Heavy Vote Rumors Sweep New York Major Election
U S combat troops report 92 Communist guerrillas killed and 26 captured in central Viet Nam. 1st Air Cavalry fought near Plei Me, killing 88 and capturing 26, with 26 more suspects taken. Viet Cong attacked Qui Nhon outpost. 101st Airborne repelled, four Viet Cong killed. North Viet Namese regulars among dead and captured. Rescue of Capt Norman P Huggins northeast of Hanoi.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
1St Air Cavalry Division
Plei Me
Qui Nhon
101St Airborne Division
Norman P. Huggins
Mullins
S.C
Hanoi
Huggins
South China Sea
Haiphong
North Viet Nam
David P Westenbarger
Fairfield
Ohio
Voters Also Balloting In Other States
New Yorkers turnout under sun to decide the Beame Lindsay Buckley mayoral race with Buckley third candidate William F. Buckley Jr. Other states like New Jersey and Virginia vote in off year elections while statewide races in New Jersey Virginia and several eastern cities draw attention. Johnson votes at home in Texas as governors terms in Texas become a campaign issue.
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Washington
New Jersey
Virginia
Johnson
Johnson City
Tex
Texas
New York City
Abraham D. Beame
John V. Lindsay
William F. Buckley Jr
Richard J. Hughes
Wayne Dumont Jr
Mills E. Godwin Jr
A. Linwood Holton
William J. Story
Cleveland
Ohio
Philadelphia
Detroit
Louisville
Akron
New York
Kentucky
Clarence J. Brown Jr
Brown
James A. Berry
Lindsay
Monroe City Invites State Site Team for Office
The City of Monroe and the Monroe Chamber of Commerce telegrammed the state site selection team inviting a visit to review sites east of the Ouachita River for a new statewide office building. Officials promise several potential sites, with presentations by a city chamber panel and completed feasibility studies, aiming for an arrival later this week or soon.
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Monroe
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Twin Cities
Louisiana
W. L. Howard
Ellen Bryan Moore
Howard
Chamber
Howard Griffin
Ouachita River
Griffin
State Committee
Monroe Civic Center
Baton Rouge
Cutter Rescues Cuban Refugees in Florida Straits
Stormy weather halted further departures as 400 Cuban refugees reached U S shores. Coast Guard cutter McCullough, from Boston, rescued nearly 300 people while ten small boats carried another 100 plus. Winds exceed 30 mph with 10 foot seas across the nine mile strait between Cuba and Key West.
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Miami
Fla
Florida Straits
Ikey West
Fidel Castro
U.S
Florida
Coast Guard
McCullough
Key West
Boston
Ers
Cuba
Frank Barnett
Goldwater calls for McNamara resignation and harsher Vietnam strikes
Former senator Barry Goldwater urged Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara to resign and backed heavy bombing of Hanoi industrial targets. He blamed Republican governors Scranton and Rockefeller for his 1964 defeat, criticized White House access to Vietnam policy, and accused civil rights rhetoric of fueling protests.
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Philadelphia
Barry Goldwater
Robert S. McNamara
Hanoi
William W. Scranton
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Phoenix
Arizona
McNamara
Goldwater
Johnson
Pentagon
Viet Nam
Solon King Medical Recovery At St Francis
Ouachita Parish School system music supervisor C Solon King became ill Friday evening and was taken to St Francis Hospital for recuperation. Co workers at the school board office say he seems likely to go home today but his return date to work is uncertain.
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C. Solon King
Ouachita Parish
St. Francis Hospital
Wounded Soldier Seeks Return to Viet Nam Duty
Claude W. Spiva, 23, wounded in a Viet Cong ambush, wants to go back to Viet Nam as soon as possible. His mother opposes, saying it should be his decision but noting he planned to leave the Army after 14 months. Spiva, wounded Oct 8 in a 1st Infantry Division convoy incident, says he can help the Army more in Viet Nam and urges staying to prevent Communist advance.
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Claude Spiva
Decatur
Ft. Gordon
Spiva
Miriam A. Gately
William A. Whitten
Claude W. Spiva
Viet Nam
J. D. McMillian
Decatur, Ga
United States
1St Infantry Division
Spira
U.S
Southeast Asia
Georgia Police Chief Testifies On Klan Probe
Georgia Chief Leo Blackwell testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee that he arrested five Ku Klux Klan members after a cross burning and found an arsenal in their car. He described the April 24 1964 incident and linked it to a local klavern above a dry goods store.
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Washington
Georgia
Leo Blackwell
Griffin
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Nacirema, Inc
Philip Manuel
Klavern
Atlanta
Blackwell
Fair And Dry Weather Forecast Northeast Louisiana
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions today through Wednesday in northeast Louisiana with mild days and cool nights. Highs reach 76, lows around 45 with no rain recorded in November. Monroe Selman Field reported a Monday high of 79 and a 39 degree low this morning.
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Louisiana
To &O
Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
Bread formation traced to Stone Age per Britannica
Britannica states that bread preparation in cake or loaf forms dates back to the Stone Age. The note highlights early humans mixed grains and baked dough to create bread, illustrating ancient food practices and culinary development.
Rayville Man Dies In Fatal El Dorado Crash
A three vehicle crash on U S Highway 167, three miles north of El Dorado, killed Lois Anne Phelan of El Dorado, Gene Greer of Little Rock, and Rayville native Jack Wesley Johnson. The tanker overturned, ignited 5,600 gallons of diesel, and two hours of flames halted traffic. Johnson died en route to hospital from head injuries.
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Rayville
el Dorado
Ark
Union County
Jack Wesley Johnson
Ben Johnson
Dehleo
Ravyville
Lois Anne Phelan
Fe] Dorado
Gene Greer
Little Rock
U. S. Hwy. 167
Attacks By Reds Hit West Java
The AP report says Communist terrorism spread to west Java with attacks on homes of non Communist leaders in Tasikmalaya and mosque desecrations. A clash at Dukuh Karanganjar near central Java left one soldier and four rebels dead, 16 rebels captured.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
West Java
Antara
Tasikmalaya
Communist Party
Dukuh Karanganjar
Central Java
API
Baojolali
Klaten
Accident Fatal To Natchez Man
SLAUGHTER Louisiana AP report says a Mississippi man James Edit Jr. 24 of Natchez was killed when his truck collided with a car on US 61 near Slaughter Feliciana Parish His wife was critically injured and taken to Baton Rouge hospital The car driver M E Rehm of Ri unidentified in this report
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Slaughter, la
Mississippi
Feliciana Parish
James Edit Jr
Natchez
Baton Rouge
M. E. Rehm
78 Small Schools In State To Close
Baton Rouge reports 78 of Louisiana's small public schools in 33 parishes will close by fall 1967 under a consolidation plan approved by the State Board of Education. By 1969, up to 51 more may close. 128 additional schools with enrollments of 150 or less are under study. Assistant superintendent Byron Benton says the aim is better education, not cost savings, though bond issues may be needed for new consolidated facilities.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
State Board of Education
Byron Benton
Benton
Louisiana
Sabine Parish
Monroe Officials Confirm School Bond Tax Plan
Monroe officials announced a 4.6 million city school construction bond issue will be funded this year via six mills. Payments are due Mar 1, 1966, with other dues on Sept 1, 1966. The 1966 levy follows a recent city millage increase from 40 to 40 mills.
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Monroe
India to impose austere food rationing says minister
New Delhi India Food Minister Chidambaram Subramaniam said India must impose rationing even if the United States ships large surplus wheat. He indicated the country will run a stricter food program than in recent years while Prime Minister Shastri issued a proclamation reinforcing this need.
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New Delhi
India
United States
Chidambaram Subramaniam
Subramaniam
Lal Bahadur Shastri
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