Klan Leader Shelton Quiet as Questioned on $4000 Payment
For a second day, Imperial Wizard Robert Shelton refused to answer questions about $4000 in checks from Dixie Engineering Co. and other Klan funding questions. Chairman Willis pressed on and warned Shelton to testify or face further action.
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Washington
Robert Shelton
Dixie Engineering Co
Mobile
Ala
United Klans of America
John H. Buchanan, Jr
Shelton
Alabama
Edwin E. Willis
D-La
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Willis
Ushing
Charles L. Weltner
D-Ga
Weltner
Bayou Level Held Above 70 Feet In Monroe
Monroe Utilities Commission reports Bayou DeSiard water level at 70.40 feet this morning staying above 70 feet. Manager French L. Smith says pumps on Bayou Bartholomew are idle as DeSiard water suffices for domestic supply and avoids flood risk from Hog Bayou dam.
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French L. Smith
Monroe Utilities Commission
Bayou DeSiard
Smith
Monroe
Bayou Bartholomew
Hog Bayou
Sterlington
Alabama Supreme Court upholds juror pool in Wilkins murder trial
The Alabama Supreme Court refused to disqualify 11 prospective jurors who said white civil rights workers were inferior, clearing the way for the Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr. murder trial in Hayneville. Prosecutor Flowers argued prejudice could prevent a fair trial and sought a delay to appeal. The decision allows jury selection to proceed or reschedule for May if needed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Hayneville
Fairfield
Flowers
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
T. Worth Thagard
Alabama
Supreme Court
Thomas S. Lawson
Wilkins
Arthur J. Hanes
Liuzzo
Detroit
Selma
Here
Poppa Art DeLoach Stunned by Seven Pups Arrival
Art DeLoach of Monroe became an unwitting father figure after an unidentified dog wandered into his Town and Country garage and delivered seven puppies. Birthday wishes go to George Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Phillips of 105 Browning St, West Monroe, who turns 11 today.
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Art DeLoach
Monroe
Art
George Phillips
F. A. Phillips
Browning St
West Monroe
Flow Of Refugees Ends Mysteriously
Flow of Cuban refugees across the Florida Straits halted with no boats seen for 24 hours. Coast Guard reports calm seas and no approaching craft while Havana radio cites crowded embarkation ports and an end to news coverage for 11 U.S. reporters.
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Key West
Fla
Florida Straits
Coast Guard
Havana
Camarioca
Florida
Foreign Ministry
U.S
Louisiana Sets 1967 Start For School Consolidation Plan
W E Whetstone of the State Board of Education announced a three step consolidation schedule for small Louisiana schools starting in 1967 68 for 50 or fewer students 1968 for 51 to 60 and 1969 for 61 to 75. The plan delays start by one year and limits transport to 30 miles.
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W. E. Whetstone
State Board of Education
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Whetstone
Burundi King Restores Control After Police Revolt
Nairobi reports say 20 to 30 police rebels challenged King Mwambutsa IV in Burundi for 12 hours before the uprising was crushed and rebels fled to the hills. Premier Leopold Biha was wounded but improving. the king regained control amid tribal tensions between Tutsis and Hutu.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Burundi
Mwambutsa IV
Leopold Biha
New Hampshire
Africa
Weather Outlook For Twin City Area This Week
Partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures return with highs around 76 and lows near 60. FAA records show Selman Field Monroe hit 75 today with a 55 log this morning. Winds will be variable 5 to 15 mph and little sunshine is expected.
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Twin City
FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
Viet Cong Attacks Fail in Viet Nam Central Highlands
In the central highlands two Viet Cong battalions attacked government troops near the Ba Long valley north of Saigon. U.S. advisers said 150 to 200 guerrillas were killed, one U.S. helicopter was shot down with four Americans killed, and Viet Cong losses included at least 94 bodies found. A second clash at Pleiku’s Plei Me camp left 20 Viet Cong bodies counted and many more in the area. A captured North Vietnamese soldier said he served with the 800th Battalion. Weapons seized included seven Chinese antitank weapons and four machine guns.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ba Long
Viet Nam
Hue
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Plei Me
Pleiku
Crisis Threatens Dominican Rule
In Santo Domingo rumors spread that the provisional government could fall as lights burned in government offices after renewed fighting in the capital. Three people were killed and seven wounded in clashes between rebel snipers and army troops. President Hector Garcia Codoy held an emergency cabinet session and met with former rebel Col. Francisco Caamano Deno to urge a halt to the sniper violence.
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Santo Domingo
Tdominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Hector Garcia-Coday
Francisco Caamano Deno
Doctors Say LBJ Can Return Home
President Johnson may go home after tonight as doctors report a fine recovery from gall bladder surgery and a kidney stone removal. He must rest for a month or six weeks while doctors monitor progress.
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Washington
Johnson
Wwe Av
Leno
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Moyers
Hubert H. Humphrey
Welfare
John Gardner
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Jersey
Bill D. Moyers
Indonesians Seize Weapons Shipped From Red China
Indonesian marine raids on cargoes from Red China uncovered large quantities of weapons hidden in construction materials. Angkatan Bersendjata reported progress in the third week after a Communist-backed uprising was crushed, with raids at Tandjong Priok harbor uncovering arms concealed in crates for CONFEO.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
China
Armed Forces
Angkatan Bersendjata
Marine Corps
Tandjong Priok Harbor
Teen's dad sets bar high for report card
A teen tells a friend that his father wants him to achieve what he never had, including earning five A grades on the report card to match his expectations.
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Air Force
Citizens Band
Town Crier Quits Post At Age Of 81
Provincetown Massachusetts AP Arthur P. Snader retires after 13 summers as town crier wearing a Pilgrim suit and bell. He walked daily from Memorial Day to Labor Day, entertaining and informing tourists. He plans to write a book on philosophy after copyright issues.
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Provincetown
Mass
Arthur P. Snader
Province-l
Snader
Cape Cod
Robert Hancock
Arthur
Ward
Rhodesia Leader Suffers New Appeal for Independence
London AP report says Prime Minister Ian Smith urged Britain anew to grant Rhodesia independence citing a 1961 constitution and five governing principles. He hinted Britain should accept independence now or Rhodesia would act alone, while Wilson pressed for majority rule and further deliberations with his overseas committee.
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Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Salisbury
London
Britain
Smith
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Overseas Committee
Contract Set For Northeast Science Building
The State Bond and Building Commission awarded a 1.025 million contract to Jesse F Ileard and Sons for a new science and foreign language building at Northeast State College in Monroe. The project is part of Gov McKeithen's 55 million bond program for college construction, with funding from allocated state and federal sources. The commission also approved completed paving and arcades at Martin Wall University and a metal building at T H Harris trade school.
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Baton Rouge
State Bond and Building Commission
Northeast State College
Monroe
Jesse F. Ileard and Sons
John McKeithen
Bond and Building Commission
Capitol Construction and Improvements Commission
Higher Evacuation Facilities Commission
Martin Wall
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Lafayette
T. H. Harris Trade School
Opelousas
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Ku Klux Klan
United States of America
Richmond Flowers
Newsmen
Twin Cities
Miami
Fidel Castro
Thei
Cuba
United States
Fernando Rodriguez Perez
Sam Hanna
Bill D Moyers
Red China
Isee
Northeast Science Building
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