Antipoverty Agency Faces House Budget Slash Fight
Washington AP reports the House targets the Office of Economic Opportunity for cuts, with Rep. Melvin Laird proposing at least 400 million slashed from a 2.06 billion budget as Democrats press ahead on antipoverty legislation. President Johnson again calls for a 10 percent surcharged income tax to curb rising prices.
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Washington
House
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Republican Policy Committee
Office of Economic Opportunity
House Education and Labor Committee
Sargent Shriver
Senate
OEO
Hyman Bookbinder
George H. Mahon
Tex
House Appropriations Committee
Mahon
Johnson
FDA says no imminent danger from banned Coumadin supply
The FDA advised heart patients and doctors that 30 million Coumadin tablets were recalled due to potency variations. Officials noted doses ranged from 5.49 to 5.56 mg and stressed not to abruptly stop use. patients should consult their physicians regarding refills and continued treatment.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Brooklyn
N.Y
Endo Laboratories Incc
Garden City
L.I
James L. Goddard
Goddard
Hong Kong Bomb Attacks Kill One and Wound Dozens
Terrorist bombers killed a policeman and wounded seven civilians along with five police in Hong Kong. Attacks used rooftop launches and bombs planted on curbs and crossings, amid calls by communist newspapers for greater combat against British authorities. A suspect was arrested for attempted murder after a crowd bombing incident in Wanchai.
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Hong Kong
Wren
Teeming Wanchai
Columbus Day Quiet in Fourth Judicial District
In Monroe the Fourth Judicial District Misdemeanor Court paused for Columbus Day. Visitors heard typing in the District Attorney's office as secretaries found tasks to occupy the holiday.
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Fourth Judicial District
S. Grand Street
Monroe
Friday the 13th prompts wary precautions and tales
Fright and superstition mark Friday the 13th with people avoiding ladders, black cats, and open curtains. Radio host Phil Edwards in Inglewood and others recount cautious acts while some dismiss the day as mere coincidence, including Dr. Jack Harper and engineer Donald R. Dehon who cite leave-no-cat-under-walks warnings.
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Jack Harper
Helena
Mont
Donald R. Dehon
Boulder, Colo
Navy Planes Hit Shipyards At Haiphong
U S Navy warplanes bombed two Haiphong shipyards for the first time along with a military complex and Cat Bi base in stepped up raids on North Vietnam. The strikes, from Gulf of Tonkin carriers, aimed to pressure Hanoi as monsoon weather approaches. Ground action in South Vietnam remained light with sporadic fighting and a mine blast injuring nine civilians near Hue.
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Saigon
UPS
U. S. Navy
North Vietnam
Haiphong
U.S
7Th Fleet
Gulf of Tonkin
Yong Bi
Pentagon
Washington
Dean Rusk
Hanoi
Johnson
South Vietnam
Imperial Capital
Hue
UGF Campaign Reaches 45.6 Percent Of Goal
G L Morgan reports United Givers Fund of Ouachita Parish has reached 45.6 percent of its 1967 68 goal of 292000, totaling 133285. Monroe area contributes 77447, West Monroe 42165, Sterlington 2730. Weekly meetings continue through October until the goal is met.
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United Givers’ Fund
Ouachita Parish
G. L. Morgan
Coenen
Louisiana State College
UGF
Monroe
West Monroe
Sterlington
Weather forecast for Monroe area with scattered showers
The Monroe forecast calls for partly cloudy skies through Saturday with widely scattered showers tonight. Highs around 83 to 87 today, cooler Saturday. Tonight's low 58 to 64 with southerly winds 8 to 18 mph and a 30 percent rain chance. The FAA Selman Field reported a high of 84 and a low of 53 with no rainfall in the last 24 hours.
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Monroe
Faa
Selman Field
Admiral Sharp urges bombing Haiphong port amid Vietnam war talk
Admiral Sharp told midshipmen the bombing pause would not help and the war was progressing in the Allies favor. He noted Viet Cong base areas shrinking and refuted escalation claims while acknowledging Haiphong’s strategic role and the political difficulty of bombing the port.
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Annapolis
Far East
North Vietnam
Adm
A. S. C. Sharp
Naval Academy
Southeast Asia
Sharp
Hanoi
China
Haiphong
Appeals Court Nominee Named to 5th Circuit
President Johnson will nominate Claude Clayton to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans. Clayton currently serves as a U.S. district judge for Northern Mississippi. The 5th Circuit covers Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi Louisiana Texas and the Canal Zone.
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Washington
Johnson
Claude Clayton
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
White House
Clayton
U.S. District Court
Mississippi
5Th Circuit
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas
Canal Zone
Shepard Named To Pilot Pirates
PITTSBURGH AP The Pittsburgh Pirates named Larry Shepard a veteran minor league manager to guide the club next year. Shepard has never played in the major leagues with his highest level reaching Williamsport in 1954.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Larry Shepard
Shepard
Williamsport
Location Flood Present Change Stage Monroe 40 14.1 None
Flood conditions reported in Monroe with a stage of 14.1 feet signaling rising water. Camden records 26 feet with .5 rise, indicating increasing flood risk in the area.
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Monroe
Camden
Rarick Appears As Uninvited Speaker
In Columbia a governor John McKeithen homecoming event sparked a sharp clash when U S congressman John Rarick appeared uninvited to speak. Rarick charged McKeithen with taxes and payroll increases while McKeithen accused Rarick of false colors and gangster insinuations amid a tense post event exchange.
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Rarick
Columbia
John McKeithen
John Rarick
Anddince Cinwnnesner
Acculumia LU Dalily
Franklin
Jaycees
McKeithen
Caldwell Parish
State Senate
Rockefeller Center
New York
Louisiana
Life Magazine
Marines Learn Vietnamese to Fight With Allies in Vietnam
Marines and Army expand language training to work with Vietnamese allies and against Vietnamese enemies. Thousands learn Vietnamese through Defense Language Institute courses and in-house programs. Marines plan about 2,600 personnel in this fiscal year, far above 32 in 1964–65, while the Army trains about 5,300.
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Washington
Defense Language Institute
Vietnam
Army
Leathernecks
Corps
Third Quarter Gain Largest In Over Year
Washington reports the Commerce Department shows GNP rising by 15 billion dollars at an annual rate in Q3, the biggest gain in six quarters. The gain lifts the annual GNP to 790.1 billion while citing Ford and copper strikes as temporary drag. The surge supports Johnson administration calls for a 10 percent tax surcharge despite House resistance.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Ford Motor Co
Johnson
Two Astronauts and Pilot Receive Aviation Trophies
Dent Johnson presented Harmon International Aviation trophies to U S astronauts James A Lovell Jr and Edwin E Aldrin Jr and veteran test pilot Alvin S White for high speed XB 70 flights and Gemini 12 mission after Aldrin set a five hour 37 minute EVA record. Sheila Scott, 1967 Harmon Aviatrix winner, was not present to receive her honor for a solo world flight in a single engine light plane.
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Washington
Johnson
Harmon International
Sheila Scott
London
Harmon
Women Read Like a Book, But Cannot Be Shut Up
A humorous quip notes that while you may read women as if in a book, they resist being silenced. It contrasts perception with assertive voice and playful social commentary.
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