Marines and Army clash with North Vietnamese near Da Nang
U S Marines and Army infantrymen fought dug‑in North Vietnamese forces in two battles five miles apart south of Da Nang. In the 26‑hour coastal duel in the 1st Corps area, 14 Americans were killed and 106 wounded, while 35 enemy soldiers were reported slain. Nearby, the 1st Air Cavalry and 4th Infantry faced a six‑hour mortar and rocket attack, leaving 27 enemies dead and 56 wounded as U S helicopter gunships and fighter-bombers struck back.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
1St Corps
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Hanoi- Haiphong
Mekong
1St Air Cavalry Division
4Th Infantry Division
Suspended Police Captain Restored To Duty In Louisiana
State Police Captain Coppola, suspended in an organized crime probe, was ordered restored to duty at full pay by the Louisiana Civil Service Commission. The panel found Captain Burbank failed to give timely detailed reasons for the suspension. The hearing followed Gov. McKeithen’s cleanup push after Life Magazine claims on crime links.
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Baton Rouge
Roland Coppola
Louisiana Civil Service Commission
Thomas Burbank
Coppola
Lafayette
Civil Service Commission
Burbank
John McKeithen
New York
Life Magazine
Louisiana
Meanhile
Commission On Governmental Ethics
Ore
Fourmy narrowly wins Ouachita Ward 10 poll victory
Official counts released by party chairman Burt W. Sperry show L A Fourmy with 4545 votes to William Snabnet 4320 in Ward 10 Ouachita Police Jury race. Other Ward 10 totals include Downing 5810 Humphries 6397 Montgomery Jr 6275. Runoffs loom in wards 2 4 and 9 with incumbents facing new challengers in the second primary December 16.
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Burt W. Sperry
L. A. Fourmy
Ward 10
Ouachita Police Jury
Ouachita
Fourmy
William Snabnet
Robert C. Downing
T. W. Humphries
A. E. Montgomery Jr
Tony Lewis
HM. Austin Miller
E. L. Ritter
James M. Simmons
Ouachita Parish
Lawrence Gibbs
James L. Dennis
Shady Wall
Membent
George A. Wood
Howard Barker
S. N. Cerniglia
Willie Haynes Jr
Mike John Jr
Pete Medak
John Wilhite
F. G. Studdard
Leland Carpenter
J. S. Puckett
A. J. Harrington
E. L. Jinks
Frank M. Murphy
George L. Sinclair
Hope V. Tarver
Vincy W. Tidwell
Allen Wright
Curtis Joiner
Bernie van
C. W. Whetstone
Billy F. Wilhite
R. C. Freeman
Larry Holzer
Robert Irby
Harry Swaggart
Leroy Travis
Henry E. Wells
Robert V. Bishop
Bertha Kincaid
U S Agency Opposes Draft of Protestors
Justice Department officials oppose a Selective Service plan to induct antiwar protesters who violate the draft law. Hershey proposes redefining draft delinquency to cover destroying a draft card or disrupting the process, prompting concern from the American Association of University Professors over potential chilling effects on academic freedom.
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Washington
Justice Department
Selective Service
Gene
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
American Association of University Professors
Association
Connally Declines Run for Fourth Texas Term
Texas Governor John Connally says he will not seek a fourth term. The move opens the Democratic field for 1968 with Lt. Gov. Preston Smith already in and Sen. Ralph Yarborough or former Atty. General Waggoner Carr possible contenders. Connally’s decision could affect Lyndon Johnson’s Texas prospects and party control in the crucial year.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
John Connally
Johnson
Connally
Secretary of the Navy
John F. Kennedy
Preston Smith
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Yarborough
Kennedy
Dallas
Joe Kilgore
U.S
Kilgore
Sen
Waggoner Carr
U S Celebrates Moon Landing and Surveyor 6 Images
The United States achieved a twofold space milestone with a successful Surveyor 6 landing on the moon and a Pacific splashdown of a test capsule bound for Apollo astronauts. Surveyor 6 sent dramatic pictures of rugged terrain while Milwitzky said the mission advances plans for manned lunar landings in 1969.
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Pasadena
Calif
United States
Pacific
Surveyor
Benjamin Milwitzky
Surveyor 6
Milwitzky
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Medii
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Set 1-C Alfred T Cowart Arrives Overseas
Alfred T. Cowart reports to South Vietnam for his fourth overseas assignment. He previously served in Japan Germany and Korea twice and at Fort Churchill Canada. His brother Jerry Cowart is a Monroe Police captain. Wife and son will live in El Paso Texas while he serves overseas.
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Alfred T. Cowart
South Vietnam
Sgt. Cowart
MM Cowart
Nation To Honor Veterans Saturday Observances Across The Nation
Nation to pause Saturday for Veterans Day ceremonies and parades honoring U S veterans. President Johnson tours defense facilities. peace demonstrations planned in New York Union Square and Missoula Montana. Arlington ceremony to include Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Nitze. VFW and Veterans for Peace boycott Arlington events over burial limits. Little Rock coordinates first post decade parade. Hodoway asserts pro veterans message over policy views. University of Montana plans a peace march by student group.
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United States
Johnson
New York
Union Square
Vietnam Veterans Against the War
Veterans For Peace In
Vietnam
Paul Nitze
Arlington
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Thas
Defense Department
Little Rock
Ark
John W. Hodoway
U.S
U.S. Announces First Two Tire Safety Standards
Washington AP reports the 1968 tire safety standards under the 1966 act. One rule requires lab tests for tire strength endurance and load after Jan 1 and tread wear indicators after Aug 1. A second rule mandates glove compartment plates on new cars after Mar 31 with tire size inflation and seating data.
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Washington
Mild Weather Continues In Monroe Area
Mostly cloudy skies and mild temperatures with occasional rain expected today in Monroe. Highs 64 to 72, lows 46 to 52, southeast winds 8 to 16 mph, about 60 percent chance of rain. Yesterday's FAA Selman Field high 73, low 50, and no rainfall in the last 24 hours.
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Monroe
FAA
Selman Field
Chuckle About Speaking in Anger Sparks Regretful Rant
A witty quip notes that speaking in anger yields the best speech one may later regret. The line frames tempers as a catalyst for memorable but costly outbursts.
Actress Found Near Death in Surf Recovering
Hollywood AP Academy Award winning actress Jennifer Jones regained consciousness six hours after being found near death in the Pacific surf by sheriff's deputies. A Mt. Sinai Hospital spokesman said she was coming around nicely and doing fine. Deputy Sgt Eldon Loken said he pulled her from the surf after she was unconscious and not breathing.
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Hollywood
Jennifer Jones
Pacific
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Miss Jones
Malibu
Eldon Loken
Abusive Calls to Families Drop, Pentagon Reports
The Pentagon said abusive telephone calls to U S service families in Vietnam have fallen sharply since the 1965 buildup. Tracing efforts with American Telephone and Telegraph helped reduce incidents, though no figures were released. A Senate bill would impose penalties for obscene calls, awaiting House action. Special telco representatives now handle complaints.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Vietnam
Defense Department
American Telephone & Telemvraph Co
Senate
John Pastore
D-R.l
House Commerce Committee
Armed Services
Firebomb death linked kidnapping case in Mississippi
Sam Holloway Bowers Jr and two others were arrested in Laurel area on indictments connected to the 1966 firebomb death of Vernon F. Dahmer Sr a civil rights leader in Hattiesburg. Billy Roy Pitts pleaded guilty to kidnapping Jack Watkins as part of the broader conspiracy case.
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Pascagoula
Miss
Sam Holloway Bowers Jr
FBI
Hattiesburg
Jackson County
Bowers
Cecil Victor Sessums
Deavours Nix
Laurel
Billy Roy Pitts
Jack Watkins
Vernon F. Dahmer
Dahmer
Forrest County
NAACP
Dist
Atty
Donald Cumbest
Nix
Sessums
Cumbest
Pitts
Travis Buckley
Philadelphia
Miss. Sessums
Miss. Nix
Cyclops
Jones County
Klavern
White Knights
Klan
Johnson Seeks Unity in Vietnam War Tour
President Johnson visited Fort Benning Georgia on Veterans Day to urge Army troops and families to keep unity during the Vietnam conflict. He insisted that peace in Vietnam comes from steadfast courage resolve and avoiding splits in public support.
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FT. Benning
Johnson
Vietnam
Georgia
Doughboy Stadium
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Richmond
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Oklahoma City
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Richard Tyler
U.S. Agency
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Twin Cities
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THE
Associated Press
the Veterans of Foreign War
News-Star—World
Haynes
WLM
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