Solons OK $58.61 Billion For Defense
The House Appropriations Committee in Washington proposed $58.61 billion for the Defense Department for the next fiscal year, with Mahon noting the total is adelantably arbitrary and not a forecast of the war’s end. The bill adds $946.68 million over Johnson’s request and about $12 billion over last year, amid calls for further review and possible extra funds if combat persists.
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Washington
Viet Nam
House Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
House
Johnson
Army National Guard
Army Reserve
Army
Navy
Tech Librarian Dies at Louisiana Tech
Ernest J. Scheerer 64 longtime head librarian at Louisiana Tech died of a heart attack at home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete under Kilpatrick Funeral Home. He previously worked at University of Illinois 1931 1938 then joined Tech faculty as librarian and professor. Born Louisville December 17 1901. Survived by widow and daughter Ruth Carol Scheerer of University of Colorado.
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Miami University of Oxford
Ohio
University of Illinois
Uiversity of Cincinnati
University of Iinois
Ruth Carol Scheerer
University of Colorado
Saltfjord Displays World’s Strongest Currents Record
The world's strongest currents are reported in Saltfjord Norway reaching 16 knots or 18.4 miles per hour per Guinness Book of World Records.
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Saltfjord
Norway
Castro Absence Sparks Cuban Radio Silence Rumors
Miami monitors report Havana Radio has given Fidel Castro sparse mentions amid rumors about his status. Mentions declined since June when he discussed the sugar crop and a June 4 sighting appeared on television. Exiles warn against gullibility as sources allege medical treatment or a Castro double.
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Fla
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Havana Radio
Castro
Robert McCloskey
U.S. State Department
No. 1
Juanita
Johnson
Osvaldo Corticos
Citizens Committee For A Free
U S Cavalrymen Battle With Reds
U S helicopter borne cavalrymen clashed with a Communist company 15 miles north of Tuy Hoa in a flareup. The fighting left eight Reds killed by midday with continued pursuit into the afternoon as air and ground forces pressed operations across South Viet Nam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
1St Cavalry
Tuy Hoa
Thanh Hoa
Navy
Ranger
Qui Nhon
South
Conville Family Injured in Longview Auto Crash
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT reports the John D. Conville family of Monroe remains hospitalized after a Monday auto crash near Longview Texas. Mr and Mrs Conville both hospitalized at St. Francis Hospital along with daughter Dorothy Ann a senior at Northeast Louisiana State College and son John. Mrs Conville says they are doing all right and may be in hospital a while longer.
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St. Francis Hospital
John D. Conville
Monroe
Longview
Tex
Mrs. Conville
Michael Ave
Dorthy Ann
Northeast Louisiana State College
John Or
Two Injured In Cleveland Race Violence
In Cleveland on Thursday night racial unrest erupted along Superior Avenue as a 9-year-old boy, Stephen Griffin, was shot in the lower abdomen and two patrolmen came under fire. A white woman, Mrs. George Gachko, was struck by a brick and treated for facial injuries. Police reported looting and vandalism of white-owned businesses, with tensions tied to Sowinski Park and prior disturbances.
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East Side
Superior Avenue
Earl Stapler
Sowinski Park
Sowinski
Stephen Griffin
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Richard
Richard Wanger
Griffin
George Gachko
Gachko
Officers Prevent Racial Violence In Chicago Park
In a South Side lakefront park, helmeted police halted a tense clash between about 75 Black players from Ida B Wells housing and a crowd of white onlookers. Officers arrested several whites and one Black leader, Frank Ditto, for inciting to riot as the crowd of about 200 was corralled away from the baseball diamond. Fire crackers exploded amid the near riot atmosphere before dispersal.
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Chicago
Ida B. Wells
Calument Park
Frank Ditto
Partly Cloudy with Warm Weekend Forecast
The Twin Cities expect partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures today and Saturday with a 30 percent chance of rain in the afternoons and evenings and 10 percent at other times. Highs reach 86 to 92, with a low around 72. Monroe area reports a high of 92 on Thursday and a low of 69 this morning.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
Mississippi march plans new confrontations after tear gas
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr declares a detachment will drive toward Philadelphia to rally Klan stronghold residents. Gov. Paul Johnson urges calm as Negroes plan boycotts and a shop stop to press voter registration while Canton and Jackson face police action and mass tear gas incidents from Canton to the highway toward Memphis.
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Canton
Miss
Martin Luther King Jr
Philadelphia
Paul Johnson
Jackson
U.S. 51
James H. Meredith
Memphis
Tenn
Meredith
University of Mississippi
Hernando
Oil Firm Head Killed In Crash Near Crockett
Clayton E. Young, 46, oil company executive of Shreveport, was killed when his car struck a bridge abutment about five miles west of Crockett Texas. Young, president of the Young Co., was returning from a business trip to San Antonio. A native of Stephens Arkansas, he had lived in Shreveport 12 years. Survivors include his wife and two daughters. Funeral services will be held here Saturday.
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Shreveport
Clayton E. Young
Crockett
Tex Young
The
Young Co
San Antonio
Stephens
Ark
One girl teases friend over looks in witty quip
A lighthearted exchange has one girl telling another she looked like a million dollars and that she meant every year of it, delivering playful vanity with a wink. The moment captures casual banter and self confident humor in a social chat.
Senators Debate Auto Safety Bill
In Washington Senator Magnuson said highway deaths demand auto safety laws as the bill would set federal standards and grant commerce secretary strong powers. Senator Cotton warned driver violations cause most deaths, while industry concerns about safety design persist amid rising highway tolls. The bill's passage is expected before the 1966 session ends.
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Magnuson
Secretary of Commerce
Norris Cotton
New Hampshire
Senate
Cotton
Congress
Four Miners Die In Fire Disaster
In Yukon Territory four miners died and eight were rescued from a silver mine after a fire trapped workers in support timbers. United Keno Hill mines general manager Don DeLaporte said all men in the mine had been accounted for amid conflicting reports on the number trapped.
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Elsa
Yukon Territory
Don DeLaporte
United Keno Hill Mines
PAGEOS begins orbit to map Earth from space
Vandenberg Calif AP America's new sky star a 100 foot balloon named PAGEOS orbited the poles to aid earth mapping. The aluminum coated plastic sphere will serve as a high flying reference for a five year study to accurately locate any point on earth within about 100 feet. The project follows Echo I launched in 1960 as a precursor for geometric measurements from space.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
America
Pageos
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Earth
Space
Intimidation Try Reported To Senators
Washington AP reports the Senate Ethics Committee warned of actions after a witness faced alleged threats during hearings on Senator Thomas J. Dodd. Chairman John Stennis declined details while Sen. Wallace Bennett said an event occurred outside the room. Michael O Hara, a former Dodd employee, alleged intimidation after leaving the stand. Marjorie Carpenter testified but was interrupted. The chair emphasized witnesses are wards of the Senate and threats amount to obstruction with penalties up to $5,000 fine and five years in prison.
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Washington
Senate Ethics Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
John Stennis
Dmiss
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
John Lerhman Cooper
O’hare
O'Hare
Dodd
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Marjorie Carpenter
Stennis
Senate
U.S. Senate
Two Workers Die In Baton Rouge Refinery Accident
An early today accident at the Humble Oil refinery in Baton Rouge killed two construction crew members and injured four others. The dead are Jerry Davis and William Amunson, both 28 from Texas. Injured include Dean England, C. A. Roland, C. C. Crowell, and Edmund Kornegay. The workers were in a basket suspended about 200 feet high when a cable broke and it fell while they were building a new refinery tower.
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C. A. Roland
la Marque
Texas
C. C. Crowell
Houston
Edmund Kornegay
Modern 4 room duplex with garage and concrete features
North Monroe listing advertises a brick duplex with built ins and a screened patio available in June. Rental ads offer low rates and cancellation privileges, with contact numbers 322-8827 and 322-516 for placement.
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Monroe
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