Ships In Gulf Coast Ports Hit By Strike
The New York based deck officers began a walkout delaying about twenty freight ships in Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. New York Baltimore and New Orleans hit hardest as talks over a pay parity clause sparked the nationwide stoppage affecting 657 ships. Military cargoes on exempt ships allowed to sail. United States Lines anticipated its ship United States to depart New York for Europe on schedule.
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Gulf Coast
New York
U.S
Atlantic
Baltimore
New Orleans
United States Lines
United States
Queen of the American
National Maritime Union
Three Face Lie Detector Tests In Slayings Case
Three men detained in the double homicide of two New Orleans teens are to undergo polygraph tests conducted by the New Orleans police, as autopsy reports identify Patricia Ann Purcell and Joyce Ellen Galloway as 17 year old victims beaten to death. Unconfirmed sightings place the girls with two men before the slayings after they left a party, while divers searched the Pearl River bed near a familiar teen hangout.
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New Orleans
George Broom
St. Tammany Parish
Pearl River
Patricia Ann Purcell
Joyce Ellen Galloway
Broom
River Stage Readings Show Falls at Monroe and Camden
River stages for Monroe 4026.9 falling from 7 to Fall and Camden 28626.2 dropping from 2 to Fall as flood conditions persist.
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Monroe
Camden
Draft thesis on college deferments in wartime draft law
The article reports a Senate cleared draft bill to defer undergrads and prioritize 19 year olds for induction, aiming to curb a railroad strike in the coming week. It outlines changes to the Selective Service Act, local boards control deferments, and possible graduate student exemptions with presidential regulation.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Stennis Defends View on Dodd Ethics Case Contention
Sen. John Stennis chairing the Senate ethics committee said no impartial observer could ignore the money turmoil surrounding Sen. Thomas Dodd. The committee urged censuring Dodd for misusing funds and billing travel to both the Senate and private groups amid denials and disputes over political versus personal debts.
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Washington
John Stennis
Thomas J. Dodd
Crat
Senate
Stennis
Dodd
Connecticut
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Scooter Rushing to wed Patricia Harmon in Monroe
Everett TT notes boiler technician and U.S. Navy sailor Scooter Rushing, 3rd class petty officer, home on 20 days leave from Long Beach California. He is son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Rushing of 2092 Powell Ave Monroe. Scooter and Patricia Ann Harmon of Monroe will marry on June 17. Scooter to be promoted to petty officer 2nd class in September.
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Everett
Rushing
U.S. Navy
Long Beach Calif
E. T. Rushing
Powell Ave
Monroe
Scooter
Patricia Ann Harmon
Mrs Olive Mills Creates Best Smelling Office in City
Scented note about Olive Mills who developed a homegrown room deodorant scent for her office making it notably fragrant. People are reportedly visiting for the aroma and casual conversation.
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D.A
Olive Mills
Monroe Seeks $250000 Economy Push For Police Fire Pay Hikes
Monroe officials launched an intensified economy drive to save 250000 and fund pay raises for police and fire departments. The plan aims to raise salaries, expand the police force to 85 90 officers, and make base pay permanent while awaiting a sales tax measure. Police Chief James C. Kelly Jr. had requested 35 new hires.
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Monroe
W. L. Howard
Howard
Fire Department
James C. Kelly Jr
Solons OK New Proposal On Debt Limit
The House Ways and Means Committee backed a 22 billion increase in the national debt ceiling to 358 billion with automatic renewals. The measure, opposed by Republicans, would allow seven year Treasuries and raise ceiling yearly if action isn’t taken by June 30.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Treasury
Congress
Armed 16 Year Old Fatally Shot by Police in Watts
In Los Angeles Watts police killed 16 year old Elmer L Russell after he and his father Vernon Russell 39 allegedly pointed shotguns at officers during a car pursuit. The incident ended with officers disarming a 15 year old brother and a gathering crowd dispersing.
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Watts
Los Angeles
Elmer L. Russell
120Th
Figuerosa
Russel
Vernon
Elmer Russell
Thundershowers Possible Today And Friday
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures with widely scattered thundershowers in the afternoons. Highs are projected from 88 to 94, tonight lows 69 to 73, and winds shifting from variable to easterly at 5 to 12 mph then under 5 mph at night. The Selman Field FAA reported 95 as the high and 72 as the overnight low.
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FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
U S Reports Vietnam War Deaths Drop
U S casualties in the Vietnam war for the week ending last Saturday fell to 176 Americans killed and 928 wounded, the lowest in nearly two months, with 1,156 Communist troops killed and 15 Americans missing. South Vietnamese and allied losses also declined.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
U.S. Command
Gov McKeithen Helps Nab Trio After Car Chase
Gov John J McKeithen assisted in a high speed chase near Gramercy Louisiana when a stolen car fled a roadblock at up to 100 miles per hour. Police name three suspects Eddie Bell 18 Earl Smith 17 and Mervin McMahon 22 AWOL sailor from Boston who rode with them.
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Gramercy
John J. McKeithen
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
McKeithen
Carl Spizale
Eddie Lee Bell
Earl J. Smith
Mervin L. McMahon
Navy
Boston
Mass
Today's Chuckle Dieters Cheat With Cheap Meals
A lighthearted quip notes that modern dieting is tough but frugal meals can help. It jokes about choosing affordable options to stay slim without breaking the bank.
Marines Fight Viet Cong Near Da Nang In Fresh Clashes
U S Marines engaged Communist forces at two Da Nang area points south of the city as ground fighting and air strikes intensified. In the Mekong Delta a large Viet Cong battalion was decimated by U S helicopter gunships artillery and a South Vietnamese division with 211 killed and several captured.
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7Th Marine Regiment
da Nang
Talion
Mekong River Delta
U.S
Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
21St Division
21St
Ky Says 600000 American Troops Needed For Win
Premier Ky stated 600000 American troops are required to win in Vietnam. He noted more than 462000 U.S. troops are currently in the country and referenced McNamara’s upcoming Vietnam trip to discuss additional forces. He also cited about 390000 Communist troops in South Vietnam, versus U.S. estimates of 292000.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Vietnam
U.S
Pentagon
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
South Vietnam
Front Yard New Lake Concrete Lawn Brings Problems
Curtis Eystone aimed to replace lawn with concrete and build a curved driveway but the last concrete load caused a wooden bridge to collapse under a 21 ton truck. The truck toppled, fences and trees were damaged, the water main broke creating a growing lake, and the family lost water. Damage totals reach about 5 000 to the property and 25 000 to the truck.
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Richmond
B.C
Curtis Eystone
Eystone
Michael
Old Holy City Seized as Israel Moves to Annex Jerusalem
Israel moves to annex the former Jordanian sector of Jerusalem without waiting for a peace accord. Premier Eshkol asks the Knesset for a bill to make the area an integral part of Israel while demanding direct Arab negotiations. The issue sparks U.N. debate as France and the United States weigh responses. Public figures foresee a tense General Assembly session and regional diplomatic maneuvering. Arab ministers meet in Kuwait to plan strategy, with Cairo commentators warning of a risky international showdown.
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Israel
Jerusalem
Levi Eshkol
Knesset
United Nations
U.N. General Assembly
Soviet Union
Assembly
France
Middle East
United States
Britain
Johnson
National Security Council
Washington
Mideast
Moshe Dayan
Abba Eban
Mae Sepeesa
Jtt Connete Israel Ag
Kuwait
New York
General Assembly
Cairo
Michel Abu Jawdeh
Kosygin to Head Soviet Delegation at UN Mideast Meet
Premier Alexei Kosygin will lead the Soviet delegation to the United Nations General Assembly on the Mideast. Moscow hopes the gathering becomes a summit, with leaders invited from aligned nations to condemn Israel and demand territorial concessions.
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Kosygin
U.N. Meet
Mideast
Moscow
UPI
Alexei N. Kosygin
United Nations General Assembly
Russia
Soviet Foreign Ministry
Israel
Farmer’s Market Wants Your Livestock and Farm Goods
Classified notice invites farmers to sell livestock hay and used farm equipment at News Star World Want Ads. Readers urged to place listings now to reach buyers in the local market.
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News-Star—World
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5Th Marine Regiment
New Lake
Old Holy City
United Press International
MR. Farmer
RSES
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