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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1967
Page
1
An American armored force moved into a large bunker complex uncovered by a naval bombardment in Quang Ngai Province. The operation followed record U S casualties in May including 2,941 total, with 36 warplanes lost and 27 MiGs shot down.
In Tel Aviv Gen. Moshe Dayan tops candidate lists for defense or field command as cabinet talks stall over a Dayan appointment. Prime ministerial pressure grows. Labor and Mapai factions debate Alon versus Dayan amid regional crisis. In Cairo, Arab mobilization alongside Iraq and Kuwait escalates. international pressure calls for restraint while U.S. and Britain push for open Gulf of Aqaba.
Absentee interest for the Fifth District one cent sales tax rises as Ouachita Parish records 162 ballots cast to date with 36 more on Wednesday. Voting continues at the temporary courthouse noon Saturday with 8 am to 5 pm weekdays and 8 am to noon Saturday. The tax funds teacher pay raises and parish and city capital improvements, not limited to property owners.
River stage readings show increases at Monroe from 28.1 to 40 with a rise of 3 units and at Camden from 25.7 to 264 with a rise of 1 unit, indicating rising flood levels at both locations.
Senate supporters and critics of Vietnam policy converge to back action to preserve Israel. Sen Ernest Gruening says US should seek international help but will act alone to keep the Gulf of Aqaba open if needed. Sen John Stennis cautions against acting as world’s sole policeman.
Director Bill Lillyman says contractors will turn over the $5.5 million Monroe Civic Center to the city on June 15. The staff will rush to install equipment and spruce up for the Labor Day weekend grand opening. Lillyman travels for a week to line up shows, his last trip before M-Day.
Julian Ellis-Morris, a Blackpool resident who dressed as a tramp to sell goods, left 174697 dollars upon his March death at 75. His will lists 98000 to Salvation Army worker Annie Graves and sums to two Parisian entertainers, Montmartre hotel owners, and others. He toured Nice Cannes Paris and kept a luxury home with cars and television sets.
The private school grant in aid bill was virtually stripped by a Senate amendment suspending the program until all old age assistance checks reach a $100 minimum. The amendment by Sen. Dudley LeBlanc cleared the Senate 32 6 with several senators voting against. The measure moves to conference to attempt restoration of the original bill.
The Senate broke into session at 1 p.m. to put the bill back on the calendar, needing passage today to sign into law under the Constitution. A recess followed as Leander Perez, a segregationist from Plaquemines, addressed a mixed crowd in the chamber.
Senator LeBlanc’s proposal challenges the grant-in-aids bill by tying a costly amendment to the package. The measure would divert sales tax revenue to a scholarship fund for students not attending public schools, risking a gubernatorial veto amid a 3.5 million dollar year cost and 6.5 million potential impact.
Severe thunderstorms drenched the Ark La Miss region with up to 4.50 inches of rain in some spots and high winds. Tornado damage reported near Vicksburg and at the International Paper Co plant area, with trees and power lines down and roads blocked. Forecast calls for more showers and warm highs around 82 to 86.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson left London for talks with President Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson on the Middle East crisis and Vietnam. He planned to visit the United Nations in New York and then fly to Washington to see President Johnson after meetings with Pearson.
Quote notes that for every woman who makes a fool of a man there is a woman who makes a man out of a fool, reflecting a joking social observation.
Twenty six National Guard generals petition Congress to block a Pentagon plan to abolish 15 Guard divisions arguing it would reduce combat effectiveness and damage military prestige amid international crisis. The briefing to House members preceded details of a broad reorganization moving combat units into the Guard and service units into the Reserve.
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy said after a briefing with Vice President Humphrey and top officials that there is no current plan for a force test against Egypt's blockade of Israel's Red Sea outlet. He noted diplomacy and international channels make a military clash unlikely for now. The briefing included Mansfield Dirksen Stennis and other leaders, held at the request of the administration.
Two U S Air Force HH3E Sea King helicopters completed history’s first nonstop Atlantic crossing, flying 4 270 miles in 30 hours 48 minutes from New York Naval Air Station Brooklyn to Le Bourget Paris. The air refueling involved nine midair passes from a C130 tanker during the record flight.
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