Fires Set During Rioting At Prison
Rioting inmates armed with bats and knives set eight buildings ablaze at the century old Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus. Officials said order was largely restored by noon after National Guardsmen were deployed. damages exceed $1 million and 20 people, including 10 guards, were injured while authorities fought fires and escorted inmates back to cells.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
Ohio National
Ernie Maxwell
Maury Koblentz
Maxwell
Koblentz
Engineers Join British National Railroad Strike
London AP report says the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen will join the National Union of Railwaymen in a go slow starting midnight. The two unions, totaling about 330,000 railway workers, halted overtime and rest-day work, crippling British rail traffic in London and across the country. Prime Minister Harold Wilson held a cabinet meeting but is not expected to intervene.
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London
Locomotive Engineers’ Union
National Railroad
Britain
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
National Union of Railwaymen
Harold Wilson
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Mike King Heads Home From Trip
Mike King aged 16 son of Mr and Mrs W L King 2501 N 7th St West Monroe returns home today after a two week visit with his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Eddie Holmes of Denver. The trip was by air both ways his first time travelling by air.
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Mike King
W. L. King
7Th St
West Monroe
Eddie Holmes
Denver
Cole
Ray couple announce birth of Tammy Rose in Monroe
Mr and Mrs Thomas A Ray of Shreveport formerly of Monroe celebrate the birth Friday morning of their first child Tammy Rose. Grandparents are Mrs James Herbert Ranch Sr and Mr and Mrs Tom Ray, all of Monroe.
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Thomas A. Ray
Shreveport
Monroe
Tammy Rose
James Herbert Ranch Sr
Tom Ray
De Gaulle Wins Big in First French National Assembly Round
Paris AP reports Charles de Gaulle's forces near an overwhelming majority after strong gains in the first round of France's national elections. Gaullist candidates lead in runoff prospects, reshaping the 487 seat assembly with many non-Gaullist losses and a notable drop in Communist and leftist shares.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
France
Party of Modern Progress and Democracy
Gaullists
Independent Republicans
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Nabbed in Mississippi
Mississippi police captured Johnny Ray Smith, a former FBI top ten fugitive, at 8:14 a.m. after a Mobile tip linked him to the area. He was arrested at a road block on US 90 while being driven in a 1963 car with Arkansas plates, armed with a .38 pistol. Smith, 45, had a long record of jail breaks including Escambia County Florida last Feb 12, and was recently on the ten most wanted list.
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Ocean Springs
Miss
FBI
Mobile
Ala
Jackson
Johnny Ray Smith
Florida
Roy J. Tuttle
Thomas Gale
US 90
Roy K. Moore
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Pascagoula
Owen Davis
Smith
Hyman Strieter
Strieter
Arkansas
Alabama
Escambia
Pensacola
Fla
NATO Meeting in Reykjavik on Arms Cut Pact
NATO foreign ministers gathered in Reykjavik to discuss a proposed arms and troop reduction pact for Europe amid cautious prospects. Moscow signaled no current interest, while NATO aims to prevent unilateral withdrawals and curb pressure to shrink firepower, amid protests around Keflavik and clashes with Icelandic police.
Treasury ends silver pay for certificates today
The Treasury will stop exchanging silver certificates for silver after 3 p.m. at New York and San Francisco assay offices. No silver will be given to those in line at closing time. The $1.29 official silver price is no longer maintained, as market demand has driven prices up.
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Washington
Treasury Department
New York
San Francisco
Department
Showers Return With Warmer and Humid Outlook
Partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers expected today through Tuesday in Northeast Louisiana. No major temperature change anticipated. Wednesday looks partly cloudy and warm with widely scattered afternoon storms. Drying conditions vary from fair to poor, dew points in low to mid 70s, about 40 percent sunshine. In Monroe, FAA records a high of 87 on Sunday and a low of 73 this morning, with today’s highs 86 to 90 and tonight’s lows 70 to 76. winds mainly southeast at 6 to 16 mph.
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Louisiana Delta Agricultural Advisory
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
State Budget Hearings Top Senate Agenda
In Baton Rouge the Senate Finance Committee starts hearings on Gov. John McKeithen's 1.2 billion executive budget as both chambers push work ahead before adjournment. The session tackles state aid to private schools, higher education coordination, prison reform, urban renewal, and a nine bill highway safety package, with 100 plus House bills pending and a possible pause on the death penalty.
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Baton Rouge
Senate Finance Committee
John McKeithen
Senate
House
Joe Cooper
Mansfield
Parey Branton
Shangaloo
Brantons
Coordinating Council
Legislative Budget Committee
Branton
Louisiana
Ernest Morial
New Orleans
Wife Brings Comfort in Distressing Times for Husbands
In a light column, the piece notes that a wife is a great comfort to a husband during distressing times, while a bachelor experiences none of that solace. The gag underlines traditional domestic roles with a humorous tone.
Viet Cong Center Smashed By B52s Near Saigon
U S Air Force B52 bombers hit a Viet Cong training camp 13 miles southeast of Saigon. Ground observers saw a six minute secondary blast after the strike. In two weeks B52s flew nearly 100 missions within 75 miles of Saigon targeting infiltration routes and enemy concentrations.
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Viet Cong
Saigon
Phuoc Long
McCarthy Opposes ABM Deployment Amid Turbulent Policy Debate
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy joined ABM critics as the Senate prepared to vote on an amendment to strike 227.3 million dollars funding for Sentinel deployment from a military construction bill. Co-sponsors Cooper Hart and Ray forecast a slim victory, while McCarthy linked the stance to broader foreign policy criticism of the Johnson administration.
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Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Senate
John Sherman Cooper Ray
Philip A. Hart
Dmich
Candy Storm Candy Spreads Destruction Across Texas Coast
Tropical storm Candy weakened while dumping heavy rain on northeast Texas near Austin and Victoria. Winds to 72 mph, tides four feet, up to six inches of rain in parts, two bridges washed out and multiple trailers overturned. no fatalities reported as emergency centers operate in Austin.
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Tex
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Corpus
Jack K. Fite
Patricio Bay
Mustange Island
Middle Texas
Candy
el Campo
Texas Department of Public Safety
Austin
Weather Bureau
Victoria
Arrests as police clear Resurrection City in Washington
Police with shotguns and tear gas moved through Resurrection City arresting about 80 residents and detaining Rev. Ralph David Abernathy and roughly 100 campaigners for violating a ban on demonstrations on Capitol grounds. While rerouting through the camp, officers found a tent with 50 demonstrators who submitted to arrest. no major violence occurred as 1,500 officers enforced the eviction.
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Resurrection City
Capitol
Ralph David Abernathy
John Layton
Abernathy
William Rutherford
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Metropolitan
Park
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
River Stage Readings Shift at Camden and Monroe
River gauge data shows Camden at 26 and 15.6 feet with a falling stage trend, while Monroe reads 40 and 39.7 feet with no stage listed. Flood presence remains uncertain as readings change and not all stations report current stage.
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Camden
Monroe
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