Medal of Honor Winner Shy Hero
Washington AP America's newest medal of honor winner is a shy 32 year old first lieutenant in the Army Special Forces. Charles Q Williams led a detachment in a night long battle at Dong Xoai Vietnam June 9 10 1965 after his commander was wounded. Despite wounds he directed defense held the outpost and encouraged his troops. Williams was executive officer of A detachment 5th Special Forces Group and was ordered back to the United States after a year in Vietnam. He has a noticeable eight inch scar on his right forearm and says he would return if ordered despite plans to stay with his family.
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Washington
America
South Viet Nam
Charle Q. Williams
Army Special Forces
5Th Special Forces Group
United States
Viet Nam
Johnson
White House
Williams
Extra Tobacco Tax Revenues To Cities Opposed
Sen Jamar Adcock warned the state cannot afford to give cities an extra 6 million in tobacco tax revenues. He argued the money would be parcelled over seven years while state income would grow. Farm Bureau seeks 68500 for mastitis research, but Adcock criticized the timing and removal of the appropriation from the budget.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Jamar Adcock
Adcock
Sidney Gray
Louisiana Municipal Association
Senate Finance Committee
Monroe
Farm Bureau Federation
Louisiana State University Agricultural Extension Service
Farm Bureau
Montana population and density overview
Now you know about Montana, a state with a population exceeding nine million and a population density over ten times the national average, highlighting its unique scale and urbanization relative to the United States.
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Montana
United States
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT: Monroe families meet in Europe
Louis Weil and his children Donnie and Cindy traveled Europe and ran into Monroe residents Hugo and Mrs Angelini in Paris then G L Morgan and Harold Wood Sr in Rome. The families, long apart, say travel 10,000 miles brings unlikely reunions.
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Louis Weil
Donnie
Cindy
Europe
Hugo Angelini
Monroe
Paris
Rome
G. L. Morgan
Harold Wood Sr
Dodd Testimony Hearing Sparks Controversy and Denial
A former secretary testified that Senator Thomas J. Dodd may have been paid for a 1964 West German trip, sparking Dodd to seek perjury charges and denounce the hearing as damaging. Senator John Stennis ordered the remark stricken while allowing rebuttal testimony, and Dodd prepared a response.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Julius Klein
Dodd
Germany
John Stennis
D-Miss
Boyd
Capitol Rebuilding Plan Opposed by Arts Commission
Washington AP The Fine Arts Commission denounces a proposed 34 million dollar rebuilding of the Capitol west front as a national tragedy. It argues feasible restoration or partial rebuilding is possible without extending the wall, urging Congress to block the extension and limit work to damaged sections.
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Washington (Ap
Fine Arts Commission
Capitol
Hubert H. Humphrey
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Congress
Humphrey
McCormack
Commission
William Walton
Walton
Republic
Henry D. Gonzales
D-Tex
Red Battalion Destroyed By Viet Troops
SAIGON South Viet Nam AP back in battle after four months of politicking the 1st Army Division ended three days of hard fighting with the destruction of one Red battalion and the crippling of another in Viet Nam's northern province The operation followed Buddhist revolt sidelining the division and left 319 Communists killed 96 captured and 68 weapons seized The division reported light losses Marine Maj N E Andersen of Cranston RI hailed the victory and a captured North Vietnamese captain said the Communists were lured into the fight by underestimating the division The force included North Vietnamese Army regulars Viet Cong guerrillas and was led by North Vietnamese officers The 814th newly identified battalion was crippled and the unit had been in Viet Nam about a month The 1st Division was aided by Vietnamese marines and U S and Vietnamese aircraft.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
1St Army
North Viet Nam
U.S
N. E. Andersen
Cranston
Joffre Boston
Falls Church
Viet Nam
America
Johnson
Russell
White Man Shot and Negro Leader Arrested in Canton
In Canton Mississippi a smoke device was tossed near civil rights HQ and a white man, William Longgrear, was shot in the left arm outside a drive-in. C. O. Chinn, a Negro civil rights leader, was arrested for assault with intent to kill after witnesses say he fired twice, hitting the man and a tire.
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Canton
Miss
Robert Goza
Jackson
Gaza
William Longgrear
Longgrear
C. O. iChinn
Chinn
C. O. Chinn
Southland
Goza
Plane Crash Kills West Monroe Family in 194? Accident
Civil Aeronautics Board ruled the Beechcraft A35 crash on August 5 near Mathiston Mississippi undetermined. The victims were James Lewis and his wife Dana Lewis and their two daughters Jean Dana and Katharine Dana on a pleasure flight from Monroe Louisiana to Greenville Mississippi. A witness heard an explosion like report as the plane broke apart in a dark cloud about 60 miles east of Greenwood Mississippi.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
West Monroe
James Lewis
Dana
Jean Dana
Katherine Dana
Monroe
Greenville
Miss
Mathiston
Greenwood
Riot police enforce uneasy peace in Pompano Beach
In Pompano Beach Florida riot police wearing steel helmets maintained a tense calm in the Negro district after 24 hours of violence. More than 200 youths gathered Wednesday night, hurling bottles and jeers as officers advanced. A truce reduced street activity briefly but groups reformed, scattering when riot squads returned. No arrests were made and only a damaged patrol car window was reported. Leaders sought to limit patrols to sustain the truce. About 50 youths stood opposite the central market before police dispersed them.
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Pompano Beach
Fila
Continued Warm Weather Expected Throughout Week
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm weather through Friday with widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms. Temperatures are expected to reach 86 to 92 degrees today with east to southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. The Monroe area high Wednesday was 89 and the low this morning was 63.
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Monroe
Fifteen Klansmen Charged in Dahmer Firebombing Case
In Biloxi Mississippi a federal grand jury indicted 15 white men tied to a fatal firebombing of Negro leader Vernon Dahmer Sr. labeled Ku Klux Klan terrorism aimed at suppressing Negro voting. Each faces two counts for conspiring to intimidate and for actual intimidation.
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Biloxi
Miss
Vernon Dahmer
FBI
Dahmer
Senator Russell Sees Viet Nam Gains and Saigon Stability
Washington AP reports Senator Richard Russell says U.S. military progress in Viet Nam is improving and Saigon political stability is better than six weeks ago. He notes ongoing military gains despite lines of political dissension and cites Army efforts to convert WWII oil tankers into floating power plants aiding South Vietnam. He also emphasizes the need to seize ground to halt enemy movement, forecasts cautious escalation prospects, and insists on continuing military victory over negotiation.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
U.S
Viet Nam
Saigon
Dusaall
The
Avudouti
Vncil Ata
Senate Armed Services Committee
Georgia Democrat
Army
Roy Lassetter Jr
House Appropriations Committee
South Viet Nam
Russell
Javits
Johnson
United States
Congress
King asks federal guards for Philadelphia return
The White House said today that President Johnson has been asked by the Rev. Martin Luther King to provide federal protection when King returns to Philadelphia Mississippi on Friday. Deputy press secretary Robert H. Fleming announced the request but could not give details on the number or type of personnel to be involved.
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Washington
White House
Johnson
Martin Luther King
King
Philadelphia
Miss
Robert H. Fleming
Chuckle: young runner at bedtime offer raises laughs
A playful line hints that any youngster will run an errand for you if asked at bedtime, sparking a kid friendly chuckle and lighthearted scene.
Drug Helps Fight Malaria In Viet Nam War
Army researchers report DDS a leprosy drug cuts malaria cases by half in Viet Nam field tests. Treated soldiers with malaria may return to duty in two to three weeks, relapse risk drops from 40 to 4 percent. DDS targets falciparum malaria in highland Vietnam. stockpiles exist and full use expected soon. Walter Reed Army Institute of Research led the project.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Surgeon General's Office
U.S
Armed Forces Epidemiological Board
Food and Drug Administration
Vietnamese Highlands
Walter Reed Hospital
Army Institute of Research
Plan Amended Upon Request of Rep. Wood
A Louisiana House committee reported favorably a sales tax bill for the Fifth District after Ouachita Parish was deleted by Rep. George Wood. The measure authorizes school boards to call a one cent sales tax election to fund teacher and bus driver salaries, with a per parish per student basis for remaining funds. The bill could be revived to include Ouachita on the floor or in the Senate. Sen. Jamar Adcock supports the bill as the fairest funding method.
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Baton Rouge
Ouachita Parish
George Wood
Monroe
Wood
Lantz Womack
Franklin
Womack
Mroe Chamber of Commerce
1St
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Monroe City
Hershey Opposes Lowering Draft Ceiling to 24
Lt. Gen. Lew Hershey, director of Selective Service, told the House Armed Services Committee he opposes lowering the draft liability age from 26 to 24. He suggested using some over-26 men for service, urged against lottery selection, and called for reviews of education, minor defects, and arrest records in current standards. Rep. Rivers indicated the topic could be studied.
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Director of
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
House Armed Services Committee
Hershey
L. Mendel Rivers
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