Czechs Demand Extradition Of Defector General
Vienna AP report says Czechoslovakia seeks the extradition of Maj. Gen. Jan Sejna, who defected to the United States. Excerpt notes a mutual extradition treaty and possible high level political fallout in Prague including potential resignations of defense and interior ministers.
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Vienna
Czechoslovakia
United States
CTK
Washington
Jan Sejna
Sejna
Defense
Interior
Communists
Fire traps 21 miners in Calumet salt mine
Rescue teams retreat after a fire on the main floor forces the three man crew to surface with the 21 trapped miners. Officials report a red glow and burning beneath the 1200 foot level, with oxygen present and no clear location of the blaze.
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Michael Bourdreaux
Patrick
Calumet
Calumet, la
F. Clayton Tannamaker
Cargill, Inc
Kentucky
Tannamaker
River Stage Readings Prompt Local Flood Watch
River stage readings at Monroe Camden show a 1.0 foot fall to 16.7 feet, while Camden notes a .3 foot rise to 6.2 feet. Authorities monitor potential flood changes as weather conditions persist.
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Monroe
Camden
U S War Deaths Soar Past Week
U S military losses surged in South Vietnam with 542 American deaths in the past week near the wartime peak. Ground fighting produced 24 deaths on Wednesday and 48 presumed dead in the Khe Sanh transport crash. The report tallies enemy casualties at 3,849 killed and 2,191 wounded Americans totals rising to 19,251 killed and 117,355 wounded in seven years of war.
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U.S. Marine
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
U.S. Navy
Hanoi
Haiphong
U.S
Vietnam
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
Ban Me Thuot
da Nang
Audit for a Man Who Has Everything
The Internal Revenue Service plans an audit as the joke’s punchline for a man who reportedly has everything. The line humorously contrasts abundance with tax scrutiny, typical of witty newspaper quips.
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Internal Revenue People
Cake sale and spaghetti supper raise church and school funds
Twin Cities chit chat notes the Baptist Student Union of Northeast Louisiana College hosts a Cake Sale all day. Clara Hall Elementary School plans a spaghetti supper on Friday March 8 in the school cafeteria with 5:30 to 7:30 pm serving, carry out available, plus a cake walk and country store.
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The
Baptist Student Union of
Northeast Louisiana College
Clara Hall
Senators May Dilute Bill On Inen Housing
Washington AP reports heated debate on expanding federal police powers to address open housing. Kennedy brothers clash over a proposed federal crime for rioting and property destruction while an anti looting amendment is rejected. Long authored amendments broadening federal crime coverage pass 72 23.
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Washington
Ratan
Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Robert Kennedy
FBI
Russell B. Long
D-La
Goldwater Backs Nixon as 1968 GOP Nominee
PHOENIX AP Barry Goldwater reaffirmed support for the Republican nominee in 1968 while not ruling out Nixon if he is the candidate. He stressed the need for a clear stance on Vietnam and commitment to supporting the party nominee, citing the war and national leadership.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Barry Goldwater
Richard Nixon
Goldwater
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Washington
Rockefeller
Dick Nixon
Republican Party
Vietnam
United States
Asia
Downsville Sailor Dies Of Wounds In Vietnam
Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Jeider Jackson Warren of Downsville died in South Vietnam from wounds sustained during Riverine Assault Operations in Vain Ran Va District Thong Chi Province. He served 18 years in the Navy and had been in Vietnam three weeks. he is survived by his wife, two sons, parents, four sisters, and two brothers. Funeral arrangements pending body arrival.
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QO. W. Warren
Route 2
Downsville
United States Navy
Jeider Jackson Warren
Vietnam
Warrens
Warren 36
Vain Ran Va
Thong Chi
South Vietnam
Warren
U.S. Navy
Claude Dean Warren
Troy M. Warren
Spring Weather Outlook in Monroe Area
Harbingers of spring bring warm temps with highs 62 to 68 and lows 44 to 50. Sunshine dominates at 70 percent today with 30 percent Friday, while Northeast Louisiana may see scattered rain Friday. Delta forecast calls for drying conditions today, fair tonight, and fair to locally poor Friday and Saturday. Winds 5 to 15 mph, becoming southeasterly Friday. FAA at Selman Field recorded a high of 66 yesterday and a low of 40 this morning.
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Monroe
Louisiana
FAA
Selman Field
Nuclear Powers Offer Joint Security Pledge at Geneva
United States, Soviet Union and Britain propose a Security Council backed plan to defend any nation threatened with nuclear attack after it signs the Non Proliferation treaty. The resolution sets a basis for protective action before Security Council approval and affirms self defense under Article 51.
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
Security Council
1I-Nation Disarmament Committee
Council
United Nations
China
France
U.S
William C. Foster
Foster
Alexei A. Roshchin
Ivor Porter
Russia
Moscow
Sofia
Peking
India
River Searchers Find One Body From Capsized Canoe
Quantico Virginia residents learned that one body of the nine missing enlisted men was recovered several miles south of the base after a March training accident in the Potomac River. Eight Marines and a sailor were dumped into the water when their 25 foot canoe capsized one mile from shore during a physical fitness training exercise. The names were not released pending next of kin notification. The search and rescue operation was extensive with officials noting the men were capable swimmers despite 36 degree water.
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Quantico Va
UPS
Senate Rebuffs Thieu in South Vietnam Powers Bid
In Saigon the Senate voted 40 to 3 to reject a one year extension of special powers for economy and finance. The action mirrors the lower house and pushes Thieu to submit each measure to the legislature amid martial law and a curfew. Reports say dissatisfaction grows with Premier Loc and calls for his resignation.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Senate
House of Representatives
Thieu
House
Nguyen van Loc
McKeithen Proposes Tax Increases to Finance Budgets
Gov. John McKeithen outlined plans for May legislation including higher taxes on beer wine whiskey and cigarettes plus a higher auto tag fee to generate about 80 million for the current year. He also seeks a nearly 100 million bond issue for state institutions and colleges.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
Louisiana Tech
Grambling College
McKeithen
Ruston
Four Qualify For City Positions In Monroe Elections
Four individuals qualified by noon for Monroe municipal races ahead of the March 16 deadline. Incumbent Mayor W L Jack Howard and Streets Commissioner W D H Rodriguez filed to seek re election. H Austin Miller, one of five incumbents, and A E Tony Anzalone, former member, qualified for the city executive committee with filing open until 5 p.m. March 16.
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Monroe Democratic Executive Committee
W. L
Jack) Howard
W. D. H. Rodriguez
H. Austin Miller
A. E
Tony) Anzalone
City Executive Committee
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Robert W. Bruce
Monroe Municipal
M. J. Cook
H. W. McSherry
Bruce
John Fogleman
Antonin Novotny
Prague
Prace
Novotny
Tonnamaker
Cargill
William L. Meadows
Sturges
North Vietnam
Enterprise
van Dien
Twin Cities
Goldwater Plans
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