U S Troops Repel Attack By Viet Cong
South Vietnamese paratroopers say they killed 130 North Vietnamese near Dak To as U S forces repelled a Viet Cong and Communist regular attack near Bu Dop. Seven Americans were killed and 13 wounded in the six hour engagement seven miles from Bo Duc and six miles northeast of Dak To.
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Saigon
Dak
U.S
Bu Dop
Dak To
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Bo Duc
Associated Press
John Wheeler
Bo Dop
Loc Ninh
Wheeler
Mills Rules Out Tax Rise This Year In Johnson Plan
Rep. Wilbur Mills said no tax increase this year on Johnson's proposal and urged further spending cuts totaling 2 to 3 billion in addition to 4.1 billion. He kept open a possible tax spending package next year and pressed administration to seek budget trimming with the Appropriations Committee.
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Washington ( AP
Wilbur D. Mills
President Johnson
Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
Administration
Congress
Arkansas
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Fowler
Fowler
Charles ZL Schultze
Federal Reserve
William McChesney Martin
Martin
Cuch
War Casualties Down in Week as Dak To Battles Continue
U S forces report 212 killed in action 1 242 wounded and 66 missing or captured in the past week. South Vietnamese losses 26 killed 664 wounded 25 missing. Most American deaths linked to the Dak To operations around Hill 875 in the central highlands.
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Saigon
Dak To
Highlands
U.S
Hill
Senator Eugene McCarthy enters 1968 presidential race
Senator Eugene McCarthy announced his presidential bid opposing U.S. Vietnam policy. He signals a possible two or three primary wins and cites campaigns in Wisconsin Nebraska Oregon and California with potential moves in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He names no clear rival but mentions Hartke and McGovern as critics and says Kennedy could not be ruled out later.
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Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
U.S
Vietnam
Johnson
McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Oregon
California
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
McNamara to Lead World Bank After Pentagon Departure
Washington AP Johnson confirms McNamara will become World Bank president after finishing fiscal 1969 defense budget work. Bank directors unanimously offer $40,000 yearly post as Woods and Johnson issue statements praising his leadership. Unclear who will replace him, fueling debate over Vietnam war policy direction.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
World Bank
White House
McNamara
Vietnam
George D. Woods
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Vietnam War Hawks
Twin Cities Chit Chat: Mears Family Moves to Chicago
Mr and Mrs J A Mears and sons Rusty and Tom relocate from Greenville Mississippi to Chicago Illinois. Mears will join Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline Co. Mrs Mears is daughter of Mrs T H Elliott of Monroe. Cadet Captain Thom Wiley in Northeast Louisiana State College ROTC earned his solo flight at Selman Field this week. ROTC colleagues uphold tradition after his achievement.
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J. A. Mears
Rusty
Tom
Greenville
Miss
Chicago
Ill
Mears
Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline Co
T. H. Elliott
Monroe
Thom Wiley
Louisiana State College
Air Force
Louisiana Democrats see McCarthy bid as minor factor
Democratic leaders in Louisiana say Eugene McCarthy's presidential run will hardly affect state politics as they debate whether George Wallace or Lyndon Johnson should top the 1968 ballot. Party factions clash over Wallace's potential third party bid and a possible summer primary to determine who appears on the final slate.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Johnson
Alabama
George Wallace
Eddie Carmouche
Lake Charles
McCarthy
Carmouche
Vietnam
Challengir Johnson
Col
Ammy" Downs
Wallace
John McKetthen
National Party
State Party Central Committee
U S Mediator Declares Cyprus War Threat Over
U S mediator Cyrus Vance announced the two week Cyprus crisis ended after final talks in Athens. He said peace was secured, his job done, and he would go home after meeting Foreign Minister Penagos Pipinelis.
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United Press International
U.S
Cyrus KR. Vance
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
Athens
Penagous Pipinelis
Vance
Nicosia
Makarios II
Mediterranean
Manlio Brosio
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Alliance
Trussels
Cooler Weather Predicted Here
Partly cloudy skies bring cooler weather to Northeast Louisiana with winds turning variable tonight. Hunters welcome the rain and cooler temps while Friday and Saturday look dry. FAA Selman Field records a brisk 37 degrees with Wednesday high at 73. Tonight’s low 36 to 44, Friday highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
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Louisiana
FAA
Selman Field
Debar Hit By Yugoslav quake levels town and kills eight
A strong earthquake near the Yugoslav Albanian border leveled Debar in western Yugoslav Macedonia, killing at least eight and injuring about 40. Most homes were destroyed or ruined, with 7,000 residents left in the streets amid rain. Aid was delayed by landslides and weather as Army teams ferried survivors to Ohrid and a request for 10,000 tents went out.
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Belgrade
Uppsala
Sweden
Seismological Institution
Skopje
Yugoslav Macedonia
Seismological Institute
Debar
Ohrid
State Forester Links Fires to Deliberate Arson in Louisiana
State Forester James E. Mixon said many forest fires in Louisiana Wednesday were set deliberately, calling the acts a shameful blight. He noted 176 fires burned 4,502 acres in southwest and southeast regions, with Livingston Parish worst hit at 1,120 acres. Other hard-hit parishes included Beau Regard 847 acres Tangipahoa 623 acres and Allen 419 acres.
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Baton Rouge
James E. Mixon
Louisiana
Mixon
Livingston Parish
Beauregard
Tangipahoa
Allen
River Stages Monroe Camden Location Flood Present Change
River stage readings for Monroe and Camden show the location at flood level with no change in stage for Monroe at 40.0 and 14.1 inches, while Camden reports 64.0 rising to 66.0 with a 1.8 unit rise.
Needy Families Seek Help Ahead of Christmas Drive
Friends and relatives seek aid for families through the Goodfellows Campaign as donations push toward a 7500 goal. Citizens may mail or drop off gifts and letters to News Star World Publishing Corp in Monroe. requests are not taken in person or by phone.
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News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
Goodfellows
Aidlnee Tm
News-Star — World Publishing Corp
N. 4Th St
Monroe
Friends Of Goodfellows Records Donations Total
Previous balance 331.00 dollars. In memory of Johnny Lee, Tommy and Bobby Banks from Sherry, Sandy and Tommy 10.00. Mr. and Mrs. William Wiggins 5.00. In memory of Fred Godwin from Byrnie Cason 5.00. In memory of Louise Cason from Byrnie Stern Chemical Corporation 20.00. TOTAL TO DATE 876.00.
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Johnny Lee
Tommy
Bobby Banks
Sherry
Sandy
William
Wiggins
Fred Godwin
Byrnie Cason
Louise Cason
Stern Chemical Corporation
Counterfeiting Charge Brings Plea Of Guilty
Charles E. Slade III of Orlando Florida pleaded guilty in federal court in Shreveport Louisiana to counterfeiting. He printed $25 000 in bogus notes in Florida and passed counterfeit money in Michigan Texas and Wisconsin. The plea was entered before Judge Benn Dawkins Jr. Slade surrendered to a U S marshal in Monroe last September.
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Shreveport
API
Charles E. Slade
Orlando
Fla
Florida
Michigan
Texas
Wisconsin
Benn. Dawkins Jr
Slade
Monroe
Congress votes to ban dual daily living expense junkets
Rep H R Gross revealed how some junketeers doubled daily living expenses by claiming $100 a day on multi country trips. The House moved to prohibit such practices, with Rep Durward Hall supporting the amendment. Other members defended travel as beneficial, citing Suez trips as essential and worthwhile.
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Washington
H. R. Gross
House
House Labor Subcommittee
Gross
Durward G. Hall
R-Mo
Rep
Edward J. Derwiiski
Bill
Congress
Suez
Grandma as babysitter jokes in lighthearted quip
A grandmother is a baby sitter who doesn t hang around the refrigerator. The line delivers a gentle punchline about caregiving and family roles with warm humor.
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