Propaganda Leaflet Raid Near Hanoi Marks North Vietnam Campaign
U S warplanes staged a leaflet raid 55 miles south of Hanoi and bombed Phouec Loi Naval base with more than 100 aircraft involved. Thunderchiefs dropped half a million leaflets in Ninh Binh urging North Vietnamese troops to end aggression. raids continued along the 17th Parallel as ground fighting reported near Da Nang Bien Hoa and Binh Dinh.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
Phouec Loi
North Viet Nam
Radio
Moscow
Nang
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Bien Hoa
Binh Dinh
U.S. Air Force
Information Ministry
Ninh Binh
Thunderchiefs
Hon Matt Island
White House Declares Troops Neutral In Dominican Crisis
The White House and defense officials stated US troops in the Dominican Republic remain neutral, not aiding the junta or rebel forces. Press secretary Reedy said orders from President Johnson required neutrality, with Deputy Secretary Cyrus Vance expected to address operational questions. Bunker and Sylvester reaffirmed the neutrality stance amid public reports of intervention.
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White House
Dominican Republic
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George F. Reedy
U.S
Arthur Sylvester
Defense
Ellsworth Bunker
Organization of American States
Reedy
Cyrus Vance
Santo Domingo
Vance
Bunker
OAS
Duarte Bridge
Defense Department
Secretary of Defense
Robert 8. McNamara
121 Die In Cairo Plane Crash On inaugural flight
A Pakistan Air Lines jet bound for Cairo crashed during approach, killing 121 of 127 aboard including seven Americans. The wreckage fell near Halzouny Valley ten miles from the airport, with six survivors gravely injured. The flight marked a new link between the Middle East and Asia.
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UPI
Pakistan
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United States
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Elizabeth Clare
Sturgis
Mich
Atlanta
Karachi
Dhahran
Persian Gulf
Geneva
London
China
Middle East
Pakistan Airlines
Red China
Canton
Shanghai
Communists Admit Role in Dominican Revolt
The Chicago Tribune reports the Communist Party of Santo Domingo issued a manifesto claiming it helped mastermind and then fought in the Dominican revolt. The Central Committee of Partido Socialista Popular made the revelation in a document titled Yankee Invaders Get Out. Blas Roca, a longtime Cuban Communist leader, organized the party.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Communist Party of Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
The
Tribune
Jules Dubois
Partido Socialista Popular
Communist Party
Blas Roca
Cuba
Communist
Caribbean
Twin City Chit Chat about Duncan family visit
Mr and Mrs Earl Duncan return to West Monroe after a week with their daughter and family in Eureka California. They stayed with Mr and Mrs Dean Boyd and enjoyed time with granddaughter Debbie and newborn grandson Jeffrey. Mrs Boyd is the former Ann Duncan.
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West Monroe
Eureka
Calif
Duncans
Dean Boyd
Debbie
Jeffrey
Boyd
Ann Duncan
Court Upholds Cadet Dismissal in Honor Code Case
U S Court of Appeals ruled the U S Military Academy acted properly in dismissing Cadet John H. Dunmar of Ansheim California for deceiving officers and cadets to gain credit for confinement. His graduation and commission were blocked. the court found the procedures met fundamental fairness and no judicial redress was warranted.
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U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. Military Academy
District Court
John H. Dunmar
Ansheim
Calif
Army
Dunmar
Academy
Senate
Ates
West Point
Appellant
China nuclear test not H bomb or missile detonation
AP reports the Atomic Energy Commission said Red China's latest nuclear test did not involve an H-bomb type device and it is implausible it was detonated from a missile. In the Dominican Republic, Col. Rafael Fernandez Dominguez, a minister in the Caamano Deno rebel regime, was killed in an unexplained attack on the National Palace.
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Atomic Energy Commission
China
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Rafael Fernandez Dominguez
Francisco Caamano Deno
Chance of Rain Affects Northeast Louisiana
Thundershowers were forecast to cover about half the area this afternoon and tonight and about one fifth Friday. Highs were expected in the upper 70s to low 80s, with lows near mid to upper 60s and Friday’s highs in the low to mid 80s. Saturday looked to bring little change with cloudy, mild conditions, easterly winds 5 to 15 mph today and Friday.
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Louisiana
Chuckle claims on cleanliness of women versus men
A humorous line states that women's minds are cleaner than men's because they are changed more often. The item presents a light gag without attribution or context.
Committee OKs Bill To Replace 30 Day Sessions
Baton Rouge Louisiana House Judiciary C Committee unanimously backs replacing 30 day fiscal sessions with 60 day general sessions. New Orleans reps Smithers and Landrieu amend to 60 days. Critics say current 30 day sessions constrain legislation. bill moves to House floor for final passage.
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Judiciary C Committee
New Orleans
Charles Smithers
Maurice Landrieu
James Leake
West Feliciana Parish
Landrieu
Dominican Junta Claims Full Control
Dominican junta led by Brig. Gen. Antonio Imbert Barrera announced absolute control of the country from the Congressional Palace in Santo Domingo. The five member junta seeks unconditional surrender of rebels led by Col. Francisco Caamano Deno, while a 12 hour ceasefire was agreed in principle to allow Red Cross access.
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Dominican Republic
Antonio Imbert Bar
Imbert
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Junta
U.N
Red Cross
$3 Million Rehabilitation Center Stopped in Louisiana House
Gov. John J. McKeithen's floor leaders won a House fight as they halted a $3 million rehabilitation center for retarded persons. The 52-40 vote sent the bill back to Appropriations. Debate highlighted costs, needs, and whether the measure had merit.
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Baton Rouge
John J. McKeithen
House
Allen Gremillion
Acadia Parish
House Appropriations Committee
Lafayette
Risley Triche
Napoleonville
Richard Talbot
Terrebonne Parish
Pinecrest
Vail Delany
Lake Providence
Dan Daley
New Orleans
Maine House Rejects Poetic Speaker Ban Proposal
AUGUSTA Maine AP A state representative proposed that House members speaking over three minutes be shot stuffed and displayed in a glass case in the state museum The plan included a hung legend about silenced speakers The measure was promptly killed as soon as it was read by the House
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Augusta
Maine
James S. Erwin
Frenchman Kills 10 Relatives and Self in France
In Chavagneux near Lyon, Roger Girerd, 34, killed his wife Jeanette 34, mother Angele 58, brother Robert 23, six children ages 6 months to 10 years, and a 16 month old niece before shooting himself. A footwear deliverer found the scene.
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Chavagneux
France
Lyon
Roger Girerd
Jeannette
Angele
Robert
Girerd
Highway Department Sets Bids On Street Repairs
Highway officials will open bids May 26 for the eastward I-20 section past Nutland Road in Monroe, with work to repair nine West Monroe streets damaged by interstate construction. The project, about 2.5 million dollars, covers grading drainage and paving with a 31 month completion time. officials also expect the next 38 mile I-20 section to be contracted in July.
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Lronroe
James W. Moore
Moore
State Highway Board
Baton Rouge
West
Monroe
Nutland Road
A. L. Stewart
Bennett Bayou
Nutland
Stewart
Richland Parish
Mississippi River
Destrahan
Luling
St. Charles Parish
Korean economy viewed dull despite aid push
The World Almanac notes that even with 2.2 billion dollars in U S aid since 1954 the Republic of Korea shows low spirits and a per capita income of about 78 dollars annually.
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U.S
Republic of Korea
World Almanac
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