Adcock pushes budget streamlining for Louisiana
Sen. Jamar Adcock of Monroe urges the Legislative Budget Committee to focus on big spenders education welfare highways and state hospitals by trimming routine agency hearings. He suggests routing smaller budget reviews to the division of administration while maintaining watchdog power to curb excess spending.
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Adcock
State Division of Administration Budget Office
Sen
Earick. Long
Jimmie H. Davis
John J. McKeithen
Davis
Meckheithen
Sukarno declares martial law in Java and Jakarta
Singapore AP reports Indonesian President Sukarno formally proclaims martial law in central Java and the Jakarta area citing the grave danger from the Oct. 1 coup attempt. Jogjakarta is singled out as the danger spot as military actions intensify amid rising communist violence and a drift toward civil war in Java.
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Singapore
Sukarno
Central Java
Jakarta
Java
War Radio
Surakarta
Chuckle: A Texan Mistakes Whose Picture Stares Back
A humorous column riff notes that a Texan often misidentifies the person depicted on the one-dollar bill, playing on regional pride and common knowledge gaps with light satire.
U S Planes Bomb VC Missile Sites Near Hanoi
U S Navy and Air Force planes dodged heavy fire to strike three surface to air missile sites about 35 miles northeast of Hanoi. One Navy plane was shot down and the pilot listed as missing after missiles and antiaircraft fire. The mission destroyed a highway bridge amid the sites and saw 17 missiles fired at the aircraft.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Air —O
Hanoi
U.S
Navy Air Force
Oriskany
Independence
Key Highway Bridge
Navy
Cmdr
Harry T. Jenkins
Washington, D.C
Air Force
Robert L. Harris
Longview
Tex
U S Communist Party Trial Opens
The U S Communist party faces a new trial on charges of failing to register as a Soviet agent. Judge Jones delays jury selection as background is reviewed. Prosecutors seek witnesses, while defense names are Abt and Forer. The indictment covers 11 daily offenses from February 13 to 23 with up to $10,000 per count.
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Washington
Communist Party
William B. Jones
U.S Communist Party
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court
Asst. U.S. Atty
Joseph Lowther
Justice Department
Internal Security Division
J. Walter Yeagley
John J. Abt
New York
Joseph Forer
Airman Charles C. Fallin Stationed Overseas
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT notes Airman 3-e Charles C. Fallin son of Mr and Mrs Ira Fallin 1005 Florida St Monroe is stationed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base Viet Nam. A 1963 Ouachita Parish High School graduate he joined the Air Force in September 1963 and was in Monroe on leave earlier this month before heading overseas.
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Charles C. Fallin
Ira Fallin
Florida St
Monroe
Tan Sun Nhut Air Base
Viet Nam
Fallin
Ouachita Parish High School
Air Force
Webster Visitors Plan Stop in Tyler Texas News
In Texas Mr and Mrs J W Webster Sr of Monroe 1809 Sherwood Dr are visiting Dallas this week En route to Big D they planned a stop in Tyler to visit Webster s brother and family Mr and Mrs L Webster.
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J. W. Webster
Sherwood Dr. Monroe
Dallas
Tex
Big D
Tyler
Webster
Mr. L. Webster
Johnson Seeks Electoral Change to Amend Electoral College
President Johnson urges Congress to act next session on a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College as such and let state officials transmit the winner’s electoral votes. The plan would fix the loophole where electors vote for someone other than the state popular vote winner and outlines procedures if no candidate gains a majority.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
B J Breard 71 Insurance Pioneer Dies in Monroe
Benjamin Joseph Breard 71 a Monroe insurance man and pioneer family member died at St. Francis Hospital after a long illness. Funeral arrangements are with Mulhearn Funeral Home. He founded B J Breard Insurance Agency and served in World War I. He is survived by his widow Vance Early, three sisters and three brothers. memorials to Jesus the Good Shepherd Church.
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Benjamin Joseph Breard
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
St. Francis Hospital
Mr. Breard
France
B. J. Breard
Breard
St. Louis
Alexander de Breard
Don Juan Filhiol
Fort Miro
John Marcelin Breard Jr
Azema Truard Breard
Jesus the Good Shepherd Church
Vance Early
Franklin, Tenn
John W. Collens
Samuel C. Scott
Pat Chaplin
Lafayette
Warren A. Breard
Thomas E. Breard
Harold A. Breard
Britain battered as gales drown five seamen lost at sea
Severe gales and rain battered Britain causing extensive damage. Five Norwegian frigate seamen washed overboard in the North Channel between Mull of Kintyre and Malin Head. A dawn sea air search launched as winds reach 85 mph. Buildings, towers and oil infrastructure sustained damage, with injuries reported from London and Dover ferries delayed. Royal Air Force helicopter rescued two yachtsmen in Chichester harbor.
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London
Britain
Trish Sea
Mull of Kintyre
Malin Head
Ireland
North Channel
Ferrybridge
England
River Tees
Royal Air Force
Chichester
Dover
Mild Weather Forecast Extends Through Tuesday
Halloween departs as Indian summer continues in the Twin Cities with fair skies and mild days. Today’s high reaches 75 to 78 while the low drops to around 40. Sunday’s FAA reading at Selman Field shows a 79 high and 42 low with no rain, October total 0.09 inches. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
Refugees Say Cubans Force Them To Sail
KEY WEST Florida CAP Scores of Cuban refugees arrived wet and seasick claiming Cuban authorities forced them to sail the Florida Straits. The first crossing since a storm began Saturday, with boats sinking and passengers reaching safety after Coast Guard intervention. Refugees describe shoving into 25 knot winds and 15 foot waves amid hopes the U S Cuban airlift will replace the perilous sea route.
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Key West
Fla. Cap
Florida Straits
United States
Cuba
Cano
Coast Guard
West Palm Beach
Rafael Mayoral Alexander
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Army May Save Reserve Divisions
Washington AP The last six Army Reserve divisions eyed for elimination may be saved after all. Plan favors preserving division structures and identities in smaller outfits with nonpay drilling to satisfy critics of McNamara's streamlining. Reservists still may object as Senate panel urged postponing the 751 reductions.
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Washington
Army Reserve
Secretary of Defense
Robert 5. McNamara
Army
MacNamara
Senate Armed Services Committee
McNamara
Pentagon
Senate
Defense Department
63Rd Infantry Division
California
77Th Infantry Division
New York
90Th Infantry Division
Texas
33Rd Infantry
Ohio
West Virginia
162Nd Infantry
Missouri
Illinois
81St Infantry
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Klan Leaders Invoke Fifth Before House Panel
A witness identified as a longtime Ku Klux Klan leader in Georgia invoked the Fifth Amendment before the House Un American Activities Committee. Another veteran Klan figure also refused to answer, citing the same constitutional protection. The hearing continued as lawmakers consider Pentagon responses to a Senate action and possible reorganization of Army reserve units.
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Washington
UPI
Georgia
House
William A. Daniel Sr
Nathan Bedford Forest
Atlanta
House Committee On Un-American Activities
George D. Sligh
Jonesboro
United Klans of America, Inc
Louisiana seeks 18 voting age in 1966 drive
Rep Larry Parker plans to push a constitutional change in the 1966 Legislature to lower Louisiana’s voting age from 21 to 18. He may work with the Legislative Council or introduce the measure when the session begins in May. The move could add thousands of new voters aged 18 to 20. Georgia and Kentucky already allow 18 year olds to vote.
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Alexandria
Larry Parker
Louisiana
Parker
Legislative Council
Georgia
Kentucky
Alaska
Reverse Driving Brings Troubles
A damaged OCR reads that a driver faced trouble after reversing, with the vehicle stuck in fog and gear box issues reported miles from an origin. The fragment hints at a roadside incident involving vehicle trouble and poor conditions.
White House meets on aluminum surplus disposal plan
President Johnson ordered a Cabinet and agency heads meeting at the White House to discuss disposing of 1.4 million tons of surplus aluminum as producers announced a half cent per pound price raise. Officials noted no proven link between the actions while Johnson, recovering from gall bladder surgery, weighs options for immediate and congressional releases totaling about 1.9 million tons.
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Washington
White House
Johnson
Texas
Johnson City
Tex
Joseph S. Califano Jr
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Franklin B. Dryden
Buford Ellington
New York Stock Exchange
Mixed Aluminum Co. of America
Aluminum Ltd
Tia
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical
Olin Mathieson Chemical
Reynolds
Stokley Injury Reported After Ole Miss Loss
LSU coach Charles M. Clendon said it will likely be Tuesday before definite decisions on quarterback Nelson Stokley’s injured right knee are known. Stokley sat out after a knee injury suffered during a cut on the Tigers’ third offensive play in Saturday’s defeat by Ole Miss.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State
Charles M.clendon
Nelson Stokley
Tiger
Ole Miss
Stokley
LSU
Alabama
Tigers
Jaceson Miss
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