Soviets May Move Into Viet Conflict
A.P. special report notes Moscow’s protest over U.S. air attacks on North Viet Nam and hints the Kremlin may take a new step if pressure continues. It discusses possible moves toward Geneva talks, Soviet-Chinese dynamics, and the aim of U.S. bombing to deter Communist victory in Southeast Asia.
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Moscow
United States
Kremlin
North Viet Nam
France
U.S.S.R
U.S
Cuba
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
Peking
North
Southeast Asia
Johnson Cites Economy Needs
President Johnson told Congress the economy must grow an average 4 percent annually through 1970 to reduce unemployment to a more acceptable level. Officials expect this would lower unemployment from February's 5 percent to about 3 percent, as the 276 page Labor Department survey of job trends and prospects accompanied a bid for the administration domestic program.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Labor Department
New York School Row Drives Gross Toward Dismissal
The New York City Board of Education placed Superintendent Dr Calvin E Gross on a three month paid leave and stripped him of authority as part of a campaign to remove him from his 45000 a year post The board appointed Bernard E Donovan as acting superintendent Gross rejected a resignation offer describing it as shocking and peremptory The dispute centers on Gross handling of school integration and potential 180000 salary at stake for the remaining four years of his contract He has retained Herbert Brownell as counsel and says he will not yield to nonprofessional pressures while Donovan says Gross may have a hearing and trial if the board suspends or dismisses him
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Calvin E. Gross
New York City
Board of Education
Bernard E. Donovan
NEW York
Gross
James B. Donovan
Bernard Donovan
Donovan
Twin City Chit Chat Dog found with jeweled collar in Monroe
Dr Ernest Holloway reports a small black poodle found on the lawn at 3402 Loop Road Monroe and taken to Foley Animal Hospital Forsythe. The dog has an artificial jeweled collar and was recently groomed. The owner is being sought.
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Ernest Holloway
Unidentified Objects Report Details 663 Unidentified Sighting
Washington AP reports the Air Force, after 18 years, lists 663 sightings as unidentified from 1947 to 1964. Most cases reduced to balloons, birds, kites, missiles, aircraft, or meteors. no evidence of extraterrestrial vehicles or interspace life.
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Washington
Air Force
Earth
US reviews entire Indonesia relation amid tensions
A State Department spokesman said the United States is reviewing the whole range of relations with Indonesia amid rising tensions. The announcement followed Indonesia’s move to close all US Information Agency activities and the withdrawal of USIA personnel and facilities, with officials privately noting no near-term prospect for improvement.
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Washington
State Department
Indonesia
Robert J. McCloskey
Howard P. Jones
Jakarta
United States
Carl T. Rowan
U.S. Information Agency
USIA
McCloskey
Thas
Pepper Martin Dies at 63 Former Cardinal Legend
Pepper Martin, famed St. Louis Cardinal outfielder and baserunner known as the Wild Horse of the Osage, died today in a McAlester hospital at age 63. Born John Leonard Martin in Temple, Oklahoma February 29, 1904, he starred in the 1931 World Series and later managed and coached in the minor leagues.
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McAlester
Okla
Pepper Martin
St. Louis Cardinal
Martin
Philadelphia Athletics
Cardinals
Osage
John Leonard Martin
Temple
Little Warmer Weather Seen This Weekend
A slight warming trend is indicated but temperatures will average 12 degrees below normal this weekend. No significant precipitation before Monday. Skies mostly fair, will be fair to partly cloudy. Forecasters expect four to six inches of heavy rain before month’s end. Monroe high Thursday 46 and low 29.
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Monroe
Stolen 60-gallon Cooper liquor still reported from sheriff office porch
Blountville Tennessee sheriff Kyle Weaver said a confiscated 60 gallon Cooper liquor still was taken from the porch of his office on Thursday. He noted the device would be of little use due to holes punched in it as required by law.
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Blountview
Tenn
Upl
Kyle Weaver
Progress On Sewage Plant Nears Completion In Monroe
An engineer's report shows Monroe's sewage treatment plant is 92 percent complete with funding in place to finish as planned. Carruthers Construction Co. of Paola Kan., is expected to complete the job in coming weeks and the plant is slated to begin operations in late April. The city aims to stop dumping raw sewage into the Ouachita River, improving river cleanliness. West Monroe also discharges into the river.
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Monroe
W. L
Jack) Howard
Lester High
Carruthers Construction Co
Paola
Kan
High
Howard
Ouachita River Cleanup Edges Toward Reality in City Plan
Ouachita Wildlife Unit president W H Anders Jr says hope remains for a fully cleaned Ouachita River as pollution hinders stream development. City officials expect enough funds to finish an $11.4 million capital program, though an $1.1127 million bid by Jesse F Heard & Sons falls short of total costs for the new City Hall complex.
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W. H. Anders Jr
Ouachita
City Hall
Howard
Heard
Civic Center
Man’s wartime penny could fetch thousands
Natchez soft drink salesman Robert Bennett Sanders found a 1943 copper cent, one of seven minted that year, valued between 3500 and 5000 dollars. A Baton Rouge dealer verified its authenticity, noting another example once sold for 25000 dollars in perfect condition, though Sanders plans no rush to sell.
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Natchez, Miss
Natchez
Robert Bennett Sanders
U.S
Baton Rouge
Sanders
Armed Texan Leader, Gang Nabbed in Times Square Plot
Police arrested Eddie Neal, 23, of Amarillo Texas, and six accomplices in New York after a restaurant tip led detectives to a Times Square gang plotting at least a dozen stickups this weekend. Officers seized weapons and ammunition from Neal’s West Side hotel room and detained three more suspects in two hotel suites. An alleged cohort, Richard Rockliffe 19 of Springfield Massachusetts, said the group swore to shoot to kill if arrested.
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New York
API
Times Square
Eddie Neal
Amarillo
Tex
Neal
West Side
Grand Central Terminal
Ames King
James McDonnell
Earl Martin
Res
Richard Rockliffe
Springfield
Mass
Wider Viet Nam Support Sought
Secretary of State Dean Rusk reports to Latin American ambassadors on the Vietnamese war situation as part of a drive to rally wider international support for the U S stance in Southeast Asia. In a New York speech he said the Communists, fearing open attack, have fallen back on aggression via infiltration of arms and trained men across borders. A clear recognition by the world that this is aggression is long overdue.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
U.S
Southeast Asia
New York
Rusk
Chuckle Stenographer Becomes Too Independent at Work
A Chuckle desk stenographer asked her boss to stop using words that made him complain about her spelling, signaling a growing independence on the job.
NAACP Sues To End School Segregation In Parishes
The NAACP filed suits in U S District Court to end segregated schools in Lafayette and Jefferson Davis parishes. Plaintiffs include 18 Lafayette parents and 23 Jefferson Davis parents. The petition asks for a permanent injunction barring bi racial school operation.
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Shreveport
NAACP
U.S
Lafayette
Jefferson Davis Parishes
Lafayette Parish
Jefferson Davis
A. P. “Ureaud
New Orleans
Aussies Bet Pays Off as Family Moves to Australia
Two San Diego families relocate to Australia after Barry Goldwater loses the 1964 election. Robert Ansett 31 sails with his wife and three children, joining father Reginald M. Ansett in Melbourne. Partner Peter Kemmsies 30 also moves with his three children. Ansett says he moved to escape U.S. socialism and will adapt as a team. Reginald calls the plan a trial but offers support and guidance.
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Los Angeles
San Diego
Australia
Barry Goldwater
Robert Ansett
Iberia
Ansett
Goldwater
United States
Peter Kemmsies
Kemmsies
Melbourne
Reginald M. Ansett
Los Angeles Times
Airlifted Reinforcements Fight Zone Amid Da Nang Battle
Reinforcements were flown into a major Da Nang area battle 40 miles southwest of the city as another engagement near Saigon failed. Gen Westmoreland and Gen Johnson led high level talks in Da Nang with Ambassador Taylor. Airlifted rangers and Vietnamese troops faced heavy combat while 3,000 soldiers near Phuoc Tuy Province saw helicopter assaults and jet bombers, with several Viet Cong attacks causing casualties. A stray airstrike killed four Vietnamese soldiers and the Rung La fighting left a company decimated. A Britons Britannica note closes with an odd mention of a water-loving rabbit.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
da Nang
U.S. Army
Harold K. Johnson
Washington
William C. Westmoreland
South Viet Nam
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Johnson
Army Special Forces
Viet An
Nha Trang
Associated Press
Mike Renard
Phuoc Tuy
Rung la
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