Viet Cong Attack U.S. Special Forces Camp Near Cambodian Border
Communist forces attacked a U S Special Forces camp 80 miles west of Saigon and another battle 265 miles northeast. Reports vary on enemy casualties with 104 claimed by Vietnamese officers and 15 by American advisers. Casualties described as light to moderate. The Cai Cai camp near the Cambodian border hosted Senator Edward M Kennedy during a prior tour. Separate B 52 air raids hit a rubber plantation 46 miles northwest of Saigon after a Viet Nam clash that day sent 1 000 South Vietnamese soldiers and advisers into the fight.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Binh Dinh
Popular Force
Tts
Cai Cai
Viet Nam
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
U.S. Air Force
Peking Heats Up Pressure On New Delhi
China probes across the Himalayan frontier pushing into Ladakh and the Northeast Frontier Agency as New Delhi protests with notes. Indian experts warn Beijing seeks to erode wartime restraints while Defense Minister Chavan signals possible future trouble.
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Peking
New Delhi
India
Africa
Southeast Asia
Korea
United States
Ladakh
Kashmir
Subcontinent
Northeast Frontier Agency
Pakistan
China
Defense
Y. B Chavan
Cornerstone Ceremonies Slated for Monroe City Hall
Monroe prepares for a public ceremony at 3 p m Sunday marking the placement of a marble plaque on the new city hall corner. Woodrow A Downs Grand Master of Louisiana will join Mayor W L Howard and local Masons in a brief program at the site bounded by Wood Calypso Hart and Seventh Streets.
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Monroe
Woodrow A. Downs
Farmerville
State of Louisiana
W. L. Howard
Masons
Wood
Callypso
Hart
Seventh Streets
Western Star Lodge
Graham Surghnor
Allege Town
Wayne Gray
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Downs
Grand Lodge
Louisiana
Howard
Jt W. McSherry
Selman Field
International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation
McSherry
Airborne Division Selected For Viet Nam Service
The Army announced 17 men from Ft. Bragg units including the 82nd Airborne will be selected for service in Viet Nam. The call comes from Continental Army Command via Third Army, based on MOS. The 82nd, Ft. Bragg’s largest unit, faces a heavy levy with two availability dates, Dec 20 and Dec 26, and men may be ordered to embark at any time after.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
John Kennedy Special Forces Warfare Center
Ft. Brage
Vietnm
82Nd
Dominican Republic
Almanac shows 912,006 hosiery pairs made in U S 1962
The Almanac reports that about 912,006 pairs of women's hosiery were produced in the United States in 1962, reflecting domestic textile output for the period.
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United States
Thanksgiving visitors brighten Twin Cities during holiday
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT notes out of town guests adding festivity for Thanksgiving. Mr and Mrs Bob Terrell of West Monroe hosted Mrs May Wilson of Natchez Miss and Mrs Walter W Terrell of Lucien Miss. The visitors spent several days shopping and sharing holiday cheer.
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Bob Terrell
West Monroe
May Wilson
Natchez
Walter W. Terrell
Lucien
Terrell
Twin Cities
FBI Informer Repeats Klan Trial Story In Montgomery
An FBI informer testified in a federal court that the Ku Klux Klan su pported white supremacy by any means, as three Klansmen await trial on civil rights conspiracy charges linked to the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march. Gary Rowe, the informer, described a car chase and a fatal shot aimed at Viola Liuzzo, noting Wilkins fired into her head after following her vehicle with fear of attack. The case centers on the murder during the 50 mile march and the defendants Colie Leroy Wilkins Jr, Eugene Thomas, and William Orville Eaton of Alabama, with Rowe testifying to the Klan’s plans and actions.
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Montgomery
Ala
FBI
Ku Klux Klan
Birmingham
Gary Thomas Rowe
Anise
Selma
Detroit
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Fairfield
Eugene Thomas
William Orville Eaton
Bessemer
Liuzzo
Anthony Liuzzo
Teamsters Union
U.S. 80
Lowndes County
Rowe
Wilkins
Leroy Moton
Thomas
Mrs. Linz
Men’s Hair Color Trend Increases in New York
NEW YORK AP A man dyes his hair for job security not romance, as sales of men’s coloring rise 73.3 percent this year and barbers report strong demand to touch up gray. Dr WG Eliasberg notes older men color to look younger and protect promotion prospects amid economic pressures. He says rejuvenation drives the trend and many men fear appearing old in the workplace.
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New York
WG. Eliasberg
Plate
Eliasberg
McNamara Reports Viet Nam Infiltration Rise
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, returning from Vietnam, says North Vietnamese forces have increased infiltration into South Vietnam. He places nine regular regiments in the south and foresees 4500 infiltrators monthly in the dry season, while noting the war is not being lost. He also cites doubled enemy casualties and questions Hai Phong bombing talk.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
McNamara
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Guam
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Richard B. Russell D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Haiphong
North
Winter Weather Returns to Twin Cities Skies
Skies will be generally fair through Wednesday as cooler air moves in Twin City area. Temperatures rise to 62 to 66 today with a low around 34 tonight and light west wind. Sun should break through over 80 percent of the day with no significant precipitation expected.
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Twin City
Scale Model of New Civic Center OK'd
Monroe moves toward a mid 1967 opening after approving a $3,350 bid for a three section scale model to showcase the Civic Center and auditorium. The model will be a working tool with removable roofs and interiors, delivered within six months, to help attract events statewide.
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Monroe
William B. Lillyman
Bob Prater and Company
Dallas
Tex
Lillyman
W. L. Howard
Unfortunates Seek Goodfellows Aid This Christmas
Letters arrive from families in Joe and West Monroe area seeking help for a bleak Yuletide. A mother of seven outlines the strain of meals and toys for children ages two to fourteen as a father’s work is limited and bills go unpaid. A widowed mother of two also requests support to cover basic expenses during the season.
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Goodfellows
Joe
West Monroe
Nuclear-Powered Carrier Enters South China Sea
The Enterprise, 85,006 tons and the world’s largest aircraft carrier, entered the South China Sea for its first combat patrol under nuclear propulsion. Sailed from Subic Bay and assigned to the Pacific waters with the Bainbridge escort, with two more nuclear ships joining next year.
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Manila
South China Sea
Enterprise
U.S. Naval Base
Subic Bay
Viet Nam
Navy
7Th Fleet
Bainbridge
Pacific
Space Rendezvous Odds About Even
Space officials say odds of a successful Gemini rendezvous during the nine day window at Cape Kennedy are even. Only one launch pad is ready, and teams must clean the site after Borman and Lovell launch, erect a Titan 2 and spacecraft, and test systems. Weather could affect operations and craft performance.
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Araft
Cape Kennedy
Borman
Lovell
Kraft
Crowe To Head Alumni Group In Monroe Parish
William J Crowe of Monroe is named president of the Los Ouachita Parish Alumni Federation at a federation meeting Other officers include Mrs Jack Rivers as first vice president Ralph Linton as second vice president and John Jordan as secretary treasurer Crowe aims to make the federation active The first project is a banquet entertaining National Merit Scholarship semifinalists to encourage attendance at LSU
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William J. Crowe
Monroe
Los Ouachita Parish
Crowe
Jack Rivers
Ralph Linton
John Jordan
LSU
Kay Armstror
K Walker
Auto Market Place Sold T Pisce Our Ware Ad Dial 9225
Auto market listing information shows a sale listing for T Pisce at Ware, with contact details including the dial code 9225 for inquiries. The fragmentary ad implies a completed or announced sale in a local marketplace.
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T. B. Godfrey Jr
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