U S Troops Open Big Push On Reds
Thousands of U S air cavalrymen joined a major operation in central Viet Nam targeting three North Vietnamese battalions. U S forces reported 395 enemy killed, 19 captured, and 14 weapons seized as the Nathan Hale sweep expanded with Marine and South Vietnamese units near Hue and Tuy Hoa.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Cavalry
L01st Airborne
Air Cavalry
John Norton
Trang Luong
Tuy Hoa
William C. Westmoreland
Viet Nam
Hue
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Rep Hudson Fails In Try To Limit Governor Terms
Rep Morley Hudson of Caddo Parish attempted to override an unfavorable committee report on a bill to cap future governors at one term without voter approval. The House echoed the committee, voting unanimously against moving the measure on its merits, as Chairman Edgar Lancaster noted the bill had a fair committee hearing. Hudson argued the measure should not apply to the incumbent governor, citing political power dynamics and patronage concerns.
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John McKeithen
Hudson
Sam Jones
Monroe girl chosen as Orientation group leader at Randolph-Macon
Sissi Loftin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Loftin of 902 College Ave, has been selected as a training group leader for Freshman Orientation at Randolph-Macon Women's College in Lynchburg Virginia. A senior, Loftin will lead a dozen freshmen next fall to help them adapt to college life.
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Monroe
Randolph - Macon Women's College
Lynchburg
Sissi Loftin
John C. Loftin
College Ave
Clear Skies Over Twin Cities With Warmer Weekend Forecast
The Twin Cities expect clear to partly cloudy skies today and Tuesday with high temperatures from 90 to 95 and overnight lows around 66 to 72. East winds 5 to 15 mph. In Monroe on Sunday the high reached 97 with this morning’s low at 71.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
Auditors Criticize Louisiana State Prison Records
Baton Rouge AP reports the state auditor condemned the penitentiary for poor inventory controls and record keeping. The Sovereignty Commission paid confidential investigators $82,500 last fiscal year, with staff salaries of $19,339 and per diem of $7,611. The prison showed a June 30 1965 deficit of $114,313, rising inmate costs by about $108 annually, and a $202,165 loss in the prison industry fund reducing the cumulative balance to $1,102,576.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
J. B. Lancaster
Legislative
State Sovereignty Commission
Sovereignty Commission
Henry L. Hanchey
Wayne Allgood
J. D. Middlebrooks
Hymn Singing Poles Clash With Police in Warsaw
About 1,000 hymn singing Polish Catholics clashed with club wielding police in two attempts to march on the Communist party headquarters in Warsaw. Helmeted officers charged into the chanting crowd, striking worshippers and arresting several as tensions rise over church state clashes tied to the millennium celebrations and calls for Polish German reconciliation.
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Warsaw
Poland
Communist Party
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Poznan
Paul VI
Wyszynski
Gdansk
Danzig
St. John’s Cathedral
Plane Crash Near Gulfport Injures Several People
A DC-3 charter aircraft crashed in a wooded area north west of Gulfport around 11 10 a m today. Early reports said 12 aboard with several injured taken to Gulfport Memorial hospital. Unconfirmed reports said two may still be in the burning fuselage. Passengers included Gulfport Police Chief Howard Hobbs and entertainer Dave Gardner.
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Gulfport
Miss
Here
Gulfport Memorial Hospital
Howard Hobbs
Dave Gardner
Rusk Seeks Viet War Shift At SEATO Meeting
In Canberra Dean Rusk told SEATO ministers the United States will press ahead with moving the Viet Nam war from battlefield to conference room. He criticized Soviet support for aggression in South Viet Nam and urged China to adopt a more constructive government path while SEATO works to halt aggression and promote welfare. Demonstrators outside the three day meeting watched the ministers arrive.
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Canberra
Australia
U.S
Dean Rusk
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Today
United States
Viet Nam
SEATO
Council of Ministers
Rusk
Soviet Union
South Viet Nam
Pentagon Impedes Probe By Sclons
Washington AP defense officials and Pentagon censors have been accused by Sen. John C. Stennis of delaying investigations by his Armed Service Preparedness subcommittee into combat readiness. The censored report covers shortages in equipment and personnel in two Army airborne divisions and one Marine division, with documents repeatedly routed through Washington channels. Stennis notes possible avoidable turbulence and suggests reserves could have mitigated shortages, while praising the services for adapting to noncall up of reserves.
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Washington
Pentagon
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
Senate
Viet Nam
United States
Blind Leads Blind On Big City Streets
In Detroit a 23 year old, Jack McAdams, and his guide dog Dell faced a costly eye operation after Dell, a seven year old Doberman Pinscher, was found to be cataract blinded. Dr William Magrane operated in Mishawaka, Ind, removing the lenses and later stitches. Dell, a diabetic dog, regained some alertness and responded to McAdams, who noted a renewed confidence on the leash.
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Detroit
Jack McAdams
McAdams
Dell
Magrane
Mishawaka
Ind
Onette Robinson
Doctors Hospital
U S Sets Launch Date Of Satellite For Moon Orbit
CAPE KENNEDY The United States will launch a radiation monitoring satellite toward a lunar orbit and test the Saturn 1 Apollo launcher in a July 5 flight. The satellite, an interplanetary monitoring platform, will study radiation for Apollo astronauts and must rely on precise Delta rocket guidance.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
United States
Strong Easterly Wave Develops from Caribbean
A strong easterly wave has developed in the Caribbean, the Weather Bureau reports. Small craft are advised to remain in protected waters along the Cayman Islands, the south coast of Cuba, and westward through the Yucatan Channel as waves may grow into tropical storms.
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Miami
Fla
Caribbean
Weather Bureau
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Yucatan Channel
Pay Boost Voted For Dave Pearce Pay Rise Approved
The legislature approved a 2200 pay raise for Agriculture Commissioner Dave Pearce. The Senate passed the House bill 35 to 3, sending it to the governor. Opposing votes came from Senators Olaf Fink Theodore Hickey and J C Gilbert.
Dodd Denies Misconduct As Senate Ethics Hearings Continue
U S Senator Thomas J Dodd testifies in his defense at the Senate ethics committee inquiry into alleged misconduct. He blames former aides for stealing documents and leaking them to newspaper columnists, labeling them robbers while detailing a Germany trip and hospitality received from Julius Klein.
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Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Senate Ethics Committee
Dodd
Connecticut
New York
Klein
Germany
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
James P. Boyd Jr
Michael O'Hare
O'Hare
Adcock Warns On Bank Laws
Louisiana state senator Jamar Adcock of Monroe warns that the state must modernize its banking laws or face a shift to national banks. He secured Senate approval for a resolution to establish a legislative committee to study banking laws, with the proposal sent to the House for concurrence.
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Baton Rouge
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Louisiana
Senate
House
Chuckle Statistics Boost for Statisticians
A lighthearted note suggests today’s Chuckle Statistics can be used to support various claims, highlighting the playful side of data. It frames statistics as tools for humor and persuasion rather than strict analysis.
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Neville High School
Northwestern State College
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Martha Perry
Kathy Monk
Mary Beth Crossland
Sterlington High School
Rosemary Boyette
Paula Brantley
Ann Hendrix
Shirley Odom
Dot Young
Margaret Young
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Geneva
Southeast Asia
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Dave Pearce
U. S
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