Britain seeks entry to European Common Market and Euratom
Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced Britain will apply for membership in the European Economic Community and seek entry to Euratom and the European Coal and Steel Community. Cabinet endorsed the plan after a meeting. formal action to West Germany and a Rome summit are planned, with negotiations expected to be lengthy and possibly not concluded before 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Harold Wilson
Britain
Wilson
House of Commons
European Coal and Steel Community
European Atomic Energy Agency
Euratom
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth II
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
France
Commons
EEC
Nction
George Brown
Willy Brandt
Council of Ministers
Rome
de Gaulle
British Officers Seek Clues In Gold Hijacking
British police widened searches at airports and harbors and warned ships at sea for traces of the gas-gun gang that hijacked 140 gold bars worth 2.1 million dollars in London. A 140000 dollar reward was offered for information leading to recovery and capture. The theft, staged at noon Monday, is Britain’s largest bullion heist since the Great Train Robbery. A Dutch freighter tied to the haul was boarded in the Thames Estuary with no gold found.
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London
Britain
Thames Estuary
Clay Asks Draft Case Injunction
Cassius Clay asked the 5th U S Circuit Court of Appeals to enjoin his draft board from declaring him delinquent and pursuing criminal action for refusing his draft call. The motion sought an injunction pending appeal after US District Judge Woodrow Seals dismissed the Houston suit.
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New Orleans
Cassius Clay
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
US Dist
Woodrow Seals
Houston
Tex
Seals
Clay
Houston Armed Forces Induction Center
Senate May End Tax Battle Today
The Senate faces a fifth vote on the presidential election campaign financing plan amid a six week fight. The bill would restore a seven percent investment credit and accelerate depreciation for buildings, with the campaign subsidy plan potentially bringing $30 million to Democrats and Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Wei Oues
Russell B. Long
D-La
Record Cold Hits Following Storms
The Associated Press reports a late season blizzard and tornadoes cause widespread damage across the Midwest. Sixteen deaths occur in Minnesota with four bodies found in a Porcupine SD snowbound car. Arctic cold drops temperatures to record lows in multiple states and travel remains crippled in the Dakotas and North Dakota.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Minnesota
South Dakota
Porcupine
International Falls
Minn
Devil's Lake
N.D
North Platte
Neb
Grand el Neb
Goodland
Kan
Concordia
Roewell
N. M
Dodge City
Lubbock
Tex
el Paso Tex
San Angelo
Midland
Lake Superior
Rockies
Pascagoula
Mississippi
Wyoming
Dakotas
Nebraska
Illinois
Michigan
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
North Dakota
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Suomi Enlists in Navy Cache Program
Karl Martti Suomi son of Mr and Mrs M I Suomi of 1010 S 8th St Monroe has enlisted in the Navys cache program. He will report for active duty in August for recruit training at the Naval Training Center in San Diego California.
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Karl Martti Suomi
M. I. Suomi
S. 8Th St
Monroe
Navy
Karl
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
West Monroe hunter showcases acclaimed local hunting film
Seth May of West Monroe presented a film hailed by some as the best local hunting film in the area. He showed it to the West Monroe Optimist Club, filming a bow hunt for wild hogs in Caldwell Parish. May is available to present the film to other clubs on request.
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Seth May
West Monroe
May
Florida Drought Raises Prices for Citrus and Vegetables
Florida faces a prolonged drought with only 61 percent of normal rainfall this year. Limes oranges and grapefruit as well as pasture and root crops suffer. Valencia oranges hold but some grapefruit drops and trees shed leaves in shallow-rooted areas. Water demand in Miami strains supply and irrigation increases crop costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Florida
Green Peninsula
Peninsula
Tampa
Weather Bureau
Garrett Sloan
Water Department
Warren
Johnson
Federal
Lakeland
Central
South Florida
Seymour Goldweber
Dade County
Homestead
Top Officials Reshuffled By Apollo Firm
North American Aviation reshuffles its space division leadership after criticism in Congress over Apollo program workmanship. Harrison A. Storms is removed as division president. William B. Bergen replaces him. R. H. Ruud and W. F. Snelling are named executive vice president and division vice president respectively. The changes come as the company defends its role in the $23 billion Apollo project after a fatal Moon capsule fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
North American Aviation, Inc
Congress
Harrison A. Storms
Space
Downey
Calif
William B. Bergen
Martin Co
Baltimore
North American
Space and Propulsion Group
R. H. Ruud
W. F. Snelling
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Virgil I. Grissom
Edward H. White II
Roger B. Chaffee
House
Robert C. Seamans
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Subcommittee
Samuel Phillips
Westmoreland Sees Continued DMZ Fighting in Vietnam
General William C Westmoreland returned to Saigon from the United States and predicted heavy fighting would persist in Vietnam's northern province just below the DMZ He said the enemy would try hard and that the line being cleared there would act as an obstacle but may not stop all infiltrations He declined to specify inland depth or fortification level and noted high American public support.
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Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
United States
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Vietnam
Dmz
Westmoreland
Cooler Weather Area Forecast For Northeast Louisiana
Forecaster predicts partly cloudy skies for today and Wednesday with cooler temperatures. Highs reach 72 to 78 degrees and tonight’s lows 50 to 56, northeast winds 8 to 18 mph today and variable 5 to 15 mph tonight. The Twin Cities recorded a high of 80 and a low near 52 this morning. Monroe FAA field reported 1.17 inches of rain on Monday.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
FAA
Een Field
Monroe
British Begin Evacuation Of Aden Families
Britain ships out about 8,000 dependents from Aden in three months as security tightens amid Arab terrorism threats against British civilians. The move precedes Britain’s planned withdrawal from Aden, with schools closed and troops on duty in quarters.
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Aden
Britain
Asia
Pacific
Peking Reports Albania Purge
New China News Agency reports in Tirana that Albania faces an acute class struggle aimed at smashing bourgeois and revisionist ideas, backward feudal customs, and religious superstition as part of its shift to a new socialist life similar to China’s purge.
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Tokyo
Peking
New China
Today
Albania
Red China
Tirana
NCNA
Marines Capture Hill 881 Near DMZ After Heavy Fighting
U S Marines seized Hill 881 near the Laotian border after three days of brutal combat with heavy losses on both sides. Air operations claimed 11 to 13 Communist MIGs destroyed, while American pilots reported 56 MIGs shot down in the war so far.
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Saigon
Hill 881
Khe San
U.S
Kep
Hoa Lac
Hanoi
Navy
Robert X. Piper
Salt Lake City
MI6
Judge Barham Fines Himself For Contempt
Judge Mack E. Barham fined himself 10 for contempt of court after being about 30 minutes late due to a delayed flight from New Orleans. He issued the contempt order from the bench and a deputy collected the fine.
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Mack E. Barham
Fourth District Court
Barham
New Orleans
Baliff
New tech may clean oil soaked ducks in minutes
In Trenton a demonstration by conservation officials shows Ultra high frequency sound cleaning may remove oil from ducks after a large south Jersey spill. The process uses a tank, non toxic detergent, and shock waves to scrub oil from the birds’ feathers, followed by lanolin and water to recondition them.
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Trenton
N.J
Oscar
South Jersey
Alcar Instruments Corp
United States to Withdraw Troops From West Germany
The United States Britain and West Germany plan to redeploy up to 35000 U S troops and four combat squadrons from West Germany to bases in the United States saving about 100 million dollars next year. The move affects the 24th Infantry Division and is subject to NATO Defense Planning Committee approval.
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Washington
United States
Britain
West Germany
U.S
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO Defense Planning Committee
State Department
London
Bonn
24Th Infantry
Bavaria
Germany
Defense Planning Committee
NATO
U.S. Army
24Th Infantry Division
Mrs. Emma Keene Dies at 66 in Monroe
Emma Keene 66 longtime Monroe resident and officer of Keene's Shoe Store died at St. Francis Hospital after a long illness. Funeral arrangements are pending within Mulhearn Funeral Home guidance. She lived at 2503 North 12th Street and belonged to the Quota Club and Southside Methodist Church. Survivors include husband John W. Keene and several aunts, uncles, and relatives.
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Emma Keene
Keene’s Shoe Store, Inc
St. Francis Hospital
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Monroe
Keene
North 12Th Street
Quota Club
Southside Methodist Church
John W. Keene
Keene’s Shoe Stores, Inc
Turn Worthwhile Goods Ad Sells Low 10 Day Rate
Classified note promotes turning goods into cash with a Want Ad. Encourages dialing 322-5161 for the Want Ad Number and mentions a low ten day rate with cancellation privileges.
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Long
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Canada
Apollo
Khe Sanh
FLOSY
Front For the Liberation of
South Yemen
NLF
National Liberation Front
PORF
People’s Organization of Revolutionary Forces
Self
News-Star—World
Mit
Altar Peel
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