Warplanes Bomb Cong Traffic Lines
North Viet Nam raids unleash heavy air strikes by American and Vietnamese planes. Bridges, roads, railways, and depots damaged. one Navy jet pilot killed. several U.S. soldiers and civilians wounded in Mekong Delta fighting. Viet Cong roadblocks hindered airstrikes north of Saigon.
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South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
Navy
Mekong River
Coral Sea
Midway
Ha Tinh
Hanoi
Tho Hgon
Oriskany
Hai Yen
Dalat
Soviet Moon Shot Highlights 20th V-E Anniversary Display
In Moscow on V-E Day the USSR unveiled Lunik 5 a 3254 pound instrument payload launched by a multistage rocket during a Red Square parade. Tass said it was part of a nuclear policy appeal as missiles and new weapons were shown. Separately in Atlanta six Southern governors faulted HEW directives on school integration saying they overstep authority after a five hour meeting at the Georgia governor's mansion.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S
Tass
Lunik
Red Square
Atlanta, Ga
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Georgia Governor's Mansion
Twin City Chit Chat on Federal Education Directives
Lisa and Terri Cartwright visited Memphis with their parents to spend Mother’s Day with their grandmother. Governors Sanders Faubus Harrison McNair Wallace Johnson Burns Moore McKeithen discuss school integration directives with a joint meeting of their congressional and senatorial delegations to bring order to a chaotic situation.
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Lisa
Terri Cartwright
H. D. Cartwright
Rosewood Dr
Monroe
Memphis
Tenn
Cartwrights
Carl Sanders
Orval E. Faubus
Arkansas
Albertis Harrison
Virginia
Robert McNair
South Carolina
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Paul Johnson
Mississippi
Sanders
Hayden Burns
Florida
Dan Moore
North Carolina
John McKeithen
Louisiana
Department
U.S. Commissioner of Education
Francis Keppel
Insurance VP Scores Health Care Program
A Health Insurance Association of America official told the Senate Finance Committee that a proposed voluntary government health program for the elderly would devastate private insurers, driving many firms out of business and limiting private coverage for seniors. He urged removing the plan from the Social Security bill and warned premiums would be inadequate.
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Washington
Manton Eddy
Connecticut General Life Insurance Co
Bloomfield, Conn
Health Insurance Association of America
Senate Finance Committee
Eddy
Action Expected On Sewage Plant by West Monroe Aldermen
West Monroe aldermen are expected to take final action on buying a site for a proposed sewage treatment plant at their regular meeting Tuesday night. Mayor J Allan Norris said the board will likely decide how to finance the property and consider routine business.
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West Monroe
J. Allan Norris
Chuckle Chivalry Defined as Attitude Toward a Stranger Woman
A cheeky take frames chivalry as the stance a man shows toward an unfamiliar woman. The piece hints at social expectations and playful gender norms in everyday encounters.
Airman Moore Completes Basic Training at Lackland AFB
Airman Charles R. Moore, son of Mr and Mrs Charles R Moore of Monroe, has finished basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. He is assigned to a TAC unit at Myrtle Beach AFB South Carolina as a supply specialist supporting air power and fire support for U S Army forces. He attended Ouachita Parish High School.
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Charles R. Moore
Monroe
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Tex
Moore
Tactical Air Command
TAC
Myrtle Beach Afb
S. C
Ouachita Parish High School
Britons Plead Guilty And Arab Spies Sentenced
In London two Britons with top military posts pleaded guilty to spying for the Soviet Union and Arab states. Bossard, 52, an Aviation Ministry engineer, got 21 years for selling missile secrets after earning about 14000 dollars over four years. Allen, 33, a Defense Ministry clerk, received 10 years for selling defensive documents to the United Arab Republic and Iraq for about 182 dollars. They described red ink finances and fear of money troubles.
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Soviet Union
Sewn
oT_ mA EYRF
WE Frank Co
Allen
Old Bailey
Frederick Elwyn Jones
Bossard
Britain
Aviation Ministry
Rain May Lighten Dry Spell in Northeast Louisiana
Forecasts indicate less than half of northeast Louisiana will feel relief from dry weather today or Tuesday. About 40 percent of the area can expect showers or thunderstorms with rainfall between one half and one inch. Temperatures will range from 84 to 90 with a tonight low of 64 to 68 as southeast winds move 5 to 15 mph.
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Louisiana
Navy chief urges voluntary reenlistment for Viet Nam strain
Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze called on Navy officers and enlisted personnel to extend their service up to six months to ease manpower drain during crisis duty off South Vietnam. He urged volunteers to stay three to six months beyond term limits to meet the current challenge.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Paul H. Nitze
Navy
South
Viet Nam
Nitze
Pro Burglary Reported In West Monroe
West Monroe police found a professional burglary at Piggly-Wiggly Grocery on Cypress Street early Sunday. Thieves forced entry by roof hole, drilled and punched the safe, taking about 1200 dollars including silver. store manager Sonny Bennett noted roughly half was silver.
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Cypress Street
West Monroe
C. E. Dortch
Dortch
James
Sonny) Bennett
Army Orders Curtail Off Color Language Instructors
Gen Harold K Johnson, Army chief of staff, circulated an order urging instructors to clean up language to protect the Army image. He cited a recent training demonstration with offensive language and warned leaders that improper speech affects public perception and recruitment.
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Washington
Harold K. Johnson
Army
Johnson
Army Chief of Staff
McKeithen weighs bond hike to 140 million in 1965 session
Gov John J McKeithen pushes a 140 million bond package for highways capital outlay and major repairs as the 1965 legislative session opens. House leaders indicate the bill may be introduced soon with votes expected on the succession plan and a 1 billion overall budget.
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Baton Rouge
John J. McKeithen
McKeithen
Lantz Womack
Winnsboro
Womack
George Wood
Monroe
Lawrence Gibbs
Ouachita
Division of Administration
New Orleans Times Picayune
Atlanta
Budget Committee
Aubrey Young
de Camp
Robert Munson
Chaneyville
Carlos Spaht
Munson
J. C. Gilbert
Sicily Island
Bees maintain hive climate with wing fans and body heat
According to Encyclopedia International, certain bees regulate hive temperature by fanning wings to cool the nest and using their bodies to warm the queen’s quarters in winter, effectively an internal climate control system.
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Encyelopedia International
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