18 Mar 1966
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1966
Page
1
U S forces push deeper into Communist held jungles north and south of Saigon with light resistance. An infantry spearhead uncovers abandoned radio gear as Fight tally shows Viet Cong losses and allied casualties amid ongoing operations.
George P. Hubbard Jr. of North Farmerville Street Ruston was killed when his car left Lincoln Parish Road 408 overturned at 1 a.m. He was alone and investigators say speed was a factor as the single vehicle crash occurred just across I 20 on B Cook Road.
A busload of ambassadors from Florida’s Miracle Strip will tour from Panama City to Pensacola then continue through Mississippi Alabama Tennessee Arkansas and Louisiana. The trip promotes the Billy Bowlegs Festival in Fort Walton Fiesta of Five Flags in Pensacola Destin Fishing Rodeo and related Gulf coast events.
The Defense Department announced that thousands of U S infantrymen in South Vietnam will swap heavier M14 rifles for lighter M16 weapons to boost close range firepower. About 100000 more M16s are being produced for U S and allied troops, including South Vietnamese and South Korean forces, with the M16 weighing roughly four pounds less than the M14.
The Bulletin of Information released details a three hour test for college students on May 14 May 21 or June 3 to aid possible 2S deferments. Scores go to local draft boards to decide stay in college or re classify 1A amid Vietnam manpower concerns.
President Sukarno allows Subandrio and 14 pro Communist ministers to be held in military custody. Army leader Suharto announces a new cabinet of 25 military and civilian appointees. Hamengku Buwono and Adam Malik take top deputy roles while Saleh exits. The move signals a decisive anti Communist turn and reshaping of government.
Severe thunderstorms and hail swept a wide swath from Minnesota to Missouri and Illinois with gusts up to 80 mph. Cushing Oklahoma saw heavy rain and hail with Sperry Oklahoma covered in ice as Kansas City and parts of Missouri reported hail. Winds lashed regions of Kansas and Nebraska as warm air pushed eastward toward the East Coast.
Partly cloudy skies persist in the Monroe area today with widely scattered showers. Highs reach 74 to 78, tonight’s low 44 to 48. Saturday is expected to be cooler with a high between 68 and 72 degrees.
Washington AP China scholar Morton H. Halperin tells Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Beijing fears a U S attack tied to the Vietnam War and expects American nuclear options but seeks to avoid a nuclear war while focusing on internal issues and diplomacy.
A playful joke describes a woman sinking into a man’s embrace only to end with her arms in a sink as a humorous twist. The line plays on wordplay about sinking.
In Honolulu Neil Armstrong and David Scott rested after Gemini 8's emergency end to its mission. Scientists probe why Agena tape recorder caused cockpit tumbling. The duo were seasick but in good health after splashdown and await further debriefings at Cape Kennedy.
Fire on an almost completed oil rig at the R. G. Letourneau Co. plant south of Vicksburg Miss injured three workers Herbert L. Banks of Hermanville J Y Dunaway and Idris Senior both of Vicksburg. The blaze started in an engine room as the rig prepared to move into the Mississippi River within days and was extinguished.
Governor John McKeithen disclosed a private firm offered him a high paying post potentially beyond the governor option. He said he enjoys the governorship and may pursue a second term if constitutional changes allow. he will lead a 45 member industrial prospecting team to St Louis.
Lt. Gen. Victor H. Krulak, commander of Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, said there are signs of victory in Viet Nam. He cited expanded author mobility, more schools, better health facilities, rice availability, and 40,000 Marines patrolling and civic actions near Da Nang.
An American designed F104G Starfighter pilot was killed after takeoff when parachute failed to deploy after ejection. The craft crashed in an open field, ending a string of eight crashes this year and fueling criticism of the jet to German and foreign observers.
Former U.S. President John Adams passed away at age 90, the longest-lived occupant of the White House in the nation's history. His death marks a historic end to an era in early American leadership.
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