Draft card burners beaten by crowd in Boston clash
An angry crowd of about 50 within a 200 strong group attacked seven antiwar demonstrators on courthouse steps after four burned their draft cards. Some were beaten inside the South Boston District Court while FBI agents and Boston police were mauled as they intervened. Several people were injured including David Benson and David Reed who had burned reclassification notices earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Benson
Morgantown
W. Va
Boston
W.va
David Reed
Voluntown
Conn
David O'Brien
John A. Phillips
Susanne Williams
Amhurst
Mass
South Boston District Court
Peter Gregoris
Robert
Stickgold
Harvard
Wilmette
Ill
Gregoris
FBI
Monroe Uses Small Amount of River Water
Monroe officials say minor river water blending with Bayou DeSiard is temporary. Commissioner H W McSherry notes not more than 15 percent river water due to a northside line closure for cleaning and relining. purification remains unchanged and no harm is expected.
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Monroe
Bayou DeSiard
H. W. McSherry
McSherry
Chuckle Says Rich Life Means More Shopping
A jokey remark about never worrying money, claiming wealth can last life unless new purchases are made. The quote showcases a humorous take on budgeting and impulse buying.
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Breard and Hendrix Updates
Byron James Breard Jr is in San Diego California for a five month school for radio technicians and will serve two years in the Naval service. Private Jerry Lynn Hendrix has finished basic training at Fort Polk and is home on 15 days leave visiting his parents in West Monroe. He will report to Fort Lambuston Texas for medical corps training after leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron James Breard, Jr
B. J. Breard
Elizabeth St
West Monroe
San Diego
Calif
Naval Service
Jerry Lynn Hendrix
Fort Polk
R. H. Hendrix
Rt. 3
Fort Lambuston
Texas
West Monroe High School
Wilson Party Favored In Voting Today
Britons vote for a new House of Commons with Harold Wilson's Labour party favored to win a landslide. Polls show an 11.8 point lead and bookmakers report swelling wagers as turnout and weather potential affect results among 36 million eligible voters.
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Wilson Party
London
House of Commons
Harold Wilson
Labor
Wilson
Commons
Edward Heath
Conservative
Laborites
Treasury
Britain
Arms Cargo To Viet Nam Not Affected
Illinois Central Railroad officials said a 20 car ammunition run to Viet Nam would not be delayed by the strike. The train will move to Meridian by IC crews not yet struck and reach its destination on schedule. Pickets appeared at Monroe Shreveport and other points as IC and Missouri Pacific traffic halted.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Dayline
Meridian
Miss
Mississippi
T. J. Casey
Vicksburg
Viet Nam
Southern Railway
Doy Line
Shreveport
Monroe
Casey
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Missouri Pacific
Union
Missouri, Pacific
Texas and Pacific
Big Springs
Tex
Albany
N. Y
Boston and Maine
Sibley
Baton Rouge
Jackson
Ft. Polk Plans Major Expansion of Vietnam Training
The Army will expand the Vietnam oriented advanced individual training at Ft. Polk starting in June with an additional 220-man company added weekly. Ft. Gordon will also run one company weekly. The program mirrors lessons from Viet Nam and adapts standard eight week training to Southeast Asia conditions.
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FT. Polk
Viet Nam
Mild Weather Still Gentle Across the Area
Skies stay fair and warmer with pleasant conditions. Temperatures rise to 76 to 82 during the day and drop to 52 to 60 at night. Friday looks mild and the Twin Cities saw a high of 79 and a 46 low this morning.
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Twin Cities
Johnson pledges action to curb inflation as prices rise
President Johnson urged unity across households and business to restrain spending and warned inflation will not derail prosperity. He indicated possible new economic restraints and a tax increase if needed, while noting no decisions yet. FordFBI remarks suggest voter resistance to tax hikes in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
National League of Cities
White House
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
U S Hike Due In Viet Troops
President Johnson announced plans to send more U S troops to Vietnam from time to time but did not specify numbers. He declined to assess South Vietnam unrest and named two new White House aides, Robert E Kintner and Walt Whitman Rostow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
United States
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
White House
Robert E. Kintner
National Broadcasting Co
Walt Whitman Rostow
Five future presidents attend Lincoln's inauguration
The audience at Abraham Lincoln’s 1861 inauguration included five future presidents: Andrew Johnson, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison, listed as prominent attendees.
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Andrew Johnson
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
Benjamin Harrison
Abraham Lincoln
U S Cavalry Braces Cambodia Frontier Battle
U S 1st Cavalry units fought near the Cambodian frontier as two brigades clashed with a large North Vietnamese force. Helicopters were downed, territory was contested, and 75 enemy bodies were reported. Marines wrapped up Operation Indiana with 69 Viet Cong killed and 21 weapons seized.
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1St Air Cavalry
Anthill
Chu Phong Mountain
Cam
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Cavalry
U.S
Tha Asala
Highlands
da Nang
Hue
1St Cavalry
Plei Me
Quang Ngai
Indiana
Angry attacks hit Red China at Soviet Communist meet
At the Soviet led congress Communist leaders denounced China as splitters and anti-Soviets while Janos Kadar and Antonin Novotny attacked Beijing. Brezhnev kept a milder tone in the opening speech as Novotny urged unity to support North Vietnam in its war against the United States.
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Moscow
UPS
Soviet Union
China
Oper
Japos Kadar
Antonin Novotny
Leonid Brezhnev
Novotny
North Viet Nam
United States
Solons Split Over Uniform Daylight Saving Time
Louisiana lawmakers weigh a federal bill to place the nation on daylight saving time from late April to late October. Some representatives support the move as ending time-system confusion while others mock it as meddling. A few senators and reps express mixed views. one avoids taking a stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Johnson
Robert Munson
Rapides
Lance Womack
Franklin
House of Representatives
Hale Boggs
Jamies Morrison
Otto Passman
Speedy Long
Joe Waggonner
Edwin Edwards
F. Edward Hebert
Edwin E. Willis
Congress
Fred Eagan
New Orleans
B. B. Rayburn
Bogalusa
John Garrett
Claiborne
Federal judge halts rail strikes at eight lines
Washington AP A federal judge ordered a halt to strikes and picketing against eight railroads by the AFL-CIO Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. U S Dist Judge Alexander Holtzoff granted the injunction at the request of railroad attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Locomotive
U.S
Firemen strike halts trains on eight railroads nationwide
About 8 000 firemen walk out shutting down 12 000 miles of Missouri Pacific rails and stopping 70 trains between Missouri River and Ogden Utah. Union president H E Gilbert accepts invitation to Washington while railroads seek court injunction.
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Cleveland, Ohio
U.S. District Court
Washington
Johnson
H. E. Gilbert
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Locomotive
Missouri Pacific Railroad
St. Louis
Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific Railroad
Missouri River
Ogden
Utah
Union Pacific
Mopac
Blf&e
Brotherhood
J. E. Wolfe
New York
U.S
Wolfe
Perry S. Heath
Gilbert
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John Phillips
Janice
Joan Ottenbacher
Peter Ottenbacher
Rochester
Mich
Joan
Army
Cambodia
IIT
Red China
National Want
Star—World
Barred Rock
Rhode Island
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