Lighting On I-20 Delayed Indefinitely
Interstate 20 lighting through Monroe and West Monroe is set aside as the new federal Department of Transportation retools standards. Local officials say they are ready to provide electricity once lights are installed, while safety concerns and rapidly changing guidelines delay completion.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Department of Transportation
Washington
James W. Moore
Louisiana Highway Department
A. A. Braddock
Federal Highway Department
Braddock
W. L. Howard
W. B. Hatten
Highway Department
Howard
Hatten
Louisiana Power and Light Co
News-Star
Israeli Claim Liberty Carried No Flag After Attack
Israeli naval sources said the U S communications ship Liberty carried no flag when attacked by Israeli planes and torpedo boats on June 9 killing 34 Americans. They claim the ship signaled A A meaning identify yourself first and misidentified it as Egyptian.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
U.S
Liberty
U.S. Navy
Ibrahim el Awal
Haifa
Flood Update Shows Change in Stages Across Regions
Location flood data shows Monroe at stage 40 with 15.6 units, Camden at stage 26 with 7.4 units and a rise of 1.3, while other areas display varying present values indicating different flood progression.
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Monroe
Camden
Jayne Mansfield and two men killed in highway crash
New Orleans AP report says actress Jayne Mansfield died when her car rear ended a mosquito fogging truck on a curve near the Rigolets. Passenger Samuel S. Brody and driver Ronnie Harrison were killed. Mansfield’s three children were injured along with two of her dogs. The crash occurred around 2:25 a.m. as the car sank under the trailer in swampy area north of New Orleans.
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Jayne Mansfield
Sam Brody
New Orleans
Rigolets
Lake Pontchartrain
Gulf of Mexico
Ronnie Harrison
Mississippi City
Miss Mansfield
Marie
Mickey Jr
Zoltan
Mickey Hargitay
George Carmichael
Gus Stevens
Biloxi
Miss
Richard Rambo
Pensacola
Fla
Rambo
James T. McClellan
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT: Airman Bobby Wilson visits Monroe
Airman 1C Bobby Wilson of Mount Home AFB Idaho, a 1964 St Matthew High School graduate, is visiting Monroe with his mother before returning July 10 for a Denver trip. Little James Michael Mann celebrates his first birthday in Monroe with his family.
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Mount Home Air Force’ Base
Mount Home
Idaho
Bobby Wilson
St. Matthew High School
Monroe
Bobby
Denver
Colo
James Michael Mann
Charles E. Mann
Mike
Mann
News-Star
News-Star— World
Nine Couples Set For Park Wed In
Nine couples are lined up for an outdoor wed-in at Prospect Park New York with Judge Amos Basel officiating. A 40 member youth choir rehearses music for the ceremony as officials pursue a dignified yet festive event amid crowd control plans and sponsor support.
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Park
New York
Herman Katz
Katz
August Heckseher
Criminal Court
Amos Basel
Judicial Administration
Fun City
John V. Lindsay
Brooklyn
Prospect Park
Heckscher
Basel
U.S. Deaths In Viet War Rise Sharply
Saigon reports American casualties jumped last week with 274 killed and 1,258 wounded. Total U.S. casualties 1,546. Enemy deaths 1,905. U.S. troop strength rose by 3,000 to 466,000, with Marines at 78,000. South Vietnamese losses fell. Allie deaths rose slightly.
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U.S
Saigon
Mekong Delta
Central Highlands
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Dak To
South Vietnam
Navy Jets Bomb North Viet Munitions Base
U S Navy A6 Intruders from a 7th Fleet carrier bombed a large phosphorite mine complex 30 miles north of Vinh in North Vietnam. Pilots reported the area in flames. Officials said this did not mark a major escalation, as storage sites have long been targets.
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Saigon
UPS
North Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Gulf of Tonkin
Vinh
Panhandle
U.S
Weather forecast for Northeast Louisiana remains warm
Forecast predicts partly cloudy skies and continued warm temperatures through today and Friday. Scattered afternoon thunder showers are likely with highs near 90 to 96 degrees and overnight lows around 72 to 76. FAA Selman Field Monroe reports 92 high yesterday and 75 low this morning with south winds 5 to 15 mph.
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Louisiana
FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
Miss Louisiana Soybean wins pageant despite missing charm
Marybeth Bodker, 21, Miss Louisiana Soybean, forgot her silver heart good luck charm on opening night yet wins swimsuit crown. Genevieve Del Gallo, Miss Greater New Orleans, earns ovation for talent after singing Puccini aria in kimono. Bodker, a Sugar Bowl Queen, is a Southeastern State College student teaching severely retarded children in Hammond.
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Lake _ Charles
Connie Berry
Miss Louisiana Soybean
Marybeth Bodker
Greater New Orleans
Genevieve del Gallo
Miss Bodker
Southeastern State College
Hammond
Mary Ann Mobley
Miss Mobley
Marybeth
del Gallo
Lake Charles
Connie
Minden
Jeanette Zach
Bernie Wayne
Curtis Rape
Mississippi
Robbie Robertson
Arizona
Bea Willis
Tangipahoa
Donna Lee Field
Bobbie Bollinger
Louisiana
Joy Linda Woods
Miss Woods
Leesville
Vernon Parish
Linda Craft
Slidell
Rebecca Lew Joye
North Caddo Parish
Marcia Ann Westbrook
Louisiana Soybean
Centenary Cheryl Lynn Maresh
DeSiard
President Johnson Signs $910 Million Teacher Training Bill
President Johnson signed a $910 million measure creating a new teacher training program and expanding state control over the Teacher Corps. He chose Philadelphia for the signing ceremony, touring a local program that trains jobless adults, many of them Negroes, in new skills.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Philadelphia
State May business activity up 9.8 percent, LSU index shows
Louisiana State University index of general business activity reports May gains of 9.8 percent from a year earlier, the second largest rise on record. Easter activity helped the month while May sales rose 1.8 percent over April. Department store sales climbed 23.8 percent and petroleum manufacturing up 19.1 percent.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Louisiana State University
Rumors of Ky Resignation Stir Saigon Amid Military Unrest
Reports from Saigon say the Armed Forces Council gave a no confidence vote to Premier Nguyen Cao Ky at a morning meeting amid unconfirmed rumors of troop movements around Vung Tau. Street speculation ties Ky to stepping down during the presidential campaign, with rival Thieu also suggested as a possible quit.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Armed Forces Council
Vung Tau
le Nguyen Khang
3Rd
Khang
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Nguyen Ngoc Loan
Loan
Duong van Minh
Bangkok
Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Jews Arabs Join In Show Of Friendship In Jerusalem
In defiance of major powers, Israel opened all of Jerusalem turning both sectors into one city under Israel’s flag. Jews and Arabs mingled, passes between the Jewish and Old City gates were opened after 19 years, and residents shared in friendship and hospitality amid busy shops and shared meals. Interior Minister Shapiro pledged to protect holy sites and promote peace among all residents amid international warnings.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Old City
Jordan
Moshe Shapiro
David
Shapiro
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Vatican
United Nations
State Department
Old Jerusalem
Holy Places
White House
Russell Labels Nuclear Treaty Talks a Cruel Hoax
Sen. Richard B. Russell of Georgia denounces hopes for a Russia only nuclear treaty as misleading. He says such an accord would fail without China and France and warns it could be used to justify expanded anti missile programs. He spoke in an interview cited by the Atlanta Journal.
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Atlanta
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Russia
Atlanta Journal
Russell
China
Robert S. McNamara
France
The
Journal
Washington
Wayne Kelley
United States
Chuckle Reflects on Selfless Affection and Teenage Feelings
A lighthearted piece defines love as the feeling that makes a boy value a girl as much as himself, describing teenage affection with gentle humor and a charming tone.
Sears Metal Fetal Sliding Doors Sold
Sears sells metal sliding doors model 6030430 described as fetal in the listing. Buyers acquire the item as listed with no further details provided.
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Sears Metal
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