Viet Cong Attacks and Rice Seizures Mark Vietnam War News
Viet Cong launched human wave assaults against South Vietnamese and American troops near Tah Ninh City and along the Cambodian border as allied forces report heavy Viet Cong losses. In air battles over North Vietnam American fighters fought MIGs to a bloodless draw while U.S. pilots logged 155 missions and destroyed bridges, barges, buildings, trucks and other targets.
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Bryce Miller
Saigon
UPI
North
Viet Nam
196Th Light Infantry
Tah Ninh
Tay Ninh
Attleboro
196Th
Hanoi
Haiphong
Panhandle
U.S
Johnson to undergo minor surgery after Asian trip
President Johnson said his throat and abdominal issues are minor and he did not cancel his 17 day Asian journey. Doctors deem his health excellent with no serious problems and plan to remove a small throat growth and repair a gall bladder scar. He noted strong White House support and top doctors.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Weather outlook for Twin Cities turns cloudy and warmer
The weather man forecasts partly cloudy skies today through Saturday with a few showers likely Saturday. Highs reach 64 to 70, tonight's low 42 to 48, with southerly winds 8 to 16 mph. Thursday's Monroe area high was 55 and the morning low 35. Warmer
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Twin Cities
Monroe
PAR says funds for teachers shy
The Public Affairs Research Council warned current revenues won’t cover a teacher and staff pay raise. It projects a barely balanced budget this fiscal year with possible surplus or deficit driven by two uncertain sources: oil bonuses and Medicare-Medicaid funds.
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John McKeithen
PAR
McKeithen
Ed Steimel
Fed
Flood Devastates Florence as Arno Overflows Promising Wider Destruction
Florence suffers its worst Arno flood since World War II with the river flooding shops and homes around Ponte Vecchio and the Piazza del Duomo. Central Italy endures rail outages and water and power cuts while army units rescue residents and rush supplies across a 60 mile swath. No casualties reported yet as officials prepare hospitals and shut off water to prevent contamination.
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Florence
Italy
Sicily
Alps
Ponte Vecchio
Uffizi Art Gallery
Piazza del Duomo
Giotto
Tuscan
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Glory Sue Perry birth report
The ninth child of W. E. Perry Sr. at 807 S. 9th St. Monroe is three week old Glory Sue Perry joining sisters Eva Jane Dovie Lou Katie Tene Mary Helen and brothers Charlie R W. E. Jr and Allen Roberts. A separate birth notice reports Billy Shane Hammett three weeks old son of E. F. Hammett Jr. Rt. 2 Monroe with siblings Edward Wayne Phyllis Deloris and Faye.
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W. E. Perry Sr
S. 9Th St
Monroe
Glory Sue Perry
Eva Jane
Dovie Lou
Katie Tene
Mary Helen
Johnny Louise
Charlie R
W. E. Jr
Allen Roberts
E. F. Hammett Jr
Rt. 2
Billy Shane Hammett
Edward
Wayne
Phyllis
Deloris
Faye
Johnson Warns Red China on Election Interpretations
President Johnson cautioned Red China not to misread next week's off year election results. He said American voters will not alter U S government Viet Nam policies and noted Republican leaders were pulling in their horns about possible gains.
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Washington
Johnson
Red China Today
Viet Nam
Malibu artist paints nude cliff maiden into drab disguise
Lynne Seemayer, 31, a Malibu secretary, spent 12 hours over six months to paint a 40 foot high nude figure on a cliff above a highway tunnel. County officials deemed the figure a hazard and began covering it with drab brown paint amid resident protests over desecration.
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Malibu
Calif
Lynne Seemayer
U S Warns North Korea Over Attacks Amidemergency talks
Near Panmunjom, U N forces condemned North Korean “violent unprovoked” assaults south of the DMZ. Maj Gen Ciccolella warned of a collision course and delivered a Bonesteel message demanding an end to kidnappings killings and atrocities.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations Command
U.S
Richard Ciccolella
Military Armistice Commission
Johnson
South Korea
Ciccolella
U.N
Charles Bonestee III
United Givers Hit 70.2 Percent of Campaign Goal
Campaign chair Charles Bird reported at a noon Paragon Club luncheon that 70.2 percent of the Ouachita Parish United Givers Fund drive has been collected, amounting to $207,612.72 toward a $295,482 goal. Monroe area large businesses contributed $72,384.02, with other totals including Monroe small businesses $8,271.26 and West Monroe categories, Sterlington, and Twin Cities donors.
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Charles Bird
Ouachita Parish United Givers
Paragon Club
Bird
Monroe Area
Monroe
West Monroe
Sterlington
Twin Cities
Powell Sentenced to Jail for Criminal Contempt
NEW YORK AP report says Rep. Adam Clayton Powell was found guilty on two counts of criminal contempt by Justice Matthew M. Levy and ordered to serve 30 days in jail with arrest to be issued after the upcoming election on November 8.
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New York
Supreme Court
Adam Clayton Powell
Dn.y
Matthew M. Levy
Powell
U S Submarine Tiru Aground Near Australia Reef
U S and Australian ships rushed to assist the submarine Tiru resting on Frederick Reef in the Coral Sea about 300 miles from northeast Australia. The crew of 80 unharmed and damage described as minor. rescue operations and divers were dispatched as weather remained favorable.
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Tiru
Australia
Brisbane
U.S
Frederick Reef
Coral Sea
Port Mackay
Great Barrier Reef
U.S. Naval
Hawaii
U.S. Navy
Pearl Harbor
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Mare Island Navy Yard
California
Canberra
Sydney
Vendetta
Johnson says wholesale index leveling off easing inflation fears
President Johnson announced a healthy movement toward price stability and a leveling wholesale price index, rising only eight tenths of one percent in ten months. He noted wage increases for lower income workers contributed to some price rise but highlighted that inflation under Kennedy Johnson surpassed Eisenhower years, and said tax increase prospects are diminishing with a possible decision before month end. He also said Congress should wait on appropriations and review all money bills to protect national interests.
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Washington
Johnson
Kennedy-Johnson
Eisenhower
Congress
89Th Congress
Preferences To Be Printed
The Monroe News Star World will print analysis of the 45 Louisiana constitutional amendments to be voted on November 8. Lawyers and experts will prepare the Sunday analysis on November 6 using input from PAR Council for Better Louisiana and local groups.
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Monroe News-Star— World
Louisiana
Public Affairs Research Council
The
Council For Better Louisiana
Girls Protest Ban on Short Dresses at Long Island School
About 500 girls at Great Neck North High School demand rules change over above the knee skirts and long hair. A petition to the school board threatens state education commissioner action after Revette Hirschfield’s skirt controversy and a clash over uniform rules.
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NEW York
Great Neck North High School
Long Island
Revette Hirschfield
Edmund Fontanella
Revette
Fontanela
Schoo
Oxford University
England
Bronx
Arthur George
October Jobless Ranks Hit Eight Year Low
The government reported total unemployment fell to 2,521,000 in October the lowest in eight years. Employment rose by 500,000 to 74.7 million while the pace to fill skilled positions eased in most industries and wholesale prices also dropped, signaling a slowdown in growth.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arthur M. Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Soviet Air Pact Signed for New York Moscow Route
The United States and the Soviet Union signed an agreement for direct air services between New York and Moscow. The ceremony was held at the State Department with Llewellyn E. Thompson and Yevgeny Loginov as signatories.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
New York
Moscow
State Department
U.S
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Yevteniy F. Loginov
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