Kennedy Leaves for Kenya on Africa tour
Senator Robert F. Kennedy spoke in Johannesburg before departing for Kenya. He praised South Africans for seeking racial equality, said he would not prescribe solutions, and planned to return next year. He met with the South Africa Foundation and discussed civil rights, Vietnam, and global issues, urging youth to help end color discrimination.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Robert F. Kennedy
Kenya
New York Democrat
South Africa Foundation
United States
Kennedy
Rand Daily Mail
The
Mississippi motel owners win judgement against government
Burt and Algene Allen, operators of the Magnolia Motel in Prentiss, Mississippi, won a $15,000 judgment from a federal court jury after alleging federal voter registrars commandeered two rooms, altered the property, and damaged the business. The jury deliberated 30 minutes before the verdict, and registrars stayed at the motel less than a week following the complaint.
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Hattiesburg, Miss
Burt
Algene Allen
Magnolia
Prentiss
Allen
Wallaces Invited to Speak Before Louisiana Legislature
Gov and Mrs George Wallace of Alabama received a formal invitation to address a Louisiana Senate House joint session during private business in Baton Rouge. The invitation passed 36 0 in the Senate and 76 6 in the House, marking Walters second appearance before the body after a 1964 campaign stop. Senator Deblieux questioned inviting Kennedy or other liberals, but backed the Wallace invitation pending future invitations for others.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
George Wallace
Alabama
Louisiana
Senate
House
Wallace
J. D. Deblieux
Robert Kennedy
D-N.y
Wallaces
Deblieux
Kennedy
President Johnson
West Monroe FHA workshop plans 1966 67 year
West Monroe High School Future Homemakers of America held a workshop at Forsythe Park to plan activities for the 1966 67 school year. Members discussed event ideas and project schedules to strengthen chapter goals.
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West Monroe High School
Future Homemakers of America
Forsythe Park
Jury Convicts Woman Here On Forgery Count
A five man jury convicted Dorothy Yeager of Baton Rouge on forgery in Fourth District Court. Judge Jesse S. Heard remanded Yeager until June 17 for sentencing and a pre sentencing investigation. Raymond Tucker and Roger Straughter pleaded guilty to simple theft and simple burglary and were remanded for pre sentence investigation. Judge Mack E. Barham fined Thomas L. Brady 300 for driving while intoxicated.
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Dorothy Yeager
Baton Rouge
Fourth District
Jesse S. Heard
Yeager
Raymond Tucker
Columbia
Roger Straughter
N. 19Th St
Mack E. Barham
Thomas L. Brady
Hinkle
West Monroe
Students Throw Rocks At Police On MSU Campus
Michigan State University students clashed with police during final exam week, throwing rocks and a bottle causing injury to a deputy. About ten arrests were made for disorderly assembly as over 200 officers moved in and dispersed a crowd that peaked around 500, mostly male.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State University
MSU
Adam Zutaut
Three Die In Area Accidents In Ark La Miss
Three people died in area accidents on Wednesday in the Ark La Miss region. A six year old El Dorado girl was burned to death when an explosion and fire destroyed a trailer home. a Ferriday boy, nine, was struck by a car. and a Haynesville logger, Robert Kirk, 56, was electrocuted when the log loader boom contacted a power line. The El Dorado girl Char lotte Stubblefield died at the scene and her family endured serious injuries. The Ferriday boy, Charles Ray Nations, died instantly after running in front of a car driven by Merk Gaspard of Marksville.
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Ark-La-Miss
el Dorado
Ark
Haynesville
Charlotte Stubblefield
Jerry Stubblefield
Union Memorial Hospital
Dorinda
Everett Buckner
Charleston
W. N. McKinney
Stubblefield
Buckner
Charles Ray Nations
Warren Nations
Ferriday
Marion Barnette
Merk Gaspard
Marksville
Nations Home
U. S. Hwy. 64
Ferriday Church of Christ
Bill Johnson
Wellman Cemetery
Brookhaven
Miss
Comer Funeral Home
William Clark
Joseph Lee Nations
Pilot Hurt in Ark Plane Crash Near Strong
Richard Vining a 34 year old pilot from Pine Bluff Arkansas is in satisfactory condition at Union Memorial Hospital after a plane crash Wednesday. He works for Sherrill Aircraft Service and sustained a fractured right ankle and facial injuries. The aircraft used in the U S Department of Agriculture fire ant control program went down about 7 45 a m six miles south of Strong Arkansas. The cause of the crash is undetermined.
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EL Dorado, Ark
Richard Vining
Pine Bluff
Ark
Union Memorial Hospital
Vining
Sherrill Aircraft Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Strong
Ford May Build Factory In State In Louisiana
Ford Motor Company chairman Henry Ford II said in a filmed interview with Senator Russell Long that the chances are very good the firm will build a factory in Louisiana. He noted executives have completed a study and hope to have a specific plan in the not too distant future.
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Ford
Washington
UPI
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Company
Louisiana
Russell B. Long
D-La
Orleans Liquor Bills Killed 9-4 By House Group
In Baton Rouge the House Judiciary committee killed a measure to reinstate two New Orleans liquor wholesale dealers. Rep. George Blue sought a grandfather clause for Schwegmanns and Allen and Katz, both already operating as wholesalers, but the bill was defeated 8-4.
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Milo Dakin
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
House
Judiciary Committee
George Blue
Jefferson
Schwegmanns and
Allen and Katz
Blue
John Schwegmann
George Bourgeois
The
Alcohol Beverage Control Board
ABC
Schwegmann
Jimmy Davis
Eddie Sapir
Orleans
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Jefferson Parish Fireworks Bill Sees Favorable Committee Action
The Jefferson Parish fireworks bill reported favorably narrows a blue bill that previously covered all parishes with populations over 250000. Caddo Parish dealer W W Lidell argued for enforcement of existing state laws and said Caddo has had no problems with fireworks.
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W. W. Lidell
Shreveport
Caddo Parish
Jefferson Parish
Battery Charges As West Monroe Couple Arrested
West Monroe police arrested Willie Benson 61 and Estell Dutley 39 both of 90642 N 6th Street on aggravated and simple battery charges respectively. A Lakeland Florida man reported a stolen 60 35mm Potri camera from an automobile at the A and P Food Store on Louisville Avenue. Ouachita Parish deputies held Charles Worley 24 on a theft by check warrant with a $500 bond from a Graves complaint.
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West Monroe
Willie Benson
N. 6Th Street
Estell Dutley
E. E. Hannah
Lakeland
Fla
Monroe
A&p
Louisville Ave
Charles A. Worley
Route 2
West
Ouachita Parish
Rail Cutback in Bonn Closes One Third of West German Rail
The government in Bonn approved a bill to shut nearly one third of West Germany's nationalized rail network despite protests from affected communities. The move aims to streamline operations and cut costs amid ongoing postwar reforms.
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Bonn
UPI
West Germany
District Court Session Lights Fines In Monroe District
Judge Mack Barham presided a brief Fourth District Court session. Defendants in Monroe received fines for traffic violations: Dorothy 108 Bailey West Monroe $15 improper lights Parks Route 3 Monroe $25 following too close Lewis 109 Dillingham Monroe $25 improper turn Slaton 321 Pink West Monroe pleaded not guilty to failure to yield right of way Danzie 2004 S St Monroe $25 speeding.
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Mack Barham
Fourth District Court
Thomas L. Dorothy
Bailey St
West Monroe
Monte G. Parks
Route 3
Monroe
Thomas C. Lewis
Dillingham Drive
Jimmy Slaton
Pink St
Leroy Danzie
S. St. St
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Louis
Monroe
Louis Phelps
Monroe Office Equipment Co
Walnut
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