New Planes En Route To Viet Nam
The first planes in a modified U S bomber fleet are en route to South Vietnam and will arrive early next month Air Force Secretary Zuckert said the two seater Douglas A1B Skyraiders will boost capacity to about 75 aircraft The planes have greater load carrying ability than the 72 bombers previously sent and come after earlier models were criticized for obsolescence and losses due to Viet Cong antiaircraft fire Zuckert defended their performance and noted two or more structural failures in older planes while acknowledging their pilots faced increased risks in the conflict
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Washington
UPI
U.S
South Viet Nam
Pentagon
Air Force
Eugene M. Zuckert
Zuckert
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Carl Vinson
Don
House Armed Services Committee
McNamara
Dry Weather and Hail Report in Twin Cities
Winds shifted to west and northwesterly removing Gulf moisture. Tuesday produced scattered hail and rainfall with hail sizes ranging from marble to larger than baseball. Most of the area remained dry until early next week when showers are expected. damages were limited to cracked windshields and stress increases.
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Twin Cities
Williams pushes expansion of Baker probe in Senate
Sen John J Williams R Del offered a resolution to bring senators under the Bobby Baker inquiry and broaden the probe to campaign funds and related matters. The measure would extend the Rules Committee investigation to Sept 1 and follow a tense hearing where Sen Clifford Case urged questioning of senators about Baker.
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Washington
John J. Williams
R-Del
Bobby Baker
Rules Committee
Clifford P. Case
R-N.y
Baker
Senate
B. Everett Jordan
Dn.c
Case
Goldwater warns of more violence if civil rights tensions rise
New York AP. Senator Barry Goldwater told a Madison Square Garden rally that violence will increase in US streets unless the nation elects an administration willing to cool the fires of civil rights tensions. He urged Godly precepts to guide whites and blacks toward harmony, saying laws cannot force mutual affection.
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New York
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Madison Square Garden
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Goldwater
Governor McKeithen to Attend Monroe Party
News Star Legislative Bureau Baton Rouge special reports governor candidate John McKeithen will fly to Monroe for a party hosted by Mayor W L Jack Howard and supporters at the Paragon Club. He will depart the capitol at noon for lunch, fly to Monroe at 5 30 p m, then return to the capitol tonight. Senator Jamar W Adcock may accompany him.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
Monroe
W. L. Jack Howard
McKeithen
Paragon Club
Capitol
Sen
Jamar W. Adcock
Vermont Name Derives From Green Mountain Roots
The World Almanac notes Vermont's name comes from the French vert meaning green and mont meaning mountain reflecting the state's landscape.
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Vermont
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Twin City trio head to Peel Ark for fishing and sightseeing
Three Monroe men H B McClendon John McClendon and Oscar Johnson left Tuesday for Peel Arkansas to fish and sight see and plan to return Thursday Life saving classes at Twin Cities YMCA begin Tuesday and run through June 4 with sessions each Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday evening Registration and prelim testing at 730 p m Thursday call the YMCA Instructors are Edwin Davis and Buddy Farris Five West Monroe students to receive scholastic achievement certificates at Thursday noon West Monroe Kiwanis Club meeting Recipients include Jan Johnston Vicky Jo Adams Karen King Vickie Cole Cheryl Poindexter (more CHIT CHAT on page 5A)
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John McClendon
Oscar Johnson
Peel
Ark
Twin Cities
West Monroe
Doctors praised for aiding civilians in Viet Nam war
In South Viet Nam American medical teams treat peasants amid fighting. Dr Henry C Savage says he feels safe, travels at night, and believes the program reduces Communist influence. Viet Cong sometimes seek care, but patients express gratitude as recovered villagers greet saviors with smiles.
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Washington
South Viet Nam
Henry C. Savage
U.S Public Health Service
Viet Nam
Central Park
da Nang
Savage
Public Health Service
Seattle
U.S
Saigon
Robert F. McNamara
Spaak Challenges De Gaulle At NATO Meeting
Belgian Foreign Minister Paul Henry Spaak challenged France to spell out how NATO should be changed. Speaking at a secret NATO foreign ministers session, Spaak urged Maurice Couve de Murville to reveal France's plan, criticizing De Gaulle on alliance structure US Europe ties and Southeast Asia policy. Sources said only Germany and Berlin united Allies on policy and Cyprus issues remained to be worked out. France seeks a looser NATO with less U S dominance. others want a tighter structure.
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Paul-Henri Spaak
Charles de Gaulle
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de Gaulle
Maurice Couve de Murville
Couve de Murville
Alliance
United States
Europe
Southeast Asia
Cyprus
Germany
Berlin
U.S
DAV Convention Held Here For Three Days
Louisiana Disabled American Veterans and its women's auxiliary plan a three day session at the Virginia Hotel with 300 to 400 delegates. The event marks the DAV’s 44th annual meeting and the auxiliary’s 18th conference. Activities include executive board meetings, luncheons, an evening banquet, and a final Sunday session with church services and officer elections. Local attorney Pascal Norris is guest speaker at the Saturday joint meeting.
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Women’s Auxiliary
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Crystal Ballroom
Pascal Norris
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No Wonder People Get Lost in Thought Chuckle
A light humor item noting that many people get lost in thought because it is unfamiliar territory to them, delivering a quick pun on mental geography.
Selman Move Deemed False Economy Plan by Passman
In Washington Fifth District Rep Otto Passman testified before a House subcommittee that FAA plans to close Selman Field Monroe would be a false economy. He cited 54 aircraft based there and extensive FAA activity including 122 radio contacts and 888 pilot briefings in January. He warned remote operation would hurt safety and service and that closing would not save money due to removal and relocation costs plus maintenance and communications expenses.
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Otto E. Passman
Federal Aviation Agency
Selman Field
Monroe
Congress
Passman
House
Subcommittee On Transportation and Aeronautics
FAA
Lafayette
el Dorado
Ark
Lake Charles
McComb
Miss
Alexandria
Harrison
West Monroe
Louisiana
Hamilton Basso Dies At Age 59
New Haven Connecticut obituary notes Hamilton Basso editor and bestselling novelist died at 59 after a long illness at Grace New Haven Hospital. Memorial contributions are invited to Yale Medical School cancer research. Services set for Saturday at Emanuel Episcopal Church Weston. Survived by widow Etolia Simmons Basso and son Keith Hamilton. Born in New Orleans, he began at the New Orleans Tribune in 1927 and later worked for the Item and Times-Picayune.
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New Haven
Etolia Simmons Basso
Keith Hamilton
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Item
Times - Picayune
McKeithen Pledges Support as Officials Are Sworn In
Gov John J McKeithen pledges support to top state officials after they are sworn in by Chief Justice John B Fournet in Baton Rouge He says he will address the Legislature at 8 PM Monday and aims to conduct himself as past administrations have done The ceremony follows a thunderstorm that disrupted his inaugural address and presages a session focused on taxes and retirement acts with a Senate vote against any tax raise and a move to suspend the 1963 retirement act
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Baton Rouge
John J. McKeithen
Louisiana
John B. Fournet
McKeithen
Vail Delany
C. C. Aycock
Columbia
Senate
Laurance Eustis
New Orleans
Jules Mollere
Metairie
Capitol
Jurors Observe State Inaugural Ceremony in Baton Rouge
Ouachita Parish Police Jury members witnessed the swearing in of seven top state officials in the House chamber. President T. W. Humphries attended with Ward 10’s Robert Downing and Ward 6’s Lloyd W. Coon. The regular jury meeting was postponed until next Wednesday. Downing, with his wife, has stayed since Tuesday for inaugural events.
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Baton Rouge
Ouachita Parish
T. W. Humphries
Robert Downing
Lloyd W. Coon
Humphries
Downing
Louisiana Senate rejects tax rise in 60 day session
In Baton Rouge the Louisiana Senate votes 16 to 22 against a resolution opposing any tax increase during the current 60 day session. A floor leader for Gov McKeithen says the vote does not signal a tax stance but allows later decision.
Louisiana Adjutant General Fleming to Retire at 75
Maj. Gen. Raymond U. Fleming, who will be 75 next month, announces retirement after 28 years of service as Louisiana's adjutant general. Gov. John J. McKeithen confirms the plan and notes the sector transition.
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New Orleans
Raymond UH. Fleming
Louisiana
John J. McKeithen
Nixon Leads Write-In Surge in Nebraska GOP Primary
In Nebraska Nixon gains 41,272 write-in votes as Goldwater leads with about 50 percent of ballots. Lodge and Rockefeller trail. West Virginia GOP primary favors Rockefeller while Johnson and Morrison win write-ins in Nebraska. Nixon’s strongest spring showing to date.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Nebraska
Richard M. Nixon
Arizona
Nixon
Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
West Virginia
Rockefeller
Henry Cabot Lodge
Johnson
Frank Morrison
Robert F. Kennedy
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Morrison
Interior
Fred Seaton
Ouachita Grand Jury Ordered Back Into Session
The Ouachita Parish Grand Jury is summoned for a special session at 9 30 a m Monday May 25 by an order of the Fourth Judicial Court signed by Judges Jesse S Heard Mack E Barham and Hillyer S Parker The jury includes Foreman Fred Emmett Bennett and members J C Loftin Matt H Parker J Scott McWilliams Rip D Pipes E T Nichols W H Ricks G Boggs Charles Drew Robert O Berry Charles C Schultz and Ezra Jake Benton
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Ouachita Parish
Fourth Judicial Court
Jesse S. Heard
Mack E. Barham
Hillyer S. Parker
Fred Emmett Bennett
J. C. Loftin
Matt H. Parker
J. Scott McWilliams
Rip D. Pipes
E. T. Nichols
W. H. Ricks
G. #. Boggs
Charles Drew
Robert O. Berry
Charles C. Schultz
Ezra Jake Benton
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