Paris police oust occupiers from Odeon as Sorbonne clash ends
Police sealed the Odeon Theater and expelled about 20 Katangese ultramilitants from the Sorbonne after a dawn clash with some 50 students armed with clubs and debris. No injuries were reported as factions prepared to resume cleaning the ancient university while condemning parasite elements.
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Paris
Odeon
Earter
Sorbonne
University of Paris
Katangese
Jean-Louis Barrault
Madeleine Renaud
Katanga
Spock Conspiracy Trial Jury Deliberates Verdict in Draft Case
In Boston UPI reports the anti draft conspiracy trial of Benjamin Spock and four others moved to jury deliberations. Judge Ford instructed the all male panel to disregard views on the Vietnam War legality and stated that refusing to obey laws cannot be justified by belief. Defendants include Rev William Sloane Coffin Jr Marcus Raskin Mitchell Goodman and Michael Ferber.
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UPI
Benjamin Spock
U S
Francis J. Ford Jr
United States
Ford
Jrors
William Sloane Coffin Jr
Yale University
Marcus Raskin
Institute For Policy Studies
Washington
Mitchell Goodman
Temple
Maine
Michael Ferber
Harvard
Buffalo
Heart transplant sought to save 7 year old Becky Howland
Rebecca Becky Howland, a 7 year old from Hermiston Oregon, needs a heart transplant to survive. After a Stanford examination by Dr Norman Shumway Becky awaits a suitable donor as doctors warn a child heart is difficult to match. Becky's father Elton says she is in good spirits and active when not undergoing tests.
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Hermiston
Ore
Rebecca
Becky”’ Howland
Becky
Oregon
Norman Shumway
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
Howland
Reds Base Curbs on Berlin Travel
West Germans and West Berliners must obtain visas to travel to and from West Germany under East German travel restrictions. Berlin highway delays reached up to five hours as new decrees took effect, while West Germany urged a united Western response with the Soviet Union and allies. Chancellor Kiesinger warned of serious countermeasures by the allies and sought a coordinated approach.
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Pravda
Communist Party
East Germany
Kiesinger
West Berlin
Birthday, Hospital Stay Boost Monroes Tony Canizaro
A. F. Tony Canizaro of Monroe City Hall Tax Department had an early birthday hospital visit and surgery. Both events went well and well wishes pour in as he plans a speedy return to work.
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A. F
Tony” Canizaro
Tax Department
Monroe City Hall
Tony
Third son born to Monroe McGee family on 1700 South 6th
A third son, David Edgar McGee, was born to Mr and Mrs Ellis McGee of 1700 South 6th Street Monroe on Wednesday. David weighed 9 pounds 6 ounces and joins brothers Kevin Scott, 4, and Stephen Doyle, 1, at home. See Chit Chat Page 8A.
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Young David Edgar McGee
Ellis McGee
South 6Th St. Monroe
Young David
Kevin Scott
Stephen Doyle
Monroe Floodwall Funds Approved
The House Appropriations Committee urges cuts in navigation and flood control spending while funding construction on the Ouachita and Black Rivers and planning for the Monroe floodwall. The budget includes 7.885 million and 190 thousand for flood control on the two rivers and Monroe wall gap, with reductions versus prior year and administration requests.
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Washington, D.C
House Appropriations Committee
House
Ouachita
Black Rivers
Monroe
Army
Corps of Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Two
Louisiana
Arkansas
Solons to vote on 1.2 billion general appropriations bill
Baton Rouge AP reports the Louisiana House will vote Monday on Gov. John McKeithen’s 1.2 billion general appropriations bill, the spending program shaping state finances if taxes aren’t raised. The bill is to be considered in a committee of the whole at 11 am, with two other controversial measures advancing next week, including a capital punishment suspension and aid to private and parochial schools.
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Baton Rouge
House
John McKeithen
Louisiana
Richard Guidry
Galliano
John Garrett
Senate
State Bond and Building Commission
Bond and Building Commission
Louisiana Nuclear and Space Authority
Israeli Egyptian Gun Crews Duel Over Suez Canal
Israeli and Egyptian forces traded artillery mortar and machine gun fire across the Suez Canal in a two hour and twenty minute clash the first in three weeks an Israeli spokesperson said one Israeli was wounded Egypt opened fire at 10 30 a m and later bombarded Port Taufiq observers proposed a ceasefire but fighting continued briefly afterward per the Israeli account
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Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
Port Taufiq
U.N
Thundershowers Expected Here Over Louisiana
A few thundershowers are indicated over northeast Louisiana with scattered showers likely Saturday afternoon. Clear to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures prevail today with highs 90 to 94 and nights 66 to 70. FAA Selman Field logged 93 high and 65 low. Monroe saw no rain. Sunshine about 80 percent today, 40 percent or less Saturday, with a 30 percent rain chance Saturday afternoon and rainfall near one quarter inch.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
Chuckle Man to Lawyer Divorce Demand
A comic quip has the Chuckle Man telling his attorney that his wife is pursuing divorce and that she should be granted it. The line highlights a humorous take on marital conflict and legal proceedings.
One American Killed As Reds Shell Airbase
US troops scouring Saigon found 3 enemy missiles and killed 26 guerrillas as Viet Cong rockets hit Tan Son Nhut airbase killing one American. Big rocket caches uncovered near Saigon, including Soviet and Chinese rounds, while radar and counterfire efforts expand.
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Tan Son Nhut
US 1St Infantry Division
US 25Th Infantry Division
10Th
Saicon
Viet Cong
Monda
Viet Cong Liberation Radio
Viet Cone
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Nanhand
Air
Navy
Late Governor's Widow Dies at 102 in Baton Rouge
Mrs. Henry J. Fuqua Sr. the 102 year old widow of Louisiana governor from 1924 to 1926, has died in Baton Rouge. She is survived by son Henry L. Fuqua Jr. of Baton Rouge and daughter Mrs. Matta F. Scott of Tallulah. Fuqua died Thursday. her husband was governor until 1926 and was succeeded by Lt. Gov. Oscar H. Simpson.
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Baton Rouge. la
Henry J. Fuqua
Loouisiana
Fuqua
Baton Rouge
Henry L Fuqua Jr
Matta F. Scott
Tallulah
Oscar H. Simpson
Casualties In Viet War Soaring Fast
Washington reports indicate U S and South Vietnamese casualties in Vietnam rising sharply amid Paris talks. Projections show total U S casualties could reach about 255 769 by year end with 177 716 Americans wounded or killed through June and weekly averages climbing.
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Washington
U. S. Vietnam
Paris
United States
U.S
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Vietnam
Significance and Rules of the American Flag Day
The article outlines Flag Day origins from 1917 to 1949 and details a flag code of etiquette. It covers display rules including flag position in lines, wall displays, half mast procedures, salutes, hat etiquette, casket draping, and prohibitions on drapery or ground contact with the flag. It emphasizes respect and proper conduct when the flag is presented in processions or parades.
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Woodrow Wilson
Harri S Truman
Congress
United Nations
New York City
Tornado Kills 13 in Tracy Minnesota and Rips Town
A tornado tore through Tracy Minnesota leaving at least 13 dead and 11 seriously injured. Eighteen hospitalizations and 40 homes destroyed followed as National Guardsmen aided rescue, while the town faced outages and widespread debris clearance. A farmer’s warning helped limit deaths. Other regions reported twisters, hail, and storm damage across the Midwest and Plains.
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Minn
Capa
Minnesota
Red Cross
National
Marshall and Slayton
Bernard Holm
Iowa
Arnold's Park
Rochester
Lubbock
Tex
River Stage Flood Report Stoic Station Change
River stage readings show Camden and Monroe areas experiencing rising waters with stage changes noted at Station 0 428 and 2 Fall. Camden records 246 and 191 WUnitsted units, signaling ongoing flood conditions along River Street.
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Monroe
Camden
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