Kidnapped Hillard Marks Safe After Chicago Rescue
FBI agents recovered 7 year old Hillard Willis Marks unharmed in Chicago after he was abducted Wednesday from Oak Brook. Three suspects Daniel Pieter Robert Marin and Ethel Marie were arrested and held for state authorities. The family planned a belated seventh birthday celebration.
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Oak Brook Till
FBI
Hillard Willis Marks
Hillard Marks
Perfect Plus Hosiery Co
William E. Marks
Chicago
Hillard
Daniel C. Pieter
Oak Brook
Marylou Marks
Monroe Elementary
Hinsdale
Marks
Jeff Miller
Paula Patrick
William Marks
Marin
Marlin Johnson
Senators Slash Defense Budget In Senate Appropriations
The Senate Appropriations Committee approves a 71.9 billion defense budget for the current fiscal year, 5.2 billion below President Johnson's request and 353 million under the House plan. The measure faces floor vote Monday with likely final bill about 5 billion under the request. The committee backs most House-cut 4.83 billion.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Johnson
House
Senate
Congress
Attacks By North Viet Nam Reds Repelled
Allied forces repelled two major assaults northwest of Saigon with 67 enemy killed at a cost of nine South Vietnamese militiamen dead and 31 wounded. Other battles near Da Nang and in the Mekong Delta inflicted heavy losses on U.S. and South Vietnamese troops.
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Saigon
da Nang
Mekden Delat
U.S
Seven Georgia Democrats Join In Belt To GOP
Georgia lawmakers report seven defections from the Democratic Party to the Republicans including five state officeholders. Key figures include state Sen. Brooks Pennington and longtime officials James L. Bentley Jr., Phil Campbell, Jack Ray, Crawford Pilcher, Alpha Fowler Campbell. Campaign shifts center on Nixon vs Humphrey after convention seating rows. Dixon Oxford also left the Democratic state executive committee. Callaway predicts more Southern switches.
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Atlanta, Ga
Georgia
South
Brooks Pennington
Madison
Richard M. Nixon
Dixon Oxford
Dawson
Democratic
Statehouse
James L. Bentley Jr
Agriculture
Phil Campbell
Jack Ray
Public Service Commission
Crawford Pilcher
PSC
Alpha Fowler Campbell
Pilcher
Fowler
Campbell
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nixon
Humphrey
Howard H
Bo) Callaway
Temporary road problem prompts funny livestock remark
Dale Martha, building permit coordinator at Monroe City Hall, told table mates that he is raising livestock at home not real livestock but a temporary road issue so big enough to saddle and ride. The remark adds a humorous note to Chit Chat.
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Dale Martha
Monroe City Hall
Sam H Jones Named Louisiana Nixon Forerunner
Former Governor Sam H Jones is named chairman of the Citizens For Nixon Agnew Committee of Louisiana. He denounces Humphrey and Wallace while praising Nixon as best qualified. Jones, 1940 44 governor and Lake Charles attorney, urges Democrats and independents to unite for Nixon.
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Baton Rouge
Sam H. Jones
Citizens For Nixon-Agnew Committee
Louisiana
Charlton Lyons
Nixon
Jones
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
Richard Nixon
Humphrey
Wallace
Gov. Wallace
Deep South
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Robert M. LaFollette
Lake Charles
Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Plane Crash at Farnborough Air Show Kills Several
A Breguet Atlantic patrol plane crashed on the roof of a social club during the Farnborough Air Show. Up to 17 people may have died, including the crew, with about 7 aboard and 10 unaccounted for on the ground. The show continued as investigations began and the aircraft's multinational sponsorship is noted.
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Farnborough
West Germany
Belgium
France
Netherlands
United States
Society of British Aerospace Companies
Germany
Breguet
Weekend Forecast for Northeast Louisiana
Fishermen and hunters can expect pleasant weekend weather with clear to partly cloudy skies and a warming trend. Highs reach 82 to 88 through Saturday with lows 62 to 68, southeasterly winds 5 to 15 mph, no rain in Monroe Thursday, and sunshine around 70 percent for today and Saturday.
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Louisiana
FAA
Monroe
Louisiana Delta Agricultural Advisory
House Passes Slimmed Foreign Aid Bill In Record Time
The House sent a $1.619 billion foreign aid bill to the Senate after slashing President Johnsons request by 45 percent. The measure, approved 173 to 139 amid a waived three day rule, reduces development loans and direct military aid and is expected to be beefed up by the Senate before adjournment.
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Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
Appropriations Committee
South America
Congress
White House
Caracas Earthquake Stirs City Overnight
A strong quake struck Caracas shortly after 2 am waking residents in nightclothes. Police reported no casualties or property damage, though fear spread as people fled to streets and open spaces, recalling a deadly quake last year in the eastern district.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Ahuachita Parish School Board Enacts Discipline Directive
Education officials outline a five point disciplinary directive aimed at halting corporal punishment and grade reductions. The plan requires parental notification in all disciplinary matters and keeps grades based on scholastic ability, with suspensions for persistent misbehavior and tests made up after absence.
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Richard Tyler
Ahuachita Parish
Bobby C. Wilson
Wilson
News-Star
Milton C. Hall
Portugal Leader To Be Replaced
In Lisbon Antonio de Oliveira Salazar remains in grave condition and a successor to prime minister is to be named soon by President Americo Thomaz and the cabinet to calm nerves in official and public circles amid his prolonged illness.
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Lisbon
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Americo Thomaz
Delhi Natives Donate 250000 to Tech Tower of Learning
Wyly brothers Sam E. and Charles J. Jr., Delhi natives and 1956 Louisiana Tech graduates, donate 250000 to Tech for a 15 story Tower of Learning on the Ruston campus. They will be honored as alumni of the year at a Oct 4 banquet and offer 25000 a year in matching funds for scholarships. The Wylys built a 70 million plus international computing empire with offices in Birmingham London Shreveport Kansas City Chicago and more.
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Ruston
Wyly Brothers
Louisiana Tech School of Business Administration
Tech
F. Jay Taylor
Tower of Learning
Sam E
Charles J. Jr
Delhi
Wylys
Sam Wyly
Charles
Wyly Computer Organization
Birmingham
England
London
Southhampton
Shreveport
Kansas City
Chicago
Los Angeles
Miami Bound Plane Hijacked to Havana En Route to Miami
An Eastern Air Lines Boeing 720 with 53 aboard was hijacked from San Juan to Miami and diverted to Havana. Officials said 39 aboard, including 32 passengers and 7 crew, landed at José Marti Airport after a 9:45 a.m. arrival. The pilot and first officer were Capt. W. T. Babbitt and W. J. Richardson. hijacker details were unavailable. Passengers were expected to be returned via Cuban refugee air lift.
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Miami
Fla
Eastern Air Lines
Havana
San Juan
Nassau
Bahamas
Cuba
Paul Boatman
Federal Aviation Administration
José Marti
Boatman
Bill Wooten
Wooten
W. T. Babbitt
W. J. Richardson
Eastern
State Department
EAL
Bombing mistake wounds 14 Australians in Vietnam
U S Air Force F100s hitting enemy bunkers in thick jungle 31 miles southeast of Saigon accidentally struck an Australian company. Fourteen Australian soldiers were wounded with 13 in satisfactory condition and one in very serious but improving care at a U S Army hospital. Investigations by U S and Australian authorities are underway as 24 enemy soldiers are reported killed in the operation.
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Saigon
U.S
U.S. Army
Chuckle about concentration amid bikinis and dress codes
In playful tones the column notes how modern fashion like bikinis and low-cut gowns challenge a man to keep eye contact. The lighthearted piece jostles with social commentary on attention and decorum in contemporary style.
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J. F. Berg
Sharon Elaine Marsh
Miami, Fla
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U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Tay Ninh
Belt
Twin Cities
Sam Jones
Citizens
Camden
West Monroe High School
Hall
Portugal
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