Welfare costs dip as 60,000 more join relief rolls
HEW reports January welfare costs fell by 12.4 million from December to 1.54 billion. Cash benefits rose 1.7 million while AFDC payments totaled 10.7 million people with 7.7 million children. States and territories show mixed rolls with large increases in DC, Virgin Islands, and five states.
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Edwards Says He Has Votes For Tax Hike
Governor Edwin Edwards says he has enough votes in the Louisiana House to pass a severance tax increase on natural gas. He plans a big push Monday and warns the tax is tied to property tax relief, with $46 million in new yearly revenue if approved.
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Kontum Recaptured as South Vietnamese Drive Out North
South Vietnamese forces backed by U S helicopter gunships retook Kontum, storming two Communist pockets and clearing the city of North Vietnamese commandos. Officials reported 166 enemy killed and the city fully under government control, following a March 30 offensive.
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Kontum
Central Highlands
Phu My
U.S
North Vietnam
Vinh
Ho Chi Minh
Laos
Monroe’s 1963 drought peak tied nation’s hottest day
The June heat in Monroe topped 102 degrees amid a months long drought, recalled as worse than 1955 and 1956. Local residents including Fred Huenefeld asked I P Krick of Denver to seed clouds with silver iodide to spur rain for dry crops, contrasting with a milder June in 1964.
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Fred Huenefeld
Twin Cities
I. P. Krick
Denver
Colo
Louisiana
Chuckle Promises Free Gifts With Box Tops Promotion
A light hearted consumer notice boasts that the best things in life come free when collecting box tops. It highlights a playful incentive encouraging families to save tops to obtain rewards without cost.
Voters See Surge of Black Registrations in Monroe Primary
Ouachita Parish Registrar Everett Zeagler reports 534 black voters qualified versus 267 whites, pushing black registrations to 6 420 while whites total 15 2382. Overall Democrat registrants rise to 21 652 with two black candidates entering run off.
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Ouachita Parish
Everett Zeagler
Monroe
Richard O. Miles
Luther
Dick” Harper
John L. Russell
H. W. McSherry
Wallace moved from ICU to private room at Holy Cross
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace was taken from the intensive care unit to a private room at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring Maryland. Aide Elvin Stanton said doctors are pleased with his progress and expect continued improvement as infection subsides and weight stays stable.
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Alabama
George C. Wallace
Holy Cross Hospital
Elvin Stanton
Wallace
Laurel
Stanton
Joseph Schanno
Schanno
Cornelia
Billy Joe Camp
Houston
Tex
Camp
Rhodesians Fear High Death Toll In Mine Disaster
A major underground explosion at Wankie Colliery 200 miles north of Bulawayo likely killed 435 Africans and 33 whites, with 4 surface workers injured. Rescue efforts hampered by gas and ventilation damage as officials note no survivors expected. The mine, owned by Anglo American, supplies Rhodesia’s coal.
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W. Va
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Anglo American Group
Local Weather Sees Continued Clear Skies and Warm Temps
Twin City area residents can expect more of the same with clear to partly cloudy skies through Wednesday. Highs near 90s and lows in the 60s, with 5 to 15 mph winds. Extended outlook through Saturday shows partly cloudy skies, warm temps, and a slight Southeast shower chance. At Monroe Municipal Airport, Monday high reached 95 and the low was 64 with no measurable rainfall.
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McGovern Meets Governors in bid for party unity
In Houston George McGovern met 22 Democratic governors at the National Governors Conference. He pledged cooperation and reconciliation and said a Southern vice president candidate could be possible. Governors voiced mixed views on his liberal positions and national defense welfare policy.
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Houston
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McGovern and Humphrey Face Key California Primary Clash
In Los Angeles George S. McGovern leads over Hubert H. Humphrey as California hosts a four state primary slate with 415 delegates at stake. Wallace runs a major write in campaign while McCarthy and Yorty step back. Nixon looks set to clinch the Republican nomination with California adding 96 delegates.
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McGovern
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Humphrey
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Wallace
Shirley Chisholm
Edmund S. Muskie
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New York
John Lindsay
Wisconsin
Nixon
Lansky Indicted On Federal Tax Charges By Jury
In Miami federal court Mey er Lansky age 69 and Dino Cellini were indicted by a grand jury on conspiring to evade taxes on money from gamblers on trips to George Raft's Colony Sporting Club in London. They are accused of obstructing the IRS and Cellini faces two counts of filing false tax returns.
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Meyer Lansky
George Raft
Colony Sporting Club
London
England
Lansky
Dino Cellini
U.S. District Court
Miami
Internal Revenue Service
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Appeals Court overturns Richmond desegregation merger
The 4th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a Merhige ruling ordering consolidation of Richmond city schools with Henrico and Chesterfield counties. The court found no 14th Amendment violation justifying state restructuring and said the district judge exceeded his authority under federalism limits. The decision cites racial balance concerns as not enough to compel consolidation.
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Richmond
4Th
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Venrico
Chesterfield
U.S. Supreme Court
Appeals Court
U.S. District Court
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Richman
Henrico County
Circuit Court
J. Braxton Craven Jr
Appeals
Richmond ‘School Board
Merhize
Tlenrica
Harrison
Winter
Camden Monroe flood prompts stage change
Readable text notes Camden and Monroe flood events with stage changes listed as 2603.7 stationary and 4017.9 stationary, indicating a shift in flood stage readings. The fragmentary data suggests monitoring continues without new action.
Edwards Predicts Nixon Re-Election
Louisiana Governor Edwards predicts Nixon is unbeatable for re-election unless unforeseen events intervene. He says McGovern could win the nomination on early ballots or cause a long deadlock, suggesting a dark horse may emerge. Edwards remains wary of McGovern’s foreign policy and hints at possible party shifts.
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Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
Nixon
America
McGovern
Edwards
John Connally
Sen. Jackson
Sen
Neninedy
Weather report with mixed temperature readings
New York update from the National Weather Service notes unstandard temperature figures for several locations. The text lists values for Bilsthe and Palm Springs California and Greenville Maine with low readings and references districts excluded in Alaska and Hawaii.
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National Weather Service
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Bilsthe
Palm Springs
California
Greenville
Maine
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