08 May 1969
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1969
Page
1
The report notes rising floodwaters inundating a Colorado town as emergency crews battle the rising water levels and residents evacuate. Authorities warned of continued rainfall and potential further flooding, with local officials arranging temporary shelters and relief supplies.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover says he has no plans to retire on his 45th anniversary as head of the FBI. He cites health and stamina as limits but vows to remain in his post if able. He warns against federal power expanding beyond state and local law enforcement, urging safeguards.
Flood waters up to five feet cut routes around Jamestown Colorado isolating about 300 residents including two pregnant women awaiting birth. Crews dynamited spillways to relieve dam pressure while authorities feared worse flooding with more rain possible.
The Louisiana Teachers Association backs Gov McKeithen in calling a special tax raising session in August. The council urged focus on implementing a new pay schedule with a half cent sales tax to fund salaries, while allowing other state needs to be discussed.
Curtis Joiner born 1925 calls himself the happiest man in town and notes he shares the date with former president Harry Truman who starts his day with a walk. Also mentioned are Ada Stevens Lorene Blevins and Velma Rowland traveling from Monroe to Palo Alto with local social notes.
Representative Wright Patman charged Secretary of the Treasury David Kennedy with violating sections of title 18 and an executive order by maintaining stock ties to Continental Illinois National Bank and a one bank holding company. He cited additional holdings in General American Transportation Corp and urged action by the executive or legislative branches.
The State Education Board, while maintaining a get tough stance on disturbances, signaled willingness to address some demands from dissident black students at Southern University in New Orleans. It rejected student input in faculty selection but considered improving administration, a full education department, library, capital improvements, and a student union.
In Paris at the 16th session of Vietnam peace talks Than Buu Kiem, representing the National Liberation Front, unveiled a 10 point plan calling for a coalition government and leaving to the Vietnamese people the decision on Vietnam armed forces. The plan blends prior North Vietnamese and Front proposals with new provisions.
The United States and South Vietnam will observe a 24 hour cease fire from 6 am May 30 to 6 am May 31 to mark Buddha's birthday. Viet Cong attacks in Saigon accompany the move as plans for a coalition government are floated and talks stall. Police report five terror incidents in Saigon with casualties including a army captain and 21 civilians wounded.
The deutschemark hit record highs in Paris as traders expected an early rise in value. Over 150 million dollars flooded into West Germany in one FX session, with the mark at 125.580 francs per 100 marks. Bundesbank kept dollars frozen to curb Eurodollar market pressures.
Unclear OCR reads like a disrupted report noting a flood affecting a stage setup at Camden and a Monroe location with numeric values 26 and 40 and a fall related cue. Reading suggests an event disruption and weather impact on venues with incomplete details.
The USS Command reported 205 Americans killed in combat last week, a 25 percent rise from the prior week but near the month’s average. Wounded totaled 1,288 with 676 hospitalized. Enemy deaths reached 3,414 while South Vietnamese casualties were 168 killed and 678 wounded.
A quip noting that egotism gives a man in a rut the illusion he is in the groove. The line frames self-regard as a misread of progress and mood.
The Smithsonian Center for Short-Lived Phenomena asks $10,000 for a program to track rare events such as migrating gray squirrels, seiches, red tide, and sudden volcanic activity. S. Dillon Ripley described 836 correspondents in 86 countries reporting events within hours, with recent tests noting earthquakes, eruptions, fireballs, oil spills, and a volatile island birth and disappearance.
The Weather Bureau issued a severe thunderstorm watch for parts of Louisiana including Caldwell Franklin Madison Richland Tensas Catahoula Concordia LaSalle Grant and Rapides parishes. The watch ran from 12 30 p m to 6 p m with hail damaging winds and heavy rain possible and no fatalities reported.
The Dow Jones at 1 pm rose 3.17 to 962.77 as gains led losses by over 150 issues. Brokers cited renewed hope from a 10 point Vietnam peace plan proposal in Paris by the Viet Cong, boosting optimism amid recent market consolidation. AP index up 0.5 to 340.2 with industrials up 1.5, rails down 0.1, utilities up 0.1.
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