Peking accuses U.S. of firing on Chinese fishing boats
Peking charged that U.S. warships opened fire on a Chinese fishing fleet in the Gulf of Tonkin in September and that U.S. warplanes strafed four more boats on Oct. 4. A State Department spokesman said he had no statement on the charges.
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Tokyo
China
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
Gulf
Washington
State Department
Nixon
Peking
Tonkin
U.S. Imperialism
Saigon
Ouachita Highway South of Monroe Undergoes Improvements
Louisiana Highway 15 south of Monroe begins eight miles of improvement and overlay from the Ouachita Richland parish line to U S 165 Bypass at Monroe. Louisiana Paving Co Inc of Ruston conducts the $253 855 85 job with W R Overton of Monroe as project engineer. Completion is expected in about four months with traffic maintained during construction.
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Monroe
Leon Gary
Ouachita - Richland Parish
Louisiana Paving Co. Inc
Ruston
W. R. Overton
Autopsy Move In Kopechne Case Heads To Hearing
A Pennsylvania judge refused to dismiss a Massachusetts petition for an autopsy to determine how Mary Jo Kopechne died in Senator Kennedy's car. A hearing set for Oct 20 will decide on the exhumation and full inquest details.
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Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Massachusetts
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Common Pleas
Bernard C. Brominski
Mary Jo
Kopechne
Berkeley Heights
N. J
Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Cape Cod
Brominski
Mass
Dinis
Parish Schools In Area Remain Open On Monday
Area parishes vote to operate schools as scheduled for Monday amid a statewide boycott and Gov McKeithen’s Freedom of Choice Day proclamation. Federal Judge Dawkins warns holiday action could lead to contempt, fines, or imprisonment. several parishes keep schools open.
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John J. McKeithen
Ben C. Dawkins Jr
Morehouse Parish
O. L. Harper
Lincoln Parish
Louisiana Citizens Committee For Quality Education
Important Meet For Homecoming Plans At St Frederick High
An important meeting to map plans for the home coming of St Frederick High School will be held Monday at 7 45 p.m. in St Frederick High School. The meeting is open to all former students and graduates of St Matthews and St Frederick High Schools. Mr and Mrs R A Woods of Houston Texas will be visiting with his parents Mr and Mrs M O Reeves 1622 Emerson Monroe. The Woods are expected to arrive Saturday for a four or five day visit.
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St. Frederick High School
St. Frederick High
St. Matthews
St. Frederick High Schools
R. A. Woods
Houston
Tex
M. O. Reeves
Emerson, Monroe
the Woods
Monroe Hires Six New Police Officers for October Start
The Monroe Police Department hires six officers after a public notice for patrolman applicants. Three begin October 1 and three on October 6. Names, ages, spouses, and residences listed for Fleming Huggins Milstead Ellerman Jones Norman, with notes on marital status and children. Training will mix classroom and on-the-job instruction.
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Monroe
James C. Kelly, Jr
Kelly
Mary Ann
Jeffrey Cummun
Lee Ave
Milstead
West Monroe
Larry M. Ellerman
Thomas L. Jones
John W. Norman
Ellerman
Winnsboro
Claudine Watson
Aaron Jay
Thomas Jones
Linda April Jones
Norman
Yvonne Marie
305 Vegas
Sheri Lynn
Deborah Ann
John Jr
Department
Kentucky Guardsmen Leave Vietnam Duty for Home
The Kentucky National Guard 2nd Battalion 138th Artillery, based in Da Nang and led by Lt. Col. Robert Cundiff, departed Vietnam for Standiford Field Louisville before returning to Ft. Knox. Some members had sued to halt deployment, but the suit was denied. The 500-man unit, which operated 155mm howitzers in I Corps, will revert to Kentucky state control and is not part of Nixon's troop withdrawal.
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Kentucky National Guard
138Th Artillery
da Nang Air Base
Standiford Field
Louisville
Vietnam
U.S
Austin
Tex
David G. Stone
Bardstown
Kentucky
First Corps
South Vietnam
Robert Cundiff
Ft. Knox Ky
Nixon
Rain chances rise into the weekend with mild temperatures
The forecast calls for cloudy to partly cloudy skies through Saturday with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs are expected between 83 and 87, lows around 68 to 72. The FAA logged a Thursday high of 87 and a low of 76 with no precipitation. Drying conditions vary from fair to good today and poor tonight into Saturday. Dew points in the 60s to 70s.
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Federal Aviation Agency
High Court weighs prompt desegregation for Southern schools
The Supreme Court will hear October arguments on a Mississippi desegregation case filed by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund seeking end to the all deliberate speed doctrine. The court’s move signals urgency to end delay, possibly ruling on nationwide desegregation beyond Mississippi.
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Washington
The
Supreme Court
South
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Mississippi
Hugo L. Black
Burger
Earl Warren
Sol
Erwin N. Griswold
Nixon Hershey Meeting On Plans At White House
The White House said President Nixon would meet at 2 p.m. CDT with Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey to discuss immediate and long range plans for the Selective Service System director. Ziegler said Hershey had not resigned. The talks would also cover Nixon's draft proposals stalled in Congress.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Nixon
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service System
Hershey
Ronald Ziegler
Ziegler
Congress
Senate panel rejects capital gains hold period and top rate cut
The Senate Finance Committee struck from the House tax reform bill a one year capital gains holding period and a 50 percent top rate on earned income. It kept six months for gains and rejected the administration’s GOP backed earned income tax ceiling while discussing other revenue moves. Secretary Kennedy attended the session urging removal of the capital gains extension.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Wall Street
House
Senate
Nixon
Secretary of the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Stock Averages Edge Higher In Modest Rally
New York AP reports a modest stock market rally this afternoon after a near 1969 low. At 1 p.m. the Dow rose 2.37 to 806.16 while the 60 stock average noon figure gained 1.3 to 283.2. Industrials led with small fractional changes and glamor issues paced the advance.
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New York
Associated Press
Why are Doctors Prescriptions So Hard to Read
A witty reflection questions why medical handwriting remains illegible while bills are easy to understand. The line plays on the contrast between chaotic prescription notes and straightforward invoices.
Toledo Bend Dam Dedication Slated
The Toledo Bend Dam and Reservoir in Texas and Louisiana will be formally dedicated Saturday in a $70 million joint project begun 21 years ago. Govs. Preston Smith and John McKeithen will speak. water from Toledo Spain will be blessed. turbines will be switched on to generate 80,000 kilowatts per hour and a monument will be unveiled.
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Burkeville
Tex
Texas
Louisiana
Toledo Bend
Sabine River
Price Daniel
Jimmie Davis
Preston Smith
John McKeithen
Tajo
Toledo
Spain
Vincent M. Harris
Beaumont
Charles P. Greco
Alexandria
Smith
McKeithen
Cochairmen
Carl L. Estes
Longview News-Journal
Robert H. Crosby
Crosby Chemicals, Inc
Deridder
Leesville
Sabine Pass
Gulf of Mexico
Humphrey backs Nixon Vietnam course after White House talks
Former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey said after a White House meeting that Nixon is pursuing the right path in Vietnam and should be allowed time to carry out his policy. He indicated support for possible systematic withdrawal if decided by the administration.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Nixon
White House
Humphrey
Vietnam
Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Philip Habib
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Southeast Asia
Fatal Accident Claims Georgetown Woman in Winnfield
Mrs. George Williams 59 of Georgetown died after a head-on collision on Jordan Hill Road at 8:25 a.m. The wreck involved a tractor-trailer driven by James E. Womack 24 of Winnfield. Williams died shortly after arriving at Winnfield General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Winnfield
George
Bill) Williams
Rt. 1
Georgetown
Winnfield General Hospital
Jordan Hill
Womack
Southern Funeral Home
River Stage Flood Updates Across Regions
Report notes rising river stages in Monroe with a 24 hour change and a fall in Camden. The bulletin highlights the flood risk as levels shift and counties monitor stream gauges.
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Monroe
Camden
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