Absentee Voting Case in Madison Parish Trial Advances
The trial over racial discrimination in absentee voting hears the plaintiff and two league members as witnesses. DOJ contends officials denied Black voters the right to absentee ballots while white voters gained access, with defense stressing federal observers aided voting. References to Mr Wood and write in notes appear in testimony.
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US Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
Harrison H. Brown
Tallulah
Madison Parish Voters” League
Jerome K. Most
Madison Parish Register of Voters
Louisiana
U. S. District Court For
Western District of Louisiana
Ben C Dawkins
Brown
Moses Williams
Voter’s League Steering Committee
Rev. I. T. I
Thompson Clarke
Madison Parish
Williams
Post
Clerk of Court
Clarke
Justice Department
Grace Grimes
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Easter egg hunt honors Christy and Davis girls
Cindy Christy nine and Debbie Davis zero celebrated birthdays at an Easter egg hunt Sunday afternoon at the home of Cindy Christy parents Mr and Mrs P E Christy 108 Crescent Drive West Monroe. Debbie Davis mother Winnie Davis assisted. After the lawn hunt ice cream cake and favors for 35 guests followed the celebration.
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Cindy Christy
Debbie Davis
Cindy
P. E. Christy
Crescent Drive
West Monroe
Debbie
Winnie Davis
Social Security Tax Trigger For Household Workers
A Social Security warning notes many domestic workers are unpaid due to employers not contributing. Case shows back taxes, 4.4 percent rates, 6 percent interest, and up to 25 percent penalties. Federal rule: household workers earning over $50 in a quarter require both sides’ contributions. Census cites 1965 figures on employers and workers in household employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Social Security Administration
Social Security
Social Securi
Snow Storms Span North As Spring Arrives
Snow sleet and freezing rain with subzero temperatures greet spring across New England and the mid Atlantic. Maine towns like Greenville and Houston report subzero readings while Niagara Frontier and Syracuse endure a snow storm, NYC sees rain after snow, and western Maryland reports power outages and a traffic fatality amid icy roads. Charlestown race track cancels tonight’s program due to snow and ice.
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Greenville
Maine
Houston
New England
Newport
Portland
New York
Niagara Frontier
Syracuse
New York City
Lewiston
Washington, D.C
Garrett County
Maryland
Frostburg
Allegany County
Charlestown
W.va
423 Reds Die In Cambodia Area Battling
A 2 500 strong Viet Cong regiment attacked American troops near Tay Ninh City in War Zone C. Fighting raged from dawn with heavy mortar and air support. U S losses stood at 30 dead and 109 wounded as the 272nd Viet Cong Regiment was driven back toward Cambodia amid a hot pursuit by the 4th Infantry Division.
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Saigon
Cambodia
U.S
Red Regiment
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
272Nd
South Vietnam
Tay Ninh
Freed Little Rock Man Returns From Soviet Jail
Buel Ray Wortham Jr., a 25 year old from North Little Rock, said his Soviet imprisonment was fair after more than three months in a Leningrad jail. He left Moscow for West Germany en route home and praised the U.S. Embassy staff. He noted a possible link between his annulled three year sentence and a new U.S.-Soviet consular agreement.
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Buel Ray Wortham
North Little Rock
Ark
Soviet Union
Wortham
Moscow
Vienna
Austria
Buel Ray Wortham Jr
Fair Wortham
Leningrad
U.S
West Germany
Ile
United States
U.S. Army
Germany
Arraignment Set For Andrews On Perjury Charge
New Orleans. Suspended Jefferson Parish Assistant District Attorney Dean A. Andrews Jr. is to be arraigned Wednesday on a perjury indictment tied to District Attorney Jim Garrison’s probe of President Kennedy’s assassination. Clay Shaw, 54, accused by Garrison of aiding the plot with Lee Harvey Oswald, should be released from Southern Baptist Hospital Thursday or Friday after a routine physical and back injury treatment.
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New Orleans
UPI
Shaw
Martin Palmer
First Spring Day Pleasant Weather Predicted
The first day of spring brings clear skies and warm temperatures with a high around 72 to 78 degrees and a cooler night forecast. Monday in Monroe saw a high near 61 and a low around 52 with variable winds. The FAA at Selman Field reported .38 inches of rain on Monday.
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Monroe
FAA
Selman Field
There Are Too Many Women Excited About Nothing
A humorous observation notes that many women become excited over trivial matters and then marry him, reflecting social stereotypes of romance and courtship. The remark underscores playful cynicism about matchmaking in a dated local voice.
Senator to Submit Bill for Louisiana Veterinary School
State Sen. B. B. Rayburn of Bogalusa says he will introduce a bill in the May fiscal session to establish a Louisiana school for veterinarians. Rep. Jesse McLain of Covington will also sponsor. He notes students now travel to Texas, Mississippi or other states and a cost study is underway.
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Baton Rouge
B. B. Rayburn
Bogalusa
Louisiana
Rayburn
Jesse McLain
Covington
Texas
Mississippi
Explosion Stops Salvage of Stranded Torrey Canyon
A massive blast in the engine room of the stranded super tanker Torrey Canyon halted salvage work. A Royal Navy spokesman said a man, believed to be the salvage master of the Dutch tug Utrecht, was badly burned and died shortly after. About 80,000 tons of oil remained aboard as rescue ships and British helicopters joined the response.
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Royal Navy
Utrecht
Drivers vent anger through car can pose highway risk
Baton Rouge AP Dr William P Addison told the Louisiana State Medical Society conference on medical aspects of automobile safety that individuals who vent anger on their cars after conflicts with spouses may become temporary highway hazards. He linked such reactions to unconscious aggression and noted they can resemble a wish to kill or die in crisis.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Commissioner of Mental Health
William P. Addison
Louisiana State Medical Society Conference On
Addison
Torrey Canyon Oil Tanker Stranded After Explosive Blast
Captain and five crewmen along with two salvage officers report a massive blast in the engine room as a helicopter crew observes no fire but severe damage. The 61,263 ton tanker lies crippled near Seven Stones Reef, oil slick covering 100 square miles off southwest England. Ownership is a Union Oil subsidiary, with salvage crews righting the vessel while a small fire is extinguished and warnings warn of beaches at risk.
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England
Union Oil Co
California
Navy
Seven Stones Reef
Pastrengo Rigiotti
London
British Insurance Association
Quintuplets Born but Two Die in Sweden Births
Five infants delivered at Vasteras Maternity Hospital after hormone fertility treatment. Two girls died within hours. three remained in incubators in critical but hopeful condition. Weighs ranged from 1614 to 28 ounces. delivery took 25 minutes.
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Vasteras
Sweden
Fredrik Lars Jansson
Rolf Fauhreaus
Jansson
Carl Gemzell
Uppsala
D. W. Lawson
Auckland
New Zealand
Franco Diligenti
Ines Marie Cuervo de Prieto
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Andrew Fischer
Aberdeen
S.C
Dionne Quintuplets
Canada
Emilie
Johnson proposal for direct talks with Hanoi disclosed
News dispatch reports President Johnson proposed direct peace talks with North Vietnam in a February letter to Ho Chi Minh. Ho rejected the offer, Hanoi Radio said, as Saigon disclosed fresh peace overtures by Ky and Thieu with Hanoi not replying. Johnson said progress was being made but the end was not in sight, noting the Guam meeting followed a Moscow-brokered message. Ho demanded unconditional bombing halt and rejection of talks under threat. North Vietnam condemned Johnson's tactics as a post lunar new year halt.
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Honolulu
API
Johnson
United States
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi
Guam
Washington
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam
Moscow
U.S
Foreign Ministry
President Johnson honors B52 airmen on Guam
President Johnson paid tribute to American servicemen on Guam involved in the Vietnam war. He decorated 12 crew members of B52 bombers and KC135 tankers and spoke at Andersen Air Force Base amid rain. He noted progress and confirmed no new spectacular programs from talks with South Vietnam leaders.
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Guam
Johnson
Pacific
Air Force
Vietnam
Andersen Air Force Base
South Vietnam
Golf boom fuels buyers in News Star World ads
Classified readers in the News Star World are invited to buy sports gear as the market shows seven and three quarter million golfers, over 8,000 courses, and $140 million in annual equipment sales. A CAMP trailer sleeps 4 with propane stove and lantern is offered for $225, listing contact numbers for placing ads.
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News- Star — World
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