McNamara Defends NATO Status Amid France Move
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara told a Senate subcommittee NATO remains strong and viable after France withdrew. He argued the U.S. can maintain European combat capability while meeting troop deployments to Southeast Asia, and acknowledged past forecasting errors while stressing the public deserves honest forecasts.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
MOU Melo Wit Bkd Vewvvsnvaienm Tv
McNamara
National Security
France
NATO
United States
Southeast Asia
River Pilot Bill Killed By Senate
In Baton Rouge the Senate killed river pilot fee setting legislation by a 23-14 vote to table the subject. Sen. E W Gravelet of Pointe a la Hache led the move against sending the bill to a second vote, while Sen. Laurance Eustis of New Orleans sought to return it to the calendar for later action.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
E. W. Gravelet
Pointe A la Hache
Laurance Eustis
New Orleans
Louisiana Maritime Commission
Gravelet
Eustis
Chuckle Says Secretary Tendering Resigns Joke
A joke line has the secretary telling the office manager that she has taken all criticism and asks how to spell quit. The humor centers on a planned departure and a sharp exchange within a workplace setting.
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Specialist 4 Donald Colson Returns to Germany
Specialist 4 Donald R Colson has left Monroe to report for a second tour of duty in Germany via Fort Dix New Jersey. He spent three years in Germany while stationed at Flieda and has been in the service since January 1961. He visited his parents Mr and Mrs O A Kracer at 3908 Grammont St during the past two weeks.
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Donald R. Colson
Germany
Fort Dix
Colson
Monroe
0. A. Kracer
Grammont St
New Jersey
Fielda
French Chief Begins Talks With Soviets
President Charles de Gaulle held three hour talks with Leonid Brezhnev in Moscow on East West relations and German unification. Kosygin and Podgorny attended as Brezhnev led discussions stressing bilateral talks and a Soviet proposal for a European security conference.
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Moscow
Charles de Gaulle
France
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Europe
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Communist Party
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikolai V. Podgorny
de Gaulle
Germany
Bonn
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
East
NATO
Kosygin
Andrei A. Gromyko
War Hero Returns With White Hair
Marine Staff Sgt. James E. Howard, wounded in Vietnam, arrives at Travis Air Force Base and heads to San Diego Naval Hospital. He carries a paddle inscribed Well Done and his hair turned white the night of the 12 hour battle with Viet Cong. His mother, Edith Schnedler, flies to join his wife Theresa and six children in San Diego.
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San Diego
Calif
James E. Howard
Viet Nam
Howard
Travis Air Force Base
San Diego Naval Hospital
1St Reconaissance Battalion
Jimmie
Edith Schnedler
Sperry
Iowa
Theresa
Officials Review Jackson Parish School Board Appointment
Area officials in Jackson Parish examine the legality of the Ward 4 school board appointment to Robert Breedlove. Attorney General Gremillion notes amendments affect election calls for unexpired terms, with dates in 1964 1965 influencing the case. The Republican Committee seeks full facts and a possible second ruling.
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Jonesboro
Jackson Parish
James M. Edwards
Republican Executive Committee
Ward 4
Robert Breedlove
Wade O. Martin Jr
Edwards
Jack P. F. Gremillion
Gremillion
The
News-Star
John J. McKeithen
Robert E. Wright
Breedlove
Louisiana Budget Officials Predict $20 Million Surplus
Baton Rouge budget officials forecast a surplus of about 20.45 million dollars for the next fiscal year as Senate Finance Committee weighs the 1.052 billion general appropriations bill. Current year surplus stands at 21.46 million, with 11.0 million already in the budget and a 10 million cushion plus anticipated revenue gains. Governor McKeithen plans to keep the 10 million as a cushion. Legislative auditor Lancaster to appear before the committee as it aims to move the bill to the floor.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Louisiana
Senate Finance Committee
McKeithen
House
John J. McKeithen
Legislative
J. B. Lancaster
Finance Committee
No Temperature Changes Seen
The Twin Cities may expect continued partly cloudy skies today and Wednesday with easterly winds 5 to 15 mph. Highs 88 to 94, lows 62 to 72. The Monroe area Monday high reached 92 and the morning low was 67.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
Senate votes 35 to 3 to redraw Louisiana districts
Baton Rouge reports the State Senate passed a redistricting bill 35 to 3 and sent it to the House. Sponsored by Sen. Michael O Keefe the measure aims to redraw the eight congressional districts to meet population rules amid opposition over parceling parishes. Amendments by Sens. Fruge Mitchell and Kimball failed as the body debated equal population standards and court challenges. Also under action was a constitutional amendment to reapportion the 39 senate seats to 43.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
House
Louisiana
Michael O’keefe
New Orleans
Jack Fruge
Ville Platte
Fieldon Mitchell
Montpelier
H. M. Kimball
Maringuoin
Fruge
Evangeline Parish
Lafayette Parish
Iberville Parish
West Baton Rouge
Pointe Coupee
Sen
Kimball
Iberville
Laurance Eustis
Legislative Committee
O'Keefe
Record Lows Hit Areas In South
A breach of cool air and heavy thundershowers swept western Plains while the South posted record low temperatures. Norfolk Virginia logged a 54 degree overnight low, the coldest for late spring-summer. Macon Georgia and Augusta Georgia tied at 56 and Jackson Mississippi at 59 for the date.
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Associated Press
Western Plains
Norfolk
Macon
Augusta
Jackson
Miss
Buddhist Leader In Hue Arrested As Ky Tightens Grip
Premier Ky ordered the arrest of Thich Tri Quang in Hue amid a government bid to end Buddhist unrest. The move follows heavy U.S. air and ground actions against Viet Cong positions north of Tuy Hoa as Kindom, with 69 enemy dead reported. Quang was moved to Saigon for custody.
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Thich Tri Quang
Thich Phap Tri
Buddhist Institute
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
101St Airborne Division
1St Cavalry
Tuy Hao
U.S
Tri Quang
Thich Tam Chau
Tri
International Red Cross
Tuy Hoa
101St Airborne
North
Viet Nam
Kontum
da Nang
17Th Parallel
Britain
Lord Walston
Australia Party Leader Wounded in Sydney Shootout
Australia Parliament leader Arthur A. Calwell was wounded in the face when a shotgun blast shattered his car windshield outside a Sydney town hall at about 11 p.m. A bystander pursued and caught a young man. Calwell, leader of the Australian Labor Party, was not seriously hurt.
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Sydney
Australia
Arthur A. Calwell
Calwell
Australian Labor Party
Hunger strike marks protest against Warren Township rezoning
Edmund Wegell vows to fast on the township hall lawn after the committee proposes rezoning 500 acres to industrial use. He weighs zero food intake except water under daily checks, protesting plans that could affect Warren Township’s rural character near Plainfield. A petition by 1300 voters opposes factories in large-acre parcels amid 5300 residents.
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Warren Township
N.J
Edmund Wegell
Weyell
Wegel
Tu-Tu
Plainfield
New Jersey
Appeals Court Ends 7-Year Battle Over Ouachita Registrar
A seven-year civil suit by the Justice Department against Mae Lucky Ouachita Parish Registrar of Voters, alleging racial discrimination in the 1956 57 voter purge, was dismissed by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Ben C. Dawkins Jr. presided, with District Attorney Albin Lassiter as lead defense counsel. The dismissal ends a lengthy case that sought restoration of removed voters and court orders concerning future removals.
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Civil Rights Division
Department of Justice
Mae Lucky
Ouachita Parish
Lucky
Active Citizens Council of
Dawkins
Court of Appeals
Mae Morin
Hazel Seal
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Frank M. Dunbaugh III
Washington, D.C
Food Prices Dip Affects Living Costs Narrow Rise
Washington AP reports food prices fell six tenths of a percent last month, tempering overall living costs to a one tenth of one percent rise. The Labor Department notes this marks the first slowdown after months of steep increases, with the consumer price index at 112.6 meaning $11.26 buys what $10 did in 1957-59 terms.
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Washington
Labor Department
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Defense
Robert McNamara
National Security Subcommittee
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Ribicoff
Pentagon
Ameri
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
West Germany
Javits
War Hero
Mrs. Schnedler
Mrs. Howard
Hue Municipal Hospital
State
Ana
Uhe
Australia Party
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