Ouachita Parish Adopts Federal Food Stamp Plan
Ouachita Parish police jury approves a federal food stamp program estimated to help 1,600 public assistance recipients initially with four new welfare workers needed to certify eligibility and manage stamps. The vote 15 to 4 follows similar parish actions, with state and federal officials noting potential $750,000 in extra parish economic activity and wider adoption across Louisiana.
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Ouachita Parish
Fred Salley
Monroe
U.S.D.A
Salley
Ouachita
T. W. Humphries
Mildred Lomax
Lomax
Wreck Injures Alexandria Man in Two Vehicle Collision
An Alexandria man Winstead Nolan 23 was treated in a local clinic for injuries after a two car crash on a bridge north of Columbia on US 165 Monday. The other driver Lane West a Colorado school teacher faced charges of reckless driving by state police.
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Columbia
Alexandria
Winstead Nolan
Here
Miss Lane West
Colorado
Nolan
Chuckle Wife at the Phone Keeps Mop in Hand
A humorous scene shows a wife with a mop in hand answering the phone while her husband lounges. She says a playful mispronunciation like this is part of the joke.
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sm /management
United Giver Fund Nears Completion
The United Givers Campaign neared its $292 000 goal, topping $285 131 by noon today and reaching 97.6 percent. Co chairs Skeeter Morgan and T H Scott praised teamwork and urged one last push to meet the Wednesday deadline.
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United Givers Fund
Leo McStravick
G. L. Morgan
John I. Fogleman
Thankesman Daw
G. L
Skeeter
T. H. Scott
United Givers
Scott
Morgan
United Giver
Agency
Twin Cities Chit Chat Joseph Baker Jr Navy Leave
Joseph B. Baker Jr a Sea man Apprentice in the US Navy is home on leave after completing recruit training at the Naval Training Center in San Diego California He is the son of Mr and Mrs Joseph B Baker Sr of Monroe He attended West Monroe High School and Ouachita Valley Vocational School before enlisting in August He is married to Charlotte Chris of Monroe He will report to Radar School at San Diego and Treasure Island California on November 30.
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Joseph B. Baker Jr
USN
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Joe
Joseph B. Baker
S. 3Rd St
Monroe
West Monroe
Ouachita Valley Vocational School
Navy
Charlotte Chris
Treasure Island
Hijacked Plane To Leave Cuba For Return Flight
A hijacked charter plane diverted to Cuba by force will depart Havana for the return leg later Monday. Pilot J. W. Raymond is authorized to leave the island between 1 and 2 p.m. and will fly to Miami International Airport, the FAA reports.
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Cuba
Hollywood
Fla
Havana
Federal Aviation Administration
J. W. Raymond
FAA
Miami International Airport
Senate Approves Public Health Bill and Rat Control Funding
The Senate approved a compromise public health bill authorizing 589 million dollars in federal grants for health programs and up to 40 million for rat extermination in city slums. It also backed a conference agreement to extend mental retardation aid through 1970 with 281.8 million in total funding and new training facilities.
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Washington
Senate
House
Israeli Jets Bombard Jordanian Posts Across River Front
Israeli warplanes attacked Jordanian positions on the east bank of the Jordan River, the fourth straight day of cross river fighting. Both sides claimed tank and vehicle losses while casualties were reported on the Israeli side and the Jordanian side.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan River
Jordan
Israel
Amman
Hussein
London
Hassan
United Nations
U.N
Umm. Shart Bridge
Banks Raise Prime Rate to 6 Percent Across Major Lenders
The Chase Manhattan Bank and First National City Bank boosted their prime lending rate to 6 percent effective immediately, with Morgan Guaranty Trust and Manufacturers Hanover Trust joining. Other large New York banks followed, and banks nationwide began raising rates after the British pound devaluation and shifts in official bank rates. The prime rate is the benchmark for lending to top customers, and other rates are scaled from it. The Federal Reserve also raised the discount rate to 4.5 percent.
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New York
Chase Manhattan
First National City Bank
Chase
First National City
Morgan Guaranty Trust
Manufacturers
Hanover Trust
Federal Reserve
Cool Front Moves Into Northeast Louisiana Area
Residents of Northeast Louisiana enjoy unseasonably warm Indian Summer conditions with temperatures around 70. A cold front is expected to move in late Wednesday bringing a drop in temperatures and scattered showers today and tonight. Southerly winds shift to northerly as the front arrives, with FAA Selman Field records showing a high of 71 and a low near 65. Tonight's lows should dip to the upper 50s to mid 60s.
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Louisiana
FAA
Selman Field
Wounded Paratroopers Evacuated After Hill 875 Fight
U S planes and artillery pounded North Vietnamese bunkers as helicopter crews removed the last of 140 American paratroopers wounded since Sunday on Hill 875. The 173rd Airborne Brigade pressed toward the summit amid severe fuel and water shortages and heavy enemy fire.
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Saigon
U.S
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Dak To
Mas
William R. Peers
Peers
Pleiku
Dar Lac
Kontum City
Ia Drang
Central Highlands
L. H. Schweiter
1173Rd Airborne Brigade
Jon Hill
North Vietnam
ienoi-Haiphong
Meat Inspection Bill Approved by Senate Agriculture Committee
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved unanimously a bill to extend federal control over the meat supply. Negotiated by Senators Mondale and Mondoya, the measure aims to guarantee a wholesome meat supply and advance to final Senate action.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Jose M. Montoya
D-N.m
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Senate
Sixty five dead as TWA jet crashes near Cincinnati
A Trans World Airlines jet crashed while approaching Greater Cincinnati Airport in Kentucky, killing 65 to 67 aboard and injuring many more. Survivors were rushed to area hospitals as investigators from the National Transport Safety Board began their inquiry.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnato, Ohio
Trans World Airlines
Greater Cincinnati
New York
TWA
Kentucky
Ohio
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Covington
American Airlines
Ohio River
National Transport Safety Board
Oscar Laurel
Monroe Revenue Bonds Rated A By Moody’s and S&P
Monroe’s 8.2 million dollars in Utilities Commission revenue bonds to be sold next week received an A rating from Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s. Mayor W L Howard announced the telegraphic rating from bond attorney Harold Judell in New Orleans. The sale covers the final 8.2 million of a 15.7 million issue approved by voters two years ago. The earlier 7.5 million bonds have been spent or encumbered for utilities expansions and improvements.
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Monroe
Utilities Commission
W. L. Howard
New Orleans
Harold Judell
Moody
Standard and Poor
Howard
Judell
River Stage Readings Show Declines at Monroe and Camden
River stages at Monroe and Camden fall with readings near 40.154 and 265.4. The report notes a 0.2 and 2.2 unit drop respectively signaling easing flood conditions.
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Monroe
Camden
Higher Quotas On Inductions Due In 1968
The Pentagon orders 34,000 Army inductions for January the highest in 14 months. The figure reflects replacing draftees from two years ago during the Vietnam buildup. January’s call exceeds 1966 figures and outpaces the year’s average, with expectations of a higher January-June average.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army
Defense Department
Westmoreland outlines new phase in Vietnam War 1968
Gen William Westmoreland says the United States will turn over a major share of DMZ front line defense to the South Vietnamese army in 1968 as part of a broader phase three strategy. He notes parts of the shift have begun and describes continued pressure on North Vietnam and aid to South Vietnam.
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Washington
White House
Johnson
Westmoreland
United States
North
South Vietnam
U.S
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Twin Cities
U.S. Public Health Service
Tudsay
Granville
Vermont
Lyndon Johnson Dee
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