Marines Kill Eight Viet Cong South of Da Nang
U S Marines used hammer and anvil tactics killing eight Viet Cong fighters near Binh Thai eight miles south of Da Nang. Two Marines wounded. 1,200 U S paratroopers landed, joining 2,300 more expected to boost total U S forces to about 36,000. Paratroopers to operate at Da Nang Phu Bai Bien Hoa Vung Tau areas. Vietnamese air force bombers joined ground action against suspected Viet Cong positions.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
da Nang
Binh Thai
Kremlin
Moscow
Viet Nam
Bien Koa
Vung Tau
South China Sea
Phu Bai
Truce Sealed as U.S. Marines Expand Zone in Dominican Crisis
The OAS peace commission finalized a truce with the Dominican military junta and insurgents, while U S Marines extended their international refugee zone in Santo Domingo. Rebels protested the embassy moves as tensions rose after the cease-fire.
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U.S
Ozama
Fl Salvador
Guatemala
Ecuador
OAS Commission
Ricardo M. Colombo
Argentina
Francisco Caamano Deno
United States
OAS
San Isidro
House Approves LBJ Defense Request in Emergency Bill
Washington AP reports the House backed President Johnsons Viet Nam and Dominican Republic policies by sending a 700 million defense appropriation to the Senate. Both House and Senate Appropriations committees approved the emergency funds this morning. Most funds will buy guns and ammunition for U S use in the Dominican Republic and Vietnam.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Dominican Republic
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Peggy Purswell Visits Monroe Relative in Texas Trio
Twin City notes that Miss Peggy Purswell of Cleveland near Houston has left her Texas home to spend a few days in Monroe with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. George Phillips of 4506 Bon Aire Drive. Her Texas residence is listed as Cleve land.
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Peggy Purswell
Texas
Monroe
Peggy
Cleveland
Houston
George Phillips
Bon Aire
Drought Worries Rise as Rain Delay Hits Northeast Louisiana Crops
Farmers in northeast Louisiana face a drying spell with only light rainfall expected. Selman Field records show just over a quarter inch since April 1 while forecasts keep moisture minimal this week. Soil temperatures rise to the mid 70s to low 80s, but crops need rain. annual rainfall near normal so far with 16 inches already recorded and Monroe’s area average around 54 inches.
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Louisiana
Federal Aviation Agency
Selman Field
Mississippi
Fiere
Monroe
Fiic
U S Troop Commitment In Dominican Republic Rises
The Defense Department reports 19,363 U S troops in the Dominican Republic, up 5,363 from the previous total claimed by President Johnson. The count breaks down to 12,439 Army troops and 6,924 Marines, with the Army largely from the 82nd Airborne Division and the Marines from the 2nd Marine Division.
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Washington
Defense Department
U. S
Dominican Republic
Johnson
82Nd Airborne Division
2Nd Marine Division
Fight Against 'Super' Board Is Pledged
State Board of Education President W F Whetstone said the board will oppose any move to create a superboard for higher education. He spoke in Baton Rouge as Sen. Fred Eagan pushes the plan that would oversee the state board and LSU board of supervisors. LSU President John Hunter also opposes it. The legislative council voted to study higher education needs and report to the 1966 Legislature, aiming to ease the controversy and delay Eagan’s plan. McKeithen pledged support.
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State Board of Education
W. F. Whetstone
Monroe
Baton Rouge
Fred Eagan
New Orleans
Whetstone
Egan
State Board
LSU Board of Supervisors
John Hunter
LSU
Legislative Council
Eagan
Legislaire
John McKeithen
Will Resume life Sentence In Wife Slaying
Dr. Sam Sheppard ordered back to prison to resume the life sentence for his wife Marilyn's 1954 murder. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the conviction while faulting publicity around the trial as not undermining objectivity. Bailey plans an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court if needed.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Sam Sheppard
6Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sheppard
F. Lee Bailey
Boston
U.S. Supreme Court
Dr. Sheppard
Rocky River
Marilyn
Bay Village
U.S
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals
Ohio Supreme Court
Weinman
United States Resists UN Pressures Over Dominican Republic
At the United Nations in New York the United States maintains its Dominican Republic forces amid proddings for withdrawal. Ambassador Stevenson signals intent to keep troops until the OAS guarantees constitutional order, while Uruguay and Cuba press for a ceasefire and end to unilateral action. Bolivia supports the U.S. position.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
United Nations
U.S
Dominican Republic
Adlairb
Stevenson
Security Council
Uruguay
Organization of American States
Fernando Alvarez Tabio
USA
Uruguyan
Carlos Maria Velazquez
Johnson
11- Nation Council
Bolivia
OAS
United Nazis
Louisiana Gets Official Word On School Mix
The Department of Education announced that schools not under court order must desegregate at least four grades next fall to keep federal aid. HEW mailed the compliance guidelines under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, with four grades desegregated annually through 1967 and steps to desegregate faculties transport and other programs starting next fall.
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Baton Rouge
UPS
Department of Education
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
U.S. Commissioner of Education
Francis Keppel
Washington
Otter
Special Cay Council Meeting Called by Mayor Howard
Mayor W L Jack Howard called a special Cay Council session before leaving town. Moore 46, Fifth District highway board member, and George Rorex, Monroe banker, represented the Chamber of Commerce.
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W. L
Jack) Howard
Cay
Hirsia
Rowe Claims He Couldn't Prevent Killing
HAYNEVILLE Ala AP FBI informer Gary Thomas Rowe Jr testified he held a loaded gun but could not stop the shooting of civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo after a Selma to Montgomery march. He said 12 shots may have been fired, and named Klansmen involved. He acknowledged payments for information but denied being paid by Castro or the Communist government.
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Wilkins
Viola Liuzzo
Hayneville
Ala
FBI
Gary Thomas Rowe Jr
Detroit
Selma
Montgomery
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Matt H. Murphy Jr
United Klans of America Inc
Rowe
Liuzzo
Murphy
Minnesota
T. Worth Thagard
Castro
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