Miss Northeast Finals Tonight in Brown Auditorium
Twelve coeds compete for Miss Northeast title at Brown Auditorium on the campus. Barbara McCoy and Jerilyn Gilstrap direct the event with Pi Sigma Epsilon handling ticket sales. Winners receive scepter from President Walker and runners up announced. pageant serves as preliminary for Miss Louisiana and Miss America.
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Brown Auditorium
Allege
P.m
Barbara McCoy
Jerilyn Gilstrap
Monroe
Brown Hall
College Book Store
Pi Sigma Epsilon Fraternity
Preston Rudisill
Student Government Association
Shirley Allen
West Monroe
Barbara Borgkvist
Alice Butler
Sharon Coldron
Shreveport
Gloria Jean Crowe
Pioneer
Teddy Dixon
Jan Hallmark
Linda Diane Jones
Oak Grove
Jan Monroe
Sue Parkerson
Bossier City
Diane Roberson
Tallulah
Donna Weaver
Harry A. Genung
Jack Taylor
Lallage Feazel
Tex R. Kilpatrick
Arthur Stone
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
Julia Ann Wilhite
George T. Walker
Inmate testifies to Nazi torture at Auschwitz
Frankfort report: Josef Kral a 54 year old Polish engineer testified at a war crimes trial about Gestapo torture at Auschwitz. He described starvation forced feeding and the shocking detail that his friend ate his shoes before dying on Kral's birthday. He identified defendant Wilhelm Boger as the Gestapo master at Auschwitz.
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Frankfurt
Germany
UPI
Gestapo
Nazis
Auschwitz
Josef Kral
Kurt Pachala
Kral
Wilhelm Boger
Barry Schaaf
Savannah
Felix
Weather Bureau
Indiana University Founders' Day honors 4000 students
Sarah Service of Monroe was among about 4000 Indiana University students honored at Founders Day on the Bloomington campus. The ceremony recognized Deans' Honor Roll members and scholastic society inductees from all divisions and included faculty teaching awards. Also notes today’s state income tax filing deadline and a postal rush for late filers.
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Sarah Service
Speed Ave
Monroe
Indiana University
Bloomington
Ind
Oregon Primary In GOP Power Struggle In Oregon
Oregon voters faced a six candidate GOP presidential primary with an expected record turnout around 255000. Henry Cabot Lodge led polling but its margin was narrowing as Rockefeller urged a massive effort to challenge Goldwater in California. Eightteen delegates were at stake as campaigns highlighted write-in options and cross-state influence.
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Portland, Ore
Oregon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
New Hampshire
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
California
Goldwater
Washington
Johnson Administration
Senate
Calais
Barry Jr
Michael
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
State Department
Foreign Affairs Agency
White House
Johnson
Rockefeller Says Public Not Told Full Viet Nam Story
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller after a two hour intel briefing with Dean Rusk Robert McNamara and John McCone said the American people are not getting the full story on Viet Nam. He met President Johnson and discussed civil rights and other legislation.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Administration
Viet Nam
Rockefeller
State Department
White House
Johnson
New York
Secretary of State
Dean Rusk
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Central Intelligence Agency
John McCone
Voters to choose Monroe city offices and boards
Monroe voters will cast ballots Saturday to select a City Council for four years, 12 candidates for the City School Board, seven for the City Democratic Executive Committee, and 13 556 registered voters will participate. Incumbents battle challengers including Mayor W L Howard vs M L Peters and Finance Commissioner H W McSherry vs William B Jackson.
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Monroe
City Democratic Executive Committee
W. L
Jack) Howard
M. L. Peters
Howard
H. W. McSherry
William B. Jackson
Jackson
Rodriguez
McSherry
City Hall
Birdsong
Senate
Viet Cong Ambush Slays 51 In Saigon Area
In D zone north of Saigon Viet Cong guerillas attacked a government relief column killing 51 troops and wounding 30 including an American Ranger officer. Ten soldiers were missing as a relief force moved toward Tan Uyen 25 miles north of Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Wilel Ligavy
Tan Uyen
Catholic developer called moral rapist sparks outrage
A Roman Catholic developer of birth control pills was blasted as a moral rapist by Msgr. Francis W. Carney, director of the Family Life Bureau of the Cleveland Catholic diocese. The comment sparked swift criticism from church officials and refocused debate over birth control.
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Cleveland, Ohio
UPT
Msgr
Francis W. Carney
Family Life Bureau
Cleveland Catholic Diocese
School Board Candidates Targeted in Defamatory Letters
District Attorney Albin P Lassiter announced he will present publications criticizing the Monroe city school board and officials to the Quach ita Parish Grand Jury in a May 25 special session. The letters signed by The Progressive Party and The Committee for Better Schools accused incumbents and administrators, deemed false and malicious.
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Albin P. Lassiter
Quachita Parish
Grand Jury
Lassiter
Monroe
Progressive Party
Committee For Better Schools
Egbert of Wessex Becomes First King of England in 827
The World Almanac credits Egbert as securing the allegiance of all English realms in 827 and uniting them under his rule, making him the first king of England.
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Egbert
Wessex
England
Chuckle About Re Runs and Reaching The Hill
A light humorous line notes aging as a stage where dreams feel like re runs. It plays on the idea that getting older is tied to nostalgic repeats rather than fresh adventures. The tone is playful and looks at life with a wink.
Shower Free Weekend Forecast Upbeat for Monroe
The weather bureau predicts a shower free weekend with clear to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures. Today and Saturday highs reach 82 to 86 degrees, with 56 to 60 at night, while the five day outlook hints possible shower activity early next week and a small total rainfall of about a quarter inch.
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Monroe
Senate Backs Baker Probe Expansion Vote Falls Short
Washington AP report details a heated Senate session over reopening and broadening the Bobby Baker investigation. The tabled motion, led by Senator Mansfield, carried 42 votes to defeat the expansion, with party lines evident as Republicans split and Democrats united to table.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Mansfield
Baker
John J. Williams
R-Del
Senate Rules Committee
Johnson
Wall Streeter Vernon Walston Ends Life On Wall Street
Vernon C. Walston, president of Walston & Co., killed himself with a shotgun in his New York Wall Street office after a day of tense talk about death. Chauffeur Gustave Puigdollers found him. no suicide note. Walston, 58, had founded the firm in 1932, with assets about 151 million and a 17.5 million net worth last Aug. 30, and the firm recently absorbed J. R. Williston & Beane, Inc.
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New York
Vernon C. Walston
Walston & Co
Wall Street
Walston
J. R. Williston & Beane, Inc
Gustave Puigdollers
Wallace campaign funded by small donors says adviser
Cecil Jackson shows 366 letters from across 19 states claiming donations are all spontaneous. Advisor says average gift is 1 to 15 dollars, total letters amount to 2785 dollars with remaining funds used for campaign costs and debt repayment. Jackson notes Wisconsin donations increased and labor union members contributed, supporting a broad but modest fundraising base.
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Montgomery
Ala
Cecil Jackson
George C. Wallace
Jackson
Wallace
Wisconsin
Alabama
Beagle Puppies Sold For Ten Dollars Each
For sale note lists beagle pups available at ten dollars each. Contact FA 2-1547 for details or purchase.
Mother Cat and 3 Kittens Seek New Homes
Mother cat with three kittens available for adoption. Call phone number 323-9 to arrange pickup or ask about details and requirements.
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Winthrop Rockefeller
Pulaski County Bar Association
Little Rock
Louisiana
Twin City
Post Office
North Viet Nam
Peters
W. D. H. Rodriguez
John Birdsong Sr
Bill) Allen
Frank Breese
L. S
Luke) Daniel
Peter J. Dowd
W. S. Gannaway
Billy Hargiss
Marion
Spec) Lewis
E. C. Paulus
J. H
Slim) Scogin
Jimmy Terry
Dr. C. H. Whitaker
A. T. White
Fireman City Democratic Committee
A. E. Anzanuoe
D. C. Bernhardt
Simon A. Johnson
H. Austin Miller
James E. Patrick
Don Spatafora
Lloyd Voorhees
Bulletins
Nashville, Tenn
Harley Ross
Vanderbilt University
Stockholm
Sweden
Stig. Wennerstrom
Davis
New Orleans
Alvin Liska
Jimmie H. Davis
Air Force
Menefee Named
John J. McKeithen
J. M
Pete) Menefee of
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