Money Bill Delayed as Louisiana House Debates Spending
A voting machine malfunction caused a two hour pause in the Louisiana House session while lawmakers prepared to consider Gov. McKeithen’s $1.049 billion spending bill. Speaker Vail Delaney ordered recess for committee work as scrutiny focuses on funding for teachers and other programs amid calls for restraint.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
Ing Oil
Vail Delany
McKeithen
Robert Munson
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
Legislative Budget Committee
House Senate
MecKeithen
Sam Jones
Senate
Chamber
Monroe trio joins Shrine delegation in Mexico City voyage
Monroe Treasurer Mel Cook and companions Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Porter Jr. travel south for a Shrine pilgrimage to the Temple in Mexico City. They enjoy sunlit sights and a weekend corrida showing their interests in Mexican culture.
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Monroe
Mel Cook
E. A. Porter Jr
Mexico City
Primary Votes Cast In Two States Today
In Illinois challengers backed by civil rights leaders seek to unseat Reps. Barratt O Hara and William L. Dawson, while Abner Mikva and Fred Hubbard contest their Democratic House seats. In South Carolina Ernest Hollings aims to defeat Sen. Donald Russell, as Morrah and Culbertson vie to oppose Thurmond.
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Washington
Illinois
House
Chicago
South Carolina
Ernest F. Hollings
Donald S. Russell
Paul Douglas
Barratt O'Hara
William L. Dawson
Richard J. Daley
O'Hara
Congress
Dawson
Fred D. Hubbard
O’hara
Abner Mikva
Senate
Russell-Hollings
P. Bradley Morrah
John B. Culbertson
Greenville
Strom Thurmond
Nation's Fathers Answer Sen. Long
In the Senate and among the public a split view emerges on Father's Day. Sen. Russell Long questions its necessity while survey fathers abroad defend the holiday as meaningful despite concerns it favors gift merchants. Senator Hart supports Father’s Day alongside Mothers Day.
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New York
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate
Long
House
Atlanta
Edward D. Disney
Disney
Len
Rick
Ingrsoll
West Los Angeles
Calif
Charles B. Harris
Boston
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Law Officers Blast High Court Ruling
Police chiefs and sheriffs condemn the Supreme Court ruling on confessions as hampering crime solving. Justice Harlan denounces the decision as risky while Chief Justice Warren defends admissible voluntary statements. Officials in Texas Nevada and Florida say the ruling constrains interrogation and shortens chances to convict.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Henry C. Ashley
Garland
Tex
Texas Police Association
Odessa
Earl Warren
John M. Harlan
Warren
Harlan
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
White
Harlan and
Stewart
Reno
Nev
Washoe County
C. W. Young
Young
Elmer Briscoe
Briscoe
Houston
George Seber
Carol Vance
Indianapolis
Noel A. Jones
Tampa
Fla
W. R. Bland
Hamp Rogers
Winter Haven
Weather Outlook With Humid Skies in Twin Cities
The Twin Cities face continued partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures through today and Wednesday. Widely scattered thundershowers are possible mainly around midday. Winds will vary 5 to 15 mph. Highs reach 88 to 94, with nightly lows 68 to 74. Monday’s Monroe high was 86 with a 73 low.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
Steady voting reported in West Monroe mayoral race
Voters in West Monroe cast ballots in a two party general election described as steady with turnout likely to exceed the 3 300 voters in the April 9 primary. Mayoral candidates Bert Hatten and W G Haynes Jr expressed optimism about turnout and campaign interest while precinct results showed heavier voting in larger boxes such as Precinct 9 at the Claiborne Street Fire Station. Both campaigns noted strong engagement and voter motivation as alderman seats open in five post races and Sterling ton also votes on six candidates with party lines crossing allowed.
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West Monroe
Bert Hatten
G.O.P
W. G. Haynes Jr
Hatten
Haynes
Claiborne Street
Horace Eyre
Kenneth Adams
Roland Nix
Jeff W. Caldwell Jr
Truett Thorn
E. S. Blackmon
Charles Anding
Sterlington
Phillip Spencer
J. E. Barton
Henry E. Jones
John Plunkett
Baxter Sinclair
James Rainwater
U S Troops Report Heavy Losses in Central Vietnam Clash
In the central highlands near Kontum U S paratroopers clashed with North Vietnamese troops. Brig Gen Willard Pearson said the North Vi etnamese 24th Regiment may have lost 1 000 plus in a week of fighting. South Vietnamese forces joined the action as two Navy Phantoms shadowed suspected propeller planes near Thanh Hoa.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
USS
Willard Pearson
101St Airborne Division
Kontum
Pearson
North Viet Nam
Ranger
Thanh Hoa
Hanoi
Navy
Phantoms
U.S
Coontz
South
Viet Nam
Rioting in Chicago Puerto Rican district injures seven
Police clashed with more than 1,000 rioters on Chicago's Northwest Side. Seven Puerto Ricans were shot and wounded. several others treated for injuries from bottles and bricks. A protest march was planned for today from Humboldt Park to City Hall as authorities restored order.
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Chicago
John Elmer
Chicago Tribune
Humboldt Park
City Hall
St. Mary of Nazareth
Cook County Hospital
Bienvenido Cruz
Efrain Ortiz
Roberto Vasquez
California Avenue
Cruz Arcelis
Division
California
Chuckle: Woman Upset by Unannounced Marriage News
A humorous quip notes that a woman is irked by news of a marriage she did not know involved a boyfriend she never met. The line plays on social expectations and private relationships.
Monroe OKs 1966 Street Plan Contract and Civic Center Concession
Monroe City Council approved a $293,696.50 contract for about 15 miles of street work across 76 projects, with start within 30 days and 300 calendar days for completion. The meeting also set pro‑rate assessments for 1965 streets and approved a civic center project cost of $167,727.85 and a Coke bottling concession for the new center.
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Monroe
W. L Howard
H. W. McSherry
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Bentz and Elmore
Inter
McSherry and Rodriguez
L. D. Ritter
Recreation Department
West Monroe Tractor Company
Monroe Civic Center
Ouachita Coca- Cola Bottling Company
Buddhists clash with Saigon security in fiery protest
In Saigon Buddhist protesters attacked vehicles and seized two submachine guns from American MPs after a government crackdown. Police and riot squads fired tear gas as thousands moved around the Vien Hao Dao pagoda, while Thich Tri Quang, a Ky antagonist, entered the seventh day of a hunger strike 400 miles north.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Buddhist Institute
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thich Tri Quang
Hue
Quang
U.S
Cholon
Vien Hao Dao
Johnson Signs Dam Power Bill to Expand Grand Coulee
President Johnson signed a $390 million act to add a third hydroelectric plant at Grand Coulee on the Columbia River, making it the world's largest. The measure aims to add 3.6 million kilowatts to the existing 2 million kilowatts. He also asked Congress for $3 million to begin construction immediately.
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Washington
Johnson
Grand Coulee Dam
Columbia River
Congress
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New Orleans
Clinton
T. J. Strother
Allen
Charles H. Percy
Sen. Long
Israel Irizarry
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Gilberto Torres
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