Divers Expand River Search For Deadly Chlorine Cargo
Navy divers continued digging through silt filled Mississippi River water near Baton Rouge seeking a sunken steel barge carrying four large chlorine tanks. Detecting eight barges and a sand bar, they faced eight knot currents as planes, a sonar destroyer and 116000 gas masks from the Army joined the federal effort to locate and mitigate a potential deadly release.
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Baton Rouge
Mississippi
Botton
Beth
Navy
Robert S. McNamara
White House
Louisiana
Federal Aid Flows To Louisiana After Betsy Disaster
President Johnson ordered immediate aid to Louisiana as 52 confirmed dead and coroner Chetta revised earlier toll estimates. White House funds total 2 million with a plan to turn antipoverty programs into a hurricane relief drive. A million supports Youth Corps cleanup and 60 freight cars of surplus food were dispatched by Agriculture.
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New Orleans
Johnson
Louisiana
White House
Uisiana
Department of Agriculture
Nicholas Chetta
Plaquemines Parish
Chetta
Plaquemines
Federal Moves Into School Programs Seen
Fifth District school superintendents warned of tightening federal involvement in local programs after a meeting linked to a recent Alexandria Education Office session. They feared federal intrusion could target desegregation, funds, and even a Washington drawn curriculum, noting loss of local control. Attending were superintendents from Caldwell, East Carroll, Morehouse, Union Parish, and others.
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Fifth District
Washington
Fedral
Supt
J. G. Elliott
Association
Union Parish
E. L. Richard
Caldwell
M. Walsworth
East Carroll
A. Phillips
Madison
Ted Wright
Morehouse
A. L. Brooks
Catahoula
M. D. Peel
Franklin
J. D. Thompson
Richland
J. O. Lancaster
Concordia
Milton ©. Hall
Ouachita
Morelle Emmons
Lincoln
J. D. Koonee
Jackson
van Dedom
Monroe
U.S. Plans Larger Viet Nam Troop Build-Up
U S officials indicate a continued flow of Army infantry to South Viet Nam beyond the 125000-man level. An estimated 11000 members of the 1st Infantry Division may move from Fort Riley as the Army trains a new division and expands combat support and logistics units for deployment. Movements likely spread over weeks and months as final decisions loom. Dean Rusk said the level has risen above 125000.
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Washington
South Viet Nam
Johnson
U. S
Viet Nam
Ft. Riley
Kaw
Bost
Dean Rusk
Capitol Hill
Twin Cities Chit Chat Celebrates Twin Boys in West Monroe
Mr and Mrs Jack Sullivan of Wheeler Street West Monroe welcomed twin sons Ronnie and Donnie born last week. Three Sullivan siblings await at home. Lavelle Salley Monroe has issued final call for Eighth Grade Fun Club membership. cards and fees must reach Salley by Wednesday. Club open to Junior High students in Monroe and West Monroe.
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Jack Sullivan
Wheeler Street
West Monroe
Ronnie
Donnie
Lavelle Salley
Valencia St
Monroe
Twin Cities
Salley
Birthday salute for Sgt Bill Humble of Louisiana Police
Birthday celebrations mark Sgt Bill Humble of Troop F Louisiana State Police who jokes he is like Jack Benny and is celebrating his 39th year amid page two chatter.
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Sgt
Bill Humble
Troop F
Louisiana State Police
Jack Benny
Education Board Meeting Called Off Due to Betsy Emergency
President W. E. Whetstone of the State Education Board canceled the planned meeting for Friday and Saturday amid Hurricane Betsy. The session was rescheduled to October 1 and 2. The Education Committee meeting set for Thursday was postponed to September 20.
Monroe City Council Delays Vehicle Bid Action
The Monroe City Council recessed bids on about 100000 dollar vehicle purchases including garbage and dump trucks and planning department vehicles. The meeting also reappointed two planning officials, approved four zoning map amendments, allowed De Luxe Cab Co. in, discussed extending city limits near St. Frederick High and set a no parking zone on North Second for fire truck access.
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Monroe
Planning Commission
W. L
Jack) Howard
Howard
Baton Rouge
A. D. Tisdale
J. M. Smith
James C
Jake) Ussery
Deluxe Cab Co
St. Frederick High School
North Second
W. D. H. Rodriguez
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Ouachita River
I-20
South Grand
Jet bombers strike Viet Cong stronghold north of Saigon
U S B52 bombers hit a suspected Viet Cong base about 20 miles north of Saigon in Binh Duong Province. It was the 23rd announced strike by Guam based aircraft. Separately government troops with air support repelled a Viet Cong assault 20 miles northwest of Saigon with light government losses and unknown Viet Cong casualties.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Strategic Air Command
Ben Cat
Binh Duong
Courthouse Expansion Plan Prompts Parish Vote Sept 28
The Ouachita Parish Police Jury backs a $1.7 million bond to add two wings and remodel the 1924 courthouse to double space for public records and court offices. Absent absentee voting, residents will decide on the expansion as the county grows from 30 000 to 111 000.
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Quachita Parish
Tespottion
Ouachita Parish
Robert Downing
Ward 10
H. H. Land
New I-20 Section Opens Linking Monroe Segments
Local traffic gains direct access from I-20 south to La. 15 Winnsboro Road via the new interchange with Texas Avenue and Nutland Road. The 1.359 mile segment cost 4.73 million dollars and was built by S W Construction of Memphis. Through traffic stays on existing routes until the full interchange is completed.
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Nutland Road
U. S. 165
Monroe
S & W Construction Company
Memphis
La. 15
Winnsboro Road
South Second Street
Layton Avenue
Hall
North Fifth Streets
U. S&s
James W
State Highway Road
Texas Avenue
South Seventh Street
South Second
Persistent Heatwave Expected Through Wednesday in Twin Cities
Steamy hot weather with partly cloudy skies continues in the Twin Cities area through Wednesday. Official forecast shows highs near 90s to mid 90s and low nights around 70s to 76. Monday brought a high of 94 with a low of 71 and no rainfall occurred.
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Twin City
Weather Bureau
Twin Cities
Tiny Insects Predominant Yet Largely Unseen
The article notes that most insects are smaller than visible to the human eye, with many microscopic in size, a fact highlighted by the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Astronauts Cooper and Conrad Honored in Washington
President Johnson presented NASA Exceptional Service Medals to Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr for the Gemini 5 eight day flight that set a manned orbit record. Also honored was Dr. Charles A Berry for space medicine contributions.
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Johnson
Cooper, Jr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Charles Conrad, Jr
Cooper
Washington
Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conard Jr
Conrad’e Fany
Conrad
NASA
James E. Webb
Charles A. Berry
Manned Space Flight Center
Houston
Tex
White House
Air Force
Navy
Louisiana Guard Units Called Out for Hurricane Relief
About 450 members of the Louisiana National Guard around Shreveport were activated to aid hurricane relief. Col. H. A. Lazarus Jr. said two Shreveport companies plus units from Vivian and Many were ordered up with advance detail heading to New Orleans as the main body moved in later that afternoon.
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Shreveport
UPI
Louisiana National Guard
Hurricane-strickne
Louisiana
H. A. Lazarus Jr
Guard
Vivian
New Orleans
The Best Way to Remember a Birthday
A wry note suggests that forgetting a spouse's birthday once is the surest mnemonic for recalling it. The quip frames forgetfulness as a humorous reminder strategy within domestic humor.
Quints Celebrate Second Birthday in Aberdeen
Aberdeen marked the Fischer quintuplets second birthday with a private celebration at their 17 room, $100000 ranch home southwest of the city. The family retreated from the public eye after intense media attention when the five girls Mary Ann and sisters Mary Catherine Mary Magdalene Mary Margaret and James Andrew Fischer were born to James and Mary Ann Fischer. St Luke’s hospital helped the quintuplets survive their early days in this northeastern South Dakota town.
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Aberdeen
South Dakota
Fischers
James Andrew
Mary Margaret
Mary Magdalene
Mary Catherine
Mary Ann
Andrew J. Fischer
St. Luke's
Quints
India and Pakistan Claim Gains as War Talks Begin
New Delhi reports India has won military objectives in two sectors of West Pakistan and Shastri weighing a ceasefire. Thant says both nations show interest in stopping bloodshed and world opinion factors into possible settlement. Pakistan demands a Kashmir plebiscite and both sides consider terms as U Thant works with Moscow and Washington.
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New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Shastri
U.N
U Thant
Thant
U. N
Soviet Union
United States
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid
Brezhnev
Subcontinent
Congress Party
Kashmir
Pakistani Kashmir
A. M. Thomas
Defense Production
Lahore
Sialkot
Y. B. Chavan
Rawalpindi
Columbia to Get $300000 Mental Health Facility
Gov John J McKeithen approved a $300 000 mental health institution for Columbia to serve as outpatient treatment and rehabilitation center for mental illness. Rep W J Richardson says the Department of Hospitals will operate it and create 50 to 75 jobs.
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Columbia
John J. McKeithen
W. J. Richardson
Richardson
McKeithen
Caldwell Parish
Department of Hospitals
Want Ads For Everybody Promote Fast Results
An old classified notice promotes the value of want ads and urges readers to place orders for quick results. It includes sample items such as a Frigidaire deluxe electric sieve offered at 75 dollars and lists a contact number for placing ads.
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W. W. Dumas
Louisiana State University
Helen B. Williams
U.S. Public Health Service
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Lake Charles
Happy
Education Board
Sam Hanna
St. John
City Hall
Sheriff's Department
Kasco
Matic
Space Sciences Board
Capitol
House of Representatives
Congress of the International Astronautical Federation
Athens
Greece
Izmir
Ankara
Turkey
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tananarive
Malagasy Republic
Nairobi
Kenya
Lagos
Kano
Nigeria
Louisiana Guard
M.D
Aberdeen, Home
Dolly
Chance
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