Bank of Choudrant Robbery Ends With Wrecked Car
A tall dark man wearing a wide brimmed hat robbed Bank of Choudrant around 11 45 am taking money from vice president William G Kelly and cashier. The car was found wrecked two miles north of Choudrant with money inside. Two white women driving a blue and white station wagon were reported involved. Mrs Kelly and Mrs Aindirs ch described the gunman and the escape. Police set up a roadblock and detained some suspects shortly after.
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Bank of
Kelly
Au‘dirsch
Lincoln Parish
Vietnam War: 148 Communists Killed in Two Battles
U S forces report killing 148 Communist troops in two central lowland battles while jets bomb Hanoi rail networks and major steel works. American losses total six dead, 22 wounded, four missing. air forces authoring 133 missions targeting rail yards from the DMZ to near Hanoi.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
U. S
U. S. Air Force
Navy
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Thai Nguyen
25Th Infantry Division
Quang Ngai City
Quang Ngai
Binh Dinh
1St Cavalry
Red China
Panhandle
South Vietnam
Thailand
Location Flood Present Change Stage Monroe
A weather note reports flood presence at Monroe with a shift in stage and water levels rising. Data shows stage at 16.5 and a 3.0 rise, indicating ongoing flood conditions and potential impacts on fall operations.
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Monroe
John Puckett Jones earns electrical engineering degree
John Puckett Jones recently received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne Florida. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J Frank Jones married to Bettye Gocheveur and will work for Lockheed at Cape Kennedy. Karen Kennedy a Monroe Civic Center secretary recovered from a summer virus and is expected back at work soon.
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John Puckett Jones
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne
Fla
John
J. Frank Jones
Bettye Gocheveur
Lockheed
Cape Kennedy
Karen Kennedy
Monroe Civic Center
Karen
France links Vietnam war to Middle East peace at UN
In a General Assembly speech France says ending the Vietnam conflict is essential for peace in the Middle East. Maurice Couve de Murville urges a courageous U.S. decision, warning the crisis remains grave and dangerous to world peace while calling for a negotiated settlement.
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United Nations
N.Y
France
Vietnam
Middle East
Maurice Couve de Murville
General Assembly
United States
U.N
U Thant
Kosygin
Johnson
Israel
Charles de Gaulle
Couve de Murville
Gasoline Tanker Crash Triggers 3000 Evacuations In New Orleans
A gasoline tanker overturned at a major highway interchange near Jefferson Highway and Causeway Boulevard spilling about half its 8000 gallons. About 3000 residents were evacuated from a six block area as flames and explosions followed. No injuries were reported.
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New Orleans
Edward Pepper
Jefferson Parish
Here
Solons Move To Ban US Aid To Arabs
Congress moved to cut off all foreign aid to Arab nations that broke relations with the United States during the Middle East crisis. The House Foreign Affairs Committee planned to require withholding about 10 million dollars and to back aid to Israel if requested.
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Washington
Congress
U.S
Israel
Johnson
White House
Middle East
United States
Egypt
Yemen
Syria
Iraq
Algeria
Sudan
Mauritania
Jordan
U S War Deaths In Week Dip To February Low
Saigon AP reports U S combat deaths in Vietnam last week fell to 1 112 143 killed 953 wounded and 16 missing or captured the smallest weekly total since early February The week prior had 1 119 casualties Allied forces killed 1 852 of the enemy versus 1 153 the previous week South Vietnamese forces suffered 213 killed 556 wounded and 14 missing The report notes widely separated enemy contact across the country.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Weather Outlook for Northeast Louisiana
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures in Northeast Louisiana today through Friday. A 20 percent chance of rain this afternoon. highs reach 90 to 96 in Monroe with overnight lows 71 to 76. Winds are light and variable as skies trend cloudy later here and there.
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Louisiana
Monroe
FAA
Selman Field
Release ordered for 112 confiscated doe deer in Bastrop
In Bastrop Morehouse Parish Police Jury authorized Sheriff Hughie Perry to notify owners of 112 confiscated doe deer that they may pick up the meat within 15 days. Deer were seized after a controversial November 25 1966 doe deer hunting season at Georgia Pacific area and stored in Oak Grove.
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Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Hughie Perry
Oak Grove
Georgia-Pacific Game Management Area
Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
Perry
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Norman McDuffie
Alvin P. Lassiter
Sheriff's Office
McDuffie
Sheriff's Department
Joyce Stephenson
Lassiter
Money cannot buy happiness, says common sense
Commentary notes that while money is often thought to improve life, the idea of testing happiness with wealth remains a hopeful dream. The line invites readers to reflect on whether riches truly correlate with joy.
Johnson Kosygin Meeting In Doubt At U N
President Johnson and Soviet Premier Kosygin may decide today on a summit. After a three hour Rusk Gromyko dinner in New York the fate of any Big Two parley remained open with Kosygin likely to return to Moscow soon and no arrangements confirmed.
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U.S
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
Rusk
Waldorf Towers
New York
Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
United Nations
Kosygin
United States
Gromyko
U.N. General Assembly
Middle East
Moscow
Washington
White House
U.N
Israel
Kremlin
Senate Nearing Final Dodd Censure Vote
The Senate moves toward a vote on censure of Sen. Thomas J. Dodd on charges of financial misconduct. Dodd says he hopes for a prompt showdown as leaders expect a final vote at a reasonable time. The charges allege $116,083 in campaign funds used for personal bills and double billing for seven air trips.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Thomas J. Dodd
Dodd
Mike Mansfield
State Probe Asked of D.A.'s Conduct
The Metropolitan Crime Commission of New Orleans urged a full state investigation into Dist. Atty. Jim Garrison's Kennedy assassination probe. They asked Louisiana Attorney General Jack Gremillion to appoint a special, impartial committee of three lawyers to investigate and prosecute any crimes alleged against Garrison's office. The request cited NBC claims of coercion and false testimony.
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New Orleans
Metropolitan Crime Commission of
Dist. Atty
Jim Garrison
Kennedy
National Broadcasting Co
Louisiana
Jack Gremillion
Garrison
Crime Commission
Gremillion
NBC
Orleans Parish
Louisiana State
Tulane
Loyola
Louisiana, New Orleans and Criminal Courts Bar
PAR
CABL
League of Women Voters
E. C. Upton Jr
Aaron Kohn
U.S. Jet and Cargo Plane Collide Near Saigon
An Air Force RF4C Phantom and a civilian cargo plane collided north of Saigon, both crashed. The Air Force crew of four were rescued. seven aboard the cargo plane unaccounted. One plane hit housing, burning two houses.
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Saigon
Air Force
U.S. Command
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William H. Favor
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Jefferson Highway
Brandon J. Depascal
Westwego
Texaco
D.A
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