpoena Dodd financial records in ethics probe

Sources say the Senate Ethics Committee subpoenaed bank and other financial records in the inquiry into misconduct charges against Sen. Thomas J. Dodd. They report Dodd has not provided these records, unlike his files on dealings with Chicago public relations man Julius Klein.

Washington Senate Ethics Committee Thomas J. Dodd Connecticut Democrat Chicago Julius Klein

Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Bonin on Navy Leave and New Baby

Dick R Bonin 19 son of Mr and Mrs Paul J Bonin of Monroe is home on Navy leave until Aug 2 His next assignment is LeMore Naval Air Station near Bakersfield Calif Bonin is a Dubach High School graduate and attended Louisiana Tech Mr and Mrs Charles W Miller West Monroe announce the birth of their first child a son Mark Wesley born July 16 at St Francis Hospital

Dick R. Bonin Paul J. Bonin Maywood Dr Monroe LeMore Naval Air Station Bakerfield Calif Bonin Dubach High School Louisiana Tech Charles W. Miller Gulpha St West Monroe Mark Wesley St. Francis Hospital

Waterworks Bids Exceed City Estimate

Monroe Utilities Commission officials said they will likely readvertise after bids for major waterworks extensions ran over the forecast by more than 40 percent. The low bid from George Consolidated Inc. totaled 2,849,000, with a second bid from Farnsworth Division of Fruin Connon at 3,187,000. The project adds filtration capacity and storage to serve 15 to 20 years of growth, potentially supporting a city three times Cincinnati in size.

Monroe Utilities Commission Money Commission David Kaplan George Consolidated Inc New Orleans Farnsworth Fruin Connon North Twelfth Street Selman Field South Monroe Kaplan Cincinnati

70 Cent Painting Sells for 4116 at Christie's

A 17th century painting once bought for 70 cents at a country sale sold at Christie's in London for 4116 dollars. Listed as Jan Van Goyen and measuring 12 by 4 inches, it was purchased by a London stamp collector for an Italian collector. A separate Landseer work fetched 38220 dollars, a Christie’s record for the artist.

London Christie’s Jan van Goyen Fannie Pirie Kalamazoo Mich Newton Court Betty W. Wynnes Aberdeen Scotland Miss Pirie Britain Strachan Aberdeenshire Queen Victoria Duke of Wellington Life Guards Sir Edwin Landseer Christie's Landseer

Marines Fight North Vietnamese Division Near 17th Parallel

U S Marines battled a crack North Vietnamese 324 B Division in jungle and hill country near the 17th Parallel. Air strikes targeted oil depots over the north as a 7 000 marine and 3 000 South Vietnamese task force blocked retreat toward Laos.

Saigon South Viet Nam U.S 17Th Parallel Frontier Laos Marine Command North North Viet Nam Marine Corps 1St Marine Regiment

Brink's Armored Truck Looted by Masked Gunmen

Four masked gunmen looted a Brink's armored truck of sixty four thousand dollars during a delivery at an electronics firm in Bedford Massachusetts. Police said the getaway car, a 1966 green Pontiac with stolen Logan Airport plates, was parked by a Weston resident on vacation.

Bedford Mass Brink's Inc Donald Bunson Logan International Airport Boston Bunson Mitre Corp Massachusetts Weston

Appeal Rejected In Rights Case In Mississippi Demonstrations

The 5th U S Circuit Court rejected an appeal by Ben Hartfield Shirley Anderson and others arrested while picketing in Hattiesburg Mississippi. They sought federal jurisdiction claiming denied equal protection and civil rights. the court affirmed the state court remand and denied the claims.

New Orleans Hattiesburg Miss 5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Ben Hartfield Shirley Anderson Mississippi Forrest County

Martial Law Demanded as Cleveland Riots Intensify

In Cleveland, demand for martial law grows as National Guard patrols East Side riot zones after four days of violence. Councilman M. Morris Jackson seeks emergency action from Mayor Locher, Gov. Rhodes, or President Johnson amid shootings and arson. A 54-year-old man Samuel Winchester dies from gunfire in a nearby area.

Cleveland Ohio East Side M. Morris Jackson Ralph S. Locher James A. Rhodes Johnson Hough Negro Samuel Winchester Michael A. Feighan New York Brooklyn Eric Dean John V. Lindsay Lindsay

Thundershowers Forecast for Twin Cities Weekend

Partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures forecast in the Twin Cities through Saturday. Isolated thundershowers possible mainly afternoon and evening with highs near 90 and lows around 72 to 76. Variable winds 5 to 15 mph. Monroe area high yesterday reached 97 with a low around 73 this morning.

Twin Cities Monroe

Solar eclipse to cross Atlantic and Pacific regions

A total solar eclipse is forecast for November 12, visible across the South Atlantic, western Pacific, and central South America, offering a rare daytime alignment for observers in these areas.

South Atlantic Western Pacific South America

Tampering Charge Shocks Monroe Tax Bill Passage

Monroe officials allege deliberate tampering with the Fifth District sales tax bill after its passage. Mayor Howard cites missing Monroe School System participation and altered district governance as key changes, potentially killing the tax. Officials voice concern over changes not reflected in the bill they helped craft.

Richard Tyler Monroe City of Monroe Baton Rouge Howard Monroe City School Board Northeast Louisiana Monroe Board Ouachita Parish Womack W. S. Gannaway Ouachita Milton C. Hall

Americans keep gaining weight study finds overall rise

Government report from the Public Health Service notes Americans are heavier than Canadians and British with a 1959 to 1962 survey of 6672 adults. Findings show average weights by age and height and mention foreign students gaining pounds after living in American homes.

Washington Tamara Magalotti Forli Italy Public Health Service

Government operation proposed to end airline strike

Sen Wayne Morse proposed emergency legislation to allow government operation of involved airlines if Congress and the President find an emergency. The plan would empower the attorney general to seek a court injunction and preserve collective bargaining rights. Talks continued with little progress as unions blamed money and airlines held position.

Washington Wayne Morse D-Ore Morse Congress U.S. District Court Senate P. L. Siemiller Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists James J. Reynolds Siemiller Reynolds William J. Curtin United Eastern National Northwest Trans World Airlines Wright Brothers

Geneva Meeting Urged By Rusk

Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged the Soviet Union to join Britain in reconvening the Geneva conference for a peaceful settlement of the Vietnam conflict. He spoke to the International Platform Association saying Geneva is the most suitable forum if all parties honor their commitments.

Washington Dean Rusk Soviet Union Britain Geneva Southeast Asia International Platform Association Rusk

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