Atlantic Seaboard hit by pre winter storm winds and snow
A pre winter storm lashed the Atlantic Seaboard with snow and rain as winds up to 70 mph swept through Atlantic City and Salisbury. Tide warnings rose waters along the Chesapeake and Delaware bays while many motorists abandoned cars on the Bronx Whitestone Bridge. Weather spread from Maine to the Carolinas with floods, downed trees, and power failures reported in multiple states.
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Maryland
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Eastport
Twin Cities Chit Chat Honors Retired Monroe Employee
Miss Ann Adams retired after 23 years as secretary at a Monroe insurance agency. A gala luncheon at the Ramada Inn celebrated her career. She returns to El Dorado Arkansas, while Ed Seymour Jr. secured her phone number. Mrs. William Phillips visits family in Monroe before moving to La Porte Indiana.
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Monroe Insurance Agency
Ramada Inn
Miss Adams
Insurance Women of
Monroe
el Dorado, Ark
Ed Seymour Jr
William Phillips
la Port
Ind
R. W. Welch
Pershing Ave
St. Francis Hospital
Indiana
Louisiana Training Institute
Lightning Strikes Agnew Plane On Birthday Trip to Puerto Rico
Vice President elect Spiro Agnew and family escaped injury when lightning struck their Air Force Convair 580 en route to Dorado Beach Puerto Rico for a birthday vacation. The aircraft appeared undamaged and landed safely at Isla Verde. Security was heightened with 15 agents and police securing the area.
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P.R
Spiro T. Agnew
Puerto Rico
Agnew
Air Force
Dorado Beach
Patrick Air Force Base
Florida
Kennedy Airport
New York
Gew
Secret Service
St. Croix
Virgin Islands
Dorado
Sla Verde Airport
Clifford Raps South Vietnam Peace Balking
Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford accused South Vietnamese leaders of balking at a Paris peace talks plan. He urged proceeding with talks with North Vietnam despite Saigon reservations and cited recent shelling as a violation, while noting no set meeting date yet for the Paris talks.
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Washington
Clark M. Clifford
Clifford
Saigon
United States
Paris
North Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Arkansas Evolution Law Struck Down by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court declared Arkansas antievolution legislation unconstitutional citing prohibition of establishment of religion and free exercise. Justice Abe Fortas stated the state cannot criminalize teaching of scientific theories in the public school curriculum for religious reasons. Justices Black Harlan and Stewart joined separate opinions.
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Washington
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Hugo L. Black
John Harlan
Potter Stewart
First Fall Frost Hits Northeast Louisiana
Jack Frost visits Northeast Louisiana bringing a 27 degree low and frost in the region. Highs today near 54 with lows tonight 28 to 34 and light frost expected. FAA at Monroe Municipal Airport logged 44 high and 27 low with 0.5 inches of rain. Winds northwesterly 5 to 15 mph, then variable tonight. Delta Agricultural advisory notes drying conditions improving to good by Friday. Frost observed tonight, dew points in the 20s, sun expected 40 percent today and 60 percent Wednesday.
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Jack Frost
Louisiana
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Monroe
Louisiana Delta
Judge Resets Ray Trial To March 3 In MLK Killing Case
Memphis AP James Earl Ray's first degree murder trial for Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination was postponed to March 3. Judge W Preston Battle granted a continuance to allow new defense counsel Percy Foreman to prepare. Ray, 40, appeared for the hearing amid a split with former lawyer Arthur Hanes over timing and strategy. Foreman cited Ray's need to adjust to new counsel and funds to cover ongoing defense costs. Hanes asserted the delay was a subterfuge to stall proceedings.
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James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis, Tenn
Criminal Court
W. Preston Battle
Ray
Texas
Arthur Hanes
Hanes
Battle
London
Scotland Yard
Kings
Foreman
William Bradford Huie
Look Magazine
Arthur Jr
Boy’s excuse for being late to school
A boy explains his tardiness to the teacher by saying he was following a slow dog. The lighthearted anecdote captures a humorous misunderstanding and the child’s earnest explanation.
Army Plans Training Base Cutbacks Amid Vietnam Buildup
The Army considers reducing basic and advanced training at U S bases as Vietnam troop flow shifts. Ft Bliss may end basic training and Ft Dix could drop advanced training by December, while Ft Polk becomes a permanent installation to unlock funds. The plan targets fewer training companies as replacements for Vietnam veterans rise.
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Washington
Army
United States
Vietnam
Thea &40
Fasiman Carline G
Eared
Ste Tencene WU
Pentagon
Johnson
The
Army Times
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Ft. Dix
N.J
Bliss
Times
Dix
Ft. Polk
Polk
Justices Reject ICC Findings On Freight Revenues
The Supreme Court unanimously overturned the ICC 1965 finding that northern railroads deserved a larger share of north south freight revenues. It faulted the ICC procedures in rate division between northern and southern carriers, keeping about 8 million dollars a year shifted from 40 southern carriers to 57 northern railroads, a setback for northern lines and government appeal.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
North
Southern
New Orleans
McKeithen calls tax session with 35 to 36 items
Louisiana Governor McKeithen announces a special legislative session beginning November 18 for 30 days with 35 to 36 items centered on tax measures. The plan includes raising the state sales tax by one cent, a weight tax on cars, and higher gasoline taxes to raise over 130 million dollars annually, but excludes salary raises and aid to private schools.
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Baton Rouge
Louis Quinn
John J. McKeithen
Quinn
McKeithen
New Orleans
Apollo 8 to Launch No Earlier Than December Twenty First
NASA announced Apollo 8 would launch from Cape Kennedy no earlier than December 21 for a moon orbital flight. The mission aims for ten lunar orbits with a Christmas Eve start and a Pacific splashdown December 28, featuring Saturn V rockets and a three-astronaut crew.
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Washington
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Thomas O. Paine
NASA
Samuel Phillips
Apet
Wn Willis ‘Schneider
Moon
Pacific Ocean
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell
William A. Anders
Walter M. Schirra, Jr
Donn F. Eisele
Walter Cunningham
Apollo
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