Johnson outlines aims of Honolulu talks on Southeast Asia
President Johnson said the Honolulu talks pursue efficiency in American moves to stem the Communist tide in Southeast Asia. He warned Laos and South Vietnam shape the region’s future, stressing freedom on all fronts and peace as policy. He cited Eisenhower’s 1954 letter and said no plans exist to widen the war into northern Vietnam.
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Washington
Johnson
Honolulu
Southeast Asia
Laos
South Viet Nam
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
Cuba
Robert F. Kennedy
Democratic Senate
New York
Kennedy
Congress
California GOP foresees Goldwater Rockefeller clash in primary
California Republicans head to a pivotal presidential primary with Goldwater facing Rockefeller in a winner take all contest for 86 pledged delegates. Voter turnout varies by city while Democrats contest the Senate nomination between Salinger and Cranston. Ballots total 462 candidates for November races across 38 congressional and 100 legislative seats.
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Barry Goldwater
Nelson Rockefeller
California
Goldwater
Los Angeles
Rockefeller
Sacramento
San Francisco
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Pierre Salinger
White House
Alan Cranston
U.S. Senate
San Diego
Edmund G. Brown
Arizona
New York
House Approves NLSC Medical School Survey
Baton Rouge Louisiana House approves a resolution asking the Department of Hospitals to study creating a medical school at Northeast Louisiana State College in Monroe. No opposition. Rep. Lawrence Gibbs and George Wood of Monroe sponsor the proposal noting North Louisiana lacks a medical school.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House of Representatives
Department of Hospitals
Louisiana State College
Monroe
Lawrence Gibbs
George Wood
Northeast
North Louisiana
Second car needed in today’s News-Star World ads
Plenty of first choice cars offered in today’s Want Ads. Bought Through A Want Ad 1960 CHEVROLET Biscayne six cylinder four door automatic factory air power steering radio tinted glass 795. Ph. FA 3-3192. BY OWNER ’56 Olds ’88 clean payments 23 mo nothing down FA 5-8976. Dial FA 2-5161 The Want Ad Number Ask about our low 7 day rate with cancellation privileges.
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News-Star— World
Cuban Lions Club official among three executed as CIA agents
Havana reports a Cuban Lions Club official and two others were executed as CIA agents. In Baton Rouge, the Senate unanimously named a new Mississippi bridge for the late deLesseps S. Morrison. Aberdeen Scotland orders official inquiry into a typhoid epidemic that has struck 224 people with one death.
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Havana
The
Lions Club
U. S. Central Intelligence Agency
Aberdeen
Scotland
Senator Metcalf accuses private power firms of red scare tactics
Washington Senator Lee Metcalf, a Democrat from Montana, charged private power companies with using red scare tactics to divert public and congressional attention from their high profits and undisclosed leadership payoffs.
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Washington
APT
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
Baton Rouge House Panel Defers Retirement Bill Action
The House Retirement Committee in Baton Rouge deferred action on a legislative retirement repeal until a Senate-passed version arrives. The delay shifts focus to awaiting Senate action before proceeding with the repeal.
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Baton Rouge
House Retirement Committee
Psychiatrists Treat Ruby in Dallas Jail Cell
Three psychiatrists were treating Jack Ruby in his Dallas County jail cell as Judge Joe B Brown weighs Ruby's plea for a jury sanity hearing. The judge also ordered the psychiatric evaluation.
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Dallas
UPI
Jack Ruby
Joe B. Brown
Ruby
Congo Troops Guard Bukavu After Rebel Threat
In Leopoldville AP dispatch reports five Congo lese soldiers regrouped to defend Bukavu after rebels drove them from Kivu. Panic among about 500 white residents in the 80,000 population city eased Monday as UN decided to pull out women and children of 40 civilian staff members.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Kivu
Bukavu
United Nations
U.N
Indians Pick Shastri Vows New Order
Lal Bahadur Shastri named Congress leader and next prime minister pledged a new social order at home and a nonaligned foreign policy. He spoke of socialism, poverty reduction, unemployment tackling, and unity while accepting Nehru’s legacy and broad support from Morarji Desai.
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New Delhi
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Shastri
Congress Party
Nehru
Indira Gandhi
Mrs. Gandhi
Morarji Desai
G. S. Nanda
Dog helps 17 year old escape to West Germany
A 17 year old East German mechanic fled to West Germany with aid from his dog. The youth crossed the Iron Curtain north of a Bavarian town as East German guards spotted him. He directed the dog to attack. the dog jumped two guards, injuring one, then led the youth to safety.
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Hof
Germany
West Germany
Monroe student earns master of science at Arkansas ceremony
Rollin Reimer of Monroe was among 160 students earning advanced degrees at the University of Arkansas spring commencement in Fayetteville. He completed work toward a master of science degree.
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Rollin Reimer
Monroe
University of Arkansas At
Fayetteville
Ark
Reimer
West Monroe Lodge to confer Entered Apprentice degree
West Monroe Lodge No. 419 F and AM will confer the Entered Apprentice degree today at 7 30 p m in the West Monroe Masonic Temple All Entered Apprentice Fellowcraft and Master Masons are invited.
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West Monroe
F & AM
West Monroe Masonic Temple
16 Year Old Boy Held For Murder In Iowa Slaying
In Waterloo Iowa police held John Thomas Kyle a 16 year old high school student and son of a savings association president on an open murder charge in the sex slaying of Diane Kay Gable a 19 year old secretary found dead in her parents home. Authorities noted four stab wounds bruises and teeth marks and said the victim had been sexually assaulted. The suspect lived nearby and was arrested hours after the body was found during Memorial Day weekend. The victim planned to visit her parents but stayed to finish work at her father's real estate office. The father Mack Gable said police were told to pick up the boy.
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John Thomas Kyle
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Diane
Blackhawk County
Eugene Smith
Harper’s Ferry
Iowa
Kyle
Waterloo West High School
Mack Gable
Waterloo
Diane Kay Gable
West Monroe Underpass Study Slated
Rep. Lawrence Gibbs said the Department of Highways will study the construction of an underpass beneath the Illinois Central tracks at North Fourth and South Fifth Streets in West Monroe. A complete survey and cost estimate will be prepared as engineers review the proposal, with city officials negotiating preliminaries.
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News-Star Legislative Bureau
Baton Rouge
Lawrence Gibbs
Monroe Today
Department of Highways
West Monroe
Gibbs
J. Allan Norris
Illinois Central Railroad
North Fourth
South Fifth Streets
Stewart
Highway Department
FBI Agents Hold Louisiana Con Game Suspect
FBI agents in Little Rock hold Carson Lee Hammond, wanted in Baton Rouge and Opelousas for a con game that netted $35,000 from contractors Morris V. Lucia and Joe Fasulo. He lured them with a bogus deal to buy $50,000 for $35,000, then escaped with the money after a staged meeting with an “old man in trouble with the internal revenue service.” Bond set at $5,000. preliminary hearing held. final hearing pending arrival of Baton Rouge warrant copy.
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Little Rock
Ark
FBI
Baton Rouge
Opelousas
Carson Lee Hammond
Morris V. Lucia
Joe Fasulo
Hammond
Fasulo
Lucia
Internal Revenue Service
Tasulo
Temperatures to Rise as Warm Week Expected Across Region
Rain fell early today from western Arkansas through Oklahoma to northwest Texas, then drifted north of Louisiana. A chance of rain remains late in the week, with highs near 78 to 84 and nighttime lows 56 to 66. Northeast Louisiana cool with 77/58 Monday under clear to partly cloudy skies.
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Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Chuckle Reflection on A Husband and Wives Wisdom
A lighthearted quip suggests a husband may be uncertain about future funds while his wife often knows precisely how money will be spent. The joke plays on traditional budgeting roles and domestic financial awareness.
McKeithen's Idea Probes Angola Prison
Gov John J McKeithen wins House backing for an Angola prison probe through a four man legislative committee to report to McKeithen. The plan, opposed by Risley Triche, passed 85 to 17 despite calls for letting the legislature handle Angola affairs. Republican Taylor OHearn proposed hiring experts but was rejected. The session also discussed a 48.8 million dollar teacher pay raise and salary schedule implementation for 1964 65.
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Womack
McKeithen
Angola
Taylor O‘hearn
Shreveport
Dr. A
E. McKeithen
Jonesboro
Louisiana Teachers’ Association
Frank L. Miller
Miller
LTA
Executive Council
Outside Monroe Jurors To Study Fire Protection
Ouachita Parish Police Jury president T. W. Humphries named a committee to study fire protection outside Monroe and West Monroe after the Monroe mayor said the city will no longer provide outside protection after Dec 31. The panel, chaired by Leland T. Carpenter, includes John W. Wilhite, M. W. Montgomery, Mrs. Bertha Kincaid, I. D. Jackson, Lloyd Coon, W. O. Roberts, J. H. Brown, Jesse W. Wilson, and Robert C. Downing, and will explore options for extending service beyond city limits. The statement notes Monroe’s fire department cannot cover outside areas starting Jan 1, 1965, and cites needed equipment staying within the city to qualify for a class 2 rating and insurance savings.
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T. W. Humphries
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
West Monroe
Humphries
W. L. Howard
Leland T. Carpenter
John W. Wilhite
M. W. Montgomery
City of
Howard
Photo Contest Opens June 15 At Local Papers
The sixth annual Newspaper National Snapshot Awards begins June 15 and runs to August 3 with $40 weekly prizes for amateurs. Entries must be photos taken since July 1 1963, four grand prize winners advance to national finals for up to 1000 per print, and local judges award weekly prizes in four classes. Deadline for week one is noon Friday June 19. judging Friday and winners announced Sunday June 21.
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Monroe News-Star
Morning World
News-Star—World
United States
Canada
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