Cease-Fire Urged as Dominican Crisis Deepens
UN Security Council unanimously urged a strict cease-fire in the Dominican Republic after rebels charged U.S. troops moved against them. Secretary General Thant pledged quick action, while Jordan and others sought a U.N. fact-finding envoy. In Santo Domingo, Gen Rivera Caminero warned of renewed bombing if rebels remain active.
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United Nations
UPI
Security Council
Dominican Republic
Thant
U.S
United States
Jordan
Ivory Coast
Malaysia
Francisco Caamano Deno
Santo Domingo
Abdul Monem Rifai
Dominican Junta
Francisco J. Rivera Caminero
Armed Forces
Associated Press
Junta
Rivera Camineros
Dixie Governors Form Solid Front
In Atlanta AP report, governors from Georgia Alabama Virginia Mississippi South Carolina and Arkansas meet to oppose HEW desegregation rules linking federal funds to school integration. They push to involve congressmen next week in Washington to seek softer HEW rulings and challenge pace and authority of desegregation plans affecting millions in federal funding.
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Atlanta, Ga
Carl E. Sanders
Georgia
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Albertis S. Harrison
Virginia
Paul B. Johnson Jr
Mississippi
Robert McNair
South Carolina
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Washington
HEW
Sanders
Wallace
Parking Space Inventory Begins Today
The Monroe Metropolitan Area Transportation Study moves into its parking space inventory with home interviews nearly finished. Wilbur Smith and Associates led by Hilliard Good Jr. will count vehicle turnover at Northeast Louisiana State College and local hotels and motels, then expand to curbside parking next week. Data processing aims for June 1 completion with 95 percent accuracy target.
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Monroe Metropolitan Area
Hilliard Good Jr
Wilbur Smith and Associates
Monroe
Philip G. Dierstein
Louisiana Department of Highways
Good
Northeast Louisiana State College
Steve Meyers
Viet Rangers Score Victory In Delta Clash
Viet Rangers reported a major Mekong Delta victory over a Viet Cong battalion after napalm attacks forced the rebels to break and run. Four Americans wounded, 215 Viet Cong killed and 53 captured, with rangers claiming seized Soviet and Chinese weapons. A separate Da Nang area engagement left one Marine dead and 12 wounded. Capt. Joseph W. House and other officers provided details of the battle, noting high Viet Cong casualties and the significance of the government assault.
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Saigon
VPI
Mekong River
U.S
da Nang
Joseph W. House
Birmingham
Ala
21St Infantry Division
Civil Rights Worker Shot in Philadelphia Mississippi
Authorities in Neshoba County held Richard Tinsley, 38, of Cleveland, Ohio, on an open charge while Ivy Lee Harris, 31, of Philadelphia, Mississippi, lay critically wounded in Meridian hospital from a .25 caliber pistol shot to the abdomen. The shooting occurred at a Negro case, with two witnesses identified.
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Philadelphis
AP3
Ano
Neshoba County
Lawrence Rainey
Richard Tinsley
Cleveland
Ohio
Ivy Lee Harris
Philadelphia
Harris
Meridian
Raley
Huds
Birthday Wishes for Kirby Parish Chief Deputy Sheriff
Ohuach ita Parish Chief Criminal Deputy Sheriff Frank Kirby marks another birthday. The exact count is private, but well-wishes are expected as readers send greetings and celebrate with him.
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Ohuachita Parish
Frank Kirby
Chuckle About Adolescence And Middle Age
A light quote on youth’s invincibility and aging’s questioning tone. It contrasts adolescence with middle age, noting belief in eternal life fading as years pass. The remark humorously frames the persistence of life as a shared human experience across ages.
Navy relies on lower aptitude recruits to meet manpower needs
The Navy disclosed that about a quarter of new enlistees in recent months fall into Group IV, meaning limited aptitude for technical training. Officials say these recruits fit unskilled technical roles like cooks and boatswain’s mates, while skilled fields such as electronics and avionics rely on higher aptitude personnel.
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Washington
Navy
Ted
Evidence Not Rubbish Verdict In Drunk Driving Case
Preston England UP I reports Thomas Wareing 60 year old businessman acquitted after claiming rubbish when charged with drunk driving. He recited a tongue twister to the jury during his trial and was found not guilty.
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Preston
England
UPI
Thomas Wareing
Wareing
Ironworkers Strike Narrowly Clears Path in Louisiana
Baton Rouge AP reports ironworkers in southeastern Louisiana near resolution after six weeks of disruption. Industrial Contractors Association cites tentative agreement for a 50 cent hourly wage increase over two years while discussions with Steamfitters continue. workers to stay idle until deal reached.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
James
Buddy) Gill
Industrial Contractors Association
Oklahoma Justice Johnson Found Guilty of Bribery
Oklahoma Governor Bellman moves to fill the vacancy after Justice Napoleon Bonaparte Johnson, 74, was found guilty on two bribery counts by the Oklahoma Senate impeachment trial. Conviction required two thirds. 32-15 on each count. Johnson denied the charges as lawmakers voted to remove him from the State Supreme Court.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Henry Bellman
Supreme Court
Napoleon Bonaparte Johnson
Johnson
Senate
Oklahoma
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Roy Grantham
Lou Allard
House
Rain likely with scattered thunderstorms in area
The forecast shows a 50 percent chance of thundershowers today tonight and Saturday with partly cloudy skies. Highs reach 82 to 88 while tonight’s low sits around 65 to 70 as southeast winds of five to 15 mph persist.
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Weils
Lawmakers split on replacing fiscal with general sessions
Monroe Rep. Gibbs backs a bill to replace 60 day general and 30 day fiscal sessions with 45 day general sessions annually, while Rep. Wood opposes, saying keep current terms. Both favor Fontenot’s plan to let governors serve beyond one term, and differ little on McKeithen’s $140 million highway bond issue. Gibbs supports voter approval. Wood cautions against a two term limit.
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Lawrence Gibbs
Monroe
George Wood
Wood
Maurice Landrieu
New Orleans
Gibbs
Northeast Louisiana
McKeithen
Austin Fontenot
Opelousas
Walli
Fontenot
John J
Britons Dedicate JFK Memorial On Sacred English Plot
In Runneymede England AP report describes Queen Elizabeth II and John F Kennedy at a ceremony dedicating a British memorial on a sacred field as a tribute to a modern fighter for freedom. Other British leaders join in tribute to Kennedy.
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Runnymede
England
Queen Elizabeth II
John F. Kennedy
Britain
Primi Si
U S confirms second Chinese nuclear test
Washington reports Red China detonated a second nuclear device at Lop Nor, about the same 20 kilotons as the Oct. 16 test. State Department says nations avoiding nuclear weapons can count on U.S. support against nuclear blackmail while noting no immediate delivery system.
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Washington
U.S
Red
China
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Lop Not
McCloskey
Peking
John J. Sparkman
Dala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Hiroshima
Johnson
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Red China
Sparkman
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