Eight Die as Fire Calgarys Nightclub Attack in Fort Worth
A disturbance with a waitress sparked a fire at an integrated Fort Worth club called The Grave. Eight people died from smoke inhalation, six men and two women, as patrons searched for a back exit amid flames and collapsing smoke. No conclusive motive found. investigators described two dozen injured and 25 escapees. Names of victims identified include Lacy White Jr and Jewelene Prince.
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Forth Worth
Tex
West Side
L.V. LeFils
LeFils
The
Medical Examiner’s Office
Lacy White Jr
Willis Davis
Samuel T. Jenkins
George M. Johnson
Roy Clayton Dillard
Kenneth Simpson
Jewelene Prince
Carroll Jo Penigar
Dillard
Lucky
Judy Andbrook
Joe Vann
Joe Daniel
Jordan and Israel clash along cease fire line
United Press International reports seventh shooting along the Jordan River cease-fire line south of the Sea of Galilee. Israel returned fire and two Israeli soldiers were wounded in a half hour artillery exchange near the Damya Bridge. No casualties were reported. The duels raised fears of major reprisals and greater Middle East tension.
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United Press International
Jordan
Israt
Sea of Galilee
Israel
Damya
Middle East
Marion resident Jerry Horne dies from Vietnam mine injury
Jerry D. Horne, a Marion resident and former News-Star staffer, died after a Vietnam action injury. He served four months in Vietnam as a lance corporal in the U.S. Marines and was killed April 28 when a land mine exploded during a platoon mission. He suffered fractures to both legs.
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Marion
news-Star News
Jerry D. i
Subic Bay
Ph Spines
Vietnam
Horne
Ue Iines
Alexandria Man Gets New Heart
In Houston at St. Luke's Hospital a 48-year-old Alexandria man, James B. Cobb, received a heart from William Joseph Brannon of Conroe after Brannon died from motorcycle injuries. Cobb’s operation resumed normal heartbeat without electric shock. A separate kidney transplant went to William C. Kaiser of Odessa from Brannon’s kidney. The same team earlier transplanted a heart to Everett Claire Thomas from Kathleen Martin, who died from a bullet wound in Phoenix.
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Houston, Tex
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
James B. Cobb
Alexandria
William Joseph Brannon
Conroe
Tex
Brannon
William C. Kaiser
Odessa
Cobb
Everett Claire Thomas
Hallman
Russell Scott
George C. Morris
Gillis W. Long
Russell B. Long
D-La
Kelly Air Force Base
San Antonio
Houston
St. Luke
Twin Cities Chit Chat Birthday News and No-Hitter
Van Pardue, 19, of 118 Shady Lane, a Northeast Louisiana State College freshman business major, celebrates a birthday and NLSC’s no hit win over Louisiana Tech he pitched. Tim Ervin, 10, son of Wayne and Mrs. Ervin of 610 Watkins, West Monroe, marked a Saturday party after his Friday birthday with 35 friends at Lenwis School.
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van Pardue
Shady Lane
Van
Northeast Louisiana State College
NLSC
Louisiana Tech
Tim Ervin
Wayne Ervin
Watkins St
West Monroe
Tim
Lenwis School
Justices Void Conviction In Florida Case
The Supreme Court, in a 5-3 decision, voided the Florida man Robert T. Mathis Sr. conviction and 30 month sentence for filing false income tax claims, ruling Miranda warnings apply to tax investigations. Justice White dissented, urging reconsideration of Miranda.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Florida
Hugo L. Black
Byron R. White
Robert T. Mathis Sr
Orlando
Internal Revenue
Mathis
Monroe City School Board Buys Six Buses For Next Year
The Monroe City School Board, led by President W. S. Gannaway, plans six new buses and various supplies and maintenance services for the next school year. Debate over a monthly board bulletin to streamline policies sparked discussion, with Derwood Cann promoting it to cut paperwork, while Frank Breese argued the current liaison with schools works well.
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Monroe City
W. S. Gannaway
Derwood Cann
Bulletin
Cann
Frank Breese
Supt
van’ Do
Envoys Review Paris Sites for Preliminary Vietnam Talks
American Charge d Affaires Woodruff Wallner and Mai Van Bo met French Foreign Ministry officials in Paris to discuss possible locations for early Vietnam peace talks. A decision was expected soon, with options including central Paris buildings or suburban chateaus, and a press center under consideration amid antiwar sentiment.
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Paris
French
Foreign Ministry
Vietnam
Woodruff Wallner
Mai van Bo
Herve Alph
Washington
Hanoi
Chateau de Champs
France
Hotel Majestic
LTA selects Monroe for 1969 convention
The Louisiana Teachers Association will convene in Monroe in 1969 drawing 6 000 to 8 000 teachers. Dr E R Minchew and H C Robinson announced the decision following an executive council meeting in Baton Rouge. Local officials hailed the plan noting new civic center and hotel capacity and estimating a $500 000 boost to the economy.
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Louisiana Teachers’ Association
Monroe
E. R. Minchew
H. C. Robinson
Monroe’ City
Teachers’ Association
Ouachita Parish
Minchew
New
Civic Center
LTA
Executive Council
Baton Rouge
Sidney A. Seegers
Bob Bealle
Monroe Convention and Tourist Bureau
Weather outlook for Louisiana shows scattered showers
A stocky forecast notes scattered rain chances in Northeast Louisiana with northeast and east winds 8 to 18 mph shifting to southeast or south by Tuesday. Moisture and clouds rise statewide though temps stay steady. Showers likely in Northeast Louisiana Tuesday. no major temperature changes expected. lows near Monroe.
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Louisiana
Monroe Reunday
Fourteen Die In Accidents Past Weekend Louisiana
Weekend traffic deaths across Louisiana totaled fourteen. Notable fatalities include Lonnie Tarver near Alexandria, two teen newspaper delivery boys in Eunice, and multiple other victims across parishes from Homer to New Orleans. Police report negligent homicide charges for the Eunice truck driver and list several sole-occupant crashes on state highways and local roads.
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Louisiana
Lonnie Tarver
Deville
Alexandria
Eunice
Donald Wayne Hatler
Kenneth Smith Jr
Charlotte Moreau
Associated Press
Homer
Helen Windsor
Athens
Tommie
Joseph Michael Cook
Spencer
Monroe
U.S. 165
Leesville
Ft. Polk
Marshall
John Angelo Quaglino
Metairie
Maitland
Catahoula Parish
Joseph Gruner
Cochetta
Ragusa
New Orleans
Interstate 10
Gruner
River Stage Camden Flood Change Noted
A cryptic OCR item references River stages at Camden with figures for Monroe and fall measurements. It notes location flood presence and stage changes amid numeric readings.
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Camden
Monroe
Battle for Saigon intensifies as Hanoi claims victories
Reports from Saigon describe fierce North Vietnamese assault with explosions near Tan Son Nhut and the US International House. Official notices cite scattered fighting, with U.S. estimates of 400 to 500 enemy around the Tan Son Nhut air base and 714 enemy killed in or near Saigon.
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Saigon
Tan Son Nhut Airport
U.S.C
International House
U.S
Tan Son Nhut
Burglars Hit Monroe Mens Wear. Clothing Stolen
Police report a burglary at Haneline's Men's Wear in Twin City Shopping Center Monroe. Front door glass broken after 2:30 a.m. and preliminary tally indicates coats slacks and shirts stolen. A prior burglary at Sol Snyder's in Eastgate Shopping Center occurred a few weeks earlier with about $3,000 in clothing plus jewelry and colognes taken.
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Monroe
Haneline’s Men’s Wear
Twin City
Louisville Ave
Sol Snyder
Thymus Transplant Reported Successful in Baby Patient
A Florida physician reports the first known successful thymus transplant in a 7 month old boy born without the gland. After May 24 1967 surgery at University of Miami, the infant shows normal growth and fewer infections, supporting thymus role in immune development. Donald Curry is the patient. his mother speaks of progress while his father died in an automobile crash.
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Atlantic City
Florida
William W. Cleveland
University of Miami
University ‘of Miami Medical
Schond
London
Cleveland
Miami
Donald Curry
Ways and Means backs tax economy plan for July cut
The Ways and Means Committee endorsed a spending ceiling to require a $4 billion reduction under President Johnson's budget starting July 1. It directs Wilbur D. Mills to push for a tax component yielding about $10 billion in a full year and weighs a 10 percent surcharge versus rate changes. The panel split 17 to 6 with 2 abstentions, and Herlong did not seek reelection. The action boosts chances of a negotiated tax economy package for the House and Senate. Democrats split on the final form.
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Jeson
Aote
Ways and Means
Wilbur’ D. Mills
DD Ark
Senate House Conference
Johnson
Mills
A. S.“Herlong, Jr
Herlong
House
Senate
Beete ‘ Crats
Hayden to retire from Senate after 56 years in Congress
Sen. Carl Hayden, 90, Democrat and longtime Senate veteran, said he will retire at end of his current term on January 2. He endorsed Roy Elson, his 31 year old administrative aide, as successor. Republican Barry Goldwater is the only announced candidate so far.
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Washington
Carl Hayden
Congress
Monda
Hayden
Roy Elson
Barry Goldwater
Senate
Republican Party
World on TV: Chuckle Overtruth Sparks Debate
A terse cartoon caption questions honesty in media. The playful jab targets a television set and the idea of truth in broadcasts, prompting readers to consider credibility and satire in popular culture.
Will Travel If You Are Looking Forward to Cash
Classifieds note ready to sell old items for cash. Ad offers a chest freezer at 100 dollars and a contact number 325-1649. Include a summer sale warning and travel note amid a world of wants.
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Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Treasury
Henry Fowler
Capitol Hill
Jerry D. Horne
Twin Cities
City School Board
Wesler Younger
Ponchatoula
Younger
South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Haneline
Senate Plains
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