Johnson releases $791 million in frozen federal funds
President Johnson unveiled $791 million in released funds for federal aid highways housing loans flood protection and education to ease inflationary pressure. The move adds about 105 million to the 1967 budget with remaining funds to be spent later and follows earlier deferrals totaling about 1.4 billion.
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Washington
Johnson
Farmers Home Administration
Army Corps of Engineers
Charles L Schultze
Congress
State Electrical Contractor Meet Opens Here Today
The Louisiana NECA conference opens with registration at the Frances Hotel lobby and a two day program. A board meeting and social hour precede the banquet on the hotel roof with speaker Slim Scogin of Monroe.
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Louisiana Council of the National Electrical Contractors Association
Frances Hotel
Board of Directors
J.H (Slim) Scogin
Monroe
Ouachita Valley
P. D. Lambert Jr
New Orleans
Dan Gephart
St. Paul
NECA
Minn
Mickey McGuire
Atlanta
Ray Putfark
Construction Industry Association of New Orleans Inc
New Ouachita Valley
Gold Room
Hotel Frances
Maison la France
Chuckle A beatnik cat avoids the rat race
A light quote compares a beatnik to a cat that refuses the old rat race, playing on counterculture imagery with a humorous pull quote tone.
Olla Pilot Bombs North Viet Plant Near Hanoi
Navy jet bomber Cmdr Ronald J Hays of Olla Louisiana led a 13 000 pound strike on North Vietnam s Bac Giang power plant 20 miles from Hanoi amid grim weather and antiaircraft fire It was the fourth major industrial target hit in a week and included a dangerous radar guided run plus evasive maneuvers after the bombardment The Kitty Hawk crew returned to the carrier with the bombardier Lt Ted Been reporting the mission as the power plant raid was part of 78 missions that day amid heavy weather and ground fighting near the DMZ
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NAVY
Ronald J. Hays
Olla
Bac Giang
Hanoi
Saigon
North Vietnam
Cmdr
Ronald J Hays
Nam
Thai Nguyen
Viet Tri
Hays
Ted Been
Houghton
Mich
Demilitarized Zone
Birthday greetings for Lena Boyd at work Saturday
Twin Cities Chit Chat notes birthday wishes for Mrs. Lena Boyd who will be absent Saturday. Coworkers planned a celebration with an orchid gift and cards as she marked the occasion.
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Lena Boyd
Chicago Fountains Turn Green Today
New York AP report notes St Patrick’s Day festivities across the United States and abroad. Chicago Mayor Daley views green fountains as a yearlong ideal while New York adds nat uralized Irish passes for riders. Niagara Falls and Baltimore hold green light events. Pfeiffer College adopts playful Irish names for administrators. London and Rhodesia stories reference Irish symbolism and global reactions to the holiday.
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St. Patrick
Ireland
America
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Civic Center
New York
Long Island Railroad
Long Ireland Railroad
Patrick J. Dillon
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Niagara River
Falls
Dillon
Horseshoe Falls
St Patrick’s
Baltimore
Don Davern
Danl Eireann
Pfeiffer College
Misenheimer
N.C
McPfeiffer College
J. Lem Stokes
J. Patrick McStokes
Hoyt Bowen
Bryan O'Bowen
London
Padd ‘Grady
Limerick
Rhodesia
Britain
Johnson to press Hanoi with tougher strikes after Guam talks
President Johnson plans a Guam conference to order a further increase in military pressure on Hanoi and the Viet Cong. Officials say additional industrial targets will be hit and troop reinforcements optimized, while signaling no major escalation or troop overreach beyond 470,000 by year end 1967. Ellsworth Bunker and Eugene Locke will assume posts in April as ambassador and deputy, with review of pacification efforts in liberated areas.
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Washington
UPT
Johnson
Guam
Hanoi
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Ellsworth Bunker
Eugene M. Locke
Henry Cabot Lodge
Foreign Service
William J. Porter
Bunker
Locke
Pakistan
Dodd Says Conscience Clear Amid Ethics Hearings
Senator Thomas J. Dodd told the Senate ethics committee that after a decade of financial strain his conscience is clear. He said he reaped no personal profit and called the hearings months of torture, insisting he had not betrayed trust as the panel neared conclusions on campaign fund use.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
Senate Ethics Committee Today
Connecticut
Bipartisan Committee
Dodd
Fair Weather Return to Area With Cool Weekend Forecast
The outlook for Monroe and surrounding area calls for fair skies and cool temperatures today and Saturday. Tonight will be cold with lows of 32 to 38 degrees. Today’s high is expected to reach 64 to 70, and yesterday’s high was 63 with a morning low around 35. Winds will shift from variable to northerly 12 to 22 mph this afternoon.
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Monroe
Moscow Step On Consular Treaty Next
The United States and the Soviet Union moved toward ratification of a landmark consular treaty aimed at easing nondiplomatic dealings. If approved by Moscow, the pact would grant U S access to captured Americans within four days and provide diplomatic immunity for consular staff, marking the first U S Soviet treaty solely between the two nations. The Senate backed ratification 66 28, with support from Dirksen and Mundt amid debate on Cold War policy and nuclear tensions.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
GOP
Karl E. Mundt
R.S.D
Johnson Delays Merger Plan Amid Labor Opposition
President Johnson told Congress he is delaying his proposal to merge the Departments of Commerce and Labor. He remains convinced the merger is needed but says further active development is necessary before submission.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Departments of
Commerce and Labor
Coroner Says Russo Hypnotized Before Hearing
In New Orleans the Orleans Parish coroner testified Perry Russo, the state witness, was hypnotized on Feb 28 at Mercy Hospital and on March 2 and 12 in court and the coroner noted Russo claimed hearing Shaw Oswald and Ferrie discuss Kennedy’s killing in 1963.
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New Orleans
Orleans Parish
Perry R. Russo
Clay Shaw
John F. Kennedy
Fice
Nicholas Chetta
Russo
Mercy Hospital
Asst. Dist. Atty
Charles Ward
Criminal District Court
Shaw
Lee Harvey Oswald
David W. Ferrie
Kennedy
Garrison
New
Columbia Girl Emily Causey Crowned Farm Bureau Queen
Miss Emily Causey, 17 and a Caldwell Parish High School senior, was selected the 1967 Caldwell Parish Farm Bureau queen at Youth Night. She competed as one of 10 contestants and will represent Caldwell Parish in the state Farm Bureau queen contest in New Orleans in July.
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Columbia
Emily Causey
Farm Bureau
Caldwell Parish Farm Bureau
Cathy Frazier
State Farm Bureau
Frazier
Caldwell Parish
Emily
W. M. Causey
Coumbia
New Orleans
Father and Son Row Ocean From Gloucester Today
Lewis Mills and his son Lewis Jr. launched a 16 foot dory from East Gloucester aiming for England across the Atlantic in four hour shifts. They expect about 100 miles in the first day and hope to reach France or Scotland in roughly 40 days.
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Gloucester
Mass
Lewis C
Lewis Jr
Atlantic
Mills
Theresa
Marina
East Gloucester
Coast
Goodby
Theresa Sullivan
Glucester
Judy Bacon
Laconia
N.H
England
France
Scotland
Snowstorm Paralyzes Northeast Stranding Travel and Schools
A midwinter snowstorm swept from the Great Lakes to the Middle Atlantic, bringing bitter winds and drifts up to 16 inches. Schools closed, trains and buses ran late, planes diverted, and the Port of New York virtually shut with 18,000 idle workers as motorists faced hazardous conditions.
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New York
Great Lakes
Middle Atlantic
Upstate
New York City
Trish
Fifth Avenue
New England
Washington
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Stillwater
Newton
N.J
Long Island
Newark
Couple Drowns After Car Plunges Into Canal
In Miami a former Lutheran pastor and his wife, George J. Kuechle and Maria Kuechle, aged 78 and 72, drowned when their car was struck from behind, veered into a canal, and sank. Bystanders saw the rooftop and offered no aid as the boat vanished. Louis A. Lento, 34, was arrested for drunken driving after the incident.
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Miami
Fila
Highway Patrol
Phil Dixon
George J. Kuechle
Maria
Mexico
Kuechle
Louis A. Lento
Dixon
Compact travel trailer for sale with financing option
Want ads promote a very compact T trailer with no bath priced at 795 dollars. Includes phone contact 322-3365 for arrangements. Also advertised deluxe beauty range with broiler and covered top priced at 45 dollars. phone 322-5161 to place a want ad and use a 10 day rate with cancellation privileges.
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Dial
World
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