U S Navy Planes Hit Cam Pha in First North VietNam Raid
U S Navy planes struck Cam Pha in North Vietnam smashing the port used to export coal for arms. Marines defend Con Thien against 3000 enemy as battles flare across the northern front. Casualties: 141 enemy KIA, 34 Marines killed, 185 wounded. South Vietnamese also clash with Communists. air and artillery assaults continue with heavy rocket fire.
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Saigon
Cam Pha
North Vietnam
Pentagon
U.S
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
Hoi An
Haiphong
Slaying Follows St Louis Riots Near Brown Speech
In East St Louis a young Black man was shot by police during a disturbance by more than 150 charged by fires and looting. Roosevelt Young, 18, died after resisting arrest. police reported a stolen car and others involved. The four hour flare up followed H. Rap Brown’s Lincoln High School speech.
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East ST. Louis, Ill
UPI
H. Rap Brown
Roosevelt Young
Young
Charles Calais
Calais
Ernest Bovinette
East St. Louis
St. Clair County
Brown
Lincoln High School
America
Richland State Bank Robbery Report From Mangham
A man described as a short Black male robbed Richland State Bank around 12 25 p m today. He fled in a dark 1960s Chevrolet or Ford heading north on Louisiana 15 wearing a checkered shirt khaki pants and a cap.
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Mangham
Richland State Bank
Franklin Parish
La. 15
Eight Hurricanes At Once In Progress Worldwide
Washington AP reports eight hurricanes active simultaneously in the northern hemisphere. Three churn in the Atlantic Beulah Chloe and Donna while Lilly Opal Ruth Sarah and Thelma cause Pacific seas. Weather Bureau spokesman calls the situation unusual though not a record for a single period.
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Washington
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
U.S. Weather Bureau
Alantic
Beulah
Chloe
Donna
Lilly
Opal
Ruth
Sarah
Thelma
River Stage Readings Signal Flood Risk Update
River stages report at Monroe showing 1 rise to 40.16 feet, Camden at 26.63 feet with no change. Flood presence remains possible as stages edge higher, prompting caution for nearby communities and officials.
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Monroe
Camden
Beulah Slams Dominican Coast Haitis Coast Brace For Floods
Hurricane Beulah battered the Dominican Republic Barahona Peninsula with 125 mph winds and moved west toward Haiti. Forecasters warned of heavy rains and flooding potential across Haiti and along the southern coast of Cuba, while Beulah's eye hovered southeast of Port au Prince.
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Miami
Fla
Beulah
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Massif du Nord
Barahona
Port Au Prince
Chloe
Doria
Atlantic
Virginia Capes
Cuba
Dr. Simpson
U. S
Guantanamo
Parsonage Chief James Hosey Leaves on Two Week Vacation
Twin Cities James Hosey manager of the Paramount Theatre and his family depart today for a two week vacation Hosey plans to return to his home town in Tennessee Mrs Vadie Phillips of West Monroe celebrates her 81st birthday with a surprise party attended by her children grandchildren great grandchildren and friends
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James Hosey
Paramount Theatre
Hosey
Tennessee
Vadie Phillips
Natchitoches Rd
West Monroe
Shaw's Attorneys Challenge Grand Jury Selection In Shaw Case
In New Orleans, Clay Shaw's lawyers move to dismiss the indictment by attacking grand jury selection. Judge Bagert says at least one Negro served on each grand jury he convenes, and women are exempt unless volunteering. Judge Haggerty limits testimony to Shaw's motion while allowing systemic challenges.
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New Orleans
Clay L. Shaw
Shaw
Dist
Jim Garrison
John F. Kennedy
International Trade Mart
Bernard J. Bagert
Bagert
Louisiana
Edward Haggerty Jr
Haggerty
Dist. Atty
Red Chinese Fire On Indian Troops In Sikkim Region
Indian and Chinese forces clashed at Nathu La pass in Sikkim with Chinese firing machine guns mortars and artillery. Early reports say a few Indian troops were injured and firing continued despite fog. Both sides accused each other of border intrusion with reports from All India Radio.
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New Delhi
Sikkim
Nathu la Pass
All India Radio
Himalayas
Nathu la
Bhutan
Calcutta
Little Change Expected Here
The forecast for Monroe and vicinity calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with no significant temperature changes through Tuesday. Highs around 84 to 89 and lows near 64 to 70, with variable northeast winds at 5 to 15 mph.
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Monroe
Moon Surveyor 5 Lands Safely on Moon After Helium Glitch
Pasadena AP reports Surveyor 5 touched down on the Moon about 18 miles from its target in the Sea of Tranquility after engineers redesigned the mission when a helium leak threatened the descent. The Biosatellite 2 craft also returned to Earth with harvestable data and plant experiments amid the week’s space milestones.
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Pasadena
Calif
U. S
Pacific
Space
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Surveyor Project
Howard Haglund
Surveyor
Ben Milwitsky
Milwitsky
Biosatellite 2
Hawaii
C.J. Lyon
Dartmouth College
Earth
John Tremor
Ames Research Center
Teachers Walkout Defies Court Order Across Cities
TheAssociated Press reports teachers in New York Detroit and Michigan defied court orders and walked out closing schools affecting 24 000 students in East St Louis 550 teachers and 300 000 pupils in Detroit. Broward County Florida plans reopening while 2800 of 4000 Florida teachers boycott. Main demands higher pay better conditions shorter hours and less extracurricular work.
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Associated Press
New York City
Detroit
Michigan
Holland Teachers Union
Michigan Supreme Court
van Buren
Belleville
Camden-Frontier
Petersburg-Summerfield
Broward County
Fla
McCracken County
East St. Louis
Ill
Senators briefly halted by leaflets in gallery disruption
Washington police detained five demonstrators after leaflets from the National Mobilization Committee Direct Action Project fluttered into the Senate chamber. Keith Lampe, 36, a Queens College teacher, led the group from New York, demanding troop withdrawal, end to the draft, and black Americans’ rights.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Congress
Vietnam
Fred R. Harris
National Mobilization Committee
Direct Action Project
Keith Lampe
Queens College
New York
New York City
Capitol
Senate Chamber
Reggi Johnson
Washington D.C
Eleanor Dorsey
Beverly
Mass
Cornell University
Jill Boskey
West Orange
N.J
Stephen M. Young
Dohio
Greece
Harris
Robert C. Byrd
Dw.va
House
Ways and Means
Deadline set on grant in aid checks cashing
Baton Rouge AP The Louisiana Financial Assistance Commission warns that outstanding grant in aid checks totaling nearly 20 000 dollars will be voided if not cashed by September 20. Assistant director James Fountain says most undeposited payments range from 6 to 40 dollars and many are in the New Orleans area. He notes some checks may be lost and the office will close Friday but books stay open until September 20. A federal panel recently voided a state law establishing the program, ruling it aimed to dodge desegregation orders.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Financial Assistance Commission
James Fountain
New Orleans
Fountain
Commission
Wildcat Walkout Grinds Long Island Rail Service
Engineers staged a wildcat work stoppage on the Long Island Rail Road crippling the nation's busiest commuter line. Fewer than 20 trains ran during morning rush causing massive delays and traffic jams as thousands waited in 49 degree weather and many drove to work. The stoppage follows a dispute with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers over schedule changes and comes after previous tensions with the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
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New York
Long Island
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Queens
Family Auto
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Railroad
LIRR
Chuckle: A Smart Aleck Thinks He Knows It All
A witty quip contrasts a smart aleck who believes he knows as much as you do with a playful bite. The line characterizes smug certainty and humorous social friction in concise humor.
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Havanese
Jamaica
Del
Norfolk
Port Gu Prince
Miles
Bermuda
Republic
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Caribbean
St. Louis
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Coast Guard
Dominican Coast
Western Hemisphere
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Twin Cities
Faa
Selman Field
Surveyor 5
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
George Rom
Wildcat
Old Tappan Range
Kroeler
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