Johnson Defends Vietnam Policy and Dissent
President Johnson defended Vietnam policy and condemned riot-like protest tactics during a televised East Room news conference. He praised Westmoreland's progress, warned against one sided bombing suspensions, and stressed U.S. resolve and commitments in Vietnam while acknowledging political dissent.
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Johnson
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Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
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House
Ways and Means
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Hanoi
Enterprise
Uncle Sam
Ho Chi Minh
Johnoon
Westmoreland
Ellsworth Bunker
Monroe Wins State Farm Regional Office Opening
The State Farm Insurance Company selected Monroe for a new regional office, its 22nd in the nation, with about 470 initial local employees. The single story brick building will span 80 726 square feet, expandable to 100 000, and sit at the I 20 U S 165 by pass corner.
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State Farm Insurance Company
Monroe
Richard F. Stockton
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
City
U. S. 165
Ouachita Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Ramada Inn
Bayou DeSiard Country Club
Stockton
W. L. Howard
Chamber
E. E. Latham
William Hackett
Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry
Dudley Guglielmo
Ellerbe Architects
St. Paul
Minn
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Howard
Latham
State Farm
Birmingham
Ala
Vce
Northeast
Louisiana State College
Quachita Valley
Senate Passes Judgeships Bill for Fifth and Sixth Circuits
Senate approved a bill adding two permanent judgeships to the sixth U S circuit and making four temporary posts permanent in the fifth circuit. The fifth circuit would total 15 judges, with Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Texas and the Canal Zone served.
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Senate
House
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
5Th Circuit
5Th Circuit Court
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Canal Zone
Boy Abducted By Car Thief Found
A two year old boy abducted when his mother left a running car with a teen thief at the wheel was found 14 hours later on a porch of a Fairfield home. Todd Plancon, unharmed but with a mild exposure, was comforted by his rescuers before being taken to hospital.
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William Plancon
Fairfield
Conn
UPI
Todd Plancon
Robert Sherwood
Elen
Teen author Susan Hinton debuts The Outsiders
Twin Cities readers note Susan Hinton of Tulsa has published her first novel The Outsiders about Tulsa teens and their Greasers versus Socs conflict. Viking Press released the book earlier this year and it is slated for school libraries.
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McCain Dr
Monroe
Susan Hinton
Tulsa
Okla
Susan
Greasers
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Soc
Viking Press
Bolivians Convict Leftist Guerrillas
In Camiri Bolivia a military tribunal convicted French Marxist Regis Debray and Argentine Ciro Roberto Bustos of leftist guerrilla crimes and sentenced each to 30 years. Four Bolivians were acquitted. witness testimony traveled through a case charging murder robbery and subversion. Debray and Bustos admitted guard duty with M1 rifles but denied direct combat links.
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Camiri
Bolivia
Regis Debray
Ciro Roberto Bustos
Debray
Bustos
Ernesto Che Guevara
Muyupampa
George Andrew Roth
Salustio Choque Choque
Ciro Algaranaz
Vicente Rocabado
Pastor Barrera Quintana
Guevara
Rio Grande
Castro
First Lunar Surface Hop Is Successful
Surveyor 6 completed a historic 10 foot lunar hop of about six seconds, the first earth rocket to lift off the moon. The three legged craft, landed Nov 9 in Central Bay, moved eight feet from its original spot and relayed new stereo photographs and 12,764 total images.
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Calif
Lunar
Moon
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Apollo
Earth
JPL
Surveyor Control Center
Deep Space Network
Goldstone
Ouachita Monroe Schools Close For Week Long Break
The Ouachita Parish and Monroe city schools dismiss for a nine day holiday period affecting 28 785 students. The Louisiana Teachers Association convention in Bossier City runs Monday through Wednesday with Thanksgiving holidays Thursday and Friday. Northeast Louisiana State College and Catholic parochial students totaling 7 871 wait until Wednesday to begin break. St Fredericks High School Monroe dismisses at noon Wednesday and stays closed until Monday morning.
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Ouachita Parish
Louisiana Teachers Association
LTA
Bossier City
van D Odom
Milton C. Hall
Louisiana State College
Catholic
Northeast
St. Frederick's High School
House To Act On Antiwar Bill
House liberals will not delay action on a bill targeting antiwar groups accused of aiding the enemy in Vietnam or disrupting troop movements. Sponsored by Rep. Joe Pool, the measure follows a 1966 HUAC inquiry and carries penalties up to $20,000 and 20 years in prison for Americans assisting the Viet Cong or North Vietnamese.
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House
Vietnam
Joe Pool
D-Tex
House Committee On UN
Senate
U S Troops Seize Hills in Dak To Battle
U S Army units of the 4th Infantry Division captured Hill 1338 and the 73rd Airborne Brigade took Hill 889 near Dak To in heavy fighting against North Vietnamese regulars. Seven Americans were killed and four wounded. the action aimed to prevent rocket and artillery deployments. Ha Noi air raids and a Ha Noi runway strike were reported by allies and Tass.
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Dak
U.S
4Th Infantry Division
Dak To
73Rd Airborne Brigade
Hill 889
Hill 1338
Peter Arnett
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
North Vietnam
Pentagon
U.S. Air Force
Hanoi
Tass
Arnett
4Th Division
Masked Robbers Target Palm Bay Club Heiress Ring
Two masked men robbed the penthouse of Mr. and Mrs. Carling L. Dinkler at the Palm Bay Yacht Club in Miami. They bound the couple, stolen a 22 carat diamond valued at $110,000 and two emeralds, then fled via a fire escape after a kiss to Mrs. Dinkler. The Dinklers helped build the club in 1965 and faced an earlier attempt to steal the ring in 1964.
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Carling Dinkler
Miami
Miami, Fla
Carling L. Dinkler
United Fund
Dinkler
Atlanta
Joseph David
New Orleans
Sugar Bowl
Walter Troutman
Palm Bay Club
War Protestor Reclassified 1-A By Draft Board
Rev. David Connor, a Roman Catholic priest and Cornell assistant chaplain, was reclassified 1-A by the Geneseo draft board after returning his draft card in protest against the Vietnam War. He has 30 days to appeal and remains eligible for induction at any time.
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Ithaca
N.Y
Cornell University
Selective Service Board
Vietnam
David Connor
Cornell United Religious Work
Geneseo
Father Connor
James A. Perkins
Weather outlook for Monroe area cooling weekend
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies through Saturday with mild temperatures. Highs reach 70 to 76 degrees today and nights dip to 45 to 50. Southeast winds at 5 to 15 mph. Yesterday’s FAA Selman Field high was 74 and the low 44. no rain in the last 24 hours.
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Monroe
FAA
Selman Field
Chuckle Alimony Analogy Echoes Delayed Payments
A lighthearted quip compares alimony to making installments on a car after a wreck. The joke highlights the futility of ongoing payments when the original agreement or circumstances have deteriorated beyond repair.
Telephone Hookup To Link Agencies In Louisiana Cities
Baton Rouge and New Orleans will serve as hubs for a new Centrex system linking 13 Louisiana city agencies tonight at 7 p m The flat monthly rate will cover free calls within the state during set hours and four digit direct dialing will bypass operators The system aims to cut long distance costs but requires careful use to prevent abuse Agencies in Lafayette Lake Charles Opelousas Alexandria Natchitoches Joe Ruston Jackson Angola and Hammond will connect through Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
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Louisiana
N. P. Himbert
Division of Administration
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
State Capitol
Lafayette
Lake Charles
Opelousas
Alexandria
Natchitoches
Joe
Rusten
Jackson
Angola
Hammond
River Stages Location Flood Present Change
River stage data shows location Monroe with stage 40 and value 15.2 inches change none of present.
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