Military leaders seize power in Argentina coup
Argentine forces ousted President Arturo Illia in a swift bloodless coup. Lt Gen Juan Carlos Ongania to be interim president as junta dissolves Congress and parties. Illia sought asylum in Uruguay as commanders moved to seize Casa Rosada and key facilities.
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Argentina
Illin
Juan Carlos Ongania
Congress
Supreme Court
Illia
Uruguay
Casa Rosada
Pascual A. Pistarini
Carlos Perette
Plate River
Julio R. Alsogaray
1St Army Corps
Alsogaray
Juan D. Peron
Peronists
Pistarini
Buenos Aires
Tropical Storm Steps Toward Hurricane Formation
A Caribbean weather disturbance intensified into a tropical depression as it slowly strengthens. Forecasts show squalls up to 35 mph affecting Cuba and the Florida Straits while small crafts are urged to stay near ports. The center lies about 15 miles south of Havana and 410 miles southwest of Miami, arising from an easterly wave from Cuba to the Bay of Honduras.
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Miami
Fla
Caribbean
Weather Bureau
Cuba
Florida Straits
Havana
Bay of Honduras
Woods Family Trip to Seattle for Granddaughter’s Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Wood Sr. of Monroe travel with their 12-year-old granddaughter Debbie Avant to Seattle to meet their daughter Lynda Gay. Lynda will be married in Monroe in August, and the group plans to return around July 15. Debbie enjoys the trip as a grand guidance outing with her grandparents.
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Seattle
Wash
Cupid
C. E. Wood Sr
Monroe
Debbie Avant
the Woods
Lynda Gay
Debbie
Solons Reject Move To Kill Housing Law
Washington AP reports the House Judiciary Committee narrowly rejected an attempt to strike open housing from the civil rights bill. The 17 to 15 vote kept the ban on racial discrimination in housing, with some amendments defeated and one adopted to exempt religious and fraternal housing. A later session was scheduled to address further amendments as the panel nears completion of the 1966 Civil Rights Act provisions.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Celler
Building To House is State Offices in Virginia Hotel
Eleven state agencies and about 150 workers will move into the Virginia Hotel after a $700,000 renovation. Agencies listed include Agriculture Milk Testing, Conservation Minerals Division, Education, Forestry, Institutions, Legislative Auditor, Public Service Commission, Public Welfare, Public Works, and Revenue. Movement will be rapid, with space on four floors and a roof garden potentially becoming a sixth floor. Parking plans exclude a new garage in the first contract, while on street or nearby lot options are considered.
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Washington
California
House Committee
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Holifield
House
Armed Services Committee
Selective Service
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Lewis B. Hershey
Congress
Rivers
William E. Minshall
Rohio
Minshall
Charles E. Bennett
Dfla
Virginia
Louisiana Office Building Corporation
Sidney Fazio
Agriculture Department
The
Conservation Department
Minerals Division
Education Department
Forestry Commission
Department of Insitutions
Legislative Auditor's Office
Public Service Commission
Department of Public Welfare
Department of Public Works
Department of Revenue
Public Service
John Hunt
Monroe
Fazio
U S Troops Begin Dominican Pullout
A battalion from the 82nd Airborne led an 1100 man withdrawal as the OAS voted to pull out the six nation peace force within 90 days. The operation starts from Red Beach near Santo Domingo where 400 Marines landed in 1965 to protect lives.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
U.S
Dominican
82Nd Airborne Division
Organization of American States
Red Beach
Johnson
OAS
Saigon
Thua Thien
South China Sea
Hue
Thundershowers Expected Here In Monroe Area
A hot day is forecast with a chance of isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Highs today and Wednesday range from 90 to 96 degrees, with lows around 66 to 72. Variable winds 5 to 15 mph. Twin Cities reported a high of 98 on Monday and a morning low around 71 with partly cloudy skies.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Yen Bay
U.S
Hanoi
Vinh
Hue
Pleiku
Constellation
Thanh Hoa
William H. Nelson
Filton
Mich
Red River
Hajnoi
Monroe
Twin Cities
ITT Plant Building In Monroe Progress Report
Construction of the ITT plant at Selmen Field by ITT in Monroe proceeds after rain delays. The $708,000 project, built by the city for lease to ITT, is about 50 percent done with walls rising and roof near completion. Completion is expected around early September barring weather problems, with interior work able to advance independently of conditions.
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Selmen Field
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
Monroe
Ouachita
ITT
Married look at dresses skirts windows sidewalk joke
A light quip on marriage humor notes that she admires dresses in shop windows while he notices skirts displayed on the sidewalk, highlighting differing focuses in a playful domestic moment.
District Sales Tax Measure Voted In House
The Louisiana House approved a bill authorizing Fifth District school boards to call a one cent sales tax election to fund teacher and bus driver salaries with Ouachita Parish largely removed from the plan. The measure now goes to the Senate and faces possible backroom deals on revenue distribution.
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Baton Rouge
House
Senate
Ouachita
Lantz Womack
Franklin Parish
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
West Monroe
Womack
Fifth District
George Wood
Joe Keogh
Lillian, Walker
William Cole
East Baton Rouge Parish
4F Discovered As Imposter With U.S. Unit In Viet Nam
In Saigon a San Francisco computer operator named David Stucki 21 assumed a soldier’s identity after borrowing a fellow GI’s uniform and papers. He joined a unit briefly before being detected and sent home. Officials seek the soldier’s father to arrange passage back.
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U.S
Viet Nam
Saigon
South Viet Nam
David Stucki
San Francisco
Stucki
Stucks
Golden Gate
Travis Air Force Base
Pfe
U U. S
Virgil Stucki
Lafayette
Calif
United States Breaks Diplomatic Ties Over Argentina Coup
The United States formally suspends diplomatic relations with Argentina after the military coup that ousted President Arturo Illia. A State Department note expresses regret, outlines embassy contact suspension, and says consultations will proceed with OAS partners under the 1965 Rio agreement. The embassy statement from Buenos Aires reiterates support for constitutional processes.
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Washington
United States
Argentina
Arturo Illia
U.S
Buenos Aires
Organization of American States
State Department
Argentine envoy in U S resigns over Ilia ouster
Washington AP reports Argentine Ambassador Roberto M Barrenechea resigning in protest at the removal of constitutional president Arturo Illia by a military coup. He cables Buenos Aires that the Ilia government was frustrated by those who broke institutional order and declares solidarity with Illia.
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Argentina
Arturo Ilia
Buenos Aires
Washington
Roberto M. Barrenechea
Arturo Ulia
Ilia
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U. S
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