21 Jun 1967
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1967
Page
1
U S intelligence says Communist European nations delivered about 50 MiG fighters to Egypt after the Sinai air campaign. Israelis claim 150 to 200 MiGs arrived, with limited tank shipments. U S officers see smaller, possibly loaned stock and note Algerian MiG squadron landing at El Arish.
House Democrats try to reverse votes of several colleagues to back a debt limit hike. The proposal would raise the borrowing ceiling from 336 to 365 billion, with an interim 358 billion and a future 7 billion buffer. If not passed by July 1 the limit would drop to 285 billion, risking Treasury payments and payrolls.
River stages at Monroe show present level 40 and change 1.7 feet to a fall stage. Location monitors indicate flood risk with current stage 8621.5 and a 1.7 foot drop from prior measure.
The U S and South Vietnamese commands report intensified Communist probes and clashes in the central highlands and the 1st Corps area south of the DMZ. Officials warn a communist offensive is expected as monsoon rains drench the region.
Visiting in Monroe are Cpl Daniel Moses and family staying with his parents at 108 Clover West Monroe after two years with the U S Marine Corps in California. Mrs E R Becker and daughter Sally return safely to Cincinnati after visiting relatives. American forces report 43 Communists killed in the 1st Corps area with 3 American dead and 32 wounded. 62 Viet Cong killed near Da Nang. night attacks in Kontum and Gio Linh cause several civilian casualties. multiple Marine and Vietnamese casualties reported with ongoing shelling near the DMZ.
India and Red China halted week long embassy harassments in Peking and New Delhi and discussed evacuations. China lifted the siege on the Indian Embassy in Peking after an Indian ultimatum while Chinese diplomats left New Delhi. Discussions continue on reciprocal evacuations and flight landings.
Six men, including three linked to Cosa Nostra, were arrested on federal conspiracy charges for planned robberies involving two West Virginia banks, a Buffalo bank, an armored truck in Los Angeles, and the Beverly Hills Hilton. Accused are Frederick Randaccio, Pasquale Natarelli, Salvatore Pieri, Nicholas Rizzo, Stephen Cino, and Daniel Domino. Charges include Hobbs Act violations. individual case details vary.
Queens detectives arrest 12 men and 4 women in raids across Queens Brooklyn and Manhattan. Prosecutor says RAM members plotted to kill NAACP Executive Director Roy Wilkins and other civil rights figures. Weapons including rifles and bombs were seized after a grand jury indictment charging arson anarchy and homicide.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon and early evening thundershowers. Highs will be 90 to 96, with tonight’s low 70 to 76 and winds 5 to 12 mph. Tuesday’s high reached 97 in Monroe with a 74 low and Selman Field reported rainfall.
Police arrested 40 year old Michael Rocco Natale after he walked past barriers at the Soviet United Nations mission in New York and tried to gain entry with a .32 caliber revolver and hunting knife. Kosygin was inside but not harmed. The incident follows other security breaches at the mission involving a defector claimant and a protester with a sign.
Luci Johnson Nugent gave birth to an 8 pound 10 ounce baby boy at 6:59 a.m. CDT on the first day of summer. President Johnson and family expressed happiness as doctors attended five Austin physicians and a security cordon protected the maternity ward at the local hospital.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk will host Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko at a dinner in New York as the U N General Assembly session on the Middle East continues. Washington sources denied reports of a Johnson Kosygin meeting this week.
A quip notes the town’s dull mood, with a teen telling a friend it’s so dead that LSD would reveal the Lawrence Welk show. The line reflects dark humor about local life. The reference anchors the joke in pop culture and a sense of stifling atmosphere.
State Police will launch traffic safety checkpoints across Louisiana starting July 1 using 13 mobile units. Each van will be crewed by two troopers with inspection equipment to enforce licenses and vehicle safety standards at various highway points.
Paris AP report says President Charles de Gaulle accuses Israel of starting the Middle East war while linking the conflict to U S intervention in Vietnam. He criticizes foreign intervention and calls for US withdrawal to end the Vietnam conflict. France opposes the land grabs from the Six Day War and urges unity of the Big Four to oppose arms.
At the United Nations General Assembly Britain challenged Israel over Jerusalem, warning it could lose world support. Israel defended keeping the Holy City, while Egyptian official Fawzi dismissed a U.S. peace plan and praised a Soviet draft resolution. He accused Western leaders of pressuring U Thant and hinted at U.S. aiding Israel’s war gains.
William Dodd of Baton Rouge state superintendent of education will address Monroe Rotary Club at noon Thursday in the Frances Hotel. Shelby Hill, who invited Dodd, will introduce him.
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