Oregon voters tilt toward McCarthy as Nixon rolls on
In Oregon Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy defeats Kennedy for the Democratic lead with 45 percent to 39 percent as Nixon dominates Republican balloting with 73 percent. Oregon awards 35 Democratic and 18 Republican delegates. Kennedy concedes though Edith Green says the work vote may still shift the race. Morse contests Duncan for renomination in a tight Democratic race.
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Oregon
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California
Richard M. Nixon
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Kennedy
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Tahn Oeson
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Nixon
Ronald Reagan
New York
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Robert B. Duncan
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Legislators To Get More Capitol Space
The plan would turn over the basement and first five floors of the Louisiana Capitol to the Legislature as the Department of Education moves to a new building in August. Sen. Jamar Adcock and Sen. George Oubre support the move to gain offices and committee space, while critics complain of cramped working conditions. The governor and treasurer suites remain occupied on higher floors.
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State Capitol
Louisiana
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Oubre
State Department of Education
Adcock
Charles Smither
New Orleans
Smither
Sighting of orange object fuels Scorpion search
The Navy reports an unidentified orange object north of an Atlantic oil slick tied to the missing submarine Scorpion and its crew of 99. Officials caution the object may be a buoy and note no oil slick located. The search spans 50 ships and 30 planes with aerial sweeps and ship patrols off Norfolk and toward the Azores.
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Navy Today
Scorpion
John F. Davis
Pentagon
Navy
Azores
Davis
Hydes
Hyades
Norfolk
Coast Guard
Continental Shelf
Franchise Tax Approved By Committee In Louisiana
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 12-6 to report favorably Gov. McKeithen's proposal to raise the corporation franchise tax by 1.00. Victor Bussie backed the measure while Ford Lacey urged rejection. An income tax exemptions cut was skipped as administration leaders shifted to a half cent sales tax. no action on the sales tax proposal was taken.
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Baton Rouge
House
Ways and Means
John McKeithen
Ford Lacey
Louisiana Manufacturers Association
Victor Bussie
Afl-Cio
Hearings Set On Northern Louisiana School Plans
U S District Judge Ben C Dawkins Jr orders hearings for July 23 in Monroe and July 25 in Shreveport to review freedom of choice desegregation plans in north Louisiana in light of a Supreme Court ruling. The court will hear evidence on whether these plans should continue while retaining jurisdiction.
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Louisiana
Monroe
U.S. Supreme Court
Virginia
Tennessee
Arkansas
Ben C. Dawkins Jr
U.S. District Court
District Court
North
Dawkins
Twin Cities Chit Chat Celebrates Styles Twins
Congratulations go to Jimmy and Jamie Styles of West Monroe for their seventh birthday today. The twins will celebrate Saturday due to school activities, capping a week already filled with school-year endings and upcoming party plans.
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Jimmy
Jamie Styles
Bell Lane
West Monroe
Location Fiend Present Change Stage
Camden hosts a shifting event with stages listed and figures including Monroe and rise figures. The event spans 26 to 29.5 with 5 fall and 40, 418 and 7 rise noted in figures.
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Camden
Monroe
Cambodia seeks ransom in exchange for two US soldiers
Cambodia offered to swap two American military policemen detained in Phnom Penh for two bulldozers to aid agricultural development. The MPs face illegal entry charges, possible espionage counts, and the move follows a 1964 precedent involving bulldozers. No Washington reply reported.
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Bream
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Norodom Sihanouk
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Washington
Kkaam Samnar Krom
Angkor Temple
Chanprea
South Viet Namese Forces Tighten Hold in Saigon Fight
South Vietnamese troops and U.S. Marines pressed operations around Saigon with Viet Cong holdouts in Gia Dinh and Phu Lam reported largely cleared. Marine estimates claimed heavy enemy losses, while commanders warned of intensified warfare and continued pressure near the city.
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Saigon
U.S
Khe Sanh
William
Westmoreland
Gia Dinh
Phu Lam
Thore Ifan Loo
Demonstrators Smash Supreme Court Windows
About six demonstrators from the Poor People’s Campaign surged into the Supreme Court and hurled rocks at a main floor file room, prompting a police response. No injuries were reported as workers fled the area, and a poster reading Nosotros venceremos was left behind.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Mild Weather Stretches Through Northeast Louisiana
The pattern brings clear to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures across Northeast Louisiana with 76 percent sunshine today and Thursday. Highs reach 82 to 87, lows 60s, and dewpoints in the upper 50s to low 60s as drying conditions improve by Thursday morning.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
Louisiana Delta Agricultural Advisory
House Divided Over Tax Bill Spending Cut
The House voted to insist on a $6 billion spending cut if a $10 billion income tax increase is approved, rejecting a $4 billion cut. President Johnson signaled willingness to adjust but stressed a tax bill as essential. The Senate already backed a similar package tying a 10 percent surcharge to the spending cut, with broader implications for social programs and inflation control.
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House
Johnson
Senate
Congress
S&é
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Wilbur D. Mills
Ark
Ways and Means
Burke
Civil Defense Bill Passes Senate Auth Exhibiting Funds
The Senate approved and sent to the President a Civil Defense bill authorizing 112.7 million dollars over four fiscal years. Sen. Stephen M. Young of Ohio opposed limiting the action to two years and criticized the program as political patronage. He argued Soviet nuclear threat had eased.
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Washington
Senate
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Young
Soviet Union
Best selling books prove adage nothing risque nothing gained
A compact note reflects on popular books proving the saying that taking risks yields rewards. The sentence suggests mainstream titles drive sales by balancing humor and daring ideas without explicit content. The tone mirrors a light weekly musing on publishing trends.
McKeithen Grants Full Pardon for Former Senator Fruge
Former Sen. Jack Fruge of Ville Platte receives a full pardon and restoration of citizenship from Gov. John McKeithen after a payroll padding theft conviction. The pardon preserves his rights to vote hold office and practice law and follows a unanimous pardon board recommendation with support from Lt. Gov. Aycock Atty. Gen. Gremillion and others.
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la Tap
Jack Fruge
Ville Platte
John McKeithen
MckKeithen
State
State Board of Education
Senate
US Supreme Court
Vickerthen
Fruge
C. C. “Yaddy" Aycock
Jack Gremillion
Fouge
Fred Blanche
Delta to inaugurate jet service from Monroe to Atlanta and Dallas
Delta announced a July 1 start for jet service replacing piston aircraft on routes from Monroe with a DC-9 east to Atlanta and Baltimore and west to Dallas. The DC-9s will offer 89 passenger capacity and faster speeds, with connections to Las Vegas and the West Coast. By 1971 Delta plans a growing fleet of DC-9s, expanding to 73 jets, 36 already in service.
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Baltimore-Washington
Dallas
Harwood
Monroe
Jackson
Atlanta
Baltimore
Friendship Airport
Delta
Twin Cities
Shreveport
Las Vegas
West Coast
PNG
Jury Deliberations Continue in Marcello Assault Trial
An all male jury in the federal assault case against Carlos Marcello asked for a further reading of the charge as deliberations resumed. The defense contends the government need not prove Marcello assaulted and intimidated FBI agent Patrick J. Collins Jr. at New Orleans airport on September 30, 1966.
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Tex
New Orleans
Carlos Marcello
Marcello
FBI
Patrick J. Collins Jr
New Orleans International
Ben C. Connallh
Collins
Connally
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