De Gaulle Orders French Leftists Dissolved by Resigns As South Vietnam Defense Head
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky resigned as head of South Vietnam's People's Self Defense Committee, signaling Thieu gains in the power struggle. Ky, largely secluded in Nha Trang, returned briefly to Saigon to bid farewell to Gen. Westmoreland before stepping down. Thieu replaces Ky loyalists with supporters, consolidating control as Huong forms a new government. Ky cited a capable government to command the committee, handing power to the state from today.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
People's Self Defense Committee
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Nha Trang
William C. Westmoreland
Thiey
Nguyen Ngo Loan
le Nguyen Khang
3Rd Military Corps
van van Cua
U.S
Tran van Huong
Nguyen An Loc
Loc
Huong
Stock Exchanges Close For Clerical Backlog
New York AP reports stock exchanges halted trading due to a clerical backlog amid peak trading. The New York American regional and over the counter markets will remain shut today and reopen after emergency handling on June 19 26 and July 5 with brokers rushing to clear paperwork.
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New York
Doctors Report Blaiberg Better
Cape Town AP reports Philip Blaiberg the world's longest surviving heart transplant patient shows slight improvement. Doctors say his blood pressure and circulation are satisfactory and he remains under close supervision while conscious. The 59 year old retired dentist received a new heart January second and was released March sixteenth. He developed hepatitis after a routine checkup June fourth.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
Blaiberg
Chuckle on Smarter Men and Attractive Figures
A witty quip notes that men may seem smarter than women yet women rarely marry a foolish man solely for a good figure. The joke plays on gender expectations and social judgments with light humor.
Saigon Air Base Hit As Viet Cong Rockets Kill Civilians
Saigon's Tan Son Nhut air base was struck by ten Viet Cong rockets. Thirty civilians died and 24 were wounded, including four Vietnamese children and two Americans. The attack damaged three houses, a helicopter, and a small observation plane.
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Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
South Vietnam
Monroe unit leads 95th Division in Fort Polk parade
A Monroe group composing the Second Battalion of the 95th Division joined summer camp training at Fort Polk. Maj Raymond Gravelle commanded the battalion in a parade featuring about 3,700 men from the division. Maj Gen Ernest L Massad, reviewing officer, stepped down earlier this year to take a Pentagon post.
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Fort Polk
Monroe
Raymond Gravelle
Ernest L. Massad
Pentagon
Parish Tax Review to Visit Ouachita Courthouse
The Louisiana Tax Commission will hold two days of parish records hearings in Monroe at the Ouachita Parish Courthouse later this month. Ouachita and four neighboring parishes will be reviewed, with an audit crew arriving about a week prior to June 26 27 sessions led by Commission Chairman Leo Theriot.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana Tax Commission
Ouachita
Russell
Commission
Tax Commission
Edgar Duke
Caldwell Parish
John M. Smith
Morehouse
W. E Huffman
West Carroll
Grady Dawson
Claiborne
Leo Theriot
Mebers James Leake
Blanche Long
U S protests Viet Nam over ruthless Saigon attacks
In Paris at peace talks Ambassador Harriman condemned what he called vicious rocket and mortar assaults on Saigon. He cited reports the offensive was directed by North Vietnamese generals and warned the talks could face serious consequences. Civilians suffer as North Vietnamese troops infiltrate dense urban areas. over 10,000 enemy dead since May.
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Saigon
Miliary Command
Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Paris
Johnson
Hanoi
Cholon
United States
North Vietnam
W. Avere
Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Formal Request For Extradition Of Ray Presented
London officials received a formal extradition petition for James Earl Ray, accused of assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. from US officials. The documents, several hundred pages, cover Ray's identity and charges in King’s murder and his Missouri prison escape. The Foreign Office must certify treaty compliance before proceeding.
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London
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Foreign Office
Jack Herfurt
Justice Department
Ray
King
Missouri
United States
Scattered Showers Again Forecast Across Louisiana
A weak ridge over Louisiana keeps moisture for widely scattered mainly afternoon and evening thundershowers. Skies partly cloudy today and Thursday with little temperature change in northeast Louisiana. Dewpoints in the upper 60s to 70s. about 50 percent sun today, 60 percent Thursday. rain chances 35 percent today, 20 percent tonight and Thursday with rainfall near a quarter inch.
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Louisiana
Louisiana Delta
Allies Seek to Counter East German Travel Curbs
Western allies pressed to respond as East Germany imposed new travel controls on West Germans visiting West Berlin. Bonn called the actions a sovereignty assertion while noting no disruption to allied overland or air routes. West Berlin officials branded the move a dark day for Germans as Germans faced passport and visa requirements and fee hikes.
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United States
West Germany
Britain
France
East Germany
Berlin
West Berlin
Fast Germany
Bonn
U.S
Soviet Union
Washington
London
Paris
Kurt Kiesinger
ADN
Budget Bill Advances in Louisiana House Committee
BATON ROUGE La AP The governor's 1.34 billion budget bill was favorably reported by the House Appropriations Committee in an executive session Amendments trimmed funds including elimination of the governor's new Washington executive office The panel voiced no objection to reporting the bill as the 60 day session enters its second half with a key vote on four urban measures anticipated
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Baton Rouge. la
House Appropriations Committee
Washington
Urban
Inmate hostage crisis ends at Atlanta prison
Four armed inmates at the U S Penitentiary released 21 hostages after a dawn to dusk standoff in Atlanta Ga They dropped guns from a second floor room following a negotiated list of nine grievances with Myr Alexander director of the Bureau of Prisons Warden Olint Blackwell and Atlanta Journal reporters involved The group of 16 men and five women were free after officials published the grievances and officials promised action Hostages described calm treatment as they were released one by one and driven away in private cars
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Atlanta, Ga
U.S. Penitentiary
Atlanta Journal
Journal
William B. Williams
Olint Blackwell
Total Employed In Nation Rises To Record High
Washington AP reports total employment reached a record high of 759 million last month with unemployment at a 15 year low. Average earnings for about 45 million non supervisory workers rose to $2.82 an hour and $106.03 a week, up slightly from April. The jobless rate stood at 3.5 percent for the second straight month, the lowest sustained level since 1953.
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Washington
Labor Department
River flood stage readings amid changing levels
River stage data show Camden at 195 falling 6 with Monroe at 40 and 6433 adjusted, indicating a present change in stage levels.
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Camden
Monroe
High Court Ruling Costs Taxpayers Across States
The Supreme Court decision extending federal minimum wage and overtime standards to nearly 2 million nonadministrative public institution workers could cost states millions annually. Estimates vary by state, with Texas noting about 14 million over four years and Illinois unsure of exact counts, while Florida focuses on overtime impacts. States debate the fiscal impact and varying fringe benefits as the ruling reshapes pay structures nationwide.
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Associated Press
Supreme Court
Texas
Crawford Martin
Brian Upp
Oklahoma
Maryland
Michigan
California
Kansas
Colorado
Jay McGlon
Florida
Miriam Ringo
Illinois Department of Personnel
All Protests Banned After Fatal Rioting in France
Paris reports say President Charles de Gaulle banned all street demonstrations across France and ordered seven leftist groups dissolved after two nights of clashes. The move comes ahead of student meetings in Paris and other cities and amid renewed violence in academic and industrial unrest. A worker died in eastern France and a high school student’s drowning sparked fresh protests. Cohn Bendit, Daniel the Red, remained abroad amid efforts to organize a Europe wide student action. The ban extends through the National Assembly elections ending June 30.
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Charles de Gautle
France
Bordeaux
Toulouse
Strasbourg
de Galle
St. Narvaire
Yves (Uena
Daniel Cohn Bendit
Danny the Red Cohn Bendit
Sorbonne
London
Europe
United States
British Broadcasting Corp
Cohn Bendit
BBC
Frankfurt
Saate
Seine
Charles de Gaulle
Senator Proposes Federal Licenses For All Firearms
Senator Joseph D. Tydings proposes federal registration of all firearms and licenses to buy or own them with penalties up to 10 years in prison and 10,000 dollars in fines. He calls the plan the most comprehensive federal gun control measure yet and criticizes the president's bill as inadequate.
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Afp
Joseph D Tydings
D-Md
Tydings
Congress
Johnson
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