Vietnam General Ousted In Purge
Lt. Gen. Nguyen Duc Thang, a reforming, American-backed commander of the 4th Corps in the Mekong Delta, is removed amid a Thieu Ky power struggle. He led anti corruption drives and a 90 day counteroffensive, living among troops and eschewing luxury, before being replaced by Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Le on indefinite sick leave. The firing follows tensions between President Thieu and Vice President Ky.
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Saigon
Nguyen Duc Thang
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thang
Mekong Delta
Nguyen van le
Armed Forces
Thieu
Delta Command
4Th Corps
Can Tho
Rockets From Cambodia Move Viet Cong Arms Into Saigon
U S intelligence traces Viet Cong rockets from Cambodian storage to South Vietnam. Sampans ferry 122 millimeter missiles at night through jungle waterways, then sink ships with containers until needed. Rockets weigh about 214 pounds, fired by three to five men, with a 68 mile range.
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Washington
Saigon
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Laotian Panhandle
U.S
Cambodia
Police Activity Reported Heavy In Monroe Area
Monroe police report heavy activity with multiple arrests and burglaries. Courtney Blackson Wheatley, 25, was booked for theft by check, while two burglaries at Monroe Concrete Co and Man-Power Development Training School involved broken machines and cash or cigarettes. Additional incidents include disturbances, DWIs, reckless driving, and traffic tickets across Monroe and West Monroe, with several suspects named.
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Monroe
Courtney Blackson Wheatley
Monroe Concrete Co
DeSiard St
Union Hall
19Th
Pine Streets
Ollie Smith
Olive St
Ronald A. Robbins
Fredericks St
West Monroe
Ernest N. Russ
Montgomery St
Thomas M. Williams
Austin
South 5Th
Mitchell Lane
Joseph M. Dandy
Louisiana Baptists’ Children’s Home
Civic Center Boulevard
7Th Street
I-20
Joseph Erwin
Goud
Winnsboro Road
Mississippi Street
Clifton T. Wyatt
Fl Dorado
Ark
Teaching Children to Pray When Public Prayer Fails
The writer notes Jesus valued secret prayer and that one can teach children to pray even without public speaking. Public prayer fears are understood by God, who rewards sincere private prayers.
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Jesus
North Korean Infiltrator Killed in Seoul Crossing
South Korea reports that five North Koreans crossed the DMZ into the center region. A North Korean infiltrator dressed as a South Korean army officer was shot and killed by South Korean troops during the incident.
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Seoul
South Korea
UPID
Two Monroe residents cited for weekend incidents
Leroy Tatum Jr., 22, of Rt. 1 Box 233 Monroe was noted on Highland Road June 16. Danny S. Martin, 19, of 205 Mary St Monroe was cited on La. 594 June 14.
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Monroe
Leroy Tatum Jr
Rt. 1
Highland Road
Danny S. Martin
Mary St
Washer Wins Wood Design Competition in Baton Rouge
Russell Washer of Baton Rouge won the annual wood design contest by the Louisiana Forestry Association hosted by LSU School of Architecture. Guyton Stubbs of Baton Rouge took second, Josef Apriano Vilanova of San Salvador third. Washer's Tiger Town complex features mixed commerce, Stubbs offers a restaurant apartment project, Vila nova designed an art gallery.
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Alexandria
Russell Washer
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Forestry Association
LSU School of Architecture
Guyton Stubbs
Josef Apriano Vilanova
San Salvador
el Salvador
Washer
Stubbs
Vilanova
Foresters To Increase In Future Years
Dr Paul Y Burns of LSU forecasts a substantial rise in practicing professional foresters in the United States as population growth boosts demand for forest goods and services. He notes about 20,000 foresters currently, roughly one per 10 000 people, and outlines career opportunities for young people choosing a vocation.
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Alexandria
United States
Forests & People
Paul Y. Burns
LSU School of Forestry and Wildlife Management
Burns
Abrams Wins Wood Design at Tulane Competition
Gerald Abrams a fourth year student from Newton Massachusetts won the second annual wood design contest sponsored by the Louisiana Forestry Association at Tulane University Lee Roy Connell of New Orleans won second place and Bruce Sternberg of Hollywood Florida finished third The project was a dormitory design for a Connecticut boys prep school.
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Alexandria
Gerald Abrams
Newton
Mass
Louisiana Forestry Association
Tulane University
Lee Roy Connell
New Orleans
Bruce Sternberg
Hollywood
Fla
Connecticut
Interstate Route Numbering Explained
Even numbered Interstates run east west while odd numbered routes run north south, a standard for the national system outlining directional cues across the highway network.
New York Holds Primary Tuesday in 1968 race
Albany AP reports New York will hold its presidential primary Tuesday with 123 of 190 national convention delegates at stake. Kennedy supporters run in 3 of 41 congressional districts as McCarthy and Humphrey factions compete in multiple districts. Rockefeller faces Nixon for 11 of 82 Republican delegates. Rank and file Democrats also vote for a U.S. Senate candidate for the first time this century.
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Albany
N.Y
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Minnesota
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
John J. Burns
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Students Deliver Petition to Ministry of Defense
About 159 student demonstrators marched to the Ministry of Defense in London to present a petition demanding an end to germ warfare research and opposing an agreement to share deadly secrets with the United States.
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London
UPI
Sunda
Ministry of Defense
United States
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Masonic Temple
N. 4Th and
DeSiard Sts
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First National
Natchitoches
Twin City
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F.d.1.c
Abrams
Wood Design
Choice Northside
Nema
Fedders
Gibson
Louisville
New York
By Bruce B. Detlefsen
U.S. Senate
Jacob K. Javits
Eugene Nickerson
Nassau County
Joseph Resnick
Ellenville
Nickerson
Pat O'Dwyer
New York City
McCarthy
Javits
Liber Party
Murray Baron
Associated Press
Congress
Senate
Mary’s Flower Shop
Carload Sale
Wwood and Steel
Steno
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Lieber Co
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