Aid Reaches Viet Outpost Amid Pleiku Siege
A Vietnamese regiment led by armor reached the PleMe outpost with minimal Viet Cong opposition. U S forces report 750 casualties over seven days in the Mekong Delta fighting and a wounded American evacuated by helicopter. Gemini 6 mission scrubbed as Agena docking target was lost in the Atlantic, delaying lunar rendezvous plans.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Plei Me
U.S
Sida Tha Enanial
Pleiku
Mekong Delta
Thousands cheer Wilson arrival in Salisbury Rhodesia
About six thousand Africans greet British Prime Minister Harold Wilson as he lands in Salisbury for talks with Ian Smith. The crowd, largely peaceful yet tense, includes women with babies and jacaranda shade branches. Police bolster security amid fears of ethnic clashes and arrests for anti-government banners.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Harold Wilson
Ian Smith
Wilson
U S to Set Off Thermonuclear Aleutians Blast
The Amchitka test in the Aleutians will use a thermonuclear device equivalent to 80 000 tons of TNT and extend 2300 feet underground. The Pentagon says no ground radiation will occur though global seismic stations will record the event to study man made versus natural seismic shocks. Timing depends on weather but expected shortly after 10 a.m. Pacific.
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Seattle
Wash
Amchitka Island
Aleutians
Post-Intelligencer
Defense Department
Defense Atomic Support Agency
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
United States
Bikini Atoll
Pacific
Japan
Bikini
Pentagon
Miss Connie McCartney Turns Sixteen In Monroe
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT notes Connie McCartney of 1620 S 6th St Monroe celebrates her 16th birthday today with a dinner at The Embers. She attends Ouachita Parish High School as a junior and reportedly arrived at school in a new Mustang.
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Connie McCartney
S. 6Th St
Monroe
Miss McCartney
Ouachita Parish
Burglars Use Cannon Shots To Ope n Vault
A 20 mm cannon blasted a foot thick vault at Brink's Co branch in Syracuse, N Y, with about 400000 dollars in cash checks and securities reported missing. Loot mainly in checks, the crime unknown to last 8 a m today. Police and FBI sealed the area as shells and a gas torch were found near the vault.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Brink’s Co
Frank Steier
FBI
Quebec
Steier
Samuel Nappi
Griffiss Air Force Base
Rome
The Quickest Way for a Child to Get Attention in School
A vivid line notes a child using his IBM card to grab classroom focus. The remark suggests novelty or tech familiarity as a social cue in schools, illustrating how students seek notice through device tricks or attention grabbing behavior.
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IBM
Twins Aid In ESP Research At Jefferson Medical College
Two eye specialists at Jefferson Medical College report finding two sets of identical twins showing electronic extra sensory perception. In the experiment, twins in separate rooms connected to a brain wave device showed synchronized responses when one twin was cued to close eyes. After screening 16 sets, a second twin pair was found with the phenomenon. Researchers caution no conclusions on incidence and note they are not ESP experts.
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Philadelphia
Jefferson Medical College
Thomas D. Duane
Jefferson
Thomas Behrendt
Science
Journal of the American Association For the Advancement of Science
Behrendt
Peace Force Enters Dominican Rebel Sector in Santo Domingo
Inter-American Peace Force troops and tanks moved into the rebel sector of Santo Domingo to restore order as violence and political tension rise. Provisional President Hector Garcia-Godoy asked for patrols after the assassination of Aquiles Leyva Mattos and amid calls from rebel supporters for a general strike.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Inter-American Peace Force
Hector Garcia-Godoy
U.S
Garcia-Godoy
Aquiles Leyva Mattos
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Luis Lembert Pegueros
Juan Bosch
Mario Dujarme
Santiago
Miguel de Jesus Haddad
Valverede
Revolutionary Party
Mao
Organization of American States
Mercury Drops To Frigid Zone
Wintry weather hit the Twin City area with freezing lows and heavy frost Sunday night. Temperatures dipped to 32 after a 62 degree high on Sunday. The forecast shows a warming trend with highs near 68 to 75 and sunny skies through the period.
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Twin City
Solons Meet Set On Redistricting
Louisiana lawmakers focus on Senate redistricting as Sen. Dudley LeBlanc calls a committee meeting in Baton Rouge to draft maps or face court challenges. Other items include a Mississippi River barge salvage, a teacher retirement benefits case, Voting Rights Act arguments, a $16 million pay raise for state workers, and a study group on executive department powers.
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Dist
Fred S. LeBlanc
New Orleans
U.S. Justice Department
U.S
A. P. Gallinghouse
Orleans Parish
Louisiana Civil Service Commission
Sam Jones
Jones
John McKeithen
Louisiana Voter Totals Rise in September Tally
State Board reports total Louisiana voter registration at 1,230,200 on Sept 30, up 31,971 from Aug. Negro registration climbs to 206,062. Ouachita Parish falls from 32,049 to 30,659 with other northeast parishes showing mixed gains.
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Louisiana
State Board of Registration
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita
Northeast Louisiana
Caldwell
Indians Recall Pakistan Envoy
India recalls its high commissioner to Pakistan amid alleged outrageous violations of diplomatic immunity and privileges. Pakistan recalls its high commissioner from New Delhi in response. Both say the envoys are recalled for consultations, with Kewal Singh returning to New Delhi and Arshad Husain planning departure within days.
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New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Kewal Singh
Karachi
Arshad Husain
Flight Scrubbing Disappointment Ends Gemini 6 Launch Hope
Disappointment hung over the homes of astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr. and Thomas P. Stafford after the Gemini 6 flight was scrubbed. Mrs. Stafford and Mrs. Schirra did not speak to reporters but issued statements via spokesmen.
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ter M. Schirra_ Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Atlantic
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Cape Kennedy
Stafford
Schirra
Surf sermons draw lively beach crowd led by Holy Joe
The Key. Charles Cline, 56, a retired Baptist minister, preaches from the surf at South Beach Miami Beach. About 150 to 200 youths crowd the shoreline as guitars strum and bikinis pass by while Cline, barefoot in sand, delivers spirited lessons and a cross drawn in the sand. He pursues donations through an independent missionary group and says he comes to where the kids are.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Charles Cline
South Beach
Joe
Cline
New York
Miami
No Qualification Proof Required Says U S Agent
Federal registrar testified in the Lasiter vs Ouachita Parish case that no proof of residence or age documents were asked of applicants under the 1965 Civil Rights Act. David Skinner said about 2331 people were registered with no documents required, and Louisiana age rules were not enforced at registration. He noted training in Washington and limited knowledge of Louisiana permanent registration provisions.
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Albin P. Lassiter
Ouachita Parish
Mae Lucky
David Skinner
Irving
Tex
Louisiana
Skinner
Washington
Lassiter
Della Williams
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Kennedy Space Center
Twin Cities
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Paul Doyle
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