Senate amends open housing bill to require bona fide offers
The Senate voted to require that discrimination charges be based on bona fide offers to buy or rent a home or apartment. Amendments by Gordon Allott and others added protections for property owners, removing a written offer requirement but preserving enforceability of oral offers for suits. Hruska protested the oral-offer change while Dominick and Byrd added procedural safeguards and fee rules for discrimination cases.
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Washington
Senate
Gordon Allott
R Corp
Allott
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Hruska
Peter H. Dominick
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Reds Down Plane Carrying 49 Men Near Khe Sanh
A US Air Force C123 transport carrying 49 men was shot down near Khe Sanh by communist gunners, with 44 passengers and crew unaccounted for. Da Nang reports indicated the aircraft crashed five miles east of the base after taking 50 caliber fire. Weather was described as pretty good as fighting at the base eased.
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Saigon
Khe Sanh
Air Force
7Th Air Force
da Nang
U.S
South Vietnam
101St Airborne Division
Czech Army Political Officer Sejna Granted U S Refuge
Maj. Gen. Jan Sejna a former Czech defense official and member of parliament fled Czechoslovakia with his 18 year old son and a 22 year old woman, said to be his son's fiancée, traveling via Hungary Yugoslavia and Italy to reach the United States authorities say immunity was removed as Czech courts sought his immunity and he faces alleged misuse of state funds.
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Washington
Jan Sejna
United States
Sejna
Defense Ministry
Czechoslovakia
Sejia
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Italy
Prague
Two saleswomen at West Monroe City Hall promote dance
Twin Cities chit chat notes two West Monroe recreation staffers Blanche Milton and Floy Kilpatrick tout a country and western dance at the fairgrounds from 9 p m to 1 a m with a single ticket sold while Raymond Woods at 1311 South Ist Monroe paints his house after finding no help and feeling the strain of the work.
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West Monroe City Hall
West Monroe
Blanche Milton
Floy Kilpatrick
Fairgrounds
Raymond Woods
South Ist
Monroe
Raymond
Three Hanged In Rhodesia For Crimes
In Salisbury Rhodesia three Africans were hanged after Queen Elizabeth II’s order commuting their sentences to life was rejected by the Rhodesian government. The men Daly Shadreck Victor Miambo and James Dhlamini were executed for murder and terrorism amid a security case linked to a 1964 gasoline bomb attack that killed a white man.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Salisbury
Rhodesia
High Court
Britain
Ilan Smith
Hugh Beadle
Daly Shadreck
Clifford Dupont
Smith
Humphrey Gibbs
British Commonwealth Office
London
Victor Miambo
James Dhlamini
Mlambo
Dhlamini
Shadreck
Army seeks superior dogs for Vietnam war sensor role
The Army, with University of Maryland scientists, will evaluate 500 to 1,000 puppies next year to select crossbreds and purebreds able to track enemies and alert troops to mines tunnels and booby traps. Five types under study include Labrador retrievers German shepherds crossbreds with foxhound collies and standard poodles.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
University of Maryland
Army University of Maryland
Canine Behavior Laboratory
Vietnam
Army
Aberdeen
Solons Seek 6.5 Billion in Budget Cuts and Reforms
Washington AP Eight House Republicans urge cutting 6.5 billion from the admin budget and directing 2.5 billion to a human renewal fund for job training housing crime and pollution. They propose large cuts in Europe troop deployments nonmilitary programs and highway beautification while expanding private sector roles in job training.
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Washington
U.S
Europe
GOP
Charles E. Goodell
N.Y
W. E. Brock
Tenn
Light Rain Damps Northeast Louisiana Weather
Mostly cloudy conditions grip the area with a 60 percent chance of rain today and Thursday. Rain should diminish tonight with statewide drying by late night, no major temperature changes expected. Highs 50 to 56, lows around 42, winds variable to northeast. FAA at Selman Field logged yesterday’s high 51 and this morning’s low 47.
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Louisiana
Louisiana Delta
FAA
Selman Field
Plane Hits Peak 63 Aboard Killed
Rescue crews reached the Air France 707 wreckage on Matouba Mountain in Guadeloupe and reported all 63 aboard died when the jet struck a mountainside during approach to Pointe-A-Pitre Raizet Airport. Among the passengers were a Zeckendorf secretary’s husband and several foreign nationals including two Paris Match journalists and a Catholic press official. The flight departed Caracas at 6:27 p.m. after stops in Lima and Quito en route to Guadeloupe. Weather was reported good with no emergency messages received.
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Pointe-A-Pitre
Guadeloupe
Air France
William Faskandarf
Raizet
St. Claude
Santiago
Chile
Paris
Luis Guillermo Medina
Caracas
Venezuela
Lima
Peru
Quito
Ecuador
Caribbean
New York
Marjorie Campbell
Zeckendorf
France
Joseph Rosenbluth
Philadelphia
Rosenbluth
Paris Match
South Ameri
Area State Offices Closing Thursday
The Department of Public Safety Drivers License Division will close all offices Thursday for an In-Service Training Course at Selman Field. Staff will attend the session, with offices in Quachita Monroe West Monroe Fast Carroll West Carroll Morehouse Madison Tensas Franklin Richland Union Lincoln Jackson parishes reopening Friday as usual.
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Department of Public Safety
John O. Hennen
Hennen
Selman Field
Quachita
Monroe
West Monroe
Fast Carroll
West Carroll
Morehouse
Madison
Tensas
Franklin
Richland
Union
Lincoln
Jackson Parishes
Chuckle on old days tests for knock-knees
A light note recalls how people checked for knock-knees in past times by listening closely for hints, reflecting an era of curious home remedies and social quirks.
Protected Turn On Louisville Now In Operation
Chief James C. Kelly announced a protected left turn signal is installed for southbound Louisville Avenue traffic onto North 18th Street replacing a thru light with a green arrow. The system mirrors the North 18th and Forsythe setup and a protected left for northbound Louisville and North 18th remains in use.
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Louisville
James C. Kelly
Louisville Avenue
North 18Th Street
Kelly
Forsythe Avenue
18Th
Miners Trapped After Salt Mine Hoist Fire Near Calumet
Twenty one miners remain trapped deep within a salt mine as a shaft fire cuts the hoist and silences rescue lines. Crews work to build a new shaft while authorities dispatch a Coast Guard boat and a Bureau of Mines team to assist. Families monitor updates from Franklin and New Iberia while surface teams fight to reestablish contact.
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Calumet, la
Minneapolis
Minn
Cargill
Roy Gretzer
Gretzer
Federal Bureau of Mines
Dallas
Bureau
New Orleans
Coast Guard
Morgan City
Cargill Company
Franklin
New Iberia
Calumet
Louisiana
River Flood Stages Show Decline at Two Ports
River stages at Monroe and Camden show lower readings as floods ease. Monroe drops 1.0 foot to 17.7 with stage at Camden falling 1.3 feet to 5.9, indicating improving conditions along the waterway.
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Monroe
Camden
Senators Disagree On Pueblo Appeal
In Washington Senate leaders debate how to respond if an appeal from Pueblo crewmen proves genuine. Mansfield says White House must verify authenticity and ensure crew release before any commitment. Russell seeks the sailors’ release without conceding ship intrusion. Fulbright sees potential as an exit from a bad situation if genuine.
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Mansfield
United States
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Louisiana adopts strict highway budget system
Baton Rouge special reports the Louisiana Board of Highways approved a strict budgeting method for specific projects effective June 1. The five year plan finances capital expenditures by priority, with a governor’s inclusion into the legislative budget. James W. Moore urged backing HB 14932 to prevent diversion of federal highway funds, noting a $53 million cut already occurred.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Board of Highways
James W. Moore
Moore
Monroe
Highway Board
Louisiana U.S
Louisiana
Nine Die In Two Houston Residential Fires
Nine people perished in two East Side Houston fires, with investigators suspecting arson. Fire crews found charred remains and two survivors were rescued as a two story rooming house burned, part of a string of arsons near downtown Houston over recent weeks.
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Houston
Tex
Donald Hanks
Hanks
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