Hoffa Handcuffed and Sent to Prison for Jail Tampering
Teamsters President James R. Hoffa, fingerprinted and handcuffed, was taken to the Federal Penitentiary in Lewisburg Pa to begin an eight year term for a 1964 jury tampering conviction. Hoffa, 54, declared a conspiracy behind bars and waved defiance as he left the courthouse, flanked by marshals. He will be eligible for parole in two years and nine months.
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James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Ree
U. S. District Court
Washingtonster
U. S
Hoffa
Lewisburg
Washington
Federal
U.S
Luke Moore
Moore
Can
Justice Department
District of Columbia
Louisiana Tourist Commission Asks Tarver To Resign
The Louisiana Tourist Commission asked Director John Tarver to resign by March 15 to speed a leadership transition. W. K. Fletcher was named acting director, Ridley Boudreaux will become research development planner, and Clyde B. Stephens was already named chairman.
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Clyde B. Stephens
Lake Charles
Thomas Burbank
Commission
Tarver
Ridley Boudreaux
Fletcher
Civil Service
Stephens
Chuckle: Only One Way to Handle Women
Humorous line claims there is a single method for dealing with women and notes it is little known. The quip relies on a provocative premise for humor, framed as a witty observation likely from a column or cartoon caption.
Easter comes early in Twin Cities chit chat
Miss Ruth Carter of Monroe City Hall reports Easter may arrive March 26 this year. She found two colorful plastic eggs on her desk and a third egg appeared elsewhere, while no bunny tracks or clues have been found. The mystery leaves her at a rabbit ears dilemma.
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Ruth Carter
Monroe City Hall
Miss Carter
Marines Die as Reds Shell Camp Carrol
Communist mortars pounded Camp Carroll near the DMZ with about 500 shells in three attacks. Six Marines were killed and 15 wounded, while the powerful 175 mm guns remained unharmed. U.S. reports say 14 Americans killed, 44 wounded and four missing in Monday and Tuesday ground actions, with 61 enemy dead. A Marine patrol battled near Camp Carroll and a nearby Binh Dinh Province unit faced heavy fire, prompting air and artillery strikes.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Camp Carrol
North Vietnam
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Binh Dinh
Rusk Describes Space Monitor and Nuclear Pact
Secretary of State Dean Rusk testified that the United States has monitoring equipment to detect weapons in satellites. He and UN ambassador Arthur Goldberg urged the space treaty before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, arguing it could ease tensions and pave the way for further accords with the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Lown
Rusk
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
Soviet Union
Cess
Goldberg
Senate
U.S
New Contract Will Double Water Supply
Monroe officials signed a $1,045,794 contract with Arthur Brothers Construction to more than double the city water capacity from nine to 21 million gallons per day at the Park Avenue plant. Utilities Chairman David Kaplan said work starts immediately, with other plant bid elements expected soon. The office building plan may be scrapped and redesigned to cut costs from about 160,000 to roughly 110,000 115,000, while the overall 15.7 million bond issue funds the project. The filtration system overhaul continues with a new turbine to boost electrical capacity.
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Monroe and Utilities Commission
W. L. Howard
Arthur Brothers Construction Company
Utilities Commission
David Kaplan
Park Avenue
Howard
St. John and Grammont
Kaplan
Commission
Staff Cutback at Sovereignty Commission Hits Investigators
Baton Rouge AP reports ten confidential investigators will be removed from payroll on March 15 as the State Sovereignty Commission trims costs. Executive director Sam Short cited a $30,000 refund to the state treasury, funds the commission had budgeted for this fiscal year.
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Baton Rouge
State Sovereignty Commission
Commission
Sam Short
Continued Cold Predicted With Partial Cloud Monroe Area
Weather outlook for Monroe and area shows partial cloudiness and continued cold today tonight and Wednesday. Winds variable 5 to 15 mph. Highs 48 to 54, nights 28 to 36. Early this morning Monroe low 30. FAA at Selman Field Monroe recorded 51 inches of rain on Monday.
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Monroe
FAA
Selman Field
Auto Workers Strike Again At GM Plant In Mansfield
In Mansfield Ohio union pickets closed the Fisher Body GM plant for a second day. A security guard's station wagon incident sent two strikers to Mansfield General Hospital while five suspended workers remained in dispute over firings from the prior walkout.
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Auto
Mansfield, Ohio
General Motors
Auto Workers
Mansfield General Hospital
Fisher Body
New York
Thomas Legacy
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Mansfield
Robert Hall
U.S. 30
Louisiana Costs Texans Industry
Former Texas Gov Allan Shivers credited Louisiana with drawing much industry that would have located in Texas. He spoke Monday on a U S Chamber panel about trends and their effects on businessmen as part of six national assemblies. Tulsa editor Junkin L Jones urged steps to expand the right to work in one’s own occupation without a business agent’s permission.
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Baton Rouge
Texas
Allan Shivers
Louisiana
Shivers
U.S. ‘Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber
Little Rock
St. Louis
Wichita
McAllen
Austin
Tulsa Tribune
Junkin L. Jones
Trains Crash In Boston Injuring Over 100
In a snowy Boston accident an elevated train slammed into a waiting train at a station in Charlestown injuring more than 100. Most injuries were minor with 55 taken to Massachusetts General Hospital and 41 to Boston City Hospital.
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Boston
Chilestown
Boston City Hospital
Green
Robert Stanley
Medford
Stanley
Suharto Appeals To Keep Sukarno From Dismissal
In Jakarta Gen Suharto urged Indonesia’s Congress to retain Sukarno in a powerless post amid fears dismissal could spark bloodshed and national split. Suharto said Sukarno would not be active in politics or government and would lose leadership by physical means after ceding executive powers.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Suharto
Sukarno
Tornado Leaves Widespread Damage in Uniontown
A tornado struck Uniontown Alabama at 5 p.m. on Monday, carving a two block-long hole through the town. No injuries or deaths were reported though an estimated 30 buildings were damaged and damages were put at 500 000 to 750 000 dollars. Rescue units and residents began cleanup as churches stores and homes were damaged or destroyed.
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Uniontown
Ala
Ed Hancock
Weather Bureau
Dam
Lumber Company
Hancock
Planters
Merchants Bank
Marion
Demopolis
Linden
Vast East storm brings deadly floods and snows across multiple states
A major winter storm lashed the East with seven inches of snow in six hours across Massachusetts New Hampshire and New York while floods from heavy rains displaced hundreds in West Virginia Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Alabama tornadoes killed two as power and communications worsened across Walker County.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Virginia
Alabama
Boston
Bedford
Mass
Peterborough
N.H
Albany
N.Y
Scranton
Allentown
Weather Bureau
New York State
New England
Panhandle
Williamson
James Casey
Phelps, Ky
Peter Creek
Matewan
King Creek
Weirton
Bayandotte
Logan
Wyoming
Colorado
Rockies
Powell
Wyo
Nebraska
Texas
Walker County
Rocky Hollow
Empire
Demopolis
Uniontown
Benton
Maplesville
Montevallo
Reform
Clay
Steele
Blount Springs
Dilworth
Dora
Jasper
Cordova
Sumiton
Pump Hill
Big Shearls Camp
Aliceville
Golden Springs
Ashville
Marie Phillips
Mark
Pamela
Tommie
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Dennis Wright
Louisiana Tourist Commission
Twin Cities
Reds
Space
Richard Tyler
Sovereignty Commission
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Associated Press
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